Possible 'marsquake' detected for first time on red planet

Nasa probe InSight picks up slight tremor that fits profile of similar episodes on the moon

A Nasa probe has detected and measured what scientists believe to be a "marsquake", marking the first time a likely seismological tremor has been recorded on another planet, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

The breakthrough came five months after robotic probe InSight, the first spacecraft designed specifically to study the deep interior of a distant world, touched down on the surface of Mars to begin a two-year seismological mission.