CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) —

Scientists revealed Wednesday that Mars' innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth's.

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The Chinese-led research team based its findings on seismic readings from NASA's InSight lander on Mars, which recorded more than 1,300 marsquakes before shutting down in 2022. The spacecraft landed on a broad plain near Mars' equator in 2018.

Previous studies pointed to liquid at the heart of the red planet. The latest findings indicate the inner core, while small, is indeed solid and surrounded by molten metal — a liquid outer core.

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