How Can Stars Quake Without Tectonic Plates? (And Other Seismic Mysteries) | Compilation
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 Published On Dec 9, 2022

Astronomers have seen quakes or volcanos on many celestial bodies that don't have tectonic plates like Earth does. So let's take a look around the solar system and see how various seismic features happen.

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