Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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.
Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
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Original Episodes:
Why We Want to Find Plate Tectonics in Space
youtu.be/PyneXgty0UM
The First-Ever Map of Mars’s Interior
youtu.be/0HQiDPoT-4A
Moonquakes and Marsquakes
youtu.be/wRI6BwaKN9Y
Starquakes Could Be Behind 3 Cosmic Mysteries
youtu.be/gr3RjZneLI0
Io's Underground Magma Ocean
youtu.be/vHmh7UJ2-O4
The First Time We Saw All of Venus: The Magellan Mission
youtu.be/kSPXrzxwtCE
Images:
gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/plate-tectonics-royalty-free-illustration/520321874?phrase=tectonic%20plates&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/eruption-of-the-fagradalsfjall-volcano-in-iceland-stock-footage/1333767839?phrase=volcanic%20eruption&adppopup=true
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_-_Valles_Marineris_-_Orbit_25_-_Hope_Mission_(51571684322).png
gettyimages.com/detail/video/modern-moon-stock-footage/1047389688?phrase=moon&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/african-sunset-time-lapse-with-big-sun-and-cloudless-sky-stock-footage/1358241966?phrase=the%20sun&adppopup=true
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Io_Volcanic_Eruption_Galileo.png
nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/pia00104.html
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.
Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss!
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
Or by checking out our awesome space pins and other products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
----------
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
SciShow on TikTok: tiktok.com/@scishow
SciShow Tangents Podcast: scishowtangents.org
Facebook: facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: twitter.com/scishow
Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow
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Original Episodes:
Why We Want to Find Plate Tectonics in Space
youtu.be/PyneXgty0UM
The First-Ever Map of Mars’s Interior
youtu.be/0HQiDPoT-4A
Moonquakes and Marsquakes
youtu.be/wRI6BwaKN9Y
Starquakes Could Be Behind 3 Cosmic Mysteries
youtu.be/gr3RjZneLI0
Io's Underground Magma Ocean
youtu.be/vHmh7UJ2-O4
The First Time We Saw All of Venus: The Magellan Mission
youtu.be/kSPXrzxwtCE
Images:
gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/plate-tectonics-royalty-free-illustration/520321874?phrase=tectonic%20plates&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/eruption-of-the-fagradalsfjall-volcano-in-iceland-stock-footage/1333767839?phrase=volcanic%20eruption&adppopup=true
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_-_Valles_Marineris_-_Orbit_25_-_Hope_Mission_(51571684322).png
gettyimages.com/detail/video/modern-moon-stock-footage/1047389688?phrase=moon&adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/african-sunset-time-lapse-with-big-sun-and-cloudless-sky-stock-footage/1358241966?phrase=the%20sun&adppopup=true
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Io_Volcanic_Eruption_Galileo.png
nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/pia00104.html
