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Mars in a Minute: (French) Qu'y a-t-il à l'intérieur de Mars?

October 30, 2018

Nous savons à quoi ressemble la planète rouge de l'extérieur — mais que se passe-t-il sous la surface de Mars? Découvrez-le dans cette vidéo de 60 secondes du centre Jet Propulsion Laboratory de la NASA.

French translation of "What's Inside Mars?"

Provided by InSight science team members from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech

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