Initial results from the InSight mission on Mars

WB Banerdt, SE Smrekar, D Banfield, D Giardini… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
NASA's InSight (Interior exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat
Transport) mission landed in Elysium Planitia on Mars on 26 November 2018. It aims to …

[HTML][HTML] Mars seismology

P Lognonné, WB Banerdt, J Clinton… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
For the first time, from early 2019 to the end of 2022, Mars' shallow and deep interiors have
been explored by seismology with the InSight mission. Thanks to the performances of its …

Seismic detection of the martian core

SC Stähler, A Khan, WB Banerdt, P Lognonné… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Clues to a planet's geologic history are contained in its interior structure, particularly its core.
We detected reflections of seismic waves from the core-mantle boundary of Mars using …

Geophysical evidence for an enriched molten silicate layer above Mars's core

H Samuel, M Drilleau, A Rivoldini, Z Xu, Q Huang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The detection of deep reflected S waves on Mars inferred a core size of 1,830±40 km (ref.),
requiring light-element contents that are incompatible with experimental petrological …

Thickness and structure of the Martian crust from InSight seismic data

B Knapmeyer-Endrun, MP Panning, F Bissig, R Joshi… - Science, 2021 - science.org
A planet's crust bears witness to the history of planetary formation and evolution, but for
Mars, no absolute measurement of crustal thickness has been available. Here, we …

Upper mantle structure of Mars from InSight seismic data

A Khan, S Ceylan, M van Driel, D Giardini, P Lognonné… - Science, 2021 - science.org
For 2 years, the InSight lander has been recording seismic data on Mars that are vital to
constrain the structure and thermochemical state of the planet. We used observations of …

Largest recent impact craters on Mars: Orbital imaging and surface seismic co-investigation

LV Posiolova, P Lognonné, WB Banerdt, J Clinton… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Two> 130-meter-diameter impact craters formed on Mars during the later half of 2021. These
are the two largest fresh impact craters discovered by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter …

Science goals and objectives for the Dragonfly Titan rotorcraft relocatable lander

JW Barnes, EP Turtle, MG Trainer… - The Planetary …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
NASA's Dragonfly mission will send a rotorcraft lander to the surface of Titan in the mid-
2030s. Dragonfly's science themes include investigation of Titan's prebiotic chemistry …

The atmosphere of Mars as observed by InSight

D Banfield, A Spiga, C Newman, F Forget… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The atmosphere of Mars is thin, although rich in dust aerosols, and covers a dry surface. As
such, Mars provides an opportunity to expand our knowledge of atmospheres beyond that …

The seismicity of Mars

D Giardini, P Lognonné, WB Banerdt, WT Pike… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat
Transport) mission landed in Elysium Planitia on Mars on 26 November 2018 and fully …