B. Banerdt

Preparing for InSight: An Invitation to Participate in a Blind Test for Martian Seismicity

The InSight (Interior exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) lander will deploy a seismic monitoring package on Mars in November 2018. In preparation for the data return, we prepared a blind test in which we invite participants to detect and characterize seismicity included in a synthetic dataset of continuous waveforms from a single station that mimics both the streams of data that will be available from InSight, as well as expected tectonic and impact seismicity and noise conditions on Mars. We expect that the test will ultimately improve and extend the current set of methods that the InSight team plan to use in routine analysis of the Martian dataset.

Geophysical Investigations of Habitability in Ice‐Covered Ocean Worlds

Geophysical measurements can reveal the structure of icy ocean worlds and cycling of volatiles. The associated density, temperature, sound speed, and electrical conductivity of such worlds thus characterizes their habitability. To explore the variability and correlation of these parameters, and to provide tools for planning and data analyses, we develop 1-D calculations of internal structure, which use available constraints on the thermodynamics of aqueous MgSO

Probing the Interiors of Planets with Geophysical Tools

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An Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Some Martian Regolith Simulants with Respect to the Surface Properties at the InSight Mission Landing Site

, NaCl (as seawater), and NH

Analysis of regolith properties using seismic signals generated by InSight’s HP3 Penetrator

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Simulations of Seismic Wave Propagation on Mars

, water ices, and silicate content. Limits in available thermodynamic data narrow the parameter space that can be explored: insufficient coverage in pressure, temperature, and composition for end-member salinities of MgSO

INTERMARSNET. Report on the phase A study.

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Geophysical tests for habitability in ice-covered ocean worlds

and NaCl, and for relevant water ices; and a dearth of suitable data for aqueous mixtures of Na-Mg-Cl-SO

Geophysical investigations of habitability in ice-covered ocean worlds: GEOPHYSICAL HABITABILITY

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Mars Internal Structure: Seismic Predictions for Core Phase Arrivals in Anticipation of the InSight Mission

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