Spacecraft Seismology at an Ocean Worlds Analog Site
Abstract
Recently proposed landed missions to outer solar system ocean worlds have included seismic sensor payloads. Seismometers are uniquely suited to determine the depth to a subsurface ocean and any intermediate bodies of water. Here we present results from a seismology experiment at an ocean worlds analog site in Northwest Greenland. In particular, we focus on the efficacy of lander-mounted seismic payloads to recover teleseismic signals and subsequently constrain the depth to an ice-water interface.
- Publication:
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EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019
- Pub Date:
- September 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019EPSC...13.1086D