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Bernardo Caicedo is a planetary scientist whose work centers on Martian geology and the geophysical exploration of rocky planets. His primary research focuses on interpreting the surface and subsurface properties of Mars through data returned by landed missions. Caicedo’s most notable contribution comes from his involvement with NASA’s InSight mission, where he played a key role in analyzing the physical and chemical characteristics of the Martian soil at the landing site. His work on the soil’s mechanical behavior and its interaction with the mission’s heat probe—the “mole”—has been critical for understanding the challenges of penetrating the Martian regolith and for interpreting the planet’s shallow subsurface structure. While his most-cited paper, “Investigating the Martian soil at the InSight landing site,” has garnered 2 citations to date, his broader impact lies in advancing our knowledge of how Martian soils form and behave, with implications for future human exploration and the comparative study of terrestrial planets. Caicedo’s research bridges geophysics and planetary geology, offering essential insights into the processes that shape planetary surfaces.