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C. Moreau is a leading figure in planetary seismology, best known for their pivotal role in the InSight mission to Mars. Their primary research focuses on the internal structure of terrestrial planets, achieved through the design and deployment of ultra-sensitive seismic instruments. Moreau’s most significant contribution is their work on SEIS (Seismic Experiment for Internal Structure), the sophisticated seismometer that, for the first time, directly measured marsquakes and revealed Mars’ crust, mantle, and core. Their landmark 2019 paper detailing the SEIS instrument has garnered over 375 citations, serving as the foundational reference for an entire field of Martian geophysics. This work ended a 42-year gap since the Viking landers, finally unlocking the Red Planet’s seismic activity. Moreau’s expertise in developing the Very Broad Band (VBB) sensor—a six-axes instrument capable of detecting ground motions smaller than an atom—was crucial to the mission’s success. By enabling the first direct observations of Mars’ deep interior, Moreau has fundamentally reshaped our understanding of planetary formation and evolution.
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- 1SEIS: Insight’s Seismic Experiment for Internal Structure of Mars375 citations · 2019