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Laure Luno is a leading planetary seismologist whose work has fundamentally shaped our understanding of the Martian interior. Her primary research focuses on the internal structure and dynamics of terrestrial planets, with a major emphasis on Mars. As a key figure behind the SEIS (Seismic Experiment for Internal Structure) instrument on NASA’s InSight mission, Luno helped realize a decades-long ambition: deploying a high-sensitivity seismometer on the Red Planet. Her landmark 2019 paper, “SEIS: Insight’s Seismic Experiment for Internal Structure of Mars,” which has garnered over 375 citations, details the instrument’s design—a six-axes seismometer combining a Very Broad Band (VBB) sensor with a short-period one. This work enabled the first direct seismic observations of Mars, revealing its crustal structure, tectonic activity, and meteorite impacts. Luno’s contributions have not only advanced planetary science but also demonstrated the power of interdisciplinary collaboration, inspiring a new generation of researchers to explore the hidden rhythms of other worlds.