The first seismometer to be installed on a planetary body other than Earth, was at the Apollo 11 landing site on Mare Tranquillitatis. The passive seismic experiment lasted about 3 weeks. Here, astronaut Buzz Aldrin has deployed two solar panels and antenna. Several boot impressions are visible in the soft regolith soil. Image credit: NASA
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Seismic experiments and moonquakes

Moonquakes, impacts, and bazookas The internal structure of Earth is conveniently pictured as a three-layered sphere (or more correctly an […]