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A new window on the Martian core

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The coda correlation wavefield technique provides a powerful tool for surveying planetary interiors using only data from a single station. Its application to the SEIS seismometer on the InSight lander, which has been providing unique data on the interior of Mars since 2018, is a promising example of what it can bring to planetary seismology studies.

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Fig. 1: Elucidating planetary structure using the coda correlation wavefield.

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Gibbons, S.J. A new window on the Martian core. Nat Astron 6, 1235–1236 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-022-01810-z

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