Mark Panning

Mark Panning

@markpanning.seismology.space

Planetary seismologist in Pasadena. Project Scientist for InSight formerly operating on Mars and PI for Farside Seismic Suite and South Pole Seismic Station headed to the Moon. Somewhat nerdy. Opinions are, of course, my own. he/him

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Big news! We have a follow-up to Farside Seismic Suite called South Pole Seismic Station selected that will build a new seismic station that can be deployed by Artemis IV astronauts including an active source survey. More to come, but here's the release: science.nasa.gov/missions/art...

science.nasa.govNASA Selects 2 Instruments for Artemis IV Lunar Surface Science - NASA ScienceNASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during the Artemis IV mission to the lunar south polar
Mark Panning
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Forgot to post over the weekend when I saw the last Long Live The Black Parade US date at the Hollywood Bowl. Definitely in competition for the concert with the most audience singing I’ve ever attended.

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Okay, here’s a question. Who is the most famous band/musician associated with the city/region/state/country where you live? Going to be a multi-parter, but where I currently live (Pasadena, CA), I think it would be Van Halen and Phoebe Bridger, but the list approaches infinity if you expand to LA.

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For Berkeley, CA, I’ll take the Gilman punk scene headlined by Green Day, but also Operation Ivy, Rancid, etc. and if we expand a little to the east bay, I’ll take the Fogerty Brothers of El Cerrito and Primus from El Sobrante

Mark Panning
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Okay, here’s a question. Who is the most famous band/musician associated with the city/region/state/country where you live? Going to be a multi-parter, but where I currently live (Pasadena, CA), I think it would be Van Halen and Phoebe Bridger, but the list approaches infinity if you expand to LA.

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This can be where they were from or where they became famous… Going back in time to previous homes: Gainesville, FL claims Tom Petty and Bo Diddley I can’t get anything off the top of my head for Princeton specifically, but NJ has a big list headlined by the Boss, Bon Jovi, and My Chemical Romance

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Þe Curre’s greatest hit.

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Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care not for thee Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love [remembir: thou art awesome] Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love

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The national academies came out with recommendations for non-polar sites for astronauts, and they recommended one of my favorite projects, a lunar gravitational wave observatory. They said in Orientale Basin, but it could go anywhere. 🧪🛰️ #PlanetaryScience www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEP...

nationalacademies.orgKey Non-Polar Destinations Across the Moon to Address Decadal-level Science Objectives with Human ExplorersHumanity is returning to the Moon. These new footsteps in the lunar dust will inspire generations of people across Earth and herald a new era of discovery that could help unravel some of the deepest mysteries of the Moon, Earth, and the Universe. At the request of NASA, Human Exploration Across the Moon identifies high-value science destinations for short-duration human missions beyond the lunar poles. This report charts a path toward broader exploration, presenting four non-polar destinations where human explorers could pursue distinct and complementary science objectives across a range of disciplines: Bhabha Crater, Mons Hadley, Orientale Basin, and Aristarchus Plateau.
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The study recommends a laser interferometer strainmeter (much like how it is done on Earth with LIGO and VIRGO), and that's the concept I've been working on with a group led by Karan Jani of Vanderbilt University, but it also may possibly be measured with an array of very sensitive seismometers.

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Both approaches have the potential to get new astrophysics by making measurements at lower frequencies than on Earth as well as measuring lunar signals to get information about the interior we can't get from the Apollo data or with single stations like my other lunar seismology projects.

Mark Panning
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The national academies came out with recommendations for non-polar sites for astronauts, and they recommended one of my favorite projects, a lunar gravitational wave observatory. They said in Orientale Basin, but it could go anywhere. 🧪🛰️ #PlanetaryScience www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEP...

nationalacademies.orgKey Non-Polar Destinations Across the Moon to Address Decadal-level Science Objectives with Human ExplorersHumanity is returning to the Moon. These new footsteps in the lunar dust will inspire generations of people across Earth and herald a new era of discovery that could help unravel some of the deepest mysteries of the Moon, Earth, and the Universe. At the request of NASA, Human Exploration Across the Moon identifies high-value science destinations for short-duration human missions beyond the lunar poles. This report charts a path toward broader exploration, presenting four non-polar destinations where human explorers could pursue distinct and complementary science objectives across a range of disciplines: Bhabha Crater, Mons Hadley, Orientale Basin, and Aristarchus Plateau.
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When a gravitational wave (GW) passes through the Moon it actually excites some of the normal modes of the Moon (with angular order 2 for the spherical harmonics nerds out there), which are the natural frequencies the Moon oscillates at which are a function of its internal structure.

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This amplifies the signals of the GWs at those frequencies (which start at around 1 mHz for the Moon for the so-called 0S2 mode which deforms the Moon like a football or more like a rugby ball since it's not pointed), so its good for both seeing the GWs and measuring the properties of the Moon!

Mark Panning
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The national academies came out with recommendations for non-polar sites for astronauts, and they recommended one of my favorite projects, a lunar gravitational wave observatory. They said in Orientale Basin, but it could go anywhere. 🧪🛰️ #PlanetaryScience www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEP...

nationalacademies.orgKey Non-Polar Destinations Across the Moon to Address Decadal-level Science Objectives with Human ExplorersHumanity is returning to the Moon. These new footsteps in the lunar dust will inspire generations of people across Earth and herald a new era of discovery that could help unravel some of the deepest mysteries of the Moon, Earth, and the Universe. At the request of NASA, Human Exploration Across the Moon identifies high-value science destinations for short-duration human missions beyond the lunar poles. This report charts a path toward broader exploration, presenting four non-polar destinations where human explorers could pursue distinct and complementary science objectives across a range of disciplines: Bhabha Crater, Mons Hadley, Orientale Basin, and Aristarchus Plateau.
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Why does a planetary seismologist care about a gravitational wave observatory? It's not just because all waves are cool (although they are), but because observing on the Moon won't just show far-off things like binary star mergers, it will also teach us about the interior of the Moon.

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I normally do my long training runs on Sunday, but I was hiking in Yosemite then, so I extended my vacation by one day and did 12 miles today. Since I’m going to see MCR’s last Black Parade show this weekend, I listened to the album three times.

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Thoughts I have while running feel disproportionately deep, like telling someone about a nonsense dream. Since I’m building up to a half marathon this fall for the chance of trying to get a marathon before I turn 50 next summer, I’m going to motivate myself by quoting this to gather those thoughts.

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After that, I felt the need to put on some black eye makeup, but I controlled myself. I find it amusing that an album that came out when I was in my late 20’s may be the best way to get me feeling like an angsty teenager. My daughter and I bond over it, despite it coming out when she was 2.

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Drove back from the 395 trip yesterday and did a short little hike in the Alabama Hills which has lots of weirdly weathered granite with the high Sierras as a backdrop.

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Decided to drive up through the Tioga Pass into the upper part of Yosemite today. Saw another bear on the way up to Lembert Dome, got my feet cold in Lake Tenaya, and then hit the June Lake loop on the way back where the aspen were showing off.

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Mark Panning
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Decided to drive up through the Tioga Pass into the upper part of Yosemite today. Saw another bear on the way up to Lembert Dome, got my feet cold in Lake Tenaya, and then hit the June Lake loop on the way back where the aspen were showing off.

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Devil’s Postpile and Rainbow Falls today. First non-shuttle weekend so ended up parking a little distance from the trail head, but nice hike and saw a bear and 2 cubs across a small canyon from the trail.

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Devil’s Postpile and Rainbow Falls today. First non-shuttle weekend so ended up parking a little distance from the trail head, but nice hike and saw a bear and 2 cubs across a small canyon from the trail.

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Vacationing along the 395. This is much better than being at work. Some scenes from Convict Lake and Mono Lake…

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Okay, last Dodgers post for a while. I’m amused reading all the Reddit comments blaming everyone on the Dodgers for the sweep. When really, they lost because the Brewers were just clearly the better team right now.

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You can point at specific people not hitting, but that’s mostly due to the entire Brewers pitching staff. The Dodgers led in every game, but the Brewers’ lineup was unflappable.

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Put it all together and that Brewers squad playing at that level would have beat any team in baseball over 7 games. Will they keep playing at that level? I don’t know, but I’m not betting against them.

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The second half of the show was all Tom Petty covers, which is fascinating to me, since so many Tom Petty songs have the feel of Bob Dylan…

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Another midweek concert. This one is the 30th anniversary show for Bringing Down the Horse from The Wallflowers, which makes me realize that I’m really old that I was in college then.

Mark Panning
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Another midweek concert. This one is the 30th anniversary show for Bringing Down the Horse from The Wallflowers, which makes me realize that I’m really old that I was in college then.

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Ouch. The Dodgers lose despite getting 4 runs with Yamamoto pitching. These Brewers are just good. Coming back to LA now and hopefully they can bounce back, but tonight feels bad.

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Well, that sucks. Good game, and had a chance in the 9th. Need to do better tomorrow.

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This is a stressful game. The Brewers’ bullpen is damn good, so 2 innings to go and down a run doesn’t feel easy at all.

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Well, I wanted the White Sox to win, but I do like seeing success for Stephen Vogt. The drummers out in the outfield at the Oakland Coliseum loved the “I believe in Stephen Vogt” chants back a long time ago, and I’ve got a soft spot for that.

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They turned Mars into the peach emoji 🍑

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Explore JPL (the former JPL Open House) is coming up this weekend. They’re setting up booths all over lab and moving robots in place for demos, etc. Apparently, there’s going to be 10,000 people here over the weekend and the free tickets were gone in minutes.