Moon Water & Falling Satellites: Space Seismology ft. Ben Fernando, DPhil

Описание: Space is loud if you know how to listen. In this episode of Geoscientists' Voices, we sit down with Ben Fernando, DPhil, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Johns Hopkins University, a member of multiple NASA science teams, to explore how the ground vibrations we measure on Earth are helping us explore the stars.

In this episode, we discuss the incredible breakthrough of using earthquake sensors to track the re-entry of a 1.5-ton Chinese satellite and explain how the Viper mission uses "seismic treasure maps" to hunt for water ice at the Moon's South Pole. Ben also shares insights from NASA’s InSight mission on Mars, the search for life on Titan, and how his training in the British Royal Navy Reserve helps him lead high-stakes scientific teams through a crisis.

🔗 Connect with Dr. Ben Fernando:
• LinkedIn profile:   / ben-fernando  
• Johns Hopkins University Profile: https://eps.jhu.edu/directory/benjami...

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▶️ Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction to Geoscience Beyond Earth
0:07 Welcome and expanding horizons in space exploration
0:47 Connecting geophysics with space exploration
2:30 Challenges of transitioning to NASA research
4:20 Unanswered questions from the InSight mission on Mars
5:44 Tracking space debris with earthquake sensors
8:18 Man-made debris vs. natural celestial objects
10:07 The sound of a re-entering spacecraft
11:36 Real-time debris landing alerts
12:59 Hunting for water ice on the Moon with seismic treasure maps
13:48 Uses of lunar water and extraction challenges
15:16 Geophysical insights for building a human base on the Moon
17:13 Future seismometer deployments on the Moon and data availability
18:20 Searching for life on Titan with Dragonfly mission
19:59 Military training vs. PhD defense
21:45 Abolishing graduate application fees at Oxford
24:33 Advice for aspiring space scientists
26:38 Inspiration outside of work
27:14 Hollywood movie preference
27:40 Future of geosciences