Planetary Subsurface Exploration with Smart Seismic Networks

We design a smart seismic network that can sense and compute planetary subsurface image and activity in-situ, providing 3-4 orders of magnitude reduction in data volume (e.g., 10 Gbit/sol to 10 Mbit/sol). This innovative approach and significant data reduction will have significant impacts that can (1) enable future science missions with a network of seismic instruments for high-resolution planetary subsurface exploration; (2) enable discovery of subsurface structures and activities of icy ocean worlds to constrain planetary evolution models and potential habitability.