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X-WR-CALNAME:Planetary Science and Exploration Seminar\, Ettore Biondi: "Op
 portunities and Challenges of Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Lunar Explo
 ration"
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DESCRIPTION:The renewed global interest in lunar exploration presents excit
 ing opportunities for deploying novel scientific instrumentation. Since th
 e Apollo missions\, seismic data have proven invaluable for probing the Mo
 on’s internal structure and geologic history. Seismology has not only de
 epened our understanding of the Moon’s crust and mantle but also highlig
 hted the potential for discovering subsurface voids\, such as lava tubes\,
  that may offer shelter for future human missions. The advent of distribut
 ed acoustic sensing (DAS)\, which transforms fiber-optic cables into dense
  seismic arrays\, has revolutionized terrestrial geoscience applications\,
  from glacier monitoring to high-resolution subsurface imaging. In this ta
 lk\, I will review key findings from past lunar seismology efforts and exp
 lore how DAS could enable a new era of planetary exploration. I will also 
 discuss the unique technical and environmental challenges of implementing 
 DAS on the lunar surface\, from thermal extremes to coupling and fiber dep
 loyment logistics.\n\n \n\n \n\nEttore Biondi is a geophysicist specializi
 ng in fiber sensing technologies and dense seismic sensor networks to stud
 y earthquakes\, volcanoes\, and subsurface structures. He earned a B.Sc. i
 n Geology from the University of Genoa (2010)\, an M.Sc. in Geophysics fro
 m the University of Pisa (2012)\, and a diploma in Computational Chemistry
  from the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa (2013). After a research positi
 on in Italy at the University of Milan\, he completed his Ph.D. in Geophys
 ics at Stanford University in 2021. He then joined the Caltech Seismologic
 al Laboratory as a postdoctoral researcher before working with the Souther
 n California Seismic Network on earthquake early warning systems using dis
 tributed acoustic sensing as a research scientist since January 2023. In J
 uly 2025\, he will return to Stanford as an Assistant Professor in the Geo
 physics Department.
GEO:37.426402;-122.172635
LOCATION:Mitchell Earth Sciences\, 350/372
SUMMARY:Planetary Science and Exploration Seminar\, Ettore Biondi: "Opportu
 nities and Challenges of Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Lunar Exploratio
 n"
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/planetary-science-and-explo
 ration-seminar-ettore-biondi-opportunities-and-challenges-of-distributed-a
 coustic-sensing-for-lunar-exploration
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