A global study of formation and evolution of planetary surfaces
Research Departments
Planetary and Space Sciences
Research themes
Our team is developing space qualified seismometers since the mid-1990th, has delivered both the seismometer onboard Mars 96 and is responsible for the Very Broad Band sensors of the NASA InSight mission to Mars. The VBBs of SEIS are the most sensitive seismic sensors never sent in space.
Seismology is now a common tool in the solar system and in astrophysics, gathering informations on planets end terrestrial satellites (Earth, Moon, Mars), giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn), our Sun and stars.