Marouchka Froment

Informations principales

Post-doctorant

Planétologie et sciences spatiales, Observatoire InSight

IPGP - 1 rue Jussieu - 75238 Paris cedex 05

Contenu / Travaux

I joined the Planetology and Space Science team in March 2026 as a postdoctoral fellow, funded by the French Space Agency (CNES). Previously, from 2020 to 2023, I pursued my PhD jointly within this team and the Earth and Environmental Sciences Division at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, under the supervision of Pr. Philippe Lognonné and Dr. Carène Larmat.

I am interested in the history and evolution of the planets in our solar system, and I investigate these questions using seismological methods. More specifically, my research focuses on two phenomena:

Meteorite impacts in the solar system. These energetic events are a significant source of seismic waves on the Moon and Mars, where they have been recorded by the seismometers of the Apollo and InSight missions. Combining seismic source theory, numerical modeling and data analysis, I investigate what the impact cratering process can reveal about planetary interiors.
Seismo-acoustic coupling processes. Planetary atmospheres are mechanically coupled to their solid surfaces, allowing exchanges of acoustic and seismic energy. This phenomenon has important implications for monitoring of energetic sources such as explosions, meteors and volcanoes on Earth and Mars. Ground deformation by pressure perturbation in the air can also be used to infer elastic properties of the subsurface, as demonstrated on both planets. Finally, this phenomenon could enable the exploration of the Venusian interiors using sensors deployed in the atmosphere rather than on the ground, for example aboard balloons. In recent years, I contributed to various studies on these topics.

My current research project focuses on Lunar seismology. In coming years, several modern seismometers are expected to be deployed in the South polar region of the Moon: we expect the Chang’e 7 mission led by CNSA around 2027, followed by the SPSS and LEMS instruments aboard NASA Artemis missions, and the commercial FSS mission, expected around 2028-2029. Using numerical modeling (the HOSS and iSALE shock physics codes) and analysis of Apollo and InSight data, I investigate whether impact seismic signals can be used to detect the presence of water ice cementation in the regolith of Permanently Shadowed Regions of the south pole.

I also participate to the “LISTEN-FLASH” ERC advanced project led by PIs Pr. Philippe Lognonné at IPGP and Marco Delbo at Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur (OCA). The project aims to monitor lunar impact flashes on the near side of the Moon using telescopes, to support seismic investigations.

You will find more a more detail resume and description of my research activities on my personal website.

Projets

ANR Mars Geophysical InSight (MAGIS)

La mission InSight (Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport) s'est posée avec succès sur Mars le 26 novembre 20...

Publications

Froment Marouchka, Brissaud Quentin, Näsholm Sven Peter, Schweitzer Johannes. Balloon seismology enables subsurface inversion without ground stations. Communications Earth & Environment, Springer Nature, 21 novembre 2025, 6. <10.1038/s43247-025-02917-7>

Charalambous Constantinos, Pike W. Thomas, Fernando Benjamin, Wójcicka Natalia, Kim Doyeon, Froment Marouchka, Lognonné Philippe, Woodley Savana, Ojha Lujendra, Bickel Valentin, Mcneil Joseph, Collins Gareth, Daubar Ingrid, Horleston Anna, Banerdt Bruce. New Impacts on Mars: Unraveling Seismic Propagation Paths Through a Cerberus Fossae Impact Detection. Geophysical Research Letters, American Geophysical Union, 03 février 2025, 52. <10.1029/2024GL110159>

Grindrod P M, Daubar I J, Fernando B., Kim D., Collins G S, Stähler S C, Wojcicka N., Posiolova L V, Froment M., Beucler É, Sansom E., Garcia R., Zenhäusern G.. Extensive Secondary Cratering From the InSight Sol 1034a Impact Event. Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets, Wiley-Blackwell, 18 décembre 2024, 129. <10.1029/2024JE008535>

Froment Marouchka, Xu Zongbo, Lognonné Philippe H, Larmat Carène, Garcia Raphael F, Drilleau Mélanie, Delbridge Brent G, Spiga Aymeric, Kawamura Taichi, Beucler Éric. Inferring the Speed of Sound and Wind in the Nighttime Martian Boundary Layer From Impact‐Generated Infrasound. Geophysical Research Letters, American Geophysical Union, 10 septembre 2024, 51. <10.1029/2024gl109726>

Froment Marouchka, Lognonné Philippe, Larmat Carene, Lei Zhou, Rougier Esteban, Kawamura Taichi. Numerical modelling of impact seismic sources using the stress glut theory. Geophysical Journal International, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2024, 238. <10.1093/gji/ggae144>

Froment Marouchka. Meteorite impacts on Mars - Seismic observation, source theory and modeling.. 26 octobre 2023.

Posiolova L., Lognonné Philippe, Banerdt W., Clinton J., Collins G., Kawamura T., Ceylan S., Daubar I., Fernando B., Froment M., Giardini D., Malin M., Miljković K., Stähler S., Xu Z., Banks M., Beucler Éric, Cantor B., Charalambous C., Dahmen N., Davis P., Drilleau M., Dundas C., Durán C., Euchner F., Garcia R., Golombek M., Horleston A., Keegan C., Khan A., Kim D., Larmat C., Lorenz R., Margerin L., Menina S., Panning M., Pardo C., Perrin C., Pike W., Plasman M., Rajšić A., Rolland L., Rougier E., Speth G., Spiga A., Stott A., Susko D., Teanby N., Valeh A., Werynski A., Wójcicka N., Zenhäusern G.. Largest recent impact craters on Mars: Orbital imaging and surface seismic co-investigation. Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 28 octobre 2022, 378. <10.1126/science.abq7704>

Garcia Raphael, Daubar Ingrid, Beucler Éric, Posiolova Liliya, Collins Gareth, Lognonné Philippe, Rolland Lucie, Xu Zongbo, Wójcicka Natalia, Spiga Aymeric, Fernando Benjamin, Speth Gunnar, Martire Léo, Rajšić Andrea, Miljković Katarina, Sansom Eleanor, Charalambous Constantinos, Ceylan Savas, Menina Sabrina, Margerin Ludovic, Lapeyre Rémi, Neidhart Tanja, Teanby Nicholas, Schmerr Nicholas, Bonnin Mickaël, Froment Marouchka, Clinton John, Karatekin Ozgur, Stähler Simon, Dahmen Nikolaj, Durán Cecilia, Horleston Anna, Kawamura Taichi, Plasman Matthieu, Zenhäusern Géraldine, Giardini Domenico, Panning Mark, Malin Mike, Banerdt William Bruce. Newly formed craters on Mars located using seismic and acoustic wave data from InSight. Nature Geoscience, Nature Publishing Group, 19 septembre 2022, 15. <10.1038/s41561-022-01014-0>

Xu Zongbo, Froment Marouchka, Garcia Raphaël, Beucler Éric, Onodera Keisuke, Kawamura Taichi, Lognonné Philippe, Banerdt William Bruce. Modeling Seismic Recordings of High‐Frequency Guided Infrasound on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets, Wiley-Blackwell, 2022, 127. <10.1029/2022JE007483>

Fernando Benjamin, Wójcicka Natalia, Maguire Ross, Stähler Simon C, Stott Alexander E, Ceylan Savas, Charalambous Constantinos, Clinton John, Collins Gareth S, Dahmen Nikolaj, Froment Marouchka, Golombek Matthew, Horleston Anna, Karatekin Ozgur, Kawamura Taichi, Larmat Carene, Nissen-Meyer Tarje, Patel Manish R, Plasman Matthieu, Posiolova Lilya, Rolland Lucie, Spiga Aymeric, Teanby Nicholas A, Zenhäusern Géraldine, Giardini Domenico, Lognonné Philippe, Banerdt Bruce, Daubar Ingrid J. Seismic constraints from a Mars impact experiment using InSight and Perseverance. Nature Astronomy, Nature Publishing Group, 28 octobre 2021, 6. <10.1038/s41550-021-01502-0>

Fernando Benjamin, Wójcicka Natalia, Froment Marouchka, Maguire Ross, Stähler Simon C, Rolland Lucie, Collins Gareth S, Karatekin Ozgur, Larmat Carene, Sansom Eleanor K, Teanby Nicholas A, Spiga Aymeric, Karakostas Foivos, Leng Kuangdai, Nissen‐meyer Tarje, Kawamura Taichi, Giardini Domenico, Lognonné Philippe, Banerdt Bruce, Daubar Ingrid J. Listening for the Landing: Seismic Detections of Perseverance's Arrival at Mars With InSight. Earth and Space Science, American Geophysical Union/Wiley, avril 2021, 8. <10.1029/2020EA001585>

Fernando Benjamin, Wójcicka Natalia, Han Zhanwen, Stott Alexander, Ceylan Savas, Charalambous Constantinos, Collins Gareth S., Estévez Daniel, Froment Marouchka, Golombek Matthew, Gülzow Peter, Horleston Anna, Karatekin Ozgur, Kawamura Taichi, Larmat Carene, Maguire Ross, Nissen-Meyer Tarje, Plasman Matthieu, Qia Yuqi, Rolland Lucie, Spiga Aymeric, Stähler Simon, Teanby Nicholas A., Zhao Yu-Yan Sara, Giardini Domenico, Lognonné Philippe, Daubar Ingrid J.. Questions to Heaven. Astronomy and Geophysics, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2021, 62. <10.1093/astrogeo/atab103>

Froment M., Rougier E., Larmat C., Lei Z., Euser B., Kedar S., Richardson J E, Kawamura T., Lognonné Philippe. Lagrangian‐based Simulations of Hypervelocity Impact Experiments on Mars Regolith Proxy. Geophysical Research Letters, American Geophysical Union, 16 juillet 2020, 47. <10.1029/2020GL087393>

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