seismometer
noun
seis·mom·e·ter
sīz-ˈmä-mə-tər 
sīs-
: a seismograph measuring the actual movements of the ground (as on the earth or the moon)
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The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Using ocean-bottom seismometers the researchers have, for the first time, revealed the internal structure of these massive currents.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Protected from the wind, the seismometers will transmit their data in real time and operate through the darkness of the Antarctic winter, allowing Erebus to be monitored continuously for hazards.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
The robotic mission will deliver seismometers to study tectonic activity within the lunar interior, among other scientific objectives.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Using ocean-bottom seismometers the researchers have, for the first time, revealed the internal structure of these massive currents.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Protected from the wind, the seismometers will transmit their data in real time and operate through the darkness of the Antarctic winter, allowing Erebus to be monitored continuously for hazards.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
The robotic mission will deliver seismometers to study tectonic activity within the lunar interior, among other scientific objectives.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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seismometer
noun
seis·mom·e·ter
sīz-ˈmäm-ət-ər
sīs-
: a seismograph that measures the actual movements of the ground
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