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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After analyzing data from NASA’s InSight lander, an international team of researchers noticed that its seismometer, SEIS, detected six nearby seismic events.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 16 July 2024
To view these waves, geologists use a tool called a seismometer to record the shaking of the Earth’s surface that’s generated by an earthquake.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
During its time on Mars, InSight used its seismometer to detect more than 1,300 marsquakes, which take place when the Martian subsurface cracks due to pressure and heat.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 June 2024
About 20 sites on the volcano’s slopes and the two paths identified as most at risk of a lahar now feature broadband seismometers that transmit real-time data and other sensors including trip wires, infrasound sensors, web cameras and GPS receivers.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 June 2024
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 16 July 2024
To view these waves, geologists use a tool called a seismometer to record the shaking of the Earth’s surface that’s generated by an earthquake.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
During its time on Mars, InSight used its seismometer to detect more than 1,300 marsquakes, which take place when the Martian subsurface cracks due to pressure and heat.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 June 2024
About 20 sites on the volcano’s slopes and the two paths identified as most at risk of a lahar now feature broadband seismometers that transmit real-time data and other sensors including trip wires, infrasound sensors, web cameras and GPS receivers.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 June 2024
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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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