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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These could potentially collect images of Earth-sized exoplanets, and seismometers placed at cold traps could measure the moon’s own movement amidst gravitational waves.
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Their work suggests fibers may be sensitive to seismic waves from deep inside the moon—a murky place that Apollo’s seismometers could not easily probe.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2024
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Their work suggests fibers may be sensitive to seismic waves from deep inside the moon—a murky place that Apollo’s seismometers could not easily probe.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 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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