Planetary analogue study using microseismic analysis for near-surface lava tube detection and exploration

The paper presents new results from microseismic data analysis for the detection and delineation of near-surface lava tubes. Single-station, free-field seismic noise data were collected at the Corona Volcano area (Lanzarote, Canary Islands) as part of the PANGAEA-X 2017 European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut training campaign. The site was selected as it represents a suitable analogue for lunar maria and provided the opportunity to cross-validate and ground truth seismic and other geophysical studies. In this paper, we present our observations on the distribution of frequencies and amplitudes of standing waves generated by microtremors in the space between the ground surface and underground cavities by averaging amplitude spectra of microseismic records.