While much of my work focuses on the geophysical complexities of our own planet, the vast datasets returning from our neighboring worlds offer a unique opportunity to apply modern data science to planetary exploration. Today, I am thrilled to officially introduce PlanetaryGeophysics.

PlanetaryGeophysics is an open-source research initiative designed to bridge the gap between raw planetary mission data and actionable scientific visualization. Whether you are a researcher studying planetary interiors or a space enthusiast, these tools provide a gateway to understanding the tectonics and surface processes of bodies beyond Earth.

🌍 The Star Feature: Interactive Mars 3D

One of the core highlights of this project is our 3D Interactive Mars Globe. Built to be high-performance and accessible viaMarsquake Catalog:** Real-time visualization of seismic events recorded by NASA’s InSight mission (SEIS).

👉 Explore the Interactive Mars Globe Live

📡 Integrated Scientific Data Sources

The power of this toolkit lies in its integration of multi-mission data. We have processed and unified several key datasets:

• Mars Topography (MOLA): High-resolution elevation data processed via GDAL.
• Seismic Events: The Marsquake catalog from the IRIS Data Portal (v14).
• Magnetic Field Dynamics: Processing hundreds of CDF files from the MAVEN spacecraft.
• Mars Gravity Model 2011 (mgm2011): For interior structure analysis.

⚙️ The Technical Core

True to my commitment to open science, the project is built entirely on a Python-based stack, making it easy for the community to contribute and extend:

• Geospatial Processing: GDAL and Rasterio for handling planetary imagery.
• Visualization: Plotly and Jupyter Notebooks for interactive analysis.
• Data Handling: NumPy and Pandas for high-frequency magnetic and seismic data.

🚀 Get Involved

This project is released under the MIT License, and I strongly encourage the community to star the repo, report issues, or contribute new modules for other planetary bodies like Europa or Titan.

• GitHub Repository: aradfarahani/PlanetaryGeophysics
• Documentation & Live Site: PlanetaryGeophysics Portal

Let’s keep exploring the Earth—and everything beyond it. 🌌🔭