Mark Panning

@markpanning.seismology.space

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Planetary seismologist in Pasadena. Project Scientist for InSight formerly operating on Mars and PI for Farside Seismic Suite and South Pole Seismic Station headed to the Moon. Somewhat nerdy. Opinions are, of course, my own. he/him

View from La Loma bridge to the north just past sunset. The lights of the Colorado St Bridge are peeking through the trees and the sky is a nice peachy color.
Thaddeus the little dog looking dapper in a blue party hat and blue Dodger bandana
Running along a nature trail with the Colorado Street Bridge overhead. It’s pretty, trust me.
Ernie Clement sliding into home with great confidence during the World Series without knowledge of what was coming later in the game.
Shohei greatest game bobblehead showing him pitching.
A view from seats at the Hollywood Bowl before a concert. It’s a pretty stadium and you can just see the Hollywood sign above and to the left of the stage.
A view of the crowd at Griffith Park above the old zoo for a performance in the opening weekend of Coriolanus.
A view of the south Arroyo Seco in Pasadena looking towards the La Loma Bridge with a mighty trickle running down the center of the concrete channel.
Screen grab of Sophie Cunningham pointing at someone during an Indiana Fever game.
My daughter posing with me pointing at the coozie that says #1 Dad around my Stone Delicious IPA gluten-reduced beer. She’s actually old enough to buy me a beer.
A view of the warehouse fire in Boyle Heights from the top deck at Dodgers Stadium. Lots of smoke in the air and a plume of white smoke coming out in the distance past the palm trees and parked cars.
Selfie with the wife and my big noggin blocking the sun while on a hike.
A picture of Alex Vesia with Dodger Stadium filed out of focus in the background.
Nice tilted sedimentary (chert?) beds at Montaña de Oro state park along the central coast of California. Waves are splashing on to the rocks.
A view along a beach looking back to Morro Rock.
The cover of the greatest hits album from The Beatles called The Beatles 1967-1970. The cover was a repeat of the original album cover of Please Please Me but with older, hairier Beatles.
Thaddeus the puppy showing off standing on his hind legs while wearing a ridiculous bow tie.
Wonderful graphics on late 80’s video game California Games
A text window screen shotted from a website saying: Call Juror Services. Service Week: April 27, 2026 Our records indicate that you have not checked your reporting instructions every day during your service week as instructed. As a result, your jury service is not complete.
Looking down from the Top Deck at Dodger Stadium, where a bunch of little leaguers and their families are walking the warning track around the diamond before a day game between the Cubs and Dodgers.
Output of a search for my path to Paul Erdős on csauthors.net showing a distance of 4 linked through Wen-Zhang Song, Peng-Jun Wan, Ronald L. Graham.
Stock image of a German road sign saying “Alles verboten” which translates to everything forbidden. It feels a little nihilistic.
Partially drank French Blonde cocktail looking slightly pinkish in a coupe glass with a twist of grapefruit peel.
A series of 5 images of the Moon drawn by Galileo from his telescopic observations. Note the prominent terminator (line between light and dark sides of the Moon) in each image with detailed craters along the line.
The view from the parking lot at Mt Wilson Observatory with Pasadena in the foreground with the dark skyscrapers of DTLA behind it and the Pacific Ocean in the background with Catalina Island just sneaking into the upper right of the image.
A view of the dome of the 100 inch telescope and the tower of a solar observing scope from the Rim trail near Mt Wilson Observatory.
The view from the parking lot at Mt Wilson Observatory with Pasadena in the foreground with the dark skyscrapers of DTLA behind it and the Pacific Ocean in the background with Catalina Island just sneaking into the upper right of the image.
A view of the dome of the 100 inch telescope and the tower of a solar observing scope from the Rim trail near Mt Wilson Observatory.
A view of the field at Dodger Stadium from Top Deck seats.
Picture of some archaic control panel on a Heathrow jetbridge with a joystick with a tag on it that says “PCA IN USE” around a red circle surrounding the joystick
Adapters stacked together in an ugly fashion with a cheapo European adapter stuck on top of a fold out US plug adapter.
Mac laptop adapter plugged into an outlet in Heathrow airport with a slightly smudged GC on it proving my culpability in stealing it from Gareth Collins from Imperial College.
Some sandstone with really big crossbedding sets.
Me standing near a red rock edge up Boynton Canyon near Sedona.
The view across Oak Creek Canyon from Sedona as the sun sets and the Moon rises.
Selfie in front of Dodgers sign at Camelback Ranch.
Salacious B Crumb from Jabba the Hutt’s lair on Tatooine.
Big breaded pork tenderloin on a small bun with some roasted potatoes.
Zoomed out view of my Bluesky neighborhood between Astro and Earth people.
Jared Isaacman standing on the steps in front of building 180 on the JPL mall as he’s visiting us on a Saturday. Big crowd here on a day off.
Thaddeus standing on his hind legs and wearing a bow tie for some reason. Don’t blame me.
The winning Indiana University Lawn Bowling team at the Pasadena Lawn Bowling Club. I’m holding the trophy in the middle next to my wife Emily and a bunch of other people we’d never met.
Thaddeus the small dog in a ridiculous Santa costume.
A hand holding up a small box of Manischewitz Potato Pancake Mix. It’s empty because I just made a crapload of latkes.
It’s a picture of a TV showing the title splash for The Muppet Christmas Carol.
A video of water flowing down the Arroyo Seco channel in Pasadena.
A view of the Arroyo Seco drainage channel looking towards the La Loma bridge with a healthy amount of water flowing.
Thaddeus yawning in a dramatic fashion next to a dishwasher with a distinct lack of dirty dishes.
Thaddeus looking at me quizzically as I am on top of a weird water tower concrete thing along a trail off the 2 in the San Gabriels.
Google search for hot buttery seismometers with the following AI overview: • Al Overview The phrase "hot buttery seismometers" is a playful and nonsensical combination of words, not a real scientific term or device.
Far side cartoon showing dinosaurs smoking with the caption: The real reason dinosaurs became extinct
Thaddeus the dog standing on his hind legs while wearing a bow tie because he’s just that cool.
Image of Jeff Dabe, the professional arm wrestler with ridiculously large hands.
Selfie showing my t-shirt which shows the two different standard sizes of butter sticks in the US. Elgin is typical of the eastern half of the country, while Western Pack is mostly on the west coast.
Strips of bacon sizzling on a cast iron baking pan.
Laphroaig-themed swag including a beanie and a wellie-themed bag with a bottle of scotch inside!
A rainbow in the sky above buildings at JPL.
Selfie on the parade route. It shows my wife, Emily, and myself smiling surrounded by lots of people in Dodger blue.
A view from below of the USBank building in DTLA.
CBS LA reporter behind me at the Dodgers parade.