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| The Lunar Advanced Science and Exploration Research (LASER) ROSES 2010 Appendix C.8 specifies that: | |
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| The goal of The LASER program is to support and enhancelunar basic science and lunar exploration science as part of the U.S. Space Exploration Policy's return to the Moon. The LASER program supports applied science that furthers the goals of the U.S. Space Policy, is synergistic with basic lunar science, or considerably advances NASA's preparedness for conducting science on and from the Moon. An objective of the LASER program is to enhance the scientific return from NASA - and other - missions to the Moon. These include, but are not limited to, the Ranger, Surveyor, Lunar Orbiter, Apollo program, Clementine, Lunar Prospector, Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) missions. | |
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| The research solicitation states: | |
| The LASER program supports scientific investigations of the Moon using publicly available (released) data. Data to be used in proposed investigations must be available in the Planetary Data System (PDS) or another publicly accessible archive at least 30 days prior to the submission due date for LASER proposals. Spacecraft data that have not been placed in the public domain may not be proposed for use in LASER investigations. Once a proposal has been awarded, investigators are free to augment the proposed dataset under analysis with data deposited in the PDS (or other publically available archive) subsequent to 30 days prior to the LASER submission date. | |
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| Mission data are available from the Planetary Data System (PDS). | |
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| Critical Dates | ||
| Notice of Intent Due Date | Data Included in PDS by | Proposal Due Date |
| 11/26/10 | 12/29/10 | 1/28/11 |
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| Data Sources Available at PPI | |
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| Lunar Prospector | Magnetometer (MAG) Electron Reflectometer (ER) |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) | CRaTER |
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| Other Data Within PDS | |
| Data from the various missions are curated and maintained by PDS Discipline Nodes for which the data is relevant. Those nodes generally provide data set and discipline specific information. | |
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| The following Discipline Nodes also have Lunar information pages: | |
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Imaging Node Geosciences Node | |
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| Ancillary data (SPICE files) for Cassini can be obtained from the NAIF Node | |
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Web Master: PDS-PPI Operator Nasa Official: William Knopf Last Updated: Febuary 2009 |