MARS Operations & Maintenance

为继续运作和维护蒙特利加速研究系统(MARS)提供资金。火星电缆天文台为测试和开发提供了深水设施，是许多海洋科学实验的引人注目的解决方案。MBARI已经将火星天文台整合到蒙特利湾水族馆的“发现蒙特利峡谷”观众席项目以及新的MBARI展览中。蒙特利湾水族馆每年有100多万游客，因此为公众提供了广泛的火星和OOI曝光率。地球项目是一项科学教师的推广活动，已经将火星作为工具向高中教育工作者做了20多次演讲。蒙特利湾水族馆研究所(MBARI)安装了一个有线测试台，自2008年11月10日火星投入使用以来，一直在运行蒙特利加速研究系统(MARS)。这项提议的目的是继续为MARS的运营和维护费用提供资金。这一奖励反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Funding is provided to continue operations and maintenance of the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS). The MARS cabled observatory provides a deep-water facility for testing and development and is a compelling solution for many ocean science experiments. MBARI has integrated the MARS Observatory into the Monterey Bay Aquarium 'Discovering Monterey Canyon' auditorium program as well as in the new MBARI exhibit. The Monterey Bay Aquarium has over one million visitors a year, thereby providing wide exposure for MARS and OOI to the public. The EARTH Project, a science teacher outreach effort, has used MARS as a tool at over 20 presentations to high school educators.The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) installed a cabled test bed and has been operating the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS) since MARS became operational November 10, 2008. The purpose of this proposal is to provide continued funding for operations and maintenance costs of MARS.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.