Laboratory and Spacecraft Investigations for Planetary Exploration

行星探索的实验室和航天器研究

• 批准号: 436252-2013
• 负责人: Moores, John
• 金额: $ 2.33万
• 依托单位: York University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=574327
• 关键词: Laboratory; Spacecraft; Investigations; Planetary; Exploration

This grant seeks to support two lines of research. First, in the near term, it seeks to provide operating support to an existing research program in Mars Science and Exploration. Secondly, it will provide operating support to enhance the scientific and engineering return of new facilities for simulating planetary environments at York University The first line of research proposes to add value to the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mission that is currently operating on Mars and provide training opportunities for students. This proposal seeks to place the results of this mission in context through theoretical modelling of the martian atmosphere at previous landing sites and combining this theoretical work with orbital data. Longer term, opportunities will be available for HQPs to participate directly in MSL Mission Operations to test theoretical models on Mars. Such opportunities will also provide Canada with a higher profile presence on the Mission and demonstrate our competency to international partners. The second line of research seeks to provide context to observations by supporting simulations of planetary environments in laboratory simulation chambers. This will allow data gathered by spacecraft to be tested and expanded upon to reveal the processes that have helped to create and shape these bodies over time. Thus the scientific return from existing missions will be enhanced. These chambers will also allow scientific instrumentation to be developed to interrogate the surfaces and atmospheres of these bodies for future space missions. This enables the development of a new Canadian niche in planetary tools and techniques which may eventually become a significant contribution to or the basis of a mission selected for flight.

这笔拨款旨在支持两方面的研究。首先，在短期内，它寻求为现有的火星科学与探索研究项目提供运营支持。其次，它将提供操作支持，以提高约克大学模拟行星环境的新设施的科学和工程回报