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: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=633661
• 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 UniversityThe 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.

这笔赠款旨在支持两条研究方向。首先，在短期内，它寻求为火星科学与探索现有的研究项目提供运营支持。其次，它将提供运营支持，以增强约克大学模拟行星环境新设施的科学和工程回报。第一线研究旨在为目前在火星上运行的火星科学实验室（MSL）任务增加价值，并为学生提供培训机会。该提案旨在通过对先前着陆点的火星大气进行理论建模并将该理论工作与轨道数据相结合，将本次任务的结果置于背景中。从长远来看，总部将有机会直接参与 MSL 任务运营，以在火星上测试理论模型。这些机会还将为加拿大在任务中提供更高的知名度，并向国际合作伙伴展示我们的能力。第二条研究旨在通过支持实验室模拟室中的行星环境模拟来为观测提供背景。这将使航天器收集的数据能够得到测试和扩展，以揭示随着时间的推移帮助创建和塑造这些物体的过程。因此，现有任务的科学回报将得到提高。这些房间还将允许开发科学仪器来询问这些物体的表面和大气，以用于未来的太空任务。这使得加拿大在行星工具和技术方面开发出新的利基市场，最终可能成为选定飞行任务的重大贡献或基础。