Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032

美国国家科学、工程和数学研究院(NASEM)将对行星科学和天体生物学社区进行一次十年调查，以确定该社区未来的研究重点。NASEM将确定行星科学和天体生物学的首要科学问题和目标；调查还将包括系外行星。NASEM还将通过NASA确定社区对未来任务机会的优先事项。今年的调查首次将天体生物学纳入与行星科学同等的地位。行星科学和天体生物学的十年调查从征求社区所有感兴趣的科学家的白皮书开始。白皮书是在自愿的基础上提交的，可以涵盖从任务概念到研究重点领域到现有或计划中的设施的各种主题。一旦收集了白皮书，NASEM就会发起一系列会议，讨论这些科学和任务的优先事项和目标。最终目标是为未来十年的行星科学和天体生物学制定一个令人信服的愿景，并确定科学目标和潜在的NASA任务的优先列表。十年调查确定的目标为NASA在这一领域的研究优先事项提供了信息；它们也为NSF可供该社区使用的设施提供了优先事项，并向NSF通报了社区的状况。该奖项反映了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。

The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Mathematics (NASEM) will conduct a Decadal Survey of the Planetary Science and Astrobiology community to determine future research priorities of this community. NASEM will ascertain the top science questions and goals in Planetary Science and Astrobiology; the survey will also include Exoplanets. NASEM will also determine the community’s priorities for future mission opportunities through NASA. This year’s Survey includes Astrobiology on an equal footing with Planetary Science for the first time.The Decadal Survey of Planetary Science and Astrobiology begins with the solicitation of white papers from all interested scientists in the community. White papers are submitted on a voluntary basis, and can cover topics from mission concepts to research focus areas to facilities, current or planned. Once the white papers are collected, NASEM sponsors a set of meetings to discuss these science and mission priorities and goals. The eventual objective is to generate a single cogent vision for Planetary Science and Astrobiology over the coming decade, and identify a prioritized list of science goals and potential NASA missions. The goals identified by the Decadal Survey inform NASA’s research priorities in this field; they also inform NSF’s priorities for facilities that can be used by this community, and inform NSF of the state of the community.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.