MARS Operations & Maintenance

提供资金以继续运行和维护蒙特雷加速研究系统（MARS）。MARS有线观测台提供了一个用于测试和开发的深水设施，是许多海洋科学实验的一个令人信服的解决方案。MBARI已经将MARS天文台融入蒙特雷湾水族馆的“发现蒙特雷峡谷”礼堂计划以及新的MBARI展览。蒙特利湾水族馆每年有超过一百万的游客，从而为MARS和OOI提供了广泛的公众曝光。地球项目，一个科学教师外展工作，已经使用火星作为一个工具，在20多个演示给高中教育工作者。蒙特雷湾水族馆研究所（MBARI）安装了一个有线测试床，并已运行蒙特雷加速研究系统（MARS）自2008年11月10日开始运行。本提案的目的是为MARS的运营和维护成本提供持续的资金。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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.