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Critical Data Products (CDP)

The Mars Exploration Program has issued a Request for Proposals for the Critical Data Products VII on April 2, 2012. This RFP seeks proposals supporting the development of a number of scientifically high-priority landing sites on Mars that would be added to a list for future landed missions. Details of the RFP are posted at:

http://acquisition.jpl.nasa.gov/rfp/NKB-2691-042012/


CDP-V Landing Site Selections


 Name

 Institution

 Proposal Title

J. Bandfield

University of Washington

Characterization of Altered and Evolved Lithologies in Antoniadi Crater/Syrtis Major, Mars:  Assessment of Potential Future Landing Sites

J. Bishop

SETI Institute

CRISM and HiRISE Investigation of Aqueous Materials at the Juventae Plateau in order to Identify and Characterize a New Landing Site with High Potential for Habitability and Preservation of Biosignatures

L. Crumpler

New Mexico Museum of Natural History

Mars Landing Sites in Phyllosilicate, Carbonate (?), and Ancient Crustal Terrains of Libya Montes.

J. Grotzinger

Caltech

Future Mars Landing Sites at Terby Crater and Melas Chasma

J. Michalski

Planetary Science Institute

Fe/Mg-Phyllosilicates, Al- Phyllosilicates, and Sulfates:  a Complex Aqueous Environment for Future Mars Exploration and Sample Return.

C. Weitz

Planetary Science Institute

Investigation of Diverse Mineralogies in a Proposed Future Mars Landing Site at Noctis Labyrinthus

R. Williams

Planetary Science Institute

Interdisciplinary Investigation of Melas Basin for future Mars Landers

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CDP-V MAVEN Selections


 Name

 Institution

 Proposal Title

Bougher

University of Michigan

Coupled MGCM-MTGCM Mars Thermosphere Simulations and Resulting Data Products in Support of the MAVEN Mission

England

University of California, Berkeley

MAVEN Critical Data Products from MGS MAG/ER

Withers

Boston University

Empirical thermospheric variability observed by past aerobraking missions and radio science occultation experiments

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CDP-IV Selections


 Name

 Institution

 Proposal Title

 Randy Kirk

 USGS-Flagstaff

 High-Resolution Elevation Models for MSL from MRO CTX and HiRISE Images

 Phil Christensen

 ASU

 THEMIS-derived Thermal Inertia and Temperature Mosaics of the MSL Candidate Landing Sites

 Josh Bandfield

 ASU

 TES and THEMIS Surface Mineralogy, Dust Cover, and Emissivity for MSL Landing Site Characterization

 Frank Seelos

 Johns Hopkins Universtiy / APL

 Mineralogical Mapping for MSL

 Yang Cheng

 JPL

 High Precision Rock Abundance and Distribution Mapping for MSL Landing Site Selection

 Dave Hinson

 Carl Sagan Center SETI

 Investigation of atmospheric density/temperature profiles for Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) through data assimilation

 Michael Smith

 Goddard

 Atmospheric Temperature Characterization for MSL EDL

 Anthony Toigo

 Cornell University

 Atmospheric Modeling of Winds during MSL EDL

 Jeff Barnes

 Oregon State University

 Multiple-Scale Modeling of the Near-Surface Environment for MSL Surface Operations

 Bruce Cantor

 Malin Space Science Systems

 Dust Storm Activity at Proposed MSL Landing Locations from Mars Orbiter Camera and Mars Color Imager Data

 Terry Martin

 JPL

 Compilation of Martian dust opacity mapping and statistics

 Michael Smith

 Goddard

 Mars IR Dust Climatology

 Paul Withers

 Boston University

 Spirit and Opportunity Atmospheric EDL Density/Temperature Profiles

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CDP-III Selections


 Name

 Institution

 Proposal Title

 Randy Kirk

 USGS-Flagstaff

High Resolution Topographic Mapping of Candidate Phoenix Landing Sites

 Phil Christensen

 ASU

Surface Slope Characteristics from TES EPF Observations

Matt Golombek

JPL

Rock Size-Frequency Distributions at Potential Phoenix Landing Sites

Jim Rice

ASU

THEMIS Systematic Monitoring of the Phoenix Landing Site Regions

 

 


CDP-II Selections


 Name

 Institution

 Proposal Title

Matt Golombek

JPL

Boulder Size-Frequency Distributions in the Northern Plains

Gerald Keating

George Washington University

Characterization of the Mars Upper Atmosphere in Support of MRO and Future Missions from Mars Express (MEX) Experiments

Mike Malin

Malin Space Science Systems

High Resolution Slope Analysis using Digital Elevation Maps derived from Mars Orbiter Camera Data

Mike Malin

Malin Space Science Systems

Improvement and Validation of Seasonal Wind Estimate Methodology

Mike Malin

Malin Space Science Systems

Acquisition, Processing, Early Release, and Mosaicing of Mars Orbiter Camera Data

David Mitchell

University of California, Berkeley

Measuring Mars Exospheric Density with the MGS Electron Reflectometer

John Mustard

Brown University

Mineralogy Maps of OMEGA Data to Support Mars Exploration

David Paige

UCLA

Phoenix Landing Site Ground Ice Depth Map

Tim Parker

JPL

Landing Site Map Compilation for Future Mars Landers

Michael Smith

Goddard

Atmospheric Characterization for Phoenix and MSL Mission
Planning

Maria Zuber

GSFC

Planetary Atmospheric Variability of Mars from Doppler Tracking of Mars Orbiters

 


CDP-I Selections


 Name

 Institution

 Proposal Title

Raymond Arvidson

Washington University in St. Louis

Development, Testing, and Delivery of a Dynamic Mechanical Simulation for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers

Stephen W. Bougher

University of Michigan

MGCM-MTGCM Simulated Data Files for an Improved Engineering Model of Mars Upper Atmospheric Densities for 2006-2009

 Phil Christensen

Arizona State University

THEMIS Infrared and Visible Mosaic Pilot Project

Bruce Jakosky

University of Colorado at Boulder

Thermal Inertia of the MER landing sites

Gerald Keating

George Washington University

Archival of Mars Upper Atmosphere Properties Derived from Odyssey Accelerometer and Ancillary Data Collected During Aerobraking

Randolph L. Kirk

USGS Flagstaff

High-Resolution Topographic and Roughness Models of Mars in Support of MEX MARSIS and MRO SHARAD

Tim Schofield

JPL

MER IMU data calibration and archival

Larry Soderblom

USGS Flagstaff

Preparing for THEMIS Global Controlled Mosaics

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