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From page 136... ... C Acronyms 3D three-dimensional AEC Advanced Energy Conversion AG Analysis Group AO announcement of opportunity ASRG Advanced Sterling Radioisotope Generators ASTEP Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets ASTID Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development AVGR Ames Vertical Gun Range C&DH command and data handling CAESAR Comet Astrobiology Exploration Sample Return CAPS Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science CAPTEM Curation and Analysis Planning Team for Extraterrestrial Materials CATE cost and technical evaluation CDA Cosmic Dust Analyzer CNEOS Center for Near-Earth Object Studies COLDTech Concepts for Ocean Worlds Life Detection Technology CRISM Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars DOE Department of Energy DRA Diviner Rock Abundance DSAC Deep Space Atomic Clock DSN Deep Space Network EDL entry, descent, and landing EJSM Europa Jupiter System Mission ELSAH Enceladus Life Signatures and Habitability ELV Expendable Launch Vehicle 136 Read the entire page →
From page 137... ... APPENDIX C 137 EMIRS Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer EMUS Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer ER Electron Reflectometer ESA European Space Agency ESI Entry Systems Instrumentation ESSP Extreme Environment Solar Power EXI Emirates Exploration Imager FAN Ferroan Anorthosite FPGA field programmable gate array FY fiscal year GFE government furnished equipment GHAPS Gondola for High-Altitude Planetary Science GNC guidance, navigation, and control GPHS General Purpose Heat Source GRAIL Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory GRaND gamma ray and neutron detector HEEET Heat-shield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology HEOMD Human Exploration Operations Mission Directorate HiRISE High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment HOTTech Hot Operating Temperature Technology HPSC High-Performance Spaceflight Computing HST Hubble Space Telescope INMS Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer InSight Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport ISE100 In-Space Engine 100 lbf JEO Jupiter Europa Orbiter JGO Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory JUICE Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer JWST James Webb Space Telescope KBO Kuiper belt object KDP-B Key Decision Point-B KDP-C Key Decision Point-C LADEE Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer LARS Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples LCC life-cycle cost LCRD Laser Communications Relay Demonstration LCROSS Lunar-Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite LDEX Lunar Dust Experiment LEAG Lunar Exploration Analysis Group LIBS laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy LPI Lunar and Planetary Institute LQ Lunar Quest Read the entire page →
From page 138... ... 138 VISIONS INTO VOYAGES FOR PLANETARY SCIENCE IN THE DECADE 2013-2022 LRO Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LSP Launch Services Program LWRHU Lightweight Radioisotope Heater Unit MAG magnetometer MAHLI Mars Hand Lens Imager MARCI Mars Color Imager MatISSE Maturation of Instruments for Solar System Exploration MAV Mars Ascent Vehicle MAVEN Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission MAX-C Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher MCS Mars Climate Sounder MDAP Mars Data and Analysis Program MEP Mars Exploration Program MEPAG Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group MER Mars Exploration Rover MESSENGER Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging MGS Mars Global Surveyor MMAMA Moon Mars Analogue and Mission Activities MMRTG Multi-Mission Radioisotopic Thermoelectric Generator MMX Mars Moons Explorer MOC Mars Orbiter Camera MOLA Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter MRO Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter MSL Mars Science Laboratory MSR Mars sample return NAI NASA Astrobiology Institute NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NEOCam Near Earth Object Camera NEXT-C NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster-Commercial NF New Frontiers NF4 New Frontiers 4 NMS neutral mass spectrometer NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation OPAG Outer Planets Assessment Group OSIRIS-REx Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer Pan-STARRS Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System PDART Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration, and Tools PDR preliminary design review PDS Planetary Data System PI principal investigator PICA Phenolic-Impregnated Carbon Ablator heat shield PICASSO Planetary Instrument Concepts for the Advancement of Solar System Observations PIDDP Planetary Instrument Definition and Development Program PIXL Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry PSD Planetary Science Division Read the entire page →
From page 139... ... APPENDIX C 139 PSDS3 Planetary Science Deep Space SmallSats PSTAR Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research R&A research and analysis R&D research and development RELAB Reflectance Lab RIMFAX Radar Imager for Mars's Subsurface Experiment ROSES Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences RSL recurring slope lineae RTG Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator SAM Sample Analysis at Mars SBAG Small Bodies Assessment Group SCAN Space Communications and Navigation SEIS Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure SEP solar electric propulsion SERA Space Environments Research to Application SHARAD Shallow Radar SHERLOC Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals SMD Science Mission Directorate SME subject matter expert SPEAR Supersonic Parachute SRC Sample Return Capsule SRO Sample Return Orbiter SSERVI Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute STMD Space Technology Mission Directorate SWIR shortwave infrared TES Thermal Emission Spectrometer TGO Trace Gas Orbiter THEMIS Thermal Emission Imaging System TRL technology readiness level USGS U.S. Geological Survey UV ultraviolet VEXAG Venus Exploration Analysis Group VICI Venus In situ Composition Investigations VIMS Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer VIR visible and infrared VIRTIS Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer WBS Work Breakdown Structure WFIRST Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope Read the entire page →

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... C Acronyms 3D three-dimensional AEC Advanced Energy Conversion AG Analysis Group AO announcement of opportunity ASRG Advanced Sterling Radioisotope Generators ASTEP Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets ASTID Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development AVGR Ames Vertical Gun Range C&DH command and data handling CAESAR Comet Astrobiology Exploration Sample Return CAPS Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science CAPTEM Curation and Analysis Planning Team for Extraterrestrial Materials CATE cost and technical evaluation CDA Cosmic Dust Analyzer CNEOS Center for Near-Earth Object Studies COLDTech Concepts for Ocean Worlds Life Detection Technology CRISM Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars DOE Department of Energy DRA Diviner Rock Abundance DSAC Deep Space Atomic Clock DSN Deep Space Network EDL entry, descent, and landing EJSM Europa Jupiter System Mission ELSAH Enceladus Life Signatures and Habitability ELV Expendable Launch Vehicle 136

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... APPENDIX C 137 EMIRS Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer EMUS Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer ER Electron Reflectometer ESA European Space Agency ESI Entry Systems Instrumentation ESSP Extreme Environment Solar Power EXI Emirates Exploration Imager FAN Ferroan Anorthosite FPGA field programmable gate array FY fiscal year GFE government furnished equipment GHAPS Gondola for High-Altitude Planetary Science GNC guidance, navigation, and control GPHS General Purpose Heat Source GRAIL Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory GRaND gamma ray and neutron detector HEEET Heat-shield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology HEOMD Human Exploration Operations Mission Directorate HiRISE High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment HOTTech Hot Operating Temperature Technology HPSC High-Performance Spaceflight Computing HST Hubble Space Telescope INMS Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer InSight Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport ISE100 In-Space Engine 100 lbf JEO Jupiter Europa Orbiter JGO Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory JUICE Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer JWST James Webb Space Telescope KBO Kuiper belt object KDP-B Key Decision Point-B KDP-C Key Decision Point-C LADEE Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer LARS Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples LCC life-cycle cost LCRD Laser Communications Relay Demonstration LCROSS Lunar-Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite LDEX Lunar Dust Experiment LEAG Lunar Exploration Analysis Group LIBS laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy LPI Lunar and Planetary Institute LQ Lunar Quest

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From page 138...

... 138 VISIONS INTO VOYAGES FOR PLANETARY SCIENCE IN THE DECADE 2013-2022 LRO Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LSP Launch Services Program LWRHU Lightweight Radioisotope Heater Unit MAG magnetometer MAHLI Mars Hand Lens Imager MARCI Mars Color Imager MatISSE Maturation of Instruments for Solar System Exploration MAV Mars Ascent Vehicle MAVEN Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission MAX-C Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher MCS Mars Climate Sounder MDAP Mars Data and Analysis Program MEP Mars Exploration Program MEPAG Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group MER Mars Exploration Rover MESSENGER Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging MGS Mars Global Surveyor MMAMA Moon Mars Analogue and Mission Activities MMRTG Multi-Mission Radioisotopic Thermoelectric Generator MMX Mars Moons Explorer MOC Mars Orbiter Camera MOLA Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter MRO Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter MSL Mars Science Laboratory MSR Mars sample return NAI NASA Astrobiology Institute NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NEOCam Near Earth Object Camera NEXT-C NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster-Commercial NF New Frontiers NF4 New Frontiers 4 NMS neutral mass spectrometer NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation OPAG Outer Planets Assessment Group OSIRIS-REx Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer Pan-STARRS Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System PDART Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration, and Tools PDR preliminary design review PDS Planetary Data System PI principal investigator PICA Phenolic-Impregnated Carbon Ablator heat shield PICASSO Planetary Instrument Concepts for the Advancement of Solar System Observations PIDDP Planetary Instrument Definition and Development Program PIXL Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry PSD Planetary Science Division

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From page 139...

... APPENDIX C 139 PSDS3 Planetary Science Deep Space SmallSats PSTAR Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research R&A research and analysis R&D research and development RELAB Reflectance Lab RIMFAX Radar Imager for Mars's Subsurface Experiment ROSES Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences RSL recurring slope lineae RTG Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator SAM Sample Analysis at Mars SBAG Small Bodies Assessment Group SCAN Space Communications and Navigation SEIS Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure SEP solar electric propulsion SERA Space Environments Research to Application SHARAD Shallow Radar SHERLOC Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals SMD Science Mission Directorate SME subject matter expert SPEAR Supersonic Parachute SRC Sample Return Capsule SRO Sample Return Orbiter SSERVI Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute STMD Space Technology Mission Directorate SWIR shortwave infrared TES Thermal Emission Spectrometer TGO Trace Gas Orbiter THEMIS Thermal Emission Imaging System TRL technology readiness level USGS U.S. Geological Survey UV ultraviolet VEXAG Venus Exploration Analysis Group VICI Venus In situ Composition Investigations VIMS Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer VIR visible and infrared VIRTIS Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer WBS Work Breakdown Structure WFIRST Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope

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Appendix C: Acronyms Pages 136-140

Appendix C: Acronyms
Pages 136-140