Origins, Worlds, and Life A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 (2023) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix F Glossary and Acronyms AAAC: Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee. Abiosignature: A characteristic that mimics a biosignature but is not associated with life.
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APPENDIX F 679 Autotroph: An organism that utilizes inorganic sources as nutrition and energy sources. AVGR: NASA's Ames Vertical Gun Range.
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680 ORIGINS, WORLDS, AND LIFE D/H ratio: Deuterium to hydrogen ratio. DAPR: Dual-anonymous peer review.
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APPENDIX F 681 FIB: Focused ion beam. Flux: A measure of the energy or number of particles passing through unit area in unit time.
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682 ORIGINS, WORLDS, AND LIFE IAA: International Academy of Astronautics. IAWN: International Asteroid Warning Network.
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APPENDIX F 683 Lidar: Light detection and ranging. LIHT: Low irradiance, high temperature.
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684 ORIGINS, WORLDS, AND LIFE Monomer: A subunit of a polymer, when bonded to other identical subunits. MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In Situ Resource Utilization Experiment)
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APPENDIX F 685 Occultation: An event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. Contrast with a transit, when a smaller object passes in front of a larger one.
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686 ORIGINS, WORLDS, AND LIFE Photodissociation/Photolysis: The breakup of molecules through exposure to light. Phylogenetic: Relating to the study of the evolutionary diversification of organisms over time.
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APPENDIX F 687 Rendezvous: Set of orbital maneuvers during which two spacecraft arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance. Retrograde: Orbital motion in the opposite sense to the rotation of Earth and most of the other planetary bodies in the solar system.
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688 ORIGINS, WORLDS, AND LIFE SpecLib: Spectral Library. Spectral resolution: A measurement of the ability to resolve the features of an electromagnetic spectrum.
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APPENDIX F 689 Trans-Neptunian Region: The region of space beyond Neptune's orbits. TRAPPIST: Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope.
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