Origins, Worlds, and Life A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 (2023) / Chapter Skim
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F Glossary and Acronyms -AAAAC: Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee. Abiosignature: A substance that mimics a biosignature, but is not associated with life.
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Breccias: A type of sedimentary rock that is comprised of various minerals bound in a matrix that holds them together. -CCDR (Critical Design Review)
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DOE: Department of Energy. Dragonfly: A NASA rotorcraft mission scheduled to be sent to Titan in the late 2020s.
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Gravity assist maneuver: Use of the relative movement and gravity of an astronomical object to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft, GRAIL: Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory. A NASA orbiter that investigated the Moon's interior structure.
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-JJWST: James Webb Space Telescope. A joint NASA-ESA space telescope currently awaiting launch.
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Mars 2020: NASA's Perseverance sample-collecting rover mission. Mascons: A large positive gravitational anomaly located on an area of a planetary body's surface.
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NSTC: National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action. NTP: Nuclear-Thermal Propulsion.
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Porosity: The percentage of the total volume of a body that is made up of open spaces. Prebiotic: Relating to the chemical reactions that naturally occur in planetary environments that are important for the creation of biologically relevant compounds (e.g.,amino acids and sugars)
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• Class A: Highest priority, highest cost missions, which need to minimize risk as much as absolutely possible (e.g., Hubble, JWST)
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Spectrum congestion: Radio signal integrity issues created when multiple stations transmit simultaneously on similar frequencies. SPLICE: Safe and Precise Landing Integrated Capabilities Evolution.
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TRN: Terrain relative navigation. -UUCIG: Utilization, Coordination, and Integration Group.
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