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Planetary Science Decadal Survey
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Steven Squyres of Cornell University has been named Chair of the Planetary Science Decadal Survey.
Larry Soderblom of the U.S. Geological Survey has been named vice chair of the Solar System Decadal Survey.
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Letter to the Community from Steve Squyres, Chair of the Planetary Science Decadal Survey.
Letter to the Astrobiology Community from Steve Squyres, Chair of the Planetary Science Decadal Survey.
Request for Information for Providing Independent Assessment of Cost, Risk and Programmatic Affordability for the Planetary Science Decadal Survey.
Graduate Student Opportunity to Participate in the Planetary Science Decadal Survey.
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Click on the above picture to view the entire presentation.
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Statement of Task
The Space Studies Board will establish a Survey Committee to develop a comprehensive science and mission strategy for planetary science that updates and extends the Board's 2003 solar system exploration decadal survey, "New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy." The new decadal survey will broadly canvas the planetary science community to determine the current state of knowledge and then identify the most important scientific questions expected to face the community during the interval 2011-2020. The scope of the survey and report shall encompass the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, and Mars), the Earth's Moon, giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), the moons of the major planets, dwarf planets and small bodies, primitive bodies including comets and Kuiper Belt objects, and astrobiology. The principal components of the report shall include:
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An overview of planetary science--what it is, its relationship to other scientific endeavors, and why it is a compelling undertaking;
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A broad survey of the current state of knowledge of the solar system;
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An inventory of the top-level scientific questions that should guide flight programs and supporting research programs;
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Recommendations on the optimum balance among small, medium, and large missions and supporting activities, informed by the Board's study on this topic ("mission-enabling activities") currently in progress;
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A discussion of strategic technology development needs and opportunities;
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A prioritized list of major flight investigations in the New Frontiers and larger classes recommended for initiation over the decade 2011-2020;
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Recommendations for supporting research required to maximize the science return from the flight investigations; and,
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A list of important science goals which could be achieved by small spacecraft (Discovery and Scout class) missions.
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Study Overview
The National Research Council's Space Studies Board (SSB) has received a request from NASA and NSF to develop a comprehensive science and mission strategy for planetary science that updates and extends the SSB’s 2003 solar system exploration decadal survey, New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy. The key areas for consideration in the new decadal survey include, but are not limited to, the following
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The planets, satellites and rings;
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Small solar system bodies, including comets, asteroids and the trans-neptunian objects;
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Comparative planetology; and
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Astrobiology.
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The new decadal survey, like its predecessor, will broadly canvas the community to determine the current state of knowledge and then identify the most important scientific questions to be addressed during the decade beginning in 2011. The decadal survey will be conducted by a steering committee supported by topical panels. The SSB encourages members of the community to nominate candidates with the appropriate technical expertise and community stature to serve as members of the steering committee and as the chairs or members of the supporting panels. To make your contribution to the pool of nominations or to sign up for future information about survey activities, please use the web form found at this website.
Subsequent calls for white papers to support the decadal survey’s deliberation will be issued.
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Upcoming Decadal Survey Meetings
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Steering Group Meeting 1, Washington, DC. July 6-8, 2009.
--View the agenda
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Satellites Panel Meeting 1, Washington, DC. August 24-26, 2009.
--Agenda forthcoming.
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Giant Planets Panel Meeting 1, Washington, DC. August 24-26, 2009.
--Agenda forthcoming.
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Inner Planets Panel Meeting 1, Washington, DC. August 26-28, 2009.
--Agenda forthcoming.
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Primitive Bodies Panel Meeting 1, Washington, DC. September 9-11, 2009.
--Agenda forthcoming.
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Mars Panel Meeting 1, Tempe, AZ. September 9-11, 2009.
--Agenda forthcoming.
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Satellites Panel Meeting 2, Irvine, CA. September 21-23, 2009.
--Agenda forthcoming.
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Inner Planets Meeting 2, Irvine, CA. October 26-28, 2009.
--Agenda forthcoming.
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Giant Planets Panel Meeting 2, Irvine, CA. October 26-28, 3009.
--Agenda forthcoming.
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Primitive Bodies Panel Meeting 2, Irvine, CA. October 28-30, 2009.
--Agenda forthcoming.
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Mars Panel Meeting 2, Pasadena, CA. November 4-6, 2009.
--Agenda forthcoming.
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Steering Group Meeting 2, Irvine, CA. November 16-18, 2009.
--View the agenda
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Meetings Timeline
(Click on the image for a higher resolution version)
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Future Outreach Events
European Planetary Science Congress, Potsdam, Germany. September 13-18, 2009.
Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. October 4-9, 2009.
Past Outreach Events
Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society, Ithaca, New York, Sunday. October 12, 2008.
American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California. December 12, 2008.
Venus Exploration Analysis Group, Houston, Texas. February 25, 2009.
Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group, Arlington, Virginia. March 3, 2009.
Outer Planets Analysis Group, Bethesda, Maryland. March 9, 2009.
Royal Astronomical Society, London, England. March 13, 2009.
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas. March 25, 2009.
Curation and Analysis Planning Team for Extraterrestrial Materials, Houston, Texas. March 29, 2009.
European Space Science Committee, Garching-Bei-Munchen, Germany. May 7, 2009.
Space Studies Board Meeting, Washington, D.C. May 14, 2009.
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Useful Links
1. 2003 Solar System Exploration Decadal Survey
2. Other NRC Studies Relevant to the Solar System Exploration Decadal Survey
3. Decadal Surveys in Other Space-Science Disciplines
4. Statement of Task
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Useful Information
Organization of the Planetary Sciences Decadal Survey Committee.
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Committee
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Steven Squyres, Chair
Cornell University
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B. Gentry Lee
NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Laboratory
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Larry Soderblom, Vice Chair
U.S. Geological Survey
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Jane Luu
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Lincoln Laboratory
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Wendy M. Calvin
University of Nevada, Reno
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Stephen Mackwell
Lunar and Planetary Institute
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Dale Cruikshank
NASA Ames Research Center
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Ralph L. McNutt, Jr.
Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory
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Pascale Ehrenfreund
George Washington University
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Harry Y. McSween, Jr.
University of Tennessee,
Knoxville
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G. Scott Hubbard
Stanford University
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Amy Simon-Miller
NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center
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Wesley T. Huntress, Jr.
Carnegie Institution of Washington
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David Stevenson
California Institute of Technology
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Margaret G. Kivelson
University of California, Los Angeles
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A. Thomas Young
Lockheed Martin Corporation
[retired]
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Staff
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David H. Smith
Study Director
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Rodney Howard
Senior Program Assistant
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Dwayne Day
Program Officer
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