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Solar System Exploration Decadal Survey
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The National Research Council's Space Studies Board (SSB) anticipates that within the next few months it will receive a request from NASA 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. It is likely that the key areas for consideration in the new decadal survey will include, but are not limited to, the following
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1. The planets, satellites and rings;
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2. Small solar system bodies, including comets, asteroids and the trans-neptunian objects;
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3. Extrasolar planets; and
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4. 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, community stature and leadership skills to chair the new decadal survey. 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 nominations will be issued for the members of the steering committee and for the chairs and members of the supporting panels.
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Forthcoming Events
DPS Meeting, Ithaca, New York, Sunday, October 12 5:00-6:30 pm, Auditorium--The Next Decadal Study for Planetary Science--This session will provide an update on current planning for the decadal survey and outline some of its major goals. A particular focus will be to seek ideas and suggestions on how to maximize effective inputs from the science community.
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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
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Staff
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David H. Smith
Study Director
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