presented by Scot. C. R. Rafkin
Principal Scientist
Southwest Research Institute
Boulder, Colorado
Have you ever thought about using your instrument on Mars? If
you have,
this talk is for you. If you haven't, you should! This talk provides
a
brief overview of Mars and outstanding atmospheric science questions,
including example instrument and measurement requirements needed
to
address unresolved science issues. The intent of this talk is to
spark
interest in participation in the next Mars Scout Mission. Mars
Scout
Missions are PI led missions funded by NASA with launch dates spaced
approximately four years apart. Solicitations for the next Scout
Opportunity in 2011 will be solicited in April of 2006 with an
anticipated
budget of ~$450M.
Scout Mission science is extremely flexible and
can
include space-based (orbiter), balloon- or aircraft-based, and/or
surface-based instrumentation, and can address virtually any
aspect of
Mars science. Southwest Research Institute is exploring the possibility
of forming a strong team of instrument scientists to contribute
to a
focused Scout proposal to investigate Mars' atmosphere. As part
of this
exploratory effort, we are reaching out to the terrestrial instrument
community to identify scientists with cutting-edge instrumentation
who
are interested in adapting their instruments for use on Mars.
Seminar is from 9:30-10:30 am at FL2-1022 on Wednesday, November
17, 2004.
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