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Scientific Goals and Objectives for the Human Exploration of Mars: 1. Biology and Atmosphere/ClimateTo prepare for the exploration of Mars by humans, as outlined in the new national vision for Space Exploration (VSE), the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), chartered by NASA's Mars Exploration Program (MEP), formed a Human Exploration of Mars Science Analysis Group (HEM-SAG), in March 2007. HEM-SAG was chartered to develop the scientific goals and objectives for the human exploration of Mars based on the Mars Scientific Goals, Objectives, Investigations, and Priorities.1 The HEM-SAG is one of several humans to Mars scientific, engineering and mission architecture studies chartered in 2007 to support NASA s plans for the human exploration of Mars. The HEM-SAG is composed of about 30 Mars scientists representing the disciplines of Mars biology, climate/atmosphere, geology and geophysics from the U.S., Canada, England, France, Italy and Spain. MEPAG selected Drs. James B. Garvin (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) and Joel S. Levine (NASA Langley Research Center) to serve as HEMSAG co-chairs. The HEM-SAG team conducted 20 telecons and convened three face-to-face meetings from March through October 2007. The management of MEP and MEPAG were briefed on the HEM-SAG interim findings in May. The HEM-SAG final report was presented on-line to the full MEPAG membership and was presented at the MEPAG meeting on February 20-21, 2008. This presentation will outline the HEM-SAG biology and climate/atmosphere goals and objectives. A companion paper will outline the HEM-SAG geology and geophysics goals and objectives.
Document ID
20080026184
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Levine, Joel S. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Garvin, J. B. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Anbar, A. D. (Arizona State Univ. AZ, United States)
Beaty, D. W. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bell, M. S. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Clancy, R. T. (Space Science Inst. Boulder, CO, United States)
Cockell, C. S. (Open Univ. United Kingdom)
Connerney, J. E. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Doran, P. T. (Illinois Univ. Chicago, IL, United States)
Delory, G. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Dickson, J. T. (Brown Univ. United States)
Elphic, R. C. (Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Eppler, D. B. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Fernandez-Remolar, D. C. (Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial Spain)
Head, J. W. (Brown Univ. United States)
Helper, M. (Texas Univ. TX, United States)
Gruener, J. E. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Heldmann, J. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Hipkin, V. (Canadian Space Agency Canada)
Lane, M. D. (Planetary Science Inst. AZ, United States)
Levy, J. (Brown Univ. United States)
Moersch, J. (Tennessee Univ. TN, United States)
Ori, G. G. (International Research School of Planetary Sciences Pescara, Italy)
Peach, L. (Universities Space Research Association United States)
Poulet, F. (Institute of the Aerospace Sciences New York, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
March 3, 2008
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: 39th Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference
Location: Houston, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 10, 2008
End Date: March 14, 2008
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 892840.01.07.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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