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The CAESAR New Frontiers Mission: 1. Expected Nature of the Returned Comet SampleComets are time capsules from the birth of our Solar System that record pre-solar history, the initial stages of planet formation, and the sources of prebiotic organics and volatiles for the origin of life. These capsules can only be opened in laboratories on Earth. CAESAR (Comet Astrobiology Exploration Sample Return)’s sample analysis objectives are to understand the nature of Solar System starting materials and how these components came together to form planets and give rise to life. Examination of these comet nucleus surface samples in laboratories around the world will also provide ground truth to remote observations of the innumerable icy bodies of the Solar System.
Document ID
20190001830
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lauretta, D. S. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Squyres, S. W. (Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Bermudez, L. (Orbital Sciences Corporation (ATK) Dulles, VA, United States)
Blake, G. (Orbital Sciences Corporation (ATK) Dulles, VA, United States)
Canham, J. S. (Orbital Sciences Corporation (ATK) Dulles, VA, United States)
Chu, P. C. (Honeybee Robotics Brooklyn, NY, United States)
Clemett, S. (Jacobs Technologies Engineering Science Contract Group Houston, TX, United States)
Dworkin, J. P. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Furukawa, Y. (Tohoku Univ. Sendai, Japan)
Gerakines, P. A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Glavin, D. P. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Herd, C. D. K. (University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Houghton, M. B. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kimura, Y. (Hokkaido Univ. Sapporo, Japan)
Lorentson, C. C. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Makowski, J. M. (Orbital Sciences Corporation (ATK) Dulles, VA, United States)
Messenger, S. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Milam, S. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Mumma, M. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Nakamura-Messenger, K. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Nakamura, T. (Tohoku Univ. Sendai, Japan)
Nguyen, A. (Jacobs Technologies Engineering Science Contract Group Houston, TX, United States)
Oberg, D. (Orbital Sciences Corporation (ATK) Dulles, VA, United States)
Pace, L. F. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Spring, J. W. (Honeybee Robotics Brooklyn, NY, United States)
Takigawa, A. (Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan)
Violet, M. (Orbital Sciences Corporation (ATK) Dulles, VA, United States)
Zacny, K. (Honeybee Robotics Brooklyn, NY, United States)
Zega, T. J. (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
March 25, 2019
Publication Date
March 18, 2019
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
JSC-E-DAA-TN64974
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNJ13HA01C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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