The NASA Roadmap to Ocean Worlds.
| Title: | The NASA Roadmap to Ocean Worlds. |
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| Authors: | Hendrix AR; 1 Planetary Science Institute , Tucson, Arizona.; Hurford TA; 2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , Greenbelt, Maryland.; Barge LM; 3 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California.; Bland MT; 4 Astrogeology Science Center , U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona.; Bowman JS; 5 Scripps Institution of Oceanography , La Jolla, California.; Brinckerhoff W; 2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , Greenbelt, Maryland.; Buratti BJ; 3 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California.; Cable ML; 3 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California.; Castillo-Rogez J; 3 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California.; Collins GC; 6 Physics and Astronomy Department, Wheaton College , Norton, Massachusetts.; Diniega S; 3 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California.; German CR; 7 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution , Woods Hole, Massachusetts.; Hayes AG; 8 Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York.; Hoehler T; 9 NASA Ames Research Center , Mountain View, California.; Hosseini S; 3 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California.; Howett CJA; 10 Southwest Research Institute , Boulder, Colorado.; McEwen AS; 11 Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona , Tucson, Arizona.; Neish CD; 1 Planetary Science Institute , Tucson, Arizona.; 12 Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Western Ontario , London, Ontario, Canada .; Neveu M; 13 NASA HQ/Universities Space Association , Washington, District of Columbia.; Nordheim TA; 3 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California.; Patterson GW; 14 Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University , Laurel, Maryland.; Patthoff DA; 1 Planetary Science Institute , Tucson, Arizona.; Phillips C; 3 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California.; Rhoden A; 10 Southwest Research Institute , Boulder, Colorado.; Schmidt BE; 15 School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences , Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia .; Singer KN; 10 Southwest Research Institute , Boulder, Colorado.; Soderblom JM; 16 Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts.; Vance SD; 3 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California. |
| Source: | Astrobiology [Astrobiology] 2019 Jan; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 1-27. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Oct 13. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101088083 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1557-8070 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15578070 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Astrobiology Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Larchmont, N.Y. : Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., c2001- |
| MeSH Terms: | Exobiology* ; Oceans and Seas* ; Planets*; United States ; United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Abstract: | In this article, we summarize the work of the NASA Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Roadmaps to Ocean Worlds (ROW) group. The aim of this group is to assemble the scientific framework that will guide the exploration of ocean worlds, and to identify and prioritize science objectives for ocean worlds over the next several decades. The overarching goal of an Ocean Worlds exploration program as defined by ROW is to "identify ocean worlds, characterize their oceans, evaluate their habitability, search for life, and ultimately understand any life we find." The ROW team supports the creation of an exploration program that studies the full spectrum of ocean worlds, that is, not just the exploration of known ocean worlds such as Europa but candidate ocean worlds such as Triton as well. The ROW team finds that the confirmed ocean worlds Enceladus, Titan, and Europa are the highest priority bodies to target in the near term to address ROW goals. Triton is the highest priority candidate ocean world to target in the near term. A major finding of this study is that, to map out a coherent Ocean Worlds Program, significant input is required from studies here on Earth; rigorous Research and Analysis studies are called for to enable some future ocean worlds missions to be thoughtfully planned and undertaken. A second finding is that progress needs to be made in the area of collaborations between Earth ocean scientists and extraterrestrial ocean scientists. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Enceladus; Europa; NASA.; Roadmap; Titan; Triton |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20181023 Date Completed: 20200409 Latest Revision: 20200409 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC6338575 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/ast.2018.1955 |
| PMID: | 30346215 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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