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NASA Lunar Science Institute
 Concept:
 Modeled after NASA Astrobiology Institute
 Fund 4-5 nodes at $1-2 M/year
 Initial 3 years of funding, with renewals up to 5
years
 Purpose:
 Interdisciplinary research in basic lunar science
 May include astronomical, solar, and Earth
science investigations that could be performed
from the Moon
 Offer a quick response capability for lunar
science support to NASA’s Exploration Initiative
 Increase number of lunar science researchers
NASA Lunar Science Institute
NASA Lunar Science Institute
HIGP renowned for lunar science and
exploration studies:
Most active group of lunar researchers at
a university--$750k/year
Interdisciplinary
Active on all NASA/NRC advisory
committees
Active in studies of robotic and human
lunar exploration
Implication: We’ll get a piece of the
action
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Interested Faculty/Staff at UH
 Petrology/geochemistry/experimental
petrology/geochronology:
 Jeff Taylor, Klaus Keil, Ed Scott, Julia Hammer,
John Mahoney, Peter Englert
 Remote sensing/geology
 Paul Lucey, B. Ray Hawke, Jeff Gillis-Davis, Pete
Mouginis-Mark, Joe Boyce, Chris Peterson, Linda
Martel
 Geophysics
 Mike Fuller, Fred Duennebier
 Polar ice deposits
 Ralf Kaiser (Chemistry)
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Interested Faculty at UH
Modeling of surface processes
Sarah Fagents
Lunar resources and space settlement
Taylor, Hawke, Lucey, Gillis-Davis
Instrument development
Paul Lucey, Shiv Sharma, Anupam Misra
Mission planning
Taylor, Lucey, and most others
Hawaii Space Flight Lab (includes CoE)
NASA Ames Research Center
Surrey Sat
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Strategic Alliances
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder
Geophysics (Roger Phillips)
Modeling of lunar origin and bombardment
history (Bill Bottke, Robin Canup, Clark
Chapman, others)
Other investigators (not contacted)
Tony Irving (U. Washington)
Paul Warren (UCLA)
Mark Wieczorek (France)
Steve Baloga (Proxemy), Lori Glaze
(GSFC)
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Research Areas
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Origin of the Moon
Crustal Composition
Interior composition
Experimental petrology
Geochemical modeling
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Evolution of the Crust
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Al 2O 3
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Lunar Prospector
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Granulites
Meteorites
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Mg#
Crustal composition
Geology
Highlands and maria
Experimental petrology
Geochemical modeling
Physical volcanology
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Late Heavy Bombardment
Ages of Lunar Sample Impact Melts
Number of Samples
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2.5
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3.5
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4.5
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Petrology of impact
melts
Geochronology
Basin geology
Age (Ga)
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Can and will do
Research Areas for UH-NLSI
NRC Themes and Concepts
Geology
Overarching Themes
Could do
Might do
Cannot or will not do
Remote
Sensing
Sample
Studies
Experiments
Early Earth-Moon system
Terrestrial planet diff. & evolution
N/A
Solar System impact record
Lunar environment
Implications for life
Concepts
N/A
Bombardment History
Structure and composition of
interior
N/A
N/A
Diversity of crustal rocks
N/A
Lunar poles
Lunar volcanism
Impact process
Regolith processes
Atmosphere and dust
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Modeling
Education/Public Outreach
Graduate students and postdoctoral
fellows
Training likely to be a central element of
NLSI
We already do this
Emphasis on learning through research
Collaborations with other NSLI nodes and
universities
Graduate student/postdoc ratio not
decided
One postdoc could be recruited for
instrument development
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Education/Public Outreach
Undergraduate students
Fund fellowships, using Space Grant
infrastructure
Summer jobs doing research (could also
be fellowships)
K-12 education
Extent to which this will be required is
not known yet
Could make use of Space Grant
infrastructure and contacts
Emphasis on teacher training, possibly
including summer jobs
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Management Plan
 Management crucial in an integrated
interdisciplinary research program
 NAI proposal dedicated 8 pages to
management
 Need a project coordinator (Linda Martel) to
herd cats, organize meetings, assemble
progress reports, keep track of milestones,
etc.
 Needs to explain how group will work
together to achieve goals (interdisciplinary
research, training, etc.)
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University Commitments
 Matching funds will probably not be
required, but encouraged
 Faculty state salaries is one way of showing
our enthusiasm
 A new hard-money faculty position would
show a strong commitment by university
 State support for Project Coordinator
 Space for students and postdocs (10-15
people)
 Computers for students and postdocs
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