In the next two years, during the NASA Year of the Solar System, spacecraft from NASA and our international partners will; encounter a comet, orbit asteroid 4 Vesta, continue to explore Mars with rovers, and launch robotic explorers to the Moon and Mars. We have pieces of all these worlds in our laboratories, and their continued study provides incredibly valuable "ground truth" to complement space exploration missions. Extensive information about these unique materials, as well as actual lunar samples and meteorites, are available for display and education. The Johnson Space Center (JSC) has the unique responsibility to curate NASA's extraterrestrial samples from past and future missions. Curation includes documentation, preservation, preparation, and distribution of samples for research, education, and public outreach.


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    Title :

    Solar System Samples for Research, Education, and Public Outreach


    Contributors:
    Allen, J. (author) / Luckey, M. (author) / McInturff, B. (author) / Kascak, A. (author) / Tobola, K. (author) / Galindo, C. (author) / Allen, C. (author)

    Conference:

    42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; 2011 ; The Woodlands, TX, United States


    Publication date :

    2011-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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