The measurements have also played a vital role in UNH space scientists» efforts to develop both the first Web - based tool for predicting and forecasting the radiation environment in near - Earth, lunar, and
Martian space environments and a space radiation detector that possesses unprecedented performance capabilities.
Not exact matches
The MAVEN team also includes scientists who construct computer models of the
Martian atmosphere and
space environment in order to interpret the spacecraft data.
«The team has done a fantastic job of adapting to spacecraft operations in the
Martian environment,» said Richard Burns, MAVEN project manager at NASA's Goddard
Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Working at Goddard
Space Flight Center's Planetary
Environments Laboratory as a bio-geochemist and geologist with an interest in astrobiology, Dr. Eigenbrode is part of the research team working with MSL's Science Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument testing the chemistry of
Martian rocks, sediments and ice and looking for organic and inorganic compounds.
Due to the limited amount of supplies the
space shuttle can carry, one of the most significant challenges for the Mars Astronauts will simply be surviving the harsh
Martian environment.