NASA Science Highlights

Below are the revised (5/19/98) drafts of the viewgraphs from the NASA Keck/IRTF MOWG meeting. The table has the viewgraphs in the order that they will be made into color VG and the report at the printers. Those that are marked [DEL] in this section will become VG only - and not go in the paper bound report. The viewgraph file name is listed below each entry. Please refer to these file names when sending me comments. This is a clickable table, click on each thumbnail for an enlarged view.


Introduction, int_cover2.gif	IRTF Mission, irtfmission_over.gif	IRTF Mission, irtfmission_detail.gif	IRTF Mission, irtfmission_cap.gif

IRTF Mission, irtfmission_IR.gif	IRTF Mission, irtfmission_facility.gif	Instruments, instr_CSHELL.gif	Instruments, instr_nsfcam.gif

Instruments, instr_SPEX.gif	IRTF Mission, irtfmission_asset.gif	Science Highlight, sci_hya.gif	Science Highlight, sci_comnuc.gif

Science Highlight, sci_SL9.gif	Science Highlight, sci_HBIDP.gif	Science Highlight, sci_HBpol.gif	Science Highlight, sci_jupgal.gif

Science Highlight, sci_iofluX.GIf	Science Highlight, sci_iovol.gif	Science Highlight, sci_ioloki.gif	Science Highlight, sci_titan.gif

Science Highlight, sci_rings.gif	Science Highlight, sci_mars.gif	Science Highlight, sci_Rmon.gif	Science Highlight, sci_ismPAH.gif

Science Highlight, sci_H2CO.gif	Science Highlight, sci_binary.gif	Science Highlight, sci_vars.gif	Science Highlight, sci_ismCH4.gif

Science Highlight, sci_ast.gif	Mission Support, mission_over1.gif	Mission Support, mission_over2.gif	Mission Support, mission_cass.gif

Mission Support, mission_mars.gif	Mission Support, mission_NEAR.gif	Mission Support, mission_contour.gif	Mission Support, mission_SIRTF.gif

Mission Support, mission_2MASS.gif	Future Science, fsci_OSSA.gif	Future Science, fsci_OSSB.gif	Future Science [DEL], fsci_OSS1.gif

Future Science [DEL], fsci_OSS2.gif	Future Science [DEL], fsci_OSS3.gif	Future Science [DEL], fsci_OSS4.gif	Future Science [DEL], fsci_OSS5.gif

Future Science [DEL], fsci_OSS6.gif	Future Science, fsci_comets.gif	Future Science, fsci_NEO.gif	Future Science, fsci_venus.gif

Future Science, fsci_mars.gif	Future Science, fsci_uranus.gif	Future Science, fsci_gplanet.gif	Future Science, fsci_outer.gif

Future Science, fsci_brownd.gif	NASA's Role, role_sens.gif	Supporting Req. [DEL], require_midIR2.gif	NASA's Role, role_advant.gif

NASA's Role, role_instrum.gif	Impact, impact.gif	Supporting Requirements, require_derive.gif	Supporting Requirements, require_image.gif

Supporting Requirements, require_instrum.gif	Supporting Requirements, require_NASA.gif	Management Issues, mgmt_comm.gif	Summary and Rec., summ.gif
VIEWGRAPHS TO DELETE [BELOW]	VIEWGRAPHS TO DELETE [BELOW]	VIEWGRAPHS TO DELETE [BELOW]	VIEWGRAPHS TO DELETE [BELOW]

Introduction [DEL], int_outline.gif	Science Highlight [DEL], sci_pdisks.gif	Future Science [DEL], fsci_role.gif	NASA's Role [DEL], role_sens1.gif

NASA's Role [DEL], role_sens2.gif	NASA's Role [DEL], role_keysup.gif	NASA's Role [DEL], role_protos.gif	NASA's Role [DEL], role_protos.gif

Supporting Req. [DEL], require_midIR1.gif	Mgmnt Issues [DEL], mgmt_comm1.gif	Mgmnt Issues [DEL], mgmt_comm2.gif

NASA IRTF Role in Space Missions

This section highlights the role of the IRTF in supporting upcoming space missions. Because of the flexibility in scheduling (including service observing, focussed campaigns (e.g. D/Shoemaker-Levy 9, C/1996 B2 Hyakutake and C/1995 O1 Hale-Bopp), and daytime observations with the ability to observe objects at small solar elongations, the NASA IRTF is ideally suited to mission support. The table below lists recent, current and planned missions and the role that the IRTF will play in these missions.

Please send any comments especially on the role of the irtf directly to me.

NASA Missions

Mission	Launch	Targets	IRTF Support
Galileo	Oct 1989	Jupiter system, asteroids	Jovian Atm (temporal evolution, global context) Probe entry site Io volcanism Io flux tube
NEAR	Feb 1996	Asteroid	Thermal vs. wavelength to model thermal inertia and T for interpreting 0.9-2.4um spectra 10um spectra for minerology
Cassini	Oct 1997	Saturn System, asteroid, Titan	Mid IR spectroscopy of Saturn - temporal global coverage Titan wind observations Titan temporal IR spectroscopy Icy Sats: 1-5um reflectance to plan VIMS Rings - 1-5um spectra, thermal inertia
NEAT	ongoing	NEOs, comets, asteroids	Immediate followup - 1-5um spectra surface comp Size, albedo, thermal inertia within 0.25 AU
Deep Space 1	Jul 1998	Comet	Nucleus/ast size, albedo, rotation to plan imaging Thermal measurements to model dust environment prior to encounter
Mars Surveyor 98	Dec 1998	Mars	IR monitoring of dust (CO band) for knowledge of density for aerobraking Monitor Atm. Temp for aerobraking
Mars Surveyor 01	Mar 2001	Mars	IR monitoring of dust (CO band) for knowledge of density for aerobraking Monitor Atm. Temp for aerobraking Long-term atm / weather observations - volatile cycles
Mars Surveyor 03	May 2003	Mars	IR monitoring of dust (CO band) for knowledge of density for aerobraking Monitor Atm. Temp for aerobraking Long-term atm / weather observations - volatile cycles
Stardust	Feb 1999	Comet sample return	Thermal emission of dust content-Model dust environ Nucleus size / rotation for mission imaging
NEAP	1999-2000	Asteroid	Thermal IR for size, albedo, rotation Thermal vs. wavelength to model thermal inertia to interpret 0.9-2.4um spectra 10um spectroscopy to get minerology
SIRTF	2001	Various	Characterize classes of objects for target selection Provide impt. 1-5 um spectra for characterizing brown dwarfs Thermal measurements for interpretation of protoplanetary disk data
SOFIA	2001	Origins-related	Developing target lists Complementary wavelength coverage Followup Observations Instrumentation development
Contour	Jul 2002	3 Comets	Nucleus size, albedo, rotation for mission imaging Thermal emission of dust for dust environment Big IRTF campaign 11/03 for Encke Earth approach of 0.2 AU
Europa Orbiter	2002-2003	Europa	Measure disk integrated thermal properties to compare to Galileo mission Search for active endogenic hotspots in eclipse
Muses-C	2002	Asteroid sample return	Thermal measurments for size, albedo, rotation Thermal measurements versus wavelength for thermal inertia 10 um spectroscopy for minerology
Pluto Fast Flyby	2004	Pluto, Charon, KB objects	1-5um SPEX spectra to monitor decay of atmosphere
Rosetta	Jan 2003	2 Asteroids, Comet	Nucleus physical characteristics size, albedo, rotation - to plan imaging Knowledge of dust environment
Deep Space 4	May 2003	Comet	Thermal emission for size and albedo Thermal measurements of dust as a function of time to predict s/c environment Search for local active areas

The above missions are those for which the NASA IRTF will play a supporting ground-based role. Click here for other NASA Missions.

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Last modified: May 19, 1998