THE PROPOSED WORK IS HIGHLY RELEVANT TO NASA'S PDART PROGRAM AS IT WOULD ADVANCE THE CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT UNMAGNETIZED (EXO)PLANETARY UPPER ATMOSPHERES AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH THE SOLAR WIND BY PROVIDING A MODEL DATABASE AND VISUALIZATION AND DATA ANALYSIS TOOLS TO COMPARE TO EXISTING OR FUTURE OBSERVATIONS. THE PROPOSED DATABASE WOULD INCREASE THE AMOUNT AND QUALITY OF DIGITAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PLANETARY SCIENCE RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION AND WOULD PROVIDE ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE TOOLS THAT WOULD ENABLE AND ENHANCE THE INTERPRETATION OF DATA FROM FUTURE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS. ADDITIONALLY THE PROPOSED DATABASE WOULD AUGMENT SCIENCE THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESSES SEVERAL OF THE PLANETARY SCIENCE STRATEGIC GOALS AS OUTLINED IN THE 2013-2022 DECADAL SURVEY.

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