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SCOTT C. MEST IS A SENIOR SCIENTIST AT THE PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE (PSI) AND IS AN EXPERT IN GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF PLANETARY BODIES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE MOON MARS VESTA AND CERES. DR. MEST WILL LEAD THE EFFORTS FOR ALL TASKS RELATED TO THE APOLLO 16 MISSION INCLUDING DIGITIZING THE PRE-MISSION MAPS (0.08 FTE YEAR 1) AND CREATING UPDATED USGS SIM MAPS FOR APOLLO 16 (0.15 0.23 0.23 FTE IN YEARS 1-3). CO-I MEST IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND AND PRESENT RESULTS IN YEARS 1 2 AND 3 AT THE ANNUAL PLANETARY GEOLOGIC MAPPERS MEETING (0.02 FTE EACH YEAR). THE MEETING IS NORMALLY HELD AT THE USGS FACILITY IN FLAGSTAFF AZ. THERE IS NO CONFERENCE FEE FOR THIS MEETING. THE AUTO RENTAL IS NECESSARY TO TRAVEL FROM PHOENIX AIRPORT TO FLAGSTAFF. HE WILL PRESENT RESULTS OF THE PROJECT WITH PI GARRY AT LPSC MEETING IN YEAR 3 ONLY ONCE ALL THE MAPS ARE COMPLETE (0.02 FTE IN YEAR 3). R. AILEEN YINGST IS A SENIOR SCIENTIST AT THE PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE (PSI) AND IS AN EXPERT IN GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF PLANETARY BODIES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE MOON MARS AND VESTA. SHE WILL LEAD EFFORTS RELATED TO MAPPING THE APOLLO 17 MISSION DATA. THIS WILL INCLUDE: 1. DIGITIZE THE PRE-MISSION AND POST-MISSION MAP OF THE APOLLO 17 LANDING SITE (TASK 1: 0.08 FTE YEAR 1) 2. CREATE UPDATED USGS SIM MAPS FOR APOLLO 17 (TASK 2: 0.15 0.23 0.23 FTE YEARS 1-3) 3. PRESENT RESULTS AT PLANETARY MAPPERS AND LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE MEETINGS (0.02 0.02 0.04 FTE).

$353,406FY2020National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA

Planetary Science Institute, Tucson AZ

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