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MOONDB IS A DATA SYSTEM THAT RESTORES AND SYNTHESIZES HISTORICAL ANALYTICAL DATA FROM THE APOLLO LUNAR SAMPLE COLLECTION THAT IS MAINTAINED AND CURATED AT THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC) IN HOUSTON TX. THE GOAL OF THE SYSTEM IS TO ENSURE THAT THE RESULTS OF MORE THAN 4 DECADES OF ANALYTICAL WORK ON THIS UNIQUE AND IRREPLACEABLE LEGACY OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM ARE PRESERVED AND ACCESSIBLE FOR MINING AND RE-USE IN FUTURE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES. THE MOONDB PROJECT WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WITH FUNDING FROM NASAS PDART PROGRAM HAS SO FAR RESCUED AND RESTORED DATA AND METADATA FROM APPROXIMATELY 700 STUDIES INCLUDING UNPUBLISHED ANALYTICAL DATA THAT ARE NOW FULLY INTEGRATED INTO A RELATIONAL DATABASE. THE DATABASE CAN BE ACCESSED ONLINE VIA AN INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACE THAT WILL BE RELEASED AS A BETA VERSION IN JUNE 2017. IN RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM LUNAR SCIENTISTS DURING MOONDB OUTREACH EFFORTS WE HERE PROPOSE TO EXTEND THE RESTORATION OF LUNAR SAMPLE DATA IN MOONDB TO (A) GEOCHRONOLOGICAL DATA AND THEIR ASSOCIATED METADATA; (B) GEOCHEMISTRY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF LUNAR METEORITES; TO PROPERLY ARCHIVE AND INTEGRATE THE MOONDB DATA WITH THE PLANETARY DATA SYSTEM; TO ENGAGE A BROADER LUNAR RESEARCH COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS IN THE DATA RESTORATION AND QUALITY CONTROL/PEERREVIEW OF INGESTED DATA.

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