Mission Science
Overview
Missions to explore the planets are critical steps towards understanding some of the biggest science questions: Do habitable environments exist elsewhere? Did life have a chance on other worlds? Can humans survive on Mars?
Projects
Mars landing site selection
How does the science community pick the final site for a mission?
What factors play the largest role?
Are there other exploration strategies to employ?
We leverage our experience on NASA missions, instrument science teams, and working groups to address these questions.
Related Works
Adler, J. B., Hill, J. R., Mitchell, J. L., Christensen, P. R., Anwar, S., Dickenshied, S., and Carter, S. (2016). JMARS Software Development For NASA’s 2035 Human Landing Site Assessment. In 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, abstract (Vol. 2981). The Woodlands, TX. Abstract.
Kerner, H. R. and Adler, J. B. (2022). Guiding Field Exploration on Earth and Mars with Outlier Detection. In Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9884366.
Stack, K. M., Williams, N. R., Calef, F., Sun, V. Z., Williford, K. H., Farley, K. A., including Adler, J. B., et al. (2020). Photogeologic map of the perseverance rover field site in Jezero Crater constructed by the Mars 2020 Science Team. Space Science Reviews, 216(8), 1-47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-020-00739-x.
Kinch, K., Sølberg, J., Horgan, B., Adler, J., Hayes, A., Hurowitz, J., and Rice, M. (2022). Landing on Mars: A Cross-Institutional Research-Based Seminar Series. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 33(3), 328-360, https://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe/pdf/IJTLHE4063.pdf.