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.…

This is a $353,405.66 grant award from NASA's Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization in Tucson, Arizona. The award is for a three-year project led by senior scientists Dr. Scott C. Mest and Dr. R. Aileen Yingst to conduct geologic mapping and analysis of data from the Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 lunar missions. Key tasks include digitizing pre-mission maps, creating updated USGS geologic maps, and presenting results at annual Planetary Geologic Mappers and Lunar and Planetary Science Conference meetings. This work supports NASA's planetary science research objectives through enhanced understanding of the geological history of the Moon. The award does not utilize any set-aside designations, indicating PSI's technical capabilities were selected through full and open competition.

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).