This is a $195,464.70 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Johns Hopkins University to conduct research on the composition and layering of the Martian surface. The research aims to use data from the Mars Odyssey Gamma-Ray Spectrometer to map the distribution and depth of compositionally distinct subsurface layers on Mars, and compare these findings to other Mars datasets. This grant is part of NASA's "Global Characterization of Near-Surface...
This is a $362,060.26 grant from the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded to The Johns Hopkins University to study unusual terrain features on the western flank of Olympus Mons on Mars. The research aims to characterize the origin and formational history of these anomalous terrains, which exhibit elevated thermal inertia, variable albedo, and possible indicators of recent aqueous activity or presence of salt-bearing materials. The grant...
This is a $310,383.17 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Johns Hopkins University to characterize the distribution and variability of Martian subsurface ices using 16 years of data from the Mars Odyssey Neutron Spectrometer. The project aims to map ice deposits, including their time-dependent spatial extents, for comparisons with global climate models to investigate climate change on Mars. The research will involve applying enhanced data...
This is a $389,273.05 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Johns Hopkins University for research on analyzing multispectral data from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) and Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) missions. The grant is part of NASA's Mars Data Analysis Program (MDAP), which aims to enhance the scientific return from Mars missions. The research will focus on studying the photometric behavior, surface scattering properties, and fine-scale surface...
This is a $431,265.61 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to The Johns Hopkins University, a private non-profit research university. The grant supports a research project with the objectives of identifying stratigraphic tie points and correlating layered sedimentary deposits on Mars through analysis of physical, spectroscopic, and thermophysical properties. The goal is to establish the first regional framework for equatorial layered...
This is a $485,719 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Johns Hopkins University to conduct research using high-resolution hyperspectral data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft. The research aims to better understand the geochemical evolution of the Martian crust, including the distribution and implications of aqueously altered mineral deposits. Key objectives are to map the occurrence of carbonate, phyllosilicate, and hydrated...
This is a $599,481.00 grant awarded by a civilian government agency to The Johns Hopkins University, a private non-profit research university, for a project involving surveys of Noachian terrain on Mars to study the prevalence and variety of alteration phases formed through weathering, elevated pressure/temperature, burial diagenesis, and hydrothermal alteration. The award does not have a set-aside designation, indicating open competition. As a leading federal contractor and grantee, The Johns...
This is a $302,427.49 grant for research awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Johns Hopkins University. The grant is part of NASA's Lunar Data Analysis Program and aims to use data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper instrument to characterize the mineralogy and cooling rates of orthopyroxene-rich deposits on the lunar surface. The research seeks to understand the evolution of the lunar crust and mantle by analyzing the composition and provenance of these...
This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to The Johns Hopkins University, a private research university, to investigate the occurrence of low-energy oxygen ion (O+) outflow events in the inner magnetosphere. The primary goal is to study the relation of these outflow events to geomagnetic activity and their effect on O+ density enhancements in the inner magnetosphere. The $309,793 grant, with a completion date of March 31, 2025,...
This is a $1,400,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Johns Hopkins University, a leading private research university, to execute a balanced science program. The grant will focus on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond, as well as advancing discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities. The grant also includes efforts to develop a target-user focused approach...
The Johns Hopkins University was awarded a $110,903.98 grant for research by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The goal of the research is to use data from NASA's Mars Odyssey Gamma-Ray Spectrometer to map the sodium (Na) content across the surface of Mars. This will help characterize the igneous and aqueous processes that formed and altered the Martian crust. The research project includes tasks such as mapping Na count rates, correcting the data for systematic variability, converting count rates to Na abundance maps, and producing new Total Alkali vs. Silica diagrams for Martian igneous rocks. The results will be published in open-access, peer-reviewed literature and the Na map will be delivered to the NASA Planetary Data System. There was no set-aside designation for this contract, which was awarded on October 12, 2018 and has an estimated completion date of October 11, 2022.