Grant For Research 80NSSC20K1153
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- This is a federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute, a nonprofit research organization. The grant, valued at $310,026, is for research related to the Dawn mission's observations of dwarf planet Ceres, specifically the characterization of perennially shadowed regions and bright (ice) deposits. The work will involve computational ray-tracing based on available topographic models. This grant does not have a set-aside...
- This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a nonprofit research organization. The grant, valued at $117,286.00, is for theoretical modeling and research related to the dwarf planet Ceres. The research aims to investigate the geographic distribution and depth of water ice on Ceres' surface, as well as model its exosphere and its sources and sinks. This work is intended to aid in the...
- This is a $475,804 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute, a nonprofit research organization. The grant supports research to characterize the spectral light-scattering properties of three geologically young features on the dwarf planet Ceres - Occator Crater, Ahuna Mons, and Haulani Crater. The goal is to better understand the cryovolcanic, cryomagmatic, and diapiric processes on Ceres, based on data from the Dawn mission....
- This is a $295,959.11 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization, to conduct a three-year research effort to search for evidence of shallow ice on the dwarf planet Ceres. The research tasks involve global mapping and characterization of surface features indicative of subsurface ice, such as sublimation terrains, polygonal patterned ground, and domed hills. The findings will be correlated...
- This federal contract award, with ID NNX16AB60G, was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The $177,976.09 grant is for research related to the interior structure of Ceres, the largest main-belt object, using data from the Dawn spacecraft. The research aims to determine the shape, topography, rotation, and gravitational field of Ceres, as well as model its interior...
- This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization, to conduct a geologic mapping study of the dwarf planet Ceres. The study aims to characterize the distribution and timing of volatile- and ice-driven processes on the surface of Ceres, in order to address outstanding science questions about its internal evolution, impact record, and potential past (cryo)volcanic activity. The grant does...
- This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC20K1150, was granted by the Shared Services Center of NASA to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The $527,296.00 grant is for the development of a detailed geologic map and chronostratigraphy of Urvara Crater on the dwarf planet Ceres, based on high-resolution image data acquired at the end of the Dawn mission. This award does not utilize any set-aside designations. PSI has an extensive...
- This federal contract award was granted by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization in Tucson, Arizona. The $599,794.00 award supports research to produce a revised global geologic map of the dwarf planet Ceres based on data collected during NASA's Dawn mission. The proposed work will utilize Dawn Framing Camera images, Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer data, and other mission data to conduct geologic mapping, determine...
- This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to analyze data from the Dawn spacecraft's high-altitude mapping orbit of the dwarf planet Ceres. The $333,901.44 grant is funding research to constrain the subsurface structure and geologic history of Ceres based on surface features like domes, mounds, and uplift regions. The research aims to provide insights into the planet's internal...
- This is a $503,041 federal grant awarded to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a non-profit research and development organization, by the Shared Services Center, a civilian government agency. The grant is for research to build global and high-resolution regional crater databases for the Ceres mission. SwRI has extensive experience as a federal contractor and grantee, providing technical solutions and advanced scientific research across multiple government agencies, including NASA, the...
This federal contract award to the Planetary Science Institute, a nonprofit research organization, was issued by the Shared Services Center of a civilian federal agency. The $375,335.00 grant contract is for research related to the Dawn spacecraft's findings that the dwarf planet Ceres has a global regolith (soil layer) containing abundant hydrogen in the form of water ice and aqueously altered minerals, as well as potentially organic matter. The contract supports further study and analysis of Ceres' surface composition and subsurface water resources. This grant does not have a set-aside designation. Planetary Science Institute frequently receives prime contract and grant awards from NASA and NSF to conduct planetary science research, data analysis, and mission support.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 6/13/24 | ||
| P00005 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/13/24 | |
| Not listed | $0 | 5/15/23 | ||
| P00004 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 5/15/23 | |
| P00003 | Funding Only Action | $124.3k | 6/11/22 |