A Selection of Current NASA and Other Space Related Work in Christchurch and the Antarctic with Ideas for the Future

Ali, Zaheer Abbas

关键词: SOFIA (AIRBORNE OBSERVATORY);    ANTARCTIC REGIONS;    HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOONS;    LAND ICE;    ICE ENVIRONMENTS;    MARS ENVIRONMENT;    INFRARED ASTRONOMY;    EARTH SCIENCES;    EUROPA;    GEOLOGY;    BRINES;    GEOGRAPHY;    U-2 AIRCRAFT;    DC 8 AIRCRAFT;    ICE, CLOUD AND LAND ELEVATION SATELLITE;    EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES;    NEW ZEALAND SPACE PROGRAM;    NASA SPACE PROGRAMS;   

RP-ID  :  AFRC-E-DAA-TN56671

学科分类：天文学(综合)

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

Outline: A brief (extremely) overview of NASA missions and how they relate to Christchurch and the Antarctic; Airborne missions operating out of Christchurch - SOFIA - DC-8 - ER-2 - Super Pressure Balloons; Uses of the Antarctic by NASA and others, examples - mega dunes, a Mars topological analog in the Antarctic - The Don Juan Pond, geology, geography and weather interaction to Mars - jurisdictional analog for a Mars Station - Human Research Program - Balloons on Ice; Looking Forward - Europa mission tests - Technology test beds for Lunar/Martian stations - Earth science.