Subject: | Draft Theory Chapter for Small Bodies |
Author: | Mark V. Sykes <[email protected]> |
Date: | 21-Jan-2011 19:31:42 |
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Hi Ludmilla -
Good question. Would it make more sense to have it incorporated into Laboratory Studies, since it underlies observations?
Mark
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Mark V. Sykes, Ph.D., J.D.,
CEO and Director
Planetary Science Institute
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----- Original Message -----
> Mark,
>
> I wonder if "theory" means only the theory of formation and evolution
> of
> small bodies as this is in the current Roadmap. It seems to me that if
> Roadmap is "a primary source document for the future of small bodies
> robotic and human exploration by NASA" then the theoretical basis of
> remote sensing, i.e. theory of dust and regolith particles interaction
> with electromagnetic radiation, should be there too.
>
> Ludmilla
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> Planetary Data System Group
> Department of Astronomy
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> University of Maryland
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