Jacob Bleacher: Goddard Space Flight Center 2016 Humans to Mars Summit Collaborators: Remote, In Situ & Syncrotron Studies for Science and Exploration (RIS 4 E) team of NASA’s Solar System Exploration Virtual Institute (SSERVI) at Stony Brook University NASA’s Johnson Space Center, ARES Directorate PLANNING FOR FIELD SCIENCE ON MARS WITH FIELD SCIENCE ON EARTH PLANNING FOR FIELD SCIENCE ON MARS WITH FIELD SCIENCE ON EARTH

Process 2 km RemoteSensingMappingModeling Field Work (?) Ground Truth Morphology 400 m Mars

METHODSMETHODS New scienceNew science  Fundamental science questions serve as basis for understanding how to operate elsewhere Evaluate role of new technologiesEvaluate role of new technologies  Handheld/portable instruments for in situ measurements  How they integrate with the larger architecture Recommendations for operations, technology development and training of crewRecommendations for operations, technology development and training of crew Science New Technology Recommendations For Future Missions Robonaut using XRF during DRATS

Kīlauea 20 km Mauna Loa Hualalai Mauna Kea Kohala RIS 4 E FIELD SITE: Southwest Rift Zone of Kīlauea Volcano RIS 4 E field team building on 7 years of NASA- funded research to study physical volcanology & characterize chemistry & mineralogy of lava and alteration products RIS 4 E field site 4

Objective: develop basic operations timeline including currently existing portable, in situ instrumentsObjective: develop basic operations timeline including currently existing portable, in situ instruments Objective: compare results of in situ data with laboratory dataObjective: compare results of in situ data with laboratory data Objective: characterize chemistry/mineralogyObjective: characterize chemistry/mineralogy Objective: Evaluate accuracy of portable instruments in labObjective: Evaluate accuracy of portable instruments in lab Journalism students participated in all field operationsJournalism students participated in all field operations FIELD OPERATIONS Crew Instrument teams Journalists

AIRBORNE OBSERVATIONS Kites provide airborne view of siteKites provide airborne view of site Produce high resolution context image mosaicsProduce high resolution context image mosaics Also produce high resolution DTMs of field siteAlso produce high resolution DTMs of field site Kite Team Crew

AIRBORNE OBSERVATIONS Crew Path Rover Mosaic Tie Points Create local image mosaics and topographic mapsCreate local image mosaics and topographic maps Plot crew path, sample locations and provide local contextPlot crew path, sample locations and provide local context

CONTACT INSTRUMENTS Contact instruments enable high spatial resolution, in situ mapping of geochemical variabilityContact instruments enable high spatial resolution, in situ mapping of geochemical variability Rock chemistryRock chemistry Alteration products & coatingsAlteration products & coatings Contact measurements also provide ground truth from which broad FOV spectral data interpretation is enhancedContact measurements also provide ground truth from which broad FOV spectral data interpretation is enhanced Real time sample selection informationReal time sample selection information TIR classification map

DATA ACCESSIBILITY Use of wearable computers EVAIS Assessing timelines related to use of instruments helps to define the right questions and collect useful field dataAssessing timelines related to use of instruments helps to define the right questions and collect useful field data How should crew time be spent and how much access to their data do they need in real time?How should crew time be spent and how much access to their data do they need in real time?

SUITPORTS Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV)

SPACE EXPLORATION VEHICLE SUITPORTS Desert Research And Technology Tests (DRATS)

SUITS / BACKPACKS Pressurized Before 2008 Unpressurized Lightweight Mockup 2009 Shirt-sleeve Ventilated Mockup 2008

MICROGRAVITY Operations in transit or on the Moons of Mars

FIELD GEOLOGY TRAINING Teaching / Field CampsTeaching / Field Camps Field AssistantsField Assistants Integrated Analog TestsIntegrated Analog Tests * Includes candidates and senior members of Astronaut Office, managers & engineers Field camps Field tests Field assistant

CONCLUSIONS Use the time we have now to:Use the time we have now to: –Determine what technologies are needed –Develop necessary new technology –Learn how these new technologies will best be integrated together –Evaluate operational procedures for new & integrated technology –Ensure that all stakeholders are prepared for this fusion DRATS 2009 Apollo 16

VALUE Provides realistic mission environment from which the next generation (currently in work force) can learn from predecessorsProvides realistic mission environment from which the next generation (currently in work force) can learn from predecessors Provides links between NASA and next generation of explorers (students)Provides links between NASA and next generation of explorers (students) Answers questions about how best to design future missionsAnswers questions about how best to design future missions Engage the publicEngage the public 2010, EVA Station chosen by public