Discoveries in Planetary Sciencehttp://dps.aas.org/education/dpsdisc/ The Discovery Describe an unresolved question or mystery in a given research area, taking 1-2 bullets Introduce a new observation / result / news item that is relevant to the question Avoid the use of jargon, keeping in mind the audience of non- science major undergraduates Insert the most compelling image or graphic above and provide a caption here
Discoveries in Planetary Sciencehttp://dps.aas.org/education/dpsdisc/ The Underlying Planetary Science Describe the basic science behind the discovery Tie in with concepts likely to be taught in ‘Astronomy 101’ Insert an explanatory graphic above and a caption here
Discoveries in Planetary Sciencehttp://dps.aas.org/education/dpsdisc/ The Big Picture Describe the “big picture” implications of the discovery, including continued unresolved questions that might be addressed Insert a figure above that captures the context of the discovery in the broader field of planetary science, and enter a caption here.
Discoveries in Planetary Sciencehttp://dps.aas.org/education/dpsdisc/ For more information… Press Releases Website name (not URL) - date of release - “Title of Story” Images Image from Slide 1 courtesy of [SOURCE] Image from Slide 2 courtesy of [SOURCE] Source Articles (on-campus login may be required to access journals) Author et al., ‘Title’, Journal, volume(number), p. ## DOI: doi.number, year. Related Articles (on-campus login may be required to access journals) Author et al., ‘Title’, Journal, volume(number), p. ## DOI: doi.number, year. Prepared for the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society by [Your Name, David Brain, Nick Schneider] Released [DATE HERE]