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Appendix B

List of Planetary Science Community
White Papers Contributed

One of the defining features of a decadal survey is broad community participation. One of the most important ways to ensure that the planetary science community played a major role in providing input to this report was the creation of a mechanism by which individuals and groups of individual researchers could submit white papers directly to the Committee on the Planetary Science Decadal Survey. White papers on all topics of relevance to the survey were strongly encouraged, and the community was made aware of this through community newsletters, open letters to the community distributed using several relevant e-mail explorers, and personal solicitations during town hall meetings.

To facilitate document management, several submission guidelines were imposed. These included of a seven-page limit (in a pre-specified format), the requirement for transmission to the committee by a specific individual (the submitting author) through a special National Research Council (NRC) website, and a submission deadline of September 15, 2009; the deadline was set to ensure that all contributions were available for consideration and discussion no later than during the second meetings of both the steering group and the five panels.

Everyone in the planetary science community was encouraged to author white papers. However, members of the committee’s steering group and the chairs of panels were discouraged from doing so on the grounds that they should maintain a degree of impartiality.

In total, the committee received 199 white papers, which are listed below, arranged alphabetically by last name of the submitting (lead) author. Most, but not all papers, had multiple authors. Indeed, multiple authorship was specifically encouraged by the committee on the grounds that consensus is more compelling than a single viewpoint. To facilitate consensus and to advertise what white papers were in preparation, the Lunar and Planetary Institute established a website on which potential authors could state their intention to draft a white paper on a specific topic and thus acquire co-authors. Some individual white papers attracted a hierarchy of authors, co-authors, supporters, and endorsers—sometimes running into the hundreds. The committee made no attempt to keep track of the identities and affiliations of those individuals whose only contribution to a particular document was to add their name to it. The committee was able to determine that 1,669 unique individuals were authors or co-authors of at least one white paper (Table B.1). For comparison, some 380 individuals contributed 24 white papers in support of the NRC’s first planetary decadal survey process (see Appendix B in National Research Council, New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy, The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2003).

The energy, financial resources, and time devoted by the planetary community to this process is both gratifying to the committee and clear evidence of a broad desire among those in the community to openly discuss and

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: List of Planetary Science Community White Papers Contributed." National Research Council. 2011. Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13117.
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TABLE B.1 Institutional Distribution of Authors and Co-Authors of White Papers Contributed in Support of the Planetary Decadal Survey for 2013-2022

Affiliation United States International Total
Academia 494 167 661
Research and nonprofit institutions 202 71 273
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) 245 245
NASA centers (excluding JPL) 234 234
Other U.S. government agencies 31 31
Foreign government agencies 98 98
Industry 93 6 99
Other/not specified/unknown 27 1 28
Total 1,326 343 1,669

to set priorities to guide the community’s future activities related to the study of the solar system and planetary systems in general.

Following is the list of lead authors and titles of the white papers submitted to the committee in support of the planetary science decadal survey.

Mian M. Abbas, Global Distributions of Gas and Dust in the Lunar Atmosphere from Solar Infrared Absorption Measurements with a Fourier Transform Spectrometer

Mian M. Abbas, Importance of Measurements of Charging Properties of Individual Submicron Size Lunar Dust Grains

Paul A. Abell, Goals and Priorities for the Study of Centaurs and Trans-Neptunian Objects in the Next Decade

Paul A. Abell, Scientific Investigation of Near-Earth Objects via the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle

C. Agnor, The Exploration of Neptune and Triton

Charles Alcock, Whipple: Exploring the Solar System Beyond Neptune Using a Survey for Occultations of Bright Stars

Mark Allen, Astrobiological Research Priorities for Titan

Ariel D. Anbar, Astrobiology Research Priorities for Mercury, Venus and the Moon

Robert F. Arentz, NEO Survey: An Efficient Search for Near-Earth Objects by an IR Observatory in a Venus- like Orbit

James W. Ashley, The Scientific Rationale for Studying Meteorites Found on Other Worlds

Sami W. Asmar, Planetary Radio Science: Investigations of Interiors, Surfaces, Atmospheres, Rings and Environments

David H. Atkinson, Entry Probe Missions to the Giant Planets

Jeffrey L. Bada, Seeking Signs of Life on Mars: In Situ Investigations as Prerequisites to Sample Return Missions

Kevin H. Baines, Venus Atmospheric Explorer New Frontiers Concept

Tibor Balint, Technologies for Future Venus Exploration

Bruce Banerdt, The Rationale for a Long-Lived Geophysical Network Mission To Mars

Patricia M. Beauchamp, Technologies for Outer Planet Missions: A Companion to the Outer Planet Assessment Group (OPAG) Strategic Exploration White Paper

Dana E. Beckman, SOFIA Planetary Science Vision

Reta Beebe, Data Management, Preservation and the Future of PDS

Torsten Bondo, Preliminary Design of an Advanced Mission to Pluto

Lars Borg, A Consensus Vision for Mars Sample Return

Alan Boss, Astrobiology Research Priorities for Exoplanets

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: List of Planetary Science Community White Papers Contributed." National Research Council. 2011. Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13117.
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William F. Bottke, Exploring the Bombardment History of the Moon

Sarah E. Braden, Unexplored Areas of the Moon: Non-Mare Domes

Daniel Britt, Asteroids

Linda R. Brown, Laboratory Spectroscopy to Support Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Composition

Mark A. Bullcock, The Venus Science and Technology Definition Team Flagship Mission Study

Bonnie J. Buratti, The Small Satellites of the Solar System

Jack Burns, Science from the Moon: The NASA NLSI Lunar University Network for Astrophysics Research (LUNAR)

Bruce A. Campbell, Exploring the Shallow Subsurface of Mars with Imaging Radar: Scientific Promise and Technical Rationale

Julie C. Castillo-Rogez, Laboratory Studies in Support of Planetary Geophysics

Andrew Cheng, Binary and Multiple Systems

Vincent Chevrier, Laboratory Measurements in Support of Present and Future Missions to Mars

Karla B. Clark, Europa Jupiter System Mission

Michael R. Collier, Global Imaging of Solar Wind-Planetary Body Interactions Using Soft X-ray Cameras

Geoffrey C. Collins, Ganymede Science Questions and Future Exploration

Pamela G. Conrad, Geochronology and Mars Exploration

John F. Cooper, Space Weathering Impact on Solar System Surfaces and Mission Science

Athena Coustenis, Future in Situ Balloon Exploration of Titan’s Atmosphere and Surface

William B.C. Crandall, A Decadal Shift: From Space Exploration Science to Space Utilization Science

Ian A. Crawford, The Scientific Rationale for Renewed Human Exploration of the Moon

Arlin Crotts, On Lunar Volatiles and Their Importance to Resource Utilization and Lunar Science

Andrew Daga, Lunar and Martian Lava Tube Exploration as Part of an Overall Scientific Study

J.B. Dalton, Recommended Laboratory Studies in Support of Planetary Science

Andrew M. Davis, Development of Capabilities and Instrumentation for Curation and Analysis of Returned Samples

Charles D. Edwards, Jr., Relay Orbiters for Enhancing and Enabling Mars in Situ Exploration

Larry W. Esposito, Mission Concept: Venus in Situ Explorer (VISE)

Ashley Espy, Interplanetary Dust

Jack Farmer, Astrobiology Research and Technology Priorities for Mars

Bill Farrel, The Lunar Dust Exosphere: The Extreme Case of an Inner Planetary Atmosphere

Leigh N. Fletcher, Jupiter Atmospheric Science in the Next Decade

Jonathan J. Fortney, Planetary Formation and Evolution Revealed with Saturn Entry Probe

Friedmann Freund, Previously Overlooked/Ignored Electronic Charge Carriers in Rocks

Marc Fries, Extralunar Materials in Lunar Regolith

Ian Garrick-Bethell, Ensuring United States Competitiveness in the 21st Century Global Economy with a Long- Term Lunar Exploration Program

James B. Garvin, Venus: Constraining Crustal Evolution from Orbit via High-Resolution Geophysical and Geological Reconnaissance

Barry Geldzahler, Future Plans for the Deep Space Network

Jon D. Giorgini, Radar Astrometry of Small Bodies: Detection, Characterization, Trajectory Prediction, and Hazard Assessment

John Grant, Future Mars Landing Site Selection Activities

Robert E. Grimm, Electromagnetic Sounding of Solid Planets and Satellites

David H. Grinspoon, Comparative Planetary Climate Studies

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: List of Planetary Science Community White Papers Contributed." National Research Council. 2011. Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13117.
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Eberhard Grun, In-Situ Mass Spectrometry of Atmosphereless Planetary Objects

William M. Grundy, Exploration Strategy for the Ice Dwarf Planets

M. Gudipati, Laboratory Studies for Planetary Sciences

Jasper S. Halekas, Determining the Origins of Lunar Remanent Crustal Magnetism

Kevin P. Hand, An Astrobiological Lens on Planetary System Science

Kevin P. Hand, Astrobiology Priorities for Planetary Science Flight Missions

Candice J. Hansen, Neptune Science with Argo—A Voyage Through the Outer Solar System

Candice J. Hansen, Triton Science with Argo—A Voyage Through the Outer Solar System

Walter Harris, Solar System Suborbital Research: A Vital Investment in Scientific Techniques, Technology and Investigators of Space Exploration in the 21st Century

Samad Hayati, Strategic Technology Development for Future Mars Missions

Michael Hecht, The Microstructure of the Martian Surface

Michael Hecht, Next Steps in Mars Polar Science

Charles A. Hibbitts, Stratospheric Balloon Missions for Planetary Science

Robert Hodyss, Recommended Laboratory Studies in Support of Planetary Science: Surface Chemistry of Icy Bodies

Mark Hofstadter, The Atmospheres of the Ice Giants, Uranus and Neptune

Mark Hofstadter, The Case for a Uranus Orbiter

Steven D. Howe, The Mars Hopper: Long Range Mobile Platform Powered by Martian In-Situ Resources

T.A. Hurford, The Case for an Enceladus New Frontiers Mission

Dana M. Hurley, Lunar Polar Volatiles and Associated Processes

Naoya Imae, Supporting the Sample Return from Mars

Bruce M. Jakosky, Are There Signs of Life on Mars? A Scientific Rationale for a Mars Sample-Return Campaign as the Next Step in Solar System Exploration

Jeffrey R. Johnson, The Importance of a Planetary Cartography Program: Status and Recommendations for NASA 2013-2023

Jeffrey R. Johnson, Summary of the Mars Science Goals, Objectives, Investigations, and Priorities

Bradley L. Jolliff, Constraining Solar System Impact History and Evolution of the Terrestrial Planets with Exploration of Samples from the Moon’s South Pole-Aitken Basin

Thomas Jones, Strengthening U.S. Exploration Policy via Human Expeditions to Near-Earth Objects

Rhawn Joseph, Life on Earth Came from Other Planets

Rhawn Joseph, Life on Earth Came from Other Planets: Summary

Michael Kavaya, Mars Orbiting Pulsed Doppler Wind Lidar for Characterization of Wind and Dust

Robert M. Kelso, Proposal for a Lunar Exploration/Science Campaign: A Commercially-Leveraged, Science- Focused, Lunar Exploration Program

Mohammed O. Khan, The Importance of Utilizing and Developing Radioisotope Electric Propulsion for Missions Beyond Saturn

Krishan K. Khurana, Lunar Science with ARTEMIS: A Journey from the Moon’s Exosphere to Its Core

Georgiana Kramer, The Lunar Swirls

Kimberly R. Kuhlman, Tumbleweed: A New Paradigm for Surveying the Surface of Mars

E. Robert Kursinski, Dual Satellite Mars Climate and Chemistry Mission Concept

Dante S. Lauretta, Astrobiology Research Priorities for Primitive Asteroids

Samuel J. Lawrence, Sampling the Age Extremes of Lunar Volcanism

Lawrence G. Lemke, Heavier Than Air Vehicles for Titan Exploration

Robert J. Lillis, Mars’s Ancient Dynamo and Crustal Remanent Magnetism

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: List of Planetary Science Community White Papers Contributed." National Research Council. 2011. Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13117.
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Sanjay S. Limaye, Venus Atmosphere: Major Questions and Required Observations

Amy S. Lo, Secondary Payloads Using the LCROSS Architecture

David J. Loftus, Chemical Reactivity of Lunar Dust Relevant to Human Exploration of the Moon

Ralph D. Lorenz, The Case for a Titan Geophysical Network Mission

Jonathan I. Lunine, Saturn’s Titan: A Strict Test for Life’s Cosmic Ubiquity

Jonathan I. Lunine, The Science of Titan and Its Future Exploration

Edward R. Martinez, Thermal Protection System Sensors

Michael D. Max, Is a Resource-Mars a Stepping-Stone to Human Exploration of the Solar System?

William B. McKinnon, Exploration Strategy for the Outer Planets 2013-2022: Goals and Priorities

Stephen M. Merkowitz, The Moon as a Test Body for General Relativity

Scott Messenger, Sample Return from Primitive Asteroids and Comets

Richard S. Miller, Lunar Occultation Observer (LOCO): A Nuclear Astrophysics All-Sky Survey Mission Concept Using the Moon as a Platform for Science

Michael A. Mischna, Atmospheric Science Research Priorities for Mars

Yasunori Miura, Lunar Fluids from Carbon and Chlorine Contents of the Apollo Lunar Samples

Saumitra Mukherjee, Effect of Star-Burst on Sun-Earth Environment

Scott L. Murchie, The Scientific Rational for Robotic Exploration of Phobos and Deimos

John F. Mustard, Seeking Signs of Life on a Terrestrial Planet: An Integrated Strategy for the Next Decade of Mars Exploration

John F. Mustard, Why Mars Remains a Compelling Target for Planetary Exploration

Clive R. Neal, Developing Sample Return Technology Using the Earth’s Moon as a Testing Ground

Clive R. Neal, The Lunar Exploration Roadmap

Clive R. Neal, The Rationale for Deployment of a Long-Lived Geophysical Network on the Moon

Clive R. Neal, Why the Moon Is Important for Solar System Science

Connor A. Nixon, Titan’s Greenhouse Effect and Climate: Lessons from the Earth’s Cooler Cousin

Robert J. Noble, New Opportunities for Outer Solar System Science Using Radioisotope Electric Propulsion

E.Z. Noe Dobrea, Near-Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy of the Surface of Mars at Meter-Scales to Constrain the Geological Origin of Hydrous Alteration Products, Identify Candidate Sites and Samples for Future In Situ and Sample Return Missions, and Guide Rover Operations

Michael C. Nolan, Imaging of Near-Earth Asteroids

Michael C. Nolan, Near-Earth Objects

Julian Nott, Advanced Titan Balloon Design Concepts

Julian Nott, Titan’s Unique Attraction: It Is an Ideal Destination for Humans

Brian J. O’Brien, Indicative Basic Issues About Lunar Dust in the Lunar Environment

David Y. Oh, Single Launch Architecture for Potential Mars Sample Return Mission Using Electric Propulsion

Glenn S. Orton, Earth-Based Observational Support for Spacecraft Exploration of Outer-Planet Atmospheres

Glenn S. Orton, Saturn Atmospheric Science in the Next Decade

Robert T. Pappalardo, Science of the Europa Jupiter System Mission

Cynthia B. Phillips, Exploration of Europa

Carlé M. Pieters, The Scientific Context for the Exploration of the Moon

Andrew Pohorille, Limits of Terrestrial Life in Space

Oleksandr Potashko, Atmosphere as Sign of Life

Lisa Pratt, Mars Astrobiology Explorer-Cacher (MAX-C): A Potential Rover Mission for 2018

Olga Prieto-Ballesteros, Astrobiology in Europa and Jupiter System Mission (EJSM)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: List of Planetary Science Community White Papers Contributed." National Research Council. 2011. Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13117.
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Scot C.R. Rafkin, The Value of Landed Meteorological Investigations on Mars: The Next Advance for Climate Science

Andreas Rathke, Testing for the Pioneer Anomaly on a Pluto Exploration Mission

J. Edmund Riedel, A Survey of Technologies Necessary for the Next Decade of Small Body and Planetary Exploration

Andrew S. Rivkin, The Case for Ceres: Report to the Planetary Science Decadal Survey Committee

Andrew S. Rivkin, The Trojan Asteroids: Keys to Many Locks

Thomas Ruedas, Seismological Investigations of Mars’s Deep Interior

S.W. Ruff, Laboratory Studies in Support of Planetary Surface Composition Investigations

John D. Rummel, Planetary Protection for Planetary Science and Exploration

Erin L. Ryan, The TRACER Mission: A Proposed Trojan and Centaur Flyby Mission

Scott A. Sandford, The Comet Coma Rendezvous Sample Return (CCRSR) Mission Concept—The Next Step Beyond Stardust

Robert Schingler, ROSI—Return on Science Investment: A System for Mission Evaluation Based on Maximizing Science

Harrison H. Schmitt, Geopolitical Context of Lunar Exploration and Settlement

Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Field Geological Exploration

Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Helium-3 Fusion Resource Distribution

Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Pyroclastic Deposits and the Origin of the Moon

Harrison H. Schmitt, Observations Necessary for Useful Global Climate Models

Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Astrobiology Research Priorities for the Outer Solar System

Susanne P. Schwenzer, The Importance of (Noachian) Impact Craters as Windows to the Sub-Surface and as Potential Hosts of Life

Amalie Sinclair, Lunar Light—Planetary Renewal—A Holistic Viewpoint

Mark Skidmore, Planetary Science and Astrobiology: Cold Habitats for Life in the Solar System

David E. Smith, A Budget Phasing Approach to Europa Jupiter System Mission Science

Michael D. Smith, Mars Trace Gas Mission: Scientific Goals and Measurement Objectives

Sue Smrekar, Venus Exploration Goals, Objectives, Investigations, and Priorities

George Sonneborn, Study of Planetary Systems and Solar System Objects with JWST

Linda J. Spilker, Cassini-Huygens Solstice Mission

Linda J. Spilker, Neptune Ring Science with Argo—A Voyage Through the Outer Solar System

John A. Stansberry, KBO Science with Argo—A Voyage Through the Outer Solar System

Andrew Steele, Astrobiology Sample Acquisition and Return

Douglas Stetson, Mars Exploration 2016-2032: Rationale and Principles for a Strategic Program

Nathan Strange, Astrodynamics Research and Analysis Funding

Tore Straume, Solar Radiation Output: Reading the Record of Lunar Rocks

James T. Struck, Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Physics Arbitrary—Could Be Awarded to Almost Anyone Who Has Worked in the Fields

James T. Struck, Some Anthropology of Humans in Space

David R. Thompson, Onboard Science Data Analysis: Implications for Future Missions

Matthew S. Tiscareno, Rings Research in the Next Decade

Timothy N. Titus, Mars Polar Science for the Next Decade

Alan Tokunaga, The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

Wesley A. Traub, Exoplanets and Solar System Exploration

Allan H. Treiman, Groundbreaking Sample Return from Mars: The Next Giant Leap in Understanding the Red Planet

Allan H. Treiman, Sample Return from Earth’s Moon

Allan H. Treiman, Venus Geochemistry: Progress, Prospects, and Future Missions

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: List of Planetary Science Community White Papers Contributed." National Research Council. 2011. Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13117.
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Peter Tsou, A Case for Life, Enceladus Flyby Sample Return

Steve Vance, Icy Satellite Processes in the Solar System: A Plurality of Worlds

Ethiraj Venkatapathy, Thermal Protection System Technologies for Enabling Future Mars/Titan Science Missions

Ethiraj Venkatapathy, Thermal Protection System Technologies for Enabling Future Sample Return Missions

Ethiraj Venkatapathy, Thermal Protection System Technologies for Enabling Future Venus Exploration

Ethiraj Venkatapathy, Thermal Protection System Technologies for Enabling Outer Planet Missions

Janet Vertesi, Sociological Considerations for the Success of Planetary Exploration Missions

J. Hunter Waite, Jr., Titan Lake Probe

James D. Walker, Active Seismology of Asteroids Through Impact and/or Blast Loading

Harold A. Weaver, Goals and Priorities for the Study of Comets in the Next Decade (2011-2020)

Anthony Wesley, Ground-Based Support for Solar-System Exploration: Continuous Coverage Visible Light Imaging of Solar System Objects from a Network of Ground-Based Observatories

David A. Williams, Future Io Exploration for 2013-2022 and Beyond, Part 1: Justification and Science Objectives

David A. Williams, Future Io Exploration for 2013-2022 and Beyond, Part 2: Recommendations for Missions

James G. Williams, Lunar Science and Lunar Laser Ranging

Paul Withers, The Ionosphere of Mars and Its Importance for Climate Evolution

Michael H. Wong, A Dedicated Space Observatory for Time-Domain Solar System Science

Tsun-Yee Yan, Radiation Facts and Mitigation Strategies for the JEO Mission

Roger V. Yelle, Prebiotic Atmospheric Chemistry on Titan

Eliot F. Young, Balloon-Borne Telescopes for Planetary Science: Imaging and Photometry

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: List of Planetary Science Community White Papers Contributed." National Research Council. 2011. Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13117.
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