Table of Contents

Below on the left is the table of contents containing links to all of the science and outreach sections of the proposal. On the right are links to the relevant supplementary material document(s). You will also find these links embedded within the text of the proposal, allowing you to go directly from proposal text to supplementary text. For proprietary reasons, these are the only sections available on the web. For the remainder of the proposal, consult the hardcopy.

 

Fact Sheet

Executive Summary

1. Scientific Goals and Objectives

 Web Document
1.A. Introduction and Mission Summary
 
1.B. Need for this Mission; Value to Planetary Science A,B
 
1.C. Specific Measurement Objectives: What They Prove
    1.C.1. Introduction
    1.C.2. Volatile Elements; Implications for Planetary Atmospheres A
    Box 1-2. The Importance of Oxygen Isotopes A
    1.C.3. Lunar N Isotopes A
    1.C.4. Tests of Fundamental Assumptions C, D, E, F
       1.C.4.a. Fractionations of Sun/nebula relative to our parent molecular cloud C
       1.C.4.b. Are solar photosphere and solar nebula compositions different? D
          i) Relation to meteorite isotope anomalies A
          ii) Tests for volatile element fractionations A
       1.C.4.c. Do photosphere and initial bulk Sun compositions differ? F
    1.C.5. Constraints on Solar Processes and History
       1.C.5.a. History of the Sun from lunar samples A
       1.C.5.b. Solar surface nuclear reactions E
 
1.D. Are There Differences Between Solar Wind and Solar Composition?
    1.D.1. Elemental Fractionation H
       1.D.1.a. Solar wind regimes G
    1.D.2. Correcting for FIT Elemental Fractionation H
    1.D.3. Isotopic Fractionation H
 
1.E. Relation to Other Missions
    1.E.1. Complementarity of Sample Return and in situ Measurements
    1.E.2. Can Genesis Objectives be Accomplished by Stardust?
    1.E.3. Relation to Galileo Probe Results
 

2. Science Implementation
2.A. Science Requirements
    2.A.1. Science Requirements Document (SRD) SRD
    2.A.2. Required Precision and Accuracy
    2.A.3. Science Performance Floor
 
2.B. Instruments
    2.B.1. Concentrator K
    2.B.2. Solar Wind Monitors L
    2.B.3. Collector Arrays
       2.B.3.a. Array design
       2.B.3.b. Collector area
       2.B.3.c. Array deployment
       2.B.3.d. Science canister
    2.B.4. Advanced Analytical Instrument Facilities (AAIF)
       2.B.4.a. Strawman AAIF payload
       2.B.4.b. Selection of facilities
 
2.C. Sample Analysis Plans
    2.C.1. Early Science Return
       2.C.2. Sample Allocation Plan
       2.C.3. Curation
       2.C.4. Compatibility of Stardust and Genesis in the Curatorial Facility
 
2.D. Materials M
    2.D.1. Bulk Purity
    2.D.2. Surface Contamination
       2.D.2.a. Collector material surfaces.
       2.D.2.b. In-flight contamination. O, P
    2.D.3. Micrometeorite Background N
    2.D.4. Thermal and Radiation Damage Issues
 
2.E. Methods of Analysis I, J
 
2.F. Science Team
 

3. Education, Outreach, Technology, and Small Disadvantaged Business Plan

Outreach Overview
 
Education and Public Outreach (EPO)
Small & Disadvantaged Businesses & Minority Institutions
Technology Program

 

 

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