LRO Plans for International Education & Public Outreach

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1 LRO Plans for International Education & Public Outreach Lunar Observational Technologies Across Ages & Cultures Cherilynn Morrow, SETI Institute Gordon Chin, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center 9 th ILEWG International Conference on Exploration and Utilization of the Moon Sorrento, Italy October 22-26, 2007

2 12/4/2007 NASA s Vision For Space Exploration LRO s Role The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is NASA s first step in returning humans to the Moon. LRO will create the LRO focuses on comprehensive atlas of the identifying safe landing Moon s features and sites, locates lunar resources necessary to resources, and studies how design and build the lunar the lunar radiation outpost. environment will affect humans. The LRO payload, comprised of six instruments and one technology demonstration, will provide unique and the most comprehensive data set ever returned from the Moon. LRO will create a program of national & international education & public outreach (E/PO) The LRO mission will enable future exploration and also return lunar data that will significantly advance lunar and planetary science.

3 Instrument Navigation/ Landing Site Safety Locate Resources Life in Space Environment CRaTER Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation High Energy Radiation Radiation effects on human tissue DLRE Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment Rock abundance Temperature Mineralogy LAMP Lyman Alpha Mapping Project Surface Ice Image Dark Craters LEND Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector Subsurface Hydrogen Enhancement Localization of Enhancement Neutron Radiation Environment LOLA Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter Slopes Topography/Rock Abundance Geodesy Simulation of Lighting Conditions Crater Topography Surface Ice Reflectivity LROC Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Rock hazards Small craters Polar Illumination Movies Mineralogy Mini-RF Technology Demonstration

4 Each LRO instrument has its own funded Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) Plan. Now an umbrella program is in the process of being funded by NASA HQ, and implemented by NASA Goddard and partners. The planning for the US national program is being led by Stephanie Stockman (Space Science Applications Inc GSFC). The preliminary planning for a new international E/PO program for LRO is currently being led by Cherilynn Morrow (via collaboration with the Education Division of the SETI Institute).

5 LRO Project Science Working Group Meeting (PSWG) convened representatives of many nations East West Center, University of Hawaii November 2006 Prof. Kato, KAGUYA Chief Scientist 12/4/2007 Prof. Mitrofanov, LRO LEND PI Bernard Foing ESA & ILEWG

6 International Education & Public Outreach Opportunities Opportunities: Many opportunities exist for international E/PO collaboration All cultures have strong relationship to the Moon Space agencies around the world are more attentive to E/PO Current new era of lunar exploration can engage a world wide audience through international cooperation in associated EPO efforts (e.g. leveraging efforts through work with The Planetary Society, International Space University, Space Gen, Young Lunar Explorers) Last 10 years of NASA investment in E/PO embedded in space science missions has developed a strong infrastructure for efficient nationwide dissemination of valuable materials (e.g. JAXA/NHK Earthrise images via NASA Museum Visualization Alliance) 12/4/2007

7 Coordination of International Education & Public Outreach (E/PO) Opportunities Obstacles: Numerous obstacles complicate E/PO coordination & cooperation among missions & nations. Space agencies are naturally constrained to serve their own national audience with no exchange of funding internationally Some valuable E/PO materials are copyrighted or proprietary Language barrier may limit leveraging of the world s collective lunar exploration effort Significant parts of the US population consider lunar exploration irrelevant or passé 12/4/2007

8 Options: A PROPOSED STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL LRO EPO COORDINATION derived from the results of the International EPO Breakout Group (C. Morrow, facilitator) at the November 2006 LRO Project Science Working Group Meeting in Honolulu, HI INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES & WORKING GROUPS Intl Planetarium Society Planetary Society Intl Lunar Exploration WG LRO Project Science WG AGU/EGU Etc.. INTERNATIONAL LUNAR MISSIONS LRO EPO GLOBALIZING EPO PROGRAMS SMART-1 s Images & Adopt-a-Crater SELENE s High-Definition TV images M 3 EPO for Chandrayaan European Student Moon Orbiter etc. INTERNATIONAL YEARS & DECADES GLOBE Networks of remote telescopes Lunar Student Imaging JPL s Visualization Alliance (Sci Centers & Planetariums) UN Basic Space Science in Developing Countries International Lunar Decade International Heliophysical Year & International Polar Year International Year of Planet Earth International Year of Astronomy

9 International Lunar Missions: Possibilities of Cross Cultural & International Education & Public Outreach International Space University Symposium February 2007 Strasbourg, FRANCE Lunar Observational Technologies Across Ages & Cultures Cherilynn Morrow, SETI Institute Gordon Chin, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center United States

10 SELENE Japan FLY me to the Moon Chandrayaan - 1 India Launched Sept 2007 To be launched in early 2008 Chang e - 1 China LRO USA To be launched Oct 2007! To be launched in late 2008

11 LRO has international partners IKI provides LEND instrument to LRO Russian student exchange with University of Maryland for LEND data analysis KAGUYA data exchange & coordination with LRO V-SAT farside gravity measurements Laser altimetry data for high latitudes HDTV images for education and public outreach (in works) KAGUYA launch blog for the Planetary Society SMART-1 LCROSS impact site characterization Education and public outreach cooperation Chandrayaan-1 has American-built instrumentation on board (e.g. M-cubed), and also an instrument similar to LRO s Mini-RF. 12/4/2007

12 JAXA & LRO supported a blog of the KAGUYA Launch for The Planetary Society Can we do more of this among the international missions for a broader world-wide audience? KAGUYA Launched 14 Sept 2007 Tanegashima, Japan

13 Launch of Japanese Lunar Probe SELENE (Nicknamed KAGUYA by the Japanese public after a fairy tale Moon Princess Kaguya-Hime) IN YOUR PROGRAM: URL for Cherilynn s KAGUYA LAUNCH BLOG Uhttp://

14 Tanegashima Space Center JAPAN

15 Launch of Japanese Lunar Probe SELENE (Nicknamed KAGUYA by the Japanese public) IN YOUR PROGRAM: URL for the KAGUYA LAUNCH BLOG Uhttp://

16 First test image of KAGUYA s HDTV camera 29 Oct 2007

17 KAGUYA HDTV Images for Education KAGUYA HDTV images for education and public outreach Amend existing LRO/KAGUYA agreement to include HDTV Facilitate distribution with existing and potential partners Museum Visualization Alliance (based at JPL) Google Moon (Space Act agreement with NASA Ames) WORLD WIND (NASA Ames Patrick Hogan) Japan to piggyback on existing agreement?) NOAA s Science-on-a-Sphere (headquartered in Boulder, CO) Tokyo-based Science and Emerging Technology Museum - Miraikan has SOS) Hyperwall mosaic of computer screens for full resolution data displays (LRO LROC E/PO partner at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago) 12/4/2007

18 A small camera aboard KAGUYA made this REAL image of the spacecraft s high-gain antenna with the Moon in the background. This is NOT an animated image. REAL spacecraft. REAL Moon. VERY cool! 5 Oct 2007.

19 Earth on lunar horizon from Russian Zond-8 spacecraft

20 Computer generated Earthset on the limb of the Moon from the Russian Zond-7 spacecraft on 9 August 1969

21 Images from Russian lunar rovers in the 1970 s

22 Russia Contributes to LRO with LEND This LRO instrument will detect neutrons from hydrogen on and beneath the lunar surface (e.g. water ice). Griffin (NASA) Perminov (Roskosmos) Mitrofanov & Chin meet the Russian press Signing of LEND Interim Agreement SPACE WEEK in Moscow - Oct 2007 Lunar Scientists by Sputnik model: David Smith (NASA GSFC) Maria Zuber (GRAIL) 22

23 FLY me to the Moon October Chang e [pronounced CHAANG-GUER ] China s program for lunar exploration The Chang'e-I moon probe will likely be launched NEXT WEEK (24-25 Oct 2007) from a space centre near the south-western city of Xichang in Sichuan province.

24 Ancient Stone Carvings of Moon, Sun & Stars Ancient Observatory, Beijing CHINA

25 FLY me to the Moon Modern Exploration Naked Eye Observations

26 FLY me to the Moon Chandrayaan-1 is India s Lunar Mission The Chandrayaan program held an international competition for its instrumentation.

27 LRO international EPO DRAFT Objectives OBJECTIVE 1. To engage the interest and attention of a broader international audience for lunar exploration and the LRO mission. OBJECTIVE 2. To support American science educators and public outreach professionals in understanding the LRO mission and LRO-related science in the fuller international, cross-cultural, and historical context of lunar exploration. 12/4/2007

28 Tactics to achieve international EPO draft objectives 12/4/ Coordinate carefully with GSFC Education, Public Affairs, LRO Project, and LRO EPO program. 2. Attend a strategic collection of international meetings that provide high-leverage opportunities for meeting, communicating, and exploring collaborative possibilities with international partners (e.g. LRO PSWG, ILEWG, ISU, Space Week celebrations, lunar mission events). 3. Identify events in other countries of interest to US citizens 4. Identify EPO products, activities, and opportunities that make meaningful links among multi-cultural traditions, naked-eye observations, and modern exploration of the Moon, and would be of interest to US citizens and international audiences.

29 Use of Educational Modalities that are Trans-Cultural Taking Advantage of Pervasive Teachable Moments WHAT TIME OF DAY DOES A FULL MOON RISE? WHY DOES THE MOON RISE LATER EACH DAY?

30 AAS conference State Park with at-risk students Educational research & pilot testing in a 7 th grade classroom Clark Planetarium & Science Center Navajo Educator Workshop

31 Good Evening! Welcome to Cherilynn Morrow Doug Roche for the Western Alliance Conference of Planetariums Lincoln, Nebraska Thursday 14 September 2006 Ron Bland Kevin Smith Check out Dr. Cherilynn Morrow, Astronomy Chanteuse Doug Roche, piano Ron Bland, bass Kevin Smith, drums 8 pm sponsored by the and by Mueller Planetarium AVI Konica-Minolta

32 In the summer of 1996 human habitation on Earth made a subtle, uncelebrated passage from being mostly rural to being mostly urban Quotation from the book Small Wonders by Barbara Kingsolver More than half of humans now live in cities. The natural habitat of our species, then, officially, is steel, pavement, street lights, architecture

33 Why the Moon? The Moon is accessible to ALL Humans First quarter Moonset Hong Kong Moonrise Taji, IRAQ Moonrise Sierra Mountains, USA

34 Summary Important initial steps taken Important to keep the momentum of the LRO PSWG going Keep on talking to as many international missions and organizations as possible Meeting report published in Chin, Keller and Morrow, Lunar Planetary Information Bulletin, May 2007, Issue 110, downloadable at: newsletters/lpib/lpib110.pdf 12/4/2007