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The Cosmochemistry Program (CCP) supports scientific investigations that are cosmochemical in nature
that may involve laboratory studies of a variety of extraterrestrial materials (meteorites, cosmic dust, and lunar samples);
or that are aimed at understanding the geochemical nature of the solar system bodies (planets, satellites including the Earth's Moon, and small solar system bodies);
or studies concerned with the formation and chemical development of the solar system.
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Goals of this program are to support cosmochemical research projects that increase the understanding of the origin of the solar system,
and the processes by which its planets and small bodies have evolved to their present state;
and/or yield direct information about the formation of the solar system, the exact time scales for planetary formation and history,
the nature and development of planetary surfaces,
and the past activity of the Sun and cosmic rays. |
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NASA is particularly interested in proposals for sample research projects that closely support its activities for exploring the solar system; determining its nature, origin, and history; and/or that contribute to the development of techniques to further such exploration. Individual investigations may involve direct measurements of physical and chemical properties, or research efforts that contribute new data, that analyze and synthesize existing data, or that combine both kinds of activities.
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Cosmochemistry is one of the research programs funded
by
NASA's
Science Mission Directorate.
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