New Astromaterials Data Available through Astromat's Synthesis Database
The Astromaterials Data System's Synthesis Database has been updated and now includes over 1.2M analytical data points. The new analytical data made available are mainly from meteorites. We've also released an updated version of the Astromaterials Data System Search application that allows users to filter and search for astromaterials sample data based on analytical method, sample type, chemical variables, and more. Feel free to provide us with any feedback at info@astromat.org as you check out the new data and application features!
Astromaterials Data System Dec. 2022 Update
The Astromaterials Data System Dec. 2022 Update is now available. Subscribe to our Astromaterials Data System Community mailing list here!
AstroMat @ AGU Fall Meeting 2022
- Look for the Astromaterials table at the NASA exhibit booth. AstroMat team members will be there on Tuesday and Wednesday from 2-6 PM. Come say hello and pick up some fun swag after you've snagged your NASA calendar! Many thanks to JSC Astromaterials for sharing this space with us.
- On Friday at 11:30 AM, AstroMat PI, Kerstin Lehnert, will be giving the invited talk "Archiving Astromaterials Samples Data from NASA Sample-Return Missions" in session IN53A.
NASA Special Study Report on the Requirements for Archiving Astromaterials Samples Data Published
In March 2022, NASA commissioned the Astromaterials Data Archiving (ADA) Special Study to gather requirements for the archiving of astromaterials samples data that can fulfill the demands of NASA’s Open Science and data archiving policies, international repository standards, and FAIR principles. The Special Study gathered, analyzed, and synthesized the perspectives of diverse members of the astromaterials samples data community. Access the Special Study Report here.
AstroMat Search Application v2.2 Released
AstroMat's large data synthesis that contain compositional data for NASA's astromaterials collections can be accessed and explored online via the AstroMat Search Application. Version 2.2 of the application was released earlier this year with improvements for variable selections and an optional guided walk through. Please check it out and provide feedback on usability or available content.
Special Study Report on the Requirements for Archiving Astromaterials Samples Data
In March 2022, NASA commissioned the Astromaterials Data Archiving (ADA) Special Study to gather requirements for the archiving of astromaterials data from sample-return missions and other samples astromaterials such as meteorites, that can fulfill the demands of NASA’s Open Science and data archiving policies, international repository standards, and respond to the needs outlined in the Sample Analysis Appendix to the OSIRIS-REx Data Management Plan. The ADA Special Study produced a preliminary report that was submitted to NASA on August 3, 2022, to seek feedback from NASA SMD prior to preparing an Implementation Plan that is based on the recommendations of this report. The Special Study investigated the current state of the astromaterials samples data ecosystem, and gathered, analyzed, and synthesized the perspectives of diverse members of the astromaterials samples data community to define the requirements for archiving astromaterials samples data.
Downs, R. R., Lehnert, K. A., Mays, J., 2022. Special Study Report on the Requirements for Archiving Astromaterials Samples Data, Version 1.0. Interdisciplinary Earth Data Alliance (IEDA). https://doi.org/10.26022/IEDA/112690