Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP170102529
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Exploring solar system origins with the Desert Fireball Network. This project aims to explore the science delivered by the Desert Fireball Network (DFN), a continent-wide facility comprising dozens of observatories across remote and regional Australia, tracking material entering the atmosphere. Meteorites record early solar system processes, but there is no constraint on where they come from. Precise orbits for recovered meteorites can solve that problem. This project will use the largest dataset of fireball orbits ever acquired, while a supercomputer imagery archive provides a way-back machine for researchers. DFN tracking of satellites, debris re-entry and overseas rocket launches directly benefits Australian national security and a mature outreach programme aims to deliver the outcomes of this research to the public.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2017
End Date: 06-2020
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $437,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Planetary Science (excl. Extraterrestrial Geology) | Geology | Extraterrestrial Geology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Emerging Defence Technologies | Integrated Systems |
