Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP230100301

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP230100301

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Expanding the Foundation of Planetary Science. Our understanding of the Solar System is based on a foundation of meteorite analyses. Knowing their orbital origin provides a critical spatial context, but we have this data for <0.1% of samples. This project aims to address this issue. There are 66 meteorite falls across Australia with orbits determined by the Desert Fireball Network that await recovery - more than the current global dataset. This project expects to generate new knowledge by applying an innovative search methodology using drones and machine learning. Expected outcomes include dramatically increasing the number of orbital meteorites. This should provide significant benefits. By linking meteorites to their parent asteroids every rock becomes a small sample-return mission.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2023

End Date: 31-12-2025

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $616,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Planetary science (excl. solar system and planetary geology) | Astronomical sciences | Machine learning not elsewhere classified |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Astronomical sciences | Autonomous and Robotic Systems | Expanding Knowledge In the Earth Sciences | Higher Education | Machine learning not elsewhere classified | Planetary science (excl. solar system and planetary geology)

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