Research Terms
Climate Dynamics and Climate Change Economic Geology Mineralogy Astrometry Infrared Astronomy Asteroids Comets Lunar Sciences Meteorites and Meteors and Meteoroids Planetary Moon Mars Planetary Geology Space Missions Planetary Physics
Keywords
Asteroid Surface Processes Asteroids Center For Lunar And Asteorid Surface Science Economics And Exploration Lucy Mission Lunar And Asteroid Mining Meteorites New Horizons Mission Space Resources
Schuerger A.C., Clausen C., and Britt D.T. (2011) Methane Evolution from UV-Irradiated Spacecraft Materials Under Simulated Martian Conditions: Implications of the MSL Mission. Icarus, in press.
Kohout T., Kiuru1 R., Montonen M., Scheirich P., Britt D. T., Macke R., and Consolmagno G. (2011) 2008 TC3 asteroid internal structure and physical properties inferred from study of the Almahata Sitta meteorites. Icarus, in press.
Macke R.J., Britt D.T. and Consolmagno G.J. (2011) Density, porosity and magnetic susceptibility of achondritic meteorites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 46, 311-326.
Sabri F, Leventis N., Hoskins J., Schuerger A.C, Sinden-Redding M., Britt D., and Duran R.A. (2011) Spectroscopic evaluation of polyurea crosslinked aerogels, as a substitute for RTV-based chromatic calibration targets for spacecraft. Advances in Space Research 47, 419-427.
Macke R.J., Britt D.T., and Consolmagno G.J (2010) Analysis of Systematic Error in “Bead Method” Measurements of Meteorite Bulk Volume and Density. Planetary and Space Science 58, 421-426.
Opeil C.P., Consolmagno G.J., and Britt D.T. (2010) The Thermal Conductivity of Meteorites. New Measurements and Analysis. Icarus 208,449-454.
Macke R.J., Consolmagno G.J., Britt D.T. and Hutson M.L. (2010) Enstatite chondrite density, porosity and magnetic susceptibility Meteoritics & Planetary Science 45, 1513-1526.
Wittmann A., Kring D.A., Friedrich J.M., Troiano J., Macke R.J., Britt D.T., Swindle T.D., Weirich, J.R., and Rumble D. (2010) LAP 031047 – Petrology of a recently degassed, highly porous and compositionally intermediate ordinary chondrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, in press.
Sasso M.R., Macke R.J., Boesenberg J.S., Britt D.T., Rivers M.L., Ebel D.S., and Friedrich J.M., (2009). Incompletely compacted equilibrated ordinary chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44, 1743-1754.
Sabri F, Werhner T., Hoskins J.,. Schuerger A.C, Hobbs A.M., Barreto J.A., Britt D., and Duran R.A. (2008) Thin film surface treatments for lowering dust adhesion on Mars Rover calibration targets Advances in Space Research 41, 118–128.
Consolmagno G.J., Britt D.T., and Macke R.J. (2008) The Significance of Meteorite Density and Porosity. Chemie der Erde-Geochemistry 68, 1-29 (Invited Review).
Leer K., Bertelsen P., Binau C. S., Olsen L. D., Drube L., Falkenberg T.V., Haspang M.P, Madsen M.B. , Olsen M., Sykulska H., Vijendran S., Pike W.T., Staufer U., Parrat D., Lemmon M., Hecht M.H., Mogensen C.T., Gross M.A., Goetz W., Marshall J., Britt D., Smith P., Shinohara C., Woida P., Woida R., Tanner R., Reynolds R., Shaw A. (2008) Magnetic properties experiments and the Surface Stereo Imager calibration target onboard the Mars Phoenix 2007 Lander: Design, calibration, and science goals JGR-Planets 113 E00A16.
Consolmagno G.J., Macke R.J, Rochette P., Britt D. T, and Gattacceca J. (2006) Density, Magnetic Susceptibility, and the Characterization of Ordinary Chondrite Falls and Showers. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 41, 331-342.
Keller H. U., Britt D. T, Buratti B. J., and Thomas N. (2005) In Situ Observations of Cometary Nuclei. Comets II (M. Festou, H. U. Keller, H. Weaver Eds) University of Arizona Press, pp. 211–222.
Britt D. T, Boice D. C., Buratti B. J., Campins, H., Nelson R. M., Oberst J., Sandel B. R., Soderblom L. A. , Stern S. A., and Thomas N. (2004) The Morphology and Surface Processes of Comet 19P/Borrelly. Icaurs 167, 45-53.
Buratti B. J., Hicks M. D., Soderblom L. A. , Oberst J.,. Britt D., and Hiller (2004). Deep Space 1 Photometry of the Nucleus of Comet 19/P Borrelly. Icarus 167, 16-29.
Oberst J, Britt D., Buratti B. J., Hicks M. D., Soderblom L. A. , Howington-Kraus E., and Kirk R. (2004). The nucleus of comet Borrelly: A study of morphology and surface brightness. Icarus 167, 70-79.
Soderblom, Britt D. T, Brown R. H., Buratti B. J., Kirk R. L., Owen T. C., and Yelle R. V. (2004). Short-wavelength infrared (1.3-2.6mm) observations of the nucleus of Comet 19P/Borrelly. Icarus 167, 100-112.
Soderblom L. A., Boice D. C., Britt D. T, Brown R. H., Buratti B. J., Kirk R. L., Lee M., Nelson R. M., Oberst J., Sandel B. R., Stern S. A., Thomas N., and Yelle R. V. (2004). Imaging Borrelly. Icarus 167, 4-15.
Consolmagno G.J. and Britt D.T. (2004) Meteoritical Evidence and Constraints on Asteroid Impacts and Disruption. Planetary and Space Sciences, 52, 1119-1128.
Buratti B. J.,. Britt D., Hicks M. D., Soderblom L. A. , Oberst J., and Hiller (2004). 9969 Braille: Ground-based and Deep Space 1 IR observations and classification. Icarus 167, 129-135.
Grier J.A., Kring D.A., Swindle T.D., Rivkin A.S., Cohen B.A., and Britt D.T. (2004) Analyses of the chondrite meteorite Orvinio (H6): Insight in to the origins and evolution of shocked H-chondrite material. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 39, 1475-1493.
Sears D.W.G., Allen C.C., Bell M.S., Bogard D., Britt D., Brownlee D.E., Chapman C., Clark B.C., Dissley R., Franzen M.A., Goldstein J., Nishiizumi K., Nyquist L., Pieters C.M., Scheeres D., Scott E.R.D., Treiman A. (2004) The Hera near-Earth asteroid sample return mission: science requirements of the sample collector. Advances in Space Research 34, 2276-2280.
Sears D, Allen C, Britt D, Brownlee D, Franzen M, Gefert L, Gorovan S, Pieters C, Preble J, Scheeres D, Scott E (2004) The Hera mission: multiple near-earth asteroid sample return. Advances in Space Research 34, 2270-2275.
Britt D.T. and Consolmagno G.J. (2003) The Density and Porosity of Meteorites: A review of the data through 2001. MAPS 38, 1161-1180.
Britt D.T. and McFadden L.A. (2002) Primitive solar system objects: Asteroids and comets. In Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, 3rd Ed. 73-85
Britt D.T., Yoemans D., Housen K., and Consolmagno G.J. (2002) Asteroid Density, Porosity, and Structure. In Asteroids III (W. Bottke, A.Cellino, P. Paolicchi, and R. P. Binzel eds.), University of Arizona Press, pp. 485-500.
Clark B.E., Pieters C.M., Hapke B., and Britt D.T. (2002) Asteroid Space Weathering and Regolith Evolution. In Asteroids III (W. Bottke, A.Cellino, P. Paolicchi, and R. P. Binzel eds.), University of Arizona Press, pp. 585-599.
Soderblom L. A., Becker T. L, Bennett G., Boice D. C.,. Britt D. T, Brown R. H., Buratti B. J., Isbell C., Giese B., Hare T., Hicks M. D., Howington-Kraus E., Kirk R. L., Lee M., Nelson R. M., Oberst J., Owen T. C., Sandel B. R., Stern S. A., Thomas N., and Yelle R. V. (2002). Observations of Comet 19P/Borrelly by the Miniature Integrated Camera and Spectrometer aboard Deep Space 1. Science 296, 1087-1091
Boice D. C., Soderblom L. A., Britt D. T, Brown R. H., Sandel B. R., Yelle R. V. Buratti B. J., Hicks M. D., Nelson R. M., Rayman M. D., Oberst J., and Thomas N.(2002) The Deep Space ! encounter with comet 19P/Borrelly. Earth, Moon, and Planets 89, 301-324.
Wilkison S. L., McCoy T. J., McCamant J. E., Robinson M. S., and Britt D. T. (2003) Porosity and Density of Ordinary Chondrites; Implications for Asteroid Density. MAPS 38, 1533-1546.
Britt D.T. and Consolmagno G.J. (2001) Modeling the structure of high-porosity asteroids. Icarus, 152, 134-139.
Rivkin, A. S., L. A. Lebofsky, B. E. Clark, D. T. Britt and E.S. Howell (2000) The nature of M-class asteroids from 3-mm observations. Icarus 145, 351-368.
Britt D.T. and Consolmagno G.J. (2000) The Porosity of Dark Meteorites and Structure of Low-Albedo Asteroids. Icarus 146, 213-219.
Bell J. F., Britt D. T. and 22 others (2000) Mineralogic and compositional properties of Martian soil and dust: Results from Mars Pathfinder. Journal of Geophysical Research 105, E1, 1721-1755.
Morris R. V., Britt D. T, and 10 others (2000) Mineralogy, composition, and alteration of Mars Pathfinder rocks and soils: Evidence from multispectral, elemental, and magnetic data on terrestrial analogue, SNC meteorite, and Pathfinder samples. Journal of Geophysical Research 105, E1, 1757-1817.
Sigma Xi, Member; 1990 - 2011
International Astronomical Union, Member; 1990 - 2011
American Geophysical Union, Member; 1987 - 2011
Geological Society of America (Planetary Geology Division), President; 1987 - 2011
Meteoritical Society, Fellow; 1986 - 2011
American Astronomical Society (Division for Planetary Sciences), President; 1986 - 2011
NASA Planetary Instrument Development Program (Panel Chair), NASA; 2011 - 2011
NASA Mission of Opportunity Program (Panel Chair), NASA; 2009 - 2009
NASA Planetary Mission Data Analysis Program (Panel Chair), NASA; 2009 - 2009
NASA Astrobiology Institute Program, NASA; 2008 - 2008
NASA LASER Program , NASA; 2008 - 2008
NASA Discovery Program Mission Selection, NASA; 2007 - 2007
NSF Astronomy Program, NSF; 2007 - 2007
NSF Astronomy Program, NSF; 2006 - 2006
NASA Mars Science Laboratory Instrument Selection, NASA; 2004 - 2004
NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program (Panel Chair), NASA; 2004 - 2004
NASA Planetary Data System Small Bodies Node, NASA; 2004 - 2010
NASA Vision Missions Program Selection Panel, NASA; 2003 - 2003
NASA Mars Scout Program Mission Selection, NASA; 2002 - 2002
Science, AAAS; 2002 - 2010
Icarus, Elesiver; 1990 - 2011
Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Meteoritical Society; 1990 - 2011
Orbits and Ice Ages: The History of Climate; Distinguished Speaker Series; University of Central Florida; 2017
Microgravity and Regolith Processes on Asteroids; Geological Society of America Annual Meeting; Geological Society of America; 2010
The Future of In-Situ Resource Utilization; ISRU Seminar; University of Central Florida; 2017
Meteorite Density and Porosity; Meteoroids 2010 Conference; SWRI; 2010
What do We Know About Asteroid Regoliths?; ISRU Seminar; University of Central Florida; 2017
The Density, Porosity, and Structure of Very Small Bodies; European Planetary Science Congress Meeting; European Planetary Science Congress; 2010
The Physical Properties of NEOs; Committee to Review Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies; National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences; 2009
What can be Learned from Asteroid Remote Sensing?; Invited Talk; Harbin Institute of Technology; 2018
The Strength Characteristics of (Very) Small Asteroids; Invited Talk; Harbin Institute of Technology; 2018
The Asteroid-Meteorite Spectral Links; Invited Talk; Harbin Institute of Technology; 2018
Space weathering and Asteroid Spectrocopy; Invited Talk; Harbin Institute of Technology; 2018
It has been 49 years since Apollo 11 landed on the Moon and most of the optimistic (and fictional) predictions about rapid progress to Moon bases and Mars exploration have not become reality. An analogy may be found in the age of western exploration. Why did 115 years elapse between Columbus’ discovery of the Americas and the establishment of Jamestown to begin the settlement of North America? It turns out that there were substantial economic reasons for this hiatus along with many underappreciated “features” of exploration. The age exploration has a number of interesting analogues and lessons for our current situation that can provide insight into a range of exploration issues including planetary protection, the development of In-Situ Resource Utilization, and the growth of new launch providers.
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Often in the news there are reports of how the world is running out of oil and how oil is becoming scarce and expensive. This is an issue not only of geology, but also economics and politics. Dr. Britt will review the geology of how oil is deposited and recovered as well as the reasons why conventional oil is found (inconveniently) mostly in the Middle East. He will also cover the evolution of the economics of the oil industry, how the rise of national oil companies has fundamentally altered the landscape of conventional oil production, and the technical revolution that has brought us hydraulic fracturing (fracking). It is the interaction of the geology, geography, technology, economics, and politics of oil that have produced our current situation and policy dilemmas.
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Year: | 2017 |
Link Address: | https://connect.arc.nasa.gov/p10v52jkxna/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal |
Keywords: | Economics, transport costs, Space mining |
Source: | upload |
Duration: | 75 minutes |
Year: | 2017 |
Link Address: | https://connect.arc.nasa.gov/p8tlsubwovb/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal |
Keywords: | In-Situ Resource Utilization, space mining, lunar and asteroid mining |
Source: | upload |
Duration: | 70 minutes |
Year: | 2015 |
Link Address: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yze1YAz_LYM |
Keywords: | Climate Change, Ice Ages, CO2, Greenhouse Gases |
Source: | upload |
Duration: | 1 hour |
Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface and Science (CLASS)
Director |
Daniel Britt |
Phone | 407-823-6359 |
Website | https://sciences.ucf.edu/class/ |
Mission | The Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science (CLASS) is at the intersection of NASA science and exploration for rocky, atmosphereless bodies. Science facilitates NASA’s exploration by reducing risk and cost; exploration facilitates science with new data, objectives, and insights. US Space Policy program has turned the nation’s attention toward extending the human presence in the solar system through the exploration of the Moon, Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs), and the moons of Mars. This exploration program will require scientific activities that address fundamental questions about the history of Earth, the solar system and the universe, as well as supporting exploration technology and engineering that to reduce the risk and increase the productivity of future missions to Mars and beyond. CLASS will take advantage of a dynamic partnership between the NASA centers in the southeast (KSC and MSFC), our core group of scientists at the University of Central Florida (UCF) and the University of Florida (UF), and a wide network of researchers. |