DETERMINING EFFICIENT ROVER SCIENCE PROTOCOLS FOR ROBOTIC SAMPLE SELECTION: A GEOHEURISTIC OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES TEST IN GREATER CANYONLANDS, UTAH, US
YINGST, R. Aileen1, BARTLEY, Julie K.2, CHIDSEY Jr., Thomas C.3, COHEN, Barbara A.4, GILLEAUDEAU, Geoffrey J.5, HYNEK, Brian M.6, KAH, Linda C.7, MINITTI, Michelle E.1, WILLIAMS, Rebecca M.E.8, BLACK, Sarah R.9, GEMPERLINE, John D.10, SCHAUFLER, Ruby L.11 and THOMAS, Rebecca Jane6, (1)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell Rd., Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (2)Geology Department, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave, St. Peter, MN 56082, (3)Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W. North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (4)National Space Science and Techology Center, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, 320 Sparkman Drive, NSSTC, Huntsville, AL 35805, (5)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, 550 East Tyler Mall, PSF Room 686, Tempe, AZ 85287, (6)Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, 392 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, (7)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, 602 Strong Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, (8)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (9)Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, 1234 Innovation Drive, Boulder, CO 80303; Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, 392 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, (10)Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, 1234 Innovation Drive, Boulder, CO 80303, (11)Gustavus Geology Department, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 west college ave, St.Peter, MN 56082, yingst@psi.edu, yingst@psi.edu