Bringing cosmochemistry data into the Big-Data Era: the AstroMaterials
Data System
Abstract
The Astromaterials Data System (AstroMat) is a NASA-funded project,
working in close collaboration with the Johnson Space Center (JSC) to
provide access to and preserve analytical data from JSC’s astromaterials
collections. Meteorite data from close to 1000 peer-reviewed
publications, primarily from the JSC Antarctic collections, and data
from over 800 lunar publications have been ingested into AstroMat. Data
can be explored at the level of reference and sample, or queried
interactively through the AstroDB Search (AstroSearch). AstroSearch v
1.0 incorporated lunar and meteorite JSC collections, lunar missions,
geofeatures, taxons, analyzed materials, and analysis methods searches.
Working closely with domain scientists we have developed AstroSearch v
2.0. This version of the interface enhances the functionality of the
original by adding search by chemistry (with comprehensive variable and
unit selection), more granular analysis type refinement, and a
streamlined customizable data output. The AstroDB Search is paired with
the AstroDesk application, where users can login via their ORCiD and
save an unlimited number of customized search queries. For researchers
who need to submit, archive, and share their data with citable unique
identifiers (DOIs) to comply with publisher and funding agency
requirements, AstroMat offers a companion service to the AstroDB - the
Astromaterials Data Repository (AstroRepo). Through its commitment to
long-term data access and preservation, the Astromaterials Data Systems
aims to help align cosmochemistry data with the Big-Data Era and reduce
time to science for Planetary Sciences researchers by providing FAIR
data for next generation scientific applications.