Ever wondered how NASA studies massive landslides? It's a fascinating area of research, and Amendment 34 from NASA's ROSES-2025 program dives right into it. This amendment focuses on the A.6 Landslide Change Characterization Experiment (LACCE) Science Team, and it's all about understanding these powerful natural events.
The core of this initiative involves assembling a dedicated Science Team (ST). This team will be responsible for a wide range of tasks, including taking airborne and ground-based measurements, processing and analyzing the data collected, and developing sophisticated models and laboratory capabilities. Their primary goal? To investigate slow-moving, deep-seated landslides. These are the kinds of landslides where movement is heavily influenced by factors like seasonal and yearly changes in rainfall, as well as the effects of erosion from rivers, waves, and even the retreat of ice.
This amendment finalizes the text for the A.6 LACCE ST. The key dates to remember are: Mandatory Notices of Intent are due by February 27, 2026, and the full Proposals are due by April 14, 2026. This is a critical opportunity for scientists and researchers to contribute to our understanding of these geological phenomena.
This amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2025" (NNH25ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage on or about January 12, 2025.
If you have any questions about A.6 LACCE ST, you can reach out to Thorsten Markus at thorsten.markus@nasa.gov.
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