"IGF::OT::IGF" INSIGHT (INTERIOR EXPLORATION USING SEISMIC INVESTIGATIONS, GEODESY, AND HEAT TRANSPORT) PRO…

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"IGF::OT::IGF" INSIGHT (INTERIOR EXPLORATION USING SEISMIC INVESTIGATIONS, GEODESY, AND HEAT TRANSPORT) PROJECT STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) 3.1 THE INSIGHT MISSION IS HOSTED BY JPL AND MANAGED OUT OF MSFC AS PART OF THE DISCOVERY NEW FRONTIERS/LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE. INSIGHT WILL INVESTIGATE THE INTERIOR STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES OF MARS, RELATING THESE TO THE EVOLUTION OF ALL ROCKY PLANETS, AND WILL DETERMINE ITS PRESENT LEVEL OF TECTONIC ACTIVITY AND METEORITE IMPACT FLUX. THE INSIGHT MISSION WILL REVEAL THE PROCESSES OF FORMATION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF THE MARTIAN CORE AND CRUST, AND ILLUMINATES THE EVOLUTION OF ITS INTERIOR BY DETERMINING: THE THICKNESS AND STRUCTURE OF THE CRUST; THE COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF THE MANTLE; THE SIZE, COMPOSITION, AND PHYSICAL STATE OF THE CORE;THE THERMAL STATE OF THE INTERIOR; THE RATE AND DISTRIBUTION OF INTERNAL SEISMIC ACTIVITY AND THE RATE OF METEORITE IMPACTS ON THE SURFACE 3.2 A STANDING REVIEW BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH OF THE PROGRAM. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS OF PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED AT DEFINED LIFECYCLE MILESTONES AND ARE USED TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS AGAINST THE PROJECT PLAN, ITS READINESS TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT LIFECYCLE PHASE, COMPLIANCE WITH NPR 7120.5 AND NPR 7123.1 REQUIREMENTS. 3.3 THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR THE 2016-2018 INSIGHT PROJECT EXTENSION LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS, SUBSYSTEM REVIEWS, AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.