University of Copenhagen Center for Planetary Research
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The Center for Planetary Research at the University of Copenhagen was created in February 2001 when the planetary science groups from the Niels Bohr Institute (Danish: Niels Bohr Institutet) (also known as Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy, Physics and Geophysics; short NBIfAFG) and the Danish Space Research Institute (DSRI) [Danish: Dansk Rumforskningsinstitut, short DRI or DRKI] were merged. It no longer existed in August 2011.[1] Together with associated national and international groups it aimed to strengthen planetary research in Denmark and to provide a platform for the education of planetary researchers. It spanned a broad range of disciplines from astronomy, physics, geophysics, and space instrumentation to geology and biology.
Purposes
The purposes were:
- To gather and develop initiatives in planetary science
- To participate internationally in planetary science missions through development of instruments for ESA and NASAmissions
- To use existing and ongoing observations to model the conditions on the planets, moons, asteroids, and meteorites, thereby gaining knowledge on their formation, evolution, and present conditions.
- To create an active, international research environment.
Partnerships
The Center for Planetary Research was partnered with 3 institutes, the
References
- ^ "Talks and seminars". Center for Planetary Science. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "ABOUT". Starplan. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
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