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Testbed Web-based Tool Development to Involve Non-Professionals in Space Science Research
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| Inspired by the SETI@home effort, which has received much attention in
the press, and which already involves over 10$^6$ ``subscribers'' who
have together contributed over 60,000 years of computer time, we
desire to construct a broader set of philosophically-similar
Publically-Accessible Research Application Web Tools (``PARAWTs'') for astronomy and the broader space sciences. Our goal is to multiply the available computing and data gathering capabilities of the astronomical and planetary research communities by demonstrating that {\it SETI@home} success was not an isolated occurance, but instead a new paradigm with broader implications for future public outreach and research resource leveraging. |
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