| Acronym | Meaning |
| DGS | DiGeorge Syndrome |
| CIDA | Cometary Impact Dust Analyzer |
| NCEP | National Centers For Environmental Prediction |
| RABITS | Rolling-assisted Biaxially Textured Substrates |
| HMPAM | Hydrophobically Modified Polyacrylamide |
| BID | Brinell Indentation Diameter |
| MSWLF | Municipal Solid Waste Landfill |
| HRXPS | High Resolution X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| VIMS | Visible And IR Mapping Spectrometer |
| ATG | Derivative Thermal Anal. |