| Acronym | Meaning |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| SHARP | Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (NASA) |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
| VIS5D | Visualization Of Five-Dimensional Data |
| AU | Astronomical Unit |
| DORIS | Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS) |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| GLOBE | Global Learning And Observations To Benefit The Environment |
| MSLP | MSL Pressure |
| CRIS | Cross-track Infrared Sounder |