Summay of the third stage of Next Decade Initiatives for Lunar Planetary Explorations

Sei-ichiro WATANABE

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Oral

Symbol P (Space and Planetary Sciences) » P-PS Planetary Sciences

[P-PS26_30AM1] Next decade initiatives for lunar planetary explorations

Wed. Apr 30, 2014 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM 418 (4F)

Convener:*Hirohide Demura(The University of Aizu), Noriyuki Namiki(Planetary Exploration Research Center Chiba Institute of Technology), Naoki Kobayashi(Department of Planetary Science, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Keiji Ohtsuki(Graduate School of Science, Kobe University), Sei-ichiro WATANABE(Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University), Yoshizumi Miyoshi(Solar-Terrestrial Environement Laboratory, Nagoya University), Chair:Naoki Kobayashi(Department of Solar System Sciences, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Hirohide Demura(The University of Aizu)

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

[PPS26-01] Summay of the third stage of Next Decade Initiatives for Lunar Planetary Explorations

*Sei-ichiro WATANABE¹ (1.Dept. of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University)

Keywords:planetary science, Solar System exploration, Future missons

The Next Decade Initiatives for Lunar Planetary Explorations is now in the final phase of the third stage selection. The concept and progress of the third stage selection will be presented. We have been discussed the mid-range (the next decade or two) future vision of planetary explorations providing the best mix of medium- to large-size flagship missions, small-size missions, and missions of opportunity for science payloads on foreign missions; the compelling concepts of the flagship missions that are central to the mid-range future vision, and strategy for unifying the planetary science community to the flagship missions. The final candidates for the flagship missions are (1) the lunar (or planetary) chronological mission based on the in-situ geochronology instruments, (2) the Mars lander and rover exploration with science payloads including the life-detection experiment system, and (3) the solar power sail mission for Trojan asteroids with cruising phase observation of the cosmic infrared background radiation. The selection committee are now reviewing the three mission concepts to polish up. I will report on the activity of the committee and discuss the relation to the ISAS's roadmap for space science approved by the Japanese Strategic Headquarter for Space Policy in September 2013.