*Toshihisa Suzuki1, Masato Kagitani1, Takeshi Sakanoi1 (1.PPARC, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University)
Session information
[E] Poster
P (Space and Planetary Sciences ) » P-PS Planetary Sciences
[P-PS04] Mars and Mars system: results from a broad spectrum of Mars studies and aspects for future missions
Sun. May 26, 2019 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Poster Hall (International Exhibition Hall8, Makuhari Messe)
convener:Hideaki Miyamoto(University of Tokyo), Tomohiro Usui(Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology), Ayako Matsuoka(Research Division for Space Plasma, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Sushil K Atreya(University of Michigan Ann Arbor)
In view of unprecedented advances in our understanding of Mars, primarily due to new and ongoing observations of the planet with a number of spacecraft missions of the US, Europe and Asia, we propose a session on Mars. Mars is an object of intense scrutiny. Currently, eight spacecraft are operating at Mars, with six in orbit (Odyssey, MRO, MAVEN, Mars Express, Mangalyaan and TGO) and two on the surface (MSL-Curiosity and MER-Opportunity), the largest number ever at any given time. In addition, InSight is on track to land on Mars in November 2018, and several spacecraft are in various stages of implementation with launches scheduled for 2020 (Mars 2020, ExoMars 2020, Emirates Mars Mission Hope, Chinese Mars Mission and the Japanese Mars Terahertz Microsatellite), 2022 (ISRO's Mangalyaan 2), and 2024 (JAXA's MMX mission to explore Phobos, Deimos, and Mars). All this is a clear demonstration of public's strong fascination with and commitment to Mars exploration and the resulting scientific bonanza. Synergistic investigations with ongoing and already completed missions along with modeling studies and earth-based observations are gradually revealing the nature of Earth's most closely resembling planet that took on a different evolutionary track than our home planet. Morphology and variable phenomena seen on the surface (RSLs, e.g.) and in the atmosphere (methane) indicate that Mars is possibly currently active. Available data are providing a better understanding of Mars' present geologic and atmospheric state, climate evolution, and habitability. Thus, the scope of this session will be the recent results from a broad spectrum of Mars studies encompassing the interior, surface, atmosphere, plasma environment, and the Mars system including its two satellites. Abstracts on modelling, instrumentation and future mission plans are also encouraged.
*Aina Oura1, Yasumasa Kasaba1, Atsushi Kumamoto1, Rina Noguchi2, Tomohiro Usui2, Ken Ishiyama2, Chihiro Uemura3 (1.Tohoku University, 2.Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, 3.SOKENDAI)
*Reid Parsons1, Hideaki Miyamoto1 (1.University of Tokyo)
*Shoko Imamura1,2, Yasuhito Sekine2, Hiroyuki Kurokawa2 (1.University of Tokyo, 2.Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology )
*Tomohiro Kanzaki1, Reid Parsons1,2, Ryodo Hemmi1, Hideaki Miyamoto1 (1.University of Tokyo, 2.Fitchburg State University)
*Yoshitaka Yoshimura1, Akihiko Yamagishi2, Takehiko Satoh3, Atsuo Miyakawa2, Eiichi Imai4, Satoshi Sasaki5, Kensei Kobayashi6, Yoko Kebukawa6, Tomoka Okada6, Keigo Enya3, Hikaru Yabuta7, Takeshi Naganuma7, Hajime Mita8, Kazuhisa Fujita3, Tomohiro Usui3 (1.College of Agriculture, Tamagawa University, 2.Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, 3.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 4.Nagaoka University of Technology, 5.Tokyo University of Technology, 6.Yokohama National University, 7.Hiroshima University, 8.Fukuoka Institute of Technology)
*Yuya Matsubara1, Hironori Fukuchi1, Yoshiko Ogawa1, Yohei Hayashi2 (1.The University of Aizu, 2.National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
*Brian Hamilton Day1, Emily Law2 (1.NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, 2.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)
*Nobuo Komori1 (1.The United Graduate School of Education Tokyo Gakugei University)
*Ryodo Hemmi1, Hiroshi Kikuchi1, Hideaki Miyamoto1 (1.The University of Tokyo)
*Hiroaki Kamiyoshihara1, Tetsuro Ninomiya1, Yuri Yoshihara1, Kenji Shimazoe1, Hiroyuki Takahashi1, Hiroyuki Tanaka1, Hideaki Miyamoto1 (1.University of Tokyo)