Program for the Second MSL Landing Site Workshop
Marriott Courtyard Hotel, Old Town Pasadena, CA
October 23-25, 2007
Day 1 Start at 8:30 am
(Speakers Names in Bold)
Welcome/Introductory
Presentations
Michael Meyer Welcome from HQ 8:30
Richard Cook MSL Status and Changes 8:35
John Grant Overview of Process and Goals 8:45
Ashwin Vasavada Science Objectives of MSL Mission 9:05
Michael Watkins EDL Engineering Constraints 9:15
Discussion from 10:00 – 10:20
Landing Sites and
Habitability
Dawn Sumner 10:20
Alfred McEwen 10:40
HiRISE Views the Proposed MSL Landing Sites
Phil Christensen 11:00
Jean-Pierre Bibring 11:20
Frank Seelos and Scott Murchie 11:40
The CRISM View of Mars
Warren Huff and Tim Lowenstein 12:00
Commentary and Discussion
Tim Lowenstein
Lunch from 12:45 pm to 1:45 pm
Overview of Site Properties
Matt Golombek, Joe Michalski, Ross Beyer, and Eldar Noe 1:45
General Assessment of Landing Safety at
Prospective
Ross Beyer 2:30
Photoclinometry of the Proposed Sites
Ashwin Vasavada 2:40
Break from 2:50 to 3:00 pm
Layered Deposits in Craters
Nathan Bridges and Brad Thomson 3:00
Ross Irwin, John Grant, Mike Malin, Ken Edgett, Jim Rice 3:15
J. Schieber, J. Dickson, K. Edgett, M. Minitti, J. Rice 3:30
Ralph Milliken 3:45
Ralph Harvey, Caleb Fassett, Jim Head, Bethany Ehlmann, Jim Rice 4:00
Discussion from 4:15 to 5:15pm
Walk-on Presentations
Shawn Wright and Jim Rice
End Day 1 at 5:15
Start of Day 2 at 8:30
Layers in Craters (contŐd)
Carlton Allen 8:30
Linda Kah and E. Heydari 8:45
Sharon Wilson, Eldar Noe, and Barbara Cohen 9:00
Liliya Posilova 9:15
Discussion from 9:30-10:15
Break from 10:15 to 10:30 am
Meridiani Planum
Jean-Pierre Bibring and Nicolas Mangold 10:30
Mike Malin and Ken Edgett 10:45
Ray Arvidson and Sandra Wiseman 11:00
Horton Newsom 11:15
Brian Hynek 11:30
Discussion from 11:45-12:30
Lunch from 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm
The Chasmata
Scott Murchie and Nicolas Mangold 1:45
C. Quantin, C. Weitz, R. Williams, J. Grant 2:00
Vicky Hamilton 2:15
Janice Bishop and David Catling 2:30
Break from 2:45 to 3:00 pm
Discussion from 3:00-3:45
Chaos, Valles, and Volcanoes
Tim Glotch 3:45
Ralph Harvey and Bethany Ehlmann 4:00
Eldar Noe 4:15
Larry Crumpler 4:30
Dao Vallis, Hypanis Vallis, and Avernus
Colles
Felipe G—mez 4:45
Kuzmin, Mitrofanov, Litvak, and the DAN Team 5:00
Samara Vallis, Eos Chasma, and Aeolis Region
Discussion from 5:15 to 6:00 pm
End Day 2 at 6:00
Start Day 3 at 8:30 am
Salts, Sulfates, and Clays
and Sulfates
Phil Christensen 8:30
J-P. Bibring 8:45
Joe Michalski , J. Wray, J.-P. Bebring, N. Mangold, J. Bishop 9:00
J. F. Mustard, F. Poulet, N. Mangold, J-P. Bibring, R. E. Milliken 9:15
and S. Pelkey
Nicolas Mangold 9:30
J. F. Mustard 9:45
Nilo Syrtis
Break from 10:00 to 10:15 am
Discussion from 10:15 to 11:00 am
Next Steps in the Process
John Grant, Matt Golombek, Mike Watkins 11:00
Further Discussion of the
Schedule for Site Selection
Sue Smrekar, Matt Golombek, and John Grant 12:00
Anticipated New Data in Support of Site Selection
Site Assessment Count Results
So Far
Summary MSL Landing Site Criteria
Lunch from 12:15 to 1:30 pm
Discussion and Prioritization 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm 1:30
Preliminary Results from workshop participants
End of Landing Site Workshop at 4:30 pm 4:30
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