Program for the Third MSL Landing Site
Workshop
Doubletree Hotel, Monrovia, CA
September 15-17, 2008
Day 1 – Monday, September 15th
Welcome/Introductory Presentations
John Grant Overview of Process and Goals 8:30
Mike Watkins Site Selection Process and Schedule 8:40
Matthew Golombek Surface Characteristics Supporting Safety Evals 9:00
Habitability and Preservation on Earth and Mars
Roger Buick 9:30
Earth's Earliest Record of Life
Roger Summons 10:00
Preservation of
Organic Biomarkers on Earth
Nick Tosca 10:30
Habitability in Saline
Environments on Mars
Lisa Pratt 10:45
Preservation of Organic Matter in Phyllosilicates
Alan Howard 11:15
Geomorphic Criteria for
Defining Depositional Setting
John Grotzinger 11:45
MSL Science Goals and Site Evaluation Criteria
[Lunch from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm]
Jeff Bada 1:30
Preservation of Organic Matter in Sulfates
Presentation and Discussion of Candidate MSL Landing
Sites:
F. Seelos, O. Barnouin-Jha, S. Murchie, A. Regiec
Miyamoto Presentations, and Discussion 1:45-3:45
H. Newsom 1:45
The Miyamoto Crater
Floor Landing Site
J. Bandfield and
D. Rogers 2:15
TES
and THEMIS Compositional Analyses of
MSL Landing Sites: Miyamoto site
S. Wiseman 2:30
CRISM Analysis
of Miyamoto Crater
L. Tornabene, G. Orsinski and A. McEwen 2:45
The Potential for
Chloride Deposits at the Miyamoto site
Discussion 3:00
South Meridiani Presentations, and Discussion 3:45-5:45
S. Wiseman and R. Arvidson 3:45
South Meridiani: Phyllosilicate / Sulfate-Hematite Contact
L. Crumpler and
H. Newsom 4:15
Geologic Mapping and Fluvial History of South Meridiani
D. Fern‡ndez Remolar 4:30
Chances of
Finding Preserved Biological Information at South Meridiani
Discussion 4:45-5:30
[End Day 1 at 5:30]
Day 2 – Tuesday, September 16th
- Morning
Discussion of MSL Landing Sites Candidates
Nili Trough Presentations and Discussion 8:30
J. Mustard 8:30
Introduction to the Nili Trough Landing Site
N. Mangold and B.
Ehlmann 8:45
Geologic Setting, Context, and Mineralogy at Nili Trough
J. Bandfield
THEMIS
and TES Perspectives on Nili trough
F. Seelos and O. Barnouin-Jha
CRISM MSL CDP- Nili
Fossae Trough
J. Mustard 9:05
Mineralogic and
Morphologic Diversity in Nili Trough
D. Des Marais 9:25
Potential Habitability and Biosignature Preservation at the Nili
Trough Site
J. Mustard 9:40
Summary and Critical Evaluation
Discussion 9:50-10:30
Holden Crater Presentations and Discussion 10:30
J. Grant and R. Irwin 10:30
The Depositional Setting
in Holden Crater
R. Irwin 11:00
Notional Traverses
and Science Targets in Holden Crater
K. Whipple and R. Irwin 11:15
The Holden Bajada: A Target-Rich Landing Site
J. Bandfield
THEMIS and TES Perspective on Holden Crater
R. Milliken 11:30
CRISM Results for
Holden Crater
Discussion 11:45-12:30
[Lunch from
12:30 to 1:30]
Day 2 Afternoon
Eberswalde Crater Presentations and Discussion 1:30
J. Rice 1:30
Context, Diversity, Habitability and Preservation
Potential at Eberswalde
J. Schieber and
M. Malin 1:45
The Depositional
Setting at Eberswalde Crater
J. Moore 2:10
Depositional Setting
and Sedimentary Materials at the Eberswalde Crater Site
K. Lewis 2:30
Geomorphic Aspects
of Eberswalde Delta and Potential MSL Traverse
R. Milliken 2:45
CRISM Results
for Eberswalde Crater
Discussion
3:00-3:45
Mawrth Presentations and Discussion 3:45
J.-P. Bibring, N. Mangold, F. Poulet, D. Loizeau, and J. Michalski 3:45
The Mawrth Vallis Landing Sites (Bibring)
Context and Chronology
of Mawrth (Mangold)
J. Bishop, N. McKeown
and M. Parente 4:10
Kaolinite
Deposits, Aqueous chemistry, and Habitability at Mawrth
J. Wray 4:40
Compositional Stratigraphy and Evidence for a Drape deposit
E. Noe Dobrea 5:00
The Mawrth Vallis Phyllosilicates Within a Regional Context
J. Bandfield, Michalski, and S. Ruff
THEMIS,
TES Omega data of Mawrth
Discussion 5:15-6:00
[End Day 2 at 6:00]
Day 3 – Wednesday, September 17th
Discussion of MSL Landing Sites Candidates
Gale Presentations and Discussion 8:30
K. Edgett and R.
Milliken 8:30
B. Thomson and N. Bridges 9:10
Stratigraphy at the Gale Crater Landing Site
R. Milliken 9:25
THEMIS,TES,and CRISM data of Gale
Discussion 9:45-10:30
[10:30-10:45 Break]
Summary Presentations
John
Grant and Matt Golombek 10:45
Summary Discussion and Site Evaluation Process
[Lunch 11:45 to 1:00 pm]
Discussion and Voting
Matt Golombek and
John Grant 1:00 to 5:00
Site Evaluations, Voting results, and Ranking
[End of Landing Site Workshop at 5:00 pm]
Poster Presentations:
C. Fedo, B. Finkelstein, and J. Moersch
A Non-Deltaic Origin for Deposits in Eberswalde Crater
K. Larsen
Radar
properties of candidate MSL landing sites from terrestrial delay-Doppler
observations.
R. Kirk, E. Howington-Kraus, K. Coker, M. Hopkins, D. Cook, T. Sucharski, S. Mattson, and A. Boyd
Meter-Scale Topography and Slopes of
Candidate MSL Landing Sites from HiRISE Stereo
E. Hauber, K. Gwinner,
and R. Jaumann
The landing ellipse and beyond: HRSC and the geological context of MSL
landing sites
J. Ashley
The Unique Merits of Aqueously Altered
Meteorites found on Mars for Aid in Paleoclimate/Habitability
Assessment: Advocacy for a Higher-latitude (20 -27 degree) MSL Site Selection
N. Bridges
Supporting Materials for the Gale Crater Candidate Landing Site
A. Vasavada and the MSL EDL Atmosphere Working Group
Atmospheric and
Thermal Characterization of the MSL Landing Sites
R. Fergason
Thermal Inertia
Maps of Candidate MSL Landing Sites
A. Huertas and M. Golombek
Rock Mapping and Distributions of Candidate MSL Landing Sites from HiRISE images
R. Beyer
Meter-scale
slopes of candidate MSL landing sites from HiRISE
point photoclinometry
M. Smith, A. Mushkin, A. Gillespie, L.
Gilson, and M. P. Golombek
Quantitative Roughness Assessment at Proposed MSL Landing Sites