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WS#2: Comparative meteor studies on terrestrial planets
Nov 11, 2005 at 12:00 AM

First strategic workshop on comparative meteor studies on terrestrial planets

Date and location 

November 11 - 12, 2005
Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria

Meeting agenda

Day 1

09:00
A. Christou: Introduction

Part 1: Meteor Science and Observing Techniques

09:10
D. Koshny: Optical/Spectroscopy
09:50 J. Oberst: Other techniques (acoustic, seismic etc)
10:10

Discussion

Proposed Actions 

  • what can meteors tell us about
    • meteoroids
    • parent bodies (comets/asteroids)
    • planetary atmospheres
  • what are the measurements/observables acquired with different types of instrumentation?
11:00 Coffee break

Part 2: (a) Expectations/Opportunities (meteor effects)

11:30
J.  Vaubaillon: Cometary orbit approaches to the terrestrial planets
11:50 J. Vaubaillon: Modelling Mars- and Venus-intercepting meteor streams
12:10 A. Christou, J. McAuliffe: What does a Venusian/Martian meteor look like?
12:30 J.  McAuliffe:Simulating optical meteor detection at Mars and Venus
12:50 Lunch

 

Part 2: (b) Expectations/Opportunities (impact / exospheric effects)

14:00
C. Kolb:Meteorite-surface interaction on Mars
14:20
C Kolb: The relevance of micro-meteorite evaporation for the exospheres
of Mercury and Moon
14:40
V. Mangano: Meteoritic impulsive effects on the exosphere of Mercury
15:00 Discussion

Proposed Actions

  •  compile a list of opportunities
  •  what quantities do we further need to predict?
  •  what about sporadics?
16:30-17:00 Close of first day

Day 2

Part 3: Detection/Observations

09:15
A. Christou: Future missions to the terrestrial planets
09:45 D. Koshny: Designing an orbital meteor imager
10:05 D. Koshny: Ground-based monitoring for Venusian fireballs
10:25 Coffee break
10:50

Discussion

Proposed actions

  • what can we do from the ground?
  • what are the optimal design parameters for an instrument specifically aimed at studying martian/venusian meteors?
  • what about other detection methods (seismic, exospheric, dust, etc.)?
  • identify the missions or instruments already in planning that we can exploit for meteor detection, specifically
    • can we use planned instrument capabilities as-is?
    • what modifications would be desirable/necessary?
    • what would be the avenue and time constraints to enable these modifications, or indeed propose and build dedicated meteor-detecting instrumentsto fly on these missions?
12:00-12:30 Close of workshop

 


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