| 21 February |
| Opening Remarks |
Welcome
A. Gimenez | - |
Introduction (video)
D. Southwood | - |
| Historical Perspective |
The history of Mars Exploration (invited)
P. Masson | PDF |
Mars Express scientific objectives (invited)
A. Chicarro | PDF |
The development of Mars Express (invited)
R. Schmidt | PDF |
Status of Mars Express in orbit (invited)
F. Jansen | PDF |
| The Martian Interior & Subsurface |
Mars internal structure activity & composition (invited)
T. Spohn | PDF |
Recent volcanism due to global partial melting
D. Breuer | PDF |
The MARSIS experiment (invited)
G. Picardi | PDF |
MARSIS expected results (invited)
J. Plaut | PDF |
| The Martian Geology & Mineralogy - 1 |
Key issues in Mars geology & mineralogy (invited)
G-G. Ori | - |
The HRSC experiment & scientific results (invited)
G. Neukum | - |
Hi-res DTM from HRSC data
K. Gwinner | - |
Mars surface compositional units
T. McCord | PDF |
Orbital imaging photometry and surface geology
P. Pinet | - |
Fluvial erosion and surface run-off in Lybia Montes
R. Jaumann | - |
Evolution of Holden-Ladon fluvio-lacustrine system
L. Marinangeli | - |
Recent and episodic volcanic and glacial activity
G. Neukum | - |
Evolutionary history of volcanic constructs
S. Werner | - |
Erosion by flowing Martian lavas
D. Williams | PDF |
Tropical to mid-latitude glaciation
J. Head | - |
Evidence for a frozen sea close to Mars' equator
J.B. Murray | PDF |
Delta-like deposits in Xanthe Terra
E. Hauber | - |
Erosion ages and stratigraphy of Hydraotes Chaos
R. Wagner | PDF |
Regional differences in gully occurrence
D. Reiss | - |
Lobate debris aprons in Hellas and Argyre planitiae
S. van Gasselt | - |
Water-related processes of Martian impact craters
G. Komatsu | - |
Geology and structure of Gusev crater
T. Zegers | - |
| Tutorial Session |
Geoscientific mapping with HRSC and other datasets
G-G. Ori | - |
Mars Express science planning & operations
R. Pischel | PDF |
The SPICE auxiliary data system
Ch. Acton | PDF |
Science data archive demonstration
J. Zender | PDF |
| 22 February |
| The Martian Geology & Mineralogy - 2 |
The OMEGA experiment & scientific results (invited)
J-P. Bibring | - |
Mafic and hydrated minerals in Syrtis Major
J. Mustard | PDF |
Identification and mapping of sulfates
A. Gendrin | - |
3 micron absorption feature
F. Poulet | - |
Valles Marineris interior deposits
N. Mangold | - |
Geology of Melas Chasma by OMEGA
C. Quantin | - |
Hydrated minerals in circumpolar regions
Y. Langevin | PDF |
Observations over Meridiani Planum
R. Arvidson | PDF |
Mars photometry from OMEGA
S. Erard | PDF |
| Surface chemistry from Orbit and In-situ |
Mars Odyssey main scientific results (invited)
J. Plaut | - |
Chemical composition by gamma-ray spectrometer
J. Brückner | - |
MER main scientific results (invited)
R. Arvidson | PDF |
Mössbauer investigations at MER landing sites
G. Klingelhöfer | - |
Strength of soil deposits along MER traverses
L. Richter | PDF |
| The Martian Polar Region |
Studies of polar caps by HEND (invited)
I. Mitrofanov | PDF |
Constraints on the distribution of H2
W. Boynton | - |
Martian polar layered deposits
A. Ivanov | - |
Martian North polar cap spirals
A. Kostrikov | - |
Observation of polar regions by HRSC
H. Hoffmann | - |
Evolution of permanent North polar cap
Y. Langevin | PDF |
H2O and CO2 ices and dust in South polar cap
B. Schmitt | - |
Northern seasonal condensates
S. Doute | - |
Colour of Martian polar deposits
G. Bellucci | - |
Precession-induced water exchange between poles
F. Montmessin | PDF |
| Surface-Atmosphere Interactions |
Martian variable features by MEX and MER (invited)
R. Greeley | PDF |
Martian dust devils by HRSC
C. Stanzel | - |
Reflectance of fog in Valles Marineris
A. Inada | PDF |
Surface albedo and related features by PFS
F. Esposito | PDF |
Atmospheric optical depth and surface albedo
W. Markiewicz | - |
Dust content in the Martian atmosphere
G. Rinaldi | PDF |
Limb observations of dust vertical profiles
T. Fouchet | PDF |
Optical depth retrieval of Gusev crater
N. Hoekzema | PDF |
| 23 February |
| The Martian Atmosphere & Climate - 1 |
Key issues in Mars atmosphere & climate (invited)
F. Forget | PDF |
The PFS experiment & scientific results (invited)
V. Formisano | PDF |
Seasonal variations of atmospheric structure
L. Zasova | PDF |
Water vapour in atmosphere
N. Ignatiev | PDF |
CO in the atmosphere of Mars
F. Billebaud | PDF |
Morning atmosphere during Northern spring
D. Grassi | PDF |
Early Martian Atmosphere and Its Water Inventory
H. Lammer | PDF |
Cloud-tracked Martian winds by HST
V. Kaydash | PDF |
Atmospheric CO2 Emissions by PFS/OMEGA
M. Lopez-Valverde | - |
OMEGA observations of Martian atmosphere
P. Drossart | - |
Atmospheric water vapour on Mars
D. Titov | PDF |
Evolution of seasonal water ice clouds
B. Gondet | PDF |
Observations of CO2 in Martian atmosphere
T. Encrenaz | PDF |
Possible detection of Lee waves
R. Melchiorri | PDF |
| The Martian Atmosphere & Climate - 2 |
The SPICAM experiment & scientific results (invited)
J-L. Bertaux | - |
The SPICAM AOTF near-IR spectrometer
O. Korablev | PDF |
Ozone Retrieved from SPICAM Stellar Occultations
S. Lebonnois | PDF |
Vertical profile of upper atmosphere
F. Forget | PDF |
First global view of ozone on Mars
S. Perrier | PDF |
Intercomparison of SPICAM and PFS
A. Fedorova | PDF |
Detection of cloud layers
F. Montmessin | - |
The MaRS experiment & scientific results (invited)
M. Pätzold | - |
Sounding of ionosphere by radio science
S. Tellmann | - |
Density and temperature profiles by MaRS/SPICAM
M. Pätzold | - |
Solar light scattered by aerosols
P. Rannou | PDF |
High-altitude aerosol particles
A. Rodin | PDF |
Martian nightglow NO bands in UV
J-L. Bertaux | PDF |
Martian upper atmosphere by SPICAM UV
F. Leblanc | PDF |
Martian water vapour observations
E. Lellouch | - |
Atmospheric argon by GRS on Mars Odyssey
A. Sprague | PDF |
| 24 February |
| The Space Environment of Mars |
Key issues in Mars space environment (invited)
K. Maezawa | - |
The ASPERA experiment & scientific results (invited)
R. Lundin | - |
Energetic neutral atom imaging
S. Barabash | - |
Energetic neutral atom investigations
A. Mura | - |
Crustal magnetic fields by MGS
D. Brain | PDF |
Magnetic anomaly signatures by ASPERA
Y. Soobiah | PDF |
Martian ionospheric photoelectrons
A. Coates | PDF |
Solar wind interaction with ionosphere
K. Maezawa | - |
Escape of CO and CO2 from Mars
A. Fedorov | PDF |
Mars thermospheric circulation
S. Bougher | PDF |
| The Martian Moons |
Phobos and Deimos investigations (invited)
T. Duxbury | PDF |
HRSC imaging of Phobos and Deimos flybys
J. Oberst | PDF |
The parallel grooves of Phobos
J. Murray | PDF |
Phobos observations with SPICAM
S. Perrier | PDF |
| Exobiology on Mars |
The search for life on Mars (invited)
E. Gibson | PDF |
Methane formaldehyde and water by PFS
V. Formisano | PDF |
Oxidant enhancement in dust devils
S. Atreya | - |
Fingerprinting sources and sinks of methane
G. Morgan | PDF |
Terrestrial extreme environments (invited)
F. Gomez | PDF |
Adsorption water driven processes on Mars
D. Möhlmann | PDF |
Martian candidate organisms (invited)
E. Szathmary | PDF |
Discussion of all exobiology papers
All | - |
| Upcoming American Mars Missions |
The NASA Mars Exploration program (invited)
D. McCuistion | PDF |
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission (invited)
S. Saunders | PDF |
The Mars Surface Laboratory mission (invited)
M. Meyer | PDF |
Mars Phoenix mission landing site characterization
R. Arvidson | PDF |
| 25 February |
| Future Mars Exploration in Europe |
| I. Wright | PDF |
| C. Pillinger | PDF |
| P. Lognonne | PDF |
| A. Peacock | PDF |
| Conference Media Event Details |
Introduction
F. Jansen - ESA Mars Express Mission Manager | - |
Welcome
D. Southwood - ESA Director of Science | - |
Overview of scientific instruments
A. Chicarro - ESA Mars Express Project Scientist | PDF |
ASPERA results
S. Barabash - ASPERA co-Principal Investigator | PDF |
MaRS results
M. Pätzold - MaRS Principal Investigator | PDF |
SPICAM results
JL. Bertaux - SPICAM Principal Investigator | PDF |
PFS results
V. Formisano - PFS Principal Investigator | PDF |
OMEGA results
JP. Bibring - OMEGA Principal Investigator | PDF |
HRSC results
G. Neukum - HRSC Principal Investigator | PDF
Images |
Summary of exobiology session
E. Gibson - NASA | PDF |
Overall Conclusions
A. Chicarro - ESA Mars Express Project Scientist | - |
| Questions & answers | - |
