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    European Mars Science & Exploration Conference: Mars Express & ExoMars

    Programme

    Programme of the EMSEC 2007 conference held 12 to 16 November at ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

    The abstract of each presentation can be viewed or downloaded in PDF format by clicking on the corresponding link in the "Abs." column. The complete conference abstract book is also available:

    EMSEC 2007 Abstract Book (13.3 Mb) PDF

    Where available, a PDF version of the presentation is linked in the "Talk" column.

    Monday 12 November 2007

    Welcome and Introducion
    Time ID Name, Title Abs. Talk
    13:00 ESA Welcome and Introduction
    13:15 Jacques Blamont
    History of Mars Exploration
    PDF
    13:45 1116350 Agustin Chicarro
    Mars Express - Science summary at the end of the extended mission
    PDF PDF
    14:00 1126437 Jorge Vago
    ExoMars: ESA’s mission to search for signs of life on the Red Planet
    PDF PDF
    S.01 Mars Interior and Subsurface Structure
    14:15 1112327 Diedrich Möhlmann
    The states of water in the shallow subsurface of Mars
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    14:30 1117857 Marco Cartacci
    Surface and subsurface radar backscattering coefficient over the Martian south polar layered deposits from MARSIS data
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    14:45 1118160 Giovanni Picardi
    MARSIS data inversion approach: preliminary results
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    15:00 1119305 Jeffrey Plaut
    Radar sounding of the polar regions of Mars with MARSIS and SHARAD
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    15:15 1104588 Matthias Grott
    The evolution of the Martian elastic lithosphere and implications for crustal and mantle rheology
    PDF PDF
    15:30 1119877 Doris Breuer
    Argon 40 degassing and loss history and Martian volcansim
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    15:45 1118182 Sandra Schumacher
    An alternative mechanism for recent volcanism on Mars
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    16:00 Coffee Break
    16:30 1118620 Veronique Dehant
    The geodesy experiment LaRa onboard ExoMars
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    16:45 1118879 Philippe Lognonne
    Seismology on Mars with the GEP/Seismometer
    PDF PDF
    17:00 1118868 Valerie Ciarletti
    The EISS GPR on the ExoMars mission: deep soundings of the Martian sub-surface
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    17:15 1118269 Svein-Erik Hamran
    The WISDOM GPR on the ExoMars mission
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    17:30 1119895 Tilman Spohn
    Interior evolution and habitability
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    17:45 1117607 Christophe Sotin
    The coupling between the dynamo shutdown and the water abundance on Mars: the mantle filter
    PDF PDF
    18:00
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    19:30
    P.01 - Poster Session HTML

    Tuesday 13 November 2007

    S.02 Mars Geology and Geomorphology
    Time ID Name, Title Abs. Talk
    09:00 1117423 Mary Chapman
    Geologic history of Kasei Valles and Uranius Dorsum
    PDF
    09:15 1111496 Veronique Ansan
    Topography of valley networks on Mars from HRSC digital elevation models
    PDF PDF
    09:30 1117264 Caleb Fassett
    Timing, nature and evolution of valley networks on Mars
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    09:45 1119995 John Bridges
    Sedimentary rocks in Becquerel crater: a palaeoenvironmental record
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    10:00 1112497 Harald Hiesinger
    The geology and hydrology of Uzboi and Dzigai Vallis, Mars
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    10:15 1119029 Monica Pondrelli
    Sequence stratigraphy of the Eberswalde fan delta (Mars)
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    10:30 1118570 George Postma
    Alternative origin for the point bars of the Martian Eberswalde delta
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    10:45 1117582 Erin Kraal
    Martian stepped deltas record rapid water release
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    11:00 Coffee Break
    11:30 1117343 Gerhard Neukum
    Episodic geologic evolution of Mars
    PDF PDF
    11:45 1118205 Ralf Jaumann
    Source regions and multiple water release events in valley networks in the Libya Montes region on Mars
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    12:00 1117928 Benedicte Diez
    Comparison of the Mars Odyssey GRS results with geological mapping at the Cerberus Plains
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    12:15 1117247 James Head
    Evidence for non-polar ice deposits in the past history of Mars
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    12:30 1117253 James Dickson
    Late Amazonian glaciation at the dichotomy boundary on Mars: glacial thickness maxima and multiple glacial phases
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    12:45 1117498 Bill Hartmann
    Probable ice flow structures in an unnamed crater, 38S, 113E: relation to high obliquity climate cycles
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    13:00 1118465 Olivier Bourgeois
    Debris aprons on Mars: rock glaciers or "mud glaciers"?
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    13:15 1121321 Mikhail A. Kreslavsky
    Slope streaks on Mars: testing formation mechanisms with HRSC data
    PDF PDF
    13:30 Lunch Break
    S.03 Exomars In-Situ and Orbital Experiments
    14:30 1111808 John Parnell
    Selection of molecular targets for the ExoMars mission
    PDF PDF
    14:45 1111593 Jeff Bada
    The Urey instrument for ExoMars
    PDF PDF
    15:00 1114319 Richard Mathies
    Mars Organic Analyzer (MOA): a microfabricated CE system for in-situ analysis of organica biomarkers
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    15:15 1117615 Richard Quinn
    The Mars Oxidants Instrument
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    15:30 1118608 Andrew Griffiths
    The Panoramic Camera (PanCam) instrument for the ExoMars rover
    PDF PDF
    15:45 1122423 Jean-Luc Josset
    CLUPI: Close-Up Imager on the ExoMars rover
    PDF PDF
    16:00 Coffee Break
    16:30 1120039 Lucia Marinangeli
    Importance of a combined XRD/XRF analysis for astrobiological investigation of Mars landing sites
    PDF PDF
    16:45 1119903 Jean-Pierre Bibring
    The MicrOmega ExoMars Investigation
    PDF
    17:00 1116454 Luigi Colangeli
    MEDUSA: the ExoMars experiment for in-situ dust and water vapour monitoring
    PDF PDF
    17:15 1117465 Michel Hamelin
    ARES: an atmospheric electricity instrument proposed for ExoMars
    PDF PDF
    17:30 1119671 Erik Laan
    SPEX: an in-orbit spectropolarimeter for planetary exploration
    PDF PDF
    17:45 1114508 Francois Leblanc
    Mars Environment and Magnetic Orbiter
    PDF PDF
    18:00
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    19:30
    P.02 - Poster Session HTML

    Wednesday 14 November 2007

    S.04 Mars Geology and Mineralogy
    Time ID Name, Title Abs. Talk
    09:00 1119890 Jean-Pierre Bibring
    The Mars evolution, at all timescales, as derived from the OMEGA hyperspectral data
    PDF
    09:15 1117404 Brigitte Gondet
    OMEGA/MEX global mineralogical maps
    PDF PDF
    09:30 1117363 François Poulet
    Identification, mapping and mineralogy of phyllosilicates on Mars as seen by MEX-OMEGA
    PDF PDF
    09:45 1119366 Alessandro Maturilli
    Emissivity spectra of Martian analogue minerals from the Berlin Emissivity Database (BED)
    PDF PDF
    10:00 1114129 Damien Loizeau
    Layering of the phyllosilicates in the Mawrth Vallis region of Mars, as seen by OMEGA and HRSC colors and DTM
    PDF PDF
    10:15 1111228 Nicolas Mangold
    The geology of sulfate-rich layered deposits of the Valles Marineris- west Candor Chasma region
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    10:30 1120981 John Mustard
    New insights into hydrated silicate minerals observed on Mars by OMEGA-CRISM
    PDF PDF
    10:45 1119893 Göstar Klingelhöfer
    More than three years of Mars surface exploration with the mössbauer spectrometer MIMOS II on MER
    PDF PDF
    11:00 Coffee Break
    11:30 1115837 Ernst Hauber
    Plains volcanism on Mars revisited: the topography and morphology of low shields and associated volcanic landforms
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    11:45 1118199 Jouko Raitala
    Western Promethei Terra smooth plains region on Mars: implications of volcanic origin and analysis of surface features
    PDF
    12:00 1118758 David Williams
    Hadriaca Patera: insights into its volcanic history from Mars Express HRSC
    PDF PDF
    12:15 1117426 Gilles Berger
    SO3-Basalt interaction : a potential mechanism for alteration of the Martian surface?
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    12:30 1118536 Patrick Pinet
    Mafic mineralogy variations across Syrtis Major shield as inferred from visible-near-infrared spectroscopy by OMEGA
    PDF PDF
    12:45 1118440 Denis Jouglet
    Mars surface hydration seen by MEX/OMEGA through the 3 µm feature.
    PDF PDF
    13:00 1117982 Marion Masse
    Mineralogy, morphology, sedimentary filling and history of Aram Chaos on Mars
    PDF
    13:15 1118672 Johannes Brückner
    Geochemical evidence of ancient water by the APXS of the Mars exploration rovers at Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum
    PDF PDF
    13:30 Lunch Break
    S.05 Astrobiology and Search for Remnants of Life
    14:30 1102460 Everett Gibson
    Life on Mars: where &&
    PDF PDF
    14:45 1118693 Monica Grady
    Exploring Mars with Martian meteorites: casting light on primary, secondary and tertiary processes
    PDF
    15:00 1119695 Martin Fisk
    Microweathering of olivine in terrestrial and Martian volcanic rocks
    PDF PDF
    15:15 1119443 Charles Cockell
    Do microbes eat rocks like people eat apples? Microbial alteration textures and the search for life on Mars
    PDF PDF
    15:30 1105582 Christian Muller
    Astrobiological effects of regional and global dustorms from SPICAM data
    PDF PDF
    15:45 1107984 Pascale Ehrenfreund
    Survival of organic matter on Mars: laboratory studies in support of MEX and ExoMars
    PDF PDF
    16:00 Coffee Break
    16:30 1118580 Joop Houtkooper
    Biosignatures of anticipated life on Mars and their detection by MSL and ExoMars
    PDF
    16:45 1115344 Mark Sims
    Progress in life marker chip technology for detection of life on Mars
    PDF PDF
    17:00 1135941 Luann Becker
    MOMA: Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer
    PDF
    17:15 1118350 H. Steininger
    Biomarkers for the LD/GC-MS of ExoMars
    PDF
    17:30 1115234 Stephen Bowden
    Weathering of a micro oasis in an arctic desert environment illustrates difficulties of life detection on Mars
    PDF PDF
    17:45 1118415 Wilfred Roling
    Molecular detection of life on Mars
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    18:00 1110886 Xenia Amashukeli
    Subcritical water extraction technology for Martian regolith chemical characterization
    PDF PDF
    18:15 1118119 Manish Patel
    UVIS: the UV-VIS Spectrometer for the ExoMars mission
    PDF PDF
    19:30 Conference Dinner

    Thursday 15 November 2007

    S.06 Mars Atmosphere and Climate
    Time ID Name, Title Abs. Talk
    09:00 1117326 Mario D'Amore
    Mean meridional temperature cross section and zonal wind derived from PFS-MEX
    PDF PDF
    09:15 1117310 Silvia Tellmann
    Recent results of the Martian neutral atmosphere from the Radio Science Experiment Mars on Mars Express
    PDF PDF
    09:30 1119700 Aymeric Spiga
    Surface pressure maps derived from Mars Express OMEGA measurements
    PDF PDF
    09:45 1117869 Christina Stanzel
    Detailed study of HRSC dust devils and comparison with Spirit dust devils
    PDF PDF
    10:00 1111356 Thierry Fouchet
    Martian water vapour: Mars Express PFS/LW observations
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    10:15 1118488 Luca Maltagliati
    Seasonal water cycle of Mars observed by OMEGA and PFS
    PDF PDF
    10:30 1119333 Anna Fedorova
    Vertical distributions of water vapor and aerosol in the Martian atmosphere by SPICAM IR spectrometer on Mars-Express
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    10:45 1116730 Nina Mateshvili
    Ice and dust clouds in the Martian atmosphere: results from SPICAM UV channel nadir measurements
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    11:00 Coffee Break
    11:30 1120052 Ludmila Zasova
    Dust and water ice clouds in Martian atmosphere from the PFS MEX data
    PDF
    11:45 1087870 Franck Montmessin
    Hyper-spectral imaging of convective CO2 ice clouds in the equatorial mesosphere of Mars
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    12:00 1116946 Vittorio Formisano
    The vertical extension of the Martian equatorial cloud belt from PFS-MEX limb observations
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    12:15 1116184 Marco Giuranna
    MEX/PFS observations of the condensing CO2 south polar cap of Mars
    PDF PDF
    12:30 1118210 Yves Langevin
    Interannual variability of south polar processes observed by OMEGA
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    12:45 1118623 Frederic Schmidt
    Effect of albedo and surface roughness on the seasonal south cap recession of Mars
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    13:00 1119691 Francois Forget
    Modelling the present Mars climate system as observed by Mars Express
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    13:15 1122264 Geronimo Villanueva
    An extensive search for biomarker gases in the Martian atmosphere using powerful infrared telescopes
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    13:30 Lunch Break
    14:30 1117180 Franck Lefèvre
    The Martian ozone layer as seen by SPICAM on Mars-Express
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    14:45 1113465 Therese Encrenaz
    Simulatenous ground-based imaging of H2O and H2O2 on Mars
    PDF PDF
    S.07 Mars Aeronomy
    15:00 1113223 Rickard Lundin
    Solar forcing and Martian planetary ion outflow - new Mars Express findings
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    15:15 1115760 Markus Fraenz
    The plasma environment of Mars
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    15:30 1117097 Stefano Orsini
    ENA detection in the dayside of Mars: ASPERA-3 NPD statistical study
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    15:45 1118793 Andrew Coates
    Ionospheric photoelectrons and their role in plasma escape at Titan: comparison to Mars
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    16:00 Coffee Break
    16:30 1118249 Susanne Vennerstrom
    The Martian inner magnetosphere - magnetic structure and variations
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    16:45 1119353 Ali Safaeinili
    First estimation of total electron content of Mars ionosphere
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    17:00 1114555 Francois Leblanc
    Multi-Instrument observations of aurora-types event by Mars Express
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    17:15 1120009 Martin Paetzold
    The structure of the ionosphere of Mars as observed by the Mars Express Radio Science Experiment
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    17:30 1118917 Gerald Keating
    The Mars global thermosphere measured by accelerometer facilities aboard orbiters and properties of the exosphere
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    17:45 1118512 Ana Keating
    Martian radiation environment: the importance of seasonal variations and landing site
    PDF PDF
    18:00
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    19:30
    P.03 - Poster Session HTML

    Friday 16 November 2007

    Three workshops will be held in parallel in three rooms at ESTEC. For a detailed programme of the workshops see the "workshops" page linked from the right-hand navigation, or follow the HTML link in the below general schedule for this day.

    Time Event Abs.
    09:00 Workshops      HTML
    11:00 Coffee break
    11:30
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    13:00
    Workshops HTML

    Friday Workshops

    Last Update: 27 Jul 2011

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