EJSM Open Science Workshop, 17-19 May 2010

The Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM) is an international mission to the Jupiter system with joint participation from ESA and NASA.

The ESA-NASA Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM) consists of two primary flight elements operating in the Jovian system: the ESA-led Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter (JGO) and the NASA-led Jupiter Europa Orbiter (JEO). JGO and JEO will execute an extended choreographed exploration of the Jupiter System before settling into orbit around Ganymede and Europa, respectively. The overarching goal of EJSM is the study of the emergence of habitable worlds around gas giants. JGO and JEO will carry complementary instruments to achieve the following science objectives: characterize Ganymede and Europa as planetary objects and potential habitats, study Ganymede, Europa, Callisto and Io in the broader context of the system of Galilean satellites, and focus on Jupiter science including the planet, its atmosphere and the magnetosphere as a coupled system.

During this workshop it is planned to:

• Update the community on the status of the EJSM mission following on-going studies in Europe and the pre-project implementation activities in the US
• Review/update (where necessary) the science goals of EJSM
• Review latest science results at Jupiter and gather any further science topics that could be addressed by EJSM within the current payload baseline
• Discuss synergies offered by two spacecraft operating simultaneously in the Jupiter System
• Review the status of the instrument studies performed under the ESA DOI activities
• Discuss potential contribution to the exploration of the Jupiter system by the JAXA Jupiter Magnetospheric Orbiter and the RSA Europa Lander, both of which are under consideration
• Discuss the timetable for presenting EJSM to the Cosmic Vision down selection process and ensuring feedback from the community to support EJSM through mission selection.

Please register your interest in attendance at this workshop, as well as your intent to submit an abstract via the above link to the event web site.

The deadline for receipt of abstracts covering both the instrument Declaration of Interest studies, as well as new scientific results will be 31st March 2010.

Last Update: 09 February 2010