Second Mars Advanced School in China - programme
| Day 0: Sunday 11 September 2011 | |||
| Evening | Briefing for European lecturers | Agustin Chicarro | |
| Day 1: Monday 12 September 2011 | |||
| Morning |
Mars School opening ceremony |
Guoping Li (CNSA Deputy Director General) |
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| Afternoon |
Overview of the Yinghuo-1 Mars mission |
Ji Wu |
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| Evening |
Shandong University research activities |
Lidong Xia | |
| Day 2: Tuesday 13 September 2011 | |||
| Morning |
Mars Interior-1: Interior structure and composition Mars Interior-2: Mantle dynamics and chemical evolution |
Doris Breuer Doris Breuer |
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| Afternoon |
Mars Geology-1: Geologic endogenic processes Mars Geology-2: Geologic exogenic processes |
Damien Loizeau Damien Loizeau |
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| Evening | Gravity measurements with Yinghuo-1 in equatorial orbit | Cheng-Li Huang | |
| Day 3: Wednesday 14 September 2011 | |||
| Morning |
Mars Interior-3: Magnetism and magnetic field generation Mars Interior-4: Convection and the link to magmatism |
Doris Breuer Doris Breuer |
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| Afternoon |
Mars Geology-3: Impact cratering on terrestrial planets Mars Geology-4: Searching for landing sites on Mars |
Damien Loizeau |
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| Day 4: Thursday 15 September 2011 | |||
| Morning |
Mineralogy-1: Principles of spectroscopy Mineralogy-2: Mineralogy and Mars evolution |
Patrick Pinet Patrick Pinet |
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| Afternoon |
Astrobiology-1: Planet habitability and origins of life Astrobiology-2: Extremophiles and the search for life |
Frances Westall Frances Westall |
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| Evening | Geological treasures of East Asia | Agustin Chicarro | |
| Day 5: Friday 16 September 2011 | |||
| Morning |
Mineralogy-3: Planetary regolith Mineralogy-4: Optical properties and surface changes |
Patrick Pinet Patrick Pinet |
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| Afternoon |
Astrobiology-3: Evolution of life on Earth Astrobiology-4: Search for traces of life on Mars |
Frances Westall Frances Westall |
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| Evening |
Ice-related morphological features on Mars Field trip photography along the Silk Road |
Han Li Han Li |
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| Day 6: Saturday 17 September 2011 | |||
| All day | Excursion to Liugong Island | (All) | |
| Day 7: Sunday 18 September 2011 | |||
| All day | Excursion to Penglai and Yantai | (All) | |
| Day 8: Monday 19 September 2011 | |||
| Morning |
Instrumentation-1: Space plasma instrumentation Instrumentation-2: Instrument development |
Stas Barabash Stas Barabash |
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| Afternoon |
Magnetic field investigations with YH-1 spacecraft |
Hua Zhao |
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| Evening |
Martian space plasma measurements with YH-1 |
Lei Li (given by Hua Zhao) | |
| Day 9: Tuesday 20 September 2011 | |||
| Morning |
Instrumentation-3: Planetary landers and atmospheric probes Instrumentation-4: The Phobos-Grunt mission |
Stas Barabash Stas Barabash |
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| Afternoon |
ESA's Mars exploration missions Comparative planetology: Terrestrial planets |
Agustin Chicarro Agustin Chicarro |
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| Evening | Visit of School of Space Sciences and Applied Physics (Shandong University at Weihai) | (ALL) | |
| Day 10: Wednesday 21 September 2011 | |||
| Morning |
Atmosphere-1: Atmospheric structure and dynamics Atmosphere-2: Atmospheric chemistry and cycles |
Eric Chassefière |
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| Afternoon |
Aeronomy-1: The ionosphere of Mars Aeronomy-2: The Mars-solar wind interaction |
Andrew Coates Andrew Coates |
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| Evening |
Space weather effects at Mars |
Wing-Huen Ip (given by A. Coates) |
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| Day 11: Thursday 22 September 2011 | |||
| Morning |
Atmosphere-3: Climates of Mars and Venus Atmosphere-4: Methane on Mars |
Eric Chassefière |
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| Afternoon |
Aeronomy-3: Atmospheric escape Aeronomy-4: Comparative plasma interactions |
Andrew Coates Andrew Coates |
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| Evening | Distribution of certificates and Farewell | (All) | |
Lecturers
Europe
| Agustin F. Chicarro | ESA/ESTEC, Netherlands |
| Andrew J. Coates | UCL-MSSL, Surrey, U.K. |
| Doris Breuer | DLR, Berlin, Germany |
| Damien Loizeau | ESA/ESTEC, Netherlands |
| Eric Chassefière | Univ. Paris XI at Orsay, France |
| Frances Westall | CNRS, Orléans, France |
| Patrick Pinet | CNRS, Toulouse, France |
| Stas Barabash | IRF, Kiruna, Sweden |
China
| Ji Wu | CSSAR, Beijing, CAS |
| Lidong Xia | Shandong University at Weihai |
| Cheng-Li Huang | SHAO, Shanghai, CAS |
| Han Li | NAOC, Beijing, CAS |
| Hua Zhao | CSSAR, Beijing, CAS |
| Xiong Hu | CSSAR, Beijing, CAS |
| Lei Li | CSSAR, Beijing, CAS |
| Wing-Huen Ip | NCU, Taiwan |
| Li-Ching Huang | NCU, Taiwan |
Acronyms
| ESA | European Space Agency |
| ESTEC | European Space Research and Technology Centre (Netherlands) |
| DLR | Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (Germany) |
| CNRS | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) |
| UCL-MSSL | University College London/Mullard Space Science Laboratory (UK) |
| IRF | Institutet för Rymdfysik (Sweden) |
| CAS | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| CSSAR | Center for Space Science and Applied Research, CAS, Beijing |
| SHAO | Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS, Shanghai |
| NAOC | National Astronomical Observatories of China, CAS, Beijing |
| NCU | National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan |
Teaching Languages
European lecturers: English
Chinese lecturers: Chinese
Organisers
Academic issues: Agustin Chicarro (ESA)
Logistical issues: Zhou Yi (CSSAR)
Contrary to Chinese tradition, here we have followed European practice whereby given name comes first then family name for both European and Chinese lecturers.
Last Update: 1 September 2019