3rd 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers
Landing Site Selection Workshop
Pasadena, California March 26th - 28th, 2002
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March 26th, Tuesday a.m.
Introduction |
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Moderator: Cathy Weitz Summarizer: Roger Phillips |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome, Overview of the Landing Site Selection Process and Workshop
Goals
[Powerpoint; 118 Kb] |
| John Grant and Matt Golombek (Co-Chairs, Landing Site Steering Committee) | |
| 8:50 a.m. | Athena Payload Capabilities and the MER Landing Sites |
| Steve Squyres, Athena PI, Cornell University | |
| 9:20 a.m. |
Engineering Constraints and Factors in Selecting the MER Landing Sites
[PDF; 604 Kb] |
| Mark Adler, Project Landing Site Engineer | |
| 10:20-10:35 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:35 a.m. |
Entry and Descent Simulations and Ellipses
[Powerpoint; 1.7 Mb] |
| Phil Knocke, JPL | |
| 11:05 a.m. | Atmospheric Modeling and Winds |
| David Kass and Tim Schofield, JPL | |
| 11:35 p.m. | MER Wind Mitigation Measures |
| R. Manning, JPL | |
| 11:55-1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
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March 26th, Tuesday p.m. Introduction (cont.) |
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| 1:15 p.m. |
History of Ellipse Identification and Placement
[Powerpoint; 52Mb] |
| Matt Golombek, Co-Chair Landing Site Steering Committee | |
| 1:45-2:30 p.m. | Discussion of Introductory and Overview Material |
| 2:30-2:45 p.m. | Coffee Break |
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Overview of Landing Site Science Potential |
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Moderator: Ken Tanaka Summarizer: Tim Parker |
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| 2:45 p.m. | Geologic Evaluation of MER Landing Sites from THEMIS Data |
| Phil Christensen and Jim Rice, Arizona State University | |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Landing Site Compositional Assessment Using High Resolution TES Data
[Powerpoint; 2.5 Mb] |
| Steve Ruff, Vicky Hamilton, and Phil Christensen, ASU | |
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A Closer Look at the Science Potential of the Prime Sites |
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Moderator: George McGill Summarizer: Jack Farmer |
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| 4:15 p.m. |
The Hematite Site
[Powerpoint; 70Mb] |
| Ray Arvidson, Washington University St. Louis | |
| 4:45 p.m. |
Remote Sensing Properties of Exhumed Deposits in the Terra Meridiani
Region of Mars
[Powerpoint; 1.5Mb] |
| Seelos, F. P., Arvidson, R. E., Washington University St. Louis, Deal, K. S., Hynek, B. M., Mellon, M. T. (University 0f Colorado), Garvin, J. B. (NASA Headquarters) | |
| 5:00 p.m. | THEMIS Observations of Terra Meridiani and the Hematite Site |
| Phil Christensen, Arizona State University | |
| 5:15 p.m. |
The Melas Chasma Site
[JPEG; 572 Kb] |
| Tim Parker, JPL, and C. Weitz NASA Headquarters | |
| 5:45 p.m. |
Analysis of the Melas Chasma Site Based on Multiple Data Sets
[PDF Files] |
| Shannon Pelkey, University of Colorado | |
| 6:00 p.m. | End of Day One |
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March 27th, Wednesday a.m. A Closer Look at the Science Potential of the Prime Sites (cont.) |
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Moderator: George McGill Summarizer: Ginny Gulick |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Overview of Science and Testable Hypotheses at the Gusev Crater MER A
Landing Site
[Powerpoint; 26Mb] |
| Nathalie Cabrol, NASA Ames, E. A. Grin, D. Fike, H. Newsom, I. Thorsos, N. G. Barlow, R. De Hon, and J. Bishop | |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Identification of a Large Lake Basin At The head of Ma'adim Vallis,
Mars
[Powerpoint; 16 Mb] |
| R. P. Irwin III, T. A. Maxwell, A. D. Howard, R. A. Craddock and D. W. Leverington, NASM Center for Earth and Planetary Studies | |
| 9:10 a.m. |
Impact Hydrothermal Processes at the Gusev Crater MER A Landing Site,
and the Sinus Meridiani Site
[Powerpoint; 7.8 Mb] |
| H. Newsom, UNM, C. Barber, I. Thorsos, A. Davies, N. A. Cabrol, E. A. Grin, N. G. Barlow, R. De Hon, and J. Bishop | |
| 9:20 a.m. |
Gusev Crater: Assessing its Relevance as the MER-A Landing Site
[Powerpoint; 0.9 Mb] |
| N. G. Barlow (U. Central FL), N. Cabrol (NASA/ARC), E. Grin (NASA/ARC), H. Newsom (UNM), R. DeHon (U. LA Monroe) | |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Isidis Planitia MER Targets: MOC and Themis Data, Detailed Mapping, and
Potential Athena Science
[Powerpoint; 62Mb] |
| L. S. Crumpler, NMMNH, K. L. Tanaka, and T. M. Hare | |
| 10:15-10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break |
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A Closer Look at the Science Potential of the Backup Sites |
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Moderator: Tim Parker Summarizer: Mike Shepard |
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Eos Chasma
[Powerpoint; 5.1 Mb] |
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David Nelson, Arizona State University
(See also "Eos Chasma: Perspective Views" [Powerpoint; 3Mb] |
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| 10:50 a.m. |
Detection of Martian Meteorite-Like (ALH84001) Spectral Signatures Near
the Eos Chasma Landing Site
[PDF; 336 Kb] |
| Vicky Hamilton and Jim Rice, ASU | |
| 11:10 a.m. |
Recent Eruption of Deep Groundwater into Athabasca Vallis
[Powerpoint; 8.5Mb] |
| Devon Burr, Alfred McEwen, Laszlo Keszthelyi, Jennifer Grier, University of Arizona | |
| 11:25 a.m. |
Estimating cm-scale Morphology of Volcanic Terrains using MOC Images and
Lower Resolution Data Sets
[Powerpoint; 28Mb] |
| Laszlo Keszthelyi and Alfred McEwen, University of Arizona | |
| 11:40 a.m. | Exploration of Athabasca Vallis: Does Athena Have the Right Stuff? |
| Alfred McEwen, Devon Burr, Laszlo Keszthelyi, Ross Beyer, and Peter Lanagan, University of Arizona | |
| 11:55-1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Discussion of Science Potential of the Sites |
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March 27th, Wednesday p.m. Safety Considerations I: Radar and Slopes |
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Moderator: John Grant Summarizer: Ray Arvidson |
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| 2:30 p.m. | MER Engineering Constraints: Impact Velocity, Slopes, and Rocks |
| Wayne Lee, JPL | |
| 3:30-3:45 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Radar Properties of the Landing Sites
[PDF; 652Kb] |
| Albert Haldemann, JPL | |
| 4:15 p.m. |
MOLA Slopes at 1.2 km Scale and Roughness at 150 m Scale for the
Ellipses
[Powerpoint; 24Mb] |
| M. Golombek, S. Anderson, N. Bridges, M. Kennedy, J. Garvin | |
| 4:45 p.m. |
MOLA 100 m Allan Variation and Hectometer Hurst Exponent Analysis of
the MER Landing Sites
[PDF; 1.6Mb] |
| Albert Haldemann and Scott Anderson, JPL | |
| 5:15 p.m. | MOLA Pulse Spread Data and Landing Site Selection |
| Jim Garvin, NASA Mars Exploration Program Scientist | |
| 5:45 p.m. |
The Roughness of the Martian Surface at Decimeter to Meter Scales:
What We Know
[Powerpoint; 123 Kb] |
| Mike Shepard, Bloomsburg University, F. P. Seelos IV, R. E. Arvidson, A. Haldemann | |
| 6:15 p.m. | End of Day Two |
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March 28th, Thursday a.m. Safety Considerations I: Radar and Slopes (cont.) |
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Moderator: John Grant Summarizer: Ray Arvidson |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Characterization of MER Landing Sites Using MOC and MOLA
[Powerpoint; 3.9Mb] |
| F. Scott Anderson and Tim Parker, JPL | |
| 9:00 a.m. |
DTMs Derived from MOC Stereo Images
[various files] |
| Randy Kirk, USGS | |
| 9:30 a.m. | DTMs from MOC Stereo Images |
| A. Ivanov, JPL | |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Evaluation of Small-Scale Roughness via Photoclinometry
[Web page] |
| Ross Beyer and Alfred McEwen, University of Arizona | |
| 10:30-10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
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Safety Considerations II: Thermal Inertia, Albedo, and Rocks |
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Moderator: Jim Garvin Summarizer: Phil Christensen |
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| 10:45 a.m. |
Surface Lifetime
[Powerpoint; 8.1 Mb] |
| Jake Matijevic, JPL | |
| 11:15 a.m. |
TES Thermal Inertia and Albedo Data and Implications for Minimum
Near-Surface Temperatures
[Powerpoint; 1.8 Mb] |
| Nathan Bridges and Terry Martin, JPL | |
| 11:45 a.m. | Rock Abundance Derived from TES data |
| Scott Nowicki and Phil Christensen, ASU | |
| 12:15 a.m. |
Rock Statistics Calculations for the Landing Sites
[Powerpoint; 2.2Mb] |
| Matt Golombek | |
| 12:45-1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
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March 28th, Thursday p.m. Summary of Safety Considerations |
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Moderator: Roger Phillips Summarizer: Mike Carr |
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| 1:30 p.m. |
Landing Site Safety Assessment
[PDF; 220 Kb] |
| Mark Adler, JPL | |
| 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. | Discussion of Safety Issues |
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Summary Discussion of Landing Sites |
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Moderator: Grant and Golombek Summarizer: Dick Morris |
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| 3:00-4:30 p.m. | Summary Discussion of All Sites |
| 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Community Input to Project and Athena Science Team |
| 5:30 p.m. | End of Workshop |
