One-day Express Meeting
Associated with Venus Express launch
Mars atmosphere as seen by Mars Express experiments
November 7, Moscow, IKI
Preliminary Agenda (version 27 Oct)
7 November Representation center (A4, 2nd floor)
10:00 -10:30 Welcome and discussion of the agenda
Bibring J.P. Omega status
Bertaux J.L. Spicam status
10:45 – 11:45
Minor constituents, chemistry of the atmosphere
JL Bertaux Mars aeronomy by SPICAM? 15’
S. Perrier: Ozone in Mars atmosphere from SPICAM measurements 15’
P. Drossart OMEGA: CO2 maps, H2O and CO2 fluorescence 15’ + L. Melchiorri H2O by
OMEGA 10’
L. Zasova Vertical profiles of ozone from limb OMEGA observations 15’
12:00 Coffee break
12:15 –13:45
S Lebonnois: SPICAM atmospheric profiles ? 15’
A. Fedorova H2O by SPICAM 10’
H2O by PFS
N. Ignatiev 10’
M. Tschimmel 10’
Dsicussion
14:00- 15:00 Lunch*
15:00 – 16:30
Aerosols and clouds, limb measurements
B. Gondet clouds by OMEGA 15’
F. Montmessin : clouds from SPICAM stellar occultations 15’
T. Fouchet (presented by P. Drossart) A comparison of Martian limb observations with OMEGA
and SPICAM 15’
A. Rybakova, A. Rodin: in search for fine aerosol 15’
A. Fedorova: vertical structure of dust from SPICAM solar occultations 15’
16:30 Coffee break
Surface
Bibring J-P. Omega surface result 20’’
Langevin ???
N. Evdokimova, R.O. Kuzmin Bound water on the surface of MARS by OMEGA 15’
B. Balter, D. Balter, V. Kottsov Hyperspectral data handling system in IKI: present and future
capabilities for OMEGA 15’
17:30 -18:30
Future missions:
Phobos-Soil (Phobos sample return 2009) and Mars atmosphere implications
Future Venus missions and Russian Venera-D
A. Grigoriev : mini-Fourier spectrometer for Phobos-Soil 15’
L. Zasova Russian mission Venera-D 15’
Discussion
18:30 End of the Meeting
Logistics remarks.
To go to IKI on the 7th Nov please use metro. IKI is located close to metro station Kaluzhskaia
(Калужская), on the southern branch of orange line as marked at Metro plan). Kaluzhskaia
station is on the same line with Kitai-Gorod station, located near eastern side of Rossia hotel.
Count about 45 minutes to get to IKI from Rossia. At Kaluzhskaia station please take the
forward exit, and the second exit to the right in the underground passage (go to the T-cross, then
to the right). When at the surface you will see IKI as a long building behind BP gas station. Walk
200m on either side around the gas station to reach the 2nd entrance of the building. We will meet
you inside.
*Lunch for participants will be served in the canteen of IKI at price of 170 rubles.