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March 15-17, 2012
Second International Lunar Superconductor Applications Workshop,
Houston, Texas The single most important discovery in lunar science is the confirmation of icy volatiles at the lunar poles. This not only makes the Moon an exciting destination in its own right, but the lunar poles are a Rosetta Stone for cryogenic chemistry and physics throughout the solar system and beyond. Come join HTS experts and lunar scientists from around the world. This by “invitation-only” event will be an interactive, small-group conference. Maximum 50 participants.
March 17-18, 2012
Early History of the Terrestrial Planets: New Insights from the Moon and Mercury (Brown-Vernadsky Microsymposium 53),
The Woodlands, Texas Beginning with Luna 1, over 50 years ago, the Moon has evolved into a paradigm for the early history of the terrestrial planets. Extensive human and robotic exploration of the Moon has provided a comprehensive data set that has outlined the basic events, themes and processes in the first half of Solar System history. Generally accepted and debated theories and paradigms abound for lunar origin from a giant impact into proto-Earth, magma ocean formation and solidification, depleted mantle layer overturn, early magnetic field and dynamo, late heavy bombardment, impact basin formation, mare basalt volcanism, one-plate planet tectonism, and the general thermal evolution of the Moon. Recent lunar research results from spacecraft mission data analysis, theory and laboratory analyses are challenging many of these fundamental views. Crustal asymmetries may involve large slow impactors, anorthosites may have formed well after the solidification of the magma ocean, a lunar core dynamo may have started and lasted much longer than previously thought, more mantle volatiles than envisioned by many models have been discovered, outer planets may have migrated, causing perturbations of the inner solar system projectile flux, and we are on the verge of high resolution measurements of the gravity field with the two orbiting GRAIL spacecraft that will enable significant advances in understanding of internal structure. Furthermore, comprehensive new data from ongoing exploration of Mercury by the MESSENGER spacecraft has rejuvenated interest in this planet and the lessons it holds for early Solar System history. Long known to be different in terms of its size and density, but thought by many to be Moon-like in terms of its surface features and geological evolution from Mariner 10 data, Mercury is emerging as fundamentally different from the Moon. MESSENGER data have revealed crustal compositions quite unlike those anticipated: crustal volatiles (up to 4 wt% sulfur), a relatively iron-poor crust, large areas with average major-element ratios intermediate between basaltic and more ultramafic values, and compositions consistent with derivation from highly reduced precursory materials such as enstatite chondrite-like objects with higher Fe abundance or other unusual materials not sampled in the current meteorite collection. MESSENGER data also reveal a cratering record that differs from the Moon in interesting ways, volcanism concurrent with the period of heavy bombardment, evidence for huge outpourings of lava in flood basalt mode, abundant and globally distributed pyroclastic deposits and hollows that imply the presence of interior volatiles, and a global magnetic field with an unusually strong asymmetry about the planetary equator. These findings have clearly challenged an earlier vision of a “Moon-like” Mercury, and have placed into question most earlier paradigms for the origin and evolution of the innermost planet. Although the two bodies are different, it is clear that comparison between the Moon and Mercury may help to resolve outstanding problems in the origin and evolution of each, and shed new light on the fundamental themes and events in the histories of the terrestrial planets. The goal of Microsymposium 53 is to present a summary of these new discoveries, and to bring together representatives of the geology, mineralogy, petrology, spectroscopy, geochemistry, geophysics and dynamics communities to discuss these new findings and to ponder their implications for the next generation of significant scientific problems. A critical aspect of this discussion will be to assess the implications of this new perspective for future goals and destinations for exploration of the Moon and Mercury. The Microsymposium will emphasize open discussion format but will be anchored by invited overviews, commentaries and posters. Invitations for overviews are currently being extended in the areas of origin, earliest differentiation history, internal structure, magnetism, bombardment history, petrogenesis, volcanic and tectonic evolution and volatile history. We will also have space for posters on these topics, including those that are relevant that are planned for LPSC.
March 19-23, 2012
43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
(LPSC 2012),
The Woodlands, Texas
March 21-23, 2012
NETS 2012: Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space,
The Woodlands, Texas In March 2012 the Aerospace Nuclear Science and Technology Division (ANSTD) of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) will hold the 2012 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space topical meeting in The Woodlands, TX. The year 2012 will mark completion of the first 50 years of nuclear-powered spaceflight, which began with launch of the Transit 4A satellite in June of 1961. In honor of this occasion, NETS 2012 will be held in conjunction with the 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Nuclear power has been an enabling technology for the most ambitious planetary missions in history. Holding the meetings together will allow the science community to learn more about the latest developments in nuclear power and propulsion, and to see how new technologies could help their exploration efforts in the future. NASA is currently developing capabilities for robotic and crewed missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Strategies that implement advanced power and propulsion technologies, as well as radiation protection, will be important in accomplishing these missions in the future. NETS serves as a major communications network and forum for students and professionals working in the area of space nuclear technology. Every year it facilitates the exchange of information among research and management personnel from government, industry, academia, and the national laboratory system. To this end, the NETS 2012 meeting will address topics ranging from overviews of current programs to methods of meeting the challenges of future space endeavors.
June 6-8, 2012
Dust, Atmosphere and Plasma Environment of the Moon and Small Bodies (DAP-2012),
Boulder, Colorado The Dust, Atmosphere and Plasma environment of the Moon and Small Bodies (DAP-2012) workshop will take place June 6-8, 2012, in Boulder, Colorado. It will be a forum to discuss our current understanding of the surface environment of the Moon and asteroids, to share new results from past and ongoing missions, and to describe expectations for planned upcoming missions. The workshop will be focused on the open science questions, the status and future of our modeling and laboratory experimental capabilities, the definition of the required measurements and instrument capabilities for future investigations from orbit, or to be deployed on the surface. DAP-2012 is a follow up on the first workshop Lunar dust, atmosphere, and plasma: The next steps (LDAP-2010). Contributions to LDAP-2010 were published in the special issue of Planetary and Space Sciences, and a similar volume is planned to report the contributions to DAP-2012.
July 13-15, 2012
Second Conference on the Lunar Highlands Crust,
Bozeman, Montana
July 17-19, 2012
NASA Lunar Science Forum,
Moffett Field, California
LPI-Sponsored Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
Conference on Life Detection in Extraterrestrial Samples
February 13-15,
2012 San Diego, California
43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
(LPSC 2012)
March 19-23,
2012 The Woodlands, Texas
NETS 2012: Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space
March 21-23,
2012 The Woodlands, Texas
Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM) 2012
May 16-20,
2012 Niigata, Japan
Third Conference on Early Mars: Geologic, Hydrologic, and Climatic Evolution and the Implications for Life
May 21-25,
2012 Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Third International Planetary Dunes Workshop: Remote Sensing and Data Analysis of Planetary Dunes
June 12-15,
2012 Flagstaff, Arizona
Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets
June 25-28,
2012 Boulder, Colorado
Second Conference on the Lunar Highlands Crust
July 13-15,
2012 Bozeman, Montana
75th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
August 12-17,
2012 Cairns, Australia
The Mantle of Mars: Insights from Theory, Geophysics, High-Pressure Studies, and Meteorites
September 10-12,
2012 Houston, Texas
44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
(LPSC 2013)
March 18-22,
2013
Recent Meetings
Workshop on the Early Solar System Bombardment II
February 1-3,
2012 Houston, Texas
Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group
(LEAG 2011)
November 7-9,
2011 Houston, Texas
Workshop on Formation of the First Solids in the Solar System
(Solids 2011)
November 7-9,
2011 Kauai, Hawaii
First International Planetary Cave Research Workshop: Implications for Astrobiology, Climate, Detection, and Exploration
October 25-28,
2011 Carlsbad, New Mexico
Field Training and Research Program at Meteor Crater
September 25-October 1,
2011 Winslow, Arizona
Fifth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration
September 12-16,
2011 Fairbanks, Alaska
Upcoming Seminars
Friday, February 17, 2012 Lecture Hall - 3:30 PM
Dr. Michael Max, Hydrate Energy International Oceanic and Permafrost natural gas hydrate paratypes on Earth: Models for the solar system and beyond
Friday, February 24, 2012 Lecture Hall - 3:30 PM
Paul Byrne, Carnegie Institution of Washington Volcanism on Mercury: Insights from Orbit
