Past, present, and future of mars polar science: Outcomes and outlook from the 7th international conference on mars polar science and exploration

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Dokumenter

  • Patricio Becerra
  • Isaac B. Smith
  • Shannon Hibbard
  • Chimira Andres
  • Jonathan Bapst
  • Ali M. Bramson
  • Peter B. Buhler
  • Andrea Coronato
  • Serina Diniega
  • Jeremy Emmett
  • Anna Grau Galofre
  • Clémence Herny
  • Melinda Kahre
  • J. Paul Knightly
  • Stefano Nerozzi
  • Alyssa Pascuzzo
  • Ganna Portyankina
  • Jorge Rabassa
  • Leslie K. Tamppari
  • Timothy N. Titus
  • Jennifer Whitten

Mars Polar Science is a subfield of Mars science that encompasses all studies of the cryosphere of Mars and its interaction with the Martian environment. Every 4 yr, the community of scientists dedicated to this subfield meets to discuss new findings and debate open issues in the International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration (ICMPSE). This paper summarizes the proceedings of the seventh ICMPSE and the progress made since the sixth edition. We highlight the most important advances and present the most salient open questions in the field today, as discussed and agreed upon by the participants of the conference. We also feature agreed-upon suggestions for future methods, measurements, instruments, and missions that would be essential to answering the main open questions presented. This work is thus an overview of the current status of Mars Polar Science and is intended to serve as a road map for the direction of the field during the next 4 yr and beyond, helping to shape its contribution within the larger context of planetary science and exploration.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer209
TidsskriftPlanetary Science Journal
Vol/bind2
Udgave nummer5
Antal sider22
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
Conference web support and program planning were supported by the expert staff at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX. Institutional support was provided by the NASA Mars Program Office, IAG, IACS, and CADIC/ CONICET. Part of the work was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with NASA (80NM0018D0004).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021. The Author(s).

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