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Hayabusa2 and the Formation of the Solar System PPS02-25
PPS02-25 JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017 Hayabusa2 and the formation of the Solar System *Sei-ichiro WATANABE1,2, Hayabusa2 Science Team2 1. Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, 2. JAXA/ISAS Explorations of small solar system bodies bring us direct and unique information about the formation and evolution of the Solar system. Asteroids may preserve accretion processes of planetesimals or pebbles, a sequence of destructive events induced by the gas-driven migration of giant planets, and hydrothermal processes on the parent bodies. After successful small-body missions like Rosetta to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Dawn to Vesta and Ceres, and New Horizons to Pluto, two spacecraft Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx are now traveling to dark primitive asteroids.The Hayabusa2 spacecraft journeys to a C-type near-earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu (1999 JU3) to conduct detailed remote sensing observations and return samples from the surface. The Haybusa2 spacecraft developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) was successfully launched on 3 Dec. 2014 by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle and performed an Earth swing-by on 3 Dec. 2015 to set it on a course toward its target. The spacecraft will reach Ryugu in the summer of 2018, observe the asteroid for 18 months, and sample surface materials from up to three different locations. The samples will be delivered to the Earth in Nov.-Dec. 2020. Ground-based observations have obtained a variety of optical reflectance spectra for Ryugu. Some reported the 0.7 μm absorption feature and steep slope in the short wavelength region, suggesting hydrated minerals. -
New Voyage to Rendezvous with a Small Asteroid Rotating with a Short Period
Hayabusa2 Extended Mission: New Voyage to Rendezvous with a Small Asteroid Rotating with a Short Period M. Hirabayashi1, Y. Mimasu2, N. Sakatani3, S. Watanabe4, Y. Tsuda2, T. Saiki2, S. Kikuchi2, T. Kouyama5, M. Yoshikawa2, S. Tanaka2, S. Nakazawa2, Y. Takei2, F. Terui2, H. Takeuchi2, A. Fujii2, T. Iwata2, K. Tsumura6, S. Matsuura7, Y. Shimaki2, S. Urakawa8, Y. Ishibashi9, S. Hasegawa2, M. Ishiguro10, D. Kuroda11, S. Okumura8, S. Sugita12, T. Okada2, S. Kameda3, S. Kamata13, A. Higuchi14, H. Senshu15, H. Noda16, K. Matsumoto16, R. Suetsugu17, T. Hirai15, K. Kitazato18, D. Farnocchia19, S.P. Naidu19, D.J. Tholen20, C.W. Hergenrother21, R.J. Whiteley22, N. A. Moskovitz23, P.A. Abell24, and the Hayabusa2 extended mission study group. 1Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA ([email protected]) 2Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kanagawa, Japan 3Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan 4Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan 5National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan 6Tokyo City University, Tokyo, Japan 7Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyogo, Japan 8Japan Spaceguard Association, Okayama, Japan 9Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan 10Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea 11Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan 12University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 13Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan 14University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan 15Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba, Japan 16National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Iwate, Japan 17National Institute of Technology, Oshima College, Yamaguchi, Japan 18University of Aizu, Fukushima, Japan 19Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA 20University of Hawai’i, Manoa, HI, USA 21University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 22Asgard Research, Denver, CO, USA 23Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ, USA 24NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA 1 Highlights 1. -
Planetary Science Division Status Report
Planetary Science Division Status Report Jim Green NASA, Planetary Science Division January 26, 2017 Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory CommiBee Outline • Planetary Science ObjecFves • Missions and Events Overview • Flight Programs: – Discovery – New FronFers – Mars Programs – Outer Planets • Planetary Defense AcFviFes • R&A Overview • Educaon and Outreach AcFviFes • PSD Budget Overview New Horizons exploresPlanetary Science Pluto and the Kuiper Belt Ascertain the content, origin, and evoluFon of the Solar System and the potenFal for life elsewhere! 01/08/2016 As the highest resolution images continue to beam back from New Horizons, the mission is onto exploring Kuiper Belt Objects with the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) camera from unique viewing angles not visible from Earth. New Horizons is also beginning maneuvers to be able to swing close by a Kuiper Belt Object in the next year. Giant IcebergsObjecve 1.5.1 (water blocks) floatingObjecve 1.5.2 in glaciers of Objecve 1.5.3 Objecve 1.5.4 Objecve 1.5.5 hydrogen, mDemonstrate ethane, and other frozenDemonstrate progress gasses on the Demonstrate Sublimation pitsDemonstrate from the surface ofDemonstrate progress Pluto, potentially surface of Pluto.progress in in exploring and progress in showing a geologicallyprogress in improving active surface.in idenFfying and advancing the observing the objects exploring and understanding of the characterizing objects The Newunderstanding of Horizons missionin the Solar System to and the finding locaons origin and evoluFon in the Solar System explorationhow the chemical of Pluto wereunderstand how they voted the where life could of life on Earth to that pose threats to and physical formed and evolve have existed or guide the search for Earth or offer People’sprocesses in the Choice for Breakthrough of thecould exist today life elsewhere resources for human Year forSolar System 2015 by Science Magazine as exploraon operate, interact well as theand evolve top story of 2015 by Discover Magazine. -
Selection of the Insight Landing Site M. Golombek1, D. Kipp1, N
Manuscript Click here to download Manuscript InSight Landing Site Paper v9 Rev.docx Click here to view linked References Selection of the InSight Landing Site M. Golombek1, D. Kipp1, N. Warner1,2, I. J. Daubar1, R. Fergason3, R. Kirk3, R. Beyer4, A. Huertas1, S. Piqueux1, N. E. Putzig5, B. A. Campbell6, G. A. Morgan6, C. Charalambous7, W. T. Pike7, K. Gwinner8, F. Calef1, D. Kass1, M. Mischna1, J. Ashley1, C. Bloom1,9, N. Wigton1,10, T. Hare3, C. Schwartz1, H. Gengl1, L. Redmond1,11, M. Trautman1,12, J. Sweeney2, C. Grima11, I. B. Smith5, E. Sklyanskiy1, M. Lisano1, J. Benardino1, S. Smrekar1, P. Lognonné13, W. B. Banerdt1 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109 2State University of New York at Geneseo, Department of Geological Sciences, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454 3Astrogeology Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff, AZ 86001 4Sagan Center at the SETI Institute and NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035 5Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302; Now at Planetary Science Institute, Lakewood, CO 80401 6Smithsonian Institution, NASM CEPS, 6th at Independence SW, Washington, DC, 20560 7Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College, South Kensington Campus, London 8German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, 12489 Berlin, Germany 9Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA; Now at Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926 10Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 11Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712 12MS GIS Program, University of Redlands, 1200 E. Colton Ave., Redlands, CA 92373-0999 13Institut Physique du Globe de Paris, Paris Cité, Université Paris Sorbonne, France Diderot Submitted to Space Science Reviews, Special InSight Issue v. -
Small Spacecraft Programs
Planetary Science Deep Space SmallSat Studies Small Spacecraft Programs Carolyn Mercer Program Officer, PSDS3 Program Executive, SIMPLEx NASA Glenn Research Center Briefing to the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) April 4, 2018 Crystal City, VA NOTE ADDED BY JPL WEBMASTER: This content has not been approved or adopted by NASA, JPL, or the California Institute of Technology. This document is being made available for information purposes only, and any views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of NASA, JPL, or the 1 California Institute of Technology. SMD CubeSat/SmallSat Approach Planetary Science Deep Space SmallSat Studies National Academies Report (2016) concluded that CubeSats have proven their ability to produce high- value science: • Useful as targeted investigations to augment the capabilities of larger missions • Useful to make highly-specific measurements • Constellations of 10-100 CubeSat/SmallSat spacecraft have the potential to enable transformational science SMD is developing a directorate-wide approach to: • Identify high-priority science objectives in each discipline that can be addressed with CubeSats/SmallSats • Manage program with appropriate cost and risk • Establish a multi-discipline approach and collaboration that helps science teams learn from experiences and grow capability, while avoiding unnecessary duplication • Leverage and partner with a growing commercial sector to collaboratively drive instrument and sensor innovation 2 PLANETARY SCIENCE DEEP SPACE SMALLSAT -
The Journey to Mars: How Donna Shirley Broke Barriers for Women in Space Engineering
The Journey to Mars: How Donna Shirley Broke Barriers for Women in Space Engineering Laurel Mossman, Kate Schein, and Amelia Peoples Senior Division Group Documentary Word Count: 499 Our group chose the topic, Donna Shirley and her Mars rover, because of our connections and our interest level in not only science but strong, determined women. One of our group member’s mothers worked for a man under Ms. Shirley when she was developing the Mars rover. This provided us with a connection to Ms. Shirley, which then gave us the amazing opportunity to interview her. In addition, our group is interested in the philosophy of equality and we have continuously created documentaries that revolve around this idea. Every member of our group is a female, so we understand the struggles and discrimination that women face in an everyday setting and wanted to share the story of a female that faced these struggles but overcame them. Thus after conducting a great amount of research, we fell in love with Donna Shirley’s story. Lastly, it was an added benefit that Ms. Shirley is from Oklahoma, making her story important to our state. All of these components made this topic extremely appealing to us. We conducted our research using online articles, Donna Shirley’s autobiography, “Managing Martians”, news coverage from the launch day, and our interview with Donna Shirley. We started our research process by reading Shirley’s autobiography. This gave us insight into her college life, her time working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and what it was like being in charge of such a barrier-breaking mission. -
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Gets Balanced 21 April 2020
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover gets balanced 21 April 2020 minimize friction that could affect the accuracy of the results, the table's surface sits on a spherical air bearing that essentially levitates on a thin layer of nitrogen gas. To determine center of gravity relative to the rover's z-axis (which extends from the bottom of the rover through the top) and y-axis (from the rover's left to right side), the team slowly rotated the vehicle back and forth, calculating the imbalance in its mass distribution. NASA's Perseverance rover is moved during a test of its mass properties at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The image was taken on April 7, 2020. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech With 13 weeks to go before the launch period of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover opens, final preparations of the spacecraft continue at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On April 8, the This image of the Perseverance Mars rover was taken at assembly, test and launch operations team NASA's Kennedy Space Center on April 7, 2020, during a completed a crucial mass properties test of the test of the vehicle's mass properties. Credit: NASA/JPL- rover. Caltech Precision mass properties measurements are essential to a safe landing on Mars because they help ensure that the spacecraft travels accurately Just as an auto mechanic places small weights on throughout its trip to the Red Planet—from launch a car tire's rim to bring it into balance, the through its entry, descent and landing. Perseverance team analyzed the data and then added 13.8 pounds (6.27 kilograms) to the rover's On April 6, the meticulous three-day process chassis. -
Astronomy News KW RASC FRIDAY JANUARY 8 2021
Astronomy News KW RASC FRIDAY JANUARY 8 2021 JIM FAIRLES What to expect for spaceflight and astronomy in 2021 https://astronomy.com/news/2021/01/what-to-expect-for- spaceflight-and-astronomy-in-2021 By Corey S. Powell | Published: Monday, January 4, 2021 Whatever craziness may be happening on Earth, the coming year promises to be a spectacular one across the solar system. 2020 - It was the worst of times, it was the best of times. First landing on the lunar farside, two impressive successes in gathering samples from asteroids, the first new pieces of the Moon brought home in 44 years, close-up explorations of the Sun, and major advances in low-cost reusable rockets. First Visit to Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids First Visit to Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids In October, NASA is set to launch the Lucy spacecraft. Over its 12-year primary mission, Lucy will visit eight different asteroids. One target lies in the asteroid belt. The other seven are so-called Trojan asteroids that share an orbit with Jupiter, trapped in points of stability 60 degrees ahead of or behind the planet as it goes around the sun. These objects have been trapped in their locations for billions of years, probably since the time of the formation of the solar system. They contain preserved samples of water-rich and carbon-rich material in the outer solar system; some of that material formed Jupiter, while other bits moved inward to contribute to Earth's life-sustaining composition. As a whimsical aside: When meteorites strike carbon-rich asteroids, they create tiny carbon crystals. -
An Impacting Descent Probe for Europa and the Other Galilean Moons of Jupiter
An Impacting Descent Probe for Europa and the other Galilean Moons of Jupiter P. Wurz1,*, D. Lasi1, N. Thomas1, D. Piazza1, A. Galli1, M. Jutzi1, S. Barabash2, M. Wieser2, W. Magnes3, H. Lammer3, U. Auster4, L.I. Gurvits5,6, and W. Hajdas7 1) Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 2) Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden, 3) Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria, 4) Institut f. Geophysik u. Extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität, Braunschweig, Germany, 5) Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC, Dwingelo, The Netherlands, 6) Department of Astrodynamics and Space Missions, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands 7) Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland. *) Corresponding author, [email protected], Tel.: +41 31 631 44 26, FAX: +41 31 631 44 05 1 Abstract We present a study of an impacting descent probe that increases the science return of spacecraft orbiting or passing an atmosphere-less planetary bodies of the solar system, such as the Galilean moons of Jupiter. The descent probe is a carry-on small spacecraft (< 100 kg), to be deployed by the mother spacecraft, that brings itself onto a collisional trajectory with the targeted planetary body in a simple manner. A possible science payload includes instruments for surface imaging, characterisation of the neutral exosphere, and magnetic field and plasma measurement near the target body down to very low-altitudes (~1 km), during the probe’s fast (~km/s) descent to the surface until impact. The science goals and the concept of operation are discussed with particular reference to Europa, including options for flying through water plumes and after-impact retrieval of very-low altitude science data. -
Europa Clipper Mission
Europa Clipper Mission Send a highly capable, radiation-tolerant spacecraft in a long, looping orbit around Jupiter to perform repeated close flybys of the icy moon. This document has been reviewed and determined not to contain export controlled technical data. 1 Exploring Europa’s Habitability: ! Ingredients for Life" Mission Goal: Explore Europa to Investigate its Habitability e-, O+, S+, … Water: • Probable saltwater ocean, implied by surface geology and magnetic field radiation-produced oxidants: • Possible lakes within the ice shell, produced by local melting O2, H2O2, CH2O ~ 100 K Chemistry: • Ocean in direct contact with mantle rock, promoting chemical leaching • Dark red surface materials contain salts, probably from the ocean Energy: • Chemical energy might sustain life • Surface irradiation creates oxidants • Mantle rock-water reactions could create reductants (hydrothermal or serpentinization) ? Habitability Activity: • Geological activity “stirs the pot” hydrothermally produced reductants: H S, H , CH , Fe • Activity could be cyclical, as tied to Io 2 2 4 ? This document has been reviewed and determined not to contain export controlled technical data. 2 Workshop Overview" Project manager, Barry Goldstein, and Planetary Protection Officer, Lisa Pratt, collaborated on setting objectives for the three-day workshop: • Validate the modeling framework for Europa Clipper Planetary Protection. • Agree on model input values, or on a plan to derive/ identify appropriate model inputs. • Develop workshop concurrence regarding future research plans and their priority. Spoiler Alert The three objectives were accomplished. This document has been reviewed and determined not to contain export controlled technical data. 3 Outside Subject-Matter Experts" A panel of multidisciplinary experts were assembled to provide consultation and guidance at the workshop." This document has been reviewed and determined not to contain export controlled technical data. -
OPAG Update to the Planetary Science Advisory Committee (PAC)
OPAG Update to the Planetary Science Advisory Committee (PAC) ? Linda Spilker OPAG Vice-Chair, JPL PAC Meeting September 24, 2019 Large KBOs: Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Charter https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/ • NASA's community-based forum to provide science input for planning and prioritizing outer planet exploration activities for the next several decades • Evaluates outer solar system exploration goals, objectives, investigations and required measurements on the basis of the widest possible community outreach • Meets twice per year, summer and winter – Next meeting: Feb. 3-4, 2020, LPI, Houston, TX • OPAG documents are inputs to the Decadal Surveys • OPAG and Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) have Joint custody of Pluto system and other planets among Kuiper Belt Objects KBO planets OPAG Steering Committee Jeff Moore Linda Spilker OPAG Chair OPAG Vice-Chair * =New Member Ames Research Center Jet Propulsion Lab Alfred McEwen Lynnae Quick* Kathleen Mandt* University of Arizona NASA Goddard Applied Physics Laboratory OPAG Steering Committee Scott Edgington Amanda Hendrix Mark Hofstadter Jet Propulsion Lab Planetary Science Institute Jet Propulsion Lab Terry Hurford Carol Paty Goddard Space Flight Center Georgia Institute of Technology OPAG Steering Committee Morgan Cable* Britney Schmidt Kunio Sayanagi Jet Propulsion Lab Georgia Institute of Technology Hampton University * =New Member Tom Spilker* Abigail Rymer* Consultant Applied Physics Lab Recent and Upcoming OPAG-related Meetings • OPAG Subsurface Needs for Ocean Worlds -
Sistema De Evaluación De Aprendizajes Para Alumnos En Situación De Extraedad
Estrategia Integral para la Mejora del Logro Educativo Alianza por la Calidad de la Educación Sistema de evaluación de aprendizajes para alumnos en situación de extraedad Colección Hacia el Logro Educativo Programa para el Fortalecimiento del Logro Educativo Sistema de evaluación de aprendizajes para alumnos en situación de extraedad Colección Hacia el Logro Educativo Sistema de evaluación de aprendizajes para alumnos en situación de extraedad,es una publicación de la Dirección General de Desarrollo de la Gestión e Innovación Educativa de la Subsecretaría de Educación Básica, realizada a través del Proyecto para Atender a la Población en Situación de Extraedad, por encargo a la Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (OEI) y con la colaboración del Centro de Estudios Educativos (CEE). Alonso Lujambio Secretario de Educación Pública José Fernando González Sánchez Subsecretario de Educación Básica Coordinación general Alma Rosa Cuervo González Juan Martín Martínez Becerra Cuidado de la edición Director General de Desarrollo de la Gestión Esteban Manteca Aguirre e Innovación Educativa Jorge Humberto Miranda Vázquez Tonatiuh Arroyo Cerezo Ernesto Adolfo Ponce Rodríguez Coordinador General de Innovación Colaboradores de la Ofi cina de la Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura y autores de esta obra Lilia Dalila López Salmorán Coordinadora Nacional para el Fortalecimiento Coordinación del Logro Educativo Carlos Niembro Acosta Colaboradores Teresa Zamudio Gisela Santiago Benítez Maura Pompa Mancilla D.R. © Secretaría de Educación Pública, 2011 Diana Gómez Mayén Argentina 28 Col. Centro Histórico C.P. 06020, México, D.F. ISBN: 978-607-8017-53-9 Diseño y formación Constantine Editores, S.