EPSC2018 European Planetary Science Congress 2018 16–21 September 2018 TU Berlin | Berlin | Germany Programme Book © TU Berlin/Dahl access to access to cafeteria area first floor area Information & registration Jupiter room Ground floor area H0104 Ground floor area EPSCEuropean Planetary Science Congress Mars Venus Saturn Uranus Neptune room room room room room H0112 H0111 H0110 H0107 H0106 access to ground floor area Cafeteria area Cafeteria area EPSCEuropean Planetary Science Congress Mercury Press conference Press room room room H2035 H2036 H2037 Second floor area Second floor area EPSCEuropean Planetary Science Congress EEuropeaPn PlanetarSy Science CCongress Table of contents 1 Welcome …………………………………2 General information …………………………………4 Exhibitors, Community events …………………………………6 Splinter meetings & workshops .………………………….….…7 Session overview ……………………………..….8 Monday – Oral programme ..……………………………….9 Tuesday – Oral programme ……………………………….19 Tuesday – Poster programme .………………………………30 Wednesday – Oral programme .……….…………………..…42 Wednesday – Poster programme .………………………………51 Thursday – Oral programme ……………………………….60 Thursday – Poster programme ……………………………….71 Friday – Oral programme ……………………………….81 Author index ……………………………….91 European Planetary Science Congress 2018 2 Welcome Message from the Organizers amateur astronomers, policy makers, the next generation of scientists and engineers, and On behalf of the Executive Committee, the planetary scientists around the world. Scientific Organizing Committee and the Local Organizing Committee, welcome to the 13th The EPSC social event is always a special European Planetary Science Congress, moment in our programme and will take place EPSC2018. We are delighted to be returning to on Wednesday evening (19 September), 19:30. Berlin, which hosted the very first EPSC in We look forward to a cosy and convivial 2006. evening in the rustic and popular "Brauhaus Lemke am Alex". The brewery is located in the EPSC is the largest annual international heart of Berlin directly opposite the television meeting on planetary science in Europe. This tower on famous Alexanderplatz. You can year, again, we are expecting a very rich and expect a large number of artisan brewed beer exciting programme. We have received over and a buffet with regional cuisine (including 1200 abstracts, the largest ever number of vegetarian and vegan options). contributions received for a stand-alone EPSC, and these have been organized across 59 Berlin, Germany's capital, the 3.6 million parallel oral sessions, 3 dedicated poster metropolis in the heart of Europe attracts sessions, specific workshops and splinter people from around the world. Berlin can look meetings. We trust we have put together a very back on an eventful history, and is today a stimulating programme covering all major fields creative and dynamic city with an inimitable in planetary science. We hope this will foster feeling for life. After a busy day at the the exchange of great science and stimulate EPSC2018, Berlin offers a wide range of new research ideas and collaborations. We cultural and culinary attractions as well as certainly hope that this week in Berlin will be a leisure activities. Take your pick from Europe´s very productive week for all participants. largest museum complex (a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site), over 50 theatres, 3 EPSC2018 sees the launch of the new opera houses and numerous museums – all Europlanet Society, which will provide a within easy reach by the excellent public sustainable structure for Europlanet to support transport links. our growing planetary science community in Europe and act as the parent organization of Again, welcome to Berlin and to the 13th EPSC going forward. The Society will be open European Planetary Science Congress, to individual and institutional members and we EPSC2018. hope that many of you will join and play an Enjoy your week in the beautiful and very active role in shaping the future of our attractive city of Berlin. community. M. Cristina De Sanctis (SOC Chair) EPSC2018 is also an opportunity to review the Frank Sohl (SOC Co-chair) activities of the €9.95 million Europlanet 2020 Jean-Pierre Lebreton (EPSC Chair) Research Infrastructure as it moves into the Nigel Mason (Europlanet Coordinator) final year of the four-year project. Athena Coustenis Presentations across multiple sessions and (Europlanet Deputy Coordinator) workshops at EPSC will highlight the virtual Jürgen Oberst (LOC Chair) access services and tools, the laboratory and Mario Ebel (Copernicus) field visits, the meetings, the training workshops and the outreach activities that have been made possible through the project, and the many people within our community that have benefited from this support through the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme. As we look forward to developing future projects, we recognize the role that Europlanet and EPSC can play in building capacity in our community in under-represented states and in forging links with other communities, including industry, European Planetary Science Congress 2018 Introducing the Europlanet Society Europlanet is launching a new Society to support planetary science in Europe. The Society is open to individual and institutional members and anyone with an active interest in planetary science is welcome to join. The Society will be launched at EPSC 2018 during the General Assembly at 12:45 on Thursday, 20th September. Please come along and find out more about membership benefits and how you can join us to help shape the future of planetary science in Europe. Are you looking for funding to kick-start an outreach project? Have you run a successful outreach project for which you deserve recognition? The call for applications for the 2019 round of Europlanet’s Public Engagement Funding Scheme and the call for nominations for the 2019 Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement are now open: http://www.europlanet-eu.org/outreach 4 General information Location and conference address EPSC2018 App The European Planetary Science Congress 2018 is held The EPSC2018 mobile app is available for iPhones and at the Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany Android smartphones. Please scan the QR code below or from 16 to 21 September 2018. The congress is open to go directly to https://app.epsc2018.eu. You will be scientists of all nations. directed to the proper app version download for your particular device. Technische Universität Berlin Main Building (H) Straße des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin Germany Rules of conduct . Smoking is prohibited in the entire congress centre except in the areas designated for smokers. It is prohibited to copy any presentation from the desktops in the lecture rooms. Unless the presenting author gives permission to do so, it is forbidden to take photos or videos of scientific material at the conference. Press participants Registration & information desk reporting on research presented at the conference may take photos of material for their own personal use, The registration & information desk is located on the provided they do not report on the research or publish ground floor (EG) of the TU Berlin. any of the recorded material without the author's permission. Opening hours of registration & information desk . Please switch off any mobile phones in the lecture rooms. Sunday, 16 September 2018 . Professional and respectful conduct of all attendees is 15:00–18:00 expected. Bullying, harassment, intimidation or discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. Monday–Thursday, 17–20 September 2018 08:00–18:00 Official language Friday, 21 September 2018 08:00–12:00 The official language of the EPSC2018 is English. Simultaneous interpretation is not provided. It is therefore expected that authors are able to present their research Press office more or less fluently in the English language. The press office and press conference rooms are located on the second floor of TU Berlin. Insurances Press Officers The organizers cannot accept liability for personal Anita Heward accident, loss or damage to private property, which may EPSC2018 Press Officer be incurred as a result of the participation in the European Planetary Science Congress 2018. Participants are Livia Giacomini therefore advised to arrange appropriate insurance cover. EPSC2018 Press Officer This should extend not only to travel but also to cancellation costs. Adirana Postiglione EPSC2018 Press Office (trainee) Services Europlanet Media Centre website: http://www.europlanet-eu.org/press/ Internet Follow EPSC2018 on social media with the tag Wireless internet access for EPSC2018 participants is #EPSC2018. available free of charge. Please access the network Twitter account: europlanetmedia “TUB-Guest” and note that a personalised wifi code will be distributed to you at the information & registration desk Press office opening hours (usage for the whole duration of the conference for one device). Monday–Thursday, 17–20 September 2018 Alternatively, you may also connect to eduroam at the 09:00–18:00 facilities of TU Berlin. Computers for internet use are not provided. Friday, 21 September 2018 09:00–15:00 European Planetary Science Congress 2018 General information 5 Scientific Organizing Committee EPSC Executive Committee M. Cristina De Sanctis (Chair) Jean-Pierre Lebreton (EPSC Chair) Frank Sohl (Co-Chair) Manuel Grande (EPSC Immediate past chair) Jean-Pierre Lebreton (EPSC Executive Committee Chair) Nigel Mason (Europlanet Chair) Nigel Mason (Europlanet Coordinator) Athena Coustenis (Europlanet Vice Chair