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Abstract: We summarize the recommendations of the latest Decadal Survey for priority science questions, missions, budgets and state of the profession. We can discuss lessons learned and opportunities with the attendees.
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LASP seminars are generally held every Thursday at 4:00 PM on Zoom and in person:
https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/about/events/science-seminars/
If you are interested in attending, please contact Jeremy Averyt (firstname.lastname at lasp.colorado.edu) for Zoom information or to be added to the mailing list.
This event is now a Zoom-only event. If you are interested in attending, please contact Jeremy Averyt (firstname.lastname at lasp.colorado.edu) to be added to the mailing list or for Zoom information.
PLEASE NOTE the special day for this event, Wednesday April 20.
This is a hybrid event. Info below.
Seminar Abstract:
Abstract: Magnetospheric physics has a massive problem: we have not yet determined the fundamental processes that govern plasma mass and energy flow through the terrestrial magnetosphere, nor the degree to which these flows regulate key magnetospheric subsystems. Knowledge of these processes is critical to understanding the mass loss rate of Earth’s atmosphere, as well as for determining the role that a planetary magnetic field plays in atmospheric retention, and therefore habitability, for Earth-like planets beyond the solar system.
Abstract: Enceladus has become the iconic example of an active icy moon where the subsurface ocean cryo-volcanically communicates with the surface and in fact the surrounding space. In the first part of the talk, the main findings from the Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA) and other instruments about Enceladus after the end of the Cassini mission are presented.
Abstract: In July of 2015 the New Horizons spacecraft flew through the Pluto system, initiating detailed exploration of the Kuiper belt. Pluto turned out to be a world of remarkable geologic diversity, and its surfaces display a range of ages, suggesting geologic activity of various forms has persisted for much of Pluto’s history. Pluto has some familiar features (e.g., tectonics, cratering) but also features that are unique (e.g., a giant convecting nitrogen ice sheet, and large cryovolcanic constructs).
Seminar Abstract:
(Co-authors: Brian Toon, Melinda Kahre, Olivia Pierpaoli)
The NASA Kepler mission has provided its final planet candidate catalogue, the K2 mission has contributed another four years’ worth of data, and the NASA TESS mission has been churning out new planet discoveries at a rapid pace. The demographics of the exoplanet systems probed by these transiting exoplanet missions are complemented by the demographics probed by other techniques, including radial velocity, microlensing, and direct imaging.