Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG)

Scientific Goals and Pathways
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Outer Planets Assessment Group

This site contains descriptions and links to activities by OPAG and the associated outer planets community in support of the 2013-2022 Planetary Decadal Survey.

OPAG Presentation to Decadal Survey Panels

OPAG White Papers

Title	Contact	Authorship	Draft
Outer Planets Strategy	mckinnon@wustl.edu	PDF	PDF
Giant Planet Probes	atkinson@uidaho.edu	PDF	DOC PDF
Titan Montgolfière	Athena.Coustenis@obspm.fr	DOC	DOC PDF
Technology	pbeaucha@jpl.nasa.gov		DOC PDF
Enceladus Science	terry.a.hurford@nasa.gov		DOC PDF
Ice Giant Atmospheres	Mark.Hofstadter@jpl.nasa.gov	PDF	PDF
Ganymede	gcollins@wheatonma.edu	PDF	DOC PDF
Io Science	David.Williams@asu.edu		PDF
Europa	phillips@seti.org	PDF	DOC PDF
Neptune and Triton	neptune.whitepaper@gmail.com		PDF
Ring Science	matthewt@astro.cornell.edu		PDF
Icy Satellites	svance@jpl.nasa.gov		PDF
Jupiter Atmosphere	Leigh.N.Fletcher@jpl.nasa.gov		DOC PDF
Saturn Atmosphere	go@scn.jpl.nasa.gov		DOC PDF
Cassini Solstice Mission	linda.j.spilker@jpl.nasa.go		DOC PDF

Outer Planets Community White Papers

Title	Contact	Authorship	Draft
Titan Climate	conor.a.nixon@nasa.gov		DOC PDF
Titan Astrobiology	Mark.Allen@jpl.nasa.gov	PDF	DOC PDF
Io Exploration	David.Williams@asu.edu		PDF
Space Observatory	mikewong@stsci.edu	DOC	DOC PDF
Neptune Flyby	candice.j.hansen@jpl.nasa.gov	DOC	PDF
Triton Flyby	candice.j.hansen@jpl.nasa.gov	DOC	PDF
Uranus Orbiter	Mark.Hofstadter@jpl.nasa.gov	PDF	PDF
Enceladus Mission	terry.a.hurford@nasa.gov	PDF	DOC PDF
Neptune Rings	candice.j.hansen@jpl.nasa.gov	PDF	PDF

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