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Author: Joseph A. (GSFC-6900) Nuth <[email protected]>
Date: 22-Nov-2010 11:21:42
Andy, Ironically, we already have 2 volunteers to do the Large Icy Satellites section, while we need volunteers for many of the other topics. As to any requirement for addressing these bodies in other sections, I do not believe this to be the case. We can address these bodies in the Issues section - making sure to note the overlap with OPAG - and defer all other aspects of these objects to the other working groups. Joe -----Original Message----- From: Rivkin, Andy S. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 11:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: PDF-File-Verify-Sender:[SBAG Science Issues] Well, sort of, I guess. But SBAG needs to have reasonable bounds somewhere-- without the large icy satellites SBAG's purview can be succinctly put as "those objects that formed independently of the 8* planets recognized by the IAU". The SBAG web page claims SBAG's raison d'etre is "to identify scientific priorities and opportunties for the exploration of asteroids, comets, interplanetary dust, small satellites, and Trans-Neptunian Objects." Other groups have the large satellites as a specific, important focus, and will do and have done much more work than SBAG can or should do on them. I agree there are absolutely linkages to be made between the small bodies and some of the large icy satellites (or with the Moon, or with Mercury) but I think the less focused we are the less effective we'll be. If we discuss the large satellites in any real sense in a roadmap, we'll need to take some position on Europa vs. Titan, and we'd also need to address the large satellites in the other sections besides the science issues section (technology capabilities, in-situ study, theory...). I'm attaching the OPAG white paper that was submitted for the Decadal Survey. I'd suggest that at the most we have a few lines noting some of the crossover between the large icy satellites and the small bodies population (icy regolith evolution, cratering rates, whatever), a pointer to OPAG, and a note that they have developed or are developing their own roadmap for large satellite studies. Cheers, -Andy *Not to re-adjudicate that particular discussion. On 11/22/10 10:32 AM, "Nuth, Joseph A. (GSFC-6900)" wrote: > Andy, Casey, > I had put these bodies into the Science Issues section for > completeness - and no one objected. We have had a presentation on a > proposed JPL rendezvous mission to Triton at our first meeting. While > I agree that these bodies are not the small bodies that I am > interested in, we do have Pluto and KBOs as well. In this light the > large icy satellites are not necessarily out of place in SBAG. I > would be perfectly happy to put pointers to an OPAG report if needed, > but I do not see a great problem in having an overlap with OPAG either. > Joe > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lisse, Carey M. [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 10:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: PDF-File-Verify-Sender:[SBAG Science Issues] > > Joe, > > I second Andy's question - these objects are some of the prime focus > items of the OPAG group and their next flagship mission, and we have > plenty on our plate. > > - Casey > > ________________________________________ > From: Nuth, Joseph A. (GSFC-6900) [[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 10:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: PDF-File-Verify-Sender:[SBAG Science Issues] > > Andy, > I had put these bodies into the Science Issues section for > completeness - and no one objected. We have had a presentation on a > proposed JPL rendezvous mission to Triton at our first meeting. While > I agree that these bodies are not the small bodies that I am > interested in, we do have Pluto and KBOs as well. In this light the large icy satellites are not out of place. > Joe > > From: Rivkin, Andy S. [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 9:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PDF-File-Verify-Sender:[SBAG Science Issues] > > > Just curious what this part implies: > > > On 11/10/10 10:04 AM, "Nuth, Joseph A. (GSFC-6900)" > > wrote: > > * Large, Icy Satellites of the Giant Planets > > > > Presumably we're not taking on Ganymede/Titan/Triton/etc in the small > bodies roadmap? > > -Andy > > > > > > >

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