Subject: | <no subject> |
Author: | Mark V. Sykes <[email protected]> |
Date: | 22-Nov-2010 11:21:43 |
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Hi All -
OPAG covers the large icy satellites of Jupiter and Saturn. We have carved out the small irregular satellites and trans-Neptunian objects, which includes Pluto, Eris and their ilk - the unwashed and unwanted... There is going to be some overlap and shake down between OPAG and SBAG on some of these, especially since SBAG effectively split off from OPAG and there may be some inconsistencies (e.g., Enceladus is being effectively handled by OPAG and we may want to take on Triton). We have all comets and asteroids, including Ceres. The Moon is covered by LEAG. I will communicate with the OPAG chair about Triton. I think it makes more scientific sense for us to cover it and having two AGs having interests in outer planet systems (though different components) is a good thing - we all still need to get there!
Hope this helps.
Mark
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Mark V. Sykes, Ph.D., J.D.,
CEO and Director
Planetary Science Institute
1700 E. Fort Lowell, Suite 106
Tucson, AZ 85719
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----- Original Message -----
> Hopefully Mark Sykes, as SBAG Chair, will chime in shortly, but here's
> my perspective as one of SBAG's "founding members".
>
> Most of the large satellites (e.g., the Earth's Moon, the Jovian
> Galilean satellites, and Titan for sure) should *not* be included in
> SBAG's scope.
>
> However, certain "dwarf planets" (e.g., Pluto, Ceres, etc.) should be
> included because they are not already covered by other AGs, and they
> are more directly related to the other "small bodies" clearly covered
> by SBAG.
> Triton is a special case, and there are good reasons (e.g., Triton may
> very well have been a TNO captured by Neptune) to include some
> discussion of it
> in SBAG's science doc.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hal
>
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>
> On 11/22/10 11:04 AM, "Rivkin, Andy S."
> wrote:
>
> >
> > 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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