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VEXAG/Venus Express/Akatsuki/ VEXAG Calendars

 

Current VEXAG Sponsored Meeting  

 

Comparative Climatology Symposium
May 7, 2013
NASA Headquarters
Follow-up to last years’ Comparative Climatology Conference

 

VEXAG Meeting #11
November 19–21, 2013
Washington, DC, area

 

2nd Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets Conference, 2014 or 2015, hosted by Ames Research Center

 

Venus Express Science Team Meetings

 

International Venus Conference
June 10–14, 2013
Catania, Sicily
Topics covered include all aspects of Venus research from the interior through the atmosphere out to the magnetosphere and the interaction with the solar wind. The format of the conference will follow that of the three past conferences held in La Thuile and in Aussions in 2007-2010, with a mix of invited talks/tutorials, contributed talks and posters. An excursion to Mount Etna, as an analogue of a Venusian volcano is foreseen.

 

Akatsuki  (Venus Climate Orbiter, Planet-C) Project Events

  • May 20, 2010 - Launch
  • December 7, 2010 – Arrival at Venus – Failed Orbit Insertion
  • November 2015 – Venus Fly-by
  • Sometime in 2016 – Possible Venus Orbit Insertion

Members of the Venus community are encouraged to participate in:.

 

  • The 10th International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-10)
    June 17–22, 2013
    San Jose, California
    Short Course: Entry, Descent, and Landing Systems June 15–16, 2013
    Extended Abstract Deadline: April 3, 2013
    Join us for the 10 International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-10), hosted by San Jose State University, June 17–21, 2013. The 10th Probe Workshop brings together engineers, technologists, scientists, mission designers, space agency leaders, and students from around the world for a week-long collaboration focused on exploration of Solar System atmospheres and surfaces using atmospheric entry and descent probes and aerial vehicles. Preceding the workshop, a 2-day short course on Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) Systems is offered on June 15–16.
  • Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 10th Annual Meeting
    Special Session on Science and Exploration of Mars and Venus(PS03)
    June 24–28, 2013
  • 4MS3 (4th Moscow Solar System Symposium)
    October 2013
  • Fall AGU Meeting
    December 9–13, 2013
    San Francisco, California, USA