Fourth Meeting of the Venus Exploration and Analysis Group (VEXAG)
Presentations
Sunday afternoon – November 4, 2007
12:30 p.m.
Sign-In
Pick-up Handouts
Coffee and Pastries
1:00 p.m.
Venus Exploration Goals, Objectives, and Investigations: 2007
Sushil Atreya and Janet Luhmann
1:15 p.m.
VEXAG Goals and Objectives Document
Janet Luhmann
1:30 p.m.
Venus Flagship Class Missions Architectures
Tibor Balint and James Cutts
2:00 p.m.
International Planetary Probe Workshop
Jim Cutts, David Atkinson, Bernard Bienstock, and Sushil Atreya
2:15 p.m.
European Venus Explorer – A proposed mission for ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015–2025
Eric Chassefiere
2:30 p.m.
Coffee Break
2:45 p.m.
Venus Express Education and Public Outreach
Sanjay Limayo for Rosalyn Pertzborn
3:00 p.m.
Preview of OPAG Meeting
Sushil Atreya for Fran Bagenal
3:15 p.m.
Special Science Briefing - Venus atmosphere from Venus Express/VIRTIS
Pierre Drossart, Giuseppe Piccioni, and the VIRTIS team
3:45 p.m.
Open Microphone
Extreme Temperature Motors and Drivetrains for Venus Exploration - A Breakthrough Development
Jerri Ji
High Temperature Electronics, Communications, and Sensors for Venus Missions
G. W. Hunter, R. S. Okojie, P. G. Neudeck, G. M. Beheim, G. E. Ponchak, G. Fralick, J. Wrbanek, and M. Krasowski
Exploring the Surface Mineralogy and Atmosphere of Venus with a Combined Remote Raman Spectroscopy and Elastic Lidar System
Shiv Sharma, Paul Lucey, Syed Ismail, and Nurul Abedin
4:30 p.m.
Planetary Science Summer School Venus Mission Study
Britney Schmidt and Giovanni Minelli
4:50 p.m.
Preview of Monday’s Activities
Sushil Atreya and Janet Luhmann
5:00 p.m.
SMD Update to VEXAG
Andrew F. Cheng
5:20 p.m.
Adjourn
Monday Morning – November 5, 2007
8:30 a.m.
Sign-In
Pick-up Handouts
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 a.m.
Planetary Science Division Update and Venus Exploration
Jim Green
9:30 a.m.
Status and Latest Results from Venus Express
Hakan Svedhem
9:50 a.m.
Recent Major Activities Related to VCO/PLANET-C (August - October 2007)
Masato Nakamura and Takeshi Imamura
10:10 a.m.
MESSENGER Flyby
Venus Express During MESSENGER Venus Fly-By
Hakan Svedhem
10:40 a.m.
Coffee Break
11:00 a.m.
Searching for Evidence of Past Oceans on Venus
Mark A. Bullock and David H. Grinspoon
11:30 a.m.
Meeting Overview of NASA Workshop on Planetary Atmospheres
Philippe Crane
11:45 p.m.
Lunch
Monday Afternoon – November 5, 2007
1:00 p.m.
Venus-Earth Climate Connections (25-minutes each)
Greenhouse Effect and Radiative Balance on Earth and Venus
Dave CrispClimate Sensitivities of Venus and Earth
Mark BullockAerosols and Clouds on Earth and Venus
Brian Toon
2:15 p.m.
Coffee Break (15 minutes)
Atmospheric Dynamics of Venus and Earth
Jerry Schubert and C. CoveySolar History Effects on Venus and Earth Climate
Janet Luhmann for David BrainSulfur Isotope Ratios and Constraints on Climate
Alex Pavlov
4:00 p.m.
General discussion - Venus-Earth Climate Connections
Larry Esposito, lead
4:30 p.m.
White Paper Discussion
5:00 p.m.
Wrap-up
Next Meeting
Recommendations
Action Items
Sushil Atreya and Janet Luhmann