September 2018 OPAG Meeting

September 11–12

Tuesday, September 11
8:30 a.m. Welcome and OPAG chair handoff -- Alfred McEwen
8:40 a.m. Agenda Overview and logistics – Jeff Moore
8:50 a.m. ESA Ice Giants study – Luigi Colengelil (remote from Europe)
9:20 a.m. NASA PSD Update and response to OPAG findings – Curt Niebur
Q&A  
10:20 a.m. JWST and WFIRST updates on planetary science – Stefanie Milam (remote from Europe)
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Cassini updates —Linda Spilker
11:15 a.m. Report on joint JUICE-Europa Clipper workshop – Dave Senske
11:25 a.m.

Planetary Protection of Icy Moons

NAS study -- Joe Alexander, chair (remote)
NASA updates -- Lisa Pratt
Chances of microbe reaching ocean -- Britney Schmidt
Q&A  
12:30 a.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. SBAG position on exploration of KBO Planets and coordination with OPAG -- Jeff Moore
1:45 p.m. Magnetosphere of Outer Planets meeting summary – Carol Paty (U. Oregon) and Abi Rymer
1:55 p.m. Cryovolcanism in the Solar System workshop summary -- Lynnae Quick
2:05 p.m. Experimental Analysis for Outer Solar System workshop summary – Caitlin Ahrens
2:15 p.m. Summary of Ocean Worlds 3 workshop – Jonathan Kay
2:30 p.m. Europa Clipper updates — Bob Pappalardo
3:00 p.m. Juno updates – Scott Bolton
3:15 p.m. Ice Giant Mission Launch Date Concerns - Candy Hansen
3:30 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Preliminary OPAG Findings and discussion
4:15 p.m. Technology Poster 2-minute oral summaries
4:45 p.m. Poster session
   
Wednesday, September 12
8:00 a.m. Enceladus plume organics -- Frank Postberg (U. Heidelberg, remote)
8:30 a.m. Planetary Science Midterm Study – Louise Prockter
Q&A
9:30 a.m. Europa Lander reduced-scope mission process – Robert Braun
10:00 a.m. ICEE-2 and other ocean worlds technology development opportunities – Curt Niebur
10:15 p.m. Break
10:30 p.m. Europa Lander technical mission plan – Roger Gibbs
11:00 p.m. Panel discussion and Q&A about new Europa Lander concept:
Kevin Hand (JPL), Louise Prockter (LPI), Chris McKay (NASA Ames) , Kate Craft (APL)
moderator: Linda Spilker (JPL)
Each panelist is limited to 7 minutes to talk, showing slides if desired; lots of Q&A

 
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m.

2-minute presentations of science nuggets

Analysis of Very-High-Resolution Galileo Images and Implicatins for Resurfacing Mechanisms on Europa - E. J. Leonard
Outstanding mysteries in magnetospheric physics at the Ice Giants - Ian Cohen
Europa's extensional bands may expose ocean material - S. M. Howell and R. T. Pappalardo
A Complex Dynamo Inferred From the Hemispheric Dichotomy of Jupiter's Magnetic Field - K. M. Moore
1:30 p.m. Planetary Advisory Committee and relation to AGs – Anne Verbiscer
2:00 p.m. Updated OPAG Goals document – Alfred McEwen
2:30 p.m. Q&A and general discussion
3:15 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Discussion of draft findings
5:00 p.m. Adjourn