Special Event: Two Seminars on Titan (1) ---
Implementation of a Titan Saturn System Mission:
One giant leap beyond Cassini-Huygens

Kim R. Reh, Phase II NASA study of the Titan Orbiter, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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The Cassini-Huygens Saturn orbiter and Titan probe, a joint NASA (JPL)-ESA mission, has discovered active geysering of water and organics on tiny Enceladus, and a methane cycle akin to Earth's hydrologic cycle on the giant cloud-shrouded moon Titan. Both of these denizens of Saturn now show great promise as the top targets for the search for life in the outer solar system.

(1)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008 at 1 PM
Kim R. Reh

IMPLEMENTATION OF A TITAN SATURN SYSTEM MISSION:
One giant leap beyond Cassini-Huygens

ABSTRACT:  
An international team of scientists has defined the science and mission requirements for the next mission to Titan and Enceladus which is currently under study by a NASA/ESA team.  I will describe the overall architecture, design and approach to implementing this exciting mission.



(2)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2008 at  12 noon
Jonathan Lunine


TITAN AND ENCELADUS:
What now beyond Cassini-Huygens?

ABSTRACT:
I will describe the discoveries of Cassini-Huygens, how they influence the design of the next mission to Titan and Enceladus, and why such a mission should be our highest priority for solar system exploration.

(A light lunch will be served after the talk)

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Talks co-sponsored by the E&AS Division, CDS, CIMMS, and Galcit