Europa Initiative Team Meeting

7-9 Sep 2016 Toulouse (France)

Agenda

Day 1
Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Time	Event
9:30 - 9:45	1°/ Welcome / Logistics / Goals of the meeting
9:45 - 10:45	2°/ The programmatic context 2.1/ The place of Europa in the ESA and NASA strategic documents and the Europa Initiative N. André, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, O.Witasse Presentation 2.1_Prieto Presentation 2.1 Witasse 2.2/ Feed-back from the OPAG meeting in Flagstaff (August 11&12, 2016) Michel Blanc, Geraint Jones, all Presentation 2.2 Blanc Presentation 2.2 Hand 2.3/ The view of national agencies (Contribution from the participants)
10:45 - 11:15	Coffee break
11:15 - 11:30	3°/ Structure of the proposal according to the ESA M5 Call Michel Blanc
11:30 - 12:30	4°/ Scientific goals of a mission to the surface of Europa 4.1/ Europa in the Jupiter system, from habitability to the search for life (M. Blanc, V. Lainey, O. Prieto-Ballesteros) M. Blanc / O. Prieto-Ballesteros / V. Lainey Presentation 4&4.1 Blanc Presentation 4.1 Lainey Presentation 4.1 Prieto 4.2/ Science Plan of the proposal : from the overaching goal to the 5 scientific objectives M. Blanc Presentation 4.2 Blanc
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:30	4°/ Scientific goals of a mission to the surface of Europa 4.3/ Presentation of the 5 Priority Science Investigations (PSI’s): 4.3.1 PSI #1 : study the response of the Europan magnetic fields and plasma environment to Jupiter System (magnetospheric) forcing N. André, M. Garnier coord., contributions by J. Saur and K. Khurana Presentation 4.3.1 Bloecker Presentation 4.3.1 Khurana 4.3.2 PSI #2 : retrieve the vertical and lateral structure of the solid body and potential biosphere, and their response to Jupiter System (tidal) forcing by the combined use of gravimetry, altimetry and astrometry G. Choblet and T. Van Hoolst 4.3.3 PSI #3 : characterize the exchange processes at the interface between the surface/subsurface and the exosphere-ionosphere P. Hartogh, J. Cooper, F. Leblanc, P. Wurz Presentation 4.3.3 Cooper Presentation 4.3.3 Leblanc Presentation 4.3.3 Paranicas
15:30 - 16:00	Break
16:30 - 17:00	4°/ Scientific goals of a mission to the surface of Europa 4.3/ Presentation of the 5 Priority Science Investigations (PSI’s): 4.3.4 PSI #4: characterize the exchange processes between the surface/subsurface and the aqueous interior reservoirs O. Prieto-Ballesteros, F. Tosi, G. Choblet Presentation 4.3.4 Prieto Presentation 4.3.4 Tosi 4.3.5 PSI # 5: search for and possibly detect biosignatures O. Prieto-Ballesteros, F. Westall Presentation 4.3.5 Prieto
17:00 - 18:00	4°/ Scientific goals of a mission to the surface of Europa 4.4/ General discussion of the Science Plan

Day 2
Thursday, September 8, 2016

Time	Event
9:00 - 10:40	5°/ Proposed scientific instruments : short summary of initial list 5.1/ Soft lander platform Javier Gomez Elvira / Jérémie Lasue 5.2/ Penetrator (AKON) platform Geraint Jones / Zita Martins Presentation 5.2 Javier Presentation 5.2 Jones 5.3/ Carrier/orbiter/relay platform Nicolas André / Luciano Iess / John Cooper Presentation 5.3 André 5.4/ The ground-based PRIDE-E investigation Leonid Gurvits / Valery Lainey 5.5/ Europa Laser Altimeter G. Steinbruegge Presentation 5.5 Steinbruegge (1) Presentation 5.5 Steinbruegge (2) 5.6/ Cubesat D. Mimoun Presentation 5.6 Mimoun (pdf) Presentation 5.6 Mimoun (ppt)
10:40 - 11:15	Coffee break
11:15 - 13:15	6°/ Proposed mission configuration and profile 6.1/ Mission concept and overview Michel Blanc Presentation 6.1 Blanc 6.2/ Planetary protection and implications A. Debus, C. Briones Presentation 6.2 Debus Presentation 6.2 Cooper 6.3/ A first cut at the telecom system characteristics A. Laurens Presentation 6.3 Laurens 6.4/ Mission profile (tour and orbital configurations strategy, timeline (orbital dynamics WG incl. Airbus D&S) 6.4.1. Orbiter + soft lander 6.4.2. Penetrator 6.4.3. Radiation doses and implications on mission duration N. André, A. Sicard Presentation 6.4.3 André
13:15 - 14:15	Lunch
14:15 - 16:00	6.5/ Optimisation of the Europan orbits for JEM W. Desprat Presentation 6.5 Desprat 6.6/ Orbiter platform (Airbus D&S) 6.7/ Soft lander platforms (NASA SDT representative(s) + CAB + DLR+ Airbus D&S)
16:00 - 16:15	Coffee break
16:15 - 18:00	6.8/ AKON penetrator platform (Airbus D&S+ Kinetic) Presentation 6.8 TCNg_Europa Section 6 cont’d : splinter meetings focusing on the science payloads of the three platforms
20:00	Dinner

Day 3
Friday, September 9, 2016

Time	Event
9:00 - 9:30	7°/ Reports from the splinter meetings on the three instrument platforms and conclusions Presentation 7 Jones Presentation 7 Choblet
9:30 - 9:45	8°/ Potential contributions from Wigner Institute A. Opitz et al.,
9:45 - 10:30	9°/ First general discussion : mission scenario and ESA-procured elements.
10:30 - 10:45	10°/ Proposed international management scheme. 10.1/ General guidelines M. Blanc, G. Jones
10:45 - 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30	10°/ Proposed international management scheme 10.2/ Procurement scheme for all mission elements (ESA, NASA, national agencies) M. Blanc, O. Prieto-Ballesteros, N. André, G. Jones 10.3/ Role and missions of the proposed Joint Science Definition Team. O. Prieto-Ballesteros 10.4/ Consortium organisation, tasks and responsibilities Team leaders in consultation with CNES advices 10.5/ Science management plan Nicolas André
12:30 - 13:00	11°/ Wrap-up : summary of meeting achievements, proposal profile and advancement status, planning the next steps until completion, final discussion M. Blanc, all
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 16:00	12°/ Restricted meeting of the Core Group 12.1/ General review of meeting outcome 12.2/ Missing elements? 12.3/ Work plan for proposals integration and submission, timeline
16:00 - 18:00	Splinter meeting (remotely) with SKA and JIVE representatives – support of SKA (and VLBI) to the Europa mission(s).

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