Dear Colleagues,
At the upcoming "European Planetary Science Congress 2007", Potsdam,
Germany, 19-24 August 2007, there will be a special session on
INTERPLANETARY SPACE WEATHER AND SPACE WEATHER ON OTHER PLANETS.
M3 Hazards in Interplanetary Space and on Other Planets: Science,
Engineering and Health
Spacecraft have to survive very hostile environments which can severely
limit space missions as well as pose threats to humans. Hazards in the
heliospere include UV, X and gamma-radiation, energetic charged
particles (keV-TeV), plasmas (energetic (keV) and low-energy (eV)) and
"neutrals" (space debris and meteoroids). Furthermore radiation belts
(protons and electrons) around planets (e.g. Jupiter, Saturn, etc.)
provide obstacles for planetary missions dedicated to study these
targets. Be it in transit, on Mars or a different planet, the local
space weather conditions will be a function of our location in the solar
system. This session invites abstracts regarding the obstacles that must
be overcome to realize interplanetary travel considering the feasibility
to use and integrate existing systems (e.g. forecasting), as well as
presenting innovative mitigation techniques.
Abstract Submission Deadline 18 May 2007
More information about the meeting / to register / submit an abstract is
located here: http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2007/index.html
Yours sincerely,
Norma B. Crosby (convener), Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy,
Brussels, Belgium
Susanne Vennerstrøm (co-convener), Danish National Space Center,
Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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