[FPSPACE] FW: ENCELADUS FOCUS GROUP

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: Franck Marchis <fmarchis at berkeley.edu>
>Subject: ENCELADUS FOCUS GROUP
>Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 13:16:58 -0700
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>>ENCELADUS FOCUS GROUP
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>>Following on the recent Cassini discoveries of geysers, organics,  and 
>>excess heat emanating from the south polar terrain of  Enceladus, and the 
>>exciting implications of these findings for  possible subterranean 
>>chambers of liquid water, we are forming an  Enceladus Focus group to 
>>begin a community-wide conversation about  this fascinating moon.
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>>The goal is to provide a forum devoted to the dissemination and in- depth 
>>discussion of recent Enceladus observations, and their  bearing on the 
>>interior/thermal structure and history, geologic  history, chemistry, 
>>geyser mechanisms, and other physical  properties and processes, all with 
>>an eye towards examining  Enceladus as a body of astrobiological interest 
>>and a target for  future planetary exploration.
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>>This group will also consider the questions:
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>>What future observations should be made with Cassini in its  extended 
>>mission that would be useful for astrobiological  investigations?
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>>What should be the goals and mission scenarios of future robotic  
>>exploration of Enceladus?
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>>If you are interested in being a part of this discussion, please  send an 
>>email to
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>>	majordomo at ciclops.org
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>>with the following in the body of the email:
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>>	subscribe EnceladusFocus
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>>This will put you on an email list, which is the first step.  If  there is 
>>sufficient interest, the plan would be to hold our  inaugural meeting at 
>>the upcoming October DPS meeting.
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>>We hope you join us.
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>>Carolyn Porco, CICLOPS/Space Science Institute, Boulder, CO
>>Chris McKay, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
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