ESA workshop on the Marco Polo mission, Cannes, France
5 June 2008 - 5 June 2008
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Côte d'Azur Observatory are organising the first open workshop on the Marco Polo mission in Cannes, France, on 5 and 6 June.
Marco Polo is a Near-Earth Object (NEO) sample return mission studied within the Cosmic Vision programme. The principal scientific objective of the Marco Polo mission is to return unaltered material from a NEO, for analysis in terrestrial laboratories, thereby obtaining measurements that cannot yet be performed by a robotic spacecraft.
The workshop will present the current status of the Marco Polo study activities within ESA and the international scheme that is being put in place to make the mission happen. It also invites scientific presentations about the current state of asteroid research and sample analysis as well as presentations about possible payload elements, sampling requirements, mechanisms and facilities.
This workshop will provide an opportunity to the wide planetary science community to interact with the Marco Polo Science Study Team and ESA to further refine the mission's goals, its science drivers, and the necessary technology developments for the science payload.For further information, please:
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Marco Polo is a Near-Earth Object (NEO) sample return mission studied within the Cosmic Vision programme. The principal scientific objective of the Marco Polo mission is to return unaltered material from a NEO, for analysis in terrestrial laboratories, thereby obtaining measurements that cannot yet be performed by a robotic spacecraft.
The workshop will present the current status of the Marco Polo study activities within ESA and the international scheme that is being put in place to make the mission happen. It also invites scientific presentations about the current state of asteroid research and sample analysis as well as presentations about possible payload elements, sampling requirements, mechanisms and facilities.
This workshop will provide an opportunity to the wide planetary science community to interact with the Marco Polo Science Study Team and ESA to further refine the mission's goals, its science drivers, and the necessary technology developments for the science payload.For further information, please:
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