session 3B

Title

Mars Exploration – Science, Instruments and Technologies

Description

The planet Mars is being explored now and in the coming years with multiple robotic missions from a variety of nations. This session will cover science, instruments and technologies for Mars missions including expected experiments. Papers on any aspects of the search for evidence or extinct Martian life, and forward and backward contamination are particularly welcome.

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Mr. Vincenzo Giorgio, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy;

• Co-Chair: Mr. Pierre W. Bousquet, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France;

• Rapporteur: Mrs. Amalia Ercoli Finzi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy;

• Rapporteur: Ms. Cheryl L.B. Reed, Northrop Grumman Corporation, United States;