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EUROPLANETEUROPLANETThe EuropeanThe European Planetology Network and Planetology Network and
Cassini-HuygensCassini-Huygens
Michel Blanc, CNRS
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Origin of the project Origin of the project
• Cassini/Huygens is a joint mission of ESA and NASA to the Saturn world and to Titan, involving the two Agencies, industrials and over 200 scientists from the two sides of the Atlantic
• The European participants want to maximize the scientific return of the mission, and to take this opportunity to build in the long term a strong planetary science community
• With the EC support Europlanet seeks to :– Bring additional resources– Involve a broader community in the mission– Develop tools and collaborations for all future missions
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Close encounter with Titan !Close encounter with Titan !
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Multi-scale understandingMulti-scale understanding of a new worldof a new world
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The « Golden triangle »The « Golden triangle »of successof success
Meudon, 17/02/2005 M.Fulchignoni 2
GCMS
DISR
SSP
ACP
DWE
HASI
The Huygens probe experiment(er)s
Space Agencies
ESA/NASA
National Agencies
Laboratories
Space Industries
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Education
Public
Labo
rato
ry
Mea
sure
men
ts Modelling
theory
Ground-basedobservations
ESAPlanetary Missions
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6 key activities6 key activities
• N2: Discipline working groups
• N3: Coordination of Earth based & space observations
• N4: Outreach
• N5: Personnel exchanges
• N6: Meetings
• N7: Integrated and Distributed Information Service
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+ NASA-led missions with some European participation (MSL, Dawn, …)
Planetary missions in EuropePlanetary missions in Europe
FP7 Extension ?
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Mars, Mercury, comets, Mars, Mercury, comets, giant planets…giant planets…
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Prague Observatory
Technische Univ. München
Royal Observatory Blegium
AstronomicalInstitute of the
Romanian Academy
Institüt für WeltraumforschungAustrian Academy of Sciences
IRSPInternational Research School
of Planetary Sciences
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En route to the planets !En route to the planets !
Kick-off meeting, Vienna, 24 April 2005
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