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Posted by: AlexBlackwell Aug 15 2006, 01:08 AM

http://adams.dm.unipi.it/~dps06/
October 8-13, 2006
Pasadena, California

Posted by: volcanopele Aug 15 2006, 02:55 AM

I might be there, at least for a couple of days, for the Cassini sessions. Not sure yet.

Posted by: nprev Aug 15 2006, 05:48 AM

Hope that you do attend Volcanopele...do you suspect that there might be some revelations re Titanian cryovulcanism, and/or might Enceladus be the "hot" (ta-da, dah! ) topic?

Posted by: volcanopele Aug 15 2006, 04:06 PM

QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 14 2006, 10:48 PM)

Hope that you do attend Volcanopele...do you suspect that there might be some revelations re Titanian cryovulcanism, and/or might Enceladus be the "hot" (ta-da, dah!

) topic?

I'm sure that the Titan lakes will be a major point of discussion. I wish I had put in an abstract on Titan's south pole... just to remind everyone that *cough* we saw them first (not the lakes that RADAR saw, but similar ones...). Enceladus will continue to be a major topic, particularly now that Enceladus data is hitting the PDS and scientists outside the instrument teams have a chance to examine the data. Also, those on the instrument teams will be able to present more detailed analyses of their data.

Posted by: mars loon Aug 17 2006, 10:24 PM

QUOTE (volcanopele @ Aug 15 2006, 04:06 PM)

I'm sure that the Titan lakes will be a major point of discussion. I wish I had put in an abstract on Titan's south pole... just to remind everyone that *cough* we saw them first (not the lakes that RADAR saw, but similar ones...).

recently I asked someone on the science team about the south pole lakes and was told there was no definative conclusion and no further data yet. can you please clarify the thinking on them? thanks

ken

Posted by: remcook Aug 18 2006, 08:21 AM

surprisingly few Mars sessions (only 3 it seems, where there are 5 Titan sessions). Am I right if I say that the Mars geology people prefer conferences like AGU?

Posted by: edstrick Aug 18 2006, 11:18 AM

"Am I right if I say that the Mars geology people prefer conferences like AGU?"

and the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, AKA the "Rockfest"...

Posted by: SFJCody Aug 21 2006, 08:54 AM

I wonder if Mike Brown will announce any new TNOs at this conference. According to his website he has discovered 30 or so 'plutons' (ugh) the rest of the world has yet to hear about. Presumably there will be at least a few among that haul notable for dynamical properties, compositional differences, morphology or size.

Posted by: SFJCody Aug 22 2006, 02:10 PM

Full program still not up. Maybe some delay?

Posted by: ynyralmaen Aug 24 2006, 01:50 PM

QUOTE (SFJCody @ Aug 22 2006, 04:10 PM)