LPSC abstracts are now online, and there's tons of good stuff in them.

Phil

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2009/pdf/program.pdf

I'm presenting a poster on the dust devils seen by Phoenix's SSI on Tuesday night.

I didn't know Phoenix had seen DDs on Tuesday night! Ted Stryk and I have a poster on Tuesday too, on Triton.

Phil

Quite a few interesting Io posters. I've posted my commentary to a few of them on my blog. It is nice to see some statistical analyses of Io's landforms (such as correlating mountain height and area and looking at the distribution of paterae with dark floors and those without).

LPSC 2009 Abstracts Now Online
http://gishbar.blogspot.com/2009/02/lpsc-2...now-online.html

Argus New Frontiers Mission Concept
http://gishbar.blogspot.com/2009/02/lpsc-2...rs-mission.html

Geologic Mapping of the Hi'iaka and Shamshu Regions of Io
http://gishbar.blogspot.com/2009/02/lpsc-2...-of-hiiaka.html

Insights from Global Geologic Mapping of Io
http://gishbar.blogspot.com/2009/02/lpsc-2...l-geologic.html

See http://futureplanets.blogspot.com/2009/02/...scriptions.html for a list of abstracts dealing with future missions.

I *wish* Phoenix saw DDs on Tuesday night. I miss her

OK, UMSF, who's going to be at LPSC? Well, I know Ted will be there...

Phil

I'll be there!

For those who won't be there, I'll be live Twittering as much as I can (http://twitter.com/aggieastronaut) and Emily's asked me to write a post about the water on the legs session Monday afternoon.

I'm also trying to arrange a meetup Thursday night for dinner before the poster session for MER's Facebook friends, but it wouldn't be hard to combine.

I'll be there on Tuesday.

"I'm also trying to arrange a meetup Thursday night for dinner before the poster session for MER's Facebook friends"

Oh - that's you! I think it's a good idea.

Phil

Do you EVER rest?!?!? If we could harness Aggiepower I'm sure the world's energy crisis would be over!

Seriously, thanks for all the hard work you do on... well, everything!

I will say that the LPSC has been fascinating so far - lots of interesting stuff. I have been firing it off at Emily, so it should be on the planetary blog soon. My poster presentation went well.

Stu, you've figured out my secret! Now just don't take away my coffee... (and you're welcome!)

I've ran into a couple of you so far and it's been awesome! Emily posted my little LPSC writeup this morning, so check it out when ya'll can.

The meetup for Thursday will be 6pm in front of the poster session. There's that little circle of chairs kinda by the Lunar Cafe, and I'll be waiting there. Group photo definitely required!