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THEPLACEOFEUROPAINESA,NASAANDOTHERSTRATEGICDOCUMENTSANDTHEEUROPAINITIATIVE
-Astrobiologyissues
ASTROBIOLOGYLEIVMOTIV
PioneersVoyagers
Galileo
JUNOJUICEEMFM
NASAlander+JEM
EXPLORATION HABITABILITY CHARACTERIZATION SEEKSIGNSOFLIFEfollowtheorganicsà characterizetheorganics
ASTROBIOLOGYATJUICE
ASTROBIOLOGYATJUICE
Goal Objective Investigation ModelInstrument
Explorerecen
tlyac
tivezone
sCo
mpo
sition
Determinethecompositionofthenon-icematerial,especially asrelatedtohabitability
CharacterizethecompositionandchemistryofEuropa’ssurface
JANUS,PEP,MAJIS
IdentifybiologicallyessentialelementsandsearchforbiosignaturesProvideaconsistentpictureofthesurfacechemistryandseparatetherelativecontributionsofendogenicsubsurfacechemistryandexogenic magnetosphere-drivenradiolysisandsputtering
Constraintheoriginandevolutionofthevolatileinventories,andrevealinformationaboutthesourcesandsinksoftheirthinatmospheres
Liqu
idwater Searchfor
liquidwaterunderthemostactivesites
Searchforpocketsofliquidwaterintheshallowsub-surfaceofEuropa
JANUS,GALA,RIMEUnveilplaceswheretheexchangeprocessesbetween
surfaceandsubsurfaceliquidreservoirshavebeenmoreintense
Processes
Studytherecentlyactiveprocesses
Studyofatleasttwoofthemostactivesiteswithhighspatialresolutiontounveiltheirgeologyandcomposition
JANUS,MAJIS,UVS,J-MAG,RP-WI,PEP,GALA,RIME
Studyremotelyandin-situcurrentactivityonEuropa(geysers,plumesetc.)
ASTROBIOLOGYATEMFM
– IceShellandocean:Characterizetheiceshellandanysubsurfacewater,includingtheirheterogeneity,oceanproperties,andthenatureofsurface-ice-oceanexchange
– Composition:UnderstandthehabitabilityofEuropa'soceanthroughcompositionandchemistry
– Geology:Understandtheformationofsurfacefeatures,includingsitesofrecentorcurrentactivity,andcharacterizehighscienceinterest localities
Conditionsoflife,geochemicalgradients,signsoflife
EXPLOREEUROPATOINVESTIGATEITSHABITABILITY
Goal Objective Investigation ModelInstrument
ExploreEuropato
investigateitshabitability
IO.IceShellandOcean Characterizetheice
shellandanysubsurfacewater,includingtheirheterogeneity, oceanpropertiesandthenatureofsurface-ice-oceanexchange
IO.1 CharacterizethedistributionofanyshallowsubsurfacewaterandthestructureoftheicyshellEIS,REASON
IO.2 Determineoceansalinityandthickness ICEMAG,MISE,PIMS,SUDA
IO.3 Constraintheregionalandglobalthickness, heat-flow,anddynamicsoftheiceshellETHEMIS,EIS,Gravity,ICEMAG,PIMS,REASON
IO.4 Investigateprocessesgoverningmaterialexchangeamongtheocean,iceshell,surface,andatmosphere
EIS,ICEMAG;MASPEX,MISE,REASON.SUDA
C.Com
position Understandthe
habitabilityofEuropa'soceanthroughcompositionandchemistry
C.1Characterizethecompositionandchemistryofendogenicmaterialsonthesurfaceandintheatmosphere,includingpotentialplumes
EIS,UVS,ICEMAG,MASMEG,MISE,REASON,SUDA
C.2Determinetheroleoftheradiationandplasmaenvironmentincreatingandprocessingtheatmosphereandsurfacematerials
EIS,UVS,MASPEX,MISE,PIMS,Radiation,REASON,SUDA
C.3 Characterizethechemicalandcompositionalpathwaysintheocean
EIS,ICEMAG,MASPEX,SUDA,MISE
G.G
eology
Understandtheformationofsurfacefeatures,includingsitesofrecentorcurrentactivity,andcharacterizehighscienceinterestlocalities
G.1Determinesitesofmostrecentgeologicalactivity,includingpotentialplumes,andcharacterizelocalitiesofhighscienceinterestandpotentiallandingsites
ETHEMIS,EIS;UVS,MASPEX,MISE,PIMS,REASON,SUDA
G.2 Determinetheformationandthree-dimensionalcharacteristicsofmagmatic,tectonic,andimpactlandforms
EIS,REASON
G.3 Investigateprocessesoferosionanddepositionandtheireffectsonthephysicalpropertiesofthesurface
ETHEMIS,EIS,UVS,PIMS,REASON,SUDA
ASTROBIOLOGYATEMFM
NASALANDERSTUDY2012
OVERARCHINGGOALOFROWIdentifyoceanworlds,evaluatetheirhabitability,andsearchforlifeIdentifyfundamentalsciencequestionsSupportOWexplorationprogram,includingprogramstodevelopinstruments(PICASSO,MATISSE,COLDTech)
FOURTHEMES-Identifyoceanworldsinthesolarsystem-Characterizetheoceans-Characterizethehabitabilityofoceanworlds(Earthandbeyond)-Understandhowlifemightexistwithinoceanworldsandsearchforevidenceoflifewithinthem
TARGETTEAMS-Enceladus,Europa,Pluto&KBOs,Ceres&small bodies,Ganymede&Callisto,Triton,Titan,others
ROADMAPONOCEANWORLDS