Japanese

Space and Planetary Sciences (P)
Session Sub-categoryPlanetary Sciences (PS)
Session IDP-PS05
Session Title Mercury Science and Exploration
Short Title Mercury Science and Exploration
Date & Time Oral
Session		 PM1-PM2 Fri, 31 MAY
On-site
Poster
Coretime		 PM3 Fri, 31 MAY
Main Convener Name Go Murakami
Affiliation Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Co-Convener 1 Name Sae Aizawa
Affiliation Institute de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie
Co-Convener 2 Name Yuki Harada
Affiliation Kyoto University
Co-Convener 3 Name Shunichi Kamata
Affiliation Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
Session Language E
Scope (Session Description) Mercury, the innermost planet in our Solar System, with its unique features, holds vital clues to understanding the evolution of terrestrial planets and the solar system. NASA's Mariner-10 and MESSENGER missions provided valuable insights but also left outstanding questions. These will soon to be addressed by the joint ESA-JAXA two spacecraft mission, BepiColombo, which is currently en route to Mercury and has already conducted several flybys. This session welcomes contributions on all aspects of Mercury's environment, including its origin, formation, geology, surface composition, interior structure, exosphere, magnetosphere, gravity, and magnetic fields, as well as their coupling using various research methods such as modeling, laboratory experiments, and observations (ground-based, remote-sensing, and in-situ). We also encourage early analyses of BepiColombo flyby data and discussions regarding future missions to Mercury.
Presentation Format Oral and Poster
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