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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