Convenors:

   O. Eugster, University of Bern, Switzerland, otto.eugster@phim.unibe.ch
   W. Hartmann, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, USA, hartmann@psi.edu
   R. Kallenbach, International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland, kallenbach@issi.unibe.ch
   G. Neukum Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Berlin, Germany, gerhard.neukum@dlr.de
   G. Turner University of Manchester, United Kingdom, grenville.turner@man.ac.uk

   Workshop Topic:

   The workshop on ‘The Evolution of Mars’ is intended to provide an interdisciplinary forum aimed
   at understanding the way in which the planet Mars has evolved from its birth to the present day. It will
   aim to synthesise the most recent geological, geophysical and geochemical evidence and combine
   observations from martian meteorites with those from spacecraft. As such it will be a timely precursor
   to space missions aimed at sample return from the red planet. The workshop will review the present state
   of the radiometric and cratering chronology of the solar system with special emphasis on Mars. The
   meeting will then focus on two aspects. An attempt will be made to understand the development of surface
   features through time and to link these to the internal structure, composition and dynamics. Secondly the
   history of the martian atmosphere and hydrosphere will be evaluated from a combination of geological
   and geochemical observations and theories.

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