Enceladus as an Active Moon


International ISSI Team
Enceladus as an Active Moon

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In the light of the Cassini Mission to Saturn, Enceladus turned out to be one of the most intriguing bodies of the solar system. Data returned by various instruments of the spacecraft provide compelling evidence that this moon is unusually active and is capable to maintain a pronounced ice volcanism. Analysis of the composition and dynamical properties of the ejected material suggests the existence of a subsurface ocean. Four years after the discovery of Enceladus plumes the time is ripe to bundle the expertise of researchers from different fields in an interdisciplinary approach. An ISSI research team provides an ideal platform to share and discuss data and modelling efforts and to develop the global picture of the origin and evolution of Enceladus activity. The planned workshops are intended to facilitate existing and trigger new collaborations between team members.

Team Members:

Larry Esposito (LASP, Boulder)
Matt Hedman (Cornell University)
Paul Helfenstein (Cornell University)
Terry Hurford (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Ralf Jaumann (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft und Raumfahrt)
Geraint Jones (Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UC London)
Sascha Kempf (Max Planck Institut fuer Kernphysik)
Sue Kieffer (University of Illinois)
Dennis Matson (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Francis Nimmo (University of California Santa Cruz)
Bob Pappalardo (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Mark Perry (APL)
Frank Postberg (Universitaet Heidelberg)
Joachim Saur (Universtaet Koeln)
Juergen Schmidt (Universitaet Potsdam)
Christophe Sotin (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Frank Spahn (Universitaet Potsdam)
John Spencer (South West Research Institute, Boulder)
Gabriel Tobie (Universite de Nantes)
David Young (South West Research Institute, San Antonio)
Mikhail Zolotov (Arizona State University)

Young Scientist Team Members:

Sheila Kanani (Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UC London)
Katherina Fiege (Max Planck Institut fuer Kernphysik)
Ben Teolis (South West Research Institute, San Antonio)

Team Meetings:

First team meeting: 18-22 January 2010 (Mon-Fri):

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Second team meeting: 14-18 June 2010 (Mon-Fri)

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