THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MARS
July 18-23, 1999 - Pasadena, California

Abstracts courtesy of the
Lunar and Planetary Institute


INSTRUMENTS AND MISSIONS


Mars Electromagnetic Sounding Experiment — MARSES
Y. R. Ozorovich, V. M. Linkin, and W. D. Smythe ... 6014


Simulations of Mars Nadir UV and Infrared Observations for the SPICAM-Light
Instrument on Mars-Express

C. Muller, D. Moreau, D. Fonteyn, O. Korablev, and J. L. Bertaux ... 6022


Mars Climate Orbiter’s Investigation of the Atmosphere and Polar Caps
D. J. McCleese, V. Moroz, T. Schofield, F. Taylor, and R. Zurek... 6029


The Dynamo Micro-Orbiter Project: Investigation of Mars Gravity/Magnetic
Fields and Atmospheric Interactions

E. Chassefiere, F. Forget, S. Smrekar, H. Reme, C. Mazelle, M. Acuna,
J. Connerney, M. Purucker, R. Lin, J. Luhmann, M. Parrot,
J. J. Berthelier, M. Menvielle, P. Touboul, E. Quemerais, J. L. Bertaux,
J. Clarke, A. Nagy, J. P. Barriot, M. Blanc, H. Waite, M. Moncuquet,
J. L. Bougeret, G. Hulot, O. Grasset, C. Sotin, S. Bougher, B. Jakosky,
D. Breuer, and M. Parmentier ... 6041

Need for SAM on Mars!!! a.k.a. In Situ Inorganic and Organic Analysis of the
Martian Soil, on Mars Sample Return Mission

P. Coll, M. Cabane, G. Israël, P. Rannou, F. Raulin, R. Sternberg,
A. Jambon, H. Niemann, and P. Mahaffy 6044


A Generic Package for Long Term Monitoring of the Martian Thermosphere on
the Telecom Orbiters of the Mars Micromission Program

E. Chassefiere, F. Forget, F. Hourdin, F. Vial, F. Jegou, J. J. Berthelier,
L. Duvet, P. Touboul, S. Bougher, and G. Keating ... 6045


Results of the First Astronaut-Rover (ASRO) Field Experiment: Lessons and
Directions for the Human Exploration of Mars

N. A. Cabrol, J. J. Kosmo, R. C. Trevino, H. Thomas, D. Eppler,
M. G. Bualat, K. Baker, E. Huber, M. Sierhuis, E. A. Grin, C. R. Stoker,
J. A. Schreiner, M. H. Sims, V. C. Gulick, and C. S. Cockell ... 6055


On Performances of Ground Penetrating Radars for Mars Subsurface Exploration
P. Paillou, G. Grandjean, E. Heggy, J.-M. Malézieux, and J. Achache ... 6061


An ESA Robotic Package to Search for Life on Mars
F. Westall, A. Brack, P. Clancy, B. Hofmann, G. Horneck, G. Kurat,
J. Maxwell, G. G. Ori, C. Pillinger, F. Raulin, N. Thomas,
and B. Fitton.... 6063


Development of a Prototype Instrument for Stand-Off Elemental Analysis for Use
on a Mars Rover

A. K. Knight, D. A. Cremers, M. J. Ferris, N. L. Scherbarth, R. C. Wiens,
J. D. Blacic, W. M. Calvin, and J. E. Nordholt ... 6064


Atmospheric Science Experiment for Mars — ATMIS for the Netlander 2005
Mission

A.-M. Harri, T. Siili, A. Angrilli, S. Calcutt, D. Crisp, S. Larsen, J. Polkko,
J.-P. Pommereau, C. Malique, and J. E. Tillman ... 6074


Study of the Martian Atmospheric Composition by SPICAM Light Onboard the
Mars Express Mission

J. L. Bertaux, D. Fonteyn, O. Korablev, O. Talagrand, N. Dubouloz,
B. Sandel, A. Stern, and the SPICAM Light Team (E. Dimarellis, E. Neefs,
M. Cabane, G. Cernogora, A. Hauchecorne, A. C. Levasseur-Regourd,
E. Quémerais, P. Rannou, C. Hermans, G. Kockarts, C. Lippens,
M. De Maziére, D. Moreau, C. Muller, P. Simon, J. Vercheval,
E. Chassefiere, F. Forget, F. Hourdin, V. I. Moroz, and A. Rodin) ... 6092

EXOCAM: A “Chamber” to Simulate Oxido-Reduction Properties of the Mars
Surface Layer

D. Toublanc, E. Chassefiere, A. Brack, M. Cabane, P. Carlier, J. Ingrin,
A. Jacotin, S. Lebonnois, P. Millan, P. Pinet, F. Raulin, P. Renault, and
J. M. Siguier .... 6094


Mars Express: Overview and Scientific Investigations
A. F. Chicarro ... 6111


The Meteorological Experiment on the Mars Surveyor ’98 Polar Lander
D. Crisp and the MVACS Met Team ... 6116


MABVAP: One Step Closer to an Aerobot Mission to Mars
V. V. Kerzhanovich, J. A. Cutts, A. D. Bachelder, J. M. Cameron,
J. L. Hall, J. D. Patzold, M. B. Quadrelli, A. H. Yavrouian, J. A. Cantrell,
T. T. Lachenmeier, and M. G. Smith ... 6119

The MSP ’01 Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment (MECA)
M. H. Hecht, T. P. Meloy, M. S. Anderson, M. G. Buehler, M. A. Frant,
S. M. Grannan, S. D. Fuerstenau, H. U. Keller, W. J. Markiewicz,
J. Marshall, W. T. Pike, W. W. Schubert, P. Smith, U. Stauffer, S. West,
and J. Rademacher.... 6134

Quartz May be a Hazard to Human Exploration of Mars
T. P. Meloy ... 6138


The Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment (MECA) Wet Chemistry
Experiment on the Mars 2001 Lander

S. M. Grannan, T. P. Meloy, H. Hecht, M. S. Anderson, M. Buehler,
M. Frant, S. P. Kounaves, K. S. Manatt, W. T. Pike, W. Schubert,
S. West, and X. Wen... 6160


Biological Sterilization of Returned Mars Samples
C. C. Allen, F. G. Albert, J. Combie, R. J. Bodnar, V. E. Hamilton,
B. L. Jolliff, K. Kuebler, A. Wang, D. J. Lindstrom, P. A. Morris,
R. V. Morris, R. W. Murray, L. E. Nyquist, P. D. Simpson, A. Steele,
and S. J. Symes 6161


A Revised Target Calibration Procedure for Imager for Mars Pathfinder and
Surface Stereo Imager for Mars Polar Lander Datasets

R. J. Reid, P. H. Smith, M. T. Lemmon, and R. A. Yingst. ... 6177


Workshop Report: “Spectroscopy of the Martian Surface: What Next?”
L. E. Kirkland and A. Treiman ... 6179


Progress of the Mars Array Technology Experiment (MATE) on the ’01 Lander
D. A. Scheiman, C. R. Baraona, P. Jenkins, D. Wilt, M. Krasowski,
L. Greer, J. Lekki, and D. Spina.... 6183


MECA Electrometer: Initial Experimental Results
M. Buehler, L.-J. Cheng, O. Orient, R. Gompf, J. Bayliss, J. Rauwerdink,
and J. Marshall .... 6189


The Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment (MECA) Abrasion Tool
K. R. Kuhlman, M. S. Anderson, B. D. Hinde, M. H. Hecht, W. T. Pike,
J. R. Marshall, and T. P. Meloy .... 6190


Status of the Dust Accumulation and Removal Technology Experiment for the
Mars 2001 Surveyor Lander

P. P. Jenkins, G. L. Landis, M. J. Krasowski, D. M. Wilt, L. C. Greer III,
J. Lekki, C. R. Baraona, and D. A. Scheiman ... 6203


Microscopy of Analogs for Martian Dust and Soil
M. A. Anderson, W. T. Pike, and C. M. Weitz ... 6210


MOLA-derived Roughness Data Used to Predict Surface Scattering for Mars
Subsurface Radar Sounding

J. J. Plaut and S. Garneau ... 6239

 

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