日本地球惑星科学連合2014年大会

コンビーナ:*佐藤 毅彦(宇宙航空研究開発機構・宇宙科学研究本部)、石渡 正樹(北海道大学大学院理学院宇宙理学専攻)、松岡 彩子(宇宙航空研究開発機構　宇宙科学研究所　太陽系科学研究系)、高橋 芳幸(惑星科学研究センター)、佐々木 晶(大阪大学大学院理学研究科宇宙地球科学専攻)、宮本 英昭(東京大学総合研究博物館)、座長:佐藤 毅彦(宇宙航空研究開発機構・宇宙科学研究本部)

The study on Mars has greatly been advanced due to new data from modern missions as well as to new results from theoretical and numerical works. Morphology and variable phenomena, seen on the surface, in the atmosphere and its surrounding plasma, all indicate that Mars is still an active planet.After the successful launch of Japan's new EPSILON rocket (September 2013), possibilities of small planetary missions are becoming more realistic (Mars is the most important target object, of course). In this session, current researches on Mars, including the latest results from missions, as well as future mission plans are discussed.