日本地球惑星科学連合2015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)、佐々木 晶(大阪大学大学院理学研究科宇宙地球科学専攻)、高橋 芳幸(神戸大学大学院理学研究科)、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)、宮本 英昭(東京大学総合研究博物館)

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 successful arrivals of American and Indian orbiters in 2014, Mars is now being investigated by 5 orbiters and 2 rovers, the largest ever number.
In Japan, on the other hand, possibilities of small planetary missions are becoming more realistic (Mars is the most important target object, of course) and the roadmap of solar system exploration is under development. In this session, current researches on Mars, including the latest results from missions, as well as future mission plans are discussed.