Solar system Deep Time-Surveys of atmospheres, surfaces, and rings
- Creators
- Wong, Michael H.
- Cartwright, Richard
- Chanover, Nancy
- Sayanagi, Kunio
- Greathouse, Thomas
- Tiscareno, Matthew
- Giles, Rohini
- Orton, Glenn
- Trilling, David
- Sinclair, James
- Pinilla-Alonso, Noemi
- Lucas, Michael
- Gaidos, Eric
- Holler, Bryan
- Milam, Stephanie
- Otarola, Angel
- Simon, Amy
- de Kleer, Katherine
- Nixon, Conor
- Fry, Patrick
- Ádámkovics, Máté
- Luszcz-Cook, Statia H.
- Hendrix, Amanda
Abstract
Imaging and resolved spectroscopy reveal varying environmental conditions in our dynamic solar system. Many key advances have focused on how these conditions change over time. Observatory-level commitments to conduct annual observations of solar system bodies would establish a long-term legacy chronicling the evolution of dynamic planetary atmospheres, surfaces, and rings. Science investigations will use these temporal datasets to address potential biosignatures, circulation and evolution of atmospheres from the edge of the habitable zone to the ice giants, orbital dynamics and planetary seismology with ring systems, exchange between components in the planetary system, and the migration and processing of volatiles on icy bodies, including Ocean Worlds. The common factor among these diverse investigations is the need for a very long campaign duration, and temporal sampling at an annual cadence.
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- 95003
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20190425-160735433
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2019-04-25Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2023-06-02Created from EPrint's last_modified field
- Caltech groups
- Astronomy Department
- Series Name
- Astro2020 Science White Paper