Accessing the Subsurface Oceans of Icy Worlds

Monday, October 9, 2017
8:15 A.M. Coffee, 8:45 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Short Course (informal lunch provided for all attendees)
Salvatori Seminar Room, South Mudd Building (third floor), California Institute of Technology

All interested researchers and students are invited to attend. No registration is required for the short course. Seating is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.

Speakers

  • “Earth-Europa-Enceladus: Ocean/Rock Interactions and Prospects for Life” – Dr. Christophe Sotin, JPL/Caltech
  • “Structure and Thickness of Europa’s Ice Shell: What We Think We Know and What We Hope to Learn from the Europa Clipper” – Dr. Louise Prockter, Lunar and Planetary Institute
  • “Challenges in Designing a Mission that Travels through Europa’s Crust: Deployment, Operations, Communication” – Dr. Tom Cwik, JPL/Caltech
  • “Lessons Learned from Drilling through the Antarctic Ice Sheet: The WISSARD and SALSA Subglacial Lake Projects “- Dr. John Priscu (Montana State University) and Dennis Duling (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Short Course Presentations

Speaker Affiliation Presentation
Christophe Sotin JPL/Caltech Earth-Europa-Enceladus: Ocean/Rock Interactions and Prospects for Life
(2.14 MB .pdf)
Louise Prockter Lunar and Planetary Science Institute The Structure and Thickness of Europa's Ice Shell
(7.3 MB .pdf)
Tom Cwik JPL/Caltech Challenges in Designing a Mission that Travels through Europa’s Crust: Deployment, Operations, Communication
(8 MB .pdf)
John Priscu Montana State University Lessons Learned From Drilling Through the Antarctic Ice Sheet: The WISSARD and SALSA Projects
(127 MB .pdf) (5.6 MB .pdf)