A New Strategy for Solar System Exploration

Dr. Ed Weiler, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science, has asked the SSE Survey to:

Define a "big picture" of solar system exploration-what it is, how it fits into other scientific endeavors, and why it is a compelling goal today.
Conduct a broad survey of the current state of knowledge about our solar system today.
Identify the top-level scientific questions that should provide the focus for solar system exploration today; these will be the key scientific inputs to the roadmapping activity to follow.
Draft a prioritized list of the most promising avenues for flight investigations and supporting ground-based activities.

The mission prioritization task will only include missions which cost more than a Discovery mission (i.e., more than $300 million).

Chairs and Vice-chairs
Steering Group

Michael J.S. Belton--National Optical Astronomy Observatory, retired

Carolyn Porco--Southwest Research Institute

Mars Panel

John A. Wood--Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

John F. Mustard--Brown University

John_Mustard@brown.edu
Inner Planets Panel

Carle Pieters--Brown University

Ronald Greeley--Arizona State University

greeley@asu.edu

Giant Planets Panel

Reta Beebe--New Mexico State University rbeebe@nmsu.edu

Andrew Ingersoll--California Institute of Technology api@gps.caltech.edu

Large Satellites Panel

Alfred McEwen--University of Arizona mcewen@jupiter.lpl.Arizona.edu

Robert Pappalardo--University of Colorado robert.pappalardo@colorado.edu

Primitive Bodies Panel

Dale Cruikshank--Ames Research Center cruikshank@mail.arc.nasa.gov

Michael A'Hearn--University of Maryland ma@astro.umd.edu

SSE Survey Meeting Dates*

*Mars Panel Meetings will take place at scheduled Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration (COMPLEX) meetings.