Planetary Field Analogues and Planetary Laboratory Facilities

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Planetary Field Analogues and Planetary
Laboratory Facilities
Coordinator Nigel Mason, Open University,
UKOdile Dutuit, Lab. de Planétologie de
Grenoble, France

• Facilities which will be open to European
  external users in 2009 through threeTNA
  activities
• within EUROPLANET (2009-2012)
• European Planetology Network
• (Research Infrastructure)
• Coordinator Michel Blanc, CNRS, France

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TNA1 Planetary Field Analogues Coordinator F.
Gomez, CAB, Madrid, Spain
Six well characterized terrestrial natural field
sites Analogues of surfaces of Mars, Europa,
Titan, Desert, permafrost, acidic
environment, hydrothermal sources Morocco,
Tunisia, Svalbard, Spain Kamchatka, Popigai
Crater in Siberia
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TNA2 Laboratory Simulation Facilities Coordinator
G. Davies, Vrije Univ., NL
11 Laboratory Facilities (6 countries) Atmospheri
c and surface simulation chambers Mars, Titan,
Europa Amsterdam, Milton Keynes, Madrid Berlin,
Aberystwyth Dust simulation chambers Napoli,
Heidelberg Dusty wind tunnel Aarhus
Mars simulation chamber Madrid, Spain
Dust facility, Napoli, Italy
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TNA3 Planetary Sample Analysis Facilities Coordina
tor C. Cloquet, CRPG, Nancy, France
Three national Mass Spectrometry Facilities for
analysis of rocks, minerals, fluids meteoritic
and sample return analysis Isotopic analysis
(stable isotopes, radioisotopes) Eight different
mass spectrometers
CRPG, Nancy (France) Open University (UK) Vrije
Universiteit (NL)
Ion probe NanoSIMS Nancy, France
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Implementation and review procedure Europlanet
2009-2012

• Common peer review evaluation committee for user
  projects
• Orientation of projects towards the most
  appropriate facility
• Synergies between facilities
• Exchange of know-how between facilities
• Example for TNA3
• organize a European approach for Mars sample
  return analysis?

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Question

• European users access will be funded by FP7
  during 4 years (2009 2012)
• for Planetary Sciences
• and for users from other fields
• How to assure sustainability for the future?
  Coordination of national agencies?