Mercury Transit & SWT #13

9-12 May 2016

ESAC, Madrid

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Information Pack Contents Daily Agenda ......................................................................................................................................2

Bus timetable .....................................................................................................................................6

Restaurante Sagaretxe menu ..............................................................................................................7

Hotel and restaurant map ...................................................................................................................8

ESAC Site Map ....................................................................................................................................9

Daily Agenda

Monday 9th May

MERCURY TRANSIT EVENT - ROOM B003/B005

10:30 Welcome and introduction

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 Transit information/Posters/Public viewing

13:00 Lunch Break: Sandwiches @ B003/B005

14:00 Transit information/Posters/Public viewing

15:00 Soccer matches

18:00 Mercury Transit Event BBQ

19:30 Transit information/Posters/Public viewing

21:00 End of event (bus to hotels in Madrid)

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Tuesday 10th May

BEPICOLOMBO SWT MEETING #13 - ROOM B005

11:00 SWT registration and coffee

11:30 Welcome & introduction M.Fujimoto/J.Benkhoff

11:45 Project overview / Status MPO F. Giannini

12:00 The expected level of magnetic s/c interferences – results of the magnetic cleanliness program

U. Auster et al

12:15 Status MMO H. Hayakawa

12:30 Status OGS E. Montagnon

12:45 Status SGS M. Casale

13:00 Lunch Break: Paella @ D-building terrace

14:15 Science Talks

14:15 Mercury's tectonic and volcanic histories P. Byrne

14:45 Plasma-surface interaction: Lessons learned from the Japanese lunar orbiter Kaguya

Y. Saito

15:20 The magnetic field of Mercury as measured

by the MESSENGER spacecraft J. S. Oliveira

15:30 Mercury's rotational parameters from

MESSENGER image and laser altimeter data

A. Stark

16:00 Coffee break

16:30 Mercury’s low-degree geoid and topography controlled by insolation-driven deformation

N. Tosi

16:45 Effects of large impacts on the melt

production of Mercury S. Padovan

BEPICOLOMBO EXECUTIVE MEETING - ROOM B005

17:00 Welcome J. Benkhoff

- BepiColombo Project Status Overview (brief)

- Contracts with the teams M. Casale

- Data Sharing J. Benkhoff

- Discussion PIs & CoPIs

19:00 End of Executive meeting

19:00 End of day (bus to hotels in Madrid)

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Wednesday 11th May

BepiColombo new Science Instrument Tutorials part II #1 - ROOM B005

09:30 MDM M.Kobayashi

10:15 MSASI I. Yoshikawa (PI)/ G. Murakami

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 MERTIS J. Helbert/M. d’Amore

11:30 SIMBIO-SYS G. Cremonese (PI)

13:00 Lunch break: @ D-building terrace

14:30 SIMBIO-SYS M. Massironi

15:00 Discussion: Science Goals revisited all

15:30 Report from HEWG meeting A. Milillo

16:00 Coffee break

16:30 Science Quick-look S. Martinez

17:00 Discussion on open issues related to (science) operation

17:30 AOB

18:00 End of SWT#13 (bus to hotels in Madrid)

21:00 Social event (Madrid) at Restaurante Sagaretxe

22:30 Flamenco show (at restaurant)

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Thursday 12th May

BC WORKING GROUP SPLINTER MEETINGS

Surface and Composition Group - Room A024

09:30 Introduction D.Rothery/M.Massironi

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 TBC

13:00 Lunch break

13:45 OPTIONAL: VENUS Fly-by WG splinter Room B003

14:30 TBC

15:30 End of meeting (bus to airport)

Hermean Environment Working Group - Room B065 (AM) B003 (PM)

09:30 Introduction A.Milillo/M.Fujimoto

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 TBC

13:00 Lunch break

13:45 OPTIONAL: VENUS Fly-by WG splinter Room B003

14:30 TBC

15:30 End of meeting (bus to airport)

Geodesy and Geodynamic Working Group - Room E018

09:30 Introduction T.Spohn/L.Iess

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 TBC

13:00 Lunch break

13:45 OPTIONAL: VENUS Fly-by WG splinter Room B003

14:30 TBC

15:30 End of meeting (bus to airport)

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Bus timetable

Date Bus departure times

1. Hotel Arguelles 2. Alberto Aguilera ESAC

9th May 09:30 09:45 21:00

10th May 10:00 10:15 19:00

11th May 08:30 08:45 18:00

12th May 08:30 08:45 15:30

(to airport)

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Restaurante Sagaretxe menu

MENU BEPICOLOMBO SWT#13

SHARED STARTERS

Assorted hot and cold appetisers

Mixed salad with apple vinaigrette

Cod croquettes

CHOICE OF MAIN COURSE

Grilled lamb chops

Pork in cider sauce with apple and thyme

Squid with Pedro Ximénez sherry sauce

Battered cod tacos

DESSERT

Ice cream – Chocolate or Vanilla

BEVERAGES

Mineral water, beer, white wine, red wine (Viña Emiliano), cider, soft drinks

Coffee, tea or infusion

(Digestive liqueur – on the house)

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Hotel and restaurant map

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ESAC Site Map