P31D:
The Uranus and Neptune Systems, and Their Relation to Other Planets I Posters

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Session ID#: 23867

Session Description:
This session encompasses all aspects of ice-giant systems: the magnetospheres, satellites, rings, atmospheres, and interiors of Uranus and Neptune; their formation and evolution; and their relation to other planets in and beyond our solar system. Uranus and Neptune present us with several mysteries, including how they form, how their magnetic fields are generated, the energy balance of their atmospheres, and the nature of their rings and satellites, particularly those seen to be active (Triton) or with young surfaces (Miranda, Ariel). Radial migration of the ice giants may have had significant impact on the rest of the solar system. Looking beyond our system, the Kepler planet-finding spacecraft has shown that ice giants are common in our galaxy: most planets known today are thought to be ice giants. Observations, modeling, and theory related to the ice giants will inform the design of missions to Uranus and Neptune which are currently under consideration.
Primary Convener:  Kunio M Sayanagi, Hampton University, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Hampton, United States
Conveners:  Elizabeth P Turtle, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, United States, Krista Marie Soderlund, University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States and Mark D Hofstadter, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Chairs:  Elizabeth P Turtle, Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins, Laurel, MD, United States and Mark D Hofstadter, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States; Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Krista Marie Soderlund, University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, TX, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
  • GP - Geomagnetism, Paleomagnetism and Electromagnetism
  • SM - SPA-Magnetospheric Physics
Index Terms:

6207 Comparative planetology [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
6255 Neptune [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
6293 Uranus [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
6297 Instruments and techniques [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Pathways towards Future Exploration of Ice Giants Uranus and Neptune (295995)
Matthew M Hedman, University of Idaho, Physics, Moscow, United States and . Ice Giant Science Definition Team, Various, Various, United States
An Assessment of Aerocapture and Applications to Future Missions to Uranus and Neptune (207250)
Patricia M Beauchamp, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, Thomas R Spilker, Independent Consultant, Pasadena, CA, United States and Aerocapture Assessment Team
SNAP: Small Next-generation Atmospheric Probe Concept (262009)
Kunio M Sayanagi1, Robert A. Dillman2, David H Atkinson3, Jing Li4, Sarag Saikia5, Amy A Simon6, Thomas R Spilker7, Michael H. Wong8 and Drew Hope2, (1)Hampton University, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Hampton, United States, (2)NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States, (3)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, (4)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (5)Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States, (6)NASA, Greenbelt, United States, (7)Independent Consultant, Pasadena, CA, United States, (8)U. Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
Expectations for Particulate Contamination Relevant to in Situ Atmospheric Sampling for Compositional Analysis at Uranus (262903)
Michael H. Wong, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
Convection and Dynamo Action in Ice Giant Dynamo Models with Electrical Conductivity Stratification (258980)
Krista Marie Soderlund, University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, Nicholas Andrew Featherstone, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, Moritz H Heimpel, University of Alberta, Department of Physics, Edmonton, AB, Canada and Jonathan M Aurnou, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States
Longevity of Compositionally Stratified Layers in Ice Giants (218993)
Andrew James Friedson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
The Composition and Chemistry of the Deep Tropospheres of Saturn and Uranus from Ground-Based Radio Observations (255479)
Mark D Hofstadter, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, Virgil Adumitroaie, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, Sushil K Atreya, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States and Bryan J Butler, NRAO, Socorro, United States
Discovery of a Bright Equatorial Storm on Neptune (282207)
Edward Mischel Molter, University of California Berkeley, Earth and Planetary Science, Berkeley, CA, United States, Imke De Pater, University of California Berkeley, Departments of Astronomy and of Earth and Planetary Science, Berkeley, United States, Carlos Alvarez, Keck Observatory, Kamuela, HI, United States, Joshua Tollefson, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States and Statia Luszcz-Cook, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States; American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, United States
Catching the Drift: Simulating Dark Spots and Bright Companions on the Ice Giants (295015)
Raymond Paul LeBeau Jr1, Nikko Koutas2, Csaba J Palotai3, Sahkee Bhure4, Nathan Hadland4 and Ramanakumar Sankar4, (1)Saint Louis University, Aerospace Engineering, Saint Louis, MO, United States, (2)Saint Louis University Main Campus, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Saint Louis, MO, United States, (3)Florida Institute of Technology, Aerospace, Physics, and Space Sciences, Melbourne, FL, United States, (4)Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, United States
How Giant Magnetospheres Maintain Their Magnetic Flux. (278734)
Abigail M Rymer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, United States
Magnetospheric Science at Uranus and Neptune (258217)
George B Hospodarsky, University of Iowa, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa City, IA, United States, Adam Masters, Imperial College London, Department of Physics, London, United Kingdom, Krista Marie Soderlund, University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, TX, United States and Kathleen E. Mandt, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
Uncovering a new Uranus ring-moon connection in 25 years of occultation data (209558)
Robert Ormal Chancia, Rochester Institute of Technology, Imaging Science, Rochester, NY, United States, Matthew M Hedman, University of Idaho, Moscow, United States and Richard G French, Wellesley College, Department of Astronomy, Wellesley, MA, United States
Compositional Trends on the Large Moons of Uranus: Evidence for System-Wide Modification (291638)
Richard Cartwright, SETI Institute Mountain View, Mountain View, CA, United States and Joshua P Emery, Univ of Tennessee-EPS, Knoxville, TN, United States

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