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SUMMARY:The ExoMars mission: exploring the martian atmosphere and the sear
 ch for life - James Holmes\, The Open University
DTSTART:20181204T133000Z
DTEND:20181204T143000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Gillian Young
DESCRIPTION:The ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) satellite ar
 rived at Mars on 19th October 2016 after a seven month journey and is at t
 his very moment returning valuable scientific data from multiple instrumen
 ts. The TGO satellite has the primary goal of searching for evidence of me
 thane and other trace atmospheric gases that could be signatures of active
  biological or geological processes. At the Open University\, our team is 
 involved in both the operations of two instruments on the spacecraft along
  with analysis and interpretation of the data returned\, including assimil
 ating this data into Mars global circulation models. In this talk\, I will
  give an overview of the mission objectives and current status\, and detai
 l the key processes at play in the martian atmosphere. The tools we use to
  interpret the data (in many ways similar to the process for Earth observa
 tions) will also be detailed along with the future elements of the ExoMars
  mission.
LOCATION:British Antarctic Survey\, Seminar Room 330b
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