ITOKAWA AND THE DAWN OF ASTEROIDAL SAMPLE RETURN WORKSHOP, Jan 28-30, 2025, Houston, TX/virtual
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The Lunar and Planetary Institute will hold a workshop on “Itokawa and the Dawn of Asteroidal Sample Return” from January 28-30, 2025.
More information is on the event’s website, which says:
The LPI’s upcoming Itokawa and the Dawn of Asteroidal Sample Return workshop will highlight and focus on Itokawa samples, the Hayabusa mission, asteroid-meteorite connections, and other past, present, and future asteroidal sample return missions through a combination of invited and contributed presentations, panel discussions, and LPI lab tours.
The LPI’s Expanding NASA’s Community of Planetary Sample Scientists (ENComPSS) program is supporting this workshop at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI). Although the emphasis of the workshop will be on in-person participation, opportunities for virtual participation will be available.
Workshop Topics
- Hayabusa mission
- Itokawa samples
- Ordinary chondrites
- Other asteroidal sample return missions
- Asteroid-meteorite connections
- Meteor tracking and rapid meteorite recovery
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