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1 PS Planetary & Solar System Sciences (#EGU15PS) Orals Monday, 13 April MO1, 08:30 10:00 MO2, 10:30 12:00 MO3, 13:30 15:00 MO4, 15:30 17:00 TU1, 08:30 10:00 TU2, 10:30 12:00 TU3, 13:30 15:00 TU4, 15:30 17:00 PS4.1, Comets, asteroids and dust, 08:30 12:15, Room Y11 PS5.1/ST4.3, Planetary Plasma Physics and Interactions in the Solar System (co-organized), 08:30 12:15, Room G5 TS8.6/PS9.6, 3D digital geological models from terrestrial outcrops to planetary surfaces (co-organized), 08:30 12:00, Room B6 PS4.1, Comets, asteroids and dust, 08:30 12:15, Room Y11 PS5.1/ST4.3, Planetary Plasma Physics and Interactions in the Solar System (co-organized), 08:30 12:15, Room G5 TS8.6/PS9.6, 3D digital geological models from terrestrial outcrops to planetary surfaces (co-organized), 08:30 12:00, Room B6 PS4.2, Rosetta: first results from the prime mission, 13:30 17:15, Room Y5 PS4.2, Rosetta: first results from the prime mission, 13:30 17:15, Room Y5 GM10.1/PS9.5, Planetary Geomorphology (co-organized), 15:30 17:15, Room G2 GD8.1/TS8.9, Recent advances in Geodynamics: Computational methods and applications (co-organized), 15:30 17:00, Room G8 PS2.2, Lunar Science and Exploration, 08:30 12:30, Room Y2 PS8.1/BG8.1, Origin of life and habitability: From Early Earth to the Solar System and Beyond (co-organized), 08:30 10:00, Room Y11 PS2.2, Lunar Science and Exploration, 08:30 12:30, Room Y2 ST1.2/PS5.3, Multipoint observations and modeling of the heliospheric plasma processes and their effects on the planets (co-organized), 10:30 12:15, Room Y11 ST5.2/NH8.7/PS5.4, Space Weather and its Effects on Terrestrial and Geo-Space Environments: Science and Application (co-organized), 13:30 17:15, Room Y11 GD4.1/EMRP4.14/PS9.8, Earth's core structure and dynamics: observations, models, experiments (co-organized), 13:30 17:25, Room G8 lecture by Evgueni Burov) (co-organized), 13:30 17:00, Room B9 ST5.2/NH8.7/PS5.4, Space Weather and its Effects on Terrestrial and Geo-Space Environments: Science and Application (co-organized), 13:30 17:15, Room Y11 GD4.1/EMRP4.14/PS9.8, Earth's core structure and dynamics: observations, models, experiments (co-organized), 13:30 17:25, Room G8 Programme Group Schedule PS Orals 1

2 Programme Group Schedule PS Orals 2 WE1, 08:30 10:00 WE2, 10:30 12:00 WE3, 13:30 15:00 WE4, 15:30 17:00 TH1, 08:30 10:00 TH2, 10:30 12:00 THL, 12:15 13:15 TH3, 13:30 15:00 TH4, 15:30 17:00 FR1, 08:30 10:00 FRL, 12:15 13:15 FR3, 13:30 15:00 FR4, 15:30 17:00 lecture by Evgueni Burov) (co-organized), 13:30 17:00, Room B9 PS2.3, Mars Science and Exploration: A session in honour of Professors Gerhard Neukum and Colin Pillinger, 08:30 15:00, Room Y5 PS8.1/BG8.1, Origin of life and habitability: From Early Earth to the Solar System and Beyond (co-organized), 08:30 12:00, Room Y11 PS2.3, Mars Science and Exploration: A session in honour of Professors Gerhard Neukum and Colin Pillinger, 08:30 15:00, Room Y5 PS8.1/BG8.1, Origin of life and habitability: From Early Earth to the Solar System and Beyond (co-organized), 08:30 12:00, Room Y11 PS2.3, Mars Science and Exploration: A session in honour of Professors Gerhard Neukum and Colin Pillinger, 08:30 15:00, Room Y11 PS2.4, Unraveling Mars: insights from mineralogy and geochemistry, 15:30 17:15, Room Y11 GI2.8/PS1.2, Space Instrumentation, Planetary landers and Rovers (co-organized), 08:30 10:00, Room B12 PS2.5, Atmospheres of Terrestrial Planets, 08:30 12:15, Room Y11 PS3.1, Outer planets, icy satellites and rings, 08:30 17:15, Room B14 PS2.5, Atmospheres of Terrestrial Planets, 08:30 12:15, Room Y11 PS3.1, Outer planets, icy satellites and rings, 08:30 17:15, Room B14 DM17, Division Meeting for Planetary and Solar System Sciences (PS), 12:15 13:15, Room Y5 PS3.2, Huygens Probe 10th anniversary session, 13:30 15:15, Room Y5 PS3.1, Outer planets, icy satellites and rings, 08:30 17:15, Room Y5 PS7.1, Experimental and theoretical simulations, 15:30 17:15, Room Y11 Friday, 17 April PS3.1, Outer planets, icy satellites and rings, 08:30 10:00, Room B11 ML4, Jean Dominique Cassini Medal Lecture by Jonathan I. Lunine, 12:15 13:15, Room Y1 PS2.1, Mercury, 13:30 15:15, Room Y5 PS9.2/EMRP4.13/GD4.3, Planetary magnetic fields and interior dynamics (co-organized), 15:30 17:15, Room Y5

3 PS Planetary & Solar System Sciences (#EGU15PS) PICO TU4, 15:30 17:00 PS9.1/GD3.6/GM10.2/GMPV7.11/TS9.6, Processes in the Solar and Other Planetary Systems - Comparative Planetology (co-organized), PICO Spot 2 WE2, 10:30 12:00 GM2.1, Frontiers in Geomorphometry and Earth Surface Dynamics: Possibilities, Limitations and Perspectives, PICO Spot 1 WE3, 13:30 15:00 PS6.1, Habitability, observations, formation and dynamics: From the Solar System to Exoplanets, PICO Spot 3 TH2, 10:30 12:00 PS5.2/ST1.4, Planetary, Solar and Heliospheric Radio Emissions (co-organized), PICO Spot 3 TH3, 13:30 15:00 PS1.1/GI2.10, New missions and techniques for planetary exploration (co-organized), PICO Spot 1 TH4, 15:30 17:00 PS1.4/GI2.12, Instrument Design and Development (co-organized), PICO Spot 1 Friday, 17 April FR3, 13:30 15:00 GD3.1/EMRP4.16/GMPV3.5/PS9.4/SM6.13, Mantle dynamics in the Earth and other planetary bodies (co-organized), PICO Spot 2 FR4, 15:30 17:00 GD3.1/EMRP4.16/GMPV3.5/PS9.4/SM6.13, Mantle dynamics in the Earth and other planetary bodies (co-organized), PICO Spot 2 Programme Group Schedule PS PICO 1

4 PS Planetary & Solar System Sciences (#EGU15PS) Posters Monday, 13 April MO5, 17:30 19:00 TU5, 17:30 19:00 WE5, 17:30 19:00 PS4.1, Comets, asteroids and dust, Red Posters, R321 R338 PS4.2, Rosetta: first results from the prime mission, Red Posters, R339 R384 PS5.1/ST4.3, Planetary Plasma Physics and Interactions in the Solar System (co-organized), Red Posters, R385 R412 GM10.1/PS9.5, Planetary Geomorphology (co-organized), Blue Posters, B592 B608 TS8.6/PS9.6, 3D digital geological models from terrestrial outcrops to planetary surfaces (co-organized), Blue Posters, B492 B507 GD8.1/TS8.9, Recent advances in Geodynamics: Computational methods and applications (co-organized), Blue Posters, B242 B258 PS2.2, Lunar Science and Exploration, Red Posters, R340 R365 ST1.2/PS5.3, Multipoint observations and modeling of the heliospheric plasma processes and their effects on the planets (co-organized), Red Posters, R366 R381 ST5.2/NH8.7/PS5.4, Space Weather and its Effects on Terrestrial and Geo-Space Environments: Science and Application (co-organized), Red Posters, R418 R434 GD4.1/EMRP4.14/PS9.8, Earth's core structure and dynamics: observations, models, experiments (co-organized), Blue Posters, B402 B416 lecture by Evgueni Burov) (co-organized), Blue Posters, B652 B668 PS2.3, Mars Science and Exploration: A session in honour of Professors Gerhard Neukum and Colin Pillinger, Red Posters, R394 R415 PS2.4, Unraveling Mars: insights from mineralogy and geochemistry, Red Posters, R416 R423 PS8.1/BG8.1, Origin of life and habitability: From Early Earth to the Solar System and Beyond (co-organized), Red Posters, R424 R433 Programme Group Schedule PS Posters 1

5 Programme Group Schedule PS Posters 2 TH5, 17:30 19:00 GI2.8/PS1.2, Space Instrumentation, Planetary landers and Rovers (co-organized), Red Posters, R311 R323 PS1.3/GI2.13, Nano-satellites deployed from carrier spacecraft - a paradigm shift in planetary sciences? (co-organized), Red Posters, R324 R339 PS2.1, Mercury, Red Posters, R340 R350 PS2.5, Atmospheres of Terrestrial Planets, Red Posters, R351 R369 PS3.1, Outer planets, icy satellites and rings, Red Posters, R370 R399 PS3.2, Huygens Probe 10th anniversary session, Red Posters, R400 R405 PS7.1, Experimental and theoretical simulations, Red Posters, R406 R412 PS9.2/EMRP4.13/GD4.3, Planetary magnetic fields and interior dynamics (co-organized), Red Posters, R413 R423

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