[iris-bulk] SSA-07 Special Session: Planetary Seismology and Geophysics

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Dear Colleagues:

Please note the following special session for the 2007 SSA meeting in  
Hawaii. Online abstract submission closes this Friday, January 12.

Spinning Straw Into Gold: Improving Our Understanding of Planetary  
Seismology and Geophysics With New Methods and New Data

This session explores recent developments in the study of planetary  
and solar seismology and geophysics. Since the original acquisition  
and analysis of the lunar seismic data 30 years ago, new  
methodologies have evolved that may enhance our understanding of  
planetary structure and related seismic phenomena. With the new  
initiatives for missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond, we are poised  
not only to re-examine existing extraterrestrial data with modern  
methods, but we also have an opportunity to guide the acquisition of  
new, high-quality data through experimental design and instrumental  
specifications. Geophysical and seismic measurements will and should  
be part of future missions. This session provides a forum for  
discussions that may influence the scientific plan for such missions,  
not only lunar and Martian, but also ideas relevant to other efforts  
such as the Messenger mission to Mercury. We invite contributions  
addressing instrumental development, old and new data sets !
  and advances in analysis techniques applied to solar, lunar and  
planetary seismological and geophysical research.

Youshun Sun                            			Charlotte Rowe
Earth Resources Laboratory             	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology  	EES-11 M.S. D408
77 Massachusetts Avenue                		Los Alamos, NM 87545
Cambridge, MA 02139
youshun at mit.edu                        		char at lanl.gov