Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the - Solar System ...
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TABLE S.1 Crosscutt<strong>in</strong>g Themes, Key Questions <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Missions <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Recommended Plan That<br />
Address Them<br />
Crosscutt<strong>in</strong>g Theme Priority Questions Missions<br />
Build<strong>in</strong>g New<br />
Worlds<br />
1. What were <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>itial stages <strong>and</strong> conditions<br />
<strong>and</strong> processes of solar system <strong>for</strong>mation <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
nature of <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>terstellar matter that was<br />
<strong>in</strong>corporated?<br />
2. How did <strong>the</strong> giant planets <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir satellite<br />
systems accrete, <strong>and</strong> is <strong>the</strong>re evidence that <strong>the</strong>y<br />
migrated to new orbital positions?<br />
3. What governed <strong>the</strong> accretion, supply of water,<br />
chemistry, <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternal differentiation of <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>ner planets <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> evolution of <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
atmospheres, <strong>and</strong> what roles did bombardment<br />
by large projectiles play?<br />
<strong>Planetary</strong> Habitats 4. What were <strong>the</strong> primordial sources of organic<br />
matter, <strong>and</strong> where does organic syn<strong>the</strong>sis<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ue today?<br />
Work<strong>in</strong>gs of <strong>Solar</strong><br />
<strong>System</strong>s<br />
5. Did Mars or Venus host ancient aqueous<br />
environments conducive to early life, <strong>and</strong> is<br />
<strong>the</strong>re evidence that life emerged?<br />
6. Beyond Earth, are <strong>the</strong>re modern habitats<br />
elsewhere <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> solar system with necessary<br />
conditions, organic matter, water, energy, <strong>and</strong><br />
nutrients to susta<strong>in</strong> life, <strong>and</strong> do organisms live<br />
<strong>the</strong>re now?<br />
7. How do <strong>the</strong> giant planets serve as laboratories<br />
to underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Earth, <strong>the</strong> solar system, <strong>and</strong><br />
extrasolar planetary systems?<br />
8. What solar system bodies endanger <strong>and</strong> what<br />
mechanisms shield <strong>the</strong> Earth's biosphere?<br />
9. Can underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> roles of physics,<br />
chemistry, geology, <strong>and</strong> dynamics <strong>in</strong> driv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
planetary atmospheres <strong>and</strong> climates lead to a<br />
better underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g of climate change on<br />
Earth?<br />
10. How have <strong>the</strong> myriad chemical <strong>and</strong> physical<br />
processes that shaped <strong>the</strong> solar system operated,<br />
<strong>in</strong>teracted, <strong>and</strong> evolved over time?<br />
CSSR, Trojan Tour <strong>and</strong><br />
Rendezvous, Discovery missions<br />
JEO, Uranus Orbiter <strong>and</strong> Probe,<br />
Trojan Tour <strong>and</strong> Rendezvous, Io<br />
Observer, Saturn Probe,<br />
Enceladus Orbiter<br />
Mars Sample Return, Venus In<br />
Situ Explorer, Lunar Geophysical<br />
Network, Lunar South Pole-<br />
Aitken Bas<strong>in</strong> Sample Return,<br />
Trojan Tour <strong>and</strong> Rendezvous,<br />
CSSR, Venus Climate Mission,<br />
Discovery missions<br />
Mars Sample Return, JEO,<br />
Uranus Orbiter <strong>and</strong> Probe, Trojan<br />
Tour <strong>and</strong> Rendezvous, CSSR,<br />
Enceladus Orbiter, Discovery<br />
missions<br />
Mars Sample Return, Venus In<br />
Situ Explorer, Venus Climate<br />
Mission, Discovery missions<br />
Mars Sample Return, JEO,<br />
Enceladus Orbiter, Discovery<br />
missions<br />
JEO, Uranus Orbiter <strong>and</strong> Probe,<br />
Saturn Probe<br />
CSSR, Discovery missions<br />
Mars Sample Return, JEO,<br />
Uranus Orbiter <strong>and</strong> Probe, Venus<br />
In Situ Explorer, Saturn Probe,<br />
Venus Climate Mission,<br />
Discovery missions<br />
All recommended missions<br />
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