PROPOSALS

Principal Investigator: Prof. Tadashi Mukai, Kobe University

Text in Japanese

Using MIC capabilities, planning has begun to accommodate many proposed observations concerning surface structures and scattering properties, clouds, polar caps, surface features, and dust rings. The proposed observations will be backed up by a series of ground observations made throughout Japan and coordinated to tie in with the MIC observations. The ground observations will occur in preparation for, just before, and simultaneous with the MIC observations. Ground observations are hoped to provide another way to monitor conditions on Mars during the mission lifetime.

Proposed Observations
Title Investigators
  • Observations of Phobos and Deimos
Tadashi Mukai
Faculty of Science, Kobe University
Masakazu Kawamata
Faculty of Science, Kobe University
Ai Inada
Faculty of Science, Kobe University
  • Detection of Phobos and Deimos Dust Rings
Hiroshi Ishimoto
Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency
Tadashi Mukai
Faculty of Science, Kobe University
  • Observations of Morning Fogs and Evening Fogs at the Low Latitudes
Ai Inada
Faculty of Science, Kobe University
Tadashi Mukai
Faculty of Science, Kobe University
  • Cloud Activity in Low to Mid Latitudes in Summer of the Northern Hemisphere (Morning and Afternoon Clouds)
  • The Behavior of Polar Foods and Seasonal Polar Caps in Early Autumn to Early Spring
Tokuhide Akabane
Hida Observatory, Kyoto University
Takashi Nakakushi
Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Kyosuke Iwasaki
Kyoto Gakuen University
Yasunori Narumi
Research Institude of General Education, Kyusyu-Tokaidai University
  • Temporary Stop of Regressios of the North Polar Cap
  • Formation of Martian North Polar Cap
  • Arrival Variation of Martian South Polar Cap
Kyosuke Iwasaki
Kyoto Gakuen University
Tokuhide Akabane
Hida Observatory, Kyoto University
  • Observations of Dust Storms during its Outbrake, Growth, and Decay Phases
  • Observations of the Generation of Polar Food Clouds and their Effects on the Polar Cap Formation
Yasunori Narumi
Research Institute of General Education, Kyusyu-Tokaidai University
Tokuhide Akabane
Hida Observatory, Kyoto University
Kyosuke Iwasaki
Kyoto Gakuen University
  • Chaotic Terrains
  • Ares Valleys
  • Kase Valleys
  • Central Calleys Marineris
  • Future Landing Sites for the Next Sample Return Mission in 2003 and 2005
  • Photometric Characterization of the Martian Surface at a Regional Scale
Francois Costard
Laboratorie de Geologie Dynamique de la Terre et des Planetes, Universite de Paris-sud
  • Volcanologic Characterization and Research around Arsia Mons, Mars
  • Volcanologic Characterization and Research around Elysium Mons, Tyrrhena Patera, Syrtis Major on Mars
Kei Kurita
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
Masaru Kono
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
Hirohide Demura
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
  • Precise Investigation of Rampart Craters by Low-angle Images
  • Mapping of Aquifer by Variation in the Onset Diameter of Rampart Craters
  • Global Mapping of Phase Function of Surface Materials
Kei Kurita
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
Hirohide Demura
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
  • Precise Investigation of Subsurface Layered Structure in the Steep Slopes
Kei Kurita
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
Hirohide Demura
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
Tetsuji Muto
Department Geology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Nagasaki University
  • Comparative Study on Hydro-geomorophorogy between Earth and Mars
Kei Kurita
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
Hirohide Demura
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
Akihiko Kondoh
Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University
  • Cooperative Observation of Ionosphere-Lower Atmosphere Coupling by MIC Limb Imaging and Other in situ Instruments
  • Cooperative Observation of Dust Storms by MIC Limb Imaging and Radio Occultation
Takeshi Imamura
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Hirotomo Noda
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
Masato Nakamura
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
Koichiro Oyama
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
  • Monitoring Dust Storm Occurrence
Sho Sasaki
Geological Institute, University of Tokyo
  • Limb Haze Monitoring
Sho Sasaki
Geological Institute, University of Tokyo
Takeshi Imamura
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
  • Martian Low Latitude Clouds: their Occurrence and Relations with Topography
Sho Sasaki
Geological Institute, University of Tokyo
Toshiko Takata
Miyagi University Education
Rho Choongho
Geological Institute, University of Tokyo
  • Observation of the Upper Atmosphere of Mars by Limb Imaging
Hirotomo Noda
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
Takeshi Imamura
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Mastato Nakamura
Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
  • The Observation of Clouds by Picturing Surface Limb
  • The Observation of Dust Storms by Taking Successive Photos
Yutaka Abe
Department of Earth & Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
Yoshihide Kobayashi
Department of Earth & Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo
  • Network of Mars Observations from the Ground
Tokuhide Akabane
Hida Observatory, Kyoto University
Noritaka Tokimasa
Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory

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