SP23
Ices in the Solar System

Main Organiser
Jeff Kargel
Flagstaff, AZ, USA
jkargel@usgs.gov

Co-Organiser(s)
Ralf Greve
Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
greve@lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp

Brief Description
This session will bring together experts in the chemistry and physics of solar system ices (lab perspective) and in the composition, geology, geophysics and origin of icy deposits throughout the solar system (planetary perspective). Abstracts are welcome on the following topics: History of ices (H2O ice and other ices, such as CO2 ice, clathrates, and nitrogen ice) from nebula origins to present; present and past distribution and geological roles of ices on Mars and other planets; distribution of ices relative to planetary climates; basic properties of ices as these properties affect the geological and glaciological behavior of ices. Earth may enter by way of contrasts and comparisons of the roles and processes and distribution of ices on Earth vs. other planets.