The ESA Hera
Pre-Launch Workshop

(restricted to the Hera team members only)

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DATE: October 6th, 2024

Launch window to open on October, 7th and to remain as such until 27th.

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LOCATION:

Courtyard by Marriott, Cocoa Beach

Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

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PROGRAMME:

10:30 – 14:00 (including a short lunch break)

Hera Science Community meeting: Galaxy Ballroom

• Welcome and updates

• Brief introduction of NASA Participating Scientists

Working Group 1 - Impact Modeling

Kai Wünnemann - Introduction, New Team Members & Projects

Isabel Herreros Cid - Impact experiments at CAB, Madrid

Robert Luther - Modelling & Benchmarking

Sabina Raducan - Summary of previous results

Martin Jutzi - Discussion & Outlook

Working Group 2 - Ground Based Observations

Petr Pravec - Didymos observational attempts in June-August 2024 and plans for its January-March 2025 observing window.

Petr Scheirich - Prediction of mutual events of the Didymos system for January - March 2025.

Damya Souami - Didymos/Dimorphos occultation campaigns for 2024.

Working Group 3 - Dynamics

Sébastien Charnoz, Menios Tsiganis, Adriano Campo Bagatin - Introduction.

Krzysztof Langner - Dynamics of the dust ejected by sesquinary impacts of boulders on Didymos.

Stavro Ivanovski - Dust clumps dynamics of the Dimorphos ejecta plume.

Working Group 4 - Data analysis, exploitation, interpretation

Carolyn Ernst - Introduction of her NASA participating scientist project (shape modelling).

Dan Scheeres - Introduction of his NASA participating scientist project.

Joris Blommaert - TIRI calibration using lunar measurements.

Edoardo Gramigna, Riccardo Lasagni Manghi - Radio Science Experiment update.

After lunch: Pictures from Don Quijotte to Hera: a human adventure

14:00 – 17:00

Onsite registration (mandatory for all attendees): Lobby Area
(next to Galaxy Ballroom)

16:00 – 17:00

Hera Mission Public Briefing: Galaxy Ballroom