Primary Convener:
Amanda Hendrix, Planetary Science Institute

Convener:
Shouleh Nikzad, JPL/Caltech
Lizeth Magana, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Early Career Convener:
Lizeth Magana, University of Texas at San Antonio

Chair:
Amanda Hendrix, Planetary Science Institute
Shouleh Nikzad, JPL/Caltech
Lizeth Magana, University of Texas at San Antonio

Ultraviolet spectroscopy and imaging have a decades-long history as valuable techniques for studying atmospheres, aurorae, plumes and surface composition and volatiles on asteroids, comet nuclei and moons. While there continue to be opportunities for UV remote sensing from Earth orbit and in future robotic missions, the infrastructure for UV instrumentation is at a crossroads. Existing orbital facilities are nearing the end of their useful lives and there continue to be many phenomena that cannot be effectively studied with existing, high-heritage instrument designs. Exciting advances in UV-optimized technologies promise new capabilities that can be incorporated into the next generation of robotic probes, flexible SmallSat missions, and large aperture space-based observatories. This session welcomes abstracts covering UV science results, as well as reports on progress toward developing new technologies such as UV detectors, high performance coatings and novel sensor designs.

Index Terms
6205 Asteroids
6250 Moon
6282 Enceladus

Neighborhoods:
4. Beyond Earth