9.00 | [A] Comparison of Inner Planets: Surfaces/Athmosphere |
| Yves LANGEVIN, CNRS, University of Paris |
| [B] The Breakthrough of Space Astrometry: the Hipparcos Mission |
| Lennart LINDEGREN, Lund Observatory |
10.00 | [A] Comparison of Inner Planets: Ionosphere/Magnetosphere |
| Michael BLANC, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse |
| [B] Astrometry in the 21st Century: the GAIA Concept |
| Lennart LINDEGREN, Lund Observatory |
11.00 | Coffee Break |
11.15 | [A] The Atmosphere of Mars |
| Siegfried BAUER, University of Graz |
| [B] Astrometry: The Foundation of Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Catherine TURON, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon |
12.15 | Lunch Break |
14.30 | Operational Ascpects ot the Mercury Orbiter |
| André BALOGH, Imperial College, London |
15.30 | Coffee Break |
15.45 | [A] WORKSHOP MERCURY ORBITER |
| Course A led by Marcello Coradini and George Scoon, ESA/ESTEC |
| [B] WORKSHOP ASTROMETRY/INTERFEROMETRY |
| Course B led by Serge Volonté and Robin Laurance, ESA/ESTEC |
19.00 | Dinner |
Evening lecture: |
A New Angle on the Universe: A Historical Perspective of Astrometry |
|
Michael Perryman, ESA/ESTEC |