TransNational Access Activities

The core objective of the project is to provide European users a structured access to state-of-the art facilities. This is done through three TNA activities.

• TNA1 Planetary Field Analogues: the selected field sites provide the most realistic analogues of Mars, Europa and Titan;
• TNA2 Planetary Simulation Facilities: these laboratory-based facilities are able to recreate the conditions found in the atmospheres and on the surfaces of planetary systems, with special attention on Mars, Europa and Titan;
• TNA3 Planetary Sample Analysis Facilities: they combine the resources of leading analytical laboratories to analyze meteoric and returned samples with un-parallel precision).

Further information on the TransNational Access Activities is available here.

Call for proposals: access to Europlanet RI facilities

Proposals must be submitted using the TNA Proposal and Application Form: Word version, PDF version. Please complete all sections of the form.

• Before you submit the proposal, it is advised to contact the contact person for the relevant facility you wish to use.
• Submit the proposal electronically.

Proposals should be sent to: Beverley Harker, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Open University, Walton Hall. Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
Email (preferred method of contact) b.j.harker@open.ac.uk

Closing date for first call 30th September 2009 for visits from 1st November 2009 to 31st May 2010

Call 2: launch 1st January 2010 closing date 31st March 2010 for visits between 1st June 2010 and May 2011

Call 3: launch 1st January 2011 closing date 31st March 2011 for visits between 1st June 2011 and May 2012

TNA overall coordination team

• Prof. Nigel MASON (TNAs Head Coordinator)
  Open University / (Participant 09 OU)
  UK
• Dr. Odile DUTUIT (Deputy to the TNAs Head Coordinator)
  National Centre for Scientific Research / Planetology Laboratory of Grenoble (Participant 01 CNRS)
  France