Exploring the Solar System with NASA’s Planetary Science Division.

Abstract: It is an exciting time to be a planetary scientist! In this presentation Dr Lori Glaze, Director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division (PSD), will talk about several missions in the PSD portfolio, which span the full breadth of the Solar System—from NASA contributions to the Europe/Japan-led BepiColombo mission heading to Mercury, all the way to New Horizons past Pluto in the Kuiper Belt. Dr Glaze will cover some recent scientific highlights stemming from missions such as InSight, Mars2020/Perseverance, and DART—the first test of a planetary defense technique. She will also talk about some upcoming missions, including the Psyche mission to a metal asteroid, Europa Clipper, the bold Mars Sample Return endeavor, and NASA’s return to the Moon, as well as some of her career highlights.