Abstract
This is a white paper submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey. The Exoplanets in our Backyard meeting was born out of a recognition of the value and potential of interdisciplinary, cross-divisional exoplanet and solar system research, and to encourage and grow the community of researchers working at this intersection. This first-ever inter-assessment group (AG) meeting (organized by members of the Venus Exploration, Outer Planets, and Exoplanet AGs, or VEXAG, OPAG, and ExoPAG, respectively), successfully brought together solar system and exoplanetary scientists from different backgrounds and NASA divisions, fostered communication between researchers whose paths had never crossed at a meeting before, and spurred new collaborations. The meeting was held at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, TX on February 5-8, 2020 immediately following the OPAG meeting hosted at the same location. The meeting was attended by approximately 110 scientists on site, and 20-30 online participants. The success of this meeting should be capitalized upon and its momentum carried forward to promote fruitful scientific and programmatic discussion, partnerships, and research going forward. This white paper summarizes the meeting, and discusses the findings and action items that resulted.
Highlights
Interdisciplinarity Connects Planets Near and Far There is a growing awareness of the power of systems- and process-based approaches to understanding planets, and it is increasingly clear that many of the most exciting and fruitful areas of research lie at the intersection of the traditionally separated domains of solar system and exoplanet research
The Exoplanets in our Backyard meeting [1] was born out of a recognition of the value and potential of interdisciplinary, cross-divisional exoplanet and solar system research, and to encourage and grow the community of researchers working at this intersection
This first-ever inter-assessment group (AG) meeting, successfully brought together solar system and exoplanetary scientists from different backgrounds and NASA divisions, fostered communication between researchers whose paths had never crossed at a meeting before, and spurred new collaborations
Summary
Interdisciplinarity Connects Planets Near and Far There is a growing awareness of the power of systems- and process-based approaches to understanding planets, and it is increasingly clear that many of the most exciting and fruitful areas of research lie at the intersection of the traditionally separated domains of solar system and exoplanet research. The Exoplanets in our Backyard meeting [1] was born out of a recognition of the value and potential of interdisciplinary, cross-divisional exoplanet and solar system research, and to encourage and grow the community of researchers working at this intersection.
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