| Summary: | The Second International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration is the latest in a continuing series of meetings that are intended to promote the exchange of knowledge and ideas between planetary and terrestrial scientists interested in Mars polar research. The purpose of the conference is to assess the current state of Mars polar research; discuss what might be learned from upcoming missions; and identify potential science objectives, spacecraft platform options, and instrument suites for robotic missions to the poles within the next decade. Sponsored by: Geological Survey of Canada, International Glaciological Society, Lunar and Planetary Institute, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Reykjavfk - European City of Culture in the Year 2000, University of Iceland. Conveners : Helgi Bjornsson, Science Institute, University of Iceland, Stephen Clifford, Lunar and Planetary Institute, David Paige, University of California, Los Angeles, Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson, Alfred Wegener Institute and University of Iceland PARTIAL CONTENTS: Ice Flow, Isostasy and Gravity Anomaly of the Permanent North Polar H20 Ice Cap of Mars / R. Greve, V. Klemann, and D. Wolf--The Eruption at Gjalp, Vatnajokull in 1996 - Lessons on Subglacial Eruptions / M. T Gudmundsson--Magnetic Properties of the Dust on Mars / H. P. Gunnlaugsson--Optical Properties of the Magnetic Dust on Mars / H. P. Gunnlaugsson--Maghemite on Mars: Possible Clues from Titanomaghemite in Icelandic Basalt / H. P. Gunnlaugsson, G. Weyer, and O. Helgason--Extensive Lakes in the Dry Valleys (Antarctica) During he Last Glacial Maximum: Implications for Past Lakes on Mars / B. L. Hall--Composition and Energy Balance of the Mars Seasonal Polar Caps from MGS / G. B. Hansen--Polar Terrain and Youthful Geological Processes on Mars / W K. Hartmann--Evidence for Geologically Recent Lateral Migration of Volatile-rich Polar Layered Deposits / J. W Head.
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