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Mars L1

Call for contributions

Abstract submissions

Share your work with the Mars L1 community. Submitting an abstract is free and open, across the workshop's themes.

Closes Jul 1, 2026

Submission guidelines

Submitting is free and open across all five topic areas below, for both oral and poster presentations. Categorize your abstract into one topic area when you submit so it reaches the right session, and indicate your presentation preference in the form. Selected digital posters will be featured in an online gallery on this site. Submissions close July 1, 2026.

  1. 01

    Prepare your abstract

    Download the template and format your abstract following these requirements:

    • US Letter size (8.5" x 11")
    • Limited to 1 page in length
    • Minimum font size: 10pt
    • May include 1-2 images
    Download template (.docx)
  2. 02

    Save & submit

    Save your abstract as a PDF and submit using the form below.

    • File format: PDF
    • Maximum file size: 15MB

    Note: You may submit up to 2 abstracts with the same first author. Refresh the page to upload additional submissions.

Topic areas

Where your work fits

To cover every aspect of user needs, mission architectures, and science opportunities, we ask participants to categorize their abstracts into one of these five key topic areas.

  1. 01

    User Needs & Human Exploration Requirements

    What specific observations, data, and forecasts do astronauts, mission control, and autonomous systems need to survive and operate safely?

  2. 02

    The Mars Space Environment & Space Weather Effects

    Underlying space weather phenomena, such as solar energetic particles (SEPs), Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), atmospheric response, and radiation modeling specific to the Martian environment.

  3. 03

    Measurement & Observation Gaps

    Identify critical observational requirements at Mars L1 necessary to enable future robotic and human exploration. Abstracts should address broad measurement needs rather than proposing specific instrument hardware.

  4. 04

    Mission Design & L1 Orbital Dynamics

    Spacecraft architecture, L1 orbit design and insertion, maintaining a stable orbit, station-keeping requirements, payload constraints, and concept of operations (ConOps).

  5. 05

    Infrastructure Needs & Capabilities

    Necessary communication and data infrastructure for both Earth-dependent and Earth-independent operations.

Submit your abstract