PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 1, Number 11 (July 22, 2007) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Matt Balme, Nic Richmond Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. [NASA] ROSES-07: New Due Dates for Planetary Instrument Definition and Development (PIDD) 2. [NASA] Mars Odyssey Radio Science Subsystem Data Released 3. NAI Icy Worlds Focus Group - Meeting Questionaire 4. Planetary Science Subcommittee Report and Recommendations to the NASA Advisory Council (Unofficial LPI Posting) 5. DPS Astract Deadline Extended to August 2nd 6. Titan: Atmosphere and Space Environment Meeting Announcment 7. IAA Low-Cost Planetary Missions Conference: Final Call for Abstracts o---------------------------------------------------------------------o 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 [NASA] ROSES-07: NEW DUE DATES FOR PLANETARY INSTRUMENT DEFINITION AND DEVELOPMENT (PIDD) The Planetary Instrument Definition and Development (PIDD) program element described in Appendix C.16 of ROSES-2007has been amended to allow proposals for up to 4 years. In order to allow proposers sufficient time to respond to this change, the due date for proposals to PIDD has been changed. The due date for submitting a proposal is changed from August 3, 2007, to September 12, 2007. On or about July 17, 2007, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2007" (NNH07ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH07ZDA001N"). Further information about this program element is available from Dr. Jonathan A. R. Rall, Planetary Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546-0001; Telephone: (202) 358-1938; E-mail: jonathan.rall@nasa.gov. 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 [NASA] MARS ODYSSEY RADIO SCIENCE SUBSYSTEM DATA RELEASED The NASA Planetary Data System announces the release of the following data from the Odyssey mission (July 17, 2007): 2001 Mars Odyssey Radio Science Raw Data Set - V1.0 To access the RSS data, please visit the following link: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-20070717.html For further information, see the PDS Home Page: http://pds.nasa.gov/ 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 NAI ICY WORLDS FOCUS GROUP - MEETING QUESTIONAIRE Dear colleague, At the request of Carl Pilcher and the NASA Astrobiology Institute, we have agreed to organize a meeting "NAI Icy Worlds Focus Group" at NASA-Ames Research Center 20-21 September 2007. This meeting is a possible fusion of previous "focus groups," such as the Titan and Europa FGs. As in previous focus group meeting, the goals the September meeting are to share relevant astrobiology research results and to provide a venue for fostering collaborative work. In addition, we plan to hear about the four "flagship mission" studies currently underway for Europa, Titan, Enceladus, and the Jupiter system. We recognize that there are various meeting this year regarding the outer solar system, but the Icy Worlds Focus Group is to provide a means for astrobiology to share ideas. Please address the following and return to us: Name: Affiliation: E-mail address: _ I cannot attend _ I will probably attend _ I will attend I would like to present (add title): We look forward to hearing from you! Ron Greeley, Arizona State University and Jonathan Lunine, University of Arizona (greeley@asu.edu) 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 PLANETARY SCIENCE SUBCOMMITTE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL (UNOFFICIAL LPI POSTING) The report from the last PSS meeting (June 7-8, 2007) plus their recommendations to the NAC are now posted on the unofficial PSS site: www.lpi.usra.edu/pss 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 DPS ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 2ND The deadline for abstracts for the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences has been extended to Thursday, August 2. The meeting will be held in Orlando from October 7-12 2007. Go to the abstract form: http://members.aas.org/abstracts/DPS/LoginandNameSearch.cfm The meeting website: http://physics.ucf.edu/DPS07/ 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 TITAN: ATMOSPHERE AND SPACE ENVIRONMENT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The Royal Society announces the meeting "Titan: Atmosphere and Space Environment" to be held in London, 3-4 December 2007. Online registration, abstract submission and other information is available at: http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/event.asp?id=4168 Organised by Dr Jean-Pierre Lebreton (European Space Agency), Dr. Ingo Mueller-Wodarg (Imperial College London), Professor Roger Yelle (University of Arizona) Synopsis: Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is one of the most fascinating objects in our solar system, hosting an atmosphere similar in many aspects to that of Earth. This meeting brings together world experts that analyze observations from the Cassini/Huygens mission to reveal the mysteries of Titan's thick atmosphere, its rich organic chemistry, cloud physics, dynamics, and space environment. Speakers and Chairs: Dr. Cesar Bertucci, Dr. Bruno Bezard, D. Andrew Coates, Dr. Iannis Dandouras, Dr. Mike Flasar, Professor Caitlin Griffith, Professor Robert Johnson, Dr. Sebastien Lebonnois, Dr. Jean-Pierre Lebreton, Dr. Ingo Mueller-Wodarg, Professor Andrew Nagy, Professor Tobias Owen, Professor Darell Strobel, Dr. Gabriel Tobie, Dr. Tetsuya Tokano, Dr. Veronique Vuitton and Professor Roger Yelle. Poster Session (3 December): Participants are invited to submit a brief title and abstract (100 words) of work that they wish to present. Registration: The meeting is free to attend but pre-registration online is essential. 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7 IAA LOW-COST PLANETARY MISSIONS CONFERENCE: FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The IAA Low-Cost Planetary Missions Conference (LCPM7) Program Committee announces the third and final call for abstracts. An outstanding line-up of invited speakers and topics has been posted on the preliminary agenda at: http://lcpm7.jpl.nasa.gov/CONFERENCEAGENDA/ Key dates to remember: August 10: end of pre-registration discount for early registration August 24: last day to submit your abstract! 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