PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 3, Number 30 (July 5, 2009) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Nic Richmond Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. [NASA] Three-Day Training Course on Planetary Protection 2. [NASA] Due Date for Planetary Protection Research Proposals 3. Next Planetary Science Subcommittee Meeting 4. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 5. 12th Mars Crater Consortium Meeting 6. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 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] THREE-DAY TRAINING COURSE ON PLANETARY PROTECTION Course: "Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices" Dates: October 20-22, 2009 Location: Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, Maryland We cordially invite all interested parties to participate in the upcoming course on Planetary Protection Policies and Practices, which is designed to familiarize current and future practitioners with NASA, ESA, and COSPAR planetary protection programs. The course provides an overview of applicable policies, practices and procedures necessary to implement a successful planetary protection program, emphasizing integration of managerial, administrative, and laboratory activities. It is supported by the NASA Planetary Protection Officer. http://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/pp/course/index.htm Enrollment: 20 participants Application: contact tasalb@msn.com 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] DUE DATE FOR PLANETARY PROTECTION RESEARCH PROPOSALS The Planetary Protection Research component of ROSES, element C.18, is soliciting proposals that address aspects of planetary protection not covered in other ROSES elements. Of particular interest for this call are proposals to investigate 1) the limits of life in planetary environments; 2) modelling transport mechanisms to planetary surfaces or subsurfaces; 3) adaptation of sensitive molecular or biochemical detection technologies for planetary protection purposes; and 4) novel or improved spacecraft sterilization technologies. The research announcement is available on the NSPIRES website for ROSES 09 at: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method= init&solId={BA568A7F-6747-6020-5575-362448423BBA}&path=open Proposals are due to NSPIRES on Sept. 4th, 2009. Questions may be addressed to Dr. Catharine Conley, Planetary Protection Officer, NASA Science Mission Directorate, Phone: 202-358-3912, Email: Cassie.Conley@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 NEXT PLANETARY SCIENCE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING The next meeting of the Planetary Science Subcommittee of the NAC will be held on 9-10 July at NASA HQ. Items on the agenda include the regular update on the Planetary Science Division and the Mars Exploration Program, a Q&A with Ed Weiler, reports from the Assessment Groups including a discussion of the Lunar Exploration Roadmap, the evaluation of this year's GPRA science highlights, a report from Ralph McNutt on the recent NRC study of plutonium availability, an overview of the MAVEN mission, a briefing on the Decadal Survey from Steve Squyres and an overview of the future of NASA's Deep Space Network. For those unable to attend in person, a teleconference number has been established: Dial in numbers: 1-866-878-9452 (USA) Participant passcode: 9387576 Joining a conference: 1. You must use a touch-tone phone to participate in an Instant Meeting Conference. 2. Dial the appropriate access number Participants: Enter numeric passcode followed by a "#" You will be toned in. The detailed agenda may be found at: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/pss 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 GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The July 'Image of the month' is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: http://www.psi.edu/pgwg/images/jul09image.html This month's topic is "Ventifacts on Earth and Mars" contributed by Nathan Bridges. Past images and captions are available at: http://www.psi.edu/pgwg/images/index.html Mary Bourke Coordinator of the IAG Working Group on Planetary Geomorphology 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 12TH MARS CRATER CONSORTIUM MEETING The 12th Mars Crater Consortium meeting will be held at the US Geological Survey in Flagstaff, AZ, September 29-30, 2009. Abstracts for the meeting are due Wednesday, Sept. 23. For more details, please visit: http://www.marscraterconsortium.nau.edu or contact Nadine Barlow at Nadine.Barlow@nau.edu. 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html August 27-29, 2009 Workshop on the Microstructure of the Martian Surface http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/marsmicro2009/ Copenhagen, Denmark October 12-14, 2009 Geological Mapping of Mars: A Workshop on New Concepts and Tools http://www.irsps.unich.it/education/mapping09/ Il Ciocco, Italy October 15-16, 2009 Field Trip on the Geology of Tuscany http://www.irsps.unich.it/education/mapping09/ Il Ciocco, Italy October 28-30, 2009 Space Resources Roundtable XI http://www.isruinfo.com/ Goldin, CO CANCELLED, TO BE RESCHEDULED FOR 2010 June 14-18, 2010 International Planetary Probe Workshop 2010 (IPPW-7) http://www.planetaryprobe.eu Barcelona, Spain October 4-8, 2010 5th Alfven Conference: Plasma Interaction with Non-Magnetized Planets/Moons and its Influence on Planetary Evolution http://www.ep.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/~alfven5/ Sapporo, Japan [Editor Note: If there is a planetary-related meeting, conference or workshop that you think your colleagues should be aware of, please send the date, title, URL and location to pen_editor at psi.edu.] *********************************************************************** * * The Planetary Exploration Newsletter is issued approximately weekly. * Current and back issues are available at * * http://planetarynews.org * * To subscribe, go to http://planetarynews.org/pen_subscribe.html * * To unsubscribe, go to http://planetarynews.org/pen_unsubscribe.html * * Please send all replies and submissions to pen_editor at psi.edu. * Announcements and other messages should be brief with links to URLs * for extended information, including detailed descriptions for job * announcements. 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