PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 3, Number 40 (August 30, 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. Faraday Discussion 147: Chemistry of the Planets 2. Research Opportunities at the Institute for Rock Magnetism (U. of Minnesota) 3. AGU Session: Planetary Cores and Subsurface Oceans Dynamics 4. AGU Session: Volcano-tectonics on Earth and other Planets 5. AGU Session: Mineralogy of the Lunar Crust 6. [NASA] Small Bodies Assessment Group DPS Workshop on Decadal Priorities 7. 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 FARADAY DISCUSSION 147: CHEMISTRY OF THE PLANETS http://www.rsc.org/ConferencesAndEvents/RSCConferences/FD147/index.asp 14 - 16 June 2010 Saint Jacut de la Mer, Brittany, France Call for oral abstracts deadline - 21 Sept 2009 Themes: Chemistry of giant exoplanets Neutral atmospheric chemistry, thermosphere and ionosphere of Titan and the giant planets Surface chemistry, surface -atmosphere interactions and volcanism Planetary atmospheric aerosols Planetary exploration: present and future Ground-based and remote experimental techniques for planetary chemistry Contact and Further Information : Email: Ian Sims, ian.sims@univ-rennes1.fr 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 RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AT THE INSTITUTE FOR ROCK MAGNETISM (U. OF MINNESOTA) The Institute for Rock Magnetism (IRM) is one of 15 national multiuser facilities in the Earth Sciences supported by NSF http://www.nsf.gov/geo/ear/if/guidelines2008.pdf to provide advanced laboratory instrumentation to the geoscience research and education communities. Research at the IRM ranges from fundamental investigations of the physics of fine-particle magnetism, to applied studies using the magnetic characteristics of rocks and sediments to investigate a wide variety of planetary and surficial Earth processes. We provide access and support for visiting scientists in three categories, for which we invite applications: (1) Visiting Research Fellows (2) U.S. Student Fellows (3) Long-Core (U-Channel) Magnetometer Fellows. Complete details are available at www.irm.umn.edu. Applications are due October 30 for visits during the period from January 1 through June 30, 2010, and will be reviewed by IRM staff and members of our external Review and Advisory Committee (RAC). 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 AGU SESSION: PLANETARY CORES AND SUBSURFACE OCEANS DYNAMICS Session p07: "Planetary Cores and Subsurface Oceans Dynamics Driven by Mechanical Forcings" Summary: During the last few decades, more and more attention has been given to planetary liquid cores and Icy moons subsurface oceans dynamics driven by mechanical forcings; i.e. precession, libration, nutation and tides. Understanding the flow and dissipation resulting from these forcings is key to derive accurate models of energy budget, thermal history and magnetic field generation of planets and Icy moons. In the present session, we encourage all contributions on planetary cores and subsurface ocean dynamics driven by mechanical forcings, including laboratory experiments, numerical simulations and astronomical observations. 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 AGU SESSION: VOLCANO-TECTONICS ON EARTH AND OTHER PLANETS Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the provisional titles and authors of invited contributions to the 2009 AGU session "V12: Volcano-Tectonics: New Insights from Earth and Other Planets": (1) "The role played by lithospheric flexure in the structural evolution of large volcanic edifices on the terrestrial planets" - Pat McGovern (Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, USA) (2) "The thick and thin of magma in volcano-tectonics" - Benjamin van Wyk de Vries (Universite Blaise-Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France). (3) "Identification of volcanic landforms and processes on Earth and Mars using geospatial analyses" - Christopher Hamilton and Sarah Fagents (Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Honolulu, USA) (4) "Magmatic activity on super-Earths: What do we expect to see?" - Edwin Kite (University of California, Berkeley, USA). We would also like to take this opportunity to further encourage your own participation in the V12 session at the Fall Meeting (December 14th - 18th). The fast-approaching Deadline for Abstract Submission is Thursday, September 3rd. We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco, E. Canon-Tapia, E. Herrero-Bervera, E. Holohan & M. Kervyn (Co-conveners) P.S. Please again accept our apologies for any multiple posts. http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/program/scientific_session_ search.php?show=detail&sessid=137 [Editor Note: The web address extends over two lines] 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 AGU SESSION: MINERALOGY OF THE LUNAR CRUST We would like to invite the planetary community to the Fall AGU Special Session P03: MINERALOGY OF THE LUNAR CRUST: RESULTS FROM THE MOON MINERALOGY MAPPER The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) is a NASA supported guest instrument on India's first mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-1, which launched on October 22, 2008. M3 is a state-of-the-art imaging spectrometer that is designed to characterize the mineralogy of the lunar surface at high spatial and spectral resolution. By mapping the Moon's composition at high resolution, geologic processes active on its surface through space and time are identified and placed in geologic context. To date, M3 has measured >60% of the lunar surface at 140 m/pixel, returning spectra of unprecedented quality and detail. At the Fall 2009 AGU, new science results will be presented for the first time to the geoscience community. The new results from M3 play a major role in the new era of science and international exploration of the Moon. 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 [NASA] SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP DPS WORKSHOP ON DECADAL PRIORITIES October 7, Wednesday, 12:30-2:00 PM In support of the Primitive Bodies Decadal Panel, the SBAG organized seven white papers spanning the subjects covered by that panel. These papers were submitted on September 4 and will be available at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/ Each paper identified top-level science issues and mission priorities within the subdisciplines of Near-Earth Asteroids, Asteroids, Comets, Dwarf Planets, Small Satellites, Centaurs and Small Irregular TNOs, and Interplanetary Dust. The next task is to prioritize the science issues and the recommended future NASA missions across the entire primitive bodies field, and that will be the primary focus of the DPS workshop. The workshop will commence with five minute presentations on each of the seven community white papers mentioned above, followed by an open discussion. If you are interested in joining the above white papers, please go to: http://www.psi.edu/decadal 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html October 5-7, 2009 Earth Control on Planetary Life and Environment: 99th Annual Meeting of Geologische Vereinigung https://www.gv-tagung2009.de/ Goettingen, Germany November 20-22, 2009 Colaboracion Profesional-Amateur en Investigacion Astronomica http://www.iac.es/congreso/proam/ Cordoba, Spain December 7-8, 2009 MatGeoS'09 - Geosciences - From Earth to Space http://www.iamg.tu-freiberg.de/matgeos09 Freiberg, Germany [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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