PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 4, Number 23 (June 6, 2010) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Melissa Lane Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Susan Benecchi Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Planetary Data System Enceladus Cartographic Volume Update 2. Planetary Scientist Position - Max Plank Institute 3. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 4. Postdoctoral or Scientist Position in Small Bodies Research at University of Maryland 5. [NASA PDS] Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 13 6. Special Issue of Planetary and Space Science - "Titan Through Time" 7. Second announcement: Next Generation Lunar Scientists and Engineers (NGLSE) Workshop 8. Basic Science Observations with SOFIA 9. 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 PLANETARY DATA SYSTEM ENCELADUS CARTOGRAPHIC VOLUME UPDATE The Imaging Node of the Planetary Data System has published a revision for the Cassini Imaging Science System (ISS) cartographic volume coiss_3002. This can be found on the Imaging Node website at: http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/data/cassini/cassini_orbiter/ coiss_3002/ This volume contains the cartographic image of Enceladus. 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 PLANETARY SCIENTIST POSITION - MAX PLANK INSTITUTE The Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research at Katlenburg-Lindau (Germany, http://www.mps.mpg.de/) is looking for a Planetary Scientist in the field of planetary geology for the DAWN Framing Camera Project. The successful candidate will join the DAWN FC group at MPS and will be involved in the analysis of the images that the DAWN spacecraft will return from 4 Vesta. In addition, the successful candidate will be involved in the FC operations planning and data archiving process. The ideal candidate has several years of experience in the following areas: Planetary (surface) geology and mineralogy, asteroid science or related science (e.g. Moon, Mars), image processing and analysis of remote sensed data using e.g. ENVI or ISIS. Details about the open position and the application process can be found on our homepage: http://www.mps.mpg.de/de/aktuelles/jobs/ 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 PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The June 'Image of the month' is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: http://www.psi.edu/pgwg/images/jun10image.html This month's topic is on "Rectilinear Fluvial Networks on Titan", contributed by Devon Burr, Sarah Drummond, and Robert Jacobsen. 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 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 POSTDOCTORAL OR SCIENTIST POSITION IN SMALL BODIES RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND The Small Bodies Group in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Maryland, College Park, has an opening available for a Post-Doctoral Researcher in small bodies. Our group specializes in remote sensing observations, both ground-based and space-based, and theoretical modeling primarily of comets, asteroids, and the Moon. Our group is involved with the planning, acquisition and analysis stages on the following missions and instrument teams: EPOXI, the M3 spectrometer on Chandrayaan, Stardust NExT, Rosetta, and the Russian Phobos sample return mission. We also operate the Small Bodies Node of NASA's Planetary Data System, which maintains all mission data related to small bodies in the Solar System. Applicants in search of 1) a limited-term post-doctoral position OR 2) a longer-term position in which they bring and continue to apply for grants are welcome. Anyone interested in applying should send a CV, a short statement (no more than 2 pages) of research goals and their connection to research carried out at Maryland, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent electronically to both: ma@astro.umd.edu and sbjob@astro.umd.edu Applications received by July 15, 2010 will receive full consideration. 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 [NASA PDS] MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 13 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) data for the following instruments: CRISM, HiRISE, MCS, RSS, SHARAD, and SPICE. No CTX/MARCI data are included in this release, as both instruments were off due to the spacecraft having been in safe mode for the delivery period. In general, MRO Release 13 includes data collected August 9, 2009 through November 8, 2009. The HiRISE Operations Center has released HiRISE image data acquired over the time period spanning January 17, 2010 through May 6, 2010 in the orbit range of 16,300 to 17,699. This release contains 5 TB of image data in 75,032 products and 4 TB in 191,072 extra products. All HiRISE RDR data products for March 24, 2006 - June 27, 2007 (Orbits 1 - 4,299) have been reprocessed (4,135 RDRs, with extras, totally 6.2 TB). To access the above data, please visit the following link: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-20100601-2.html To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit the following link: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-Release.html 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 SPECIAL ISSUE OF PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE - "TITAN THROUGH TIME" A special issue of the journal Planetary and Space Science is currently being arranged, on the theme of "Titan Through Time: Formation, Evolution and Fate". The issue was originally conceived to capture science presented at the recent workshop held at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, April 6-8th 2010, with the same name. However, the PSS special issue is open to any authors wishing to submit an original contribution related to the topic. The theme is interpreted in a broad sense, encouraging articles on not only Titan data analysis and modeling, but also progress in key related scientific areas such as laboratory experimentation, which having an important bearing on the interpretation of Titan's history on daily, seasonal, climatic and cosmological timescales. The deadline for article titles, author lists and abstracts (to conor.a.nixon@nasa.gov) is June 30th. First submission of the complete article is expected by August 31st: late submissions will be considered for a regular issue of PSS. Articles should adhere to regular PSS formatting, and authors will be informed of detailed submission instructions in July. We look forward to reviewing a wide range of contributions, and a very successful PSS Special Issue on this exciting and topical theme. Conor Nixon & Ralph Lorenz, Guest Editors 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 SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: NEXT GENERATION LUNAR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS (NGLSE) WORKSHOP Interested in the future of lunar science and engineering? Want to connect with other like-minded individuals? Then attend the free Next Generation Lunar Scientists and Engineers (NGLSE) workshop! http://lunarscience.arc.nasa.gov/events/nextgenworkshop The day-long workshop will be held at Ames on Monday, July 19 (the day before the NASA Lunar Science Forum: http://lunarscience2010.arc.nasa.gov/ Lunch will be provided. Space is limited to 30 participants, at least half of which are reserved for students. Small travel stipends are also available for students. To register, download an application from: http://lunarscience.arc.nasa.gov/events/nextgenworkshop and return it to Lora Bleacher (Lora.V.Bleacher@nasa.gov). The application deadline is June 10. 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 BASIC SCIENCE OBSERVATIONS WITH SOFIA The Call for Proposals for Basic Science observations with the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is now open. The deadline for responding to the call is Friday, July 30, 2010. The Basic Science program will consist of about 75 hours of on-sky exposure with either the FORCAST mid-infrared camera or the GREAT sub-millimeter heterodyne spectrometer. The observing time is expected to take place during a 2-3 month interval within the time frame of March 1 through August 31, 2011. Documents needed to consider observational possibilities and constraints, and to prepare and submit observing proposals, are at: http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Science/proposals/basic_science Those documents include the Call for Proposals, the SOFIA Observers Handbook for Early Science, the Early Science Calibration Plan, exposure estimation tools and tutorials and the "Reserved Observations Catalogs" for the two instruments (Call for Proposals, Appendix A). Proposals are invited from the world scientific community. Successful proposers with U.S. professional affiliations will be eligible to receive funding to support the acquisition, analysis and publication of Basic Science data, consistent with other NASA-sponsored observing programs. Please direct questions and comments to: sofia_help@sofia.usra.edu We look forward to your participation in this exciting research opportunity. SOFIA Science Mission Operations (Editor note: Edited for length) 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS September 19-24, 2010 7th International Workshop on Planetary, Solar and Heliospheric Radio Emissions (PREVII) http://pre7.oeaw.ac.at/ Graz, Austria December 5-7, 2011 The First Kepler Science Conference http://kepler.nasa.gov/Science/keplerconference/ Moffett Field, CA [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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