PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 4, Number 29 (July 11, 2010) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Susan Benecchi Co-Editors: Melissa Lane, Mark V. Sykes Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. [NASA] Due date change for Kepler Guest Observer Program 2. [NASA] Planetary Data System Odyssey Data, release 32 3. Special Issue of Planetary and Space Science - "Titan Through Time" Reminder of Deadlines 4. Planetary Data System - Cassini ISS and VIMS Release 22 Archive Data Volumes Available 5. July Decadal Survey Steering Group Meeting 6. [NASA] ROSES-10 Amendment 11: Earth and Space Science Experiments using Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Vehicles and the International Space Station 7. 2010 GSA Annual Meeting Session 8. Abstract deadline for 'Venus Our Closest Earth-Like Planet 9. Roadmap for Small Bodies Exploration in the Solar System 10. 3rd Small Bodies Assessment Group Meeting - Registration Now Open 11. Two Program Scientist Positions in Planetary Science Division, NASA HQ will Close July 12th 12. 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] DUE DATE CHANGE FOR KEPLER GUEST OBSERVER PROGRAM The Kepler Guest Observer Program solicits proposals for the acquisition and analysis of new scientific data from the Kepler mission, which is the tenth mission launched under NASA's Discovery Program. During its 3.5-year prime mission, Kepler will continuously monitor a ~100 square degree field-of-view (FOV) in the Cygnus region (alpha=19h 22m 40s, delta=44deg 30' 00''), with the objective of photometrically detecting transits of Earth-size planets in the habitable zones (HZ) of stars in the solar neighborhood. The instrument's high-precision photometry capability, with two available cadence modes (1 minute and 30-minute), provides a powerful tool for asteroseismology research and other variability analyses of both Galactic and extragalactic sources. The due date for proposal submission is now 11:59 pm EST Dec 17, 2010. This amendment is posted at: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH10ZDA001N". Questions regarding the Kepler GO Program: Dr. Douglas Hudgins Astrophysics Division (Mail Code 3Y28) Science Missions Directorate NASA Headquarters Washington DC 20546-0001 (202) 358-0988 douglas.m.hudgins@nasa.gov You can now track amendments, clarifications and corrections to ROSES and subscribe to an RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/ roses-2010 (Editor note: Edited for length) 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] PLANETARY DATA SYSTEM ODYSSEY DATA, RELEASE 32 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Odyssey Data, Release 32, for the following instruments: GRS THEMIS SPICE There are no GRS gamma spectra included in this release. The gamma sensor has stopped returning data. The HEND and Neutron Spectrometer sensors are still operating. To access the above data, please visit: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-20100701.html To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-Release.html All available PDS data may be found at: http://pds.nasa.gov/tools/data-search/ For further information, see the PDS Home Page: http://pds.nasa.gov/ The PDS Team pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov (818) 393-7165 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 SPECIAL ISSUE OF PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE - "TITAN THROUGH TIME" - REMINDER OF DEADLINES We are pleased to announce that the previously-advertised special issue of Planetary and Space Science "Titan Through Time" has received a very strong response from the Titan research community and we anticipate a full issue. It may be possible to accomodate a small number of additional submissions: any further abstracts (due June 30th) should be submitted immediately (to conor.a.nixon@nasa.gov). The journal portal will open in the last week of July (a notice will be sent with details) and first submissions are due August 31st, conforming to normal PSS formats. All details will be updated regularly at this site: http://www.astro.umd.edu/~nixon/t3-pss-issue.html Conor Nixon and Ralph Lorenz Special Issue Guest Editors 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 DATA SYSTEM - CASSINI ISS AND VIMS RELEASE 22 ARCHIVE DATA VOLUMES AVAILABLE The Imaging Node of the Planetary Data System has published the Cassini Imaging Science System (ISS) volumes coiss_2056 and coiss_2057 and Cassini Visual Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) volumes covims_0037 and covims_0038. These can be found on the Imaging Node website at URL: http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/data/cassini/cassini_orbiter/ These volumes contain all the Cassini ISS and VIMS data released as part of the Cassini Data Archive Release 22. 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 JULY DECADAL SURVEY STEERING GROUP MEETING The Steering Group of the National Research Council's Planetary Science Decadal Survey will hold its fourth and penultimate meeting in Room 206 of the National Academies' Keck Center, 500 Fifth St. NW Washington, D.C., on Tuesday-Thursday 13-15 July. There are two open sessions on the 13th but the remainder of the meeting will be held in closed session. The open sessions will be webcast at: http://connect.arc.nasa.gov/psdecadal/ To access the audio, you must call 1-866-525-2256, accesscode 7078222. The times of the open sessions is available on the meeting agenda posted on the decadal survey's website at: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/CurrentProjects/ssb_052412 Please note that the agenda is subject to change. 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] ROSES-10 AMENDMENT 11: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS USING COMMERCIAL REUSABLE SUBORBITAL RESEARCH VEHICLES AND THE ISS For both Commercial reusable suborbital research (CRuSR) vehicle payloads and International Space Station (ISS) payloads, proposals must be submitted to the appropriate ROSES program element depending on the science addressed by the proposed investigation. Proposals for investigations using CRuSR vehicles and the ISS are solicited through the Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Platforms for Earth Science program (Appendix A.27), Geospace Science program (Appendix B.3), Solar and Heliospheric Science program (Appendix B.4), Planetary Astronomy program (Appendix C.5), and the Astrophysics Research and Analysis program (Appendix D.3). Go to: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH10ZDA001N". General questions concerning the NASA Science Mission Directorate's solicitation for CRuSR or ISS based experiments may be addressed to: Dr. Paul Hertz Science Mission Directorate NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546-0001 (202) 358-0986 paul.hertz@nasa.gov You can now subscribe to an RSS feed for amendments, clarifications and corrections to ROSES at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/ roses-2010/RSS. (Editor note: Edited for length, see links for full announcement) 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 2010 GSA ANNUAL MEETING SESSION T107: Field Geology on Other Planets: An Emerging Science It is probably not well known in the geoscience community that we have actually begun to do true exploration field geology on other planetary bodies. Field geologic studies, including sampling, both human and robotic, have now been done on the surface of the Moon. On Mars we have now done robotic geologic transects on the surface and reconnaissance geologic mapping. Even orbital imaging and multispectral instruments in orbit around other bodies are providing what amount to "air photos" and high-resolution spot remote sensing at outcrop levels of resolution. This session will explore the status of past, present, and future studies of planetary surfaces from the perspective of field geology. Presentations will examine complex geologic relations on other planets that have been determined through in situ and through near-remote sensing studies of samples, outcrops, and terrains. Abstract Deadline: August 10 http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2010/sessions/topical.asp Annual Meeting: October 31 - November 3, 2010 in Denver, CO GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Larry S. Crumpler New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science larry.crumpler@state.nm.us W. Brent Garry Smithsonian Institution garryw@si.edu 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 ABSTRACT DEADLINE FOR 'VENUS OUR CLOSEST EARTH-LIKE PLANET' Abstracts are due July 15 for 'Venus Our Closest Earth-Like Planet: From Surface To Thermosphere - How Does It Work?' To be held in Madison, Wisconsin, Aug. 30-Sept. 2. The 8th VEXAG meeting follows on Sept. 2. For more information see: http://www.venus.wisc.edu/workshop/index.html 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 ROADMAP FOR SMALL BODIES EXPLORATION IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM This is an open invitation for the planetary community to participate in the Roadmap being generated by the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group. If you are interested, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag and click on "Roadmap". You may register to subscribe to the various listservs for the different sections of the document: Science Issues (Lead: Joe Nuth, NASA Goddard) Population Identification and Characterization (Lead: Yan Fernandez, UCF) In-Situ Studies (Lead: Dan Britt, UCF) Sample Return (Lead: Paul Weissman, JPL) Theoretical Studies (Lead: David Nesvorney, SWRI) Laboratory Studies (Lead: Marla Moore and Reggie Hudson, NASA Goddard) Human Exploration (Lead: Paul Abell, PSI) Technology (Lead: John Dankanich, NASA Glenn) Data Archiving and Access (Lead: Mark Sykes, PSI) The Roadmap will be a living document laying out where we are, where we want to go and what is needed to get there in the exploration of small bodies. The timeline for generating this document is: August 3-4 Draft Roadmap section outlines posted for community comment and discussed at the 3rd SBAG Meeting (Pasadena, CA). January 25-26 Completed section drafts posted for community comment and discussed at the 4th SBAG Meeting (Washington, DC). 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 3RD SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP MEETING - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Date: August 3-4, 2010 Location: Pasadena, CA Site: Westin Hotel Pasadena You are invited to participate in the 3rd SBAG Meeting. Registration is now open. Please go to: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/meetings/ There is no registration fee. In order for us to adequately plan for the facility and refreshments, please register by July 21. Information on the meeting site and hotel accommodations, as well as a draft agenda is also posted at the above URL. See you there! On behalf of the SBAG steering committee, Mark V. Sykes SBAG Chair sykes@psi.edu 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 TWO PROGRAM SCIENTIST POSITIONS IN PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION, NASA HQ WILL CLOSE JULY 12TH This is just a reminder that time is running out for a great Civil Servant opportunity in the Planetary Science Division of NASA Headquarters. The USAJobs Vacancy number for two Program Scientist positions is HQ10B0129. These positions opened on Monday, June 14, 2010, and will close at midnight on Monday, July 12, 2010. For instructions on how to apply and qualification requirements, please access the full text vacancy announcement at: http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/ftva.asp?opmcontrol=1940244 U.S. citizenship is required. NASA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider. Once again, I would like to encourage you to apply for one of these fabulous opportunities. James L. Green, Director, Planetary Science Division NASA Headquarters 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS September 23-24, 2010 The Transient Universe: From Exoplanets to Hypernovae http://ria.ie/Events/Events-Listing/Two-day-conference-- The-Transient-Universe--from-e.aspx Dublin, Ireland October 27-30, 2010Joint meeting: "Paneth Kolloquium" & "The first 10 million years of the solar system" http://www.cosmochemistry.org/ Noerdlingen, Germany January 5-9, 2011 Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy: Building Bridges Between Cultures http://www1.archaeoastronomy.org/index.php?option=com_content&view= article&id=13&Itemid=15&lang=en Lima, Peru Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html [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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