PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 5, Number 23 (May 22, 2011) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Melissa Lane, Susan Benecchi Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Elisabetta (Betty) Pierazzo, 1963-2011 2. Soliciting Abstracts for GSA Planetary Geology Division-Sponsored Sessions 3. GSA-PGD G.K. Gilbert Session Honoring Dr. Steve Squyres 4. EPSC-DPS Session: SB11. Solar System Science from WISE 5. EPSC-DPS Session: GP8-MG9. Moon-Magnetosphere Interactions at Jupiter and Saturn 6. [NASA] New Proposal Opportunities for Earth and Space Science Experiments Using Short Duration Orbital Platforms Including CubeSats 7. Journalist Requests Input from Latest Discovery Proposers 8. Upcoming Deadline - LunGradCon 2011 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 ELISABETTA (BETTY) PIERAZZO, 1963-2011 Betty Pierazzo, Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, died on Sunday, May 15, at her home in Tucson, Arizona. She was 47. Betty was an expert in the area of impact modeling throughout the solar system as well as an expert on the astrobiological and environmental effects of impacts on Earth and Mars. She had a passion for teaching and was a driving force in the development and expansion of PSI's education and public outreach program. Betty approached both life and work with enthusiasm and joy and was an inspiring colleague, teacher, mentor, and staunch friend. Memorial sites have been posted at: http://www.psi.edu/memorial/betty.html and http://www.facebook.com/pages /Memorial-for-Betty-Pierazzo/220737251271988 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 SOLICITING ABSTRACTS FOR GSA PLANETARY GEOLOGY DIVISION-SPONSORED SESSIONS 2011 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstract Submission Deadline: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 The 2011 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America will be held October 9-12, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and will include special activities celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Planetary Geology Division. We encourage you to submit an abstract to one of our sessions. The list of PGD-sponsored sessions and the abstract submission web page may be found at: http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2011/sessions/topical.asp?CatID =Planetary+Geology&submit=Go We hope to see you in Minneapolis! Sincerely, David A. Williams 2011 Chair 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 GSA-PGD G.K. GILBERT SESSION HONORING DR. STEVE SQUYRES The Planetary Geology Division of the Geological Society of America will hold its annual G.K. Gilbert Award Session at the GSA Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, October 9-12, 2011, as part of its 30th Anniversary Celebration. This year's honoree is Dr. Steve Squyres, Professor, Cornell University. We are soliciting abstracts for the Gilbert session from colleagues and former students/postdocs of Dr. Squyres. The G. K. Gilbert Award is presented annually by the Planetary Geology Division of the Geological Society of America for outstanding contributions to the solution of fundamental problems in planetary geology in the broadest sense, which includes geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology, geophysics, geologic mapping, and remote sensing. Such contributions may consist either of a single outstanding publication or a series of publications that have had great influence in the field. The award is named for the pioneering geologist G. K. Gilbert. The topic of this year's Gilbert session is "Robotic Exploration of Planetary Surfaces". To submit an abstract please go to: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2011AM/top/index.epl and select "213. Robotic Exploration of Planetary Surfaces: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session". You will be taken to the abstract submittal page. [Edited for length] 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 EPSC-DPS SESSION: SB11. SOLAR SYSTEM SCIENCE FROM WISE We would like to invite all interested researchers to contribute abstracts to the "Solar System Science from WISE" session of the European Planetary Science Congress and Division of Planetary Sciences (EPSC-DPS) Joint Meeting 2011 to be held in Nantes, France, October 3rd-7th, 2011. This session is part of the "Small Bodies" program group. With the recent public release of WISE data covering half of the inertial sky, a new era of thermal infrared study of small bodies has begun. This data set contains observations of everything from NEOs to Centaurs and beyond, while the full catalog includes nearly two orders of magnitude more objects than its predecessor, IRAS. The abstract deadline is May 31, 2011, and more information as well as the abstract submission tool can be found at the website: http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011/home.html We encourage you to pass this message on to any interested colleagues and students. Conveners: A. Mainzer and J. Masiero 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 EPSC-DPS SESSION: GP8-MG9. MOON-MAGNETOPSHERE INTERACTIONS AT JUPITER AND SATURN Please consider submitting an abstract to this interdisciplinary session! Abstracts are due May 31. New data and data analyses, modeling capabilities, and theories have improved our understanding of satellite-magnetosphere interactions in recent years. It is a good time to take stock of the current state of knowledge. This session invites presentations that deal with all aspects of the influences of active and inert satellites on the magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn, as well as the effects of the magnetospheres on the moons themselves. Topics can include, for instance, consequences to the plasma flow near the body, the generation of current systems, mass loading and microsignatures. We also welcome talks focused on modifications of satellite surfaces by magnetospheric weathering processes. For example, the generation of atmospheres and extended or even circumplanetary tori would be appropriate. Comparisons between the satellite-magnetosphere interactions in the two systems will be given priority. Co-Conveners: Chris Paranicas & Amanda Hendrix 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] NEW PROPOSAL OPPORTUNITUES FOR EARCH AND SPACE SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS USING SHORT DURATION ORBITAL PLATFORMS INCLUDING CUBESATS Short duration orbital platforms, such as CubeSats, may offer new capabilities for the conduct of NASA scientific research, education, and technology advancement. NASA has commenced a CubeSat Launch Initiative and begun regularly providing launch opportunities for CubeSats as secondary payloads on NASA launch vehicles. Generally speaking, proposals for investigations that are carried out through development, launch, and operation of a short duration orbital experiment are permitted in any ROSES program element that solicits investigations for use on suborbital platforms, including aircraft, sounding rockets, and scientific balloons. In this sense, a CubeSat-based investigation is a "suborbital class" investigation even though it will generally be placed into orbit, and it is subject to the same cost and risk tolerance constraints to which traditional suborbital investigations are subject. Go to: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH11ZDA001N". Questions concerning programs through which short duration orbital platforms are solicited may be addressed to the NASA POC identified at end of each program element appendix. General questions concerning the solicitation for experiments on short duration orbital platforms may be addressed to Dr. Paul Hertz 202-358-0986 paul.hertz@nasa.gov 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 JOURNALIST REQUESTS INPUT FROM LATEST DISCOVERY PROPOSERS From: David Mosher (dave@davemosher.com) I'm a science journalist working on a fun and informative story for a popular science publication about the category I, II, III and IV mission proposals submitted to NASA's 2010 Discovery Program. Unfortunately, there is no public access to these detailed and finely crafted proposals. If you were involved in any of the 28 submissions -- especially category IV "nonselected" proposals -- I'd love to chat with you as soon as possible. I'm interested in gathering basic mission descriptions and images (conceptual illustrations, engineering diagrams, etc.) to properly showcase each of the ideas. About me: I'm a Wired.com contributor who has worked for Discovery.com, Space.com and Discover Magazine in the past. My most recent freelance clients include Scientific American/Nature, National Geographic News, Science, and more. Thank you. 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 UPCOMING DEADLINE - LUNGRADCON 2011 If you've already submitted an abstract for the NASA Lunar Science Forum, it's not to late to do so for LunGradCon 2011, too! The 2nd Annual Lunar Graduate Conference (LunGradCon 2011) will be held on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at the NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), prior to the NASA Lunar Science Forum. LunGradCon provides an opportunity for grad students and early-career postdocs to present their research on lunar science in a low-stress, constructive, friendly environment of their peers. In addition gaining experience with oral presentations, the conference presents opportunities for networking with fellow grad students, postdocs, and senior members of the NASA Lunar Science Institute. A limited amount of funding (~$400) will be provided for travel and lodging costs. The astract submission deadline is May 31, 2011. For more details, please visit: http://lasp.colorado.edu/ccldas/lgc2011 or email any questions to: lungradcon@gmail.com 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 Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html August 8-11, 2011 Small Sat Conference http://www.smallsat.org/ Logan, UT August 29-September 1, 2011 Conference on Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing (CALCON) http://www.spacedynamics.org/conferences/calcon/ Logan, UT May 16-20, 2012 Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM) http://chiron.mtk.nao.ac.jp/ACM2012/ Niigata, Japan [Editor Note: If there is a planetary-related meeting, conference or workshop of which your colleagues should be aware, 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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