PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 5, Number 26 (June 5, 2011) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Susan Benecchi Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Melissa Lane Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 2. Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter - June 2011 3. SPICE Observation Geometry Training Class 4. [NASA] PDS Releases More Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Data 5. [NASA] PDS Releases More Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Data 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 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/jun11Image.html In memory of our dear friend and colleague Dr. Elisabetta (Betty) Pierazzo. This Month's topic is on "Fluvial flow triggered by impact events on Mars" Images and caption contributed by Andrea Jones, Lunar and Planetary Institute/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Past images and captions are available at: http://www.psi.edu/pgwg/images/index.html 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 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER - JUNE 2011 Dear Members of the Mars Community, On behalf of Dave Des Marais, the MEPAG Chair, Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Charles Budney of the Mars Program Science Office, the June 2011 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found at: http://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov Regards, Joyce Pulliam 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 SPICE OBSERVATION GEOMETRY TRAINING CLASS The Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF) will conduct a SPICE observation geometry training class on September 13-15, 2011 in Monrovia, California. SPICE is described at: http://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/naif/spiceconcept.html The class is free and open to all professionals and students involved in solar system exploration, including foreign nationals and members of the commercial community. Further information about the class and the class registration form are found at: http://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/naif/announcement_SPICE-2011 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 [NASA] PDS RELEASES MORE MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE DATA The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Release 17 for the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE). This release includes EDRs, RDRs, DTMs, and Anaglyphs (total data 1.7 TB) for data acquired by HiRISE between Feb 23, 2011 - April 30, 2011 (Orbits 21,454 - 22,299). Also included are reprocessed data with data coverage Sept. 13, 2008 - Nov. 22, 2008 (orbits 10,000-10,901). The reprocessed data include 2,581 RDRs (0.7 TB) and 39,860 RDR Extras (1.3 TB). The released data can be found on the PDS Imaging Node website at URL: http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/volumes/mro.html Data search and access tools are available thru the Node's Planetary Image Atlas, URL: http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/search/ In addition, the above data may be accessed via: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-20110601.html To access the all latest PDS Data Releases, please visit: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-Release.html 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 RELEASES MORE MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA The Planetary Data System (PDS) Imaging Node is pleased to announce Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Release 17 for the Context Camera (CTX) and Mars Color Imager (MARCI) experiments. This release contains 21 MARCI volumes (mrom_0372 through 0392) and 57 CTX volumes (mrox_1217 through 1273) with all images acquired in September - November 2010. Data volume for this release is approximately 255 GB. The released data can be found on the PDS Imaging Node website at URL: http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/volumes/mro.html Data search and access tools are available thru the Node's Planetary Image Atlas, URL: http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/search/ In addition, the above data may be accessed: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-20110601.html To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit: 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html November 2-4, 2011 6th Biennial Geochemical SIMS Workshop (BGSW6) http://www.higp.hawaii.edu/bgsw6.html Waikiki, HI [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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