PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 9, Number 14 (April 5, 2015) 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. USGS Lunar & Planetary Maps Available to Planetary Science Community at no Cost 2. Charles A. Barth Memorial Symposium 3. NASA Postdoctoral Fellowships 4. [NASA] Seeking Reviewers for ROSES Research Proposals 5. [NASA] PDS - Odyssey Data Release 51 6. 2015 NASA Planetary Science Summer School Applications Open 7. [NASA] Change of Due Date - K2 Guest Observer Cycle 3 8. HST 25th Anniversary Slide Set 9. Director, NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) 10. Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter: April 2015 11. [NASA] PDS - Cassini Data Release 41 12. Archive Your Small Bodies Data in PDS Small Bodies Node 13. NASA Vesta Portal Release 14. Remote Connection into the Venus Instrument & Lab Measurement Workshop 15. NASA Advisory Council Science Committee Meeting 16. NASA Advisory Council Meeting 17. 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 USGS LUNAR & PLANETARY MAPS AVAILABLE TO PLANETARY SCIENCE COMMUNITY AT NO COST The NASA/USGS Astrogeology Regional Planetary Information Facility is mandated by NASA to supply paper lunar and planetary maps to members of the planetary science community worldwide. Scientists, engineers, formal and informal educators, and students are encouraged to request our maps. Maps are available at no cost to the requestor. To learn what is currently available and place an order, please visit: http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/site/mapRequestForm 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 CHARLES A. BARTH MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM May 15, 2015: 9:00 am-5:30pm at CU's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), 3665 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO This symposium will include invited and contributed talks on topics to which Barth made significant contributions. Subjects include Earth and planetary atmospheres, UV spectroscopy, rocket studies, solar UV irradiance, nitric oxide, mission operations, student and PI-led missions. (Invited speakers: Scott Bailey, Phil Eberspeaker, Paul Feldman, Bill Possel, Gary Rottman, Kent Tobiska.) Given Barth's long commitment to education, we also solicit talks and posters from current students, former Barth students, and students of his former students. The symposium will close with a dinner and presentation of the first Barth Scholarship recipient. More information and registration: http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/about/events/special-events/ charles-a-barth-memorial-symposium/ 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 NASA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) provides opportunities for scientists and engineers to conduct research largely of their own choosing, yet compatible with the research opportunities posted on the NPP Web site. Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete one- to three-year Fellowship appointments that advance NASA's missions in Earth science, heliophysics, astrophysics, planetary science, astrobiology, space bioscience, aeronautics and engineering, human exploration and operations, and space technology. A sample research opportunity is: https://www3.orau.gov/NPDoc/Catalog/18624 Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in hand before beginning the fellowship, but may apply while completing the degree requirements. U. S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents, and foreign nationals eligible for J-1 status as a Research Scholar may apply. Stipends start at $53,500 per year, with supplements for high cost- of-living areas and for certain academic specialties. Financial assistance is available for relocation and health insurance, and $8,000 per year is provided for professional travel. Applications are accepted three times each year: March 1, July 1, and November 1. The latest NPP Newsletter: http://bit.ly/1Kjlmyr For further information and to apply, visit: http://nasa.orau.org/postdoc/description/index.htm Questions: nasapostdoc@orau.org 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] SEEKING REVIEWERS FOR ROSES RESEARCH PROPOSALS The Planetary Science Division is seeking volunteers to serve as reviewers for proposals from the following ROSES-2015 programs: ROSES-2015 E.3 Exoplanet Research Program ROSES-2015 C.2 Emerging Worlds ROSES 2015 C.6 Solar System Observations In addition, some volunteer opportunities also exist for proposals from the physics divisions as well: ROSES 2015 D.2 Astrophysics Data Analysis Program ROSES 2015 Heliophysics Programs All of these opportunities to review currently and others in the future can be found at: http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/ Finally, proposers may also suggest reviewers for ROSES Planetary Science Proposals at: http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/suggested-reviewers/ 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 - ODYSSEY DATA RELEASE 51 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Odyssey Data, Release 51, for the following instruments: GRS THEMIS Radio Science (Releases 151-153) SPICE The gamma sensor component of the GRS instrument suite no longer returns data. The HEND and neutron spectrometer components continue to operate. To access the above data, please visit the following link: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-20150401.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 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 2015 NASA PLANETARY SCIENCE SUMMER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS OPEN NASA is accepting applications from science and engineering post-docs, recent PhDs, and doctoral students for its 27th Annual Planetary Science Summer School, which will be held in one single session in summer 2015 (August 10-14 only) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. During the program and pre-session webinars, student teams will carry out the equivalent of an early mission concept study, prepare a proposal authorization review presentation, present it to a review board, and receive feedback. By the end of the session, students will have a clearer understanding of the life cycle of a space mission; relationships between mission design, cost, and schedule; and the tradeoffs necessary to stay within cost and schedule while preserving the quality of science. Applications are due April 10, 2015. Partial financial support is available for a limited number of individuals. Further information is available at: http://pscischool.jpl.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 [NASA] CHANGE OF DUE DATE - K2 GUEST OBSERVER CYCLE 3 This amendment details the Campaign 9 Microlensing Science Team Call and changes the due dates for program element D.7 K2 Guest Observer Cycle 3. Step-1 proposals are due on June 2, 2015 Step-2 proposals are due on July 1, 2015 New text is in bold and deleted text is struck through. Program element D.7 of ROSES-2015 solicits proposals for the acquisition and analysis of new scientific data from the K2 mission (http://keplerscience.arc.nasa.gov/K2). K2 repurposes the space-borne hardware and ground-based operations of the Kepler mission (http://keplerscience.arc.nasa.gov) for a pointed survey of predetermined locations along the ecliptic plane. The single, visible-wavelength instrument on board K2 provides high-precision photometry capability, with short cadence and long cadence modes (1 minute and 30 minute exposures), and provides a powerful tool for broadband variability analyses of planetary, stellar, extragalactic, and solar system sources. Research Announcement #NNH15ZDA001N Posted at: http://nspires.nasaprs.com and RSS feed at: http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/ roses-2015/ Technical questions: keplergo@mail.arc.nasa.gov Programmatic questions: debra.j.wallace@nasa.gov [Edited for length.] 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 HST 25TH ANNIVERSARY SLIDE SET Hubble will celebrate its 25th anniversary in space on April 24, 2015. We are pleased to announce the availability of a Hubble 25th anniversary commemorative slide set that provides a brief overview of the Hubble Space Telescope and some of its achievements. Presenter notes containing brief remarks and further sources of information for each slide are included. The slides, which are presentation-ready, are available in both PowerPoint and PDF formats. They are suitable for a variety of audiences and can be tailored according to your needs with the resources available in the image/video galleries on the 25th anniversary website: http://hubble25th.org and Hubblesite http://hubblesite.org We hope you find these slides useful as Hubble's silver anniversary approaches. 25th Anniversary Slide Set: http://hubble25th.org/resources/7#categories_bar (Be sure to check out the related links here for other anniversary product downloads - ibooks, posters, logos, activities, etc.) Hubblesite video collection: http://hubblesite.org/videos/ (A wide assortment of videos to play or download, including some in 3D) Hubblesite image gallery: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/ (Hubble's top shots, as well as hundreds of beautiful images to browse or download) Sincerely, The Hubble Team 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 DIRECTOR, NASA ASTROBIOLOGY INSTITUTE (NAI) NASA seeks a new Director for the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI). The ideal candidate will be an internationally recognized scientist with proven experience in leading or managing large interdisciplinary research programs or projects, possessed with a vision for leading the Institute into the future. Applicants for this position should have a broad scientific perspective on astrobiology, experience in conducting interdisciplinary scientific research, and demonstrated skills needed to harness the strengths of disparate research communities towards a greater goal. S/he should understand how to grow a research endeavor and respond to changing budget climates while focusing on maximizing the scientific return on NASA's investments in astrobiology. S/he should have experience in leading a diverse staff ranging from established scientists to support personnel, resource planning, and executing budgets and schedules. S/he should be comfortable with modern information technologies and distributed research teams. NASA is particularly interested in applicants who will find ways to infuse astrobiology into NASA flight missions. Interested individuals should apply directly to USAJobs at: http://www.usajobs.gov by May 1, 2015. In the keyword search box, type vacancy number "AR15S0001". Select "Director, NASA Astrobiology Institute", then click "Apply Online". 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: APRIL 2015 On behalf of Lisa Pratt (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Serina Diniega of the Mars Program Science Office, the April 2015 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found on the web at: http://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov On a separate topic, I'd like to take this opportunity to announce my replacement as MEPAG Coordinator. I am happy to welcome Meredith Cosby, who will be taking over my responsibilities. It has been a pleasure to support the Mars science community and publish the newsletter for the past two years. Please send your Mars community announcements and calendar items for inclusion in the newsletter to Meredith at: Meredith.A.Cosby@jpl.nasa.gov With my very best regards, Carla de la Paz 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 [NASA] PDS - CASSINI DATA RELEASE 41 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Cassini data, Release 41, April to June 2014, for instruments: CDA HRD INMS ISS MAG MIMI RADAR RSS SPICE UVIS VIMS RPWS data for this period was announced in release 40. CIRS data will be available shortly. Please note that while the data products from this release are available online now through the links below, they may not be immediately accessible through PDS web services such as the Planetary Image Data Atlas. Large data sets may take as long as a few days beyond the formal release date to be incorporated into these services. Check each service's web site to see the status of the latest release. To access the above data, please visit: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-20150402.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/ Thank you for subscribing to the PDS Notification Service, The PDS Team pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov (818)393-7165 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 ARCHIVE YOUR SMALL BODIES DATA IN PDS SMALL BODIES NODE Are you a small bodies researcher with ground-based telescopic data or derived data that could benefit the community? Do you have lab data on characteristics of minerals or ices? Are you writing a proposal for a project which will result in archivable small bodies data? The Planetary Data System Small Bodies Node (SBN) invites you to submit your data for archiving. Archiving your data in PDS is a valuable public service. It also meets the goals outlined in NASA's "Plan: Increasing Access to the Results of Scientific Research" http://science.nasa.gov/media/medialibrary/2014/12/05/NASA_Plan_ for_increasing_access_to_results_of_federally_funded_research.pdf It makes your data available to current researchers as well as allowing it to be curated for the use of researchers many decades in the future. Data sets archived in SBN also receive a citation as a peer-reviewed publication which is listed in ADS and can be cited when researchers use your data. The SBN (http://pdssbn.astro.umd.edu) is the node of PDS responsible for data on asteroids, comets, small planetary satellites, meteors, and dust, as well as laboratory spectra of ices, minerals, and meteorites. For more information, for help in archive planning for a proposal, or to submit data, see: http://sbn.psi.edu/pds/sbnarchivinghowto.html 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 NASA VESTA PORTAL RELEASE Vesta Trek (http://vestatrek.jpl.nasa.gov), released on March 31, provides detailed visualizations of Vesta based on a range of data returned from NASA's Dawn mission. The site had 10,000 visits from around the world during its first 2 days and has since gotten positive reviews from a variety of sources including Popular Science: http://www.popsci.com/visit-asteroid-vesta-without-leaving-home Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/now-you-can-fly-around-asteroid-vesta-and-explore- every-1694985660) AstronomyNow: http://astronomynow.com/2015/04/02/boldly-go-explore-an-asteroid-with -nasas-vesta-trek/ 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 REMOTE CONNECTION INTO THE VENUS INSTRUMENT & LAB MEASUREMENT WORKSHOP The Venus Instruments and Laboratory Measurements workshop will set up the ability for interested people to remotely listen and view presentations during the workshop. The following link and phone numbers will be used: http://nia-mediasite.nianet.org/NIAMediasite100/Catalog/Full/ b21aaf68edc04ab1b9b65594a3c2154421 The dial-in phone number for room 101, where the planetary sessions will occur, is 757/325-6877. The dial in to room 101C is: 757-325-6982 The dial in to room 137 is: 757-325 6894 The topics to be discussed and worked in the various break out rooms will be announced during the plenary session just before the start of the breakouts. Workshop program and other information is available at: http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/venustech2015/ Organizers 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL SCIENCE COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, April 6, 2015, 1-5 PM EDT Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8AM-5:30PM EDT Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 8:30AM-5PM EDT NASA HQ, Room 3H42 300 E Street SW, Washington DC The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics: — Science Mission Directorate FY16 Budget Request — Subcommittee Reports — Joint Session with NAC Human Exploration and Operations Committee — Radiation Environment and Countermeasures for Human Exploration to Mars Information about attending or calling in to the meeting may be found at: http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files /Science%20April%202015-06061.pdf 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING Thursday, April 9, 2015, 9AM-6PM EDT Friday, April 10, 2015, 9AM-Noon EDT NASA HQ, Room 9H40 300 E Street SW, Washington DC The agenda for the meeting will include the following: — Aeronautics Committee Report — Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report — Institutional Committee Report — Science Committee Report — Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee Report Information about attending or calling in to the meeting may be found at: http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files /NAC%20April%202015-06546.pdf 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html NASA Advisory Council Science Committee Meeting April 6-8, 2015 http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files /Science%20April%202015-06061.pdf Washington, DC NASA Advisory Council Meeting April 9-10, 2015 http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files /NAC%20April%202015-06546.pdf Washington, DC August 12-14, 2015 6th Planetarty Crater Consortium Meeting http://www.planetarycraterconsortium.nau.edu/PCCMeeting.htm Flagstaff, AZ August 24-26, 2015 NASA Outer Planets Assessment Group Meeting http://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/ Laurel, MD July 3-8, 2016 Exoplanets Conference http://www.exoplanetscience.org Davos, Switzerland [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.php, or * send a request to pen_editor at psi.edu * * To unsubscribe, send an email to pen_editor at psi.edu * * 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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