PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 10, Number 2 (January 10, 2016) 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. PhD Opportunities with the Desert Fireball Network 2. EGU 2016 Session: Subglacial Landforms and ESPL Special Issue 3. 41st Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and Associated Events 4. Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter: January 2016 5. OPAG 2016 Winter Meeting - Information Circular 6. 26th Goldschmidt Conference Moon Session 7. [NASA] PDS - Odyssey Data Release 54 8. [NASA] PDS - Cassini Data Release 44 9. ExoClimes 2016 Workshop - Now Accepting Applications 10. NAIF SPICE Training Class 11. Titan Aeronomy and Climate Workshop 12. [NASA] Draft Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for New Frontiers Program to be Released 13. Deadline Approaching for Planetary Geomorphology at EGU 2016 14. COSPAR/ISECG Workshop on Science Enabled by Human Exploration 15. AOGS 2016 Session PS22 - Call for Abstracts 16. 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 PHD OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE DESERT FIREBALL NETWORK Curtin University, Perth, Australia The Desert Fireball Network team at Curtin University are seeking two PhD candidates (fully funded) to work within the team to analyse the massive dataset. Potential projects include, but aren't limited to: * Statistical analysis of asteroidal material arriving at 1 AU; * Fireball modelling; * Probabilistic orbital dynamics of meteorites (and their parent asteroids); * Tracking space debris; * Fitting orbital and compositional data into an overall model of the compositional structure of the Solar System. There will be opportunities to become involved in all other areas of the project, including meteorite recovery in Australia, and sample analysis. More information about the Desert Fireball Network is available on the website: http://www.fireballsinthesky.com.au To apply, please send an email (with subject heading DFN PhDs) including a CV and a one-page summary of your research interests to Professor Phil Bland (p.a.bland@curtin.edu.au) by 10th February 2016. For more information about how to apply please go to: http://www.sserviaustralia.org/project/potential-hdr-projects/ 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 EGU 2016 SESSION: SUBGLACIAL LANDFORMS AND ESPL SPECIAL ISSUE We would like to draw your attention to the 'Subglacial Landform and Terrain Morphometry, Genesis, and Glaciological Significance' session at the EGU 2016 assembly, and to remind you that the abstract submission deadline is January 13th 2016, 13:00h CET. Full session description at: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2016/session/21463 The session will host two invited talks: - Geomorphology of ice stream beds: recent progress and future challenges, by Chris Stokes (University of Durham); and - Eskers and other evidence of wet-based glaciation in Phlegra Montes, Mars, by Colman Gallagher (University College Dublin). Additionally, the session will lead to a special issue in the journal Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (IF: 2.845) on the subglacial landscapes/landforms and morphogenesis general theme. Participation in this publication will be open to everyone (not restricted to EGU2016 participants). If you plan to contribute with a submission, consider letting us know as soon as possible. Session conveners: Marco Jorge - Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada; mjorge@sfu.ca Tracy Brennand - Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada; tabrenna@sfu.ca John Hillier - Loughborough University, UK; J.Hillier@lboro.ac.uk Matteo Spagnolo - University of Aberdeen, UK; m.spagnolo@abdn.ac.uk Robert Storrar - Sheffield Hallam University, UK; R.Storrar@shu.ac.uk 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 41ST SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SPACE RESEARCH (COSPAR) AND ASSOCIATED EVENTS COSPAR 2016 30 July - 7 August 2016 Istanbul, Turkey http://www.cospar-assembly.org Abstract Deadline: 12 February 2016 Topics: - SC A: The Earth's Surface, Meteorology and Climate - SC B: The Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System - SC C: The Upper Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets Including Reference Atmospheres - SC D: Space Plasmas in the Solar System, Including Planetary Magnetospheres - SC E: Research in Astrophysics from Space - SC F: Life Sciences as Related to Space - SC G: Materials Sciences in Space - SC H: Fundamental Physics in Space Panels: - Satellite Dynamics (PSD) - Scientific Ballooning (PSB) - Potentially Environmentally Detrimental Activities in Space (PEDAS) - Radiation Belt Environment Modelling (PRBEM) - Space Weather (PSW) - Planetary Protection (PPP) - Capacity Building (PCB) - Education (PE) - Exploration (PEX) - Exoplanetary Exploration (PEPE) - Special Events: Interdisciplinary lectures, round table, etc. Selected papers published in Advances in Space Research and Life Sciences in Space Research, fully refereed journals with no deadlines open to all submissions in relevant fields. Scientific Program Chair: Prof. Ersin Gogus, Sabanci University cospar@cosparhq.cnes.fr 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 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: JANUARY 2016 On behalf of Lisa Pratt (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Serina Diniega of the Mars Program Science Office, the January 2016 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found on the web at: http://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov Please send your Mars community announcements and calendar items for inclusion in the newsletter to Meredith at Meredith.A.Cosby@jpl.nasa.gov 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 OPAG 2016 WINTER MEETING - INFORMATION CIRCULAR We cordially invite you to attend the 2016 face-to-face meeting of the Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG), scheduled for 2 days, February 1-2, 2016, in San Antonio TX. Key information and discussion topics will include: * Developments in Outer Planets exploration since the summer 2015 OPAG meeting, including status of a new "Ocean Worlds" program, potential Europa mission augmentations, and New Frontiers Announcement of Opportunity. * Overview of latest mission science planning and results: Cassini New Horizons Juno Europa Mission * Report from "Ocean Worlds" workshop * Formulation of a Science Analysis Group study to explore ocean worlds * Next Decadal Survey * Ice Giants mission study progress report * Department of Energy Pu238 production status * Potential High Definition Space Telescope * Poster presentations on CubeSats and technology developments The meeting is open to all members of the planetary science community, including our international colleagues. If you want to present a CubeSat or Technology poster, please send title and authors to Pat Beauchamp, pbeaucha@jpl.nasa.gov. We will also broadcast the meeting via Adobe Connect for those who cannot attend in person. We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio! Candice Hansen and Alfred McEwen, Current and incoming OPAG Chair 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 26TH GOLDSCHMIDT CONFERENCE MOON SESSION We would like to make you aware of our Moon-session at the 26th Goldschmidt Conference that will take place in Yokohama, Japan between the 26th June and 1st of July, 2016. Information about Session 2g (Lunar Evolution: Endogenous and Exogenous Processes) may be found at: http://goldschmidt.info/2016/program/programViewThemes This session aims to combine lunar geochemistry, geophysics, thermodynamics, chronology and impact flux data, in order to enhance our understanding of heterogeneity in the lunar crust and mantle, the bulk composition of the Moon, as well as the crust and mantle morphologies associated with impact basins. The convergence of knowledge on endogenous and exogenous processes that shaped up the Moon can help us better understand the early processes of planetary differentiation and evolution in general. Abstract submission will open on January 1st and end on February 26th. Wishing you all happy Festivities and a great 2016! Best Regards, Vera Assis Fernandes, Katarina Miljkovic Stephanie Werner Paul Tackley Joshua Snape Tomoko Arai 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] PDS - ODYSSEY DATA RELEASE 54 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Odyssey Data, Release 54, for the following instruments: SPICE THEMIS RADIO SCIENCE (Releases 160-162) Odyssey HEND and Neutron Spectrometer data for this release have been delayed, while the gamma sensor component of the GRS instrument suite no longer returns data. To access the above data, please visit the following link: http://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-20160104.shtml To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit the following link: http://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-Release.shtml 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/ 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 [NASA] PDS - CASSINI DATA RELEASE 44 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Cassini data, Release 44, January to March 2015, for instruments: ISS MIMI RADAR RPWS RSS SPICE UVIS VIMS CDA, CIRS, HRD, INMS, MAG 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/tools/subscription_service/SS-20160106.shtml 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 EXOCLIMES 2016 WORKSHOP - NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS We are now accepting applications at: http://www.exoclimes.org/ for the ExoClimes 2016 workshop, 1-4 August 2016, at Quest University in Squamish, BC, Canada. ExoClimes brings together researchers studying terrestrial, solar-system, and exoplanetary atmospheres to present research, learn from one another, assess what exoplanetary climate science is now possible, and form collaborations. Space is limited to 125 participants, who will commit to attending the full meeting. Applications received by 15 February 2016 will receive full consideration. 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 NAIF SPICE TRAINING CLASS NAIF announces a SPICE training class will be held April 12-14, 2016, at a hotel near Pasadena California. Details about the class and the registration form are available here: http://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/naif/WS2016_announcement.html The class is designed for professionals working in the field of solar system research. It will consist of a combination of lectures, based on the SPICE tutorials, and student-executed programming lessons ("open book" style), available in each of the four programming languages supported by NAIF (Fortran 77, C, IDL and Matlab). There is no charge for the class, but advance registration is required... the sooner, the better. The 60 seats available will be allocated only upon NAIF receiving a completed registration form. Allocation will be done on a first come, first served basis. 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 TITAN AERONOMY AND CLIMATE WORKSHOP 27-29 June 2016 Reims, France The objective of the workshop is to bring together international experts from different fields of Titan's research in order to have an overview of the current understanding, and to determine the remaining salient scientific issues and the actions that could be implemented to address them. PhD students and post-doc researchers are welcomed to present their studies. This conference aims to be a brainstorming event leaving abundant time for discussion during oral and poster presentations. ** WARNING: This workshop is limited to a maximum of 70 participants Scientific Committee: B. Bezard (LESIA, Obs. Paris-Meudon, FR) P. Lavvas (GSMA, Univ. Reims Champagne-Ardenne, FR) P. Rannou (GSMA, Univ. Reims Champagne-Ardenne, FR) C. Sotin (JPL, NASA/Caltech, USA) D. Strobel (J. Hopkin Univ., USA) R. West (JPL, NASA/Caltech, USA) R. Yelle (LPL, Univ. of Arizona, USA) More information: http://planeto.univ-reims.fr/tac/ 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 [NASA] DRAFT ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) FOR NEW FRONTIERS PROGRAM TO BE RELEASED NASA has released a community announcement as an advance notice of its plan to release a Draft Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for New Frontiers Program mission investigations with a target release date of July 2016. The New Frontiers Program conducts Principal Investigator (PI)-led space science investigations in SMD's planetary programs under a not-to-exceed cost cap for the PI-Managed Mission Cost (PMMC). At the conclusion of Phase A concept studies, it is planned that one New Frontiers investigation will be selected to continue into subsequent mission phases. The full text of the announcement, including important anticipated AO parameters and schedule, is available on at the New Frontiers Program Acquisition website: http://newfrontiers.larc.nasa.gov/ 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY AT EGU 2016 Vienna, Austria 17-22 April 2016 GM7.1/PS9.3 Please note that the deadline for EGU abstracts is just 13 hours after the LPSC deadline, namely 13:00 CET 13th January 2016. Late abstracts will be heavily penalised this year. The Planetary Geomorphology session welcomes abstracts concerning landforms and the processes that shape them on all solar system bodies. Earth analogue studies, flume/simulation work and novel approaches using remote sensing data are especially encouraged. This session has always provided a stimulating forum for cross-disciplinary discussion and we hope you'll join us once again to bring geomorphology and planetary science closer together. Session details and link to abstract submission: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2016/session/20807 Abstract instructions: http://egu2016.eu/abstract_management/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html Planetary Geomorphology Conveners: Susan Conway, Matt Balme, Andreas Johnsson and Davide Baioni 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 COSPAR/ISECG WORKSHOP ON SCIENCE ENABLED BY HUMAN EXPLORATION CNES HQ, Paris Feb 10/11 2016 Participating space agencies of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) have teamed with the COSPAR Panel for Exploration to organize a workshop on the scientific benefits from the ISECG Global Exploration Roadmap. The GER provides insights into agencies' exploration planning for potential future human exploration, post-ISS. In preparation for next version of the GER, a Science White Paper has been in development that articulates and promotes the scientific opportunities of the proposed mission themes. The scientific content of the document has been prepared by representatives of the international scientific communities and has been openly discussed at a number of events. The COSPAR/ISECG workshop participants will review and discuss appropriate overarching science themes for exploration of the lunar surface, a cislunar habitat, and asteroids, as well as the opportunities of early human-robotic missions. The recommendations of the workshop will directly feed into the ISECG Science White Paper and inform the development of the next version of the GER. Workshop details can be found at: http://sservi.nasa.gov/ger If you would like to attend please contact Ben Bussey at ben.bussey@nasa.gov 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 AOGS 2016 SESSION PS22 - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Dear colleagues, We invite you to submit an abstract to the following session of the 13th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) held in Beijing, China, 31 July to 05 August 2016: PS22: Isotope Ratios Across The Solar System: Origin And Evolution Of Planetary Bodies "Isotope Ratios across the Solar System" Session will address recent advances in isotope compositions and ratios in different Solar System objects and reservoirs. Isotopes in the Solar System display temporal and sun-distance location heterogeneities. Isotope composition and ratios of planetary bodies (planets, satellites and primitive bodies) convey a unique record of the processes that formed the Solar System and planetary bodies. Their tracers and ratios constituye a powerful diagnostic tool and offer a key to reconstruct the physical and chemical conditions of the early solar system and to unravel the complex dynamics and chemistry associated with the formation and evolution of planetary bodies. Scientific investigations include, but are not limited... Please read the full session description at: http://www.meetmatt-svr3.net/aogs/aogs2016/mars2 /confSessionView.asp?sID=22 Please visit the AOGS Annual Meeting site: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2016 Deadline for abstract submission is 19 February 2016. Conveners: M. Rengel, W-H. Ip, P. Hartogh, H. Kawakita 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS February 10-11, 2016 COSPAR/ISECG Workshop on Science Enabled by Human Exploration http://sservi.nasa.gov/ger Paris, France February 22-25, 2016 VIII Taller de Ciencias Planetarias http://www.if.ufrgs.br/8taller_cienciasplanetarias/br/ Porto Alegre, Brasil June 26 - July 1, 2016 26th Goldschmidt Conference http://goldschmidt.info/2016/ Yokohama, Japan June 27-29, 2016 Titan Aeronomy and Climate Workshop http://planeto.univ-reims.fr/tac/ Reims, France [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, 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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