PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 10, Number 31 (July 24, 2016) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Susan Benecchi Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Karen R. Stockstill-Cahill Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Postdoctoral Fellowship 2. STScI Job Announcement 3. Version 2 of VICAR Image Processing System Released 4. AGU 2016 Session ED007. Citizen Science with Big Data: Intersection of Outreach, Crowd-Sourced Data and Scientific Research 5. AGU 2016 Session P007. Enceladus: Getting Very Near the End 6. AGU 2016 Session P009. Experimental Planetary Geochemistry: Simulating Planetary Processes on the Moon, Mars and other Rocky Bodies in the Solar System 7. AGU 2016 Session P015. Juno's Exploration of Jupiter and the Earth- Based Collaborative Campaign 8. AGU 2016 Session P022. Polarimetry as an Invaluable Tool to Study the Solar System and Beyond 9. AGU 2016 Session P030. The Early Mars Environment: Warm and Wet, Cold and Wet, or Cold and Icy? 10. AGU 2016 Session SA014. Ionizing Radiation Environments Throughout the Solar System 11. AGU 2016 Session SM016. Magnetospheres in the Inner Solar System 12. Computational Advances in Solar System Studies 13. [NASA] Draft AO for Astrophysics Explorers Missions of Opportunity Released for Community Comment 14. COSPAR Meeting Cancelled 15. 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 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP The Planetary Exploration Instrumentation Laboratory (http;//pil.esse.yorku.ca) is seeking a post-doctoral fellow for a period of up to two years to support an industry-led project at York University in Toronto. The project involves the development and characterization of a combined Laser-induced breakdown/Raman/ Laser-induced fluorescence spectrometer. The applicant will have primary responsibility for characterizing the instrument against a variety of Mars exploration related requirements. To meet the requirements of the program, the successful applicant will have a doctoral degree (PhD) in physics, chemistry, geology or a similar field completed within the last five years. Experience in optical instrumentation, related analytical methods or techniques is an asset. The start date is flexible with a prior to or for January 2017 being ideal. Interested applicants should enquire with Dr. Michael Daly (dalym@yorku.ca). 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 STSCI JOB ANNOUNCEMENT The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) has immediate openings for Support Scientists to work on operations, calibration, testing, on-orbit commissioning, and user support of the instruments for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and/or James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Support Scientists typically spend 80% of their time in support of the science operations mission of the Institute and 20% on personal research. With grant support, they can increase their research fraction up to 50%. Persons with observational, instrumentation, or theoretical experience in Solar System science are encouraged to apply. Positions are for terms of three years and may be renewed depending on performance and availability of funding. Application deadline is Aug. 19, 2016. Further details can be found at: https://rn11.ultipro.com/SPA1004/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=* DCDF56CAA264F009 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 VERSION 2 OF VICAR IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM RELEASED We are pleased to announce the release of version 2 of the VICAR Open Source image processing system. Notable changes in this release include: * Pre-built binaries for 32- and 64-bit Linux (Red Hat 5.10), and Mac OS X * Three new application programs * 73 changes, updates, or bug fixes * Three new use cases (examples) in the manual - Landsat mosaic - SRTM mosaic - Noise reduction for Voyager images For more information please visit: http://www-mipl.jpl.nasa.gov/vicar_open.html Questions: vicar_help@jpl.nasa.gov 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 AGU 2016 SESSION ED007. CITIZEN SCIENCE WITH BIG DATA: INTERSECTION OF OUTREACH, CROWD-SOURCED DATA AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Abstract due date is 3 August 2016. Abstracts submitted to an Education session is not counted against the one allowed contributed/Invited abstract. Education Session ID: 12673 The traditional method of outreach to formal, informal, science and non-science audiences has undergone a fundamental change with recent advances in technology, social media and crowd-sourced data, giving way to citizen science with many applications. With increasing "Big Data" projects, active partnerships between professional, amateur and data scientist communities are necessary. Innovative design, sustainability and evaluation of these projects is as important as the citizen science they generate. This session invites papers from scientists, educators and as well as those who design, facilitate, evaluate or fund such programs. Topics may include methodology, applications of citizen science to enhancing outreach, transformative approaches to science education, lessons learned, and the future of citizen science. Presentations are invited from all scientific disciplines: astronomy, planetary and space science, geology and geophysics, seismology, biogeoscience, atmosphere and ocean sciences. Conveners: Padma A. Yanamandra-Fisher, SSI, padmayf@gmail.com Constance Walker, NOAO, cwalker@noao.edu Rachel Freed, Educator, Consultant Thilina Heenatigala, IAU Padma A. Yanamandra-Fisher Senior Research Scientist Space Science Institute 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 AGU 2016 SESSION P007. ENCELADUS: GETTING VERY NEAR THE END We cordially invite you to submit an abstract to the 11th Special AGU Session on Saturn's geysering moon, Enceladus. Though the very close targeted flybys of Enceladus by the Cassini spacecraft at Saturn came to an end in December 2015, Cassini's more distant remote-sensing observations of the moon will continue up to the mission's finale, slated to occur no later than September 15, 2017. Consequently, this special AGU session on Enceladus will be the last one to occur while Cassini is still active at Saturn. As in years past, we will focus on the most recent observational, theoretical and modeling efforts aimed at assessing Enceladus' ocean chemistry, the characteristics and hydrodynamics of its geysers, the moon's dynamical and rotational states, its thermal and interior structure and evolution, its geological history, as well as its astrobiological potential. Presentations on concepts for future missions back to Enceladus will also be considered. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session12393 Deadline: No later than August 3, 2016 Conveners: Carolyn Porco(Space Science Institute; UC Berkeley) Chris McKay (NASA Ames Research Center) 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 AGU 2016 SESSION P009. EXPERIMENTAL PLANETARY GEOCHEMISTRY: SIMULATING PLANETARY PROCESSES ON THE MOON, MARS AND OTHER ROCKY BODIES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM Abstract Deadline is August 3, 2016, 11:59 P.M. EDT Session ID: 13053 Session Details: Experimentation has been a vital tool in the geosciences for many years, helping to advance the fields of petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry. Thanks to successful remote sensing and in situ surface investigations, our understanding of the composition of planetary bodies has increased immensely. However, the origin and evolution of materials in the Solar Nebula, the geochemical processes affecting the formation and alteration of rocky bodies, and interactions between planetary surfaces, atmospheres, and interiors all remain in question. The study of planets, moons, asteroids, and meteorites can benefit from experimentation, provided that the laboratory conditions (temperature, pressure, volatile load, etc.) are relevant to conditions on these bodies. For this session we seek researchers interested in sharing their approach to laboratory investigations in the planetary sciences which are aimed at constraining the processes driving planetary compositional evolution. For more information and to submit an abstract please visit: http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/ Conveners: Nicholas DiFrancesco (Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University) Gokce Ustunisik (American Museum of Natural History/South Dakota School of Mines and Technology) Erwin Dehouck (Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie, Universite Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier) [Edited for length.] 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 AGU 2016 SESSION P015. JUNO'S EXPLORATION OF JUPITER AND THE EARTH- BASED COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGN Session ID#: 13297 Session Description: NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter launched in 2011 and arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016. Juno's scientific objectives include the study of Jupiter's interior, atmosphere and magnetosphere with the goal of understanding Jupiter's origin, formation and evolution. An extensive campaign of Earth based observations of Jupiter and the solar wind were orchestrated to complement Juno measurements during Juno's approach to Jupiter and during its orbital mission around Jupiter. This session provides results from the Juno measurements and the collaborative campaign during the early phases of Juno's prime mission. Scientific results include Jupiter's interior structure, magnetic field, deep atmospheric dynamics and composition, and the first in-situ exploration of Jupiter's polar magnetosphere and aurorae. Primary Convener: Scott J Bolton, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, United States Conveners: John E P Connerney, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Glenn S Orton, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Fran Bagenal, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States Co-Organized with: Planetary Sciences, and SPA-Magnetospheric Physics Cross-Listed: SH - SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics SM - SPA-Magnetospheric Physics Proposed Co-Organized Session with: SM - SPA-Magnetospheric Physics [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 AGU 2016 SESSION P022. POLARIMETRY AS AN INVALUABLE TOOL TO STUDY THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND Abstract due date is 3 August 2016. Planetary Science Session ID: 13392 Polarimetry is a powerful observing tool and modeling technique, providing information about astronomical objects that cannot be obtained by traditional photometric/spectroscopic observations. Applications include characterization of solar system objects (Sun, Earth, planetary atmospheres, aurorae, comets, asteroids, planetary satellites/ring systems, dust, etc.) to the detection of exoplanets and identification of biological markers in search of habitability. Innovative developments in vector radiative transfer theory; laboratory measurements, and the increasing significance of non- sphericity effects on retrieval efforts showcase the importance of polarimetric exploration of the solar system and other planetary systems. This session is open to papers about observations of solar system bodies, theoretical or experimental investigations, instrumental developments ground-based facilities or onboard future space missions. Conveners : Padma A. Yanamandra-Fisher (padma@spacescience.org) Jungmi Kwon (jungmi.kwon4@gmail.com) Ludmilla Kolokolova ( ludmilla@astro.umd.edu) A-C Levasseur Regourd (Anny-Chantal.Levasseur-Regourd@latmos.ipsl.fr) 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 AGU 2016 SESSION P030. THE EARLY MARS ENVIRONMENT: WARM AND WET, COLD AND WET, OR COLD AND ICY? We invite contributions from climate modeling, geomorphology, geochemistry and mineralogy that address the question of whether early Mars climate was "warm and wet", "cold and wet" or "cold and icy". This session will focus on both sharing new results from different perspectives and fostering communication among the community. For more information, visit: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13359 2016 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA, December 12-16. The submission deadline is August 3, 2016. Conveners: Alberto G. Fairen, Stephen M. Clifford and James F. Kasting 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 AGU 2016 SESSION SA014. IONIZING RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS THROUGHOUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM We invite contributions to a session focused on the radiation environment in the solar system at the 2016 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA, December 12-16. Ionizing radiation is an important consideration for both solar system exploration and understanding atmospheric and surface processes of planets. In addition to exploration, the ionizing radiation environment at Earth is an important component to a multitude of phenomenon, including understanding the safety concerns of atmospheric radiation for aviation and atmospheric chemistry. There has been a recent effort to obtain in situ experimental data on the ionizing radiation environment throughout the solar system, namely the RAD detector on MSL, the SEP instrument on MAVEN, the CRaTER instrument on LRO, and multiple experiments flown on both commercial airlines and high altitude balloons at Earth. The objective of this session is to gather modelers and experimentalists dealing with high energy particles in space, on planets, and at Earth. For more information, visit: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13808 Submission deadline: August 5, 2016. Conveners: Guillaume Gronoff, Jingnan Guom and Ryan B. Norman 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 AGU 2016 SESSION SM016. MAGNETOSPHERES IN THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM We invite contributions to an AGU session entitled "Magnetospheres in the Inner Solar System" scheduled at the 2016 AGU Fall Meeting (December 12-16) The structure and dynamics of each planetary magnetosphere (intrinsic and induced) in the inner solar system are driven by a unique set of factors including the nature of its magnetization, atmosphere- ionosphere coupling, and local solar wind parameters. To provide a forum for discussion of recent data analysis and modeling efforts concerning the inner planet magnetospheres, this session welcomes submissions on the intrinsic magnetospheres of Mercury and Earth, as well as the induced magnetospheres of Venus and Mars. It will focus on general magnetospheric processes including, but not limited to: solar wind-magnetosphere interaction, magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling, plasma acceleration and transport, magnetic reconnection, wave instabilities, magnetotail dynamics, and bow shock physics. We strongly encourage comparative studies of these inner solar system magnetospheres with each other or with other planetary magnetospheres throughout the solar system. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session12918 Conveners: Gina A DiBraccio (NASA GSFC), Daniel J Gershman (UMD/NASA GSFC), and Marissa Vogt (Boston U) 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 COMPUTATIONAL ADVANCES IN SOLAR SYSTEM STUDIES Computing in Science & Engineering (CiSE) magazine announces an opportunity to contribute to a special issue about Computational Advances in Solar System Studies. Submission deadline is November 1, 2016. See the call for articles at: https://www.computer.org/web/computingnow/cscfp4 Computing in Science & Engineering (CiSE) magazine features the latest computational science and engineering research in an accessible format, along with departments covering news and analysis, computational science and engineering in education, and emerging technologies. See: https://www.computer.org/web/peer-review/magazines for general author guidelines. Questions? Contact guest editors Lucy McFadden and Nargess Memarsadeghi at cise4-2017@computer.org 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] DRAFT AO FOR ASTROPHYSICS EXPLORERS MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY RELEASED FOR COMMUNITY COMMENT Comments Due: August 11, 2016 Identification Number: NNH16ZDA007J Posted on the NASA research opportunity web site: http://nspires.nasaprs.com The Astrophysics Explorers Program conducts Principal Investigator (PI)-led space science investigations relevant to SMD's astrophysics programs. Explorer investigations must address NASA's goals to discover the origin, structure, evolution, and destiny of the Universe and search for Earth-like planets. Participation is open to all categories of organizations or institutions. The issuance of the Draft 2016 Astrophysics Explorer MO PEA does not obligate NASA to issue a 2016 Astrophysics Explorer MO PEA and solicit proposals. Any costs incurred by prospective investigators in preparing submissions in response to any of these draft solicitations are incurred completely at the submitter's own risk. Comments on the draft may be addressed by E-mail to: Dr. Wilton T. Sanders wilton.t.sanders@nasa.gov (subject line to read "2016 MO") Responses to all inquiries will be answered by E-mail and posted weekly at the FQA location of the Astrophysics Explorer Program Acquisition website at: http://explorers.larc.nasa.gov/APMIDEX2016/MO/ anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions will be preserved. [Edited for length.] 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 MEETING CANCELLED Please see the announcement at: https://www.cospar-assembly.org 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html September 12-15, 2016 SPICE Training Class http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/spice/training-class-september-2016 Madrid, Spain September 18-23, 2016 Joint NASA-NSF Ideas Lab on the Origins of Life Cambridge, MD June 13-15, 2017 17th Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group http://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/ Greenbelt, MD [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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