PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER
Volume 11, Number 1 (January 1, 2017)

PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org
Editor: Karen R. Stockstill-Cahill 
Co-Editors: Susan Benecchi, Mark V. Sykes
Email: pen_editor at psi.edu

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1. Astrobiology Science Conference Session on the Modern Mars 
   Habitability
2. EGU2017 Session Announcement: Magma Ocean Processes and Development
3. Planetary Geomorphology 'Image of the Month'
4. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions

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ASTROBIOLOGY SCIENCE CONFERENCE SESSION ON THE MODERN MARS HABITABILITY

http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2017

Abstracts due January 18, 2017
Meeting dates April 24-28, Mesa AZ

Modern Mars Habitability: Recent discoveries on Mars, including: 
Recurring Slope Lineae, ground ice, and active gully formation, have 
been interpreted as indications for the transient presence of water. 
The potential for liquid water on Mars has profound implications for 
the habitability of the modern Mars environment. This session solicits 
papers that examine the evidence for habitable environments on Mars, 
present results about life in analogs to these environments, discuss 
hypotheses to explain the active processes, evaluate issues for 
planetary protection, and explore the implications for future 
explorations of Mars.

Organizers: Carol Stoker, NASA Ames Research Center, and Alfred McEwen, 
LPL, University of Arizona


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EGU2017 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: MAGMA OCEAN PROCESSES AND DEVELOPMENT

Dear colleagues,

Please consider submitting an abstract to session PS8.4/GD3.8 "Magma
Ocean Processes and Development" at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, 
Austria (April 23-28, 2017).

Conveners:

Hidenori Genda, George Helffrich (Earth Life Science Institute, Japan)

Follow the link below to see online details on the session:

http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2017/session/24532

Please keep in mind that the deadline for submission is 11 January 
2017.

We hope to see you all in Vienna.

George Helffrich
         
         
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PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY 'IMAGE OF THE MONTH'

Happy New Year!

The January image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary 
Geomorphology web page at: 

http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com/

This month's topic is "The book of landforms". Post contributed by 
Henrik Hargitai, NASA Ames and ELTE, Hungary.

You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on 
Facebook 

http://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology

or Twitter @PlanetGeomorpho.

Susan Conway (Chair, IAG Planetary Geomorphology working group)


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PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS

Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html

No new meetings.

[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.]


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