PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 11, Number 24 (June 4, 2017) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Karen Stockstill-Cahill, Elisabeth Adams Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Michael F. A'Hearn (1940-2017) 2. Notice of Future Call for NASA Keck Key Strategic Mission Support Programs 3. JWST Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) Webinar for Solar System Science 4. Space Settlement Symposium Call for Abstracts 5. Request for Proposals: Mapping of Water Deposits to Support Mars Exploration Program Studies 6. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 7. [NASA] PDS - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 41 8. [NASA] Second Community Announcement Regarding Europa Lander Instrument Investigation Program Element Appendix 9. GSA Topical Session T202: Experimental Planetary Geology 10. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions Commercial Announcements: C1. Asteroids: Astronomical and Geological Bodies C2. Planetesimals: Early Differentiation and Consequences for Planets 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 MICHAEL F. A'HEARN (1940-2017) Michael Francis A'Hearn, a pioneer in the field of planetary science and comet research, the principal investigator of the NASA Deep Impact and EPOXI missions, and recipient of the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences Gerard P. Kuiper Prize, passed away at his home on Sunday, May 29, 2017. Born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1940, Mike received his Bachelors of Arts in Science from Boston College and his PhD from the University of Wisconsin, studying polarization of the atmosphere of Venus. An avid sailor, husband, and father of three, Mike made seminal discoveries regarding dust, ice, and gas emitted from comets early in his career. By searching for signatures in the Jupiter Family comets in comparison to the Oort cloud comets, he identified signatures of chemical gradients in the solar system's protoplanetary disk. Mike A'Hearn was well-loved by his students, highly respected by the entire planetary science community, and will be greatly missed by his family, friends, and colleagues. [Editor Note: The full Memoriam by the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group is available at: http://planetarynews.org/memoriam/michael_f_ahearn.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 NOTICE OF FUTURE CALL FOR NASA KECK KEY STRATEGIC MISSION SUPPORT PROGRAMS NASA is a partner in the two 10-m telescopes of the William M. Keck Observatory. Access to NASA's share of this time on the Keck telescopes (~90 nights/year) is available to all astronomers resident at US institutions. Proposals are submitted biannually to the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI). Observing time is awarded on the basis of scientific merit and the degree to which the proposed program supports NASA missions and/or strategic goals. NASA sets aside 1/3 of its allocation for Key Strategic Mission Support programs (KSMS). In the 2016A semester, NASA selected three KSMS projects for a 2 year duration. All three programs end at the completion of the 2017B semester. NASA is planning to release a new call for KSMS projects for the 2018A semester. Details of the opportunity and the proposal process will be announced in early in August 2017 with non-binding notices of intent due shortly thereafter. Proposals for the 2018A semester will be due on September 14, 2017. A KSMS project is typically multi-semester (10-60 nights, up to three years). The KSMS opportunity will be open for all topics/missions in astrophysics and planetary science. 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 JWST EXPOSURE TIME CALCULATOR (ETC) WEBINAR FOR SOLAR SYSTEM SCIENCE ETC Webinar: Thursday, June 15, 12-1 PM EDT (US) Webex info: https://tinyurl.com/n662ezq Meeting number: 640 002 474 Password: JWST2018 The General Observer (GO) Call for Proposals will be released on November 30, 2017, with a submission due date of March 2, 2018. Get ahead of the game by joining STScI's John Stansberry and Bryan Holler for a hands-on demonstration of the ETC in the context of Solar System observations. This webinar will also feature an overview of Pandeia, the downloadable ETC engine written in Python, and a request for community input on Pandeia tools and capabilities that would be useful for planning observations. Attendance information and a recording of the webinar will also be available on the JWST events page at: http://jwst.stsci.edu/news-events/events Other useful links JWST ETC web-interface (Note that you must create a MyST log-in to save your workbooks in the ETC.): http://jwst.etc.stsci.edu Pandeia download page: http://ssb.stsci.edu/pandeia/engine/1.0/ JWST Documentation (JDOX) for Solar System targets will begin to be published on May 19 at: http://jwst-docs.stsci.edu 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 SPACE SETTLEMENT SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The Call for Abstracts is open for the annual Space Settlement Symposium (S3), Austin, TX, USA, Nov. 10-11, 2017. This is part of the New Worlds 2017 Fair and Conference including the Space Cowboy Ball: http://newworlds2017.space/ Topics include: Space Resources (Mining the Sky) Space Makers (Manufacturing) Home Sweet Home (Habitats) Space Highways (Intra-Solar-System Transportation) Bioneering (To Survive and Thrive in Space) Farmers in the Sky (Food and Agriculture in space) To submit an abstract: http://newworlds2017.space/s3-2017/ For more information contact Philip.Metzger@ucf.edu. 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 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: MAPPING OF WATER DEPOSITS TO SUPPORT MARS EXPLORATION PROGRAM STUDIES The Jet Propulsion Laboratory will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on June 1, 2017 in support of NASA's Mars Exploration Program. This RFP will seek two data products focused on mapping water in various forms on Mars. These are: (1) A map of the distribution and concentration of subsurface water ice within a predefined swath extending from low to high latitudes; and (2) A global map cataloging all known surface hydrated mineral deposits and its characteristics. The resultant products are intended to inform future NASA efforts to better understand the nature and viability of potential water resources on Mars, and options for accessing special regions in NASA's ongoing search for signs of life on Mars. In addition, these results will be used to inform NASA's Mars Human Landing Sites Study (HLS2), and in accordance with NASA's Space Act Agreement, support the SpaceX landing site selection process. Notices of Intent (NOIs) are optional, but highly encouraged, and will be due on June 15, 2017. The final proposal submission deadline is June 30, 2017. Details of this RFP will be posted at: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/acquisition/opportunities/ 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 GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The June image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com/ This month's topic is "The subsurface as the key to surface on Martian gullies", contributed by Dr. Tjalling de Haas, Department of Geography, Durham University. You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology) or Twitter @PlanetGeomorpho. 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 - MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 41 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) data for the following instruments: CRISM CTX HiRISE MARCI MCS RSS SPICE There is no SHARAD or derived gravity data in this release. In general, MRO Release 41 includes data collected from August 9, 2016, to November 8, 2016, though in this release, HiRISE data covers February 1, 2017 to May 5, 2017. To access the above data: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-20170601.shtml To access the latest PDS Data Releases: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-Release.shtml All available PDS data may be found at: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/data-search/ For further information, see the PDS Home Page: https://pds.nasa.gov/ The PDS Team pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov (818) 393-7165 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] SECOND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING EUROPA LANDER INSTRUMENT INVESTIGATION PROGRAM ELEMENT APPENDIX Please go to: https://soma.larc.nasa.gov/europalander/ 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 GSA TOPICAL SESSION T202: EXPERIMENTAL PLANETARY GEOLOGY Contributions are warmly solicited for the GSA 2017 session T202. Experimental Planetary Geology: Using Laboratory and Other Experiments to Advance Our Understanding of Geology on Planetary Bodies. This session encompasses experimental investigations that focus on geologic processes and landforms. All types of experimental work across kinematic, temperature, pressure, and chemical conditions are encouraged, especially investigations into unusual or poorly understood phenomena. The session is sponsored by the GSA Planetary Geology Division, GSA Geophysics Division, and GSA Sedimentary Geology Division. Information about GSA 2017 is available at: http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2017/home Abstracts are due August 1. Please feel free to contact us (dburr1@utk.edu, Danielle.wyrick@swri.org) with any questions. All the best, Devon Burr and Danielle Wyrick 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html August 28-September 1, 2017 Ondrejov Summer School on Exoplanets http://summer2017.asu.cas.cz Ondrejov, Czech Republic October 10-12, 2017 Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG) http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/leag2017/ Columbia, MD November 10-11, 2017 Space Settlement Symposium (S3) http://newworlds2017.space/ Austin, TX [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.] *********************************************************************** COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS *********************************************************************** C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1 ASTEROIDS: ASTRONOMICAL AND GEOLOGICAL BODIES Asteroid science is key to furthering our understanding of planetary formation and the evolution of the Solar System. In this accessible book, Thomas H. Burbine presents a comprehensive introduction to asteroid science, summarising the astronomical and geological characteristics of asteroids, observational techniques, and past, present and future space missions. Based on an upper-level course on asteroids and meteorites taught by the author, this book is ideal for students, researchers and professional scientists looking for an overview of asteroid science. More details, including sample pages, at: http://www.cambridge.org/9781107096844 C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2-C2 PLANETESIMALS: EARLY DIFFERENTIATION AND CONSEQUENCES FOR PLANETS Edited by Linda T. Elkins-Tanton and Benjamin P. Weiss, this transdisciplinary volume presents an authoritative overview of the latest in our understanding of the processes of planet formation. Combining meteorite, asteroid and icy body observations with theory and modelling of accretion and orbital dynamics, this text also provides insights into the exoplanetary system and the search for habitable worlds. This is an essential reference for those interested in planetary formation, solar system dynamics, exoplanets and planetary habitability. 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