PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 11, Number 30 (July 16, 2017) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Elisabeth Adams Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Karen R. Stockstill-Cahill Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. AGU Session 22335: Polarimetry as an Invaluable Tool to Study the Solar System and Beyond (P033) 2. AGU Session 23083: Radar Investigations of Planetary Surfaces and Subsurfaces (P36) 3. AGU Session 23453: The Future of Planetary Atmospheric, Surface, and Interior Science Using Radio and Laser Links (P042) 4. AGU Session 24220: Cryospheres of Terrestrial Planets (P009) 5. AGU Session 24396: The Origin, Evolution and Fate of Comets - New Information from Rosetta (P044) 6. AGU Session 24909: Titan at the End of Cassini-Huygens (P046) 7. AGU Session 25446: Enabling Breakthrough Science with High-Bandwidth Satellite Communications (SH017) 8. AGU Session 26201: Using Topography to Investigate the Evolution of Solar System Bodies (P049) 9. AGU Special Session (26632): Planetary Spatial Data Infrastructure (P047) 10. AGU Session 26885: Sympathy for the Data - Novel Approaches and Advances in the Art of Data Visualization (P042) 11. AGU Session 26997: Ionospheric Outflow From Earth and Other Terrestrial Planets (P021) 12. AGU Session 27083: Planetary Data System - New Developments in Data Archiving Section/Focus Group - Earth and Space Science Informatics (IN048) 13. The Art of Planetary Science at DPS 14. GSA Session 43095: Impact Cratering - From Fire to Ice-Cratering across the Solar System (T205) 15. GSA Session T206: Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution of Mars (The G.K. Gilbert Award Session) 16. Applications for GSA Eugene M. Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award 17. [NASA] ROSES-17 Amendment 15: SSW NOIs, Not Step-1 Proposals 18. [NASA] ROSES-17 Amendment 16: New Information and Due Date Delay for C.22 OREx PSP 19. Discovery "2018" Potential Concepts 20. JWST Solar System Observation Planning Workshops 21. 51st ESLAB: Extreme Habitable Worlds Abstract Deadline Extension and Young Researcher Awards 22. Meteorites China 23. [NASA] Planetary Geophysist/Geodesist Position 24. Tenure-Track or Tenured Astronomer: Lowell Observatory 25. Planetary Science Short Course 26. Postdoctoral Research Associate in Near Earth Objects at Las Cumbres Observatory 27. Planetary 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 AGU SESSION 22335: POLARIMETRY AS AN INVALUABLE TOOL TO STUDY THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND (P033) https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session22335 We invite you to submit an abstract (deadline August 2, 2017) to our session at the AGU Fall Meeting in New Orleans. Polarimetry is a powerful observing tool and modeling technique, providing information about astronomical objects. 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. 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. The session is cross-listed with A (Atmospheric Sciences), EP (Earth and Planetary Surfaces Processes), and SH-SPA (Solar and Heliospheric Physics). Conveners: Maria Gritsevich (University of Helsinki), Ludmilla Kolokolova (University of Maryland), Herve Lamy (Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy) Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd (LATMOS Laboratoire Atmospheres, Milieux) Padma A Yanamandra-Fisher (Space Science Institute) 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 AGU SESSION 23083: RADAR INVESTIGATIONS OF PLANETARY SURFACES AND SUBSURFACES (P36) Proposed and existing radar instruments are enabling an unprecedented range of radio geophysical observations of the surfaces and subsurfaces of solar system bodies. This has spurred the development and application of new instrumentation, processing, modeling, analysis, and interpretation approaches to planetary radar science and engineering. We invite abstracts on any topic involving the use of radar data to understand planetary bodies. These may describe (but are not limited to) new results from existing radar observations, the development and application of new observation or data processing techniques, numerical modeling of existing or future observations, and/or the analysis of airborne or orbital radar data from terrestrial analog studies for solar system observation. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session23083 For abstract submission policies see: https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2017/abstract-submissions/ Abstract deadline: August 2, 2017, 23:59ET/3:59+1 GMT Conveners: Dustin Schroeder (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Wes Patterson (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory) Lynn Carter (Goddard Space Flight Center) Cyril Grima (University of Texas at Austin) 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 AGU SESSION 23453: THE FUTURE OF PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC, SURFACE, AND INTERIOR SCIENCE USING RADIO AND LASER LINKS (P042) Radio Science techniques have advanced solar system exploration for over five decades. In this session, ongoing and planned innovations that will significantly enhance the field will be presented. Session topics include planetary atmospheric, surface, and interior investigations that contribute to expanding the frontiers of solar system exploration in diverse areas such as determining the thickness of the ice sheets of ocean worlds, constraining the interior structures of the planets and small bodies, monitoring of planetary atmospheric dynamics and improvement of climate models, studying the scattering and other properties of planetary surfaces, and research in fundamental physics and solar system dynamics, among others. Technology topics include the design of small spacecraft networks and constellations, advances in flight and ground instrumentation, advancement in space clock technologies, novel communications architectures including optical links, and advances in radio and laser technologies, and new techniques and instrumentation for entry probe radio science. Conveners: David H Atkinson (JPL/NASA/Caltech), Sami Asmar (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Luciano Iess (Univ. La Sapienza, Roma) and Erwan Mazarico (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session23453 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 SESSION 24220: CRYOSPHERES OF TERRESTRIAL PLANETS (P009) As the AGU abstract submission deadline draws closer, please consider submitting an abstract to session P009, "Cryospheres of terrestrial planets." We aim to bring together terrestrial geologists with planetary scientists in a multi-disciplinary session on icy processes, with a focus on Earth, Mars, and Ceres. Several bodies in the Solar System support widespread and long-lived cryospheres, including the Earth, Mars, and Ceres. Processes on these bodies are often similar, allowing for comparative planetology from landform observations. However, each body has processes unique to itself, such as liquid water interactions on Earth, carbon dioxide ice on Mars, and cryovolcanism on Ceres. We invite abstracts on any topic involving observations, modeling or analog fieldwork of the cryospheric processes of these bodies and how they change through time. Abstracts presenting new results from ongoing or recent investigations are especially encouraged. Abstracts may be submitted here: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session24220 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 SESSION 24396: THE ORIGIN, EVOLUTION AND FATE OF COMETS - NEW INFORMATION FROM ROSETTA (P044) Comets are among the primitive building blocks of the planets, but as they enter into the inner Solar System, they become dynamical bodies, almost transient in nature. Some comets have broken up completely (S/L-9 for example), while others have given up a little of themselves. The recent and up-close study of 67/P Churyumov-Gerassimenko during its 2015 perihelion passage has revealed in close detail the types of changes comets undergo as they are heated by the sun. This session will cover the dynamical nature of the nucleus and coma of 67/P as seen from Rosetta and ground-based observations. The session will also include comparisons between the results from Rosetta and other missions on how comets evolve through time. Broader topics such as the chemistry of comets and what that reveals about their origin and diversity are also welcome. Convenors: Bonnie J Buratti; (JPL); Mathieu Choukroun (JPL); and Matt Taylor (ESA) https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session24396 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 SESSION 24909: TITAN AT THE END OF CASSINI-HUYGENS (P046) Abstract deadline: August 2, 2017 https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session24909 We invite you to submit your abstract to our session to be held at the Fall 2017 AGU Meeting, described below: During the 13 years of the Cassini-Huygens mission, the two spacecraft have returned a wealth of scientific data that have revolutionized our understanding of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. During 127 targeted encounters, and numerous more distant flybys, the 18 instruments have revealed Titan as a complex, Earth-like world, with arenas of lakes and seas, vast equatorial dune fields, river channels, and meteorology with huge rainstorms. More recently, we have learned that Titan has an interior water ocean that may far eclipse the volume of water in the Earth's oceans. In parallel with the mission results, new numerical models of chemistry and climate, laboratory measurements and simulations, have greatly extended our understanding of Titan's origin, evolution, and present day processes. This session welcomes topical new research on Titan, from Cassini-Huygens and beyond to include laboratory work, modeling and observations of all types, showing our revised understanding of this complex two-ocean world. Conveners: Conor A Nixon (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), Joseph H Westlake (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory), Alexander Hayes (Cornell University), and Christophe Sotin (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology) 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 SESSION 25446: ENABLING BREAKTHROUGH SCIENCE WITH HIGH-BANDWIDTH SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (SH017) On behalf of all the co-conveners, I would like to draw your attention to a session at the upcoming Fall American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting entitled "Enabling breakthrough science with high-bandwidth satellite communications." The goal of the session is explore the various methods by which the next-generation of Earth and planetary science can be improved through substantially higher intersatellite or downlink data rates. The session solicits abstracts from both industry and academia on all aspects related to the topic, to include the new science that could be achieved to the instrumentation and infrastructure required to make it possible. We hope that you will consider submitting an abstract to this session, and help contribute to this exciting and promising new research area. As a reminder, this year's Fall AGU meeting will take place in New Orleans from December 11-15, 2017. The abstract submission deadline is Wednesday, 2 August 23:59 EDT. To view more details regarding the session, and to submit an abstract, please go to: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session25446 You are also welcome to contact any of the session conveners below with any questions. Best Regards, Amir Caspi, Southwest Research Institute Brian C. Gunter, Georgia Institute of Technology Mark Storm, Fibertek Inc. Harlan E. Spence, University of New Hampshire 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 SESSION 26201: USING TOPOGRAPHY TO INVESTIGATE THE EVOLUTION OF SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES (P049) Spacecraft data have enabled the surface topography of many solar system bodies to be determined. These data provide insight into near-surface processes and properties that exist over the visible history of a body, on global and local scales. We invite abstracts on any topic in which topography plays a role. These may describe theoretical investigations, laboratory studies or data analysis of any body in the solar system and can include (but are not limited to): topographic measurements that are indicative of the types of surface terrain or environments present; processes that create or erase/erode surface topography at any scale; and subsurface processes that are expressed by surface topography. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session26201 For abstract submission policies see: https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2017/abstract-submissions/ Abstract deadline: August 2, 2017, 23:59ET/3:59+1 GMT Conveners: Wes Patterson (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory) Ross Beyer (SETI/NASA Ames Research Center) Erwan Mazarico (Goddard Space Flight Center) 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 SPECIAL SESSION (26632): PLANETARY SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE (P047) 11-15 December 2017 New Orleans, LA Abstract submission is now open for a special session on Planetary Spatial Data Infrastructure (PSDI) at: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session26632 Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) support data analysis and research using in situ and remotely sensed spatial data. The concept of an infrastructure is to enable users to (1) efficiently discover data, (2) experience improved data integration and usage and (3) engage in collaborative research through integrated research environments. SDIs have been developed for a wide range of topics using a myriad of technologies. The special session is soliciting abstracts focusing on best practices for creating and managing spatial data infrastructure frameworks for processing, analyzing, visualizing, serving and sharing Planetary science spatial data. 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 SESSION 26885: SYMPATHY FOR THE DATA - NOVEL APPROACHES AND ADVANCES IN THE ART OF DATA VISUALIZATION (P042) We invite the community to submit abstracts to the AGU 2017 Fall Meeting session "Sympathy for the Data: Novel approaches and advances in the art of data visualization". We aim to bring together a diverse range of geoscientists to discuss best practices, different platforms, and emerging technologies being used and developed for data visualization. This year we are especially encouraging submissions related to virtual and augmented reality applications. The session is listed in the Education section (and so doesn't count towards the 1 submitted, 1 invited abstract limit for the AGU Fall Meeting), and is cross-listed with Public Affairs. This session is also being considered for alternate presentation formats. Any questions can be addressed to Martin Pratt (martin@seismo.wustl.edu). We look forward to your contributions! https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session26885 The AGU 2017 abstract submission deadline is 11:59 PM EDT on 2 August 2017. Many thanks for your consideration! Conveners: Martin Pratt, Victor Luo, Natalie Accardo, Hannah Rabinowitz 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 SESSION 26997: IONOSPHERIC OUTFLOW FROM EARTH AND OTHER TERRESTRIAL PLANETS (P021) We would like to invite you to submit to the AGU session Ionospheric Outflow From Earth and Other Terrestrial Planets (P021) at: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session26997 On every terrestrial planet with an atmosphere, EUV radiation creates ions in the upper atmosphere that may flow upward. If the ions are energized enough, they can escape the gravitational potential. Depending on the presence and nature of the planetary magnetic field, there may be many different mechanisms causing ion upflow and outflow, like particle precipitation, ambipolar electric fields driving a polar or planetary wind, wave-particle interactions, direct solar wind-ionosphere interactions, ion pick-up, etc. These escaping ions contribute to the atmospheric erosion. Upflowing ions can be blocked by an induced magnetosphere or trapped inside an intrinsic magnetosphere. They may affect their plasma environment and even alter the dynamics of the magnetosphere. This session invites contributions concerning all the processes controlling ionospheric ion upflow and outflow on Earth, Venus, and Mars, and their possible implications. Submissions comparing the processes at different planets, similarities and differences, are also encouraged. Conveners: Lukas Maes, Herbert Gunell, Thomas E. Moore, Yaxue Dong 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 AGU SESSION 27083: PLANETARY DATA SYSTEM - NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DATA ARCHIVING SECTION/FOCUS GROUP - EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE INFORMATICS (IN048) Please consider submitting an abstract to the following session at the fall 2017 AGU Meeting on new developments in Planetary Data System data archiving (due August 2nd). The Planetary Data System (PDS) archives a diverse set of unique electronic data products from NASA planetary missions and NASA ROSES investigations. All PDS-curated products are peer-reviewed, documented, and available online. The PDS uses standards for describing and storing data that address the data structure and contents. The current formatting and archiving standard in the PDS is PDS4. PDS4 is designed to modernize the online data system and to improve the efficiency of data ingestion and delivery by supporting scalable data storage and delivery architectures needed to provide access to continually increasing data holdings. This special session focuses on new developments in PDS including: updates to the Information Model, PDS4 concepts, data, bundle and collection design, product label development, policies, tools, metadata, and standards. This general session should be of high interest to those involved in missions and small data archiving products wishing to archive data within the NASA PDS. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm17/preliminaryview.cgi/Session27083 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 THE ART OF PLANETARY SCIENCE AT DPS Submissions are now open for The Art of Planetary Science (TAPS) exhibition at the American Astronomical Society's 2017 Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting, from October 16-19th in Provo, UT. All types and levels of artists and scientists are encouraged to submit. We accept prints, paintings, photography, digital works, sculpture, and other mediums. Scientists are especially encouraged to submit artwork created from research or spacecraft data, or containing scientific information or ideas. The exhibition will serve as a space to reflect on the beauty of our universe, and our role in discovery and exploration. TAPS is a science-art outreach effort founded in 2013 by graduate students at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Events are organized by volunteers across multiple institutions to engage the public in our work and celebrate the beauty of science. Information and photos can be found at the website below. Submission deadline: September 11, 2017 Guidelines and submission form: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/art Direct inquiries to: Jamie Molaro, art@lpl.arizona.edu 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 GSA SESSION 43095: IMPACT CRATERING - FROM FIRE TO ICE-CRATERING ACROSS THE SOLAR SYSTEM (T205) Geological Society of America Annual Meeting October 22-25, 2017 Seattle, WA Conveners: Christian Koeberl, Jeffrey B. Plescia We invite submissions to this session, focuses on impact cratering processes and effects across the solar system. We solicit contributions regarding target effects, shock processes, geology, melt, airbursts, and current cratering-rates. Comparisons among different size and composition bodies are encouraged. Submit an abstract to this session: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2017AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=43095& username=297251&password=720695 Abstracts deadline: 1 August, 11:59 p.m. PDT General meeting info: http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2017/home 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 GSA SESSION T206: GEOMORPHOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION OF MARS (THE G.K. GILBERT AWARD SESSION) The G. K. Gilbert Award Session at the 2017 GSA Annual Meeting, to take place in Seattle, Washington from October 22-25, is titled "Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution of Mars." The 2017 G. K. Gilbert awardee is Dr. John A. Grant from the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. This session will explore the formation and modification of landforms on Mars (e.g., impact craters, fluvial features) that can be used as yardsticks to measure the landscape evolution of the Martian surface and constrain the climate history of the planet. Please submit your abstract to session T206 here: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2017AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=43202 Abstracts are due August 1, 2017. If you have any questions please contact the session conveners Danielle Wyrick (dwyrick@swri.edu) or James Wray (jwray@gatech.edu). 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 APPLICATIONS FOR GSA EUGENE M. SHOEMAKER IMPACT CRATERING AWARD Applications for the GSA Planetary Geology Division's Eugene M. Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award are due August 25, 2017. The Eugene M. Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award is for undergraduate or graduate students, of any nationality, working in any country, in the disciplines of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, astronomy, or biology. The award, which will include $2500, is to be applied for the study of impact craters, either on Earth or on the other solid bodies in the solar system. Areas of study may include but shall not necessarily be limited to impact cratering processes; the bodies (asteroidal or cometary) that make the impacts; or the geological, chemical, or biological results of impact cratering. Details about the award as well as an application form for interested students can be found at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/kring/Awards/Shoemaker_Award/ 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17 [NASA] ROSES-17 AMENDMENT 15: SSW NOIS, NOT STEP-1 PROPOSALS ROSES-17 Amendment 15: Program element C.2 Solar System Workings no longer uses a two-step proposal submission process common in Appendix C. The Solar System Workings (SSW) program element supports research into atmospheric, climatological, dynamical, geologic, geophysical, and geochemical processes occurring on planetary bodies, satellites, and other minor bodies (including rings) in the Solar System. This call seeks to address the physical and chemical processes that affect the surfaces, interiors, atmospheres, exospheres, and magnetospheres of planetary bodies. A wide range of investigations will be covered, including theoretical studies, analytical and numerical modeling, sample-based studies of extraterrestrial materials, field work, laboratory studies, and data synthesis relevant to the physical and chemical processes affecting planetary systems. This program element no longer uses the two-step proposal submission process common in Appendix C. Instead, a Notice of Intent (NOI) is requested by November 16, 2017. Proposals are now due February 1, 2018. The list of Data Analysis Programs (DAPs) following the fourth paragraph in Section 2.1, Exclusions, was deleted to remove the potential implication that this list was exhaustive or completely described what type of proposals each DAP solicited. https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses- 2017/ Questions: Jennifer Heldmann, hq-ssw@mail.nasa.gov 18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18 [NASA] ROSES-17 AMENDMENT 16: NEW INFORMATION AND DUE DATE DELAY FOR C.22 OREX PSP ROSES-17 Amendment 16 announces updates to the Proposal Information Package and Questions and Answers and a delay of due date for C.22 OSIRIS REx Participating Scientists Program. By the end of the day on July 11, 2017, a change will be made to the Proposal Information Package and two additions will be made to the Questions and Answers, both of which can be found under "Other documents" on the NSPIRES page for this program element. To give time for proposers to make any modifications, if needed, the Step-2 proposal due date has been delayed to July 25, 2017. On or about July 11, 2017, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2017" (NNH17ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and will appear on the RSS feed at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses- 2017/ Questions concerning this program element may be directed to: Jeffrey Grossman and/or Christina Richey at hq-orexpsp@mail.nasa.gov. 19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19 DISCOVERY "2018" POTENTIAL CONCEPTS The Jet Propulsion Laboratory invites principal investigator candidates for the next Discovery opportunity (AO expected in fall 2018), including PIs from NASA centers, to explore possibilities for collaboration with JPL. Please describe your interest to Dr. Christophe Sotin, Chief Scientist, JPL Solar System Exploration Directorate, Christophe.Sotin@jpl.nasa.gov, no later than September 10, 2017. 20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20 JWST SOLAR SYSTEM OBSERVATION PLANNING WORKSHOPS Two 2.5 day workshops will be held this Fall for those interested in proposing solar system observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The first (Nov. 13-15, 2017) will be at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), in Baltimore Maryland. The second (Dec. 13-15, 2017) will be held at the European Space Research Technology Center (ESTEC), in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Each workshop will include a mixture of presentations about the promise of JWST for solar system science, specifics on observer planning tools and observatory capabilities, and hands-on training and Q&A with the planning tools. Observations of solar system targets approved for guaranteed-time observers (GTOs) and through the Early Release Science (ERS) program will be summarized. The workshop is timed to support JWST cycle-1 open time proposals, which are expected to be due in February, 2018. To express interest in either or both of these workshops and receive future emails, please send a blank email to the following addresses: STScI workshop: JWSTSS-ST-Workshop@maillist.stsci.edu ESTEC Workshop: JWSTSS-ESTEC-Workshop@maillist.stsci.edu As further details become available, go to: STScI workshop: http://tinyurl.com/JWST-SS-Workshop ESTEC Workshop: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/jwst-ssws-2017 21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21 51ST ESLAB: EXTREME HABITABLE WORLDS ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENSION AND YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARDS The abstract deadline for the 51st ESLAB Symposium: 'Extreme Habitable Worlds' is extended to allow additional time for abstract preparation. The revised deadline is Monday 24 July 2017. Submissions that adhere to the abstract template and guidelines will be admitted for review by the Science Organizing Committee. To submit an abstract via the online system please visit the Symposium abstract submission page: http://esaconferencebureau.com/2017-events/eslab2017/abstract- submission We are pleased to also announce that a number of Young Researcher Awards will be funded by the 51st ESLAB Symposium, COSPAR & ILEWG. These awards, presented at the Symposium, will recognize outstanding young researchers and will include grants of EUR 200. Winners will be announced after abstract acceptance by the end of September 2017. Please see visit the following page for details on eligibility and instructions on how to apply: http://esaconferencebureau.com/2017-events/eslab2017/young-researcher- awards We look forward to your participation and to welcoming you at ESTEC. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the ESA Conference Bureau. ATPI Corporate Events - ESA Conference Bureau +31 (0)71 565 3766 esaconferencebureau@atpi.com http://www.esaconferencebureau.com/eslab2017 22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22 METEORITES CHINA September 15-17, 2017 Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China An international conference and exhibition on the scientific and cultural significance of meteorites. A unique opportunity to build on the positive foundation of informed public interest by bringing together researchers, students, collectors and the public from across China to learn from one another and to foster alliances towards furthering meteoritics research, education, recovery and curation. http://people.duke.edu/~ng46/Meteorites-China/ 23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23 [NASA] PLANETARY GEOPHYSIST/GEODESIST POSITION Applications are invited for a position at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in the Planetary Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Laboratory. We are especially interested in someone with demonstrated capability in using radio signals for precision orbit determination and planetary gravity field determination, specifically with expertise in measurement modeling and the development of innovative inversion techniques. Candidates must have experience in spacecraft instrument modeling, data reduction, and analysis. Demonstrated expertise in applying these to develop value-added products (e.g., crustal thickness, crustal density, internal structure, and localized gravity representations) is required. Previous experience on recent lunar and/or planetary mission science teams (e.g., GRAIL, MESSENGER, MRO) and experience with analysis of recent planetary spacecraft mission data for gravitational field determination are required. The incumbent is expected to participate in the development of new flight mission concepts and mission proposals that improve knowledge of planetary topography and gravity fields. To view the full vacancy announcement, which contains further information, including how to apply, go to: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/473260000. For information about the research program, please contact: Lori Glaze Chief, Planetary Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Lab 301-614-6466 Lori.S.Glaze@nasa.gov U.S. citizenship required. NASA, GSFC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24 TENURE-TRACK OR TENURED ASTRONOMER: LOWELL OBSERVATORY Deadline to Apply for Job: August 31, 2017 Lowell Observatory invites applications for one or more tenure-track or tenured research positions in astronomy or planetary science. We invite applicants at any career level who can build on current observatory strengths or open new areas for Lowell. Requirements include: A Ph.D. in astronomy, planetary science, or a related field An outstanding record of research Ongoing external research funding and potential for continued funding success in the future. The mission of Lowell Observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach programs to bring the results of astronomical research to the general public. Candidates should describe why they are interested in this position and how they would contribute to Lowell's scientific mission. Equal consideration will be given to all areas of observational and theoretical research. For a complete job description and instructions on how to apply, please visit: https://lowell.edu/about/employment/ 25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25 PLANETARY SCIENCE SHORT COURSE August 28 - September 3 2017 The Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration http://cpsx.uwo.ca and the NSERC CREATE program "Technologies and Techniques for Earth and Space Exploration" http://create.uwo.ca are pleased to announce the 7th annual Planetary Science Short Course, which will run Aug. 28 to Sept. 3 2017 in London, ON, Canada. Topics to be covered include origin of the solar system and planet formation; planetary interiors; planetary surfaces; astromaterials, planetary atmospheres; astrobiology, and exoplanets. Details on the course can be found here: http://www.cpsx.uwo.ca/training/graduate_student/courses/ planetary_science_short_course.html. This course is suitable for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and professionals. Questions? Please contact cpsx@uwo.ca. 26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN NEAR EARTH OBJECTS AT LAS CUMBRES OBSERVATORY Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) seek a postdoctoral scientist to work on the follow up of Near Earth Objects (NEOs) and the creation of a citizen science program. The ideal candidate should have demonstrated expertise in observations of Solar System objects and experience with software development, although candidates from other astrophysical fields with a software background are also encouraged. This position is funded by a grant from NASA to: 1) develop and exploit the LCO global network of robotic telescopes for NEO follow-up; 2) lead photometric and spectroscopic characterization of NEOs; and 3) assist in the creation of a web-based citizen science environment for Solar System investigations by the general public. LCO currently operates ten 1-meter and two 2-meter robotic telescopes, which will be used in this program. The 2-meter Faulkes Telescopes in Haleakala, Hawaii, and Siding Spring, Australia feature both imagers and robotic FLOYDS low-resolution spectrographs. The 1-meter telescopes have imagers and are located at McDonald Observatory in Texas, CTIO in Chile, Siding Spring in Australia, and SAAO in South Africa. Applicants should submit a CV, cover letter, and research statement, and should arrange to have three letters of reference sent to lcojobs@lco.global. Applications complete by August 4, 2017 will receive full consideration and the preferred start date is October 1, 2017. A Ph.D. in astronomy, physics, or a related discipline is required. The term of this position is 1 year, with a possibility of extension pending a successful funding outcome. Applications should be sent to Sarah Rettinger (lcojobs@lco.global); inquiries can be sent to Dr. Tim Lister (tlister@lco.global) 27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html February 26-March 2, 2018 IX Taller de Ciencias Planetarias http://tcp2018.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar La Plata, Argentina March 5-9, 2018 Diversis Mundi (OPS-III): The Solar System in an Exoplanetary Context http://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2018/ops2018.html Santiago, Chile June 18-22, 2018 Amazonian Climate Workshop https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/amazonian2018/ Lakewood, CO [Editor Note: If there is a planetary-related meeting, conference or workshop that you think your colleagues should be aware of, 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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