PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 11, Number 48 (November 19, 2017) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Elisabeth Adams, Karen Stockstill-Cahill Email: pen_editor@psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. 2018 Pierazzo International Student Travel Award 2. AGU Panel Discussion: Planetary Bodies in the Ultraviolet 3. CTX DTMs for Mars2020 Landing Site Characterization Available from the USGS 4. NAU Planetary Science and Astronomy Ph.D. Student Opportunities 5. Astrobiology Science Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe: Call for White Papers 6. 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 2018 PIERAZZO INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD Application deadline: 9 PM PST, November 30, 2017 Awards will be announced on or before December 9, 2017 This award is established by the Planetary Science Institute in memory of Senior Scientist Betty Pierazzo to support and encourage graduate students to build international collaborations and relationships in planetary science. Two awards will be made each year, contingent upon there being meritorious applications. One will be awarded to a graduate student working on his or her Ph.D. at an institution within the U.S. This is to support travel to a planetary science related meeting (conferences and workshops) outside of the U.S. The second award will be to a graduate student working on his or her Ph.D. at an institution outside of the U.S. This is to support travel to a planetary science related meeting within the U.S. These include general meetings that have planetary-focused sessions such as the AGU, GSA, EGU and IAG. The award will consist of a certificate and up to $2000US. Additional information and application materials are available at: http://www.psi.edu/pista 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 AGI PANEL DISCUSSION: PLANETARY BODIES IN THE ULTRAVIOLET In recent years, UV spectroscopy techniques have provided significant insights into volatiles, surface composition, and space weathering effects on Solar System objects. At the AGU meeting in New Orleans, please join us for session P23F, Planetary Bodies in the Ultraviolet. We will hear about recent UV observations, from Earth-orbiting telescopes and deep space probes, of Mercury, asteroids, comets, moons, and plumes. We'll also hear about new lab work being done to aid in interpreting these data. This will be a panel discussion with audience participation. It's sure to be an engaging discussing and we hope to see you there. P23F, Planetary Bodies in the Ultraviolet, on Tues Dec 12 1:40-3:40PM (room R02/R03). Amanda Hendrix 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 CTX DTMS FOR MARS2020 LANDING SITE CHARACTERIZATION AVAILABLE FROM THE USGS The CTX DTM products generated by the USGS Astrogeology Science Center for the Mars 2020 landing site characterization are publicly available in the PDS Annex. All CTX DTMs generated for this effort are linked below: https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Mars/Mars2020/landing_site /F21_043907_1652_F21_043841_1654_20m_DTM https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Mars/Mars2020/landing_site /J03_045994_1986_J03_046060_1986_20m_DTM https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Mars/Mars2020/landing_site /D21_035237_2021_F01_036358_2020_20m_DTM https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Mars/Mars2020/landing_site /B18_016575_1978_B17_016219_1978_20m_DTM https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Mars/Mars2020/landing_site /P14_006633_2018_P17_007556_2012_20m_DTM_destripe Several product types are available, including DTMs, orthoimages, and slope maps. The orthoimages and slope maps are listed under "Derived Products" on each DTM product page. The orthoimages and slope product pages also contain links back to the DTM they were derived from USGS Astrogeology also generated HiRISE DTMs for Mars 2020 landing site selection, and those DTMs are all available via the HiRISE DTM release page: https://www.uahirise.org/dtm/ Please contact Robin Fergason (rfergason@usgs.gov) with questions. 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 NAU PLANETARY SCIENCE AND ASTRONOMY PH.D. STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Northern Arizona University is recruiting excellent students to undertake a Ph.D. in Planetary Science and Astronomy. We are currently searching for several planetary surfaces-focused students to undertake projects related to analog science, orbital remote sensing of Mars and other planetary bodies, and rover-based science. Students in this dynamic and growing Ph.D. program have the opportunity to tailor their curriculum and course load to meet their academic and scientific goals. Close collaboration with the USGS Astrogeology Science Center, combined with our planetary surfaces-focused students, postdocs and faculty members lends to a rich community of planetary science researchers in Flagstaff, Arizona. In addition, northern Arizona provides numerous opportunities for terrestrial analog studies, ranging from Meteor Crater, Grand Canyon, and the San Francisco volcanic field to nearby sand dune fields and seasonal river channels. Applications are due January 1. For more information, including a list of current faculty members and their research interests, as well as how to apply to our program, please see: http://www.physics.nau.edu/AstroPhD Please do not hesitate to contact any member of our department for additional information, especially Christopher.Edwards@nau.edu, Mark.Salvatore@nau.edu, and Nadine.Barlow@nau.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 ASTROBIOLOGY SCIENCE STRATEGY FOR THE SEARCH FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE: CALL FOR WHITE PAPERS In preparation for and as an input to the upcoming decadal surveys in astronomy and astrophysics and planetary science, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has been charged with carrying out a study on the astrobiology science strategy as it relates to the search for life in the solar system and extrasolar planetary systems: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/CurrentProjects/SSB_180812 The committee is requesting community input in the form of white papers. Please find recommended topics for white papers and submission guidelines at the following website: http://sgiz.mobi/s3/Astrobiology-Strategy-Call-For-Papers White papers will be accepted from immediately until 8 January, 2018. Papers received earlier will have a higher likelihood of being read and considered. Please note that multiple authorship accurately reflecting a consensus among many individuals is strongly encouraged. Everyone in research communities associated with astrobiology is encouraged to author or collaborate on these papers. 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 MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html March 1-2, 2018 International Workshop on Occultation and Eclipse http://iota-me.com/oe.php Istanbul, Turkey March 26-29, 2018 The Transneptunian Solar System http://www2.mps.mpg.de/services/coimbra/ Coimbra, Portugal June 19-22, 2018 Atmosphereless Solar System Bodies in the Space Exploration Era http://www.astron.kharkov.ua/conference/ssb/18/index.php Kharkiv, Ukraine June 26-28, 2018 NASA Exploration Science Forum 2018 https://nesf2018.arc.nasa.gov Moffett Field, CA July 23-25, 2018 Robotic Telescopes, Student Research and Education Conference 2018 http://rtsre.net Hilo, HI August 7-9, 2018 Lunar Polar Volatiles https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lunarvolatiles2018/ Laurel, MD August 27-30, 2018 Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets III: From Stars to Surfaces https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/climatology2018/ Houston, TX October 1-3, 2018 Late Mars Workshop https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/latemars2018/ Houston, 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@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@psi.edu * * To unsubscribe, send an email to pen_editor@psi.edu * * Please send all replies and submissions to pen_editor@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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