PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 11, Number 50 (December 3, 2017) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Karen R. Stockstill-Cahill Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Elisabeth Adams Email: pen_editor@psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. NASA Job Opening in Laboratory Astrochemistry 2. PERC International Symposium on Dust & Parent Bodies (IDP2018) 3. [NASA] Call for Applications for NASA's Ceres Science Definition Team 4. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 5. EGU 2018 Session on Extraterrestrial Seismology 6. PDS - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 43 7. Geosciences Special Issue "Recent Advances in Lunar Studies" 8. 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 NASA JOB OPENING IN LABORATORY ASTROCHEMISTRY A NASA civil-servant position is anticipated for early 2018 in the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Astrochemistry Laboratory in Greenbelt, Maryland. The work will be in the Cosmic Ice group on problems relevant to low-temperature, low-pressure chemical changes and physical properties related to solar-system and interstellar materials. The successful candidate will have laboratory experience in cryogenic, vacuum, and infrared spectral measurements, preferably some familiarity with radiation-chemical or photochemical studies. Duties in this research position will include investigating astrochemical problems connected to NASA missions and projects. Applicant should have a PhD or equivalent in chemistry, physics, or a closely related field, with post-doctoral experience desired. Good oral and written communications skills are required. It is anticipated that this position will be at the GS-13 level or, depending on the applicant's qualifications, GS-14. Interested persons should watch for the official announcement, with additional details, on the USAJOBS website. US citizenship at the time of the application is a requirement for this position. For more information about this opportunity, please contact Jason Dworkin (jason.p.dworkin@nasa.gov), Reggie Hudson (reggie.hudson@nasa.gov), or Perry Gerakines (perry.a.gerakines@nasa.gov). See the Cosmic Ice Laboratory's website at: https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/691/cosmicice/ for information on the group's recent work. [Edited for length.] 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 PERC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON DUST & PARENT BODIES (IDP2018) Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan February 26-28, 2018 http://www.perc.it-chiba.ac.jp/meetings/IDP2018/ Objective: To share state-of-the-art research on dust delivered to Earth and its parent bodies in a multidisciplinary approach of planetary science and astronomy in light of DESTINY+ mission. Invited Speakers: Masateru Ishiguro (Seoul National Univ., South Korea) Hidehiro Kaneda (Nagoya Univ., Japan) Dante Lauretta (Univ. of Arizona, USA) Karen Meech (Univ. of Hawaii, USA) Scott Messenger (ARES/NASA JSC, USA) Takafumi Ootsubo (ISAS/JAXA) Ralf Srama (Univ. of Stuttgart, Germany) Jeremie Vaubaillon (Paris Observatory, France) Admission Application: Please send an email to IDP2018-regist@perc.it-chiba.ac.jp by December 20, 2017 (10:00 a.m. Japan Standard Time) with: - family name, first name - affiliation - email address - visa requirement for entry into Japan A limited number of contributed talks and posters will be accepted for the symposium, if clearly indicated in the email, inclusive of a one-page abstract prepared (templates available on website). Free admission to all scientific sessions and daily coffee breaks. Deadline for Registration: 20 December 2017 Scientific Organizing Committee: Takafumi Matsui [Chair], Koji Wada, Tomoko Arai (IDP2018-regist@perc.it-chiba.ac.jp), Masanori Kobayashi, Hiroki Senshu, Fumi Yoshida, Hiroshi Kimura [Edited for length.] 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 [NASA] CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR NASA'S CERES SCIENCE DEFINITION TEAM The Planetary Science Division of NASA's Science Mission Directorate plans to conduct a generic study of mission options for future exploration of the dwarf planet Ceres. NASA invites scientists and other qualified and interested individuals at U.S. institutions to apply for membership on the Ceres Science Definition Team (SDT). The Ceres SDT will: 1. Identify and prioritize science objectives to be addressed by spaceflight mission(s) based upon recommendations from the 2013-2022 Decadal Survey, but also account for recent information and current state of the science. 2. Participate in mission studies designed to address those science objectives. 3. Assist in the preparation of study reports. Full details available at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations Each Letter of Application, limited to one page with 11-point Times font and 1-inch margins, must be received by Dr. Michael Kelley via e-mail no later than December 21, 2017 (5:00 p.m. EST) at the address below. The subject line of the e-mail should read "Ceres pre-decadal SDT application". Dr. Michael Kelley e-mail: michael.s.kelley@nasa.gov Phone: 202-358-0607 [Edited for length.] 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 PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The December image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com/ This month's topic is "Creepy stuff - possible solifluction on Mars". Contributed by by Andreas Johnsson, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology) or Twitter @PlanetGeomorpho. Susan Conway (on behalf of the IAG Planetary Geomorphology working group) 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 EGU 2018 SESSION ON EXTRATERRESTRIAL SEISMOLOGY Please consider submitting an abstract to the session PS5.3/SM1.03 "Extraterrestrial Seismology - Advances in instrumentation and methodology" to be held at EGU on 8-13 April 2018, in Vienna, Austria. https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2018/session/28537 The abstract submission deadline is 10 Jan 2018, 13:00 CET. This session discusses advances in seismic instrumentation and seismological methodology aimed at investigating terrestrial planets, icy moons, and small bodies. We welcome contributions presenting (1) robust and low-power seismic instrumentation adequate for space, including new deployment and sensor concepts: miniaturization, rotational sensors, or sensors for atmospheric recordings of seismic waves; (2) seismological methods adaptable to cases of limited data availability or harsh conditions on extraterrestrial bodies: dealing with single-station setups, scarce networks, strong background noise, lack of meta-deta etc.; (3) insights obtained from previous and recent missions such as Apollo and Rosetta, preparations for seismic data processing of the InSight mission to Mars, as well as simulations of seismic experiments on asteroids, comets, icy moons etc. We especially invite contributions presenting seismological experiments in challenging, i.e. analogue terrestrial environments, e.g. experiments on (floating) ice, in the oceans, or in deserts. Best regards, Stefanie Hempel, Brigitte Knapmeyer-Endrun, Martin Knapmeyer, Savas Ceylan, Simon C. Stahler 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 PDS - MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 43 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 SHARAD SPICE There is no derived gravity data in this release. In general, MRO Release 43 includes data collected from February 9, 2017, to May 8, 2017. The release includes HiRISE data from August 10 to October 31, 2017. To access the above data: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-20171201.shtml 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 GEOSCIENCES SPECIAL ISSUE "RECENT ADVANCES IN LUNAR STUDIES" Dear Colleagues, The journal Geosciences is accepting papers for a Special Issue related to recent advances in studies of the Moon. Since the Apollo era, sample studies, remote analyses, and dynamical models continue to tease out details related to the Moon's formation and evolution. Additionally, the international lunar science community is eager to continue its presence on the Moon, as evidenced by recent, upcoming, and future lunar missions. All of these topics are of great interest to the broader geoscience community. The Special Issue welcomes papers that describe studies related to any of the above topics and will be an outlet for rapid, accessible, and peer-reviewed publications. The editors especially welcome papers from young investigators. Additional details are available at: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/geosciences/special_issues/lunar_studies Dr. Nicolle E. B. Zellner Dr. Karen R. S. Cahill Guest Editors 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html February 26-28, 2018 PERC International Symposium on Dust and Parent Bodies (IDP2018) http://www.perc.it-chiba.ac.jp/meetings/IDP2018 Chiba, Japan [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.php, 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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