PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 11, Number 52 (December 17, 2017) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Elisabeth Adams Co-Editors: Karen R. Stockstill-Cahill, Mark V. Sykes Email: pen_editor@psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Update - Assessing NASA Compliance with the Planetary Decadal Recommendation for Research and Analysis Program Funding 2. [NASA] Discovery Program Long-range Planning Information 3. LPSC Session: The Taurus-Littrow Valley 45 years After Apollo 17 4. Position of Director of Research at University of Reims 5. Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters 6. Mars 2020 Postdoctoral Opportunity at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory 7. EGU General Assembly Session: Planetary Analogs 8. AAS Splinter Meeting: Professional Development with WorldWide Telescope 9. [NASA] 69th International Astronautical Congress in Bremen, Germany 10. [NASA] ROSES-17 Amendment: InSight PSP Changes to Text and Due Dates 11. [NASA] PDS: JUNO Data Release 3 12. [NASA] PDS: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 32 13. 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 UPDATE - ASSESSING NASA COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLANETARY DECADAL RECOMMENDATION FOR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM FUNDING NASA response to an analysis showing Research & Analysis programs were underfunded $92.4M over FY13-FY16 relative to the recommendation of the planetary decadal survey raises more questions. Response with commentary has been posted at: http://planetarypolicy.org Mark V. Sykes 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 [NASA] DISCOVERY PROGRAM LONG-RANGE PLANNING INFORMATION NASA intends to release an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for Discovery Program missions by February 2019. The Discovery Program conducts Principal Investigator (PI)-led space science investigations in SMD's planetary programs under a not-to-exceed cost cap. It is anticipated that no more than three Discovery investigations will be selected for 9-month, $3M (RY) Phase A concept studies through this AO. The intended time frame for this solicitation is: Release of Draft AO: September 2018 Release of final AO: February 2019 Pre-proposal conference: ~3 weeks after final AO release Proposals due: 90 days after AO release Selection for Phase A: December 2019 Concept study reports due: November 2020 Down-selection: June 2021 Launch readiness date: NLT December 31, 2026 The Discovery AO will be based on the Standard PI-led Mission AO Template available at http://soma.larc.nasa.gov/standardao/sao_templates.html Proposers should read the Discovery AO carefully when it is released. Further information will be posted on the Discovery Program Acquisition Page as it becomes available at: http://discovery.larc.nasa.gov/ Questions may be addressed to: Dr. Michael New, Discovery Program Lead Scientist, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546; Tel.: (202) 358-1766; Email: michael.h.new@nasa.gov. [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 LPSC SESSION: THE TAURUS-LITTROW VALLEY 45 YEARS AFTER APOLLO 17 We are pleased to announce a LPSC special session on the Taurus-Littrow Valley 45 years after Apollo 17. Forty-five years ago, Apollo 17 explored the Taurus-Littrow Valley. This session will re-explore Taurus-Littrow, from what has been learned from samples, to the analyses of remotely sensed data. Abstracts may include topics such as origin, structure, and stratigraphy of the valley; modern analysis of ALSEP data; pyroclastic deposits and their implications for lunar origin; sources and nature of impact breccia clasts; isotopic dating results and issues; regolith formation processes and history; mare and pre-mare volcanism and cooling histories; thrust faults and their global implications; and avalanche and debris flow origins and dynamics. Both invited and contributed abstracts will be included. We urge anyone interested to submit an abstract to this session (due 9 January 2018) and come and celebrate the last time humans walked on the Moon. Clive R. Neal Brad Jolliff Noah Petro Jeff Plescia Mark Robinson Harrison Schmitt Chip Shearer 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 POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITY OF REIMS A position of Director of Research (senior researcher) is open at the CNRS (4th section), with the possibility for an external recruitment (e.g. foreigners), for the GSMA (Group of Molecular Spectrometry and Atmosphere) at the University of Reims: http://www.univ-reims.fr/gsma/ The topic of the section 4 - "Atoms and molecules, optics and lasers, hot plasma physics" - explicitly includes atomic spectroscopy applied to astrophysics. This competition may therefore concern candidates producing research at the intersection of themes of Section 4 and GSMA Planetary Sciences research (Planetary atmospheres and exoplanets). Section 4 website (description): http://www.cnrs.fr/comitenational/sections/section.php?sec=04 CNRS pages for the competition: http://gestionoffres.dsi.cnrs.fr/fo/offres/detail-en.php?&offre_id=9 GSMA website: http://www.univ-reims.fr/gsma GSMA Planetology Team: https://planeto.univ-reims.fr/ Contacts: GSMA Director / georges.durry@univ-reims.fr Planetology Group / pascal.rannou@univ-reims.fr 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 PROGRAM SCIENTIST AT NASA HEADQUARTERS NASA is looking for experienced scientists to join the staff as Program Scientists in the Planetary Science Division of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. A program scientist: Performs a range of scientific program planning duties. Takes responsibility for the science content of flight mission programs or projects to carry out Science Mission Directorate (SMD) investigations. Develops, reviews, and provides recommendations for proposed program requirements, expected results, and budgetary estimates. Establishes methods and procedures to reduce program costs. Provides expert advice to management on strategic planning and program development. Presents issues and proposes solutions to NASA senior management. Manages research elements within a broad Research and Analysis (R&A) Program. Develops solicitations and evaluate research proposals. Initiates and monitors research contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. Provides technical decisions, advice, and consultations affecting the planning, management, coordination, and critical problems related to safety, costs, and economics of Division Programs. Provides advice on measurement and instrumentation related to space science investigations. Establishes validity criteria for studies. Represents scientific disciplines to NASA senior management and serves as an advocate for the communities' scientific interest. These positions are being filled at the GS/14-15 level (salary range $112,021 - $161,900). Applications will be accepted only through USAJOBS.gov. Schedule: Open January 2, 2018, to January 31, 2018. NASA Announcement Number: HQ18C0015 [Edited for length.] 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 MARS 2020 POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITY AT THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY Application Deadline: February 1, 2018 The Mars 2020 Science Office seeks a postdoctoral research associate to assist in the implementation of a series of field training exercises designed to refine and practice science decision-making processes required to achieve Mars 2020 mission objectives. Primary responsibilities will include coordination of field logistics, leadership of a field data acquisition effort using commercial analogs of Mars 2020 instruments, and archiving and publishing the results of team training activities. There will also be opportunities to simultaneously pursue individual research relevant to Mars 2020 and returned sample science. The successful candidate will have demonstrated strengths in scientific research and a passion for scientific training, planetary missions, and communication. Prior experience in real or simulated mission operations is desired but not required. Candidates who have received their PhD within the past five years since the date of their application are eligible. The desired start date is no later than May 1, 2018. Postdoctoral Scholar positions are awarded for a minimum of one year and may be renewable for up to three years. For further information and to apply, visit: https://postdocs-jpl.icims.com/jobs/9045/mars-2020-science-team- training/job?mode=view Contact: Katie Stack Morgan (Kathryn.M.Stack@jpl.nasa.gov) 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 EGU GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION: PLANETARY ANALOGS Dear all, We are organizing a session on planetary analogs (field, lab and simulations) at the next EGU General Assembly (Vienna, April 8-13 2018). If you are working on a related project, please consider submitting for this session. Abstract deadline is set up for January 10th (13h CET). More information at: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2018/session/27766 Summary: Terrestrial analogues provide insights into geological and biological processes that may have occurred on other planets. For instance, Mars surface environments can be investigated by exploring both present-day and past terrestrial environments. Conditions representative of other extra-terrestrial environments, such as the subsurface ocean of Europa, can be investigated on Earth or through laboratory simulation and numerical experiments. At planetary analogue sites, geochemical and geomorphologic response to biological activity can be matched with recent in-situ investigations by landers and rovers. Integration of in-situ experiments and remote sensing of Solar System targets provides powerful comparative capabilities to analogue studies. Inputs bridging across Geobiology, Planetary Geology and Exobiology are welcome. Looking forward to (maybe) seeing you in Vienna, The conveners, Jessica Flahaut, Angelo Pio Rossi, Barbara Cavalazzi, Monica Pondrelli, Giuliana Panieri 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 AAS SPLINTER MEETING: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH WORLDWIDE TELESCOPE Tuesday, 9 January 10:00 am - 11:40 am National Harbor 6 http://worldwidetelescope.org/ The American Astronomical Society's WorldWide Telescope is a seamless data visualization program with an engaging learning environment. The WorldWide Telescope project enables terabytes of astronomical images, data, and stories to be viewed and shared among researchers, exhibited in science museums, projected into full-dome immersive planetariums, and taught in classrooms from elementary school to college levels. Learn to spruce up your paper and share your research with WorldWide Telescope! This workshop is aimed at astronomy researchers of all levels. You don't need to have any previous knowledge of WorldWide Telescope. Those who wish to learn WorldWide Telescope for education or outreach are encouraged to attend. Topics: WorldWide Telescope on the Web: Overview and how to use it. Creating a WorldWide Telescope Tour Sharing your tour: How to embed your tour on your website, in your lk, and create a video abstract for your paper. WorldWide Telescope in the researcher workflow: python, JS9, adding data. If you can't make the workshop, please stop by the AAS Booth in the Exhibit Hall for demos and tutorials throughout the meeting. 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 [NASA] 69TH INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS IN BREMEN, GERMANY NASA announces its intent to participate in the 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) and requests that full-time U.S. graduate students attending U.S. universities respond to this "Call for Abstracts." The IAC is the largest space-related conference world-wide and selects an average of 1000 scientific papers every year. The upcoming IAC will be held October 1-5, 2017 in Bremen, Germany. Abstracts must fit into one of the following IAC categories: * Science and Exploration: Systems sustaining missions, including life, microgravity, space exploration, space debris and Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) * Applications and Operations: On-going and future operational applications, including earth observation, communication, navigation, human space endeavors and small satellites * Technology: Common technologies to space systems including astrodynamics, structures, power and propulsion * Infrastructure: Systems sustaining space missions including space system transportation, future systems and safety * Space and Society: Interaction of space with society including education, policy and economics, history and law Submit your abstract to NASA at: https://iac.nasaprs.com by 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Submit your abstract to the IAF at: http://www.iafastro.net by Wednesday, February 28, 2018 (11:59:00 CET). [Edited for length] 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 [NASA] ROSES-17 AMENDMENT: INSIGHT PSP CHANGES TO TEXT AND DUE DATES Program element C.25 solicits investigations for the InSight Participating Scientist Program (PSP). This amendment removes the restriction on the use of data generated by spacecraft, other than InSight, that were not publically available 30 days prior to the InSight PSP submission date. It is now the obligation of the proposer to clearly demonstrate that the risk of failure to acquire such data is sufficiently low and is offset by the benefit(s) of the proposed task(s). Removal of this restriction allows for a more diverse set of studies to be proposed including - but not limited to - proposals involving concurrent, or simultaneous measurements to be made by InSight and other mission(s). This amendment additionally clarifies the requirements on members of non-InSight Flight Teams who propose to this call (see Section 2.3). Lastly, this amendment adds a section on award termination circumstances (see Section 3.5). New text is in bold and deleted text is struck through. The due dates have been delayed. Mandatory NOIs are now due January 18, 2018 and proposals are now due February 22, 2018. Questions concerning this amendment may be directed to Robert Fogel at rfogel@nasa.gov. [Edited for length] 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 [NASA] PDS: JUNO DATA RELEASE 3 The Planetary Data System announces the third release of data from the JUNO mission. The release includes EDR and RDR level data acquired between 2017-02-04 and 2017-05-20, which covers Juno Orbits 5 and 6. Data sets from the following experiments are now available: Gravity JADE (plasma) JIRAM (infrared auroral mapper) MWR (microwave radiometer) SPICE UVS (ultraviolet imaging spectrometer) Waves (radio and plasma wave science) FGM, JEDI, and JunoCam data have not changed since the last release. To access the above data, please visit: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-20171214.shtml JUNO data are archived at the PDS Atmospheres (ATM), Imaging (IMG), NAIF, and Planetary Plasma Interactions (PPI) Nodes. The data can be accessed from these nodes' web sites and from the main PDS home page: https://pds.nasa.gov The PDS Team Mailto: pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov Phone: (818)393-7165 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 [NASA] PDS: LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 32 The NASA Planetary Data System is pleased to announce a new delivery of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) data for the following instruments: CRaTER, DLRE, LEND, LOLA, LROC and RSS. This release includes a complete revision of LEND RSCI data products. In general, LRO Release 32 includes data collected between June 14, 2017 and September 15, 2017. To access the above data, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-20171215.shtml PDS offers two services for searching the LRO archives: The Planetary Image Atlas at the Imaging Node allows selection of LRO data by specific search criteria: https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/search/lro/ The Lunar Orbital Data Explorer at the Geosciences Node allows searching and downloading of LRO data and other lunar orbital data sets (Clementine and Lunar Prospector): https://ode.rsl.wustl.edu/moon/ 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html March 21-23, 2018 UK Exoplanet Community Meeting 2018 https://users.physics.ox.ac.uk/~pierrehumbert/ukexom2018/ Oxford, UK April 3-5, 2018 MEPAG Face-To-Face Meeting https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov Washington, DC May 14-17, 2018 2018 European Lunar Symposium https://els2018.arc.nasa.gov/ Toulouse, France May 29-30, 2018 iCubeSat 2018 - The 7th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop https://icubesat.org/ Paris, France [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@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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