PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 11, Number 53 (December 24, 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. Life on Earth and Beyond Conference March 2018 2. 2018 APL NASA Intern Program 3. NASA IRTF Future Directions Workshop 4. 2018 AOGS Meeting Session on Field and Laboratory Studies 5. Lunar Science for Landed Missions Workshop Program and Registration 6. [NASA] ROSES-17 Amendment 57: Juno PSP Final Text 7. Call for White Papers on a Future NASA Open-Source Policy 8. [NASA] Mars Now a Cycle 1 Target for Webb 9. [NASA] NASA Job Opening in Laboratory Astrochemistry 10. Information about the MEPAG Face-to-face Meeting 11. Planetary Impact Geochemist Position 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 LIFE ON EARTH AND BEYOND CONFERENCE MARCH 2018 Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that registration for the Life-ORIGINS COST Action conference: "Life on Earth and Beyond: Emergence, Survivability, and Impact on the Environment" to be held in Bertinoro (Italy) on March 19th-24th is now open: http://www.arcetri.astro.it/~bertinoro/ Deadline for submitting contributed abstract is January 15th, 2018 We invite you to register and we look forward to your contributions. Many thanks for circulating this information. Kind regards, John Brucato on behalf of the SOC 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 2018 APL NASA INTERN PROGRAM The Space Exploration Sector of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU APL) in Laurel, MD is now accepting applications for the APL NASA Intern Program. Rising sophomores through Ph.D. students as of fall 2018 who are selected will contribute to NASA-related missions and research work. Talks by key mission engineers and scientists, along with tours of APL and other activities, will be provided. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, be in high academic standing (3.0 GPA or higher), and have successfully passed a background check. Application opens December 15, 2017 and applications are due by March 30th, 2018; however, selections are made on a continuous basis, so interested students should apply as early as possible. For more information, please visit: http://www.jhuapl.edu/NASAIntern/ 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 IRTF FUTURE DIRECTIONS WORKSHOP Registration for the NASA IRTF Future Directions Workshop is now open: http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/meetings/irtf_future_2018/ The workshop is scheduled for Feb 12-14 at Biosphere 2 (B2) near Tucson. Please visit the website to register, submit an abstract for a contributed talk, and to book accommodation at B2. Payment for accommodation and meals is not required until attendance at the workshop. Further details, including the preliminary meeting schedule, and a State of the IRTF document discussing current and potential future capabilities, can also be found on the website. If you are unable to attend but would still like to give input please just contact me. Thanks, John (john.thornton.rayner@gmail.com) IRTF Director 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 2018 AOGS MEETING SESSION ON FIELD AND LABORATORY STUDIES Dear colleagues, We would like to draw your attention to a session focused on field and laboratory studies that we are convening at the 2018 AOGS meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 3-8, 2018. Our intention is to bring together researchers from all over Asia as well as the Americas and Europe to present the latest field and laboratory studies in support of remote infrared studies of planetary bodies. Abstract deadline: January 19 http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2018/public.asp?page=abstract.htm Look forward to seeing you in Honolulu! Ben Greenhagen Kerri Donaldson Hanna Neil Bowles Tim Glotch Paul Lucey PS22: Field and Laboratory Studies in Support of Planetary Infrared Remote Sensing This session will highlight the importance of comprehensive analog studies towards understanding planetary remote sensing datasets, with a focus on the near infrared and thermal infrared. Contributions that probe the links between the small-scale of laboratory (microns-mm) and ground/airborne field (cm-m) measurement to the large-scale (10s meters-km) in remote sensing observations to better interpret the properties of surfaces and atmospheres are encouraged. This session is open to a diverse range of planetary bodies. New developments of instrumentation and techniques used in field and laboratory studies are also welcome. [Edited for length.] 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 LUNAR SCIENCE FOR LANDED MISSIONS WORKSHOP PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION The Lunar Science for Landed Missions Workshop will take place on 10-12 January 2018 at SSERVI Central, NASA Ames. The program is now set and can be found at: https://lunar-landing.arc.nasa.gov/program Registration is required so if attending please register here: https://lunar-landing.arc.nasa.gov/registration The workshop will feature a series of invited talks highlighting the contributions of recent lunar missions to detailed knowledge of the lunar surface. The workshop will then proceed with a series of contributed presentations highlighting potential lunar landing sites, each describing the individual site's benefit to science and/or human exploration (e.g., ISRU). Presentations will discuss the merits of a proposed site in terms of its benefit(s), involving one or more of the following: a) Short term reconnaissance and/or surface science experiments (