PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 12, Number 3 (January 21, 2018) 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. ROSES-17 Amendment 61: C.19 NFDAP Moved to 2018 2. Geosciences Special Issue Recent Advances in Lunar Studies 3. AOGS 2018 Abstract Deadline Extended to January 26 4. AOGS Session PS18: Understanding Icy Worlds, Ocean Worlds, and Habitability 5. AOGS Session PS20: Missions and Surveys - Drivers of Future Solar System Science 6. AOGS Session PS21: Physical and Dynamical Evolution of the Post-Formation Solar System 7. AIDA/DART Spring 2018 Investigation Team Meeting 8. 1st Annual RPI Workshop on Image-Based Modeling and Navigation for Space Applications 9. 2nd International Mars Sample Return Conference 10. ELS Abstract Deadline Extended to 31 January 2018 11. Call for Proposals - NASA Fellowship Activity 2018 12. 2018 Humans to Mars Summit 13. Upcoming Short Courses and Field Schools 14. SSERVI Special Paper Collection Submission Deadline Postponed to February 28 15. Workshop: Carbon in the Solar System 16. Celebration of the Explorer-1 Mission and the Discovery of the Earth's Radiation Belts 17. 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 ROSES-17 AMENDMENT 61: C.19 NFDAP MOVED TO 2018 New Frontiers Data Analysis Program due dates are being delayed and, hence, moved from ROSES-2017 to ROSES-2018. The final text and due dates for NFDAP in ROSES-2018 will be released on February 14, 2018 with the ROSES-2018 NRA, but its estimated that the Step-1 due date will be in June 2018 and the Step-2 due date in August, 2018. This move will not affect this program element's available funds. Go to: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ Questions concerning this program element may be directed to Michael DiSanti via email to HQ-NFDAP@mail.nasa.gov. [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 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. The deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 June 2018. Additional details are available at: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/geosciences/special_issues/lunar_studies Dr. Nicolle E. B. Zellner (Albion College) Dr. Karen R. S. Cahill (PSI) Guest Editors 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 AOGS 2018 ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 26 FYI, for those of you who are interested in attending the 2018 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society meeting in Honolulu but didn't submit an abstract yet, the abstract deadline has been extended to January 26. As such, it's not too late to get your abstract submitted and join us in June! 2018 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Annual Meeting 3-8 June 2018 Honolulu, Hawaii Abstract submission deadline: January 26, 2018 Conference website: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2018/public.asp?page=home.htm We look forward to welcoming you to Honolulu! On behalf of the conveners of PS10, PS12, PS14, PS19, PS20, and PS21, Henry Hsieh (PSI) Ludmilla Kolokolova (UMD) Jian-Yang Li (PSI) Norbert Schorghofer (PSI) Jennifer Scully (JPL) Bin Yang (Chinese Academy of Sciences) 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 AOGS SESSION PS18: UNDERSTANDING ICY WORLDS, OCEAN WORLDS, AND HABITABILITY This session will be devoted to understanding icy worlds in the outer solar system, including those containing subsurface oceans, their possible analogues around other stars, and their associated processes and geochemistry that might enable them to support life. The session will include solicited and contributed presentations addressing observational, laboratory, and theoretical studies relevant to past, ongoing, and future missions. Relevant subtopics include: (1) interior structure, composition, and thermal evolution, (2) surface geology and composition, (3) orbital dynamics and tidal interactions Confirmed Invited Speakers: Gawl Choblet, University of Nantes Isamu Matsuyama, Arizona State University Orkan Umurhan, NASA Ames Research Center Conveners: Steven D. Vance, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Mathieu Choukroun, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Athena Coustenis, French National Centre for Scientific Research Jun Kimura, Osaka University Frank Sohl, DLR Berlin 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 AOGS SESSION PS20: MISSIONS AND SURVEYS - DRIVERS OF FUTURE SOLAR SYSTEM SCIENCE Targeted space missions and both space-based and ground-based surveys have already had an enormous impact on planetary astronomy, with future planned missions and surveys promising to have even greater impacts. This session will explore these various efforts and detail their accomplishments to date, current statuses, and expected individual and cumulative impacts in the future. Conveners: Henry Hsieh (PSI) Jian-Yang Li (PSI) Makoto Yoshikawa (JAXA) 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 AOGS SESSION PS21: PHYSICAL AND DYNAMICAL EVOLUTION OF THE POST-FORMATION SOLAR SYSTEM In this session, we will consider the evolution of the post-formation Solar system, integrating views and results from various areas of study. Topics for discussion will include but are not limited to space weathering, dynamical and thermal evolution of small bodies and major planets, impact and rotational disruptions, crust formation, impact bombardment, and laboratory and experimental studies. Conveners: Henry Hsieh (PSI) Ramon Brasser (ELSI) Norbert Schorghofer (PSI) Bin Yang (Chinese Academy of Sciences) Xiao-Ping Lu (MUST) 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 AIDA/DART SPRING 2018 INVESTIGATION TEAM MEETING April 9, 2018 Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel MD The DART Investigation Team will have a one-day meeting of the Investigation Team on 9 April 2018. This meeting will be used to discuss the status of DART and the collaborative AIDA project, present work done by the Investigation Team during DART's Preliminary Design Phase ("Phase B"), and prepare for a possible transition to Final Design and Fabrication Phase ("Phase C") later in 2018. The meeting will have a single plenary session during which reports from each of the five Investigation Working Groups (Modeling and Simulation of Impact Outcomes, Remote Observations, Dynamical and Physical Properties, Science Proximity Operations, Ejecta Dynamics and Evolution) and the Deflection Independent Validation and Verification team will be given and discussed. We welcome community interest and participation in general discussion, and plan to provide for remote access. Registration is required for onsite participants so that we can generate a visitor log, but there is no registration fee and no abstracts are solicited. Please register by 23 March at: https://tinyurl.com/DartTeamMtg 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 1ST ANNUAL RPI WORKSHOP ON IMAGE-BASED MODELING AND NAVIGATION FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS June 4-5, 2018 Troy, NY Although images of space objects have been used for decades, there are many common challenges in the use of image data for planetary science, optical navigation, and space situational awareness. Many of these challenges may be addressed by recent advancements in imaging sensors, computer vision algorithms, and computing resources - all of which set the stage for a fundamental change in how we will exploit image data for future space missions. This workshop aims to facilitate the dissemination of ideas between all of the communities using space image data and to identify areas of common need. The unique workshop format will include oral presentations, poster sessions, and focused breakout sessions to discuss topics of interest. http://mane.rpi.edu/space-imaging-workshop Abstracts Due: 2 February 2018 Author Notification: 23 February 2018 Manuscript Deadline: 23 May 2018 Workshop registration will open in February 2018. 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 2ND INTERNATIONAL MARS SAMPLE RETURN CONFERENCE This conference is scheduled to take place over 2.5 days from April 25-27, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. The purpose of this conference is to establish a better understanding of the options for a possible International Mars Sample Return campaign in the next decade, given the 2018 context, to highlight recent accomplishments in Mars exploration that feed forward to Mars Sample Return, and to share international agency and private industry preparatory plans for future Mars missions relating to Mars Sample Return. The abstract submission deadline is January 25, 2018 5pm CDT. More information is available at: https://atpi.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/2nd-international -conference-on-mars-sample-return/home Travel support may be available for U.S. citizens or legal residents who are selected based on their submitted abstracts. For questions, please contact: Brandi Carrier 818-354-9956 Brandi.L.Carrier@jpl.nasa.gov Student Support Travel awards are available for up to 4 undergraduate and graduate students. Students who are U.S. citizens or legal residents, are at least 18 years of age, and are engaged in Mars-related research relevant to Mars Sample Return, are eligible for this program. Applications are due January 25th. Selection notification will be in March. Go to: http://mepag.nasa.gov/student.cfm?expand=student Questions about this program should be directed to Serina Diniega (serina.diniega@jpl.nasa.gov). [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 ELS ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 31 JANUARY 2018 The abstract deadline for the 6th European Lunar Symposium (ELS), which will be held in Toulouse, France May 13-16, 2018, has now been extended to the 31st January (5PM US Pacific time). The meeting website can be found at: https://els2018.arc.nasa.gov/ Once on the meeting website, please click on the Abstract Submission tab and follow the instructions to submit your abstract: https://els2018.arc.nasa.gov/abstract-submission.html Best Wishes, Patrick Pinet and Mahesh Anand (On behalf of ELS Organizers) 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 CALL FOR PROPOSALS - NASA FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITY 2018 The NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH18ZHA003N: NASA Fellowship Activity 2018 is seeking student authored and independently conceived graduate research proposals. The purpose is to support the vitality and diversity of the STEM workforce of NASA and the United States by training and funding graduate students during their STEM academic endeavors and providing access to NASA, its content, unique facilities, and STEM experts. The program details and requirements are outlined in the solicitation document. Proposals are due March 20, 2018. For full program details, visit: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary!init.do ?solId={1CA633C8-7767-8658-6260-F318694A347B}&path=open An informational webinar about this fellowship will be presented on Jan. 24 2018 at 4:00 p.m. ET, Jan. 30, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. ET or Feb. 5, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The telecom number is 1-844-467-6272, and the passcode is 993012. The information to join the meeting via the web will be posted on the solicitation webpage once the information is available. Questions concerning these program elements may be directed to Elizabeth Cartier at elizabeth.a.cartier@nasa.gov. [Edited for length] 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 2018 HUMANS TO MARS SUMMIT Join us at the Humans to Mars Summit (H2M) that will be held from May 8-10, 2018 at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Register at: http://H2M.ExploreMars.org H2M is an annual Mars exploration conference that addresses the major technical, scientific, and policy challenges that need to be overcome in order to send humans to Mars by the 2030s. It is the most comprehensive conference in the world focused on landing humans on Mars, and the 2018 H2M is shaping up to be the biggest H2M yet. Confirmed and tentative speakers already include: Vint Cerf (Google) Pascale Ehrenfreund (DLR) Ellen Stofan (former NASA Chief Scientist) Jim Green (NASA) Janet Ivey (Janet's Planet) Ian Steff (U.S. Dept of Commerce) Kathleen Boggs (NASA) Mat Kaplan (Planetary Radio) Sam Scimemi (NASA) John Connolly (NASA) and many others. Early registration is available until January 31, 2018. 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 UPCOMING SHORT COURSES AND FIELD SCHOOLS The Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (http://cpsx.uwo.ca) is pleased to announce three upcoming short courses and field schools: 1. Cosmochemistry - Origin and formation of the Solar System and planets When: February 20-25, 2018 in class, and April 4th 2018 for presentations (in class or remote) Where: University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada Instructor: Dr. Audrey Bouvier (audrey.bouvier@uwo.ca) Course webpage: http://cpsx.uwo.ca/training/graduate_student/courses /cosmochemistry_glps_9510.html 2. Planetary Surface Processes Field School When: May 6-17, 2018 Where: Arizona and Utah, USA Instructor: Dr. Gordon Osinski (gosinski@uwo.ca) Course webpage: http://cpsx.uwo.ca/training/graduate_student/courses /planetary_surface_processes_field_school_planetsc_9605l.html 3. Remote Sensing and Image Analysis for Earth and Planetary Science When: June 25-30, 2018 Where: University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada Instructors: Dr. Catherine Neish (cneish@uwo.ca) and Dr. Livio Tornabene (ltornabe@uwo.ca) Course webpage: http://cpsx.uwo.ca/training/graduate_student/courses/ remote_sensing_short_course.html These courses are open to students and professionals alike. For details, please see the webpage for each course and for questions contact the course instructor. For general questions about our programs at CPSX, please send an e-mail to cpsx@uwo.ca. 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 SSERVI SPECIAL PAPER COLLECTION SUBMISSION DEADLINE POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 28 The submission deadline for the AGU special collection of papers on the science and exploration of the Moon, Near-Earth asteroids, and the moons of Mars has been moved to February 28, 2018. This special collection, sponsored by NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) invites papers focusing on the science and exploration of the Moon, Near-Earth asteroids, and the moons of Mars. We invite contributions covering topics including, but not limited to, geologic investigations, dust/exosphere/plasma environments, surface remote sensing studies, field analog studies, laboratory analyses, and geophysical modeling relevant to the bodies of interest. In addition, we invite contributions focusing on efforts to prepare for future human exploration of these bodies. Special collection submissions can be submitted to JGR-Planets, JGR-Space Physics, Earth and Space Science, or GeoHealth. Potential authors do not need to be members of a SSERVI team to submit a paper to this special collection. Any questions about potential submissions may be directed to Tim Glotch at timothy.glotch@stonybrook.edu 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 WORKSHOP: CARBON IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM April 25-27, 2018 Denver, CO https://carbon-workshop.arc.nasa.gov With recent results from the Pluto system, the Saturn system, Mercury, and nearly all points in between, the time is right to hold a workshop to discuss and synthesize these results to improve our understanding of the role of carbon in the Solar System, how it evolves and how to recognize it. The workshop will include invited and contributed talks on observational, lab and modeling work related to carbon and carbonaceous species on Solar System bodies. The workshop will emphasize discussion in addition to talks and posters, to encourage cross-communication within the community. This workshop is planned to be the first of two workshops, with the second held (on TBD dates in the future) to review and share work stemming from discussions at the first workshop (i.e. to address questions that come up at the first workshop). The workshop will be limited to 100 for in-person attendance. Webcast capabilities will be used to allow remote participation. Abstracts will be due March 6. 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 CELEBRATION OF THE EXPLORER-1 MISSION AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE EARTH'S RADIATION BELTS January 31, 2018 National Academies Building in Washington, DC Celebration Event The Space Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Explorer-1 mission and the associated discovery of the Earth’s radiation belts on January 31, 2018 at the National Academies building in Washington, DC where it all began. The agenda will focus on scientific and technological advances over the last 60 years, beginning with the history of the mission and radiation belt discoveries and continuing with the latest results from the NASA's Van Allen Probes and missions observing the Earth system. The event will conclude with presentations on the frontiers of space science. To attend the free event please register at: http://radiationbelts.eventbrite.com This event is being organized with support from NASA, and will be livecast. It is part of a series of activities celebrating the 60th anniversary of the National Academies' Space Studies Board. 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html April 9, 2018 AIDA/DART Spring 2018 Investigation Team Meeting https://tinyurl.com/DartTeamMtg Laurel, MD April 15-18, 2018 2018 Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) Meeting https://dda.aas.org/meetings/2018 San Jose, CA April 25-27, 2018 Workshop: Carbon in the Solar System https://carbon-workshop.arc.nasa.gov Denver, CO May 8-10, 2018 Humans to Mars Summit http://H2M.ExploreMars.org Washington, DC June 4-5, 2018 1st Annual RPI Workshop on Image-Based Modeling and Navigation for Space Applications http://mane.rpi.edu/space-imaging-workshop Troy, NY [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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