PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 12, Number 11 (March 18, 2018) 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. Research Associate Job Posting for the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science 2. [NASA] ROSES Astrophysics Programs Due Dates Delayed 3. 9th Planetary Crater Consortium Meeting Announcement 4. EarthArXiv Preprint Service Expanding to Include Planetary Science 5. MEPAG Meeting 36: Forum Presentation Abstracts Now Posted 6. Goldschmidt Conference Session Announcement 7. Walk on Mars With Themis at LPSC 8. [NASA] ROSES-18 Amendment 5: Final text for C.17 Planetary Major Equipment and Facilities 9. [NASA] PDS: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 33 10. Ocean Worlds 3: Abstract Deadline Extended to March 28 11. AIDA/DART Spring 2018 Investigation Team Meeting 12. Outer Planets Assesment Group Findings and Next Meeting 13. Mars Science Laboratory Release 17 14. [NASA] Use of RTGs in the Next Discovery AO 15. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions Commercial Announcements C1. 50th Anniversary Screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey this April 3rd 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 RESEARCH ASSOCIATE JOB POSTING FOR THE CORNELL CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS AND PLANETARY SCIENCE The Planetary Remote Sensing group at Cornell University is seeking a Research Associate to join our diverse team. The position will be for an initial one year appointment, but is renewable with continuation for a second and third year contingent upon performance, and interest. Continuation beyond three years will be contingent on continued availability of funds. The nominal starting date is flexible. The successful candidate will work with Professor Alexander Hayes and his group, and closely collaborate with other members of the department (and their groups) including Professors Jonathan Lunine, Steven Squyres, and Philip Nicholson. While there is considerable latitude in the science program that can be pursued, specific topics of interest include numerical modeling and photogrammetric analysis with applications to Titan, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and Mars. Applicants should apply through Academic Jobs online: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10944 Position and Academic requirements as well as benefit information can be found through posting. Cornell University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University's heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. 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] ROSES ASTROPHYSICS PROGRAMS DUE DATES DELAYED This amendment delays due dates in anticipation of power loss to New England as a result of the upcoming storm. The proposal due dates for ROSES-2017 D.3 Astrophysics Research and Analysis, ROSES-2017 D.8 Strategic Astrophysics Technology and the mandatory NOI due date for ROSES-2018 D.13 LISA Preparatory Science have all been changed to Monday March 19, 2018. The full proposal due date for D.13 LISA Preparatory Science remains June 14, 2018. Go to: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses- 2018/ Questions concerning ROSES-2017 D.3 Astrophysics Research and Analysis may be directed to Michael Garcia at Michael.R.Garcia@nasa.gov. Questions concerning ROSES-2017 D.8 Strategic Astrophysics Technology may be directed to Mario Perez at mario.perez@nasa.gov. Questions concerning ROSES-2018 D.13 LISA Preparatory Science may be directed to Rita Sambruna at rita.m.sambruna@nasa.gov. 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 9TH PLANETARY CRATER CONSORTIUM MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The 9th Planetary Crater Consortium meeting will be held August 8-10, 2018, at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, CO. The Planetary Crater Consortium is open to all planetary scientists interested in any aspect of impact cratering on solar system bodies, including observational, theoretical, experimental, and numerical studies. Contributions on terrestrial impact crater field studies are encouraged, as well as presentations about cratering on other solar system bodies. The meeting is a combination of contributed talks, posters, and open discussion. Abstract deadline is Wednesday, August 1, 2018. For more information, see: www.planetarycraterconsortium.nau.edu/ or contact Nadine Barlow (Nadine.Barlow@nau.edu). 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 EARTHARXIV PREPRINT SERVICE EXPANDING TO INCLUDE PLANETARY SCIENCE EarthArXiv is a free community-led preprint service for the Earth sciences. Our goal is to enhance scholarly communication and make research more widely accessible. Recognizing the scientific overlap between Earth and planetary science domains, EarthArXiv has recently expanded its indexing and search taxonomy to include planetary science terminology. Examples include, but are not limited to, planetary geology and geophysics. EarthArXiv welcomes preprint manuscript submissions from the planetary community as well scholarly communication and preprint enthusiasts who want to join us as Community Ambassadors. Submit a preprint: http://eartharxiv.org Additional Information: https://eartharxiv.github.io/ Social Media: @EarthArXiv 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 MEPAG MEETING 36: FORUM PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS NOW POSTED Mars community members, We received 27 abstracts for presentation within the MEPAG Meeting 36 forum (to be held on the first day of the April 3-5 meeting); these abstracts are now viewable on the meeting website: https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm?expand=m36. The abstracts span a wide range of concepts, and we look forward to the forum and subsequent meeting discussion! The forum's presentations and discussion will be summarized in day 2 of the MEPAG meeting, and feed into MEPAG preparation for the next Planetary Science Decadal Survey. Further information about the forum poster presentations (including instructions for presenters) will be posted to the website later this week. Please send questions about the forum or any other aspect of the MEPAG meeting to mepagmeetingqs@jpl.nasa.gov. Thank you! 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 GOLDSCHMIDT CONFERENCE SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT Please consider contributing to the following session at Goldschmidt: 01e: The Chemistry, Observations, and Modelling of Planetary Assembly by Stephen Mojzsis, Ramon Brasser, Mihkel Kama and Amy Bonsor Mysteries that surround the physical-chemical nature of the inner regions of planetary systems are slowly being unravelled. This progress is being driven by clues from meteorites, dynamical simulations, and observations of extrasolar systems. Such insights from home and abroad are refining our models of planet formation which incorporate dust, planetesimal, and planet growth; mixing and migration; and astro- and cosmochemistry. This session firstly aims to review recent advances; secondly to increase mutual understanding between the geochemical, solar system, planet formation, and exoplanet communities; and thirdly to form a complete perspective on the formation of (in particular, silicate-metal) planets. Suggested topics cover the composition and chemistry; structure; and chronology of planet-forming material and planets. We seek input from all areas of planetary geochemistry, astro- and cosmochemistry, and astronomical observations and modelling, to further our understanding of planet formation in the solar system and beyond. Submission URL: https://goldschmidt.info/2018/abstracts Deadline: 31 March 2018 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 WALK ON MARS WITH THEMIS AT LPSC The 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft and the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) have been acquiring infrared images of Mars for more than 16 years. The best-quality images from the mission have been compiled into a global mosaic at 100 m/pixel resolution and printed on a walkable basketball court-sized vinyl mat for education and public outreach events. Come join the Odyssey and THEMIS teams in celebrating 16 years at Mars by walking across the Red Planet for yourself! Wednesday, March 21st, 6:00 to 8:30 PM, Waterway 4-5 https://tinyurl.com/yc8toxjr 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 ROSES-18 AMENDMENT 5: FINAL TEXT FOR C.17 PLANETARY MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES This amendment presents final text for program element C.17 Planetary Major Equipment and Facilities. The text has changed significantly from prior years. Appended proposals are submitted along with a Step-2 proposal to an eligible program on the due date given for that program element in Tables 2 and 3 of ROSES. Stand-alone proposals are submitted in response to this program element. Stand-alone Step-1 proposals are due July 17, 2018 and Step-2 proposals are due September 17, 2018. Go to: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses- 2018/ Questions concerning this program element may be directed to Jeffrey Grossman at HQ-PME@mail.nasa.gov. 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] PDS: LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 33 The NASA Planetary Data System is pleased to announce a new delivery of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) data for the following instruments: CRaTER, DLRE, LAMP, LEND, LOLA, LROC and MiniRF. In general, LRO Release 33 includes data collected between September 15, 2017 and December 14, 2017. To access the above data, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-20180315.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/ 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 OCEAN WORLDS 3: ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 28 The abstract deadline for the Ocean Worlds 3 meeting has been extended to Wed. March 28, 2018 5:00 PM CDT. Ocean Worlds 3 will be held May 21-24, 2018 at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, Houston, Texas. The focus will be on the potential for silicate-water interactions to occur on Ocean Worlds beyond Earth, from a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspective. As with past Ocean Worlds meetings, a primary motivation is to engender a cross-fertilization of ideas and expertise by soliciting contributions from both the Ocean Sciences and Planetary Sciences communities. Consequently, contributions are invited that address any aspects of this broad water-rock interaction theme, across the Planetary and Ocean Science fields, including geophysics, hydrogeology, geochemistry and microbiology. Meeting website: http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/oceanworlds2018 Thanks! Marc Neveu Ocean Worlds 3 Organizing Committee 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 AIDA/DART SPRING 2018 INVESTIGATION TEAM MEETING Second Announcement and Registration Reminder Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel MD The DART Investigation Team will have a one-day meeting 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. 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. We note that it is particularly important for people who are not US citizens to register by the deadline. We will not be able to accommodate non-citizen walk-ins. The registration deadline is March 23. Further details including the current agenda and registration link can be found at http://dart.jhuapl.edu/investigationteam_april2018/index.php 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 OUTER PLANETS ASSESMENT GROUP FINDINGS AND NEXT MEETING Eight findings from 21-23 February OPAG meeting in Hampton have been posted at: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/ These findings address: 1. Europa exploration and the decade of darkness 2. Status of CDAP and NFDAP 3. Ice Giant exploration 4. Workforce issues in the next Decadal Survey 5. RPS for the next Discovery mission 6. Ocean Worlds National Academies study 7. Pre-Decadal mission studies 8. OPAG technology The next OPAG meeting is tentatively scheduled for September 11-12 in Pasadena. -The OPAG steering committee 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY RELEASE 17 The NASA Planetary Data System announces the seventeenth release of data from the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, covering data acquired from Sol 1773 through Sol 1869 (August 1 to November 8, 2017). This release consists of raw and derived data sets from the following instruments: APXS ChemCam CheMin DAN Hazcam MAHLI MARDI Mastcam Navcam PLACES RAD REMS SAM SPICE To access the above data for this release: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-20180316.shtml Links to all MSL data sets may be found on the PDS Geosciences Node web site: http://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/msl/ The data may also be reached from the main PDS home page: https://pds.nasa.gov/ MSL data are archived at the PDS Atmospheres, Planetary Plasma Interactions (PPI), Geosciences, Imaging, and Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF) Nodes. PDS offers two services for searching the MSL archives: The Planetary Image Atlas at the Imaging Node allows selection of MSL image data by specific search criteria. http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/search/ The MSL Analyst's Notebook at the Geosciences Node allows searching and downloading of all MSL data in the context of mission events. http://an.rsl.wustl.edu/msl The PDS Team 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 [NASA] USE OF RTGS IN THE NEXT DISCOVERY AO After analysis and consultation with the Department of Energy, NASA’s Planetary Science Division is pleased to announce that the ban on the use of Radio-isotope Power Systems (RPSs) by proposers responding to the upcoming Discovery 2018 AO has been removed. Proposers will be able to include the use of up to two (2) Multi-mission Radio-Isotope Thermal Generators (MMRTGs) to enable or significantly enhance their mission concept. Costs to be borne by proposers for the MMRTGs, the related environmental impact assessments, and the required Nuclear Launch Approval process will be announced once determined. 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html July 16-20, 2018 TIARA Summer School on Origins of the Solar System http://events.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/school/20180716 Taipei, Taiwan July 23-27, 2018 2018 Sagan Summer Workshop: Did I Really Just Find an Exoplanet? http://nexsci.caltech.edu/workshop/2018/ Pasadena, CA September 10-13, 2018 Observing the Sun as a Star: Would We find the Solar System if We Saw It? http://sun-as-a-star.astro.physik.uni-goettingen.de Gottingen, Germany December 10-14, 2018 AGU Fall Meeting https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/ Washington, DC [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.] *********************************************************************** COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS *********************************************************************** C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1 50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY THIS APRIL 3RD The National Museum of American History marks the 50th anniversary of a film that launched many a planetary science career with a screening this Tuesday, April 3rd at 6 PM. The screening will be followed by a book talk by Michael Benson, the author of a new book on the production of the film, Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece. Benson's book, to be published on April 3rd by Simon & Schuster, examines the making of the film from Kubrick's first meetings with Clarke in 1964 all the way to 2001's rocky release and legacy in 1968. In a starred review, Publisher's Weekly wrote "In its way, this story about the making of 2001 is as compelling and eye-opening as the film itself," and both Martin Scorsese and Tom Hanks have provided glowing blurbs for the book's cover. As for 2001, it remains not only the greatest science fiction movie of all time, but among the greatest films of any kind ever made. Tickets can be obtained via this link: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/241835 For more on the book, see: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Space-Odyssey/Michael-Benson/ 9781501163937 *********************************************************************** * 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. Title plus text is limited to 200 words. 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