PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 12, Number 13 (April 1, 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. iCubeSat 2018 - the 7th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop 2. New Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship for Early-Career Astro-Scientists 3. Early Career Research Associate at Cornell 4. SSERVI Director Position is Now Open 5. JWST Launch Delay Causes Postponement of Cycle 1 Call for Proposal Deadline 6. JUNO Data Release 4 7. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 8. EPSC 2018 Session: Organic Matter in Space 9. Cryovolcansim in the Solar System Workshop 10. Final preparation information for MEPAG Meeting 36 11. PSS Special Issue "Asteroid (3200) Phaethon and Meteoroids" 12. Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference 2018 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 ICUBESAT 2018 - THE 7TH INTERPLANETARY CUBESAT WORKSHOP 29-30 May 2018 Paris, France http://www.iCubeSat.org Abstracts due: 1st April 2018 iCubeSat 2018, the 7th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of interplanetary space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers and students developing this new and rapidly growing field. The full call for papers can be found at: https://www.iCubeSat.org Presentations from last years meeting in Cambridge can be found here: https://icubesat.org/archive/2017-2/icubesat-program-2017/ 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 NEW CAROLINE HERSCHEL PRIZE LECTURESHIP FOR EARLY-CAREER ASTRO-SCIENTISTS The William Herschel and Royal Astronomical societies will celebrate promising early-career female astro-scientists* with a new Caroline Herschel prize: cash and two lectures. This is a result of campaigning for greater recognition of Caroline's contribution to astronomy within the William Herschel Society, and one astronomer's £10,000-donation ($14,130) to inspire the prize-fund. Thank you to all who supported the campaign. Encourage young colleagues to apply: http://www.williamherschel.org.uk/caroline-herschel-prize-lectureship/ -For achievements in Research and/or Instrument Building and/or Communication and/or Teaching. -Applicants at least one year post-PhD (viva date), not yet tenured, and normally working in the U.K. -Award includes travel expenses to deliver a lecture in Bath and in London to the William Herschel and Royal Astronomical Societies. *For this award astroscience includes astrophysics, cosmology, astroparticle physics, astrobiology, astrochemistry, solar physics, solar-terrestrial physics, planetary and meteoritic sciences. Deadline April 30th. 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 EARLY CAREER RESEARCH ASSOCIATE AT CORNELL The Planetary Remote Sensing group at Cornell University is seeking an early career Research Associate, (Postdoc equivalent), 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. Woman 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. 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 SSERVI DIRECTOR POSITION IS NOW OPEN Two announcements (one job) are now open for the NASA SSERVI Director position: One for civil servants, and one for the general public. Please apply to the appropriate call if you intend on applying. Announcements are accepting applications now, set to close at midnight EST on 5/7/18. AR18C0035, NASA employees only (internal): http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/494970100 AR18D0021, Public (external): http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/494969900 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 JWST LAUNCH DELAY CAUSES POSTPONEMENT OF CYCLE 1 CALL FOR PROPOSAL DEADLINE Based on recommendations made by the JWST Standing Review Board, NASA is re-scheduling JWST's launch window for 2020. Given those circumstances, STScI will delay the Cycle 1 GO/AR proposal deadline until no earlier than February 1 2019. A revised proposal schedule will be developed in consultation with the JWST Users Committee, the JWST Project and representatives from the European and Canadian Space Agencies. Proposals already submitted in response to the Cycle 1 Call will not be carried over and will need to be resubmitted. Finally, the GTO reserved targets in the Solar System may change if they are no longer observable during Cycle 1 - revisions to this list will be announced once determined. NASA's press release on the launch delay: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-webb-observatory-requires -more-time-for-testing-and-evaluation-new-launch STScI's announcement about postponing the proposal deadline: https://jwst.stsci.edu/news-events/news/News%20items/the-jwst-cycle-1 -goar-proposal-deadline-has-been-delayed 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 JUNO DATA RELEASE 4 The Planetary Data System announces the fourth release of data from the JUNO mission. The release includes EDR and RDR level data acquired between 2017-05-21 and 2017-09-01, which covers Juno Orbits 7 and 8. Data sets from the following experiments are now available: FGM (magnetometer) Gravity JADE (plasma) JEDI (energetic particle detector) JIRAM (infrared auroral mapper) JunoCam (camera) MWR (microwave radiometer) SPICE UVS (ultraviolet imaging spectrometer) Waves (radio and plasma wave science) To access the above data, please visit: https://pds.nasa.gov/tools/subscription_service/SS-20180328.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 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 PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The April image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com This month's topic is "Stepped fans and phyllosilicates on Mars". Contributed by Peter Grindrod, Natural History Museum, London, UK. You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology or Twitter: @PlanetGeomorpho Tjalling de Haas (Chair, IAG Planetary Geomorphology working group) 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 EPSC 2018 SESSION: ORGANIC MATTER IN SPACE 16–21 September 2018 Berlin, Germany https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2018/session/29897 Abstract deadline: 16 May 2018, 13:00 CEST Co-organized between the Small Bodies (SB) and Astrobiology (AB) programme groups. Organic matter was abundant in the protosolar nebula, as attested by the wide range of organic compounds in the primitive bodies of our solar system, such as comets and carbonaceous chondrites. These organic compounds were delivered to the early Earth and may have played a role in the emergence of life. However, the origin of this organic matter remains debated. Is it synthesized in the protosolar nebula and/or inherited from the interstellar medium? This session invites communications on experimental, theoretical and observational studies related to the origin of organic matter in the primitive bodies, such as: a) detection and evolution of organic compounds in the interstellar medium, b) characterization and evolution of the organic matter in primitive bodies, c) distribution of organic matter in the protosolar disk, d) observation of organic matter in planetary surfaces. Conveners: Vassilissa Vinogradoff, Grégoire Danger, Laurent Remusat. [Edited for length] 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 CRYOVOLCANISM IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM WORKSHOP Abstract Deadline: April 5th Workshop date: June 5-6 Location: LPI in Houston, TX This workshop aims to advance our understanding of the processes that may lead to extrusive and intrusive volcanism on the icy satellites, KBOs, and hydrous asteroids in our solar system. Specifically, we seek to resolve how and under what conditions volcanism and magmatism occur on these worlds and verify the likely mechanisms responsible for putative volcanic features and magmatic constructs that have been imaged by spacecraft. We invite abstracts which focus on the generation, migration, and eruption of cryovolcanic fluids on the icy satellites, KBOs, and hydrous asteroids in our solar system. We welcome contributions pertaining to: the rheology and composition of aqueous solutions and other low-temperature liquids that may serve as cryovolcanic fluids; mechanisms for the transport of cryovolcanic fluids from the interior to the surface; laboratory work on low-temperature solutions, slurries, and cryogenic liquids; theoretical modeling and analysis of candidate cryovolcanic features; and plausible terrestrial analogs. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/cryovolcanism2018/ 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 FINAL PREPARATION INFORMATION FOR MEPAG MEETING 36 We are very excited to welcome in-person and remote attendees to MEPAG Meeting 36! This meeting is scheduled for Tuesday-Thursday, April 3-5, 2018, at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport, and will occur 8:15am - 6:00pm EDT on days 1 and 2; and 8:00am - 3:00pm EDT on day 3. All oral presentations and discussion periods will also be webcast (i.e., all except the forum poster session on day 1 and daily breaks/lunches) - connection information, along with all other meeting information, is available on the meeting webpage: https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm?expand=m36 [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 PSS SPECIAL ISSUE "ASTEROID (3200) PHAETHON AND METEOROIDS" An international symposium "Int'l Symposium on Dust & Parent Bodies" (http://www.perc.it-chiba.ac.jp/meetings/IDP2018/Welcome.html) was held at PERC, Chiba Institute of Technology, in 2018 February 26-28. Following the discussions during the symposium, we plan to make a special issue on Planetary and Space Science (PSS) entitled "Asteroid (3200) Phaethon and meteoroids". We will call for research papers from widely relevant fields. Any research subjects related to Phaethon or meteoroids from any viewpoint (observation, experiment, theory, simulation, exploration, and others) are welcome. Please refer to the submission procedure as follows: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/planetary-and-space-science/call-for -papers/call-for-papers-for-a-special-issue-of-planetary-and-space-s If you have any questions or requests, please do not hesitate to contact us at idp2018-editors@perc.it-chiba.ac.jp Editors of the Special Issue, Asteroid (3200) Phaethon and meteoroids: Fumi Yoshida, Wing-Huen Ip, Masateru Ishiguro Takashi Ito, Hiroshi Kimura, Harald Krüger, Karen Meech 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 LUNAR AND SMALL BODIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE 2018 Abstract submission deadline: May 11, 2018 Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference (LunGradCon 2018) to be held on Monday, June 25, 2018 at the NASA Ames Research Center, preceding the NASA Exploration Science Forum (ESF, June 26-28). With the expanded interests of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI), the scope of this year's LunGradCon includes both lunar and small body science. LunGradCon provides an opportunity for grad students and early-career postdocs to present their research on lunar and small body science in a low-stress, friendly environment, being critiqued only by their peers. In addition to oral presentations, the conference presents opportunities for professional development and networking with fellow grad students and postdocs, as well as senior members of SSERVI. A limited amount of funding will be provided for travel and lodging costs. The deadline for LunGradCon registration and abstract submission is May 11, 2018, 11:59 PM PDT. For more details, please visit: http://impact.colorado.edu/lungradcon/2018/ or email any questions to: lungradcon@gmail.com 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 No new meetings this week. 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