PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 12, Number 22 (June 3, 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. [NASA] K2 GO Cycle 7 Final Text Released 2. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 3. Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter for June 2018 4. Venus Landed Platform Working Group 5. Meeting of the Laboratory Astrophysics Commission at the XXXth General Assembly of the IAU, Vienna 6. 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 [NASA] K2 GO CYCLE 7 FINAL TEXT RELEASED ROSES-18 Amendment 14 releases final text for K2 Guest Observer (GO) Cycle 7, program element D.7. Owing to the limited amount of spacecraft fuel remaining, Cycle 7 is comprised of Campaign 20 only. Go to: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ This program element solicits proposals for the acquisition and analysis of new scientific data from the K2 mission. K2 repurposes the space-borne hardware and ground-based operations of the Kepler mission for a pointed survey of predetermined locations along the ecliptic plane. This provides a powerful tool for broadband variability analyses of planetary, stellar, extragalactic, and solar system sources. Contingent on the spacecraft health and fuel condition, K2 is soliciting proposals for Guest Observer (GO) Cycle 7 targets, and is comprised of Campaign 20 only. Phase-1 proposals, including target lists and a scientific rationale, are requested by July 19, 2018. If the spacecraft health and fuel allow, then Phase-2 proposals will be due January 17, 2019. Go to: http://keplerscience.arc.nasa.gov Technical questions: Geert Barentsen keplergo@mail.arc.nasa.gov Programmatic information: Mario Perez mario.perez@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 PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The June image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com This month's topic is "What is happening in Titan's equatorial belt?" Contributed by Jeremy Brossier, Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany. 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) 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 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR JUNE 2018 On behalf of Jeff Johnson (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Serina Diniega of the Mars Program Science Office, the June 2018 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found on the web at: http://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov Please send your Mars community announcements and calendar items for inclusion in the newsletter to Barbara at: Barbara.A.Saltzberg@jpl.nasa.gov 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 VENUS LANDED PLATFORM WORKING GROUP NASA has convened a Venus Landed Platform Working Group to assess high priority science investigations that are needed on the surface of Venus. Topic areas include Venus surface geology and geochemistry, atmospheric chemistry and dynamics, interior processes, and surface-atmosphere interactions. This includes investigations that may be enabled by new technology approaches, such as extended duration landers via active cooling or high temperature electronics, or using surface mobility. Individuals who would like to suggest important science investigations should please send a short description of the science question being addressed, the measurements required to answer the science question, and key technical requirements such as measurement duration or mobility requirements. Please send this input to the following individuals: Martha Gilmore, mgilmore@wesleyan.edu Natasha Johnson, natasha.m. johnson@nasa.gov Walter Kiefer, kiefer@lpi.usra.edu Jonathan Sauder, jonathan.sauder@jpl.nasa.gov The Working Group's first meeting begins on June 19. 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 MEETING OF THE LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS COMMISSION AT THE XXXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE IAU, VIENNA http://astronomy2018.univie.ac.at/division-days/ddb/ Monday, August 27, 2018 Session 4b parallel session 10:30-12:00 Reports Commission B5 - Laboratory Astrophysics: from Observations to Interpretation (Part 1) 10:30-11:00: Commission B5 Business Meeting - Farid Salama CB5 Triennial report and CB5 WG reports OC Elections; Plans for the future, 2019 IAUS 350: Laboratory Astrophysics non-GA Symposium; Q&As 11:00-11:20: Progress report of the Working Group Spectroscopic and Radiative Data for Molecules - Steve Federman 11:20-11:40: The ESO Diffuse Interstellar Band Large Exploration Survey: First Results - Jan Cami 11:40-12:00: The Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre (VAMDC) A Resource for Atomic and Molecular Data - Marie-Lise Dubernet Session 5b parallel session 13:30-15:00 Reports Commission B5 - Laboratory Astrophysics: from Observations to Interpretation (Part 2) 13:30-13:50: A progress report of the Working Group High-Accuracy Stellar Spectroscopy - Tanya Ryabchikova 13:50-14:10: Searching for the sources of meteorites in the asteroid belt - Peter Jenniskens 14:10-14:30: Laboratory Astrophysics in the era of JWST - Stefanie Milam 14:30-14:50: Optical Properties of Organic Analogs to Cosmic Dust - Lisseth Gavilan 14:50-15:00: Open Discussion: Summary and Conclusions - All IAU Commission B5 Laboratory Astrophysics: https://www.iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/commissions/B5/ 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html August 16-17, 2018 The Planetary CubeSats Symposium https://cubesats.gsfc.nasa.gov/symposium.html Greenbelt, MD September 24-28, 2018 European Astrobiology Conference (EANA 2018) http://www.eana-net.eu/index.php?page=Conferences/EANA2018 Berlin, Germany November 6-8, 2018 16th Venus Exploration Analysis Group Meeting https://www.lpi.usra.edu/vexag/ Laurel, MD March 26-28, 2019 NASEM's Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/SSB_067577#Meetings_and_Events Washington, DC [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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