PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 12, Number 30 (July 22, 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. Two Positions of Assistant Professor at Universidad de Atacama, Chile 2. Europa Deep Dive 2 Workshop 3. First Annoucement IAU Symposium 350 on Laboratory Astrophysics 4. Historical Abstracts for the 50th DPS Meeting 5. Laboratory Research Abstracts for the 50th DPS Meeting 6. AGU Session B039: Integrated Habitability Science: Forecasting the Trajectory of Life and Planetary Habitability on Earth and Beyond 7. AGU Session P006: Carbon Across the Solar System 8. AGU Session P009: Chasing Life with a Sample Size of One - From Signs of Life in Earth's Atmosphere to Exoplanet Biosignatures 9. AGU Session P024: Integrating Geophysical Methods for Improved Imaging of Planetary Surfaces and Interiors 10. AGU Session P025: Machine Learning in Planetary Science: Introductions and Applications 11. GSA Session T51. Planetary Aeolian Geology from Outcrop to Orbit: Nathan Bridges Memorial Session 12. GSA Session T143. The Age of Small World Exploration: Major Results from Minor Planets and Other Small Solar System Bodies 13. GSA Session T144. Friends of Hoth: Episode III - Bodies of the Outer Solar System 14. GSA Session T145. Apollo 17 Forty-Five Years on: Reanalysis of the Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Field Geology in Light of Data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Other Recent Missions 15. GSA Session T146. Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution of Mars 16. GSA Session T147. Planetary Mantles - Using Samples to Explore Earth, the Moon, and Mars: Memorial Session in Memory of Lawrence A. Taylor 17. GSA Session T148. Radar & Microwave Remote Sensing of Desertic and Planetary Environments 18. GSA Session T149. Volcanism and Tectonism on Planetary Bodies 19. GSA Session T150. Impact Cratering: Geologic, Geochemical, and Geophysical Signatures on the Terrestrial Planets 20. GSA Session T151. The G.K. Gilbert Award Session: Planetary Surface Processes from Mars to the Outer Solar System 21. GSA Session T152. Grain to Global Perspectives of Mars: Evolving Views of the Martian Sedimentary Rock Record 22. GSA Session T153. Voyages to Ocean Worlds throughout the Solar System 23. GSA Session T154. Coordinated Microanalysis As a Tool for Increasing the Scientific Yield of Returned Planetary Materials 24. GSA Session T155. Big Data in Planetary Geology 25. GSA Session T156. Geology and Geophysics of the Eratosthenian and Copernican Moon 26. GSA Session T185. Features, Processes, and Emplacement of Melted Rock on the Earth and Planets 27. 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 TWO POSITIONS OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT UNIVERSIDAD DE ATACAMA, CHILE Dear colleagues, I would like to draw your attention towards these two positions of assistant professor at the Universidad de Atacama. https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/c54dbaa6 Planetary scientists are the welcome. Please contact Prof. Mauro Barbieri (mauro.barbieri@uda.cl) for further information about these positions. 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 EUROPA DEEP DIVE 2 WORKSHOP Abstracts Deadline (extended): August 9, 2018 https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/europadeepdive2018/ We encourage all members of the planetary science community whose research interests lie in Europa's chemical composition to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The workshop is structured to provide ample time for oral presentations (at least 15 min), poster sessions, and discussion of Europa's chemistry as revealed by Observations, Data Analysis, Modeling, and Laboratory Work. This is your unique opportunity to hear and to be heard in an environment where ample time will be devoted to these topics. The common thread of the Workshop is to assess our present understanding of Europa's composition (physical and chemical), evaluate the existing laboratory data, and summarize critical laboratory work to be conducted in the immediate future. We therefore solicit abstracts with a focus on observational data, spectral/modeling work, and laboratory data. Presenters are also encouraged to include discussions of any laboratory data that is needed or that would enhance their work. Please feel free to contact members of the Deep Dive 2 SOC with any questions. 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 FIRST ANNOUCEMENT IAU SYMPOSIUM 350 ON LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS Please save the date! The First International Astronomical Union Symposium on Laboratory Astrophysics, IAUS 350: Laboratory Astrophysics: from Observations to Interpretation, will be held in Cambridge, UK, from 14 - 19 April 2019. The active synergy between astronomical observation, laboratory experiment and theoretical modeling has been reinforced at the 2015 IAU General Assembly by the creation of a new IAU Commission (CB5) on Laboratory Astrophysics. https://www.iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/commissions/B5/ In this meeting we hope to build on this momentum and bring together active researchers in observational astronomy, space missions, experimental and theoretical laboratory astrophysics and astrochemistry to discuss the major topics and challenges that face today's Astronomy. We expect that interactions between researchers will result in a solid roadmap for future research. To register your interest in this meeting, please send an email to IAUS350-labastro2019@open.ac.uk. You will then receive regular updates on the meeting. On behalf of the Organizing Committee: Farid Salama (Chair), USA, Paul Barklem, Sweden, Helen Fraser, UK, Thomas Henning, Germany, Christine Joblin, France, Sun Kwok, China, Harold Linnartz, Netherlands, Lyudmila Mashonkina, Russia, Tom Millar, UK, Osama Shalabiea, Egypt, Gianfranco Vidali, USA, Feilu Wang, China, Giulio Del Zanna, UK 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 HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS FOR THE 50TH DPS MEETING 21-26 October Knoxville, TN, USA Due date 26 July 9:00 pm ET The 2018 DPS marks the 50th anniversary of this meeting. This jubilee milestone will be celebrated at the meeting with an historical plenary session, including invited speakers and a panel, as well as a historical session on the Cassini mission. In addition, we welcome contributed abstracts that review and reflect on the last half-century of planetary science in the DPS. You are encouraged to submit your abstracts in the pertinent sections or under the topic "History". Please note that History abstracts do not count against the limit of one Regular Research Contributed Abstract. For details see: https://aas.org/meetings/dps50/abstracts Please contact SOC chair Devon Burr (dburr1@utk.edu) or SOC History sessions organizer Jay Pasachoff (jay.m.pasachoff@williams.edu) with any questions. Abstracts are due 26 July 9:00 pm ET. 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 LABORATORY RESEARCH ABSTRACTS FOR THE 50TH DPS MEETING 21-26 October Knoxville, TN, USA Deadline July 26, 2018 You are encouraged to submit your abstracts in the pertinent sections or under "Laboratory Research". Please make sure that the words Laboratory or Experiment are included in your abstract, preferably in the Title. We will try to embed your oral presentations into appropriate sessions. 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 AGU SESSION B039: INTEGRATED HABITABILITY SCIENCE: FORECASTING THE TRAJECTORY OF LIFE AND PLANETARY HABITABILITY ON EARTH AND BEYOND The Earth has experienced several catastrophic perturbations during its history, but nevertheless remained habitable. How will planet Earth and life co-evolve in the future? How will life adapt and transform itself across the environmental changes ahead of us? How will life continue to shape the Earth? How do microbial life and ecosystems naturally adapt to and co-evolve on human to geologic timescales? How can we enhance the Earth's habitability and expand sustainability into the deep future? This session has a special focus on the evolving planetary processes and the extent of life and its diversification that both contribute to the maintenance of Earth's habitability. We welcome interdisciplinary topics related to systems life science and synthetic biology, exploration of deep life and ecosystems in extreme environments, limits and theories of life, and modeling of the Earth's habitability and geosphere-biosphere interactions in the past, present, and deep future. Submit before August 1, 2018, 11:59 PM EDT https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/50570 Conveners: Fumio Inagaki (JAMSTEC), Vlada Stamenkovic (JPL), Victoria J Orphan (Caltech), Kai-Uwe Hinrichs (MARUM-University of Bremen) 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 AGU SESSION P006: CARBON ACROSS THE SOLAR SYSTEM We invite you to submit an abstract to our session on carbon in the Solar System at the 2018 AGU Fall Meeting in Washington, DC, December 10-14, 2018. Recent results ranging from the Pluto system, the Saturn system, other locations beyond 5 AU, all the way to Mercury in the inner Solar System, and nearly all points in between, raise questions abut the state of carbon in the Solar System: how do carbonaceous compounds become weathered in response to thermal processes and irradiation? How do we recognize carbon compounds and their various weathering products? The synthesis of these results improves our scientific understanding of the role of carbon in the Solar System, how it evolves and how to recognize it. The carbonaceous near-Earth asteroids 162173 Ryugu and 101955 Bennu will be sampled in the next few years; the analyses of these samples will provide context for the presence of carbon. In this session, abstracts covering observational, laboratory and modeling work related to carbon and carbonaceous species on Solar System bodies are welcome. Please see: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/52635 Conveners: Faith Vilas Amanda Hendrix 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 AGU SESSION P009: CHASING LIFE WITH A SAMPLE SIZE OF ONE - FROM SIGNS OF LIFE IN EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE TO EXOPLANET BIOSIGNATURES Because Earth is the only planet known to harbor life, the search should start here. From Earth, we can continue to identify potential biosignatures and ponder the challenges that exist for detecting these conditions on exoplanets. Using Earth as a first-approximation, atmospheric climate models of exoplanets are being developed, and researchers are imagining how those models would be different under various conditions by incorporating data from exoplanet observations. We solicit new research in: using remote sensing datasets for Earth as a reference case, studying the evolution of life's detectability on Earth, mitigating observational and biosignature detectability challenges, and assessing how the Earth-model may be expected to change for a planet formed under different circumstances around another star (e.g., how increased stellar activity and extreme events may impact climate, habitability, and the detectability of biosignatures, especially work that uses Earth-Sun interactions as an analog, for the present day and early Earth). https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/50822 Conveners: Cindy Young[1], Guillaume Gronoff[1], Vladimir Airapetian[2], William Danchi[2] [1]NASA LaRC [2]NASA Goddard 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 AGU SESSION P024: INTEGRATING GEOPHYSICAL METHODS FOR IMPROVED IMAGING OF PLANETARY SURFACES AND INTERIORS The AGU 2018 Fall Meeting will be held on 10-14 December 2018 in Washington, DC. We would like to draw your attention to the session P024: Integrating Geophysical Methods for Improved Imaging of Planetary Surfaces and Interiors, and invite you to submit an abstract. We encourage submissions that illustrate how combinations of geophysical methods can be used to optimize imaging of planetary interiors, both shallow and deep. Of particular interest are studies that illustrate resolution capabilities that can come from integrating several methods (potential fields, electromagnetic and radar methods, seismics, drone-scale imaging, and other novel methods). For example, how could imaging of the geometry and internal structure of lava flows, magmatic processes, and/or regolith properties, be improved through novel combinations of geophysical measurements? https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/52890 The abstract deadline is August 1. Sarah Kruse Rebecca Ghent 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 AGU SESSION P025: MACHINE LEARNING IN PLANETARY SCIENCE: INTRODUCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS Machine Learning (ML) is the subfield of computer science that gives "computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed." As increasingly large nonlinear datasets are acquired, autonomy and machine intelligence have to play a more critical role in the interpretation of data from planetary exploration missions. There is a need for frameworks that can rapidly and intelligently extract information from these datasets in a manner useful for scientific analysis. The community is starting to respond to this need by applying machine learning approaches on various levels. This session will present ways on introducing machine learning into your workflow and explore research that leverages machine learning methods to enhance our scientific understanding of planetary data, increasing the return of planetary exploration missions. This does include data analysis on ground as well as on board a spacecraft to increase autonomy and/or decrease data volume and novel approaches to mission timeline planning. Go to: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/50013 We are looking for both introductory and case study presentations! K. Michael Aye (LASP), J. Helbert (DLR), Mario D'Amore (DLR), H.R. Kerner (ASU) 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 GSA SESSION T51. PLANETARY AEOLIAN GEOLOGY FROM OUTCROP TO ORBIT: NATHAN BRIDGES MEMORIAL SESSION Honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Nathan Bridges, this session traces the theme of wind-blown sediment and its effects across the solar system from a processes perspective. Conveners: Kirby D. Runyon, Bradley J. Thomson Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45453 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 GSA SESSION T143. THE AGE OF SMALL WORLD EXPLORATION: MAJOR RESULTS FROM MINOR PLANETS AND OTHER SMALL SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES NASA and other space agencies have recently conducted, and continue to conduct, an impressive number of robotic spacecraft missions focused on the exploration of "small worlds" such as (but not limited to) asteroids, comets, and the comparatively large dwarf planets. Characterizing and constraining the structure, composition, geology, and tectonics of small worlds is essential for a more complete understanding of universal geological processes, solar system chemistry, and the very formation of planets such as the Earth. We welcome abstract submissions related to the geological, geophysical, and/or compositional analysis of rocky and icy small worlds (e.g. main belt asteroids, Trojan asteroids, comets, and rocky/icy dwarf planets), through the use of spacecraft data, telescopic observations, modeling studies, laboratory investigations and/or comparative studies. We also welcome abstracts related to the planned future exploration of small worlds in our solar system. Conveners: Kynan H.G. Hughson, David A. Williams Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45393 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 GSA SESSION T144. FRIENDS OF HOTH: EPISODE III - BODIES OF THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM We encourage abstracts relating to surface, structural, and tectonic processes; interior and thermal evolution; and planetary analogs as they pertain to solid bodies in the outer solar system. This includes experimental, observational, and theoretical approaches. Conveners: Emily S. Martin, D. Alex Patthoff Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45377 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 GSA SESSION T145. APOLLO 17 FORTY-FIVE YEARS ON: REANALYSIS OF THE GEOCHEMISTRY, GEOPHYSICS, AND FIELD GEOLOGY IN LIGHT OF DATA FROM THE LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER AND OTHER RECENT MISSIONS Forty-five years since the Apollo 17 mission to the Taurus-Littrow Valley, the analysis of the samples, interpretation of surface measurements, and field observations are being revisited in the context of newly acquired remote sensing data. Conveners: Noah E. Petro, Jacob E. Bleacher, C.R. Neal, H.H. Schmitt Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45369 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 GSA SESSION T146. GEOMORPHOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION OF MARS We welcome abstracts focusing on fluvial, alluvial, and lacustrine landforms using orbital and (or) rover data to investigate the geomorphology and geology of Mars, as well as related Earth analogue studies. Conveners: Sharon Wilson Purdy, James J. Wray, Elena Favaro Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45554 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 GSA SESSION T147. PLANETARY MANTLES - USING SAMPLES TO EXPLORE EARTH, THE MOON, AND MARS: MEMORIAL SESSION IN MEMORY OF LAWRENCE A. TAYLOR Comparative planetology through the study of terrestrial, lunar, and martian mantles. Conveners: Clive R. Neal, Molly C. McCanta, Amy L. Fagan, Bradley J. Thomson Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45485 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17 GSA SESSION T148. RADAR & MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING OF DESERTIC AND PLANETARY ENVIRONMENTS This session will discuss advances on the geomorphic and geophysical properties of desertic and planetary environments as revealed from radar and microwave remote sensing techniques, addressing questions on volatiles occurrence, surface dynamics, subsurface characterization, and paleoclimatic changes. Conveners: Essam Heggy, Bradley J. Thomson, G. Wesley Patterson Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45561 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18 GSA SESSION T149. VOLCANISM AND TECTONISM ON PLANETARY BODIES This session solicits abstracts on volcanic and tectonic landforms and processes on solar system bodies and extrasolar worlds, encompassing surface geology, interior and thermal evolution, and comparative planetary studies with observational, experimental, or theoretical approaches. Conveners: Paul K. Byrne, Christian Klimczak Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45353 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19 GSA SESSION T150. IMPACT CRATERING: GEOLOGIC, GEOCHEMICAL, AND GEOPHYSICAL SIGNATURES ON THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS Impact cratering is a dominant process across the solar system influencing a planet's geology and evolution. The session focuses on impact flux, geologic and geophysical implications of impacts, and geochemistry recorded in ejecta and insight provided for the bolide. Conveners: Jeffrey B. Plescia, Christian Koeberl Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45357 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20 GSA SESSION T151. THE G.K. GILBERT AWARD SESSION: PLANETARY SURFACE PROCESSES FROM MARS TO THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM This session will honor the 2018 winner of the Planetary Geology Division's G.K. Gilbert Award, Jeffrey M. Moore, highlighting recent contributions in his fields of research. Conveners: James J. Wray, Sharon A. Wilson, Bradley Thomson Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45527 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21 GSA SESSION T152. GRAIN TO GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES OF MARS: EVOLVING VIEWS OF THE MARTIAN SEDIMENTARY ROCK RECORD This session synthesizes recent research on the origin, deposition, and alteration of sediments on Mars. We seek contributions investigating the stratigraphy, chemistry, and mineralogy of Mars' sedimentary record using rover, orbital, and terrestrial analog data. Conveners: Briony Horgan, Samantha Gwizd, Rachel E. Kronyak, Vivian Sun Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45513 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22 GSA SESSION T153. VOYAGES TO OCEAN WORLDS THROUGHOUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM Ocean worlds are intriguing planetary bodies. We welcome abstracts related to geologic, geophysical, and/or compositional analyses of ocean worlds, through the use of spacecraft data, telescopic observations, modeling studies, laboratory investigations, and/or comparative studies. Conveners: Jennifer E.C. Scully, Debra L. Buczkowski Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45153 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23 GSA SESSION T154. COORDINATED MICROANALYSIS AS A TOOL FOR INCREASING THE SCIENTIFIC YIELD OF RETURNED PLANETARY MATERIALS Maximizing the scientific yield from samples returned by space missions is essential. This session will showcase how coordinated microanalysis of planetary materials is currently done, what the current state-of-the-art is, and future avenues for improvement. Conveners: Jessica J. Barnes, Michelle Thompson Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45476 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24 GSA SESSION T155. BIG DATA IN PLANETARY GEOLOGY We seek abstracts that investigate planetary bodies and processes using Big Data. This includes innovative processing techniques, application of multiple datasets to address multifaceted problems, and establishing best practices for preserving and working with large volumes of data. Conveners: Kelsey T. Crane, Xiaogang Ma, Bradley J. Thomson Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45528 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25 GSA SESSION T156. GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS OF THE ERATOSTHENIAN AND COPERNICAN MOON This session will cover a wide range of investigations of the recent and current Moon, including current lunar seismicity, possible recent volcanic activity, recent tectonism, impacts and impact processes, and development of the lunar regolith. Conveners: Debra H. Needham, Caleb I. Fassett, Renee C. Weber Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45532 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26-26 GSA SESSION T185. FEATURES, PROCESSES, AND EMPLACEMENT OF MELTED ROCK ON THE EARTH AND PLANETS The emplacement of silicate melts can create a diverse set of features, which provide insights into past eruption and impact conditions as well as paleo-environments on the Earth and the planets. Conveners: Jacob E. Bleacher, Andrew P. de Wet, Sarah A. Fagents Abstracts due August 14 Abstract submission link: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=45496 Meeting details: November 4-7, 2018, Indianapolis, Indiana 27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html April 29 - May 3, 2019 2019 IAA Planetary Defense Conference (PDC) http://pdc.iaaweb.org/ Washington, DC (area) [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.] *********************************************************************** * 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. 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