PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 13, Number 18 (April 28, 2019) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Georgiana Kramer Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Elisabeth Adams Email: pen_editor@psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. LSST Solar System Readiness Sprint 2. Cosmic Dust XII 3. Ph.D. Students in Space Physics to Studies of Space Plasmas 4. EPSC-DPS Session TP15: Volcanism and Tectonism Across the Solar System 5. EPSC-DPS Session OPS15: Planetary, Solar, Heliospheric and Exoplanetary Radio Emissions 6. EPSC-DPS Session TP17/OPS8: Atmospheres and Exospheres of Terrestrial Bodies 7. EPSC-DPS Session MIT3: Planetary SmallSats - Missions, Instruments and Technologies 8. EPSC-DPS Session SB4: Planetesimals: Primitive and Differentiated Small Bodies, Including Vesta and Ceres as Seen After the Dawn Mission 9. [NASA] Community Announcement: ROSES Funding for Citizen Science 10. Citizen Science Partnership Offered by CosmoQuest at PSI 11. Small Bodies Session, the 4th International Conference on Lunar and Deep Space Exploration 12. 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 LSST SOLAR SYSTEM READINESS SPRINT The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) will catalog millions of Solar System objects. The LSST Solar System Science Collaboration (SSSC) is hosting a sprint June 4-6, 2019 at Adler Planetarium to continue the work that the planetary community needs to do to prepare for the deluge of LSST data. This includes laying the infrastructure groundwork for joint computational tools drafting user-contributed data products, discussing funding proposals and new collaborations, brainstorming possible citizen science and machine learning applications to LSST Solar System data, and others issues to be identified by June 2019. We have a few spots we are opening to non-SSSC members. Due to its interactive nature, we are limiting the sprint to approximately 20-25 attendees. Please register by 9 pm PDT on May 9, 2019, to be considered for attending the sprint: https://forms.gle/UtfrhdAY9vBRaH487 There is no registration fee. Selection of attendees will be focused on ensuring a wide variety of career stages, skill sets, perspectives, research expertise, backgrounds, and experiences are represented at the sprint. 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 COSMIC DUST XII Monday, August 12 - Friday, August 16, 2019 Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma 2-17-1 Narashino, Chiba 275-0016, Japan https://www.cps-jp.org/~dust/ Deadline for Admissions Application: 8 May 2019 Complete online registration and abstract submission at https://www.cps-jp.org/~dust/Application.html See our invited speakers at https://www.cps-jp.org/~dust/Speakers.html Contact information: Hiroshi Kimura dust-inquiries@cps-jp.org 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 PHD STUDENTS IN SPACE PHYSICS TO STUDIES OF SPACE PLASMAS Applications are invited for Ph.D. students to study kinetic plasma processes operating in space plasma regions of fundamental importance, such as magnetic reconnection sites, shocks, and turbulence regions. Such processes operate in most astrophysical plasma environments leading to plasma heating and production of energetic particles. The students will work with experimental data from the NASA Magnetospheric MultiScale mission. The positions are available at IRF's Uppsala office, located at the Angstrom Laboratory, starting by the second half of 2019 for a total of four years. The Ph.D. students will belong to the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, and must fulfill the university requirements. More information: http://www.physics.uu.se http://www.teknat.uu.se and http://www.irfu.se Contact: Assoc. Prof. Yuri Khotyaintsev, e-mail: yuri@irfu.se Applications to: registrator@irf.se Deadline: 20 May 2019 Please quote reference number: 2.2.1-126/19 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 EPSC-DPS SESSION TP15: VOLCANISM AND TECTONISM ACROSS THE SOLAR SYSTEM EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019 Geneva, Switzerland September 15-20, 2019 Abstract submission is now open for the session "Volcanism and Tectonism Across the Solar System". Deadline: May 8, 2019, 13:00 CEST Volcanism and tectonism are two of the most ubiquitous processes at work in the Solar System, shaping substantially the surfaces of worlds as diverse as the terrestrial and dwarf planets, main-belt asteroids, and icy satellites. Through a combination of solicited and contributed presentations, this session will host observational, analytical, theoretical, and analogue fieldwork research into any aspect of planetary volcanic and tectonic activity. We welcome submissions that compare landforms and processes on multiple bodies, geochemical and chronological data from planetary material, and how lessons from specific studies can be applied to understanding volcanism and tectonism across the Solar System. Looking forward to meeting you in Geneva! 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 EPSC-DPS SESSION OPS15: PLANETARY, SOLAR, HELIOSPHERIC AND EXOPLANETARY RADIO EMISSIONS Please consider submitting an abstract to session OPS15 of the EPSC-DPS meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 15-20, 2019. Key topics of the session are the recent developments in the study of radio emissions from the Sun, the planets, the heliosphere, and potential radio emissions from exoplanets. This can include data from space missions and ground-based radio telescopes. Presentations dealing with future missions, new developments in instrumentation, and radio emissions caused by atmospheric processes like lightning are also welcome. https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2019/session/34051 Abstract submission deadline: May 8, 2019, 13:00 CEST Conveners: Georg Fischer, Baptiste Cecconi, and Masafumi Imai 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 EPSC-DPS SESSION TP17/OPS8: ATMOSPHERES AND EXOSPHERES OF TERRESTRIAL BODIES We would like to invite you to submit abstracts to our EPSC-DPS session TP17/OPS8, "Atmospheres and Exospheres of Terrestrial Bodies" https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2019/session/34065 Space missions have provided a wealth of data on the atmospheres and aeronomy of rocky planets and moons, from the lower layers up to the external envelopes in direct contact with the solar wind. An recent emerging finding is evidence that the atmosphere behaves as a single coherent system with complex coupling between layers. This session solicits contributions that investigate processes at work (chemistry, energetics, dynamics, electricity, escape, etc.) on Venus, Mars, and Titan and includes studies of the coupling between the lower/middle and upper atmospheres. Contributions based on analysis of recent spacecraft and ground-based observations, comparative planetology studies, numerical modeling and relevant laboratory investigations are particularly welcome. The session will consist of invited and contributed oral talks as well as posters. The abstract deadline is May 8, 2019, at 13:00 CET. Hope to see you in Geneva! The conveners: Anni Maattanen, Michael Chaffin, Francisco Gonzalez-Galindo, Majd Mayyasi, Claire Newman, Takehiko Satoh, Dmitrij Titov 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 EPSC-DPS SESSION MIT3: PLANETARY SMALLSATS - MISSIONS, INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES Please consider submitting an abstract to session MIT3 of the EPSC-DPS Joint meeting 2019 which will take place at the Centre International de Conferences de Geneve (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland on September 15-20, 2019. https://www.epsc-dps2019.eu/home.html Abstract submission deadline: May 8, 2019, 13:00 CEST With the recent success of MarCO and technology investments made in CubeSats/SmallSats, the time is rapidly approaching that planetary missions can use instruments to achieve high quality scientific measurements. This session focuses on concepts for miniature planetary instruments, technologies and missions. Link to abstract submission: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2019/sessionprogramme Convener: Patricia Beauchamp Co-conveners: John Baker, Brook Lakew, Jean-Pierre Lebreton, Carolyn Mercer 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-DPS SESSION SB4: PLANETESIMALS: PRIMITIVE AND DIFFERENTIATED SMALL BODIES, INCLUDING VESTA AND CERES AS SEEN AFTER THE DAWN MISSION We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to session SB4, "Planetesimals: Primitive and Differentiated Small Bodies, Including Vesta and Ceres as Seen After the Dawn Mission", at the next EPSC-DPS Joint meeting 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland, September 15-20: https://www.epsc-dps2019.eu This session welcomes contributions addressing asteroid science primarily building on data from the Dawn and other spacecraft missions, along with complementary observations from ground and space telescopic assets. Studies on the composition, geological properties, surface and internal processes of Vesta, Ceres, and other main belt asteroids in general are encouraged. We also foster studies on the formation of planetesimals, their differentiation, and further evolution, including their collisional break-up and creation of families of new generation asteroids. Contributions shedding new light on the processes driving asteroid accretion, evolution, and the information they bring to early Solar System history, are also welcomed. This session aims to provide an update on the state of knowledge of the Main Belt. The abstract submission deadline is May 8, 2019, 13:00 CEST. You can submit an abstract by clicking the following link: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2019/session/34459 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] COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT: ROSES FUNDING FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE Citizen Science is a form of open collaboration in which individuals or organizations participate voluntarily in the scientific process in various ways. This year we are highlighting the new Science Mission Directorate (SMD) policy inviting investigators to incorporate citizen science into their research. ROSES proposers will be asked to answer a question in NSPIRES to indicate if their proposals incorporate citizen science components. Proposals submitted to any ROSES-2019 call, unless otherwise noted in the program element, may be entirely or partially citizen science-based. Citizen science projects shall be held to the same rigorous standards as any SMD science program. Proposers are encouraged to read Science Policy Document SPD-33, which provides additional information about standards for evaluating citizen science projects. SPD-33 is available here: https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/atoms/files/ SPD%2033%20Citizen%20Science.pdf Additional funding may be available for proposals incorporating citizen science. For more information on ongoing SMD citizen science projects, see https://science.nasa.gov/citizenscientists or email Marc.J.Kuchner@nasa.gov. 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 CITIZEN SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP OFFERED BY COSMOQUEST AT PSI The CosmoQuest team is available to partner on ROSES and NSF proposals with citizen science components. Our platform was the first to achieve surface science results from the general public that are comparable to those of professionals (Robbins, et al. 2014), and today we are working with the OSIRIS-REx team to provide internal mapping solutions that will grow into public citizen science projects in later mission stages. Our software has a python backbone that allows your custom code to be integrated as needed to create a seamless data reduction pipeline where people are part of the process. CosmoQuest works with a tight-knit community of adults who are long-term participants that you can come to know (or leave community engagement to us). In addition to our citizen science tools, we also provide our community online seminars, news shows, and other content through new media platforms like Twitch.tv, YouTube, and Discord. Your volunteers will both learn and do science! In January 2019, CosmoQuest became part of the Planetary Science Institute. Our admin team is ready to help professionally and accurately process grants. Contact project director Pamela Gay, plg@psi.edu, to learn more. 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 SMALL BODIES SESSION, THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LUNAR AND DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION July 22-24, Zhuhai, China Abstract deadline: June 7, 2019 http://ldse2019.csp.escience.cn/ The International Conference on Lunar and Deep Space Exploration (LDSE) is a bi-annual event jointly organized by China National Space Administration (CNSA) and Chinese Academy of Sciences. With the rapid development of lunar and deep space exploration in China in the recent decades, this conference is becoming a major forum in China to discuss ideas and scientific results in planetary explorations. The topics cover all areas in planetary researches and road maps, with the focus on exploration missions and related ground observations, laboratory experiments, and theoretical work. The Small Bodies Session of LDSE promotes researches of Solar System small bodies from the past and current missions and helps develop future mission concepts. Solar System small bodies are considered the best-preserved fossils from the early era of the planetary system formation. The CNSA has selected the next Chinese small body mission to return samples from Earth's quasi-satellite 2016 HO3 and then orbit the main belt comet (MBC) 133P/Elst-Pizarro. In this context, we welcome abstracts on all aspects of small bodies research, especially near-Earth objects and MBCs. 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