PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 13, Number 31 (July 28, 2019) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Elisabeth Adams, Georgiana Kramer Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. AGU Session P041: Ultraviolet Observing of Solar System Targets 2. AGU Session V045: Some Like It Wet! Active and Ancient Hydrothermal Processes on Earth and Beyond 3. AGU Session P024: Mercury - The Continuing and Future Exploration of the Innermost Planet 4. AGU Session P032: Returning to the Moon - The Science of Exploration 5. Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities at Cornell University 6. Early Career Participant Support Available for OPAG Meeting, August 19-21 7. OPAG Subsurface Needs for Ocean Worlds (SNOW) Meeting #1 8. [NASA]-Themed STEM Student Challenge 9. Celebrating the Women of Apollo 10. 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 AGU SESSION P041: ULTRAVIOLET OBSERVING OF SOLAR SYSTEM TARGETS We are pleased to invite abstract submissions for this session at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA, December 9-13, 2019. Ultraviolet spectroscopy and imaging have a decades-long history as valuable techniques for studying atmospheres, aurorae, plumes, and surface composition and volatiles on asteroids, comet nuclei and moons. While there continue to be opportunities for UV remote sensing from Earth orbit and in future robotic missions, the infrastructure for UV instrumentation is at a crossroads. Existing orbital facilities are nearing the end of their useful lives and there continue to be many phenomena that cannot be effectively studied with existing, high-heritage instrument designs. Exciting advances in UV-optimized technologies promise new capabilities that can be incorporated into the next generation of robotic probes, flexible SmallSat missions, and large aperture space-based observatories. This session welcomes abstracts covering UV science results, as well as reports on progress toward developing new technologies such as UV detector technologies, high performance coatings, and novel sensor designs. Deadline for abstract submissions: Wednesday, 31 July, 23:59 EDT Conveners Shouleh Nikzad (JPL), Amanda Hendrix (PSI), Walt Harris (Univ. Arizona) 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 AGU SESSION V045: SOME LIKE IT WET! ACTIVE AND ANCIENT HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSES ON EARTH AND BEYOND Fluid-rock interactions in the oceanic lithosphere are of fundamental importance in regulating mass and heat exchange in numerous geologic processes, with strong implications for 1) the evolution of life on Earth and possibly elsewhere in the Solar System, 2) the dynamics of plate tectonics and metamorphism, 3) climate change through feedback between atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere, and 4) the formation of economic mineral deposits and hydrocarbons. This session aims to provide a forum for anyone studying the mechanisms, effects, and implications of fluid-rock interactions and metamorphic processes in the oceanic lithosphere, including active systems and their ancient analogues preserved in the rock record. We welcome contributions relevant to terrestrial and extraterrestrial settings where liquid water is or once was present including planets, icy moons, and meteorite parent bodies. Field studies, laboratory experiments, numerical models, and remote sensing studies that further our understanding of fluid-rock interactions, metasomatic, and metamorphic processes are welcome. Invited speakers: Jill McDermott (Lehigh University) http://mcdermottlab.weebly.com/ Steve Vance, (Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech) https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Vance Conveners: Frieder Klein (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Emily Cooperdock (University of Southern California) Chris Glein (Southwest Research Institute) 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 AGU SESSION P024: MERCURY - THE CONTINUING AND FUTURE EXPLORATION OF THE INNERMOST PLANET With three days to the deadline, we remind folks of a Mercury session at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA, December 9-13, 2019. NASA's MESSENGER mission revolutionized our understanding of Mercury's surface, interior, exosphere, and magnetosphere. With the successful launch of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo dual spacecraft mission to Mercury in October 2018, that understanding will soon take another substantial step forward. In this session, we welcome papers on data analysis, laboratory measurements, ground-based observations, and theoretical developments that build on the current state of knowledge of Mercury, as well as contributions on Mercury-like exoplanets. We particularly welcome papers on how questions raised by MESSENGER findings can be addressed by future observations expected from BepiColombo. Arya Udry (University of Nevada Las Vegas) and Hannah Susorney (The University of British Columbia) will give invited presentations. Please consider submitting an abstract for this session. For more information, visit: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/prelim.cgi/Session/82251 The submission deadline is this Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Conveners: Paul Byrne (North Carolina State University) Sean Solomon (Columbia University) Johannes Benkhoff (European Space Agency) Masaki Fujimoto (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) 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 AGU SESSION P032: RETURNING TO THE MOON - THE SCIENCE OF EXPLORATION We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for the following session at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA, December 9-13, 2019. The session will focus on how the close collaboration between science, technology and exploration will enable deeper understanding of the Moon and other airless bodies as we move further out of low-Earth orbit. The Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) will focus on the scientific aspects of exploration as they pertain to the Moon, Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs) and the moons of Mars. This session will feature interdisciplinary, exploration-related science centered around all airless bodies targeted as potential human destinations. Areas of study reported here will represent the broad spectrum of lunar, NEA, and Martian moon sciences encompassing investigations of the surface, interior, exosphere, and near-space environments as well as science uniquely enabled from these bodies. Graduate students and early career researchers are particularly encouraged to submit for oral presentations. For more information, visit: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/gateway.cgi The submission deadline is Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Conveners: Greg Schmidt (NASA SSERVI) Brad Bailey (NASA SSERVI) Kristina Gibbs (NASA SSERVI) 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 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY The Department of Astronomy at Cornell University encourages early career researchers in astronomy and planetary sciences to apply to the following postdoctoral fellowship opportunities: * 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Cornell University is among the fourteen host institutions for this planetary astronomy focused postdoctoral fellowship. Deadline: September 20th https://www.hsfoundation.org/programs/science/51-pegasi-b-fellowship * Klarman Postdoctoral Fellowship This prestigious new fellowship allows recipients to conduct research in any discipline across Cornell's College of Arts & Sciences. Deadline: October 15th https://as.cornell.edu/klarman-postdoctoral-fellowships * Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship This program offers significant independence to top-tier postdoctoral researchers and scholars in all areas of study at Cornell. Deadline: September 2nd https://research.cornell.edu/content/fellowship-essentials Diversity and inclusion are a part of Cornell University's heritage. We particularly welcome applications from individuals who belong to groups that have been historically underrepresented in planetary sciences and astronomy such as women, persons with disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, gender and sexual minorities, and others who may contribute to diversification of the field. Our inclusive community of scholars, students, and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose, and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery, and engagement. For more information contact Nikole Lewis (nikole.lewis@cornell.edu) 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 EARLY CAREER PARTICIPANT SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR OPAG MEETING, AUGUST 19-21 NASA's Outer Planets Assessment Group will provide travel grants for a limited number of interested Early Career participants to attend the OPAG meeting August 20-21 in Boulder, CO. OPAG plays a key role in sculpting the planetary science community's input into NASA activities for outer planets science and exploration. Thus it is critical for Early Career scientists to attend these meetings both to learn how NASA and Planetary Science programs operate and to represent the community that will work on OPAG-relevant projects in the coming decade. In addition to the OPAG meeting, Early Career travel awardees can also participate in the OPAG Subsurface Needs for Ocean Worlds Meeting (SNOW) on August 19 prior to OPAG. Selected individuals will present a poster at the meeting on a topic of their choosing. Interested graduate students, postdocs, and other Early Career scientists (within 5 years of PhD/MS/BS) should submit a one-page letter of interest and a CV to morgan.l.cable "at" jpl.nasa.gov by August 1, 2019. Recipients will be notified by August 5, and will receive support for hotel and transportation costs. For more information, email Morgan Cable at the address above. 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 OPAG SUBSURFACE NEEDS FOR OCEAN WORLDS (SNOW) MEETING #1 Accessing into and through the ice shells of ocean worlds will both enable compelling science, including the search for evidence of past and present life, and require dedicated technology programs to realize. OPAG invites members of the astrobiology, planetary science, ocean science and technology communities to join together in a community-based forum aimed at defining the path to the ocean(s). The first Subsurface Needs for Ocean Worlds meeting will be held 9am-5pm August 19, 2019, immediately prior to the fall OPAG meeting in Boulder, CO. This 1-day workshop is designed to be an open forum to discuss technology needs, common science drivers, and mission architectures for Ocean Worlds exploration. The agenda will include a mixture of short presentations, break out groups, and lighting talks on technology and science. SNOW meeting #1 will seek to develop plans for Decadal Survey white paper(s) and define action items and agenda for the next meeting (prior to the winter/spring OPAG meeting). Early career scientists are encouraged to participate. Travel support for the OPAG meeting, can be extended to attend SNOW. Go to: https://forms.gle/bsYWEb8tc2DizvedA Questions: Britney Schmidt (britneys "at" eas.gatech.edu) Kate Craft (kate.craft "at" jhuapl.edu) 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 [NASA]-THEMED STEM STUDENT CHALLENGE The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement (OSTEM) invites the NASA Space Grant community, academia, and industry to submit responses to this Request for Information (RFI) NNH19ZHA001L to assist NASA in evolving the student challenge portfolio beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year. NASA's OSTEM seeks innovative challenge proposals that engage college-level students across the nation in Lunar-focused challenges that align with technology needs of the Artemis Mission and that will inspire, engage, educate and employ the Artemis generation. Responses will be reviewed by NASA and inform the planned release of a Space Grant RFP Solicitation later this calendar year (2019). Go to: https://bit.ly/2yiBxOa 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 CELEBRATING THE WOMEN OF APOLLO Splashdown! July 24th marked the 50th anniversary of the return of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, after a historic mission that saw Neil and Buzz on the lunar surface for about 2.5 hours. In mid-1969, there were about 100 women, including 16 engineers, serving in top positions at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. But thousands of other women around the country also supported the Apollo program, before, during, and after 1969. Many of them have recently been interviewed as part of the 50th anniversary, and their stories have appeared in various news outlets. For easy reference, we list many here. If you find even more (and we hope you do!), please let us know in the comments section. As we go forward to the Moon with Artemis, including the first women landing on the lunar surface by 2024 and onward to Mars, women around the world will continue to leave indelible marks on the Moon and throughout the Solar System. Read more at: https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2019/07 /celebrating-women-of-apollo.html 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS February 18-21, 2020 3rd International Planetary Caves Conference https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/3rdcaves2020/ San Antonio, TX February 25-27, 2020 PERC International symposium on Dust & Parent bodies (IDP2020) http://www.perc.it-chiba.ac.jp/meetings/IDP2020/ Tokyo, Japan Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html [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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