PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 2 (January 12, 2020) 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. AOGS 2020 Session PS03: To the Moon to Stay - The Artemis Era 2. AOGS 2020 Session PS09: Planetary Data in the Big Data Era - Archives, Tools, and International Collaborations 3. AOGS 2020 Session PS12: From the Solar System Origin to the Planetary System Bodies 4. AOGS 2020 Session PS13: Polarization in the Solar System and Beyond 5. EGU 2020 Session PS4.2: Mars Science and Exploration 6. COSPAR 2020 Session 20-B4.1: Mars Science Results 7. Lloyd V. Berkner Space Policy Internships 2020 8. [NASA] Pre-Proposal Webinar for the Space Grant Artemis Student Challenges Opportunity 9. 2020 CIDER Summer Program 10. National Academies' Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey: Statement of Task 11. [NASA] Pre-Proposal Teleconference: NASA Fellowship Activity 2020 12. MEPAG Meeting 38: April 15-17, 2020 13. [NASA] PDS: Mars InSight Data Release 3 Correction 14. AbGradEPEC 2020 Announcement and Abstract Deadline 15. Pellas-Ryder Award Nominations for Best Student Paper in Planetary Sciences Due January 31 16. [NASA] Announcement for Planetary Science Advisory Committee Nominations 17. Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter for January 2020 18. Summer Exploration Internship Program 19. The Small Bodies Node Users Group (the SmUG) 20. 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 AOGS 2020 SESSION PS03: TO THE MOON TO STAY - THE ARTEMIS ERA At the upcoming AOGS 2020 conference in South Korea from June 28 to July 4 we will have the opportunity to discuss future activities on the Moon by the international community. This series of talks will discuss how we can develop a sustained, ongoing human presence on the Moon, eventually leading to human missions to Mars. In this session, contributed presentations will focus on four major themes: new lunar science, human exploration, in-situ resource utilization, and sustainability. Such a long-term presence on the Moon will require new types of infrastructure and methods for constructing it. These new ways to live and work on another planetary body are the cornerstone of future exploration of the Solar System. So let's get this discussion going. Presentations covering any aspect in this thematic chain are encouraged. Please note that the abstract submission deadline is January 21, 2020. Go to: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2020/public.asp?page=abstract.asp Jim Green, David Draper, and Greg Schmidt 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 AOGS 2020 SESSION PS09: PLANETARY DATA IN THE BIG DATA ERA - ARCHIVES, TOOLS, AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS June 28-July 4, Sono Belle Vivaldi Park, Hongcheon, Korea Abstract deadline: January 21, 2020 Conference website: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2020/public.asp?page=home.html This session is about all aspects of planetary science data science, including but not limited to, archiving standards, archive organizations, data services and accessibility, indexing and searching, data mining and manipulation, and applications of big data technology and artificial intelligence in data analysis. Enormous volumes of planetary data are being generated every day, playing more and more important roles in planetary research. Long-term preservation and unrestricted sharing of all planetary data have been recognized to be essential. A number of data archiving organizations are currently running and providing archiving services for data covering all areas of planetary research. This session provides us with a forum to present and discuss the new developments in the related activities, technologies, and concepts related to planetary science data to facilitate effective and efficient planetary data archiving and sharing around the globe in the future. Conveners: Jian-Yang Li (Planetary Science Institute, USA) Sebastien Besse (ESA) Ludmilla Kolokolova (University of Maryland, USA) Yukio Yamamoto (JAXA) Young-Jun Choi (KASI) [Edited for length] 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 AOGS 2020 SESSION PS12: FROM THE SOLAR SYSTEM ORIGIN TO THE PLANETARY SYSTEM BODIES During the last 25 years the ALMA and exoplanets observations and missions in the inner and outer Solar System have already brought planetary science to a new level. It is now time to fully exploit these observational and instrumental efforts, boosting the synergy between the solar system and planet formation community. The interpretation of the acquired data have raised many questions on the processes involved in the formation of planetary bodies and their dynamical evolution. This session aims to gather the scientific community interested in various aspects of planetary body science together with experts in planetary formation system. The main focus will be to discuss the state-of-the-art of planet/small bodies and solar system formation taking into account the recent information coming from observation, laboratory investigations and modelling results. 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 AOGS 2020 SESSION PS13: POLARIZATION IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND Please consider submitting an abstract to session PS13 of the AOGS 17th Annual Meeting that will be held on June 28 - July 4, 2020 in Hongcheon, South Korea. See: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2020/ The session considers polarization studies of planetary and small-bodies atmospheres and surfaces; magnetic fields in Sun and space; detection and characterization of exoplanets, brown dwarfs, star and planet forming regions; and search for habitability elsewhere. We invite contributions from observers, modelers, laboratory measurements, instrument designers and missions. Abstract submission deadline is January 21, 2020. Conveners: P. Yanamandra-Fisher (USA) M. Ishiguro (S. Korea) S. Kim (S. Korea) L. Kolokolova (USA) 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 EGU 2020 SESSION PS4.2: MARS SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION We would like you to invite to submit an abstract to the session PS4.2: "Mars Science and Exploration" of the EGU2020 to be held in Vienna on May 3-8, 2020. The deadline for the abstract submission is 15 January 2020, 13:00 CET. With three rover launches scheduled in 2020, another giant leap in Mars exploration is expected in the next decade. In this session, we welcome contributions about lessons learned from past/current missions, terrestrial analog studies, as well as future exploration and prospects. If you consider submitting an abstract in this session, you can use the following link: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/36513 Hope to see you in Vienna! Best regards, The conveners Jessica Flahaut, Benjamin Bultel, Long Xiao and Arianna Piccialli 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 COSPAR 2020 SESSION 20-B4.1: MARS SCIENCE RESULTS Please consider submitting an abstract to the session on Mars science results at the 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly on August 15-22 in Sydney, Australia. There are expected to be three half-day sessions. Mars has been extensively studied using spacecraft data, theoretical modeling, laboratory studies, and comparative planetology over several decades. As of the conference, there are expected to be six operating orbiters (ODY, MEx, MRO, MAVEN, MOM, and TGO), one operating rover (Curiosity), one operating lander (InSight), and more spacecraft on the way. These spacecraft are exploring Mars' atmosphere, surface, and subsurface to understand the planet's history and habitability. This session will address new science resulting from these missions, as well as studies reliant on theory, modeling, laboratory studies, and comparative planetology. We are very pleased to feature the following solicited speakers: Caroline Freissinet, Justin Deighan, Abigail Fraeman, Claire Newman, and Katarina Miljkovic. Abstract deadline: February 14, 2020 https://www.cospar-assembly.org/ On behalf of conveners Leslie Tamppari, Oleg Korablev, Bruce Banerdt, Frank Daerden, Serina Diniega, David Flannery, Janet Luhmann, Aymeric Spiga, Ashwin Vasavada 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 LLOYD V. BERNNER SPACE POLICY INTERNSHIPS 2020 The goal of the Lloyd V. Berkner Space Policy Internship is to provide promising undergraduate and graduate students with the opportunity to work in the area of civil space research policy in the nation's capital, under the aegis of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Space Science Board. The summer program is open to undergraduate only (application deadline February 3). The autumn program is open to undergraduate and graduate students (application deadline June 1). Additional information about the program, including application procedure, can be found at: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/SSB_052239 Enquiries: dhsmith@nas.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] PRE-PROPOSAL WEBINAR FOR THE SPACE GRANT ARTEMIS STUDENT CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITY Mark your calendar: A Pre-Proposal Webinar will be held on Friday, January 17, 2020, at 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time for the Space Grant Artemis Student Challenges solicitation. This webinar will give an in-depth overview of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - Artemis Student Challenge Opportunities FY2020-FY2021. Information regarding proposal preparation, guidelines and requirements will be provided. Please visit the Space Grant Artemis Student Challenges Solicitation Page in NSPIRES for information regarding this NASA opportunity, and be sure to check back for dial-in information. There will be an opportunity to ask a few questions at the end of the webinar, depending on time, but the best way to have your questions address is to email the questions in advance by January 13, 2020, to SGCFP@nasaprs.com. All questions and answers will be posted on the Space Grant Artemis Student Challenges Solicitation Page: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary!init.do? solId=%7bAAC29829-9136-FBAA-E531-4EB12008B2A9%7d&path=open 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 2020 CIDER SUMMER PROGRAM June 28 - July 24, 2020 Earth's Evolution as an Inhabited World CIDER announces their annual summer program on behalf of the geosciences community. This summer program focuses on the evolution of physical and chemical conditions that allowed life to gain a foothold. This broad program will cover the details of planetary formation and the subsequent evolution of this initial state through the early Earth and through the onset of plate tectonics. At each stage, we explore the interplay between Earth's surface environment and the evolution of the interior. The organizers and program committee can be found at: https://deep-earth.org/summer20 The program features a 4 week tutorial and research program for about 40 advanced graduate students and postdocs. We also welcome scientists at assistant professor/researcher level (and higher) to participate in any part of the program, with a minimum commitment of 2 weeks. The summer program will be held on the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara. It is supported by the NSF/CSEDI program. Applications are invited for both senior and junior participate at: https://www.deep-earth.org/summer20 Follow the link to the application page. Application deadline: Feb. 28, 2020 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 NATIONAL ACADEMIES' PLANETARY SCIENCE AND ASTROBIOLOGY DECADAL SURVEY: STATEMENT OF TASK The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine and NASA's Science Mission Directorate have reached consensus on the statement of task for the next decadal survey in planetary science and astrobiology. The National Academies' Space Studies Board is currently preparing a proposal to execute the agreed-upon tasks and the survey will be formally initiated as soon as funding has been received from NASA. Details can be found at: https://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/ssb_197330 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 [NASA] PRE-PROPOSAL TELECONFERENCE: NASA FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITY 2020 The NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH20ZHA001N: NASA Fellowship Activity 2020 is seeking student-authored and independently conceived graduate research proposals responding to a NASA Research Opportunity listed in the solicitation. The 2020 NASA Fellowship Activity is designed to support OSE objectives and provide academic institutions the ability to enhance graduate-level learning and development. The program details and requirements are outlined in the solicitation document: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary!init.do? solId=%7bFE34FF68-88DA-AE12-9C18-A309B190C3F5%7d&path=open Proposals are due February 21, 2020. A first informational webinar about this fellowship research activity will be presented on Wednesday, January 8 at 5:00 pm ET (2:00 pm PT). Telecom number: 1-844-467-6272 Passcode: 549325 The information to join the meeting via Webex is posted on the solicitation webpage. Please pre-read the solicitation document and submit your questions to NASA.Fellowships@nasaprs.com. Questions will not be taken during the call. [Edited for length] 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 MEPAG MEETING 38: APRIL 15-17, 2020 Members of the Mars community, I cordially invite you to participate in the next face-to-face Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) meeting scheduled for Wednesday-Friday, April 15-17, 2020 (#38). This meeting will be held at the Residence Inn Arlington Capital View (Arlington, VA). The main foci of this MEPAG meeting are preparation for the next Planetary Science Decadal Survey and the current state of Mars exploration plans within NASA and other space agencies. Agenda items are expected to include updates about: * Recent MEPAG activities, including Decadal Survey preparations * The Mars Exploration Program, including plans for Mars Sample Return * Ongoing and planned Mars missions, domestic and international * Human Exploration and Commercial Space future access to Mars * The status of the ongoing Mars Architecture Strategy Working Group For additional information, go to: https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm Sincerely, Dr. R. Aileen Yingst MEPAG Chair [Edited for length] 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 [NASA] PDS: MARS INSIGHT DATA RELEASE 3 CORRECTION The NASA Planetary Data System would like to call the attention of the community to a new online resource for InSight seismometer data, the Mars SEIS Data Service (MSDS), developed at IPGP, at: https://www.seis-insight.eu/en/science/ This service joins two other locations where SEIS data may be obtained. The others are the InSight page at the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS): https://www.iris.edu/hq/sis/insight and the PDS InSight page at: https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/insight All SEIS data released to the public are available at these sites. 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 ABGRADEPEC 2020 ANNOUNCEMENT AND ABSTRACT DEADLINE In April 2020, AbGradE (Astrobiology Graduates in Europe) will have a joint symposium/workshop with the Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) Network. The event will take place on April 16-19, immediately before the first BEACON conference, and will offer young scientists a smooth entry into the new European Astrobiology Institute (EAI). Both the AbGradEPEC event and BEACON itself will take place at the La Palma & Teneguia Princess Hotel on La Palma Island (Canary Islands, Spain). For the scientific sessions on Saturday we welcome contributed talks (and/or posters) by our attendees about their current projects (any topic related to Astrobiology is valid). All - undergraduates, PhD students, and Post-Docs - are allowed to submit. This is an opportunity to give your talk in front of other young scientists in a stress-free environment. The abstract submission deadline is on January, 15th. We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer some accommodation grants. All the above-mentioned information are also available on our homepage: http://www.eana-net.eu/index.php?page=Abgrade/abgradepec2020 Looking forward to meeting you on La Palma, Your AbGradEPEC Committee 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 PELLAS-RYDER AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR BEST STUDENT PAPER IN PLANETARY SCIENCES DUE JANUARY 31 The Pellas-Ryder Award is jointly sponsored by the Meteoritical Society and the Planetary Geology Division of the Geological Society of America, is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student who is first author of the best planetary science paper published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal during the year prior to the award. The deadline for nominations of 2019 papers is January 31. Submissions (PDF) for consideration should be emailed to the Chair of the Selection Committee, Dr. Emily Martin (martines@si.edu). Further information here: https://community.geosociety.org/pgd/awards/pellas-ryder 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 [NASA] ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PLANETARY SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS The Planetary Science Advisory Committee (PAC) supports the advisory needs of the Planetary Science Division (PSD), the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and other mission directorates as required, and the NASA Administrator. The advisory scope of the PAC includes all aspects of NASA's planetary science program, including scientific research; considerations of the development of near-term enabling technologies, systems, and computing and information management capabilities; and developments with the potential to provide long-term improvements in future mission operational systems. Responsibility for biological planetary protection is outside the purview of the PAC. NASA's PSD is extending the invitation for nominations for service on the PAC. Interested members of the community are invited to review the charter and to submit nominations (including self-nominations) for consideration to fill vacancies on the Committee. For details, go to: http://planetarynews.org/nasa/20200109-PACnominations.pdf For more information about PAC, go to: https://science.nasa.gov/nac/science-advisory-committees/pac 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR JANUARY 2020 On behalf of Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Serina Diniega of the Mars Program Science Office, the January 2020 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 18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18 SUMMER EXPLORATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM The Summer Exploration Internship Program is a new initiative of the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration at the University of Western Ontario, Canada: http://space.uwo.ca This program will provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to perform cutting-edge, hands-on research on a range of topics in an interdisciplinary environment. Students will work on a combination of interdisciplinary team-based research projects and focused individual research projects with faculty mentors, with their time divided approximately equally between the two. For more information and to apply, visit: https://space.uwo.ca/training/scholarships_and_awards /summer_internship.html 19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19 THE SMALL BODIES NODE USERS GROUP (THE SMUG) The Small Bodies Node of the NASA Planetary Data System is constituting a users group to represent the interests of the SBN user community, test new products, and provide input for the SBN's future development. The user group will replace the SBN Advisory Council as its primary deliberative user body, and will be comprised of a small number of sitting members who will rotate on for staggered, three-year terms, with the intention of maintaining a balance of diversity that crosses small body related disciplines and levels of career development. The group will meet half-days twice per year on the margins of major meetings, such as the AAS-DPS and LPSC meetings. Individuals who are interested in joining are encouraged to contact gerbsb@umd.edu. 20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html April 23-24, 2020 Apophis T-9 Years: Knowledge Opportunities for the Science of Planetary Defense https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/apophis2020/ Nice, France May 12-14, 2020 8th European Lunar Symposium https://els2020.arc.nasa.gov Padua, Italy August 17-21, 2020 Cosmic Dust https://www.cps-jp.org/~dust/ Kitakyushu, Japan June 21-25, 2021 Gordon Conference on Origins of Solar Systems https://www.grc.org/origins-of-solar-systems-conference/2021 South Hadley, MA [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.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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