PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 4 (January 26, 2020) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Georgiana Kramer Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Elisabeth Adams Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. [NASA] Seeking Earth and Space Science Volunteer Reviewers 2. Icarus News: Reduced Open Access Fees 3. Planetary Protection Sessions at the COSPAR 2020 General Assembly: Call for Abstracts 4. COSPAR 2020 Session 20-F3.6: Climate and Astrobiological Potential of Icy Deposits on Mars 5. AOGS2020 Session PS-09: Planetary Data in the Big Data Era - Archives, Tools, and International Collaborations 6. JPGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020 Session P-AE22: Exoplanets 7. Microsymposium 61 Planets Underground: The Next Frontier in Planetary Exploration 8. Informational Webinar on Mars 2020 / SuperCam 9. LEAG Virtual Meeting 10. Kaguya GRS Data Release 11. MEPAG Service Announcement: Director of the Mars Sample Return Campaign Senior Executive Service Opportunity 12. Post-Doc on Asteroid/Comet Observations at the University of Edinburgh 13. Research Scientist (Assistant, Associate or Full) Senior Fellow - Space Sciences Laboratory 14. 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] SEEKING EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) seeks subject matter experts (SMEs) to serve as reviewers of proposals submitted to our annual Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) Solicitation. Qualified SMEs may, and are encouraged, to volunteer to one or more program's panel reviewer call. If you volunteered in a prior year and were not invited or were invited but not available, please complete a new form(s). We are currently seeking reviewers for: Exoplanet Research Program (ROSES E.3) - Akatsuki Participating Scientist Program (ROSES C.25) - Future Investigators in NASA Earth Science and Technology (FINESST Earth) - Future Investigators in Space Science and Technology (FINESST Space) - Habitable Worlds (ROSES E.4) - Heliophysics Living With a Star Science (ROSES B.6) - Lunar Data Analysis (ROSES C.8) - The Physical Oceanography Program (PO) - Solar System Workings (ROSES C.3) - Heliophysics Theory, Modeling, and Simulations (ROSES B.3) - Earth Surface and Interior and Space Geodesy Programs - Astrophysics Data Analysis Program (Appendix D.2 of the annual ROSES NRA) Go to: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels [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 ICARUS NEWS: REDUCED OPEN ACCESS FEES The maximum Open Access fee for Icarus has been reduced from $2900 to $2680. The fee may be less than this amount or free, as a growing number of countries and institutes have agreements with Elsevier to reduce or completely cover the costs of open access publishing in Elsevier journals (including Icarus). Some national, funder, or institution level agreements completely cover the cost of open access publishing fees for eligible authors. These agreements include (but are not limited to): Several UK institutions: https://www.elsevier.com/about/open-science/open-access/agreements/JISC -prepaid-open-access-plan Carnegie Mellon University (USA) Sweden Norway Netherlands Ireland Hungary Poland Authors can check what reduction of cost they may be eligible for here: https://www.elsevier.com/about/open-science/open-access/agreements As agreements are being updated frequently, the agreements page will be the place to find the most up-to-date information on open access fee reductions and requirements. The open access fee reductions and coverages are integrated into the acceptance pages in the submission system which authors are taken through once their article is accepted and ready to publish. Rosaly Lopes Icarus Editor-in-Chief 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 PLANETARY PROTECTION SESSIONS AT THE COSPAR 2020 GENERAL ASSEMBLY: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS We would like to encourage you to attend and present in the following sessions of the 43d COSPAR Scientific Assembly which will take place at the International Convention Centre, in Sydney, Australia from 15-22 August 2020. https://www.cospar2020.org Abstract submission deadline is 14 February 2020. There will also be a COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection Business to which you are welcome. More information on time, place and date will follow in the spring. See our web site: https://cosparhq.cnes.fr/ COSPAR-20-PPP.1: Planetary Protection Policy This session will include reports on recent planetary protection studies, colloquia, workshops and agency activities with relevance to the COSPAR Planetary Protection Policy and implementation guidelines. COSPAR-20-PPP.2: Planetary Protection Mission Implementation and Status This session will focus on techniques, measures and procedures applied to spacecrafts, payloads and ground facilities to meet and verify the respective planetary protection requirements. COSPAR-20-PPP.3: Planetary Protection Research and Development This session will report on planetary protection research and development activities, including preparation for new mission concepts and more challenging scientific endeavors, such as life detection. [Edited for length] 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 COSPAR 2020 SESSION 20-F3.6: CLIMATE AND ASTROBIOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF ICY DEPOSITS ON MARS Please consider submitting an abstract to the session that joins Mars climate scientists and astrobiologists at the 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly on August 15-22 in Sydney, Australia. The planet Mars contains numerous, massive deposits of water ice that are spread over the polar regions and the mid-latitudes in each hemisphere. Many of the deposits contain a layered record of Mars climate history going back millions to hundreds of millions of years. They may be considered habitable by extant or extinct life. The potential to discover the climate history of Mars in those ice deposits is immense. Further, the astrobiological potential of polar and mid-latitude ice deposits may cover a wide range based on variable salinity, acidity, pH, and temperature. It is important that astrobiologists and Mars ice + climate scientists continue discussions about the properties of ice in order to design future missions that are well prepared to assess the climate and astrobiological potential of icy deposits on Mars. Abstract deadline: February 14, 2020 https://www.cospar-assembly.org/ On behalf of conveners Isaac Smith and Jennifer Eigenbrode 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 AOGS2020 SESSION PS-09: PLANETARY DATA IN THE BIG DATA ERA - ARCHIVES, TOOLS, AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS Abstract deadline extended to February 4, 2020 Asia Oceania Geosciences Conference 2020 June 28 - July 4, Sono Belle Vivaldi Park, Hongcheon, Korea Conference website: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2020/public.asp?page=home.html Enormous volumes of data are being generated every day in planetary science researches. Data technologies are playing more and more important roles in planetary researches, especially in the big data era. Long-term preservation and unrestricted sharing of all planetary data have been recognized to be essential for the development of researches and rapid generations of new knowledge. This session provides us with a forum to present and discuss new developments related to planetary science data science, including but not limited to, archiving standards, archive organizations, data services and accessibilities, indexing and searching, data mining and manipulation, and applications of big data technology and artificial intelligence in data analysis, in order 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] 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 JPGU-AGU JOINT MEETING 2020 SESSION P-AE22: EXOPLANETS We call your attention and invite contributed talks for the JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020 Session P-AE22 on "Exoplanets". Abstract submission is open until February 18 at 5 PM JST (Early registration: February 4, 11:59 PM JST). The meeting 2020 will be held May 24-28, 2020 in Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan. http://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2020/ Exoplanetary science, which began with the discovery of a hot Jupiter in 1995, reached a significant turning point by the detection of countless super-Earths by the Kepler space telescope. Recent observations have identified a growing number of terrestrial planets in the so-called habitable zone. While exoplanets have been targeted mainly for astronomy until recently, it would be fair to say that Earth and planetary science is finally becoming a research field to make a central contribution. This session aims at allowing participants to share their research results and new ideas regarding exoplanets and also inform the current status of their projects. Exoplanet science is a growing, interdisciplinary research field. We welcome participants from various fields. On behalf of the session conveners: Masahiro Ikoma, Norio Narita, Yuka Fujii [Edited for length] 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 MICROSYMPOSIUM 61 PLANETS UNDERGROUND: THE NEXT FRONTIER IN PLANETARY EXPLORATION The third dimension of planetary bodies remains largely unexplored, yet is a frontier for expanding our knowledge of planetary evolution and habitability. Groundbreaking discoveries of the Moon's low crustal porosity by the GRAIL mission are transformative and have profound implications for understanding the subsurface habitability of Mars, Early Earth and other planets. While the surface of Mars, Europa and Enceladus are widely considered to be uninhabitable, their subsurfaces are hypothesized to be the long-lived habitable environments. We are learning more and more of the vast world of Life Underground on Earth from the diverse, yet largely unexplored biology to the prospects of billion-year old groundwater. Microsymposium 61, Planets Underground, poses many exciting science questions and the technological challenges to acquire measurements relevant to these questions. The program will be a mix of invited and contributed papers and will convene on Saturday, March 14, 2020 (1 PM-6 PM) and Sunday, March 15, 2020 (8:30 AM-12 Noon). The Microsymposium will emphasize an open discussion format, anchored by invited overviews, contributed talks and posters. Details for the Microsymposium, including a registration page: http://www.planetary.brown.edu/html_pages/micro61.htm 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 INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR ON MARS 2020 / SUPERCAM The Mars 2020 / SuperCam team is holding a 2-hour informational webinar at 8 am PST, Tuesday, February 25. The webinar is aimed at prospective participating scientists, but is open to anyone who is interested. The content will cover the SuperCam instrument, its capabilities, planned investigations, and operations. The webinar can be accessed at: https://jpl.webex.com meeting number 907 024 912. The audio can also be accessed by phone at 510-210-8882 using the same meeting number. We intend to record the session. The slides and informational content will be posted shortly before the meeting at the PDS workshop site: https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/workshops/default.htm 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 LEAG VIRTUAL MEETING Please join us for a LEAG virtual meeting, Feb. 7, focused on NASA's current portfolio of missions, instruments, and concepts for the Moon. Invited missions and instrument activities include selected and funded activities in DALI, NPLP, LSITP, SIMPLEX, Artemis-1, LDEP, and PCMS. Schedule and dial-in information is at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/ 1bCdVP8303Tp5vqaCZpl_9vX3DzlR9dByT5ZA48u5r7M/edit There is no scheduled break so please feel free to step out and rejoin as you need to. We encourage you to set up conference rooms at your institution to participate with your colleagues. 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 KAGUYA GRS DATA RELEASE This data set contains Kaguya Gamma-Ray Spectrometer corrected and calibrated time-series spectra and ephemerides, pointing, and geometry data for the nominal and extended observation periods of JAXA's SELENE (Kaguya) mission. This data set was provided by Naoyuki Yamashita, Planetary Science Institute. The data may be accessed at: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20200122.shtml or more directly from: https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/kaguya/grs_spectra.htm To access all data archived in PDS: https://pds.nasa.gov The PDS Team Mail to: pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 MEPAG SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: DIRECTOR OF THE MARS SAMPLE RETURN CAMPAIGN SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE OPPORTUNITY With the Mars 2020 Rover about to ship to Florida for preparations for launch this July, NASA HQ has been considering options for organizing the remaining elements of the Mars Sample Return campaign. Recently, HQ posted a senior executive service opportunity for a Director of the Mars Sample Return campaign. The announcement indicates that this individual will be responsible for implementation of all MSR program activities and will report to the SMD Associate Administrator. Applications are expected to have demonstrated skill in the formulation, development and implementation of spaceflight programs, particularly programs involving multiple stakeholders, and demonstrated experience managing spaceflight program financial, schedule, and policy constraints. The closing date for applications is Feb. 5. Detailed information about this open call is available at: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/556552400 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 POST-DOC ON ASTEROID/COMET OBSERVATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH The Institute for Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh is offering a post-doc position on asteroid/comet observations, funded as part of the EU NEOROCKS programme on near-Earth asteroids. This is a one year position, which will hopefully be extended depending on future applications for funding to extend the work for other surveys (e.g. LSST, maybe EUCLID). The main goal will be to develop software that will be useful for surveys to search for faint comet-like activity. To view details, go to: https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk and enter vacancy reference 051083. For informal enquiries, please contact Colin Snodgrass, csn@roe.ac.uk 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 RESEARCH SCIENTIST (ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE OR FULL) SENIOR FELLOW - SPACE SCIENCES LABORATORY The Space Sciences Lab at the University of California, Berkeley is recruiting for a Ph.D. Scientist who has demonstrated leadership and creativity in the space sciences. The anticipated start date for the position is between August 2020 and October 2020. For more information about the position, including required qualifications application materials, and deadlines, go to: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF02469 The position will remain open until filled. For questions, please email Caylen Garrie at cgarrie@berkeley.edu. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html May 3-8, 2020 Atmospheres and Exospheres of Terrestrial Planets, Satellites, and Exoplanets https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/abstractsubmission/ 36525 Vienna, Austria June 30-July 1, 2020 Magnetism and Accretion https://eas.unige.ch//EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=S1 Leiden, the Netherlands September 27-October 2, 2020 Europlanet Science Congress https://www.epsc2020.eu/ Grenada, Spain November 16-20, 2020 Planet Formation Enters the Observational Era (A Symposium During EWASS 2020) http://ma2020.saao.ac.za/ Cape Town, South Africa [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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