PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 12 (March 22, 2020) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Elisabeth Adams Co-Editors: Georgiana Kramer, Mark V. Sykes Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. In Memoriam: Adam Showman (1968-2020) 2. [NASA] ROSES: Various Due Dates Postponed 3. [NASA] ROSES: XRP Step 1 is Now NOI 4. Canceling the 2020 Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers 5. EPSC Session: Ice Giant System Science and Exploration 6. EPSC Session: Radio and Optical Science Instrumentation and Techniques for Solar System Studies 7. [NASA] PDS: Mars Science Laboratory Release 23 8. OpenPlanetary Virtual Lunch Talks 9. March 19 Deadline for White Paper Topic Ideas for Advertisement and Discussion at MEPAG Meeting 38 10. USGS Astrogeology Community Survey 11. Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter for Mid Month - March, 2020 12. Postdoctoral Scholar Position at Northern Arizona University 13. NASA Planetary Data System (PDS) Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey 2020 14. Postdoc Opportunity in Ocean World Seismology at Jet Propulsion Laboratory 15. 2020 NASA Planetary Science Summer School Applications Due Date Extended to April 13, 2020 16. 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 IN MEMORIAM: ADAM SHOWMAN (1968-2020) Adam Showman, a Professor of Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, passed away suddenly on March 16, 2020. Prof. Showman had a wide range of interests and expertise. Most notably he was an expert in both the atmospheres and interiors of planets. His atmospheric work concentrated on giant gaseous planets like Jupiter, Saturn and many of the extrasolar planets that have been discovered, while most of his work on interiors dealt with the icy satellites that orbit the Solar System's giant planets. Prof. Showman was born in 1968, and received his B.S. in Physics from Stanford in 1991 and his Ph.D. in Planetary Sciences for the California Institute of Technology in 1999, then joined LPL in 2001. He published a total of more than 150 scientific papers. Prof. Showman served as the advisor for eight University of Arizona students who receive their Ph.D.s, and as the mentor for six post-doctoral fellows. He was named a Galileo Circle Fellow by the University of Arizona College of Science in 2018, and was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2019. 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 [NASA] ROSES: VARIOUS DUE DATES POSTPONED In order to give organizations more time to adapt to remote activities because of the COVID-19 emergency, a number of changes have been made to the near-term due dates for several programs. Early Career Faculty Appendix to the SpaceTech REDDI-2020: April 22, 2020, at 5 PM EDT / 2PM PDT Selection notification target is August 27, 2020 Award target date mid-October 2020 Questions: hq-ecf-call@mail.nasa.gov Step-2 for C.23 Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research: April 17, 2020 (Only proposers that had previously submitted a compliant Step-1 proposal may submit a Step-2.) Questions: Mary.A.Voytek@nasa.gov Step-2 for E.5 Applied Information Systems Research: April 17, 2020 (Only proposers that had previously submitted a compliant Step-1 proposal may submit a Step-2.) Questions: cmercer@nasa.gov Sustainable Land Imaging-Technology (ROSES-2019 program element A.52): April 14, 2020 Questions: Sachidananda.r.babu@nasa.gov Step-1 for C.2 Emerging Worlds: April 17, 2020 Questions: HQ-EMERGINGWORLDS@mail.nasa.gov Step-1 for C.6 Solar System Observations: April 22, 2020 Questions: lucas.paganini@nasa.gov Step-1 for C.24 Yearly Opportunities for Research in Planetary Defense: April 22, 2020 Questions: kelly.e.fast@nasa.gov or lindley.johnson@nasa.gov All dates updated at: https://bit.ly/2xVM6tn [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 [NASA] ROSES: XRP STEP 1 IS NOW NOI Additionally, because it is not practical to extend the due date for E.3 Exoplanets Research, instead the Step-1 proposal has been converted to a Mandatory Notice of Intent (NOI). An NOI can be submitted by the PI, which streamlines the submission process. NOIs are due on the original Step-1 due date of March 27, 2020. Proposers who have already submitted a Step-1 proposal need not take any additional action. Proposers who have a Step-1 proposal in process may still submit the Step-1 by the due date or may submit an NOI instead. Note that any Step-1 proposal submitted between the date of this amendment and the due date will be marked as late by NSPIRES, but please ignore that; as long as it is submitted by the due date, it will be considered on time. Questions about E.3 Exoplanets Research may be directed to Richard Eckman, Earth Science Division at richard.s.eckman@nasa.gov; Galen Fowler, Heliophysics Division at galen.fowler@nasa.gov; Douglas Hudgins, Astrophysics Division at douglas.m.hudgins@nasa.gov; or Stephen Rinehart, Planetary Science Division at stephen.a.rinehart@nasa.gov. 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 CANCELING THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF PLANETARY GEOLOGIC MAPPERS Given the developing situation regarding the COVID-19 Virus, we have decided not to hold this year's Planetary Geologic Mappers Meeting. This decision was made after careful consideration for everyone's needs and well being. Please keep June 16th and 17 open on your calendars. We anticipate holding a teleconference on one of those days to report on the status of the mapping community and solicit feedback from the community. We will send additional details on the teleconference in the near future. Regards, Alex Patthoff, Peter Mouginis-Mark, James Skinner 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 SESSION: ICE GIANT SYSTEM SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2020 will be held in Granada, Spain on 27 September - 2 October 2020. The EPSC2020 website can be found at: https://www.epsc2020.eu/ I'd like to direct your attention towards the session Ice Giant System Science and Exploration Conveners: David H. Atkinson, Sushil Atreya, Thibault Cavalie, Leigh Fletcher, Mark Hofstadter, Kathleen Mandt, Olivier Mousis Please see https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/sessionprogramme Programme Group OPS, Session OPS2 for the session description. Please note that the call for abstracts is now open. Abstract deadline: 13 May 2020, 13:00 CEST. 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 SESSION: RADIO AND OPTICAL SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNIQUES FOR SOLAR SYSTEM STUDIES The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2020 will be held in Granada, Spain on 27 September - 2 October 2020. The EPSC2020 website can be found at: https://www.epsc2020.eu/ I'd like to direct your attention towards the session Radio and Optical Science Instrumentation and Techniques for Solar System Studies Conveners: David H. Atkinson, Sami W. Asmar, Daniele Durante, and Silvia Tellman Please see https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/sessionprogramme Programme Group MITM, Session MITM4 for the session description. Please note that the call for abstracts is now open. Abstract deadline: 13 May 2020, 13:00 CEST. 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 [NASA] PDS: MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY RELEASE 23 The NASA Planetary Data System announces the 23rd release of data from the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, covering data acquired from Sol 2483 through Sol 2579 (July 31, 2019, to November 8, 2019). This release consists of raw and derived data sets from the following instruments: Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) Chemistry & Micro-Imaging (ChemCam) Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) Hazard Avoidance Cameras (Hazcam) Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) Mast-mounted Cameras (Mastcam) Navigation Cameras (Navcam) Position Localization and Attitude Correction Estimate Storage (PLACES) Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Spacecraft, Planet, Instrument, Pointing C-Matrix, and Event kernels (SPICE) https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20200316.shtml MSL data sets: http://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/msl/ MSL data are archived at the PDS Atmospheres, Planetary Plasma Interactions (PPI), Geosciences, Imaging, and Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF) Nodes. The Planetary Image Atlas at the Imaging Node allows selection of MSL image data by specific search criteria. http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/search/ The MSL Analyst's Notebook at the Geosciences Node allows searching and downloading of all MSL data in the context of mission events. http://an.rsl.wustl.edu/msl [Edited for length.] 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 OpenPlanetary Virtual Lunch Talks OpenPlanetary will be hosting weekly virtual "lunch" talks at 1PM CDT on Tuesdays starting March 24, 2020. Please RSVP to chase@openplanetary.org with "OPLUNCH" in the subject line to receive an invitation to participate via Zoom. In the first session, Dr. Ross Beyer (Research Scientist, SETI Institute) will talk about his Python development for Planetary Sciences over the last year: kalasiris and pvl, and his involvement with the newly invigorated PlanetaryPy project. Dr. Michael St. Clair (CTO, Million Concepts) will then give an overview of features and design decisions in new reduced Apollo 15 and 17 Heat Flow Experiment data sets. If you are interested in presenting, we invite proposals for 10-50 minute talks on any technical topic that is likely to be of interest to planetary scientists. Please follow @openplanetary on Twitter for updates. 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 MARCH 19 DEADLINE FOR WHITE PAPER TOPIC IDEAS FOR ADVERTISEMENT AND DISCUSSION AT MEPAG MEETING 38 Mars community, We hope you are finding ways to be safe and healthy in these social-distancing times. This email is a reminder that March 19 is the deadline for requesting a presentation spot on a white paper concept at the upcoming MEPAG meeting 38 - a virtual meeting to be held April 15-17. (White paper advertisement and discussion will likely occur on April 16.) If you are interested, please submit the following information to this google form, by 5pm PDT Thursday, March 19, 2020: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeznQfN3i1EYcwECtkIz2jsoCNZCmjKS-Zvm_aXl70xhaZjQ/viewform * (Tentative) white paper title * Point of Contact for a presentation on this white paper concept * Existing author list * Brief description of the intended white paper's content (no more than ~1/2 page) We currently have space for up to 60 presenters; these spots will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Further information about this opportunity and the rest of the MEPAG meeting 38 agenda can be found in the meeting's updated 2nd Information Circular at https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm?expand=m38 Thank you, and stay healthy. 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 USGS ASTROGEOLOGY COMMUNITY SURVEY The purpose of this survey is to better understand the ways that our community discovers, interacts with, and generates new planetary science information. This includes intermediary and derived data as well as historical material, photos, technical documents, and other resources that cannot be archived in a long-term repository such as the PDS. Your responses will help identify areas of future development. Results will be summarized and respondents will remain anonymous. Results from the survey will be presented at LPSC and/or AGU 2021; findings and recommendations will be published as a USGS Open File Report. This survey will remain open until the end of May, 2020. https://tinyurl.com/wcz7ku7 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR MID MONTH - MARCH, 2020 On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Rich Zurek, Serina Diniega, and Dave Beaty of the Mars Program Science Office, the special mid-month March 2020 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found on the web at: http://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov This special edition of the newsletter has been compiled (1) to highlight newly scheduled Virtual Townhalls on the Planetary Decadal Survey and NASA programs/budget, the first of which occurred on March 16, and (2) to track the increasing number of postponed or cancelled in-person meetings. The calendar will again be updated for the regular April newsletter. We hope everyone stays safe and healthy within these stressful, rapidly evolving, social-isolating times. Please send your Mars community announcements and calendar items for inclusion in the newsletter to Barbara at: Barbara.A.Saltzberg@jpl.nasa.gov 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 Postdoctoral Scholar Position at Northern Arizona University The Habitability, Atmospheres, and Biosignatures Laboratory www.hablab.net in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science at Northern Arizona University seeks a postdoctoral scholar to join the research group. The HABLab works primarily on understanding techniques for characterizing exoplanetary atmospheres for signs of habitability and life. These investigations are carried out using spacecraft data as well as a variety of tools for modeling planetary climate and radiation. We seek candidates that will explore applications of retrieval analyses to simulated direct imaging observations of Earth-like exoplanets to constrain surface properties and habitability. The successful candidate will carry out research related to the qualifications listed. The successful candidate is expected to publish scientific papers and may choose to mentor undergraduate and/or graduate students (though this is not required). Applications are due by March 30th, 2020. For additional information, please visit: https://bit.ly/2vsXsEe 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 PLANETARY DATA SYSTEM (PDS) ANNUAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY 2020 NASA's PDS customer satisfaction survey of the Planetary Data System (PDS) is still open. This survey will be used to set priorities for the PDS, identify areas for improvement, determine what new services are needed, and ensure that the needs of the scientific community are well met both now and in the future. Below is the anonymous survey link that can be posted to any website: https://feedback.app.cfigroup.com/l/r/NASAPDSGen Alternatively, you may have also received an email invitation with a link from our consultant, CFI Group, which is working on behalf of NASA and the PDS to administer the survey. Note that no personal data is tracked and the survey will remain anonymous. We hope to get the widest response possible and appreciate your support in helping us to improve the PDS. Please contact the PDS at pds-operator@jpl.nasa.gov with questions on the survey. 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY IN OCEAN WORLD SEISMOLOGY AT JET PROPULSION LABORATORY JPL's Planetary Interiors and Geophysics Group is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar. The successful candidate will compute full waveform seismic models and use other advanced techniques to investigate the potential seismic properties of icy ocean worlds in the Solar System, such as Europa, Enceladus, Titan, Ganymede and Callisto. Model results will be interpreted in the context of understanding the properties of near-surfaces and deeper interiors - thermal, rheological, and chemical - and indicators of different types of anticipated activity. A part of the work will also consist in aiding in analyses for the InSight mission to Mars. In addition to working with the primary advisor, Dr. Steven Vance, the candidate will also work closely with JPL scientist Dr. Mark Panning. The appointee will carry out research in collaboration with the JPL advisor and others, resulting in publications in the open literature: https://jpl.jobs/jobs/2020-11652-Seismology-of-Icy-Ocean-Worlds 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 2020 NASA PLANETARY SCIENCE SUMMER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS DUE DATE EXTENDED TO APRIL 13, 2020 NASA is encouraging applications for its 32nd Annual Planetary Science Summer School. Offered by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, PSSS is a 3-month long early career development experience to help prepare the next generation of planetary science and engineering mission leaders. Participants learn the process of developing a hypothesis-driven robotic space mission in a concurrent engineering environment while getting an in-depth, first-hand look at mission design, life cycle, costs, schedule and the trade-offs inherent in each. Science and engineering doctoral candidates, recent Ph.D.s, postdocs, junior faculty, and certain master's degree students, who are U.S. Citizens or legal permanent residents (and a very limited number of Foreign Nationals from non-designated counties), are eligible. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply. Partial financial support is available for a limited number of individuals. Session 1: Preparatory Sessions May 18-July 17. Culminating Week at JPL July 20-24 Session 2: Preparatory Sessions May 18-July 31. Culminating Week at JPL August 3-7 http://go.nasa.gov/missiondesignschools [Edited for length.] 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html No new meetings. 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