PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 14 (March 29, 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. In Memoriam: William Cassidy 2. [NASA] COVID-19 Community Update from Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen 3. [NASA] NASA Science Division Updates to the Community 4. [NASA] Upcoming NASA SMD Job Announcement: Senior Program Executive for Scientific Data & Computing (AST, Technical Management) 5. Canceling the Planetary Science Informatics and Data Analytics Conference (PSIDA) 6. Cancellation of NASA Astrobiology Summer School 2020 7. Canceling the 2020 SPICE Training Class At ESAC/ESA 8. 2020B NASA Infrared Telescope Facility Observing CallL For Proposals 9. JWST Cycle 1 Proposal Deadline Delayed 10. EPSC Session: Exoplanet Observations, Modeling, and Experiments 11. EPSC Session: Interstellar Probe - Pushing the Boundaries of Space Science 12. EPSC Session MITM17: Polarimetry as a Tool for Characterizing Dust Particles - Observations, Modeling, and Laboratory Data 13. Astrobiology 2020: A Research Meeting of IAU Commission F3 14. MUAN Workshop2020: Upper Atmospheres and Ionospheres in the Inner Solar System 15. NEOWISE 2020 Data Release Available 16. American Physical Society Recruits CEO 17. Solar System Exploration Postdoc at Johns Hopkins University 18. Postdoctoral Fellow Position at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory 19. Post-doctoral Position at the National Research Council in Italy 20. Emirates Mars Mission Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 21. NASA Planetary Data System (PDS) Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey 2020 22. 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: WILLIAM CASSIDY Emeritus Professor William A. Cassidy of the Department of Geology and Environmental Science (formerly the Geology and Planetary Science Department) at the University of Pittsburgh passed away of a heart attack on March 22, 2020. Bill is best known for creating the ANSMET (Antarctic Search for Meteorites) program in 1976, serving as its PI for nearly 20 years. The ANSMET program has recovered more than 22,000 samples its start, and Bill's efforts helped to triple the world's inventory of meteorites. Because of those efforts, the Cassidy Glacier in Antarctica was named for him, as well as the mineral Cassidyite, and the asteroid 3382 Cassidy. In 1979, he was awarded the Antarctica Service Medal. His efforts in Antarctica were documented in his memoir, "Meteorites, Ice, and Antarctica: A Personal Account" published by Cambridge University Press in 2003. Bill had a marvelous sense of humor that rivaled his sense of adventure, which took him to impact craters in Canada, South America, Africa, and Australia. He will be missed by his colleagues and friends. More information can be found here: https://www.geology.pitt.edu/news/emeritus-faculty-member-dr-william-cassidy 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] COVID-19 COMMUNITY UPDATE FROM DR. THOMAS ZURBUCHEN Last Friday, I hosted a public town hall and wanted to reiterate some of the key messages from that discussion: - Our priority is everyone's safety and protecting hardware and integrity of data for operating missions - We are working with each mission and project in detail based on where they are in the development process - Missions in I&T will continue with the smallest teams possible - We are anticipating impacts to solicitations and evaluations and will work with the research community to mitigate them - We encourage all to continue to pay graduate students, post-docs, and lab staff Audio and charts from the town hall are available for download at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/virtual-townhall-2020 We will also continue to provide updates to the community. As we work through this unprecedented situation, please keep yourselves and your families safe. The government has established a new informational website, coronavirus.gov, which has useful information, and watch for continued communications from agency leaders about NASA's status and steps you may need to take. Be safe! Sincerely, Thomas H. Zurbuchen, PhD Associate Administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate [Edited for length. For full message, go to http://spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=53452] 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] NASA SCIENCE DIVISION UPDATES TO THE COMMUNITY The NASA Science Division Directors will provide community updates on Tuesday, March 31, when they address the discipline committees of the National Academies' Space Studies Board (SSB) during Space Science Week 2020. During the updates, the Science Division Directors will discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2021 budget request for NASA Science and other Division specific updates of NASA's science programs. NASA SMD Director of Planetary Science Lori Glaze will address the Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) at 4 pm EDT / 1 pm PDT on Tuesday, March 31. For the complete agenda of the four discipline committee meetings and instructions for connecting to the meetings, visit the Space Science Week 2020 homepage at: https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/03-31-2020/space-science-week-2020 [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 [NASA] UPCOMING NASA SMD JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: SENIOR PROGRAM EXECUTIVE FOR SCIENTIFIC DATA & COMPUTING (AST, TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT) This upcoming NASA SMD job announcement will open on March 30 and close on April 3. The USAJOBS announcement number will be HQ20H0013. NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will be releasing a USAJOBS announcement to fill the position of Senior Program Executive for Scientific Data and Computing (AST, Technical Management/GS-801-15). This will be a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) announcement through USAJOBS, so it will only be open for 5 days. The short period that the announcement is open is due to the type of hiring authority, which streamlines the hiring process and assists with rapidly filling competitive positions. This is a term position of up to three years, with an option to extend an additional three years. Please note that this is a fair and open competition to which all U.S. Citizens and Status candidates may apply. Given the short period the announcement is open, interested applicants are encouraged to log into USAJOBS ahead of time and update your username, password, resume, etc., to facilitate the timely submission of an application. [Edited for length] 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 CANCELING THE PLANETARY SCIENCE INFORMATICS AND DATA ANALYTICS CONFERENCE (PSIDA) On March 24th 2020, after careful consideration and comprehensive evaluation of currently available information related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the PSIDA Programme Organizing Committee made the difficult for safe decision to cancel the Planetary Science Informatics and Data Analytics Conference, originally scheduled for June 22-24 at ESAC in Madrid, Spain. We continue to closely monitor the developments surrounding COVID-19, and we wish to inform you, that we are planning to take the opportunity to keep some PSIDA activities later this year using EuroPlanet Science Congress 2020, that will be held in Granada, Spain, between September 27 and October 2 2020, and possibly at the AGU, if the circumstances allow. In agreement with the session conveners, we are thinking of using the EPSC 2020 MITM9 session "Tools and Databases for Solar and Planetary Sciences at the Big Data Era", to include PSIDA themes. 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 CANCELLATION OF NASA ASTROBIOLOGY SUMMER SCHOOL 2020 We have been monitoring the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 and, after consultation with our partners at the Centro de Astrobiologia, we regretfully have come to the conclusion that we must cancel the 2020 Josep Comas i Sola International Astrobiology Summer School. For any students who applied, we thank you for your interest and application, and hope that you will consider participating in next year's school. Please also subscribe to the NASA Astrobiology Program mailing list, to be kept up to date with other opportunities: https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/mailing-list/ Rosaly Lopes (US Director, International Astrobiology Summer School) 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 CANCELING THE 2020 SPICE TRAINING CLASS AT ESAC/ESA Given the developing situation regarding the COVID-19 Virus, we sadly need to announce that we have decided not to hold the June 2020 SPICE Training Class at ESAC. We are deeply sorry for any inconvenience caused by the cancelation. To mitigate this cancellation you might consider using the self-training from NAIF. This option makes use of the same tutorials and lessons used in the live training classes. The tutorials are available here: https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/naif/self_training.html SPICE at ESA is described at: http://spice.esac.esa.int 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 2020B NASA INFRARED TELESCOPE FACILITY OBSERVING CALL FOR PROPOSALS Here is the NASA IRTF Call for Proposals for the 2020B semester. Please let me know if you have any questions. The full text is available here: http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/observing/callForProposals.php Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its global impact, the 2020B IRTF proposal deadline has been extended to Thursday, April 9. The IRTF form and website are in the process of being updated to reflect the new dates. Please contact John Rayner or Bobby Bus if you have any questions or concerns. See our online submission form. Information on available facility and visitor instruments and performance can be found at: http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/instruments Observing on-site or remote observing is available with SpeX, MORIS, and iSHELL; please see the instrument pages for more information, including the exposure time calculators for SpeX and iSHELL. 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 JWST CYCLE 1 PROPOSAL DEADLINE DELAYED The Cycle 1 Call for Proposals for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was released on Jan. 23, 2020. The novel coronavirus COVID19 is causing significant impact and disruption on the worldwide community. Given those circumstances, STScI, NASA, ESA, and CSA have decided to delay the proposal deadline for JWST Cycle 1 GO proposals to May 27, 2020. We are continuing to monitor the situation, and will provide an update on the schedule on April 15, 2020. The announcement of opportunity is here: http://www.stsci.edu/contents/news/jwst/2020/the-jwst-cycle-1-call-for-proposals-is-now-reopened Full details about proposing can be found at: https://jwst-docs.stsci.edu/jwst-opportunities-and-policies/jwst-call-for-proposals-for-cycle-1 These are stressful and challenging times. Our thoughts go out to all those affected by the current situation. As always, please contact the JWST helpdesk if you have any questions: http://jwsthelp.stsci.edu Future updates regarding the Call can be found at: http://www.stsci.edu/jwst/news-events/news To get regular updates on JWST, sign up for email alerts/subscriptions by updating your MyST account under message subscriptions: https://proper.stsci.edu/proper/authentication/auth 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 EPSC SESSION: EXOPLANET OBSERVATIONS, MODELING, AND EXPERIMENTS The EPSC 2020 conference will take place in Granada, Spain, 27 September - 2 October 2020 https://www.epsc2020.eu/ Many sessions will focus on exoplanets, and we would like to highlight especially the following session dedicated to exoplanet atmospheres: Exoplanet observations, modelling and experiments (EXO4): Characterization of their atmospheres A complete description of the session can be found here: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38490 We would like to encourage all people interested in this topic to submit an abstract, in particular early career scientists. The abstract submission deadline is 13 May 2020, 13:00 CEST. Sincerely yours, Olivia Venot, Monika Lendl, Giuseppe Morello, Vivien Parmentier, Ingo Waldmann 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 EPSC SESSION: INTERSTELLAR PROBE - PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF SPACE SCIENCE An Interstellar Probe through the boundaries of the heliosphere, in to the Local Interstellar Medium (LISM) would be the first dedicated mission to venture into this largely unexplored frontier of space. Relatively modest contributions from the Planetary Sciences and Astrophysics would offer historic science returns, including a flyby of one or two Kuiper Belt dwarf planets or planetesimals, first insights in to the structure of the circum-solar dust disk, and the first measurements of the Extra-galactic Background Light beyond the obscuring Zodiacal cloud. This EPSC session welcomes discussions on the current state of understanding and outstanding science questions that could be addressed by missions passing through the Kuiper Belt to the LISM, and reports on realistic design concepts, enabling technologies, lessons-learned from prior missions, and programmatic challenges. Conveners: Michel Blanc (main organizer), Olivier Witasse (Deputy organizer) Pontus Brandt, Pascale Ehrenfreund, Kathleen Mandt, Merav Opher, Bob Wimmer-Schweingruber, Qiugang Zong EPSC abstracts are due May 13, 2020. https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/sessionprogramme EPSC will be Sept. 27-Oct. 2, 2020, in Granada, Spain. 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 EPSC SESSION MITM17: POLARIMETRY AS A TOOL FOR CHARACTERIZING DUST PARTICLES - OBSERVATIONS, MODELING, AND LABORATORY DATA The aim of this session is to bring together observers, modelers, and experimental physicists to discuss the most recent results and advances in the characterization of dust particles by their spectropolarimetric pattern. For more details see: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/sessionprogramme Conveners: O. Munoz, F. Moreno, A. Penttila, A.C. Levasseur-Regourd, O. Ivanova, L. Kolokolova, P. Tanga, A. Cellino. The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2020 will be held in Granada, Spain on 27 September - 2 October 2020, see details at https://www.epsc2020.eu/ Abstract deadline: 13 May 2020, 13:00 CEST. 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 ASTROBIOLOGY 2020: A RESEARCH MEETING OF IAU COMMISSION F3 https://astrobiology.uj.ac.za Astrobiology 2020, will trace the pathway to life on Earth and beyond from the simple chemistry established in astrophysical environments, through the formation and evolution of planetary systems, to beyond the beginnings of life, as informed by studies of the earliest terrestrial fossil record. Astrobiology 2020 is the first international astrobiology conference ever held in Africa. Vredefort Dome, located ~120 km southwest of Johannesburg, is one of the oldest and largest impact structures on Earth. In addition to the scientific program the meeting offers: Field trips: - Early Earth geology of the Barberton greenstone belt, 1-5 Nov - Vredefort Dome impact structure, 11 Nov (part of conference program) - Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope site, 15-17 Nov - Namib Research Institute, Namibia, 14-18 Nov Training school on Astrobiology: A 2-day pre-conference training school for postgraduate students and young researchers on the fundamentals of Astrobiology; 6-7 November. Important Dates: 31 July: Registration for training school and field trips closes 31 July: Early registration closes 31 August: Abstract submission closes 15 October: Registration closes [Edited for length] 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 MUAN WORKSHOP2020: UPPER ATMOSPHERES AND IONOSPHERES IN THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM 9-11 September 2020 - New York, USA The Mars Upper Atmosphere Network (MUAN) organises this three-day workshop that will bring together scientists interested in the general dynamics of, and coupling between, ionised and neutral atmospheric constituents of three key inner Solar System planets: Mars, Earth, and Venus. Other bodies, such as comets and moons are also welcome. The objective is to embrace comparative studies between different planetary bodies in addition to the usual Mars aeronomy and plasma physics discussions, as this will lead to a better understanding of the role of upper atmospheres on planetary evolution and habitability at Mars and in the Solar System. The main topics to discuss are: - Planetary aeronomy - past, present and future. - Thermosphere-ionosphere-magnetosphere-exosphere (TIME) coupling. - Lower-upper atmosphere connections. A significant part of the workshop will be devoted to brainstorming and opportunities to discuss different science aspects, and to help establish fruitful collaborations. There will be opportunities to present posters or talks. The workshop will be limited to 100 attendees, so please indicate your interest to aid us in planning in here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVgrQ8cIQx8mOgF5rVV76Re6hh6u1_xwtK4XXhKSpVSOU2_A/viewform 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 NEOWISE 2020 DATA RELEASE AVAILABLE The 2020 Data Release includes all data acquired during the sixth year of the The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) Reactivation mission, 13 December 2018 to 13 December 2019. These data are combined with the Year 1-5 NEOWISE data into a single archive that contains approximately 15.3 million sets of 3.4 and 4.6 micron images and a database of over 114 billion source detections extracted from those images. With twelve or more independent 3.4 and 4.6 micron exposures made on each point of the sky during each survey epoch, the NEOWISE archive is a time-domain resource for extracting multiple, independent thermal flux and position measurements of Solar System small bodies, as well as background galactic and extragalactic sources. A quick guide to the NEOWISE data release, data access instructions and supporting documentation is available at: http://wise2.ipac.caltech.edu/docs/release/neowise/ Access to the NEOWISE data products is available via the on-line and API services of the NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive (IRSA) at: https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu [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 AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY RECRUITS CEO American Physical Society (APS), the world's leading physics professional society seeks a compelling leader with top-level management experience as its next CEO to advance its mission, lead a strong and successful nonprofit membership corporation of 55,000 members, and manage its budget of $68 million and 250 staff in 3 offices. Ideal candidate is excited by scientific discovery and research dissemination; changing scientific publishing landscape; ensuring long-term organizational sustainability; promoting membership growth and retention; applying effective meeting strategies; strengthening collaboration; advocating for physics/ physicists and effective physics education; and promoting opportunities for underrepresented groups. The top candidate will be a qualified scientific leader with knowledge of the U.S. legislative process, science policy, and global scientific collaboration. They will have experience with the needs of diverse, multidisciplinary audiences and appreciate the intricacies of working with member-elected governing bodies. They will manage, lead, and inspire staff and members to accelerate organizational change and resilience. For additional information, applicationinstructions, including how to apply, as soon as possible visit: https://www.TransitionCEO.com/careers Candidate are considered on a rolling basis; submit your materials asap. Email questions to APS2020_Search@TransitionCEO.com. Closes 4/30/20. 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17 SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION POSTDOC AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University working with the new SSERVI team Project ESPRESSO. http://eps.jhu.edu https://www.espresso.institute The Postdoctoral Fellow will be working under the supervision of Prof. Sarah Horst https://www.sarahhorst.com but will include collaborations with Prof. Kevin Lewis in EPS and ESPRESSO Team Members at other institutions. The Postdoctoral Fellow's primary responsibilities will include laboratory measurements of optical constants and a candidate with experience in these types of measurements and data analysis is preferred. Secondary responsibilities of the Postdoctoral Fellow will include participation in fieldwork and data analysis of geological materials using LIBS and Raman spectroscopy under the supervision of Prof. Kevin Lewis. Applicant must have a Ph.D. in a related field. Applicants should submit their CV (including publications), a 1-2 page statement of research interests, and contact information including email addresses for 3 references. Please contact Prof. Horst with any questions about the position (sarah.horst@jhu.edu). Review of applications will begin on April 15, 2020. More information including application submission found here: http://apply.interfolio.com/75174 [Edited for length] 18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW POSITION AT THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work with Dr. Catherine Elder to study lunar surface processes using a combination of thermal modeling and observations by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment (Diviner). Diviner observations can constrain the material properties of the lunar surface and shallow subsurface which leads to a better understanding of the geologic history of the Moon. Topics of particular interest include volcanism, regolith formation and evolution, and impact processes. Candidates should have a recent PhD in planetary science, physics, geology, or a related field. Candidates should have experience with numerical modeling and a strong background in physics. Experience using remote sensing data is preferred but not required. Candidates who have received their PhD within the past five years since the date of their application are eligible. Applications are due by April 25, 2020 or until filled and should be submitted at: https://jpl.jobs/jobs/2020-11715-JPL-Postdoctoral-Fellow For more information contact Catherine.Elder@jpl.nasa.gov 19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19 POST-DOCTORAL POSITION AT THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL IN ITALY The National Research Council (CNR) in Italy is offering a post-doctoral position at the Institute of Applied Mathematics and Information Technology in Milan. The project is entitled "Co-orbital motion and three-body regimes in the Solar System", and the scientific supervisor is Dr. Elisa Maria Alessi. The aim is to analyze co-orbital motion using perturbation methods and the restricted three-body problem and the corresponding invariant objects. The focus will be to understand the relationship between the two approaches and the possible transition towards different orbital regimes. A special emphasis will be given to apply the analysis and the results to asteroidal motion. The official call can be found here: http://www.imati.cnr.it/index.php/opportunities?layout=edit&id=826 The duration of the position is 12 months, renewable 6 more months. Application deadline is April 24, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the interview will be held remotely. In addition, the researcher may be allowed to work from her/his place, upon agreement with the Director of the Institute and the supervisor of the project. For further information contact Dr. Alessi: em.alessi@mi.imati.cnr.it [Edited for length] 20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20 EMIRATES MARS MISSION POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) and Khalifa University (KU) are inviting applications for up to 5 postdoctoral research fellowships. We seek candidates interested in spacecraft observations and models of the Martian atmosphere relevant to EMM observations. EMM will arrive at Mars in early 2021 and carries an imaging system with several visible and UV bandpasses (EXI), a thermal IR spectrometer (EMIS), and a UV imaging spectrometer (EMUS). Postdocs will split their time between a U.S. or French host institution affiliated with the EMM science team and KU in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. While at KU the postdocs will continue their EMM research and participate in the formation of a new space science and technology center. One or more of the postdocs may be able to transition to a tenure-track faculty position at KU during or after the postdoc period. Applicants should have met the requirements for a Ph.D. in a relevant field by May 2020. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, with initial review starting May 23. Please contact KUMarsPostdoc@lasp.colorado.edu with questions. A complete posting with additional information can be found at: https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=24229 21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21 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. The survey is available at the following anonymous link: 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. 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