PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 25 (June 14, 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. EPSC2020 Session ODAA1: Diversity and Inclusiveness in Planetary Sciences 2. EPSC2020 Session SB5: Observing and Modelling Meteors in Planetary Atmospheres 3. EPSC2020 Session SB11: Physical Properties of Small Bodies: Observations and Techniques 4. EPSC2020 Session OPS3: "Planet" Titan 5. EPSC2020 Session SB7: Space Missions to Small Bodies - Planetary Defense 6. EPSC2020 Session SB3: Comets, Centaurs, Trans-Neptunian and Interstellar Objects 7. GRAM Suite Version 1.0 Released 8. ESA Project Scientist Position for Mars Sample Return Mission 9. Faculty Positions at National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India 10. White Papers Deadline Extended 11. Planetary and Astrobiology Blank Papers: White Papers Cancelled or Downscaled Due to Direct Impact of COVID-19 and National-Scale Civil Action 12. White Paper regarding RPIFs and the Planetary Data Ecosystem 13. Postdoctoral Researcher in Planetary Magnetospheric Physics 14. Building a New Generation of Reviewers 15. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 16. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers 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 EPSC2020 SESSION ODAA1: DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVENESS IN PLANETARY SCIENCES The benefits of diversity and inclusiveness in the scientific community are incontrovertible. This session aims to foster debate within the planetary sciences community about the reasons behind under-representation of different groups (gender, cultural, ethnic origin and national) and best practices to make the research environment more inclusive identifying and addressing barriers to equality. We invite abstracts focusing on: under-representation (gender, cultural, ethnic origin and nationality biases) supported by statistics and data; outreach and education activities to reach broad and diverse audiences, best practices to support inclusiveness; and case studies on mentoring and bias-concerned activities. https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38414 Abstracts are due June 24, 2020, 13:00 CEST. Go to: https://www.epsc2020.eu/abstract_management/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html Conveners: Arianna Piccialli, Lena Noack, Edgard Rivera-Valentin 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 EPSC2020 SESSION SB5: OBSERVING AND MODELLING METEORS IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38553 Session description: More than 10^7 kg of extraterrestrial objects or meteoroids ranging in size from a few microns to tens of meters in diameter enter the Earth's atmosphere every year. A small fraction of these yields free samples of extraterrestrial matter - meteorites - for laboratory study. The majority, which burn up or ablate completely in the Earth's atmosphere, appear as visible meteors in the night sky. Recording meteor activity and modelling the process of ablation allow us to measure directly the flux of small planetary impactors. This provides the 'ground truth' for estimating present cratering rates and planetary surface ages by implication. The application of the latest observational and modeling techniques has rendered meteor science as one of the leading avenues for investigating the nature and origin of interplanetary matter and its parent bodies. This session will provide a forum for presenting fundamental results and novel ideas in this area and informing the broader planetary science community of the interdisciplinary impact of present and future work. In particular, it will solicit contributions related to planetary defense and the impact hazard from meter-sized asteroids. Session conveners: Maria Gritsevich, Apostolos Christou, Jurgen Oberst, Elizabeth Silber, Joseph Trigo-Rodriguez [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 EPSC2020 SESSION SB11: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SMALL BODIES: OBSERVATIONS AND TECHNIQUES Dear Colleague, Please consider submitting an abstract to the EPSC SESSION SB11: Physical properties of small bodies: observations and techniques virtual meeting September 21 - October, 2020. Electromagnetic scattering phenomena play a key role in determining the properties of Solar System surfaces based on observations using different techniques and in a variety of wavelengths ranging from the ultraviolet to the radio. This session will promote a general advancement in the exploitation of observational and experimental techniques to characterize radiative transfer in complex particulate media. Abstracts are solicited on progresses in numerical methods to extract relevant information from imagery, photometry, polarimetry and spectroscopy in solid phase, reference laboratory databases, photometric modeling, interpreting features on planetary surfaces, mixing/unmixing methods... Software and web service applications are welcome. Abstract submission deadline: June 24, 2019, 13:00 CEST https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38563 Virtual meeting info: https://www.epsc2020.eu/virtual_meeting/overview.html Conveners: Stephane Erard, Maria Gritsevich, Karri Muinonen, Antti Penttila, Frederic Schmidt 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 EPSC2020 SESSION OPS3: "PLANET" TITAN Please consider submitting an abstract to the EPSC session OPS3: "Planet" Titan This will be a virtual meeting September 21 - October, 2020. Despite its satellite status, Titan has nothing to envy to planets: it has planetary dimensions, a substantial and dynamic atmosphere, a carbon cycle, a variety of geological features (dunes, lakes, rivers, mountains...), seasons and a hidden ocean. It even now has its own mission: Dragonfly, selected by NASA in the frame of the New Frontiers program. In this session, scientific presentations are solicited to cover all aspects of current research on Titan: from its interior to its upper atmosphere, using data collected in the frame of the Cassini-Huygens mission (2004-2017) or from ground-based telescopes (e.g., ALMA) or based on modelling and experimental efforts to support the interpretation of past and future observations of this unique world. Abstract submission deadline: June 24, 2019, 13:00 CEST https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38538 Virtual meeting info: https://www.epsc2020.eu/virtual_meeting/overview.html Convener: Alice Le Gall | Co-conveners: Anezina Solomonidou, Sandrine Vinatier, Giuseppe Mitri, Marco Mastroguiseppe, Sarah M. Horst 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 EPSC2020 SESSION SB7: SPACE MISSIONS TO SMALL BODIES - PLANETARY DEFENSE Conveners: Patrick Michel, Andy Cheng, Julia de Leon, Michael Kueppers, Holger Sierks Dates: September 21, 2020 - October 9, 2020 Abstracts are due June 24, 2020, 13:00 CEST https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38557 The NASA DART and the ESA Hera missions will allow performing the first complete asteroid deflection test by a kinetic impact, including the full characterization of the target and the impact outcome. The development of these missions is supported by a large number of activities in terms of modeling (impact process, dynamics, physical properties), instrumentation, close proximity operations and data analyses. In parallel, the inventory and spectral properties of Near-Earth Objects from Earth and from space (NEOSM) will progress substantially. This session welcomes contributions related to those fascinating topics. Please forward this message to your colleagues and in particular to any early career researcher you may know who is working on a relevant topic. 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 EPSC2020 SESSION SB3: COMETS, CENTAURS, TRANS-NEPTUNIAN AND INTERSTELLAR OBJECTS https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2020/session/38551 Dates: 21 September 2020 - 9 October 2020 Our knowledge of the physical and dynamical properties of the small body populations in the Solar System is constantly improving, thanks to new Earth- and space-based observations, space missions as well as theoretical advances, and the appearance of the first interstellar objects. The goal of this session is to highlight recent results that are providing fundamental clues about the early stages of the solar and extrasolar systems. Abstracts on topics related to comets, Centaurs, trans-neptunian and interstellar objects will be welcomed. Abstracts are due June 24, 2020, 13:00 CEST. Go to: https://www.epsc2020.eu/abstract_management/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html Maria Teresa apria, Alan Fitzsimmons and Aurelie Guilbert-Lepoutre 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 GRAM SUITE VERSION 1.0 RELEASED The Global Reference Atmospheric Model (GRAM) Suite is an engineering-oriented atmospheric model that estimates mean values and statistical variations of atmospheric properties for planetary destinations. GRAM outputs include atmospheric density, temperature, pressure, winds, and chemical composition along a user-defined path. The GRAMs have been rearchitected from Fortran to a common object-oriented C++ framework. This new architecture creates a common GRAM library of data models and utilities. Version 1.0 of the GRAM Suite contains the rearchitected Neptune-GRAM. The GRAM Suite is now available upon request through the NASA Software Catalog at: https://software.nasa.gov/software/MFS-33888-1 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 ESA PROJECT SCIENTIST POSITION FOR MARS SAMPLE RETURN MISSION The European Space Agency's Directorates for Science and for Human and Robotic Exploration are seeking a Programme Scientist for the Mars Sample Return mission. Your primary role will be to lead the scientific preparations in ESA for the Mars Sample Return Campaign. This campaign is under study by ESA and NASA and aims to return about 500g of Mars samples to Earth. The position is based at ESTEC in the Netherlands. Deadline for applications is July 7, 2020. Details can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/yacthy6l 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 FACULTY POSITIONS AT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (NISER), BHUBANESWAR, INDIA The School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (SEPS) at National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India would like to inform you about the new interdisciplinary centre dedicated to leading the major research areas of Solar System science such as terrestrial planets, outer planets and small bodies (comets, KBOs, rings, asteroids, meteorites, and dusts), astrochemistry, astrobiology, exoplanets (atmospheres, interiors, and formation mechanisms), future planetary/exoplanetary missions, instrumentations, and techniques. We aim to achieve our goals by deepening the collaborations between the planetary scientists, astrophysicists, astrobiologists, astrochemists, earth scientists, and atmospheric physicists. Current faculty members in SEPS are involved actively in Indian and large international collaborative projects and astronomy/planetary/exoplanetary missions, e.g., SKA, ALMA, Chandrayaan-2, NASA's JWST, SOFIA, and Dawn. NISER SEPS is currently accepting potential faculty applications at various levels (Assistant Professor, Reader-F and Associate Professor): Please find detailed information here: https://www.niser.ac.in//notices/2019/recruitments/Rolling_Advt_Faculty_Oct-2019.pdf Please apply through online here: https://ims.niser.ac.in/OnlineRecruitmentApplication.action 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 WHITE PAPERS DEADLINE EXTENDED We recognize that we are in unforeseen and challenging times that impact the ability of community members to meet the previously defined July 4th deadline for Decadal white papers. These inputs are of crucial importance to the success of our Decadal, which depends upon the broad involvement of our community. As such, we are implementing the following changes to the white paper deadlines: Science white papers - July 15 Mission concept white papers - August 15 All other white papers - September 15 Read full statement from the co-chairs: https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?e=&u=e4e29ee864bd61cfd49438b70&id=4908e5ed96 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 PLANETARY AND ASTROBIOLOGY BLANK PAPERS: WHITE PAPERS CANCELLED OR DOWNSCALED DUE TO DIRECT IMPACT OF COVID-19 AND NATIONAL-SCALE CIVIL ACTION A community white paper for the Planetary and Astrobiology Decadal Survey is focused on capturing a list of white papers that have been cancelled or diminished by current events. If you have or know of any white papers that will not be written, or that will be substantially diminished in scope or scale due to these events, please add them to the table in the white paper. Please forward this information to colleagues as ppropriate. Link to paper: https://t.co/ZTbd5mhwxB Link to form to add a canceled or diminished white paper: https://forms.gle/xFijV5NB4Ngh2s4HA Please contact Noam Izenberg (noam.izenberg@jhuapl.edu) with any questions, and spread this info to those who might need it. 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 WHITE PAPER REGARDING RPIFS AND THE PLANETARY DATA ECOSYSTEM NASA's Regional Planetary Image Facilities (RPIF) Network has supported the data analysis needs of the planetary community for over 45 years. Over the last decade the Directors of the US RPIF nodes have developed a plan to evolve the RPIFs into digital data training and support centers to better enable community members to use spatially-enabled planetary data, and to better support the evolving Planetary Data Ecosystem. We have written a White Paper for the Astrobiology and Planetary Science Decadal Survey that explains this evolution, which can be downloaded at this link: https://sol.la.asu.edu/index.php/s/NB5mj6qzgCpz98s If you wish to sign on to this white paper as a co-signer, please email David.Williams@asu.edu by June 30 and I will add you name. Thank you! David A. Williams, Ph.D. Director, The Ronald Greeley Center for Planetary Studies The NASA RPIF at Arizona State University 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN PLANETARY MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS Applications are now being accepted for two postdoctoral scientists to work with the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Planetary Magnetospheres Laboratory in Greenbelt, MD. The position is funded through the CRESST II. Position 1: The postdoctoral researcher will work for either the Juno project with the primary responsibility of conducting analysis and publishing the magnetometer results. In addition, the candidate will assist with the magnetometer data validation and calibration. Position 2: The data scientist's primary responsibility will be to develop a data production pipeline for future magnetometer missions. This involves taking raw magnetometer data, applying the appropriate transformations and calibrations, and producing the final public data products. The data scientist is encouraged to pursue their own research interest. Candidates for this position should have earned a Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, planetary science, space physics, geosciences, or related fields. Successful candidates should also have expertise with one or more programming languages commonly used in space science and a demonstrated track record in analyzing spaceflight data, especially magnetometer data and experience with the NAIF SPICE software package is highly desired. Applications received by July 15, 2020 will receive the best consideration. https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/bb0cf722 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 BUILDING A NEW GENERATION OF REVIEWERS Dear colleagues, As the number of scientific publications grows, the need of reviewers in science is growing in the same measure. It's time for the younger generations to build reviewing experience in their CV and thus flanking/helping the experienced generations to bear an always growing workload. It's also a wonderful opportunity to have your say and your contribution to the improvement of submitted papers. It would be great to hear from new entries who are willing to review papers in the broad fields of planetary geology and volcanology. Anyone interested please drop me a line to the following email: giovanni.leone@uda.cl Best regards, Prof. Dr. Giovanni Leone Guest Editor - Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html November 4-6, 2020 Apophis T–9 Years: Knowledge Opportunities for the Science of Planetary Defense https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/apophis2020 Online December 7-11, 2020 AGU Fall Meeting https://www.agu.org/Fall-Meeting San Francisco, CA (and Online) March 15-19, 2021 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2021/ The Woodlands, TX June 20-25, 2021 Asteroids, Comets, Meteors Conference https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/acm2021/ Flagstaff, AZ [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.] 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 SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas http://psj.aas.org Inertial Modes of a Freely Rotating Ellipsoidal Planet and Their Relation to Nutations Jeremy Rekier et al. 2020 PSJ 1:20 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ab93c8 Experimental Investigation of Oxidation of Pyroxene and Basalt: Implications for Spectroscopic Analyses of the Surface of Venus and the Ages of Lava Flows K. 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