LOCATIONNETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 36 (August 30, 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. In Memoriam: Nadine G. Barlow 2. [NASA] PDS: OSIRIS-REx Bennu Release 6 3. Openings on Outer Planets Analysis Group (OPAG) Steering Committee 4. [NASA] Mission Science Team Meeting Opportunities for Early Career Scientists 5. [NASA] Planetary Data Ecosystem (PDE) Independent Review Board (IRB) Self-Nomination Closing on or about September 7 6. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 7. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers Commercial Announcements: C1. Saturn's Moon Titan: Owners' Workshop Manual by Ralph Lorenz 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: NADINE G. BARLOW Nadine Gail Barlow passed away on August 17, 2020. Over 18 years at Northern Arizona University, Nadine ascended the academic ranks, becoming Department Chair of Astronomy and Planetary Science. She received numerous awards for teaching excellence. Doubling the size of the Department, she grew its curriculum into a Ph.D.-granting program. Nadine supervised many undergraduate and graduate students, and was a popular mentor and friend to those under her tutelage. A prize for Undergraduate Research Excellence is being established in her name. Academic outreach was a priority, bringing the Arizona Space Grant Program to NAU, and fostering cooperation between NAU, Lowell Observatory, and the USGS. Nadine specialized in impact cratering processes across the Solar System. Almost on a dare, she mapped, measured, and classified every crater on Mars larger than 8 km in diameter for her Ph.D. dissertation. These data were used to establish the detailed relative chronology of Martian geologic features. Throughout her career, she expanded this database, as later spacecraft missions returned increasingly detailed images of Mars. The IAU named asteroid 15466 Barlow in her honor. Nadine is missed by family and many lifelong friends. Bob Marcialis, Faith Vilas, Lisa Prato, Lynn Hayden 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] PDS: OSIRIX-REX BENNU RELEASE 6 This release of OSIRIS-REx data includes the following data, through February 17, 2020: - OCAMS raw and calibrated - TAGCAMS raw - OTES raw and calibrated - OVIRS raw and calibrated data - Raw Radio Science - Mission information updated with Mission Phase Plan Narrative for Recon B OLA raw and calibrated data for this time range is coming soon. These data are now available at: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20200825.shtml or more directly from: https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/resource/orex/ https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/resource/orex/ocams.html https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/resource/orex/tagcams.html https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/resource/orex/ovirs.html https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/resource/orex/otes.html https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/resource/orex/rs.html https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/resource/orex/orexmission.html To access all data archived in PDS: https://pds.nasa.gov 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 OPENINGS ON OUTER PLANETS ANALYSIS GROUP (OPAG) STEERING COMMITTEE Several openings are available on the OPAG steering committee to replace members who will be rolling off. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, particularly those with expertise in Giant Planet Interiors, Ocean Worlds & Cryospheres (field and experimental), Astrobiology, and those able to represent Science Mission Directorate Cross-Divisional interests. Nominations will be accepted after the OPAG virtual meeting in September 2020 and will be due by November 1, 2020. New members will start their service in time for the Spring 2021 OPAG meeting. Details of the nomination process include providing a one-page letter of interest and a two-page NASA proposal-style CV that address what community the candidates represent, and how they will enhance that community's representation on the steering committee. A New Members subcommittee of the OPAG Steering Committee will review all of the nominations and make recommendations to the full Steering Committee. Through the search process, we will strive to ensure representation across multiple axes to foster an interdisciplinary, diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible community. 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] MISSION SCIENCE TEAM MEETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS The Psyche, Europa Clipper, and Dragonfly missions are providing the opportunity for early career scientists to observe their next science team meetings. This opportunity is open to graduate students in or beyond their third year of earning their doctorate or early career scientists within seven years of receiving their doctorate. At this time the opportunity is limited to U.S. citizens and green card holders. Submit a letter no longer than two pages that describes your background and research interests, how such an experience could be of benefit to them, and which mission they wish to observe. Respondents will be selected based upon the anticipated impact to their career path and the alignment of the mission with their research interests. Selection preference will be given to individuals from institutions that are underrepresented on planetary science missions. NASA recognizes and supports the benefits of having diverse and inclusive communities. Send letters and questions to curt.niebur@nasa.gov with the subject line "Science Team Meeting." Those interested in observing the Europa Clipper mission must respond by September 14, 2020, while those interested in the Dragonfly or Psyche missions must respond by September 30, 2020. [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 [NASA] PLANETARY DATA ECOSYSTEM (PDE) INDEPENDENT REVIEW BOARD (IRB) SELF-NOMINATION CLOSING ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 7 NASA defines the Planetary Data Ecosystem (PDE) "as the ad hoc connected framework of activities and products that are built upon and support the data collected by planetary space missions and research programs, primarily those funded by NASA." The PDE includes but is not limited to archives, tools, programs, projects, pipelines, and stakeholder groups. The PDE Independent Review Board (IRB) will conduct a review of the Planetary Science Division's (PSD) PDE with the goal of defining the full environment, identifying missing or overly redundant elements, and providing findings and prioritized, actionable recommendations for PSD's long-term planning in support of the PDE. The PDE IRB will be convened virtually over the course of three months in fall 2020 (estimate). A third-party contractor independently will select the PDE IRB members and will issue any invitations to serve. It is anticipated that invitations to members will begin in late-August and early-September. To submit a self-nomination, please visit: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/planetary-data-ecosystem-pde-independent-review-board-irb Signing up does not commit you to serve. Send questions or comments to Rebecca McCauley Rench (becky.mccauley@nasa.gov) using subject line: PDE Self Nomination. [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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html June 28-July 2, 2021 5th Planetary Data Workshop and Planetary Science Informatics & Data Analytics https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/planetdata2021/ Flagstaff, AZ October 4-6, 2021 Martian Enigmas 2021 https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/martianenigma2021/ Houston, TX [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] 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 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas http://psj.aas.org Barycentric Corrections for Precise Radial Velocity Measurements of Sunlight Jason T. Wright and Shubham Kanodia 2020 PSJ 1:38 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ababa4 Oxidation of the Interiors of Carbide Exoplanets H. Allen-Sutter et al. 2020 PSJ 1:39 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abaa3e Craters on Charon: Impactors from a Collisional Cascade Among Trans-Neptunian Objects Scott J. Kenyon and Benjamin C. Bromley 2020 PSJ 1:40 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aba8a9 Benzoic Acid as the Preferred Precursor for the Chlorobenzene Detected on Mars: Insights from the Unique Cumberland Analog Investigation Caroline Freissinet et al. 2020 PSJ 1:41 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aba690 *********************************************************************** COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS *********************************************************************** C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1 SATURN'S MOON TITAN: OWNERS' WORKSHOP MANUAL BY RALPH LORENZ This new book has just been published by Haynes, UK. 196 pages, Large-format all-color, ~300 images including the latest Cassini mosaics and maps, with details on Titan's interior, landscape and atmosphere, properties of Titan materials, features of Titan exploration systems such as Dragonfly, and speculations on future human exploration of this amazing world. https://www.amazon.com/Saturns-Titan-Owners-Workshop-Manual/dp/1785216430 *********************************************************************** * 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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