PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 39 (September 20, 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. [NASA] PDS: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 43 2. Machine Learning for Planetary Space Physics (ML4PSP) Series 3. [NASA] Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) Opportunity Delayed 4. The DPS Invites Applications to New Fund for Underrepresented Minority Communities in Planetary Science 5. The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium - Virtual Fall Meeting 6. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 7. 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 [NASA] PDS: LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 43 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 43 of data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. This release contains raw and calibrated data products covering the nominal time period from March 15, 2020, through June 14, 2020. Some instrument teams are delivering more recent data. The data are archived at various PDS nodes: CRaTER at the PPI Node Diviner at the Geosciences Node LAMP at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node LEND at the Geosciences Node LOLA at the Geosciences Node LROC at the LROC Data Node Mini-RF at the Geosciences Node Radio Science at the Geosciences Node SPICE at the NAIF Node LROC RDRs will be available soon, though its EDRs and CDRs are ready. To access the above data by dataset, please visit: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20200915.shtml All data for LRO may be accessed from: https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/lro/ LRO releases occur every three months. The next release is scheduled for December 15, 2020. 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 MACHINE LEARNING FOR PLANETARY SPACE PHYSICS (ML4PSP) SERIES We want to extend an invitation to participate in a new seminar series and community building effort in machine learning for planetary science and space physics (ML4PSP). Our inaugural seminar will be on September 22, 2020 at 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST where we will have introductions to the series by the seminar organizers (Abby Azari & Caitriona Jackman) before hearing from Dr. Matthew James on a machine learning generated 3D model of Mercury's magnetosphere using the MESSENGER FIPS proton moments. ML4PSP will meet monthly with two speakers per seminar. Topics will primarily focus on intersections in machine learning, planetary science, and space physics. We welcome presentations in adjacent topics including Earth applied methods, data science education, and basic machine learning research. To receive the Zoom link, ongoing invitations, and updates, please join our listserv and community at: http://ml4psp.github.io 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] SMALL INNOVATIVE MISSIONS FOR PLANETARY EXPLORATION (SIMPLEX) OPPORTUNITY DELAYED The next Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) Opportunity is delayed with no new release date available at this time. PSD remains committed to the goals of the SIMPLEx program, but several factors require this delay. First, we have important existing commitments that are of high priority based on the Decadal Survey that we are working under. The inefficiencies related to COVID-19 only enhance the pressure on our budget. Second, we are still learning from this current round of selected SIMPLEx missions. Consistent with our previous comments on these issues, we want to incorporate lessons from these missions, including solicited feedback from the community, into our approaches before starting the process for the next AO. In particular, SMD needs to take stock of the procedures for selecting, managing, and matching rideshare missions to primary missions so that we maximize the opportunity for rideshare mission success. This delay will allow NASA to communicate with various stakeholders to ensure alignment going forward. PSD has asked the Decadal Survey for guidance on the future of the SIMPLEx Program balanced with other priorities. Sincerely, Lori S. Glaze, Ph.D. Director, Planetary Science Division NASA [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 THE DPS INVITES APPLICATIONS TO NEW FUND FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN PLANETARY SCIENCE The DPS is offering funds to encourage and support participation of students, scientists, and other space professionals who are members of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. In partnership with the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP), awards are available for members of Black/African American, Indigenous, and/or Latinx communities to support attendance at the annual DPS meeting and/or the annual NSBP meeting. The fund is intended to support some travel (when meetings are in person and not virtual) and meeting registration fees, and applicants may also request coverage for society membership fees. Please see this link to apply; the application deadline is October 13, 2020: https://dps.aas.org/content/underrepresented-minority-communities-planetary-science-travel-grant-form 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 THE LUNAR SURFACE INNOVATION CONSORTIUM - VIRTUAL FALL MEETING The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium (LSIC) Fall Meeting will be held virtually on October 14-15, 2020. It will feature keynote addresses, working sessions, and technical poster presentations. A preliminary agenda is posted at: http://lsic.jhuapl.edu/Events/102.php?id=102 It will be updated as additional detail are finalized. The event will center on the interrelationships between the six LSIC focus areas, especially in the context of surface power. The six LSIC technical focus areas are: Dust Mitigation Excavation & Construction Extreme Access Extreme Environments In Situ Resource Utilization Surface Power Other topics of interest include defining the parameters and constraints of the architecture required to support a sustained presence on the lunar surface, as well as economic and policy considerations. Early registration closes at 11:59PM EDT on September 19, 2020 and will help the registration committee determine which discussion groups participants get placed into. 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 No new meetings. [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 Colliding in the Shadows of Giants: Planetesimal Collisions during the Growth and Migration of Gas Giants Philip J. Carter and Sarah T. Stewart 2020 PSJ 1:45 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abaecc Detection Limits for Chiral Amino Acids Using a Polarization Camera Claire Cook et al. 2020 PSJ 1:46 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abae57 A Deep Search for Stable Venus Co-orbital Asteroids: Limits on the Population Petr Pokorny et al. 2020 PSJ 1:47 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abab9f *********************************************************************** * 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. Title plus text is limited to 200 words. 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