PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 47 (November 15, 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. [NASA] Science Mission Directorate Town Hall Meeting November 17, 2020 2. [NASA] Seeking Volunteer Reviewers in Earth and Space Science 3. [NASA] Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) Step-2 Due Date Delay 4. [PDS] Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Data Release 23 5. New Tool for Small-Bodies Search 6. HiRISE Digital Terrain Models by Request and at No-Cost for Funded Mars Data Analysis Program Awards 7. Exoplanet Solar System Synergies Tutorial Talks 8. Upcoming Planetary Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting 9. Application Deadline Approaching for SBAG 24 Early Career Invited Speaker 10. EGU Session PS5.1: Ice Giant System Exploration 11. NASA Job Announcement: MSR Deputy Program Director 12. Bridge to Faculty Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago 13. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 14. 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] SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE TOWN HALL MEETING NOVEMBER 17, 2020 NASA Science will host a community will hold a community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas H. Zurbuchen and his leadership team at 3 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday, November 17, to discuss updates to NASA's science program, share current status of NASA activities, and roll-out the 2021 NASA Science Planning Guide. Members of the science community, academia, the media, and the public are invited to participate by joining at the link below. https://nasaevents.webex.com/nasaevents/onstage/g.php?MTID=e5a57f78267bb9bde7ef4c96995b92463 If prompted, please use event number 199 344 4841, followed by event password saPpAZ3aA34. To ask a question, participants can go to: https://arc.cnf.io/sessions/zeg7/#!/dashboard Users must provide their first and last name and organization and can submit their own questions or vote up questions submitted by others. The meeting leaders will try to answer as many of the submitted questions as possible. Presentation materials for the meeting will be available for download and a recording will be available later that day at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/virtual-townhall-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 [NASA] SEEKING VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS IN EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE NASA's Science Mission Directorate is seeking subject matter experts to serve as external and/or (virtual) panel reviewers of proposals to ROSES. Start at the landing page at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels If your skills match our needs for that review and there are not too many organizational conflicts of interest, we will contact you. The following new volunteer reviewer forms have been (re)posted recently: Astrophysics Research and Analysis (ROSES program element D.3) Carbon Monitoring System (ROSES A.6) and Carbon Cycle Science - Terrestrial (ROSES A.5) Future Investigators in NASA Earth Science and Technology (FINESST Earth) Future Investigators in Space Science and Technology (FINESST Space) Habitable Worlds (ROSES E.4) Heliophysics Living With a Star Science (ROSES B.6) Lunar Data Analysis (ROSES C.8) Solar System Workings (ROSES C.3) In addition to these previously posted volunteer forms that are still available: Astrophysics Data Analysis Program (Appendix D.2 of the annual ROSES NRA) Discovery Data Analysis (ROSES C.11) Heliophysics Supporting Research (ROSES B.2) Mars Data Analysis Program (ROSES C.9) Physical Oceanography Program (PO) Planetary Instrument Concepts for the Advancement of Solar System Observations (PICASSO) [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] PAYLOADS AND RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON (PRISM) STEP-2 DUE DATE DELAY The Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) program element solicits proposals for investigations that include development and flight of science-driven suites of instruments and technology demonstration payloads that will be delivered to the lunar surface on Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS). This PRISM solicitation calls for science investigations that will be delivered to the lunar surface in late Calendar Year (CY) 2023 and early CY2024 to predetermined lunar landing sites: Reiner Gamma in Quarter 4 2023, and a Schrodinger Basin impact melt in Q2 2024. Proposals must identify one of these lunar landing sites and propose an investigation uniquely achieved at that location. This amendment delays the Step-2 due date for E.11 Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM). The Step-2 proposal due date for PRISM is now February 3, 2021. This Amendment will be posted at: http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2020 and will appear on SARA's ROSES blog at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2020/ Questions: Brad Bailey, HQ-PRISM@mail.nasa.gov [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 [PDS] MARS ATMOSPHERE AND VOLATILE EVOLUTION DATA RELEASE 23 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce the release of the following data from MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) Release 23, nominally with data to August 2020: - ACCEL (Accelerometer) - ANC (ancillary) - EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet Monitor) - IUVS (Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph) - KP (Insitu Key Parameters) - MAG (Magnetometer) - NGIMS (Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer) - ROSE (Radio Occultation Science Experiment) - SPICE - STATIC (Supra-Thermal and Thermal Ion Composition) - SWIA (Solar Wind Ion Analyzer) New data available soon: - LPW (Langmuir Probe and Waves) - SEP (Solar Energetic Particle) - SWEA (Solar Wind Electron Analyzer) To access the above data, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20201113.shtml To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-Release.shtml All available PDS data may be found at: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/data-search/ For further information, see the PDS Home Page: https://pds.nasa.gov/ The PDS Team Mail to: pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov Phone: (818) 393-7165 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 NEW TOOL FOR SMALL-BODIES SEARCH The NASA Planetary Data System's Small Bodies Node (SBN) announces the beta release of the Comet Asteroid Telescopic Catalog Hub (CATCH), a graphical user interface service for searching SBN, and other survey, archives for small bodies. CATCH also has an API interface to facilitate automated searches by object name. Find out more at: https://catch.astro.umd.edu/ 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 HIRISE DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS BY REQUEST AND AT NO-COST FOR FUNDED MARS DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM AWARDS To support the needs of the Mars science community, the USGS Astrogeology Science Center is providing HiRISE DTMs by request and at no charge for funded ROSES 2020 Mars Data Analysis Program proposals. Investigators are responsible for identification and selection of appropriate HiRISE stereopairs, and must coordinate with USGS personnel before proposal submission to obtain a Confirmation of Technical Specification Letter. DTMs will only be generated for funded proposals. Technical requirements can be found at the USGS Astrogeology Planetary Photogrammetry site: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/astrogeology-science-center/science/usgs-astrogeology-planetary-photogrammetry-lab?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects Additional details are available in section 4.3.7 of the NASA ROSES 2020. 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 EXOPLANET SOLAR SYSTEM SYNERGIES TUTORIAL TALKS The ExoPAG Science Interest Group 3 on Exoplanet Solar System Synergies is organizing Tutorial Talks aimed at introducing field newcomers to important topics planetary and exoplanetary science. The talks include a 30-minute tutorial from an expert to introduce the topic, followed by a 30-minute group discussion of a recent paper in which the topic/method features. They are held by Zoom the 2nd Thursday of each month 11 AM PST/ 2 PM EST. All talks are recorded and posted at: https://nexss.info/community/exoss-synergy We have hosted four talks so far: - "Solutions and Solubilities" by Laura Schaeffer - "How to leverage NASA's Planetary Data System Atmospheres Node for exoplanet science" by Nancy Chanover - "The advantages and challenges of M dwarfs as planet hosts" by Elisabeth Newton - "Spectra of Solar System Planets for Exoplanet Scientists" by Mark Marley (NASA Ames) and Victoria Meadows All are welcome, so feel free to share this announcement and the link to the recording of the first tutorial. Also feel free to suggest topics you'd like to hear on future tutorials to: Vikki Meadows (meadows@uw.edu), Mark Marley (mark.s.marley@nasa.gov), and Laura Schaefer (lkschaef@stanford.edu). [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 UPCOMING PLANETARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC) MEETING The next Planetary Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting will be held, via WebEx, on November 30, 2020 (10 am to 6pm Eastern time). See here for connection information: https://science.nasa.gov/science-red/s3fs-public/atoms/files/FRN-PAC-2020-24365.pdf 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 APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR SBAG 24 EARLY CAREER INVITED SPEAKER The 24th Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) meeting will be virtual on 26-27 January 2021. We have two opportunities at this upcoming SBAG meeting specifically for the early career small body community: Invited early-career speakers: We intend to select up to two early-career researchers for invited 15-minute talks (including Q&A). Interested undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and other early career scientists (within 5 years of terminal degree) should submit a letter and a CV to the SBAG Early Career Secretary, Terik Daly (Terik.Daly@jhuapl.edu), via email by COB (5 pm Eastern time) on 20 November 2020. Further application information can be found on the SBAG website: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/meeetings Lightning Talks: Early-career scientists and engineers attending the meeting will each be given 3 minutes to introduce themselves and their research to the community. If you are interested in giving a lightning talk, please email the early-career secretary, Terik Daly (terik.daly@jhuapl.edu), at least two weeks before the meeting. Attach a single slide, in PDF format, with your name, affiliation, and a figure or two that highlight your research. [Edited for length] 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 EGU SESSION PS5.1: ICE GIANT SYSTEM EXPLORATION In 2021, EGU will be hosting vEGU21: Gather Online (#vEGU21), a fully virtual meeting that will be held in place of the General Assembly in Vienna. The dates of vEGU21 will be 19-30 April 2021. PS5.1 Ice Giant System Exploration Session Description: This session welcomes papers addressing the exploration of the ice giant systems, including the composition, structure, and processes of ice giant atmospheres, internal structure, and ice giant systems including magnetospheres, satellites, and rings. Potential concepts for future ice giant system exploration, instrumentation, mission concepts, technology developments, and international cooperation are also topics of high interest. We especially would like to encourage authors of Decadal Survey White Papers focused on ice giant system science, exploration, mission concepts, and instruments and instrument technologies to contribute to this session. You are invited to submit an abstract at: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU21/abstractsubmission/39948 The deadline for abstract submission 13 Jan 2021, 13:00 CET. Please note that EGU has a One-Abstract Rule. Conveners: David H. Atkinson, Sushil K. Atreya, Mark Hofstadter, Patrick Irwin, Olivier Mousis [Edited for length] 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 NASA JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: MSR DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR NASA Headquarters seeks an accomplished engineer to fill a key leadership position as the Mars Sample Return (MSR) Deputy Program Director-Technical for the Mars Sample Return Program Office in the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) in Washington, DC. You will work with the Program Director to ensure the MSR Program is organized and managed from formulation and development to operations. The job announcement for the MSR Deputy Program Director-Technical is now live on USAJOBS. It is only open until 11/18/2020. DHA: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/583636800 NASA-Wide: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/583637000 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 BRIDGE TO FACULTY PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO The B2F program is a University-level initiative to increase the pipeline toward faculty diversity at UIC by attracting and retaining promising scholars from different backgrounds, with an emphasis on individuals from groups who are underrepresented in their discipline. Outstanding candidates will be mentored and supported to further their research and scholarship during their postdoctoral appointments with the goal that they will transition to a research-active, tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The position is open to all disciplines in the Geosciences. https://eaes.uic.edu/people/open-positions/ 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html March 21-27, 2022 Protostars and Planets VII http://ppvii.org Kyoto, Japan [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.] 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas http://psj.aas.org Vis-NIR Reflectance Microspectroscopy of IDPs Romain Maupin et al 2020 Planet. Sci. J. 1 62 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abbb98 The Effects of Waves on the Meridional Thermal Structure of Jupiter's Stratosphere Richard G. Cosentino et al 2020 Planet. Sci. 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