PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 53 (December 27, 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. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 44 2. AGU EPSP Wonderful Coffee Hour 3. MEPAG Virtual Meeting #11 4. Second Call for Early Career Lightning Talks at SBAG24 5. Postdoctoral Associate at Lowell Observatory 6. Reviewers Needed for MUREP Concept Paper Submissions 7. GSA Southeastern Meeting 2021 8. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 9. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers Commercial Announcements: C1. Books: Advances in Drilling Technology 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 LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 44 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 44 of data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. This release contains raw and calibrated data products covering the nominal time period from June 15, 2020, through September 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 The data may be accessed from https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/lro/ To access the data by dataset: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20201215.shtml LRO releases occur every three months. The next release is scheduled for March 15, 2021. 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 AGU EPSP WONDERFUL COFFEE HOUR Starting in January, EPSP will hold a monthly social hour: the EPSP Wonderful Coffee Hour. https://connect.agu.org/epsp/discussion/coffee-hour The event will be hosted on Wonder, the platform used for our Fall Meeting Geomorphologists Night (in browser, no account necessary). Please join us to connect with existing colleagues and meet new ones. All are welcome, please encourage interested students to participate. First Wednesday of each month (Jan 6, 2021, Feb 3, 2021, etc) 08:00 San Francisco / 11:00 New York / 17:00 Berlin / 23:00 Beijing Join Link: https://www.wonder.me/r?id=44fab7a9-ca74-4d96-9514-3bc7ca865482 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 MEPAG VIRTUAL MEETING #11R Members of the Mars community, I cordially invite you to participate in the next virtual meeting (VM11) of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), scheduled on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, from 10:00 am-2:00 pm PST, 1:00-5:00 p.m. EST. Agenda items are expected to include updates about recent MEPAG, Mars Exploration Program, and Mars Sample Return Program activities, as well as presentations from Jim Watzin and Eric Ianson on Mars Ice Mapper and a discussion led by Scott Hubbard on Humans to Mars activities. The VM11 agenda and 2nd Information Circular will be shared in early January on the MEPAG meeting website: https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm WebEx connectivity information will be included in the 2nd Information Circular. This meeting is open to all members of the Mars science community including our international colleagues, and I look forward to your participation. Sincerely, Dr. R. Aileen Yingst MEPAG Chair 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 SECOND CALL FOR EARLY CAREER LIGHTNING TALKS AT SBAG24 The 24th SBAG meeting includes time for early-career scientists and engineers attending the meeting to introduce themselves and their research to the community. The talks will be 3 minutes each. If you are interested in giving a lightning talk, please email the early-career secretary, Terik Daly (Terik.Daly@jhuapl.edu), by COB on January 12th. Attach a single slide, in PDF format, with your name, affiliation, and a figure or two that highlight your research. We encourage presenters from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. 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 POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE AT LOWELL OBSERVATORY Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona is currently seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in Near-Earth Objects Studies. A complete job description and instructions on how to apply can be found on our employment page: https://lowell.edu/about/employment/ Inquiries may be sent to Catie Blazek at humanresources@lowell.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 REVIEWERS NEEDED FOR MUREP CONCEPT PAPER SUBMISSIONS NASA Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) is seeking subject matter experts to serve as online reviewers of concept papers received in response to the EONS-2020, Appendix J: NASA MUREP INCLUDES opportunity. This solicitation invited the submission of concept papers for this effort to develop MSI-led coalitions in support of broadening participation in engineering. The concept papers (limited to 5-pages) will be reviewed online in the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) in two sessions: Review Session 1: January 12-14, 2021 Review Session 2: January 26-28, 2021 Interested parties should email NASAMUREP-INCLUDES@nasaprs.com by January 6, 2021 identifying their area of expertise, along with a CV or resume, and indicating your availability for both sessions. Each reviewer will be assigned up to four concept papers. For additional information, the following is the link to the MUREP INCLUDES solicitation for your convenience: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId=%7b969EDF98-B0C4-B79A-8ED7-925819CDEFFC%7d&path=closedPast [Edited for length] 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 GSA SOUTHEASTERN MEETING 2021 Please join us for the 2021 Southeastern meeting of the Geological Society of America that will take place virtually between April 1-2 2021. The meeting is hosted by Auburn University, Alabama USA. The abstract submission deadline is Jan 12 2021 by 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Meeting URL: https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/Section_Meetings/GSA/Sections/se/2021mtg/home.aspx We would like to draw your attention to the following session: T6. Impact cratering on planetary surfaces: Structures and processes Conveners: Leticia De Marchi, Vinamra Agrawal and David King. Description: The impact of meteorites, asteroids, and comets is a fundamental process in the solar system, crucial to planetary formation and evolution. The resulting impact craters are extremely common features on the surface of terrestrial planets, asteroids, and natural satellites. This session explores cratering processes, products, and implications for geological history. Submit abstract: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2021SE/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=51141 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html January 27, 2021 MEPAG Virtual Meeting #11 https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm Online April 1-2, 2021 GSA Southeastern Meeting 2021 https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/Section_Meetings/GSA/Sections/se/2021mtg/home.aspx Online [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.] 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 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas http://psj.aas.org No new articles. *********************************************************************** 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 BOOKS: ADVANCES IN DRILLING TECHNOLOGY Introducing a new two-volume book co-edited by Dr. Yoseph Bar-Cohen and Dr. Kris Zacny. The publisher is CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group LLC: Vol. 1: Advances in Terrestrial Drilling: Ground, Ice, and Underwater: https://www.amazon.com/Advances-Terrestrial-Drilling-Ground-Underwater/dp/036765346X Vol. 2: Advances in Extraterrestrial Drilling: Ground, Ice, and Underwater: https://www.amazon.com/Advances-Extraterrestrial-Drilling-Ground-Underwater/dp/0367653478 *********************************************************************** * 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.php, 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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