PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 15, Number 12 (March 21, 2021) 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] ROSES-21: NOI Due Date Delay and POC Change for Exoplanets Research 2. [PDS] Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 45 3. [PDS] Mars Science Laboratory Release 26 4. NASA / SSERVI Analogs Focus Group 5. 2021 NASA Planetary Science Summer School Applications Due April 1 6. Funding for (Remote) Observations with the Europlanet Telescope Network 7. An Interactive Workshop to Explore Novel Ideas for Future Scientific, Educational, and Cultural Activities with the Arecibo Observatory 8. Upcoming Open Decadal Survey Venus Panel Session on Venus Geodynamics 9. Virtual Conference: Applications of Statistical Methods and Machine Learning in the Space Sciences 10. Positions in the Planetary Science Division (PSD) at NASA Headquarters 11. Job Posting: Research Software Engineer at Northern Arizona University 12. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 13. 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] ROSES-21: NOI DUE DATE DELAY AND POC CHANGE FOR EXOPLANETS RESEARCH The Exoplanet Research Program (XRP) solicits basic research proposals to conduct scientific investigations focused on exoplanets and exoplanetary systems. The broad research objectives of XRP include, but are not limited to: the detection and characterization of exoplanetary systems; the characterization of individual exoplanets; and the study of the origins of exoplanets. The due date for Mandatory Notices of Intent has been delayed by one week to April 2, 2021. The due date for proposals remains unchanged at May 27, 2021. In addition, the points of contact have been updated. New text is in bold and deleted text is struck through. This Amendment will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at: http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2021 and will appear on SARA's ROSES blog at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2021/ Questions concerning F.3 XRP may be directed to Hannah Jang-Condell at hannah.jang-condell@nasa.gov and Megan Ansdell at megan.c.ansdell@nasa.gov. 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 [PDS] LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 45 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 45 of data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. This release contains raw and calibrated data products covering the nominal time period from September 15, 2020, through December 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-20210315.shtml LRO releases occur every three months. The next release is scheduled for June 15, 2021. The PDS Team Mail to: pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov Phone: (818) 393-7165 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 [PDS] MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY RELEASE 26 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 26 of data from the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) mission. This release contains raw and calibrated data products covering the time period from July 30 through November 7, 2020 (sols 2838-2934). The data are archived at various PDS nodes. APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) at the Geosciences Node ChemCam at the Geosciences Node CheMin at the Geosciences Node DAN at the Geosciences Node Engineering Cameras at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node MAHLI (Mars Hand Lens Imager) - Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node Mastcam at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node PLACES Database at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node RAD (Radiation Assessment Detector) at the PPI Node REMS (Rover Environmental Monitoring Station) at the Atmospheres Node SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) at the Geosciences Node SPICE at the NAIF Node The data may be accessed from: https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/msl/ or for a dataset-oriented perspective: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20210316.shtml The next MSL release is scheduled for August 2, 2021. The PDS Team Mail to: pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov Phone: (818) 393-7165 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 / SSERVI ANALOGS FOCUS GROUP Terrestrial analog field studies offer the unique opportunity to prepare for robotic and human planetary missions. Analogs provide the opportunity to conduct studies and tests related to science, mission operations, and technology in a relevant environment at relatively low cost and risk. The NASA / SSERVI Analogs Focus Group also considers laboratory analyses of extraterrestrial analog materials and how quantitative laboratory analyses can be brought into the field. The NASA / SSERVI Analogs Focus Group hosts quarterly seminars focused on various aspects of terrestrial analog science and exploration. Our next seminar will be held on Friday, 16 April 2021 and will be delivered by Dr. Gordon "Oz" Osinski (University of Western Ontario, Canada). More information and past seminars can be found here: https://sservi.nasa.gov/analogs-focus-group/ If you would like to be added to the NASA / SSERVI Analogs Focus Group email list to receive seminar connection and other Analog Focus Group information, please email jennifer.heldmann@nasa.gov. Many thanks- Jennifer Heldmann (NASA Ames Research Center) Darlene Lim (NASA Ames Research Center) Timothy Glotch (Stony Brook University) Analogs Focus Group Co-Chairs 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 2021 NASA PLANETARY SCIENCE SUMMER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS DUE APRIL 1 Offered by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, PSSS is a 3-month long career development experience to learn the development of a hypothesis-driven robotic space mission in a concurrent engineering environment while getting an in-depth, first-hand look at mission design, life cycle, costs, schedule and the trade-offs inherent in each. Science and engineering doctoral candidates, recent Ph.D.s, postdocs, and junior faculty who are U.S. Citizens or legal permanent residents (and a very limited number of Foreign Nationals from non-designated counties) are eligible. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply. Session 1: May 24-Aug 6 Session 2: May 24-Aug 20 With workload of a rigorous 3-hour graduate-level course, participants spend the first 10 weeks in preparatory webinars acting as a science mission team, & spend the final culminating week mentored by JPL's Advance Project Design Team to refine their planetary science mission concept design and present it to a mock expert review board. The culminating week is typically at JPL, however in 2021 it is likely to be virtual due to Covid-19 pandemic conditions. http://go.nasa.gov/missiondesignschools 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 FUNDING FOR (REMOTE) OBSERVATIONS WITH THE EUROPLANET TELESCOPE NETWORK Open call, rolling deadline: Funding to support observations at the Europlanet Telescope Network. This network currently provides access to 16 different telescope facilities distributed all over the world, with telescopes up to 2 meters in diameter, 14 of which are either robotic or provide service observations, and continue to operate despite COVID-19. Proposals are invited on any topic broadly related to Solar System or exoplanet observations. The short proposals (max 3 pages) can be submitted at any time; decisions on funding are made on a bi-monthly basis. Further details on the call and on how to apply can be found at the call website: https://bit.ly/2Br5LDt Our telescope table holds a broad range of information and contact data on all the facilities in the network. https://bit.ly/31zYpa1 To apply, please contact the relevant facilities first, agree on observing time, and then submit your funding proposal. If you have further questions on the call or if you are interested in organizing a coordinated observations campaign that would like to make use of the Europlanet Telescope Network, please contact na2@europlanet-society.org 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 AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP TO EXPLORE NOVEL IDEAS FOR FUTURE SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WITH THE ARECIBO OBSERVATORY The US National Science Foundation is supporting an Arecibo Observatory Options Workshop, titled An Interactive Workshop to Explore Novel Ideas for Future Scientific, Educational, and Cultural Activities with the Arecibo Observatory, that is "focused on finding actionable and innovative ways to support, broaden, and strengthen the radio science community across Puerto Rico and to create or enhance the opportunities for scientific, educational and cultural activities and public outreach at the Arecibo Observatory. All are welcome, and participants at universities, colleges, and non-academic organizations, such as museums (etc.), in Puerto Rico are particularly encouraged to contribute." The workshop is open to anyone, not just US folks. If you are interested in participating, the link to information is here: https://arecibo.hub.ki/ Registration deadline is 2 April 2021. 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 OPEN DECADAL SURVEY VENUS PANEL SESSION ON VENUS GEODYNAMICS The Venus panel of the Decadal Survey on Planetary Science and Astrobiology will hold a themed session on Venus geodynamics on Wednesday, March 24. This session is open to the public, and will run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Eastern. Confirmed speakers for this session include Martha Gilmore (Wesleyan), Anna Gulcher (ETH Zurich), Lyal Harris (INRS), and Matthew Weller (Brown). You can find connection details, as well as information on future session themes and speakers, on the Venus panel webpage on the National Academies website: https://tinyurl.com/VenusPanel Best wishes, Paul Byrne (Panel Chair) Larry Esposito (Panel Vice-Chair) 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 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE: APPLICATIONS OF STATISTICAL METHODS AND MACHINE LEARNING IN THE SPACE SCIENCES Space Science Institute, Boulder, CO, is hosting this virtual conference May 17-21, 2021. The goal of this conference is to bring together academia and industry to leverage the advancements in statistics, data science, methods of artificial intelligence (AI) such as machine learning and deep learning, and information theory to improve the analytic models and their predictive capabilities making use of the enormous data in the field of space sciences. Conceived as a multidisciplinary gathering, this conference welcomes researchers from all disciplines of space science, AI, statistics, data science, and industry who make use of statistical analysis and methods of AI. The conference will be fully virtual, given the pandemic, and will consist of invited and contributed talks, and designated discussion sessions. There are limited funds for waiving the registration fee for students and early careers. Please indicate if you are requesting registration fee waiver when you submit your abstracts. Abstract submission opens February 15, closes March 31. Registration opens February 15, closes April 30. Further details of the conference can be found at: http://spacescience.org/workshops/mlconference2021.php For questions, please email: bpoduval@spacescience.org. [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 POSITIONS IN THE PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION (PSD) AT NASA HEADQUARTERS NASA Program Scientists tackle a wide variety of challenges. These include: developing, operating, and maintaining Research & Analysis grants programs; serving as the Headquarters scientific lead for one or more Planetary Science missions; and helping implement and communicate the Planetary Science Division's strategic goals. Program scientists can have substantial influence on strategic planning and can help shape the long-term scientific direction of missions and programs that they oversee. The Planetary Science Division (PSD) anticipates hiring one or more new program scientists, either as civil or through a detail or the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA). More information on both types of positions can be found at: https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/job-opportunities 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 JOB POSTING: RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER AT NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY The PIXEL research group in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences at Northern Arizona University seeks a Research Software Engineer. We process and analyze large datasets, develop new instruments, perform laboratory measurements, and run computer models of complex systems. In this role, you will support this cutting-edge planetary research through the management of computational resources (e.g., maintain linux servers, network, VPN, firewall, internal code repository, etc.), large datasets and help develop new tools to support data processing for an ongoing mission orbiting Mars (e.g., scientific algorithm implementation, database management, software tool and web app development, and automation of data-handling operations and report generation.) Minimum Qualifications - MS in Physics/Geosciences/Remote Sensing or related field; OR - BS in Physics/Geosciences/Remote Sensing or related field and two years relevant research experience Preferred Qualifications - Experience working with data returned from interplanetary spacecraft - Experience working with database systems - Experience working with cloud computing systems - Experience working with large, complex datasets - Experience developing data processing pipelines and scientific algorithm implementation - Experience programming in Python/Davinci/C/IDL/Bash - Experience working in and managing computing environments https://tinyurl.com/43ykfvxz [Edited for length] 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html May 17-21, 2021 Applications of Statistical Methods and Machine Learning in the Space Sciences http://spacescience.org/workshops/mlconference2021.php Online May 24-August 20 NASA Planetary Science Summer School http://go.nasa.gov/missiondesignschools Pasadena, CA or Online June 4-28, 2021 Arecibo Observatory Options Workshop https://arecibo.hub.ki 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.] 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 SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas http://psj.aas.org Human-assisted Sample Return Mission at the Schrodinger Basin, Lunar Far Side, Using a New Geologic Map and Rover Traverses E. C. Czaplinski et al. 2021 PSJ 2:51 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abdb34 On the Capture of Interstellar Objects by Our Solar System Kevin J. Napier et al. 2021 PSJ 2:53 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abe76e/53 The Volatile Composition of the Inner Coma of Comet 46P/Wirtanen: Coordinated Observations Using iSHELL at the NASA-IRTF and Keck/NIRSPEC-2 Nathan X. Roth et al. 2021 PSJ 2:54 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abd706/54 Rapidly Varying Anisotropic Methanol (CH 3 OH) Production in the Inner Coma of Comet 46P/Wirtanen as Revealed by the ALMA Atacama Compact Array Nathan X. Roth et al. 2021 PSJ 2:55 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abdd3a Observation of the A Carinid Meteor Shower 2020 Unexpected Outburst Juan Sebastian Bruzzone et al. 2021 PSJ 2:56 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abe9af The Reflectance of Cold Classical Trans-Neptunian Objects in the Nearest Infrared Tom Seccull et al. 2021 PSJ 2:57 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abe4d9 Spectrophotometric Analysis of the Ryugu Rock Seen by MASCOT: Searching for a Carbonaceous Chondrite Analog Stefan Schroder et al. 2021 PSJ 2:58 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abbb97 No Evidence for Orbital Clustering in the Extreme Trans-Neptunian Objects K. J. Napier et al. 2021 PSJ 2:59 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abe53e Fractionation of Solar Wind Minor Ion Precipitation by the Lunar Paleomagnetosphere A. R. Poppe et al. 2021 PSJ 2:60 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abea7d Terminator Double Layer Explorer (TerDLE): Examining the Near-Moon Lunar Wake W. M. Farrell et al. 2021 PSJ 2:61 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abe0ca *********************************************************************** * 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. Title plus text is limited to 200 words. All PEN * submissions will be tweeted @pen2tweets. Please submit a 234 (or * fewer) character tweet. Alternatively, the editorial staff will * create one for you. 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