PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 15, Number 15 (May 21, 2021) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Georgiana Kramer Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Alex Morgan, Elisabeth Adams Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. This Week's Open Meetings of Decadal Survey Panels 2. [NASA] ROSES-21 Amendment 22: Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) DRAFT Text Released for Community Comment 3. Registration Reminder for Upcoming Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) Meeting 4. EPSC2021 Session MITM2: Small Satellite and Dedicated Instruments: A New Opportunity for Planetary Exploration 5. EPSC2021 Session MITM8: Machine Learning in Planetary Sciences 6. EPSC2021 Session ODAA6: The Role of Citizen Science in Scientific Research: Across Disciplines and Beyond Scientists 7. EPSC2021 Session ODAA2: Diversity and Inclusiveness in Planetary Sciences 8. Mass Spectrometer Calibration Engineer 9. Postdoctoral Fellow - AEThER program 10. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 11. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers Commercial Announcements: C1. Planetary Atlas Collection: A Kickstarter Campaign that Promotes Space Exploration for Everyone 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 THIS WEEK'S OPEN MEETINGS OF DECADAL SURVEY PANELS Thursday, May 27, 10:00AM-4:30PM ET Steering Committee Meeting #14 https://tinyurl.com/8rwwxjbu Please see link above for agenda and connection information. For more information on the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032, go to: https://bit.ly/PSADS_general 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] ROSES-21 AMENDMENT 22: PAYLOADS AND RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON (PRISM) DRAFT TEXT RELEASED FOR COMMUNITY COMMENT PRISM solicits the development and flight of science-driven suites of instruments and technology demonstration payloads that address science goals related to the Moon of any SMD division. They may, in addition, also address: 1) Strategic Knowledge Gaps of HEOMD and/or 2) any technology demonstration goals of STMD that advance capabilities for science, exploration, or commercial development of the Moon. NASA expects to select suites for two CLPS deliveries expected to be a south polar location in Q4 2024, and the Gruithuisen Domes in Q2 2025. For more information read the draft text posted on the NSPIRES page for ROSES-2021 F.10 PRISM. Questions and comments should be addressed to Ryan Watkins and Brad Bailey via HQ-PRISM@mail.nasa.gov by June 21, 2021. This is 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/ [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 REGISTRATION REMINDER FOR UPCOMING SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP (SBAG) MEETING A reminder that the due date for registering for the Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) meeting June 7-8 is June 2, 2021: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/meetings/ Bonnie Buratti (SBAG Steering Committee 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 EPSC2021 SESSION MITM2: SMALL SATELLITE AND DEDICATED INSTRUMENTS: A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR PLANETARY EXPLORATION The Europlanet Science Congress virtual meeting is September 13-24, 2021. https://www.epsc2021.eu/ We invite you to submit an abstract to the session "Small Satellite and Dedicated Instruments: A New Opportunity for Planetary Exploration" This session will highlight planetary science and space mission concepts based on small satellites. Recent advances in small platforms make it possible for small satellites, including CubeSats, to be considered as independent or complementary elements in planetary exploration missions, for example the small probes as part of the Hayabusa 2, DART and Hera mission. Presentations on Deep Space Planetary CubeSats, e.g. the small satellites accompanying the F-class ESA mission Comet Interceptor and those selected or proposed for the NASA SIMPLEX program are welcomed. Concepts for future mission may either be an augmentation to larger missions or as stand-alone missions of their own. We encourage presentations on new planetary science mission architectures and associated technologies, as well as dedicated instrumentation that can be developed for these applications. Abstract deadline: 26 May 2021, 13:00 CEST. Submit your abstract at: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2021/session/41598 [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 EPSC2021 SESSION MITM8: MACHINE LEARNING IN PLANETARY SCIENCES Please consider submitting an abstract to the EPSC session MITM8 "Machine Learning in Planetary Sciences" This will be a virtual meeting held from September 13-24, 2021. Due to an increasing amount of data from a continuously increasing number of spacecraft in our Solar System, new frameworks for rapidly and intelligently extracting information from these data sets are needed. Machine learning provides such a framework for tackling a wide range of research questions in planetary sciences. Machine learning approaches could improve existing models, creating computationally efficient algorithms for feature classification and regression problems, e.g. solar wind time series data, planetary surface images or hyperspectral data. We encourage submissions dealing with machine learning approaches of all levels in planetary sciences. In this session, we aim to provide an overview of the current efforts to integrate machine learning technologies into data driven space research and to highlight state-of-the art developments. Share: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2021/session/41613 Conveners: Ute Amerstorfer, Mario D'Amore, Sahib Julka, Angelo Pio Rossi, Hannah Ruedisser Abstract submission Abstract submission deadline: May 26, 2021, 13:00 CEST https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2021/session/41613 Virtual meeting overview: https://www.epsc2021.eu/virtual_meeting/overview.html 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 EPSC2021 SESSION ODAA6: THE ROLE OF CITIZEN SCIENCE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND BEYOND SCIENTISTS Citizen science projects, while existing for a long time, have reached new levels of impact on society and allow to engage the public and connect citizen to professional researchers. In this session, we invite papers from scientists, educators as well as those who design, facilitate, evaluate or fund citizen science projects. Topics may include methodology, applications of citizen science to enhancing outreach, transformative approaches to science education. The deadline for the abstract submission is 26 May 2021, 13:00 CEST. If you consider submitting an abstract in this session, you can use the following link: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2021/session/41700 We look forward to welcoming you to the virtual EPSC2021 in September. With best regards, Conveners: Stijn Calders, Arianna Piccialli 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 EPSC2021 SESSION ODAA2: DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVENESS IN PLANETARY SCIENCES The benefits of diversity and inclusiveness in the scientific community are incontrovertible. Following the success of previous years, this session aims to foster debate within the planetary sciences community about the reasons behind under-representation of different groups (gender, cultural, ethnic origin, and national) and best practices to make the research environment more inclusive identifying and addressing barriers to equality. We invite abstracts focusing on: under-representation (gender, cultural, ethnic origin, and nationality biases) supported by statistics and data; outreach and education activities to reach broad and diverse audiences, best practices to support inclusiveness; and case studies on mentoring and bias-concerned activities. Data and initiatives related to COVID are strongly encouraged. The deadline for the abstract submission is May 26, 2021, 13:00 CEST. If you consider submitting an abstract in this session, you can use the following link: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2021/session/41594 We look forward to welcoming you to the virtual EPSC2021 in September. With best regards, Conveners: Arianna Piccialli, Lena Noack, Andrea Opitz 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 MASS SPECTROMETER CALIBRATION ENGINEER Applications are being accepted for an engineer to support the development of flight and ground instrumentation at NASA's Planetary Environment Laboratory (PEL) at NASA/GSFC in Greenbelt, MD. The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills and experience operating experimental setups. Duties will include developing software for instrument control and data acquisition/display on the ground and during flight, and developing software for engineering and data telemetry processing. Mandatory skills include: - BS or MA in computer science or engineering - Experience with C++ for GUI applications, Qt development, Python development, communication/data acquisition software development, and hardware interface programming, and telemetry processing. - Comfortable on multiple computer platforms (Linux, Mac, Windows) Applications received by June 20, 2021 will receive best consideration. Start date around July 2021 is preferred; later start date may be negotiated. Application materials should be sent to katherine.s.mckee@nasa.gov. To apply, applicant send the following: - Curriculum Vitae that shows direct relevance to all mandatory skills. - A work sample in the form of either a report, poster, or journal article, along with the associated source code; and - Two letters of reference arranged to be sent directly from your referees. Full job information: https://inspirehep.net/jobs/1864563 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 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW - AETHER PROGRAM https://jobs.carnegiescience.edu/jobs/postdoctoral-fellow-aether-program/ The Earth and Planets Laboratory (EPL), Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington D.C., seeks applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow to investigate mantle solidification from a magma ocean state, including chemical interactions with a primordial atmosphere. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community at the Carnegie Institution for Science. This postdoctoral position is part of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation funded AEThER (Atmospheric Empirical, Theoretical, and Experimental Research) team that is investigating how primary atmospheres form in conjunction with the solidification of the mantle during planet formation. The larger motivation is to aid in the search for life on exoplanets by understanding how planetary atmospheres form and evolve. Minimum qualifications: The applicant must have completed a doctoral degree in geophysics, physics, planetary science, or a related field at the time of appointment. The position is available September 1, 2021 and will be based at the Broad Branch Road campus of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC. Interested parties should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae (including publications), statement of research interests, and contact information for three references. Contact Peter Driscoll (pdriscoll@carnegiescience.edu) for more information. 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html September 13-24, 2021 Europlanet Science Congress 2021 https://www.epsc2021.eu/ Online August 11-13, 2021 12th Planetary Crater Consortium (PCC) Meeting https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/crater2021/ 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.] 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas http://psj.aas.org Photodetachment and Test-particle Simulation Constraints on Negative Ions in Solar System Plasmas Ravindra T. Desai et al. 2021 PSJ 2:99 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abf638 Sampling Plume Deposits on Enceladus' Surface to Explore Ocean Materials and Search for Traces of Life or Biosignatures Mathieu Choukroun et al. 2021 PSJ 2:100 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abf2c5 Physical Constraints on Motility with Applications to Possible Life on Mars and Enceladus Manasvi Lingam and Abraham Loeb 2021 PSJ 2:101 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abfe06 Silicon and Oxygen Isotope Evolution of the Inner Solar System Ryoji Tanaka et al. 2021 PSJ 2:102 http://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abf490 *********************************************************************** 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 PLANETARY ATLAS COLLECTION: A KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN THAT PROMOTES SPACE EXPLORATION FOR EVERYONE Recent years have revealed an upward trend in volume, variety and velocity of information coming from space, but where does that data end up and how can we use it to inspire everyday people? 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