PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 15, Number 43 (October 17, 2021) PEN Website: https://planetarynews.org Editor: Georgiana Kramer Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Alex Morgan Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. [NASA] NASA Science Quarterly Town Hall Meeting 2. [NASA] PDS: Hayabusa2 TIR Release 3. Free Sharing Planetary Science Seminar on Engaging Children 4. Call for Papers: Planetary Landscapes, Landforms, and Their Analogues, ESurf Special Issue 5. New Venus Portal Released 6. DART Boarder Program Indication of Interest for January Investigation Team Meeting 7. Job Opportunity: Planetary Astronomer 8. Multiple Faculty Positions in "Origins of Life" in Purdue University's College of Science 9. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 10. 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] NASA SCIENCE QUARTERLY TOWN HALL MEETING NASA's Science Mission Directorate will hold a community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas H. Zurbuchen and his leadership team Monday, October 18 at 3 p.m. ET to discuss updates to NASA's science program and share the current status of NASA activities. Members of the science community, academia, the media, and the public are invited to participate by joining at the link below. Event address for attendees: https://tinyurl.com/b3rz666m If prompted, please use event number : 2762 947 3249, followed by event password gKt23HPT75w. To ask a question, participants can go to: https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/m27c/#!/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 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] PDS: HAYABUSA2 TIR RELEASE This release of Hayabusa2 data includes the TIR raw and calibrated data bundle and the updated Hayabusa2 Mission bundle with updated dictionaries and documents. The included data cover the full Ryugu encounter. These data are now available at: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20211014.shtml Or more directly at the PDS Hayabusa2 mission archive page at https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/resource/hayabusa2/ The Hayabusa2 data are in the process of being prepared for PDS archiving. We expect most raw and calibrated orbiter data and MASCAM data to be released over the course of 2021. Other surface observations, radio science, and derived data are expected in 2022. To access all data archived in PDS: https://pds.nasa.gov The PDS Team pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov 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 FREE SHARING PLANETARY SCIENCE SEMINAR ON ENGAGING CHILDREN All planetary scientists and engineers, including early career scientists and graduate students, are invited to join us on October 19 at 3:00 p.m. CDT for this free seminar. Many scientists are less experienced in interacting with young audiences. Join Sha'Rell Webb (LPI Public Engagement Lead), Vivian White (Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Director of Free Choice Learning) and Christine Shupla (LPI Education and Public Engagement Manager) to practice strategies for engaging children in planetary science. For more details, or information on past Sharing Planetary Science sessions, go to the Lunar and Planetary Institute's Scientist Engagement website: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/scientist-engagement/ Join the Zoom: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1614607377?pwd=RVp3dU5kek8xRXRrekliNnJNZ01MQT09 Passcode: 179592 Or join by telephone: (669) 254-5252 Webinar ID: 161 460 7377 Or watch streamed on LPI's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LPIUSRA 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 CALL FOR PAPERS: PLANETARY LANDSCAPES, LANDFORMS, AND THEIR ANALOGUES, ESURF SPECIAL ISSUE We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Earth Surface Dynamics (ESurf), entitled "Planetary landscapes, landforms, and their analogues". This special issue spans Planetary Geomorphology across the Solar System, with a particular focus on comparative planetology and terrestrial analogue studies. The focus of individual papers in the special issue is flexible. More information can be found under 2021 Scheduled SIs at the following link: https://www.earth-surface-dynamics.net/articles_and_preprints/scheduled_sis.html Interested in submitting a manuscript? If you are considering submitting a manuscript, or have any questions, please do get in touch with us (f.butcher@sheffield.ac.uk and susan.conway@univ-nantes.fr). Manuscript Submission: Authors can submit their contribution using the registration form on the ESurf website: https://editor.copernicus.org/ESurf/manuscript_registration It is important that the correct special issue is selected during the registration process. Deadline: The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2022. Individual papers will be made available online with DOI after acceptance. There is a 50% publication fee reduction for the first 6 papers to be submitted. Many thanks Frances Butcher and Susan Conway (Special Issue Guest Editors) 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 VENUS PORTAL RELEASED Having almost the same size and mass as the Earth, and occupying the next orbit closer to the Sun from us, Venus was once thought to be Earth's sister planet. But radar images piercing its dense blanket of acidic clouds reveal a scorched landscape pressure cooked at 464 degrees C (867 degrees F) and 92 times Earth's atmospheric pressure. This year, NASA announced its selection of the upcoming DAVINCI+ and VERITAS Discovery missions to Venus, adding to the legacy of data gathered by NASA's previous Magellan mission to Venus. Inspired by this announcement, NASA's Solar System Treks Project has developed and released the new online, browser-based Venus Trek portal: https://trek.nasa.gov/venus The initial release of the portal features a variety of data from the Magellan mission's Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) including SAR global mosaics, Fresnel reflectivity, microwave emissivity, slope maps, hillshade topography, and a digital elevation model. The portal will promote understanding of the surface features of Venus and provide an important and timely enhancement to the Solar System Treks suite's capabilities for comparative planetology. Explore Venus, as well as many other amazing worlds in our Solar System, with NASA's Solar System Treks at: https://trek.nasa.gov 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 DART BOARDER PROGRAM INDICATION OF INTEREST FOR JANUARY INVESTIGATION TEAM MEETING https://forms.gle/485qLEcgPyoaPag56 The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Investigation Team is reopening the "DART Boarders" program to introduce advanced graduate students and early career scientists (< 7 years since terminal degree) to the experience of working on a mission team via an invitation to observe the DART Investigation Team meeting 18-21 January, 2022. Unfortunately, we cannot offer support for time spent in the program, but we anticipate a commitment of roughly 20-24 hours spread over the week prior to and week of the team meeting. Respondents will be selected based upon anticipated impact to their career path and alignment of their research interests with the mission objectives, giving preference to candidates without existing connections to the team via current advisor-student relationships. DART recognizes and supports the benefits of having diverse and inclusive communities and expects such values to be reflected in this opportunity. Questions can be sent to andy.rivkin@jhuapl.edu with subject line "DART Boarders". The indication of interest must be filled out by 16 November, 2021. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by mid-December. For more information about the DART mission: https://dart.jhuapl.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 JOB OPPRORTUNITY PLANETARY ASTRONOMER The SETI Institute is seeking a Planetary Astronomer to support the work of the Ring-Moon Systems Node (RMS) of NASA's Planetary Data System (PDS). The astronomer will focus primarily on expanding the coverage of OPUS, the flagship service of the RMS Node, which provides powerful and effective cross-mission, cross-target, faceted search based on accurate and consistent metadata and informative browse products. The astronomer will develop software pipelines that integrate additional data sets into OPUS, including those from Galileo, New Horizons, Juno, and the Hubble Space Telescope. The astronomer will also develop data processing pipelines to convert data sets currently archived with PDS into the more modern "PDS4" standard. This challenging and rewarding role, which provides an important service to the planetary research community, requires both experience working with planetary data and skill at programming in Python, as well as familiarity with the SPICE toolkit. For details: https://seti.org/jobs/planetary-astronomer 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 MULTIPLE FACULTY POSITIONS IN "ORIGINS OF LIFE" IN PURDUE UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF SCIENCE The Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University invite applicants for up to three faculty positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, rank to be commensurate with experience, and departmental appointments to align with candidates' expertise and interests. Applications are welcomed from researchers in all areas with relevance to the Origins of Life, including but not limited to evolutionary biology, phylogenetics, computational biology, molecular biology, microbiology, synthetic biology, prebiotic chemistry, biocatalysis, astrochemistry, self replicating and evolutionary systems, astrobiology, biogeochemistry, physical processes related to abiogenesis, and planetary habitability. Experimental, computational, observational, and theoretical scientists are encouraged to apply. Applicants that work across multiple disciplines or work to develop interdisciplinary collaborations are especially encouraged to apply. Broadly speaking, the Origins of Life search will consider fields of research and processes related to how life first evolved on earth, how life continues to evolve, and whether and where life exists elsewhere in the universe and how it informs the origins of life on earth. Applications will be reviewed beginning November 1, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled. For more details visit: https://tinyurl.com/2fhbvwdw 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 MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html February 1-3, 2022 Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) Meeting https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mexag/meetings/2022/ 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.] 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 SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Past, Present, and Future of Mars Polar Science: Outcomes and Outlook from the 7th International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration Patricio Becerra et al. 2021 PSJ 2:209 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac19a5 The Timing of Alluvial Fan Formation on Mars Samuel J. Holo et al. 2021 PSJ 2:210 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac25ed MOSAIC: A Satellite Constellation to Enable Groundbreaking Mars Climate System Science and Prepare for Human Exploration Robert J. Lillis et al. 2021 PSJ 2:211 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac0538 OSSOS. XXIII. 2013 VZ 70 and the Temporary Coorbitals of the Giant Planets Mike Alexandersen et al. 2021 PSJ 2:212 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac1c6b Analyzing Surface Ruggedness Inside and Outside of Ice Stability Zones at the Lunar Poles Ariel N. 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