PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 15, Number 51 (December 12, 2021) PEN Website: https://planetarynews.org Editor: Alex Morgan Co-Editors: Georgiana Kramer, Mark V. Sykes Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Congratulations Pierazzo International Student Travel Award Winners 2. Job Opening: NEO Surveyor Applied Data Scientist (IPAC/Caltech) 3. [NASA] PDS: Mars Science Laboratory Release 28 4. Permanent Supervisory Branch Chief Hire in Planetary Studies Research, NASA Ames Research Center 5. Low-Cost Science Mission Concept for Mars Exploration Update 6. Early Registration Extended - Mercury's Surface Response to the Interplanetary Environment: Identifying Needed Studies in Laboratory Astrophysics 7. ESA: Call for Membership in the Expert Committee for the Large Mission Covering the Science Theme "Moons of the Giant Planets" 8. NASA SCoPE Connect at AGU 9. Changed Date for OPAG Hybrid Town Hall at AGU Meeting 2021 10. Making Space: A Workshop on Space, Art, & Society 11. [NASA] ROSES-21: Analog Activities to Support Artemis Lunar Operations - Desert RATS 2022 Field Campaign 12. AbSciCon 2022 Abstract Deadline: 19 January 2022 13. EGU22 Session: From the Environment of the Earth to the Environment of the Solar System 14. 44th COSPAR Scientific Assembly: Astrochemistry and Composition as Ariadne's Threads for Planet Formation 15. AOGS 2022 Converted to All-Virtual and Change of Date 16. Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter for December 2021 17. Release of Mars 2020 Analyst's Notebook for Perseverance Rover 18. AbSciCon 2022 Session: Earth Geysers and Ocean World Plumes - The Challenges of Characterizing a Unique Environment 19. AbSciCon 2022 Session: Titan as a Prebiotic Laboratory 20. AbSciCon 2022 Session: Crossing the Threshold - In Situ Instrumentation to Seek Life, Its Precursors, and Geophysical Context on Europa and Other Ocean Worlds 21. GSA NE Section Meeting: Latest Science Results and Updates in Planetary Science Research, Programs, and Flight Projects 22. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 23. 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 CONGRATULATIONS PIERAZZO INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD WINNERS The Pierazzo International Student Travel Award was established by PSI in memory of Senior Scientist Betty Pierazzo to support and encourage graduate students to build international collaborations and relationships in planetary science. Pim Kaskes of Vrije Universiteit Brussel will attend the 53st LPSC in The Woodlands, Texas, March 2022, presenting "Suevite emplacement and impact melt dynamics within the Chicxulub impact structure" and "High-Resolution chemostratigraphy across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary." Ophelie Mcintosh of University Paris-Saclay will attend AbSciCon in Atlanta, Georgia, May 2022, presenting "Thermal reactivity of organic molecules with chloride salts: consequences for the chemical composition of Mars samples analyzed in situ with the GCMS, SAM, and MOMA instruments." Joseph McNeil of Open University will attend the 53rd LPSC at The Woodlands, Texas, March 2022, presenting "Windows into Noachian Mars: Eroded landforms in Chryse Planitia and the ExoMars rover landing site." Suchitra Narayanan of the University of Hawaii will attend the Protostars and Planets VII conference in Kyoto, Japan, September 2022, presenting "Analyzing the Substructure and Dynamics and Sulfur Organics Inventory of Oph IRS43." A PSI representative will present each awardee with a certificate and check for $2,000 at their respective conferences. https://psi.edu/news/2022pierazzowinners 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 JOB OPENING: NEO SURVEYOR APPLIED DATA SCIENTIST (IPAC/CALTECH) The Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) has an opening for an Applied Data Scientist (Staff Scientist) to work on the NEO Surveyor mission. IPAC is developing and will operate the Survey Data System (NSDS) for NEO Surveyor, which will make use of machine learning based automated classifiers in several key steps including differentiation between real and spurious detections of moving object candidates, identification of reliable moving object tracklet candidates, and identification of comet candidates in the moving object detection stream. The candidate will help design and develop software for the automated classification of sources extracted from NEO Surveyor imaging data using supervised machine learning methods, as well as conduct independent research. For more information, and to apply: https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CALTECH&cws=37&rid=6258 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] PDS: MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY RELEASE 28 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 28 of data from the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) mission. This release contains raw and calibrated data products covering the time period from March 24 through July 30, 2021 (sols 3069-3192). 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) at the 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-20211206.shtml The next MSL release is scheduled for March 16, 2022. 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 PERMANENT SUPERVISORY BRANCH CHIEF HIRE IN PLANETARY STUDIES RESEARCH, NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER NASA Ames Research Center is seeking a permanent supervisory Branch Chief hire in Planetary Studies Research. To learn more about the Branch and the Space Science and Astrobiology Division visit our website: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/spacescience-and-astrobiology Any interested applicants can apply on USA Jobs: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/622391300 Acceptance of applications has been extended to December 14th, 2021. The position is engaged in professional scientific and engineering work involving systematic, critical investigations directed toward discovering, disseminating, and applying new or expanded knowledge in a professional discipline. The position provides technical, administrative, and managerial supervision to a highly technical, scientific workforce engaged in both basic and applied research, technology and instrument concept development leading to flight mission concepts. 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 LOW-COST SCIENCE MISSION CONCEPT FOR MARS EXPLORATION UPDATE Final preparations are underway for the Low-Cost Science Mission Concepts for Mars Exploration meeting, being held 11-13 January, 2022 at the Westin Pasadena Hotel in Pasadena, CA. The meeting will include over 60 contributed abstracts, a number of invited talks, and five panel discussions with leaders from NASA, academia, and industry: - Mars Science Goals for Low-Cost Missions - Lessons Learned in Low-Cost Mission Implementation - Low-Cost Transportation to Mars - NASA Technology Investments - Commercial Innovation for Low-Cost Missions Meeting information and the detailed program are available at https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lowcostmars2022/ COVID Update: Proof of vaccination at the time of onsite check-in. We will be complying with local COVID policies, including a requirement for attendees to wear a face mask while in the meeting facility. Registration is open through January 3, 2022. There is no registration fee for this meeting, but all attendees will need to register via the website. To register go to: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lowcostmars2022/ There is a reserved block of rooms at a reduced rates for this workshop attendees; please use this link: https://bit.ly/3oNUS4J Or call (626) 792-2727 and mention "JPL Meeting Jan2022". The deadline for discounted Westin Hotel reservations is December 20, 2021. [Edited for length] 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 EARLY REGISTRATION EXTENDED - MERCURY'S SURFACE RESPONSE TO THE INTERPLANETARY ENVIRONMENT: IDENTIFYING NEEDED STUDIES IN LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS Date: 24-27 January 2022 Location: Virtual Registration is open at https://meeting.psi.edu/mercurylab2022/registration/ Mercury is a complex system of interconnected parts: magnetosphere, exosphere, and surface. How Mercury responds to its interplanetary environment is equally complex. Models help us understand how solar wind and micrometeorites modify Mercury's surface spectral, mineral, and chemical properties and produce the planet's exosphere. This workshop will focus on identifying those processes whose uncertainties hinder our ability to reliably model Mercury's response to the interplanetary environment. We will discuss the laboratory astrophysics studies, theoretical and experimental, most needed to advance our understanding of Mercury's system. Registration fee: $115 USD (until December 13) and $175 USD (after December 13) Some financial support is available for young and/or early career scientists, as well as scientists not yet involved in Mercury related science. To apply, please send a short email to Johannes.Benkhoff@esa.int describing your background, providing a few lines about why you would like to attend the workshop, and if possible, indicating the connection of your current or planned work to the BepiColombo mission. For additional details: https://meeting.psi.edu/mercurylab2022/ Send questions to: MercuryLabAstro2022@gmail.com [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 ESA: CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE EXPERT COMMITTEE FOR THE LARGE MISSION COVERING THE SCIENCE THEME "MOONS OF THE GIANT PLANETS" The Director of Science at the European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a Call for Membership in the Expert Committee for the Large mission covering the science theme "Moons of the Giant Planets". This committee will support the initial definition of space mission concepts to fulfil the goals set for the "Moons of the Giant Planets" science theme. This is the first scientific theme identified in the new long-term scientific plan (Voyage 2050) for the ESA Science Programme for the large mission following Athena and LISA. "Moons of the Giant Planets" addresses issues such as habitability, biosignatures, prebiotic chemistry, etc., to be implemented through a planetary probe to one of the moons of either Jupiter or Saturn. Full details can be found at: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/call-for-expert-committee-for-moons-of-the-giant-planets/ Deadline for receipt of applications is 18 January 2022 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 NASA SCOPE CONNECT AT AGU Calling all career and early career scientists and engineers! You're invited to attend! Let's get groovy in this 60's themed session featuring The Connect Game, see-grant opportunities, connection with NASA communications experts, and a far-out panel session with Meenakshi Wadhwa, Jim Bell, David Padgett, Ariel Anbar, & David Williams. It'll be a gas! Find us in the Exhibit Hall, D-1, on opening night! December 13, 3:00 - 6:00 CT For more information: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm21/meetingapp.cgi/Session/122468 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 CHANGED DATE FOR OPAG HYBRID TOWN HALL AT AGU MEETING 2021 Session TH53I - Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Town Hall Date/Time: Thursday, 16 December 2021, 11:15 - 12:15 CST Location: Online and at the New Orleans Convention Center: Room 388-390 (must be registered for the AGU Meeting) https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm21/meetingapp.cgi/Session/141047 The purpose of the Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Town Hall is to update the community on recent OPAG activities, and get community input for upcoming activities including a focus on possible OPAG responses to the Planetary Decadal Survey, which is to be released in March. 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 MAKING SPACE: A WORKSHOP ON SPACE, ART, & SOCIETY Making Space is an in-person multi-day workshop about space, sciart, and making where we use and create data-driven art as a tool to communicate scientific concepts and explore humanity's relationship to space. Participants will learn about how we can explore other worlds through art, interpret spacecraft observations in a new light, communicate ideas through making, do collaborative discussion and art activities, and practice creating sciart through hands-on art labs using a variety of techniques and mediums. The workshop is targeted towards a mixed, adult audience with backgrounds (professional or otherwise) in art and/or science. Artists, makers, scientists, science communicators, and educators are encouraged to apply! The first workshop is Feb 25-27, 2022 at the Catalyst Arts & Maker Space in Tucson, AZ, with dates for Denver, CO and Pasadena, CA in the works (sign up to be notified). Applications for Tucson are open now until Dec 31st. These workshops are supported by NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI). Website: https://trex.psi.edu/making-space Email Contact: jmolaro@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 [NASA] ROSES-21: ANALOG ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT ARTEMIS LUNAR OPERATIONS - DESERT RATS 2022 FIELD CAMPAIGN The focus of C.29 Analog Activities to Support Artemis Lunar Operations: Desert RATS 2022 field campaign is on supporting high-fidelity science operations and operations constraints through planetary field campaigns, specifically the Desert Research and Technology Studies (D-RATS) 2022 field campaign. Funding provided in this year's program element is intended to enable researchers to participate as science team members in the planning, execution, and analysis of D-RATS. Areas of specific interest to the Science Mission Directorate include, but are not limited to: 1. Defining and assessing science support team structures for science activities during human surface missions 2. Understanding and optimizing human and robotic performance to maximize scientific return during human surface missions 3. Defining science requirements for human missions, including requirements for mobility, navigation, communications, in-situ analysis, surface laboratory functionality, crew scheduling, and sample acquisition, handling, documentation, and curation 4. Developing surface science scenarios for mission architecture planning and assessing potential science payload manifesting Notices of Intent to propose are not requested and proposals are due February 8, 2022. Questions concerning C.29 DRATS may be directed to Sarah Noble at sarah.noble-1@nasa.gov. [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 ABSCICON 2022 ABSTRACT DEADLINE: 19 JANUARY 2022 Abstract submissions for the 2022 meeting are open. The deadline is Wednesday 19 January 2022 at 11:59 PM EST. Submit abstracts here: https://www.agu.org/AbSciCon 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 EGU22 SESSION: FROM THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE EARTH TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM EGU 2022 will have a truly interdisciplinary session aiming to bring Earth scientists and planetary scientists from a variety of backgrounds together to discuss important issues facing our greater world. Addressing the advancements and the problems of the 21st century and the future of Earth and surroundings put heavy emphasis on Earth and planetary sciences which have had some but not enough interdisciplinary interactions at large scopes. We hope to gather those that have already been involved in Earth/planetary interdisciplinary work and those that have been dedicated to one field but are curious to learn new perspectives. Please join us to give latest updates, highlight critical concepts, share knowledge, and foster new ideas in this rare multi-program session! Co-organized by PS11.1, BG7, CL3.2, GM11, OS4 3-8 April 2022 at Vienna, Austria and Gather Online hybrid format Abstract submission deadline: 12 January 2022 13:00 CET Submit abstract: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU22/session/42718 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 44TH COSPAR SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY: ASTROCHEMISTRY AND COMPOSITION AS ARIADNE'S THREADS FOR PLANET FORMATION Abstract submission is open for the 44th COSPAR Scientific Assembly (16-24 July 2022, Athens, Greece in hybrid mode) and we invite you to participate in the scientific event "Astrochemistry and Composition as Ariadne's Threads for Planet Formation" Understanding how planetary systems form is becoming an increasingly interdisciplinary field of study that is approaching the limits of insight being gained from individual disciplines. The composition of planetary bodies and the astrochemical processes that shape it represent the common thread helping us to navigate the multifaceted problem of planetary formation. Future studies will become even more interdependent and will require combining the information supplied by meteorites and polluted white dwarfs, the interstellar medium and protoplanetary disks, comets and asteroids, planetary surfaces and exoplanetary atmospheres, and more. This event aims to offer an interdisciplinary venue to bring together researchers studying the Solar System, exoplanets, star formation, protoplanetary disks, main sequence and evolved stars to combine the insights provided by their theoretical and experimental perspectives, as well as by observations from ground-based and space-borne facilities. Abstract submission deadline: 11 February 2022 More information can be found at: https://cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=1009 [Edited for length] 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 AOGS 2022 CONVERTED TO ALL-VIRTUAL AND CHANGE OF DATE AOGS 2022 has been converted to an all-virtual conference and the dates have also changed. The updated information is: August 1-5, 2022 AOGS 2022 https://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2022/ All-virtual 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR DECEMBER 2021 On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Rich Zurek, Brandi Carrier, and Dave Beaty of the Mars Program Science Office, the December 2021 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found attached and on the web at: https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov In this newsletter, we continue to update the upcoming conference schedule with postponements, cancellations, and conversions to virtual meetings. We hope everyone remains safe and healthy within these stressful, rapidly evolving, social-isolating times. Please send your Mars community announcements and calendar items for inclusion in the newsletter to Barbara at: Barbara.A.Saltzberg@jpl.nasa.gov 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17 RELEASE OF MARS 2020 ANALYST'S NOTEBOOK FOR PERSEVERANCE ROVER The Mars 2020 Analyst's Notebook for Perseverance Rover is released and available at: https://an.rsl.wustl.edu/m20 The Notebook, developed by the PDS Geosciences Node, is a tool for accessing the mission's science data archives and documentation. The intended audience is the PDS science community, but the Notebook is available to all users at no charge. 18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18 ABSCICON 2022 SESSION: EARTH GEYSERS AND OCEAN WORLD PLUMES - THE CHALLENGES OF CHARACTERIZING A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT We invite you to submit an abstract to our session that will explore the connection between Earth-based plume and geysers systems, to those found on planetary bodies and ocean worlds. https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon21/prelim.cgi/Session/141148 Plume environments are present in both terrestrial systems and ocean worlds, and provide a means to understand the composition and (potential) biological communities within the reservoir from which it is derived. Whether a cold CO2- or geothermal-driven geyser on Earth or the plume of Enceladus or other ocean worlds, researchers face similar challenges in sampling this material and tracing its (bio)geochemical properties back to the source. This session invites submissions ranging from field work and mission studies, to experimental work and theoretical simulations, addressing the challenges of sample collection, preparation, and analyses to characterize geysering/plume environments. Papers that cover spaceborne or aerial plume fly-through sampling systems, plume/geyser material concentrators, purifiers, and analyses devices for field studies, and other instrument or technical developments are also encouraged. The goal of this session is to connect groups that may not regularly overlap to stimulate new ideas and foster collaboration. Conveners, Morgan Cable, Kate Craft, Alex Patthoff 19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19 ABSCICON 2022 SESSION: TITAN AS A PREBIOTIC LABORATORY Please consider submitting to our Titan focused AbSciCon 2022 session, "Titan as a Prebiotic Laboratory." https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon21/prelim.cgi/Session/112042 Submission deadline: January 19 From the ionosphere to its rocky core, Titan offers a unique opportunity to explore pathways for prebiotic chemistry. In its N2-CH4-based atmosphere, photolytic and radiolytic chemistry creates a plethora of organic compounds, including large, complex haze particles. These compounds eventually make their way to the surface where geological processes rework and redistribute Titan's prebiotic manna. Primordial organic material in the interior may be dissolved in the subsurface ocean and serve as the ultimate source of Titan's atmospheric methane. Whether either of these realms -atmosphere, surface, interior- interacts with the other through the icy crust remains unknown. As the most organic-rich ocean world in the Solar System beyond Earth, Titan represents a compelling world to investigate prebiotic chemistry. This session explores how investigating Titan's different realms provides new insight into our understanding of the limits of prebiotic evolution. Results from remote sensing data, laboratory experiments, modeling, ground-based observations are all welcome. 20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20 ABSCICON 2022 SESSION: CROSSING THE THRESHOLD - IN SITU INSTRUMENTATION TO SEEK LIFE, ITS PRECURSORS, AND GEOPHYSICAL CONTEXT ON EUROPA AND OTHER OCEAN WORLDS Please submit your abstracts here! https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon21/prelim.cgi/Session/112403 Submission deadline: January 19 Recent missions have revealed a host of potentially habitable environments on Ocean Worlds. The next step in the search for signs of life, complex abiotic organic chemistry, and habitability will be to perform landed investigations with access to the near-subsurface. Astrobiologically-relevant materials including organics may be present on these worlds at very low concentrations, driving the need for specialized sample handling, enrichment and preparation techniques, and/or extreme instrument measurement sensitivity. Missions will also perform critical geophysical and geochemical investigations of the moons' internal structures and composition, and conduct ground truth observations to verify remote sensing observations. Additional challenges are strict planetary protection constraints, limited communication intervals, and operation in harsh environments with stringent mass, power, and volume limits. This session seeks to highlight measurement requirements, laboratory techniques, and instruments and technologies under development to address these challenges and enable detection/characterization of biosignatures, geophysical context, and habitability on Ocean Worlds. Conveners: Carina Lee, Rachel Moore, Tom Nordheim, Kate Craft 21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21 GSA NE SECTION MEETING: LATEST SCIENCE RESULTS AND UPDATES IN PLANETARY SCIENCE RESEARCH, PROGRAMS, AND FLIGHT PROJECTS There is still time to submit abstracts to the upcoming Planetary Science symposium that we are chairing at the Northeast Section Meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA) next spring. The meeting will be held on March 20-22, 2022 in beautiful Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Our plan is to showcase the wide range of excellent planetary science that is carried out in the northeastern U.S. and nearby Canada. We plan to include a mix of field and laboratory research results, spacecraft mission data analysis, and updates on missions still being developed. The deadline for abstract submission is December 14, 2021 at 11:59 PM Pacific time (Yes, that's Pacific time). We encourage you to submit your abstracts as soon as possible to avoid any last minute delays or technical problems.Please let us know if we can answer questions you haveor help in any way. Information about the 2022 NE GSA meeting can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/GSA2022NE To submit abstracts to technical sessions: https://tinyurl.com/GSA2022NESubmit We look forward to welcoming you to Lancaster! Mike Kelley and Mitch Schulte 22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html February 2-4, 2022 SOFIA School https://sofia-school-2022.constantcontactsites.com Online April 13-15, 2022 Fifth Hands-On Training in Handling and Manipulation of Small Extraterrestrial Samples https://www.lpi.usra.edu/LPI-JSC-JWG/fifth-training-session/index.cfm West Lafayette, Indiana April 25-29, 2022 Advancing IDEA in Planetary Science https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/advancingidea2022/ Online May 2-5, 2022 Science Objectives for Human Exploration of Mars Workshop https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/marsexploration2022/ Denver, CO June 28-July 1, 2022 Optimizing Planetary In Situ Surface-Atmosphere Interaction Investigations https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/planetinsitu2022/ Boise, ID August 1-5, 2022 AOGS 2022 https://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2022/ Online September 18-23, 2022 Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) https://www.europlanet-society.org/european-planetary-science-congress/ Granada, Spain [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.] 23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Modeling Early Clustering of Impact-induced Ejecta Particles Based on Laboratory and Numerical Experiments Kanon Nakazawa et al. 2021 PSJ 2:237 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac3a6d Lifting of Tribocharged Grains by Martian Winds Maximilian Kruss et al. 2021 PSJ 2:238 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac38a4 Near-UV Reddening Observed in the Reflectance Spectrum of High-inclination Centaur 2012 DR 30 Tom Seccull et al. 2021 PSJ 2:239 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac33b1 The Infrared Complex Refractive Index of Amorphous Ammonia Ice at 40 K (1.43-22.73 microns) and Its Relevance to Outer Solar System Bodies Joseph E. 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