PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 16, Number 16 (April 17, 2022) 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. Report Release and Public Briefing: Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2. AGU Fall Meeting Session Proposal Deadline: April 20 3. Meeting Postponement: Chapman Conference on Alfven Waves 4. TESS Meeting Session: Driving Towards a More Diverse Space Physics Research Community 5. The 6th Beijing Earth and Planetary Interiors Symposium 6. Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter for April 2022 7. Summer School in Software Systems for Astronomy 8. Rossbypalooza 2022: Clouds and Convection in Diverse Climates 9. Announcement: New Director for the Minor Planet Center 10. Job Announcement - Swedish Institute of Space Physics 11. Postdoctoral Position in Lunar Science 12. Open Position at NAIF, JPL 13. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 14. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers Commercial Announcements: C1. Book: Ceres - An Ice-Rich World in the Inner Solar System 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 REPORT RELEASE AND PUBLIC BRIEFING: PLANETARY SCIENCE AND ASTROBIOLOGY DECADAL SURVEY What new discoveries are on the horizon for the next decade of planetary exploration? The Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032 highlights key science questions, identifies priority missions, and presents a comprehensive research strategy that includes both planetary defense and human exploration. The report also recommends ways to support the profession as well as the technologies and infrastructure needed to carry out the science. Learn more about the decadal survey by joining the National Academies for a public briefing on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 from 2-4pm ET. During the briefing, members of the committee will discuss the report's key findings and take questions from the audience. Please note that this event will be held mostly online, but we are able to accommodate a limited number of in-person participants at our building in Washington, DC. Learn more and register for the public briefing at: https://planetarydecadal.eventbrite.com Watch the webcast and submit questions on the event page (no registration required) at: https://tinyurl.com/n9rtdre3 Join the discussion on twitter with #PlanetaryDecadal 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 FALL MEETING SESSION PROPOSAL DEADLINE: APRIL 20 The deadline to submit session proposals for AGU Fall Meeting 2022 is fast approaching. This year's meeting will be in Chicago, IL, December 12-16. Proposals for general scientific sessions, union sessions, innovations, town halls and scientific workshops are requested. You can find additional details and submit proposals here: https://www.agu.org/Fall-Meeting/Pages/Present 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 MEETING POSTPONEMENT: CHAPMAN CONFERENCE ON ALFVEN WAVES Due to health and safety concerns, restrictions on international travel, we have made the decision to move the dates of the onsite conference in Berlin, Germany, to May/June 2023 (exact dates will be announced later). We hope that this change will enable researchers from around the world to participate in person in this interdisciplinary conference. The Program Committee continues its work on the conference, entitled "Advances in Understanding Alfven Waves in the Sun and the Heliosphere", and will provide updates in this newsletter as information becomes available, including a hyperlink to the conference website. With best wishes, The Organizers 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 TESS MEETING SESSION: DRIVING TOWARDS A MORE DIVERSE SPACE PHYSICS RESEARCH COMMUNITY All members of the planetary space environment research community are welcome to submit an abstract to our session at this summer's Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS) meeting on perspectives and strategies for enhancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in space physics. We've checked: TESS allows authors to submit multiple abstracts. We will offer speakers their preference of a normal or short-format time slot, or poster. Deadline is April 15. https://aas.org/meetings/tess2022 There is also a Research Topic with Frontiers of Astronomy and Space Science by the same name that's open for submissions now through the end of August: https://tinyurl.com/5n75uxh6 Mike Liemohn, Alexa Halford, Mack Jones Jr., John Coxon, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, and Chigo Ngwira 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 THE 6TH BEIJING EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS SYMPOSIUM The 6th Beijing Earth and Planetary Interiors Symposium (BEPIS) will be held on August 7-9, 2022. The 6th BEPIS focuses on observational and theoretical advances in geomagnetism, paleomagnetism, rock magnetism, environmental magnetism, biogeomagnetism, geodynamo theories and models, technique and instrument development and their applications in Earth and planetary sciences. Remaining true to original aspiration, the 6th BEPIS will aim to promote understanding of the origin, structure, and variations of magnetic fields of the Earth, Moon, Mars and other planets as well as planetary habitability. Due to the pandemic, the 6th BEPIS will be held as a hybrid conference. The offline meeting will be in the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. The online meeting will be synchronized with ZOOM meetings. The symposium is free of registration charges. Registration and abstract submission: https://bepis2022.casconf.cn/ Deadline for abstract submission: 10 July 2022. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us (bepis2022@mail.iggcas.ac.cn; cldeng@mail.iggcas.ac.cn). Yongxin Pan, Rixiang Zhu, Chenglong Deng, Chinese Academy of Sciences Keke Zhang, University of Exeter, UK / Macau University of Science and Technology [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 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR APRIL 2022 Mars Community, On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Rich Zurek, Michael Mischna, Brandi Carrier and Jonathan Bapst of the Mars Program Science Office, the April, 2022 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 provide important updates for MPAG 39, such as the 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 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 SUMMER SCHOOL IN SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY Software Systems for Astronomy will again be offered online this year, and will be spread over 7 weeks, 5 July to 12 August, 2022. The course covers the design and implementation of software for telescope and instrument control systems, observation planning tools, and software for analyzing and archiving astronomical data. If you are not a University of Hawaii at Hilo (UHH) student, follow the instructions given at this link to register: https://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/ssfa.php 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 ROSSBYPALOOZA 2022: CLOUDS AND CONVECTION IN DIVERSE CLIMATES July 11-22, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL https://www.rossbypalooza.org/rossby2022/ The Department of the Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the return of Rossbypalooza - a two-week, project-oriented summer school for graduate students and postdocs from a broad field including atmospheric, oceanic, and planetary sciences. The summer school will consist of lectures and group projects where participants will address scientific questions of their choice, mentored by faculty members. Rossbypalooza 2022 Topic: Clouds and convection are key components and one of the major sources of uncertainty in the climate system. Given the strong coupling of clouds to dynamics, radiation, and microphysics, there is a great need for theoretical, observational, and modeling advancements. All participants must be fully vaccinated unless they have an authorized exemption. Accommodations, including breakfast and lunch, will be provided. Applications can be submitted before April 22 through this Google Form: https://tinyurl.com/r7xzcb9x Note that a CV, research statement (maximum 300 words), and statement of purpose (maximum of 200 words) are required to apply. We expect to make acceptance decisions by May 6, 2022. Information: rossbypalooza@gmail.com [Edited for length] 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 ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW DIRECTOR FOR THE MINOR PLANET CENTER The Small Bodies Node (SBN) of NASA's Planetary Data System announces that Dr. Matthew Payne has been appointed to the Directorship of the Minor Planet Center (MPC), located at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian. https://pds-smallbodies.astro.umd.edu/ https://minorplanetcenter.net/ Previously the Project Scientist at the MPC, Dr. Payne has served as Acting Director of the MPC since February 2021. Dr. Payne has overseen several recent improvements in the MPC's operations, including the integration of a full helpdesk system, and has led automation and modernization efforts to optimize observational data processing and in preparation for the next generation of surveys. SBN looks forward to future improvements planned under Matthew Payne's leadership. The Minor Planet Center, operating under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union, is a functional sub-node of SBN and is funded by the Near-Earth Object Observations Program of NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office. https://www.nasa.gov/specials/pdco/index.html 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT - SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS We are taking applications for a post-doctoral position in space weather at Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF). The work will include analysis of coronal images from various spacecraft, analysis of in-situ solar wind data, and development of methods and algorithms. The goal is to develop models for automatic detection of coronal mass ejections as part of IRF's space weather system. The position, placed in Lund, is for 2 years, with possible extension of an additional year. For more information: https://tinyurl.com/8jxu5jcc 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN LUNAR SCIENCE The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa is searching for a postdoctoral research scientist to study the interaction of the space plasma environment with the Moon's surface, exosphere, and crustal magnetic fields. The successful candidate will join a growing lunar science group at the University of Iowa, and will have the opportunity to work with new data from current lunar missions and to help develop future lunar missions. More details and application instructions are available at: https://physics.uiowa.edu/~jhalekas/Moon-Postdoc.html Please contact Prof. Jasper Halekas (jasper-halekas@uiowa.edu) with any questions about the position. 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 OPEN POSITION AT NAIF, JPL The Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF) team at JPL is seeking to hire a team member whose primary job will be the development of the next generation SPICE Toolkit (SPICE 2.0), implemented in C++11. The complete details about this position and instructions for applying are available at the JPL Careers website https://tinyurl.com/37sdxxdx 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 MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html August 8-12, 2022 Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS) https://aas.org/meetings/tess2022 Bellevue, WA [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.] 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Subseasonal Variation in Neptune's Mid-infrared Emission Michael T. Roman et al. 2022 PSJ 3:78 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac5aa4 Comparison of Two Analytic Energy Balance Models Shows Stable Partial Ice Cover Possible for Any Obliquity Ekaterina Landgren and Alice Nadeau 2022 PSJ 3:79 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac603d *********************************************************************** 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 BOOK: CERES - AN ICE-RICH WORLD IN THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM Authors: Jian-Yang Li, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez Dwarf planet Ceres is becoming a new research focus in the recent field of ocean worlds science due to the possible existence of liquid water in its interior. It is the only large, water-rich body that has been characterized in detail thanks to NASA's Dawn mission. This book provides a thorough review of the current state of knowledge about Ceres after the Dawn mission. It starts with a historical overview of the exploration of Ceres before Dawn, from its discovery in the 19th century to extensive characterization with telescopic research. After an overview of the Dawn mission, this book synthesizes various aspects of Dawn's discoveries, including surface composition, geology, expressions of water ice, interior structure, and recent activity. The astrobiological significance of Ceres inferred from this new knowledge is then addressed. The book concludes with a summary of open questions and motivations for follow-on research and exploration. As the sixth volume in the Advances in Planetary Science series, this book is intended to be a primary reference for Ceres for planetary scientists and graduate students. https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12310 *********************************************************************** * The Planetary Exploration Newsletter is issued approximately weekly. * Current and back issues are available at https://planetarynews.org * * To subscribe, go to https://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. 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