PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 16, Number 23 (June 5, 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. [NASA] Space Technology Research Institutes (STRI22) Released 2. [NASA] PDS: Aperiodic PDS Data Releases in 2022.05 3. [NASA] PDS: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 61 4. Early Career MExAG Steering Committee Position Opening 5. ICPAE Monthly Webinar 6. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 7. Job Announcement: Junior Group Leader (F*M) in Space Instrumentation 8. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 9. 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] SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTES (STRI22) RELEASED The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters has released a solicitation, titled Space Technology Research Institutes (STRI), as an appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) umbrella NASA Research Announcement (NRA) titled Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion 2022 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2022). Complete details can be found at: https://nspires.nasaprs.com STMD is seeking to invest, via research institutes, in university-led, sustained, multidisciplinary space technology research focused in strategic areas for transformative impact to future NASA exploration and science. The research institutes construct enables coordination of experts from a wide range of fields and organizations in a single distributed research structure. NASA plans to make up to 2 awards, which are expected to be in place summer 2023. Proposals are being solicited via a two-step process where preliminary proposals are mandatory and only those invited may submit a full proposal. Preliminary proposals are due August 3, 2022, 5 pm Eastern, and the target deadline for invited full proposals is November 3, 2022, 5 pm Eastern. Comments and questions may be addressed by email to the Space Technology Research Grants Program at hq-STMD-STRI@mail.nasa.gov. [Edited for length] 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: APERIODIC PDS DATA RELEASES IN 2022.05 In May 2022, PDS ingested and made available the following data, none of which were regularly released with an ongoing mission: - 2022.05.27 MGS TES Atmospheric Recalibration - 2022.05.12 Mars Express HRSC radiometrically calibrated data V4 - 2022.05.05 LRO Diviner Regional Cumulative Products - 2022.05.04 Mars Express HRSC radiometrically calibrated data V4 - 2022.05.03 Spacewatch 0.9m Mosaic Camera Survey - 2022.05.03 MGS RS Nocturnal Mixed Layers To access those data: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20220531.shtml 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 [NASA] PDS: MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 61 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 61 of data from MRO. This release contains raw, calibrated, and derived data products nominally covering the time period August 9 through November 8, 2021. Some instruments have more recent data. The data are archived at various PDS nodes. - CRISM, SHARAD, Radio Science: Geosciences - HiRISE, CTX, MARCI: Cartography and Imaging Sciences - MCS: Atmospheres - SPICE: NAIF This release includes the first delivery of CRISM MSV TRDRs, with data coverage from 2012-2020. The MSVs were not originally included in the archive because there was a flaw in the EDR construction that compromised the ability to calibrate the data. The EDRs have now been rebuilt and the data properly calibrated. The CDR supporting data for the MSV TRDRs have been added to the EDR/CDR volumes. MSV TRDRs for 2021 and onward will be added in future releases. The data may be accessed at: https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mro/ For a view centered on this release https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20220601.shtml All available PDS data may be found at: https://pds.nasa.gov/ The next release is scheduled for September 1, 2022. The PDS Team pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov 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 EARLY CAREER MEXAG STEERING COMMITTEE POSITION OPENING The Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) is seeking applications for an Early Career member of the Steering Committee, with a nominal term of three years. MExAG is a community-based, interdisciplinary body that was established by NASA to provide science input and analysis needed to plan and prioritize Mercury research and exploration activities. The Steering Committee serves the MExAG community through the organization of community meetings, documents outlining scientific and exploration goals of the community, and community findings to be presented to NASA. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mexag/ Steering Committee membership is a volunteer position with a typical service load of a few hours per month, with higher loads around the annual meeting held in February. Travel support is available to support attendance at in-person meetings. Interested community members are encouraged to apply by June 15, 2022. https://forms.gle/ntuo2SGdpU1agbMx7 The application includes uploading a 1-page CV and providing a brief (500-word max) statement describing why you are interested in serving the Mercury community on the Steering Committee, as well as the qualities and qualifications that you would bring to the committee. Questions may be directed to mexag.sc@gmail.com. [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 ICPAE MONTHLY WEBINAR The International Commission on Planetary Atmospheres and Evolution (ICPAE), which is one of the commissions of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS), organizes a monthly webinar. The primary objective of our webinar series is to provide researchers with updates on new findings and techniques on planetary atmospheres from across the world. Title: Narrow-band, High-resolution Spectroscopy for Observing Exoplanet Winds, Magnetic Fields, and Moons Speaker: Julia V. Seidel (ESO, Chile) Day & time: Wednesday, June 8, 18:30 UTC (2:30 PM in Santiago & New York, 8:30 PM in Paris, 9th 2:30 AM in Beijing) Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87967716153?pwd=Mmw2S0RzTERVMTdvQ0ZEN2U0TzI0UT09 Webinar ID: 879 6771 6153, Passcode: 263669 Details can be found in the link below: https://www.iamas.org/icpae/2022/05/04/icpae-monthly-webinar-jun-8th-1830-utc/ 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 PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The June image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: https://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com This month's topic is "Inlet valleys that cut into crater rims on Mars", contributed by Emily Bamber, PhD candidate at Jackson School of Geoscience, University of Texas at Austin. You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology Twitter: @PlanetGeomorpho 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 ANNOUNCEMENT: JUNIOR GROUP LEADER (F*M) IN SPACE INSTRUMENTATION The Space Research Institute (IWF) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), is offering a position as (Junior) Group leader in Space Instrumentation. We invite experienced candidates interested in technology development for new and existing fields of space-qualified scientific instruments. The successful candidate will lead an existing research group with focus on instrument development and development support in direct link with the IWF's research activities. The appointment begins as early as 1 September 2022 for initially 4 years with the option for tenure track. More senior applicants can be offered the position of a group leader for an initial duration of 6 years with a tenure-track option. Applications must include a cover letter, CV, list of publications, a statement of the applicant's research experience (2 pages), a research plan (1 page), certificates for full academic record, and the full contact information for two references. Please send the application as one PDF file, to cosima.muck@oeaw.ac.at, mentioning Job ID: IWF184JGL121, no later than 30 June 2022 (or until the post has been filled). Further information ca be found here: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/details/open-position-job-id-iwf184jgl121 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html July 15-26, 2022 Science Workshop for Synergy of Subaru/SCExAO and ALMA https://hashmtjn542.wixsite.com/scexao-alma Online August 10-12, 2022 13th Planetary Crater Consortium Meeting https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/crater2022/ Boulder, CO [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.] 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 SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Apophis Planetary Defense Campaign Vishnu Reddy et al. 2022 PSJ 3:123 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac66eb NEOWISE Observations of the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (99942) Apophis Akash Satpathy et al. 2022 PSJ 3:124 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac66d1 Limited Stability of Multicomponent Brines on the Surface of Mars Vincent F. Chevrier et al. 2022 PSJ 3:125 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac6603 The SSDC Role in the LICIACube Mission: Data Management and the MATISSE Tool Angelo Zinzi et al. 2022 PSJ 3:126 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac6509 Chemical Equilibrium between Cores, Mantles, and Atmospheres of Super- Earths and Sub-Neptunes and Implications for Their Compositions, Interiors, and Evolution Hilke E. Schlichting and Edward D. Young 2022 PSJ 3:127 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac68e6 Global-scale Reshaping and Resurfacing of Asteroids by Small-scale Impacts, with Applications to the DART and Hera Missions Sabina D. Raducan and Martin Jutzi 2022 PSJ 3:128 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac67a7 Mid-ultraviolet Hubble Observations of Europa and the Global Surface Distribution of SO2 Tracy M. Becker et al. 2022 PSJ 3:129 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac69eb Seasonal Variations of Chemical Species and Haze in Titan's Upper Atmosphere Siteng Fan et al. 2022 PSJ 3:130 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac6953 Model of Double Asteroid Redirection Test Impact Ejecta Plume Observations Andrew F. Cheng et al. 2022 PSJ 3:131 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac66e9 *********************************************************************** * 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. 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