PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 16, Number 52 (December 18, 2022) PEN Website: https://planetarynews.org Editor: Matthew R Perry Co-Editors: Alex Morgan, Mark V. Sykes Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. 2023 Pierazzo International Student Travel Award Winners Announced 2. EGU 2023: Call for Abstracts for the Planetary and Space Sciences (PS) Division 3. EGU 2023 Session PS4.3: Mars Science and Exploration 4. EGU 2023 Session SSP3.1: Bedform Morphodynamics in Terrestrial and Planetary Environments 5. Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (BEACON), May 8-12, 2023 6. AOGS 2023 Session PS09: Geology, Geophysics, and Habitability in our Solar System 7. Planetary Data Officer Position at NASA AMES Research Center 8. PHD Student in Experimental Asteroid Research 9. Postdoctoral Position in Cosmic Ice Astrochemistry 10. Postdoctoral Position in Icy Moon Geochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle 11. Short Course on Mineralogy of Planetary Surfaces and Biosignatures 12. DART Boarder Program for February Investigation Team Meeting 13. [NASA] PDS: JUNO Data Release 21 14. [NASA] PDS: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 52 15. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 16. 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 2023 PIERAZZO INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED 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. Bea Baharier (Open University, UK) will receive the award for a non-U.S.-based graduate student going to a planetary-related conference within the U.S., and Sarah Henderson (University of Iowa) will receive the award as a U.S.-based graduate student going to a planetary-related conference outside of the U.S. Baharier will be attending the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas, March 13-17, 2023. Her research title is "Terrestrial Aqueously Altered Magmatic Dike Forming Sulfate-Rich Hydrothermal Fluids to Constrain Martian Habitability". Henderson will attend the European Geophysical Union in Vienna, Austria, April 23-28, 2023. Her research title is "Influence of Magnetic Fields on Precipitating Solar Wind Hydrogen at Mars." For more information about the 2023 award winners go to: https://www.psi.edu/news/pierazzo2023 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 EGU 2023: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR THE PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCES (PS) DIVISION The Planetary and Space Sciences (PS) division of the European Geoscience Union (EGU) is a dynamic community of researchers involved in inter- and trans-disciplinary studies. EGU2023 will be held in Vienna and Online on 23-28 April 2023. These are the 9 different themes/sessions to choose from: PS1 - Multi-disciplinary applications to planetary and Solar System science studies PS2 - Space weather and space weathering: active and passive processes, observations and records from models, experiments and samples PS3 - The early Solar System: from molecular cloud to planetary building blocks, to planetesimals, planetary embryos and full-fledged planets (in partnership with GMPV) PS4 - Interiors, crusts and atmospheres of the terrestrial planets: formation, evolution and fate PS5 - Physical, chemical and dynamical aspects of small bodies PS6 - Gas and ice giants: from sub-neptunes to super-jupiters, at home and abroad PS7 - Exoplanets, exomoons, exocomets: origin, process and evolution PS8 - Life in the cosmos PS9 - Short Courses To submit abstract(s): https://egu23.eu/programme/how_to_submit.html The abstract submission deadline is 10 January 2023, 13:00 CET. Stephen Mojzsis, Anezina Solomonidou, and on behalf of the EGU PS Science Officers. [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 EGU 2023 SESSION PS4.3: MARS SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION With exciting ongoing Mars missions still taking place this year, we would like to invite you to participate in the next Mars session at EGU2023 (April 23-28, Vienna). Please note that EGU2023 will be again in hybrid format with a virtual component, therefore everybody is welcome to attend remotely or in-person. Abstract deadline is set to January 10, but submission are already opened at: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU23/abstractsubmission/45468 The conveners: Benjamin Bultel, Agata Krzesinska, Arianna Piccialli, Lori Neary and Jessica Flahaut 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 EGU 2023 SESSION SSP3.1: BEDFORM MORPHODYNAMICS IN TERRESTRIAL AND PLANETARY ENVIRONMENTS Please consider submitting an abstract to the session on Bedform morphodynamics in terrestrial and planetary environments (SSP 3.1) at the EGU General Assembly 2023. EGU (23-28 April 2023) will be a hybrid event facilitating online and in-person participation in Vienna. To all river, marine, aeolian, glacial, volcanic and extra-terrestrial geomorphologists and sedimentologists, we would like to draw your attention to the EGU session on "Bedform morphodynamics in terrestrial and planetary environments". We invite contributions regarding all aspects of bedform dynamics and sedimentary structures in both terrestrial and extra-terrestrial environments. The deadline for abstract submission is 10 January 2023, 13:00 CET. For the full description of the session, please see: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU23/session/45383 Further information: https://egu23.eu/about/meeting_format.html https://egu23.eu/programme/how_to_submit.html Francesco Salese, Sjoukje de Lange, Wessel van der Sande, Alice Lefebvre, Thaienne van Dijk. 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 BIENNIAL EUROPEAN ASTROBIOLOGY CONFERENCE (BEACON), MAY 8-12, 2023 The Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (BEACON) will take place at the La Palma and Teneguia Princess Hotel on La Palma Island (Canary Islands, Spain) from May 8-12, 2023. The programme starts on May 8 in the morning and ends on May 12 in the evening. Around 10 invited talks (30 min) by leading scientists in the field and 30 contributed talks (15 minutes) in addition to a poster session are planned. The sessions will cover all fields of astrobiology. La Palma also offers a multitude of relevant research infrastructures (telescopes) and locations (active volcanoes, recent lava fields, Mars-analogue landscapes, etc.). We will visit many of these sites during our conference excursion. Outreach events for the general public will also be held. Bursaries are available for students and early career scientists from European Astrobiology Institute Participating Entities. Recipients of the bursaries are selected from the submitters of abstracts by the Scientific Organisation Committee. Deadline to submit an abstract: January 31, 2023 Registration deadline: March 1, 2023 For all other information check the website: https://europeanastrobiology.eu/Beacon/ Bienvenidos a La Palma (la "Isla Bonita")! 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 AOGS 2023 PS09: GEOLOGY, GEOPHYSICS, AND HABITABILITY IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM The surfaces of the terrestrial planets and their satellites have been largely shaped through geological processes. Extreme conditions on outer Solar System bodies, such as the Jovian and Saturnian satellites, as well as the ice giant satellites, result in different types of exogenic and endogenic features. Fracturing and faulting processes mainly affect minor bodies such as asteroids and small moons, where volcanism and tectonism have not played an important role. We invite contributions that cover a wide range of topics including geomorphology and composition of volcanic deposits, edifices, and plumes, volcano-induced deformation and edifice growth and collapse to tectonic structures, faulting and fracturing processes, crustal stress and strain analysis, cryovolcanism, fluvial and aeolian features, and any study related to planetary endogenic and exogenic processes. Studies that relay interactions between planetary interiors, surfaces, atmospheres, and astrobiology/habitability are welcomed. AOGS 2023 will be held in Singapore from July 30 - August 4, 2023. Abstract deadline: February 14, 2023, 12:00 GMT+8 Submit abstracts: https://bit.ly/3hA1DGA Additional details: https://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2023/public.asp?page=home.asp The Conveners: Dr. Anezina Solomonidou, Dr. Rosaly Lopes, Dr. Alvaro Penteado Crosta, Dr. Florian M. Schwandner [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 PLANETARY DATA OFFICER POSITION AT NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER Ames Research Center seeks a Planetary Data Officer to assist NASA's Planetary Science Division (PSD) in advancing the Planetary Data Ecosystem (PDE) and various data initiatives within the Agency and planetary science community. The PDE is the ad hoc connected framework of activities and products built upon and supporting data collected by planetary space missions and research programs, which are primarily NASA funded. The Planetary Data Officer will play a significant role in restructuring and improving the PDE. This vacancy opening has been extended for an additional week, now closing on December 23, 2022. Full details of the position are given in the job vacancy announcement in USAJobs: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/691643000 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 PHD STUDENT IN EXPERIMENTAL ASTEROID RESEARCH Lulea University of Technology (LTU) is looking for a highly-motivated PhD student to join the Asteroid Engineering Laboratory located on the Space Campus in Kiruna, Sweden. The successful candidate will carry out laboratory experiments on asteroid simulants and meteorites with the ultimate goal to understand the mechanisms that destroy asteroids close to the Sun. The primary tool for the experimental work is the new Space and High-Irradiation Near-Sun Simulator (SHINeS), which is used for assessing how irradiation comparable to that found close to the Sun affects materials resembling those found on asteroids. The successful candidate will also contribute to the development of an analytical and/or numerical model of the destruction process. The position is fully funded for 4 years. Application deadline on January 20, 2023. More information and application guidelines at: https://www.ltu.se/ltu/Lediga-jobb?l=en&rmpage=job&rmjob=6383&rmlang=UK 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 POSITION IN COSMIC ICE ASTROCHEMISTRY Applications are now being accepted for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join The Cosmic Ice Laboratory at NASA/GSFC in Greenbelt, MD. The position consists of a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and funded by NASA through CRESST II. The successful applicant will join The Cosmic Ice Laboratory and focus on investigating the radiolytic stability of organic compounds under conditions relevant to dense clouds or icy Solar System bodies. The successful candidate will perform radiation chemistry experiments on ices at low temperatures in vacuum, using a proton accelerator as the radiation source. Candidates for the position must have a Ph.D. in chemistry, physics, or related field by the date of the appointment and should be within five years of the receipt of their doctoral degree. Ideally, candidates will have experience with the following: cryo-vacuum apparatuses, radiation chemistry, and infrared spectroscopy. Complete applications received by December 31, 2022, will receive full consideration. Candidates should send a cover letter, CV (including publication list), a 3-page statement of research interests, and contact information for three references via email to Ms. Katherine McKee (katherine.s.mckee@nasa.gov). The position will remain available until filled. Full Job Link: https://tinyurl.com/mrymw33e 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN ICY MOON GEOCHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, to work on the geochemistry of icy moons, primarily Enceladus. The position will be supervised by Prof. David Catling and Prof. Baptiste Journaux. The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to research on the chemical composition and habitability of the ocean on Enceladus, with relevance to icy moons in general. The work will include lab experiments and models of how an ocean at the bottom of an icy fissure turns into a plume. The purpose is to better understand how plume chemistry relates to interior ocean composition and potential habitability. Applicants must hold a PhD in Earth and/or planetary sciences, or a related field such as physics, or chemistry, and must not have exceeded 5 years previous work at the postdoctoral level. Ideally, candidates will have experience with cryo-vacuum apparatus and as well as experience in -or the confidence to learn- numerical modeling of aqueous geochemistry. Applications received by January 6, 2023, will receive priority but the position will remain open until filled. For full details, please see: https://faculty.washington.edu/dcatling/Postdoctoral_Ad_Icy_Moons.pdf [Edited for length] 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 SHORT COURSE ON MINERALOGY OF PLANETARY SURFACES AND BIOSIGNATURES The University of Oslo and Norwegian DEEP Research School are organizing a short course on Mineralogy of Planetary Surfaces and Biosignatures on February 27 - March 3, 2023. The course will provide a series of lectures on Early Earth and life formation, habitability of extreme environments, carbonaceous material and organics in the Solar System, the geology of Mars and current searches for life there. The course will include practicals/exercises and hands-on sessions with meteorites, Early Earth rocks and analogues. Attendance in person is preferred, however, on-line participation is possible, if justified. For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/3FXjSz5 The course is dedicated primarily to Ph.D. students with background in geosciences and/or planetary science. Applications from Ms.C. students and early career researchers will also be considered. To apply, please fill in the form before January 20, 2023: https://nettskjema.no/a/303540 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 DART BOARDER PROGRAM FOR FEBRUARY INVESTIGATION TEAM MEETING The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Investigation Team is reopening the "DART Boarders" program, intended to introduce advanced graduate students and early career scientists (less than 7 years since a terminal degree) regardless of nationality to the experience of working on a mission team via an invitation to observe the DART Investigation Team meeting 6-10 February, 2023. 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 research interests with 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". Indication of interest due by 21 December, 2022. Indication of interest: https://forms.gle/H3JZedB7FkRfH5Rv7 Applicants will be notified of the outcome early in January 2023. [Edited for length] 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 [NASA] PDS: JUNO DATA RELEASE 21 The Planetary Data System announces the 21st release of data from the JUNO mission. The release includes EDR and RDR level data acquired between 2022-02-25 and 2022-05-23, which covers Juno Orbits 41 and 42. Data sets from the following experiments are now available: - FGM (magnetometer) - Gravity - JADE (plasma) - JEDI (energetic particle detector) - JIRAM (infrared auroral mapper) - JunoCam (camera) - MWR (microwave radiometer) - SPICE - UVS (ultraviolet imaging spectrometer) - Waves (radio and plasma wave science) To access the above data, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20221213.shtml JUNO data are archived at the PDS Atmospheres (ATM), Imaging (IMG), NAIF, and Planetary Plasma Interactions (PPI) Nodes. The data can be accessed from these nodes' web sites and from the main PDS home page: https://pds.nasa.gov 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 [NASA] PDS: LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 52 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 52 of data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. This release contains raw, calibrated, and derived data products covering the nominal time period from June 15 through September 14, 2022. Some instrument teams are delivering more recent data. The data are archived at various PDS nodes. - CRaTER at the PPI Node - Diviner at the Geosciences Node - LAMP at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node - LEND at the Geosciences Node - LOLA at the Geosciences Node - LROC at the LROC Data Node - Mini-RF at the Geosciences Node - Radio Science at the Geosciences Node - SPICE at the NAIF Node The data may be accessed from: https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/lro/ Or for a dataset-oriented perspective: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20221215.shtml LRO releases occur every three months. The next release is scheduled for March 15, 2023. 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Note: Most face-to-face meetings going forward will have online components. Check their websites for details. Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html February 6-7, 2023 Spectroscopy of Exoplanets at High Resolution https://bit.ly/3HKkzNB Northampton, United Kingdom May 10-12, 2023 Apophis T-6 Years: Knowledge Opportunities for the Science of Planetary Defense https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/apophis2023/ Online June 26-30, 2023 Exoslam Summer School https://exoclimes.org Exeter, United Kingdom June 26-30, 2023 Exoclimes VI https://exoclimes.org Exeter, United Kingdom July 30 - August 4, 2023 20th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS 2023) https://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2023 Singapore [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.] 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Moonraker: Enceladus Multiple Flyby Mission O. Mousis et al. 2022 PSJ 3:268 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac9c03 Photometric Properties of Jupiter Trojans Detected by the Dark Energy Survey Jiaming Pan et al. 2022 PSJ 3:269 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aca4d1 Putative Methanogenic Biosphere in Enceladus's Deep Ocean: Biomass, Productivity, and Implications for Detection Antonin Affholder et al. 2022 PSJ 3:270 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aca275 Sputtering Behavior of Rough, Polycrystalline Mercury Analogs H. Biber et al. 2022 PSJ 3:271 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aca402 Spectroscopic Mapping of Io's Surface with HST/STIS: SO2 Frost, Sulfur Allotropes, and Large-scale Compositional Patterns Samantha K. Trumbo et al. 2022 PSJ 3:272 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aca46d AFM Force Measurements to Explore Grain Contacts with Relevance for Planetary Materials Keanna Jardine et al. 2022 PSJ 3:273 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aca3aa *********************************************************************** * 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 at psi.edu * * Please send all replies and submissions to pen_editor at 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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