PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 17, Number 3 (January 15, 2023) PEN Website: https://planetarynews.org Editor: Alex Morgan Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Matthew R. Perry, Alex Morgan Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Help Support a Final Extension of the ESA Cluster Mission 2. Two Year Postdoctoral Scholarship in Modeling Plasma Interaction with Planetary Bodies 3. [NASA] Town Hall on the Updated Scientific Information Policy for the Science Mission Directorate (SPD-41a) on January 17 4. Teaching Position at the University of Pittsburgh 5. [NASA] Draft Announcement of Opportunity for the New Frontiers Program Released for Public Review and Comment 6. GSA Penrose Conference - The Role of Outburst Floods in Earth and Planetary Evolution 7. [NASA] Job Opening: Senior Scientist for Astrobiology, at NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C. 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 HELP SUPPORT A FINAL EXTENSION OF THE ESA CLUSTER MISSION We are writing as the Cluster Principal Investigators to inform you that a positive decision by ESA to support a final extension of the Cluster mission during 2023-2025 is in doubt. We would like to ask for your help in our efforts to persuade ESA to support a final extension. Please simply visit the following link, and add your name/institute/nation at the end of the google document. https://tinyurl.com/4fhfxt26 The document consists of a letter that the Cluster PIs have drafted to send to ESA's Director of Science and the members of its Science Programme Committee (SPC). We aim to send the completed letter in mid-January, ahead of a key SPC Workshop in early February (which itself precedes the SPC meeting in March at which the extension decision is expected to be formalised). Please feel free to share this email with colleagues that may be interested; our mailing list is not comprehensive. Thank you in advance, if you choose to indicate your support. Best wishes, The Cluster Principal Investigators Mats Andre, Michael Balikhin, Patrick Canu, Chris Carr, Patrick Daly, Iannis Dandouras, Andrew Fazakerley, Jolene Pickett, Jean-Louis Rauch, Roy Torbert, Klaus Torkar, Rob Fear [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 TWO YEAR POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP IN MODELING PLASMA INTERACTION WITH PLANETARY BODIES The Department of Physics at Umea University in Sweden is offering a postdoctoral scholarship in modeling plasma interaction with planetary bodies. The scholarship is full-time for two years and the start date will be 1 April, 2023, or by agreement. The aim of our project is to advance our current understanding on the kinetic interaction between the solar wind and planetary bodies of different sizes and characteristics with the main focus on atmospheric evolution using a hybrid model of plasma. Application deadline is 10 February, 2023. For more information, please see the job advertisement in the link below: https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/postdoctoral-scholarships/7-1639-22/ 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] TOWN HALL ON THE UPDATED SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION POLOCY FOR THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SPD-41A) ON JANUARY 17 NASA's Science Mission Directorate is hosting a virtual community town hall on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern). This town hall will highlight the recently updated Scientific Information Policy for the Science Mission Directorate (SPD-41a). The presentation will include an overview of additional guidance, training, and services to support researchers in implementing policy requirements, as described on the SMD Scientific Information Policy web page. Public questions will be addressed at the end of the presentation. Questions may be submitted before or during the event using the tool at this link: https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/tgn4/#!/dashboard The town hall will be recorded and posted on the SMD Scientific Information Policy web page following the event. Please contact HQ-SMD-SPD41@mail.nasa.gov with any questions about this event. Connection details: https://tinyurl.com/2v4ddyu7 Webinar number: 2761 573 5459 Webinar password: Z9u7JhXGK?2 (99875494 from phones) Join by phone: +1-929-251-9612 USA Toll 2 +1-415-527-5035 US Toll Access code: 207.182.190.20 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 TEACHING POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH The Department of Geology at the University of Pittsburgh is currently advertising for a non-tenure track position in Remote Sensing and GIS. A candidate with planetary science and/or volcanology experience would be particularly well suited for the position. More information can be found here: https://www.geology.pitt.edu/about/department-openings Note that we will start the review process after January 15, 2023. 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 [NASA] DRAFT ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEW FRONTIERS PROGRAM RELEASED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT To review the New Frontiers 5 (NF5) Draft AO, please visit the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System at: http://nspires.nasaprs.com Select "Solicitations" at the top of the page, and on the next NSPIRES page enter "NNH23ZDA006J" in the search box or use this direct link: https://go.nasa.gov/NF5DraftAO Reading the NF5 Draft AO is not a substitute for reading the final text. Members of the PSD community or other interested parties should read the Draft New Frontiers AO carefully before submitting comments or questions. The NF5's time frame for the solicitation is estimated as follows: Release of draft AO: January 10, 2023 Comment period closes: March 3, 2023 Release of final AO: November 2023 (target) Proposals due: April 2024 (target) Comments on the Draft AO will be accepted by email only and are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 3, 2023. Please address comments or questions on the Draft AO to the point of contact given below and add "NF5 Draft AO" as the subject line. Responses to individual comments may be posted in the Q&As (Questions and Answers) section of the NF5 Acquisition website. Similar comments may be aggregated and provided with a single response. Anonymity of persons or institutions submitting questions will be preserved. Questions and comments may be addressed to Dr. Curt Niebur, New Frontiers Program Lead Scientist, Planetary Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546; Email: curt.niebur@nasa.gov. [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 GSA PENROSE CONFERENCE - THE ROLE OF OUTBURST FLOODS IN EARTH AND PLANETARY EVOLUTION The GSA Penrose Conference, "The Role of Outburst Floods in Earth and Planetary Evolution," will take place from June 5-9, 2023, at Camp Delany, Coulee City, Washington, situated at the foot of the spectacular flood-carved Dry Falls in Grand Coulee. This conference will encompass the range of outburst flood science, focused on four key themes: (1) Channeled Scabland and the Missoula Floods; (2) the universal occurrence of outburst floods on Earth and other planets; (3) the mechanics of outburst flood processes; and (4) broader Earth system and societal implications of outburst floods. The conference will review past work, address the current state of research, and help chart the future of outburst flood science through presentations, discussions, and multiple field trips. Applications are currently open and close on January 27, 2023. All pertinent information can be found at: https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/penrose-2023 Please direct any questions to penrose-2023@geo.utexas.edu. Thanks, and we hope to see you at Camp Delany! Tim Goudge (UT Austin), Isaac Larsen (UMass Amherst), Jim O'Connor (USGS), and Greta Wells (U. Iceland) 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 [NASA] JOB OPENING: SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR ASTROBIOLOGY, AT NASA HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON D.C. https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3431704255/ This appointment will be for a period of up to 6 years under the NASA Excepted Hiring Authority and is open only to U.S. Citizens. The incumbent serves as the Agency's Senior Leader in Astrobiology leading efforts from NASA Headquarters to ensure significant progress is made in Astrobiology. This position will ensure coordination and collaboration across SMD Divisions and between research programs and mission planning. [Edited for length] 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 Note: Most face-to-face meetings going forward will have online components. Check their websites for details. Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html April 24-30, 2023 https://planet.ustc.edu.cn/icdss 2023 International.Conference of Deep Space Sciences Hefei, China May 2-3, 2023 Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/meetings/OPAGMay2023/ Laurel, MD June 5-9, 2023 The Role of Outburst Floods in Earth and Planetary Evolution https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/penrose-2023/ Coulee City, 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.] 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 Surviving in Ocean Worlds: Experimental Characterization of Fiber Optic Tethers across Europa-like Ice Faults and Unraveling the Sliding Behavior of Ice Vishaal Singh et al. 2023 PSJ 4:1 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aca3ab TNO or Comet? The Search for Activity and Characterization of Distant Object 418993 (2009 MS9) Erica Bufanda et al. 2023 PSJ 4:2 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac9dff CO and CO2 Productions Rates of Comets Observed by NEOWISE within Year 1 of the Reactivated Mission Adeline Gicquel et al. 2023 PSJ 4:3 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aca8ac The Effects of Early Collisional Evolution on Amorphous Water Ice Bodies Jordan K. Steckloff et al. 2023 PSJ 4:4 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aca75a Constraining the Limitations of NEATM-like Models: A Case Study with Near-Earth Asteroid (285263) 1998 QE2 Samuel A. Myers et al. 2023 PSJ 4:5 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aca89d The Water Activity of Mars-relevant Multicomponent Brines: The Changing Influence of Perchlorate on Habitability over Time Adam H. Stevens and Charles S. 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