PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 17, Number 12 (March 19, 2023) PEN Website: https://planetarynews.org Editor: Alex Morgan Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Matthew R Perry Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. In Memory of Jack "Dr. Rock" Farmer (April 18, 1947 - February 22, 2023) 2. Astrobiology SciComm Guild March Meeting: Digital Learning Projects for Scientists, Educators, and Students 3. [NASA] Request for Information: New Horizons Interstellar Mission 4. [NASA] ROSES-23 Amendment 5: F.15 High Priority Open-Source Science Final Text and Due Dates 5. [NASA] Panel Reviewers Needed for MUREP Women's Colleges and Universities 6. MEPAG 40 Hybrid Meeting 7. Job Opening: Remote Sensing Lab Manager at the University of Arizona 8. NASA Planetary Science Summer School Applications Due March 27, 2023 9. Mars Exploration Science Program Newsletter for March 2023 10. [NASA] PDS: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 53 11. [NASA] PDS: Mars Science Laboratory Release 32 12. Associate Professor/Professor in Planetary Atmospheres at ISAE-SUPAERO, University of Toulouse 13. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 14. 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 IN MEMORY OF JACK "DR. ROCK" FARMER (APRIL 18, 1947 - FEBRUARY 22, 2023) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jack "Dr. Rock" Farmer on February 22, 2023. This is a tremendous loss of a widely beloved teacher, mentor, and community outreach leader. Jack's career spanned nearly 50 years as a paleontologist and an astrobiologist, who helped pioneer the field of exopaleontology. Throughout his career, Jack played crucial roles in contributing to the development of NASA exploration strategies, particularly in the search for fossil biosignatures on Mars. He was a kind, patient man who left a positive impact in his community. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his wife, Maria, their daughter, Bethany, and the rest of their family. Jack will be deeply missed by the many who he inspired. His memory as a compassionate and skilled scientist will live on in his students and colleagues. Contributors: Charlene Estrada, Marisol Juarez Rivera, Jon Lima-Zaloumis, Jorge Nunez, Svetlana Shkolyar, and Kathleen Campbell Full length memoriam available here: https://tinyurl.com/457nvzju 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 ASTROBIOLOGY SCICOMM GUILD MARCH MEETING: DIGITAL LEARNING PROJECTS FOR SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS The Astrobiology SciComm Guild is an initiative of the NASA Astrobiology Program office. Our mission is to support the astrobiology community as evolving science communicators, by leveraging and co-creating SciComm opportunities for members while serving DEIA ideals. We regularly bring members diverse SciComm opportunities with NASA and external partners. Our next virtual meeting will be on March 23 at 10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern where we'll have guest speakers from NASA's Infiniscope team, of NASA's Science Activation program, to discuss digital learning opportunities for members. If you would like to become a member, please contact svetlana.shkolyar@nasa.gov. To attend the March meeting, register and receive connection details here: https://tinyurl.com/2p9dkwe9 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] REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: NEW HORIZONS INTERSTELLAR MISSION Number: NNH23ZDA011L Release Date: March 15, 2023 Response Date: April 17, 2023 The Heliophysics Division (HPD), Astrophysics Division (APD), and Planetary Science Division (PSD) of NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) are soliciting information under this Request for Information (RFI) to determine interest in the science community for continuing the New Horizons mission operations and utilizing its unique position in the Solar System to answer important questions about the heliosphere and its interaction with the interstellar medium while allowing for scientific opportunities that present themselves beyond Heliophysics. The RFI is focused on determining whether interested science teams have a set of science objectives to propose to NASA for use of the mission beyond FY24. The purpose of this RFI is to gauge the level of interest of the wider science community in pursuing the next phase of science leadership for the mission and to estimate appropriate annual costs. The RFI seeks responses only from United States persons, i.e., U.S. industry, universities, non-profit organizations, NASA Centers, other U.S. Government agencies, and individual researchers. International team members, i.e., entities or individuals outside the U.S., are permitted as part RFI responses from U.S.-led science teams. https://go.nasa.gov/NewH23IMRFI [Edited for length] 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 [NASA] ROSES-23 AMENDMENT 5: F.15 HIGH PRIORITY OPEN-SOURCE SCIENCE FINAL TEXT AND DUE DATES Program element F.15 High Priority Open-Source Science (HPOSS) supports the development of innovative open-source tools, software, frameworks, data formats, and libraries that will have a significant positive impact to the SMD science community. ROSES-2023 Amendment 5 releases the final text for this program element, which had been listed as "TBD". This is a no-due-date program and proposals may be submitted at any time until March 29, 2024, by which point the ROSES-2024 version of this program element should be open for proposal submission. This program will evaluate proposals using dual-anonymous peer review, see Section 4.3 and the associated "Guidelines for Anonymous Proposals" document under "Other Documents" on the NSPIRES page for this program element https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2023 Questions concerning F.15 HPOSS may be directed to Chelle Gentemann at chelle.gentemann@nasa.gov and Rachel Paseka at rachel.e.paseka@nasa.gov. 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] PANEL REVIEWERS NEEDED FOR MUREP WOMEN'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Women's Colleges and Universities (WCU) is a new initiative seeking to address the significant gender gap and disparate experiences of women in STEM in the United States. WCU awardees will research and develop strategies through an intersectional lens to increase retention of women in STEM degrees and workforce. NRESS is seeking panel reviewers for a virtual panel review scheduled for April 26-28, 2023. The panel will be comprised of a group of peers, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each proposal. The duration of the panel might change depending on the number of proposals being reviewed, but for scheduling purposes, plan on a full-day commitment for all three days. Non-civil servant panelists may be eligible to receive a $200/per day honorarium. If you are interested in serving as a virtual panelist, please register by March 31, 2023. Link to registration form: https://forms.gle/fLNeEhU2vynwWfhU8 Please note, your willingness to participate in this review does not guarantee your selection. Reviewers will be selected based on the subject matter of each proposal received. You will only be contacted if you are selected to participate. [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 MEPAG 40 HYBRID MEETING MEPAG 40 will take place on April 11-12, 2023, at the University of Arizona D.C. Center for Outreach and Collaboration in Washington, D.C. This two-day meeting will consist of in-person and virtual presentations on a range of topics pertinent to the Mars exploration community. There is no registration fee, but registration is required: https://tinyurl.com/mr2xmwnx Registration for in-person attendance will be available through March 31, 2023. Registration for virtual attendance will be available through April 12, 2023. Note: In-person participants must register by Friday March 31, 2023 and must bring a government issued ID (e.g., driver's license, passport) to ensure access to the meeting venue. Additional meeting details can be found on the meeting webpage: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mepag/meetings/mepagapril2023/ 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 OPENING: REMOTE SENSING LAB MANAGER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA The Space Imagery Center at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) seeks a long-term manager for a planetary remote sensing lab with special emphasis on planetary photogrammetry. The Space Imagery Center contains several state-of-the-art photogrammetry workstations in addition to decades of historical planetary data and literature. The job includes training other people in a variety of settings; creating new data products & tools; participating in local research and proposal writing; and exercising considerable day-to-day independence. This position also includes opportunities for independent research, mentoring, and public outreach, and broader collaborations within LPL's dynamic Planetary Surfaces Group: https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/research/surfaces Two possible flavors of this position are available depending on the applicant qualifications - see full descriptions at: https://tinyurl.com/5n7kkvbu https://tinyurl.com/bdhe6npd All applications should be made through the University of Arizona Talent Website (links above). Please direct any questions to Dr. Shane Byrne: shane@lpl.arizona.edu 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 PLANETARY SCIENCE SUMMER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 27, 2023 Offered by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, PSSS is a 3-month long career development experience to learn the development of a hypothesis-driven robotic space mission in a concurrent engineering environment while getting an in-depth, first-hand look at mission design, life cycle, costs, schedule & the inherent trade-offs. Science & engineering doctoral candidates, recent PhDs, postdocs, & junior faculty who are U.S. Citizens or legal permanent residents (& a very limited number of Foreign Nationals from non-designated counties) are eligible. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply - we highly value diversity, equity, and inclusion. Session 1: May 11-August 4 Session 2: May 25-August 18 With workload of a rigorous 3-credit graduate-level course, participants act as a planetary science mission team during the first 10 weeks of preparatory webinars, with the final culminating week mentored by JPL's Advance Project Design Team for refining the mission concept design & presenting it to a mock expert review board. The culminating week is planned to be at JPL. https://go.nasa.gov/missiondesignschools 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 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE PROGRAM NEWSLETTER FOR MARCH 2023 Mars Community, On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Michael Mischna, Brandi Carrier and Jonathan Bapst of the Mars Program Science Office, the March 2023 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found 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 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 [NASA] PDS: LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 53 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 53 of data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. This release contains raw, calibrated, and derived data products covering the nominal time period from September 15 through December 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-20230315.shtml LRO releases occur every three months. The next release is scheduled for June 15, 2023. 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] PDS: MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY RELEASE 32 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 32 of data from the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) mission. This release contains raw and derived data products covering the time period from July 30 through November 6, 2022 (sols 3548-3644). 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-20230316.shtml The next MSL release is scheduled for August 1, 2023. 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/PROFESSOR IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES AT ISAE-SUPAERO, UNIVERSITY OF TOULOUSE ISAE-SUPAERO at Universite de Toulouse is hiring an associate professor/professor in planetary atmosphere (Permanent Position). The proposed position is in the SSPA team (Space Systems for Planetary Applications) of the Electronics, Optronics Signal Department at ISAE-SUPAERO: https://www.isae.fr/deos The successful candidate will be involved in the development of the Institute's research related to the field of planetary atmospheres. An understanding of space instrument and space missions design is strongly desired. Full details and how to apply at: https://tinyurl.com/mpzyzbnn Questions can be directed via email to Professor David Mimoun, david.mimoun@isae-supaero.fr Applications should be submitted by March 31th, 2023. 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 Note: Most face-to-face meetings going forward will have online components. Check their websites for details. Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html No new meetings. [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 Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Observational Characterization of Main-belt Comet and Candidate Main- belt Comet Nuclei Henry H. Hsieh et al. 2023 PSJ 4:43 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acbdfe Updated Radiative Transfer Model for Titan in the Near-infrared Wavelength Range: Validation against Huygens Atmospheric and Surface Measurements and Application to the Cassini/VIMS Observations of the Dragonfly Landing Area M. Es-sayeh et al. 2023 PSJ 4:44 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acbd37 The Distribution of Molecular Water in the Lunar South Polar Region Based upon 6 um Spectroscopic Imaging William T. Reach et al. 2023 PSJ 4:45 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acbdf2 Laboratory Studies of Brine Growth Kinetics Relevant to Deliquescence on Mars Raina V. Gough et al. 2023 PSJ 4:46 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acbd98 Comet P/2021 HS (PANSTARRS) and the Challenge of Detecting Low- activity Comets Quanzhi Ye et al. 2023 PSJ 4:47 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acbfbb *********************************************************************** * The Planetary Exploration Newsletter is issued approximately weekly. * Current and back issues are available at https://planetarynews.org * * To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change your email address, go to * https://planetarynews.org/pen_subscribe.php. * * 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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