PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 17, Number 41 (September 24, 2023) PEN Website: https://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Matthew R. Perry, Alex Morgan Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Planetary Geology at 2024 SEPM International Sedimentary Geoscience Conference 2. [NASA] ROSES-23: C.23 Analog Activities to Support Artemis Lunar Operations Not Solicited This Year 3. [NASA] ROSES-23: F.10 PRISM Not Solicited This Year 4. Postdoc Positions in Lunar Dust Mitigation at University of Maryland 5. Workshop on EDIA for Leaders in Planetary Science 6. What was that? An ESO Workshop on Planning Follow-up For Transients, Variables, and Solar System Objects in the Era of LSST 7. Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Townhall at DPS/EPSC 8. [NASA] PDS: Hayabusa2 MASCOT, MASCAM and MARA Release 9. Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG) Meeting 10. Tenure-Track Positions in Solar System Planetary Science at Caltech 11. Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) Townhall 12. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 13. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers Commercial Announcements: C1. Planetary Analog Field Trip - Last Call 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 PLANETARY GEOLOGY AT 2024 SEPM INTERNATIONAL SEDIMENTARY GEOSCIENCE CONFERENCE Abstract submissions are now open for the 2024 SEPM International Sedimentary Geoscience Conference (ISGC) that will be held 5-8 May 2024 in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Of interest to this community is the session titled "Planetary Sedimentary Geology". Abstracts topics concerning all aspects of planetary sedimentology are welcome. Details on the conference and how to submit abstracts can be found at: https://www.sepm.org/ISGC The abstract submission deadline is 15 October 2023. 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] ROSES-23: C.23 ANALOG ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT ARTEMIS LUNAR OPERATIONS NOT SOLICITED THIS YEAR When it is solicited, C.23 Analog Activities to Support Artemis Lunar Operations supports high-fidelity science operations and operations constraints through Artemis human analog mission campaigns, including, but not limited to, Joint Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Test Team (JETT) and Desert Research and Technology Studies (D-RATS). C.23 Analog Activities to Support Artemis Lunar Operations will not be solicited this year. However, it is anticipated that it will be solicited in ROSES-2024. Go to: https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2023 Direct questions to Sarah Noble at sarah.k.noble@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] ROSES-23: F.10 PRISM NOT SOLICITED THIS YEAR In years when it is offered, F.10 Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) solicits proposals for investigations that include development and flight of science-driven suites of instruments to be delivered to specific sites on the lunar surface by the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS). F.10 PRISM, which was TBD, will not be solicited this year. However, NASA plans that F.11 Stand-Alone Landing Site-Agnostic Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon will still be solicited in ROSES-2023 and NASA intends to solicit a PRISM program element in ROSES-2024. Go to: https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2023 Questions concerning F.10 PRISM may be directed to Ryan Watkins, Debra Needham, and Brad Bailey, all of whom may be reached at HQ-PRISM@mail.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 POSTDOC POSITIONS IN LUNAR DUST MITIGATION AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND The Planetary Surfaces and Spacecraft Lab at the University of Maryland, College Park is hiring multiple postdoctoral researchers. We are looking for experimentalists with experience working with vacuum systems, plasma physics, and/or granular materials and an interest in developing technology to remove lunar regolith from spacesuits and solar panels. The goal of this project is to demonstrate the functionality of a specialized lunar "lint roller" that uses synthetic gecko skin to remove dust, rather than a traditional adhesive. Additionally, we will be developing a cleaning appliance to make the gecko roller reusable. One investigator will build and operationalize a new UHV chamber system and test the gecko roller at lunar-relevant pressures. Other investigators will design, build and test the efficacy of the cleaning appliance, which will rely on electrostatic lofting. The expected start date is Jan 2024 or earlier. For questions, please contact Dr. Christine Hartzell, hartzell@umd.edu. To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter to: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/112040. 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 WORKSHOP ON EDIA FOR LEADERS IN PLANETARY SCIENCE #EDIALPS October 23-25, 2023, 4 hours daily, 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm EDT We invite planetary scientists in leadership roles to join us for the third offering of our workshop on engaging with EDIA concepts and strategies. "Leaders" include: Mission and instrument PIs (and future PIs), department chairs, institute directors, program officers, and group leaders of all kinds. This workshop (~25 people or less, to encourage interaction) provides the basic tools needed to enact positive change in personal and professional spheres regarding inclusion, diversity, accessibility, and equity. Entirely on-line, no registration fee. "Well organized and well-facilitated, great breadth and depth of topics, and good novel interactive components as well. The content was expertly curated and extremely well presented ..." Participant, November 2022. Facilitators: Drs. Julie Rathbun and JA Grier (Note: Julie will be at DPS if you want to talk to her about the workshop) Website, draft agenda, schedule, and application: https://edialps.psi.edu 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 WHAT WAS THAT? AN ESO WORKSHOP ON PLANNING FOLLOW-UP FOR TRANSIENTS, VARIABLES, AND SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS IN THE ERA OF LSST We invite participants to a workshop to prepare for effective follow-up of alerts from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) using European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes. This workshop will cover a broad range of science topics associated with variable, transient or moving objects that will be discovered in vast numbers by the LSST. We intend to mix overview talks on how LSST will impact these fields, lessons learned from previous surveys and ESO programmes, the expected yield of discoveries from LSST, and the planned capabilities of ESO facilities in the coming decade. We will have talks that introduce the LSST, its alert brokers and other tools and services designed to enable follow-up observations. The workshop will include dedicated breakout sessions to plan broad community follow up programmes at ESO. The workshop will take place at ESO headquarters in Garching, Germany, January 22-26, 2024. In person attendance is encouraged to facilitate collaboration building, but virtual attendance will also be supported. Go to: https://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2024/lsst.html The registration deadline is November 30, 2023. 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 OUTER PLANETS ASSESSMENT GROUP (OPAG) TOWNHALL AT DPS/EPSC The Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) will hold a townhall at the DPS/EPSC meeting in San Antonio. This is an opportunity to update the community on OPAG-related activities and items of interest, and to gather feedback from the community on such topics. Topics may include support for the Uranus Orbiter & Probe and Dragonfly missions, New Frontiers, workforce, infrastructure (such as RPS and DSN), and R&A, among others. We hope to see you there! Date/Time: Thursday October 5, Noon-1PM CDT Location: Conference Room 16-17 https://dps.aas.org/meetings/dps-2023-workshops-splinters This townhall is sponsored by the Planetary Science Institute. 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] PDS: HAYABUSA2 MASCOT, MASCAM AND MARA RELEASE This release of Hayabusa2 data includes raw and calibrated data from two MASCOT (lander) instruments, the Camera (MASCAM) and Radiometer (MARA). These data are now available at: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20230831b.shtml These data are also available at the PDS Hayabusa2 mission archive page: https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/resource/hayabusa2/ To access all data archived in PDS, go to: https://pds.nasa.gov 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 EXOPLANET EXPLORATION PROGRAM ANALYSIS GROUP (EXOPAG) MEETING Do you like researching planets inside and outside the Solar system? Do you like interdisciplinary science? If so, then check out the Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group's (ExoPAG) 28th meeting on October 1st! It will include a community forum on science topics related to exoplanet and Solar system synergies with the goal of strengthening the connections between the astronomy+planetary science communities. A status of the Exoplanet Program, review of urgent questions from the Planetary and Astrobiology decadal surveys, and an interactive business meeting will also be held. The meeting will be remote AND in person at the upcoming DPS-EPSC conference (Marriott Rivercenter Salon I) - but registration is free and not dependent on the conference. Please see the website, including agenda, for more details: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/events/461/exopag-28/ 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 TENURE-TRACK POSITIONS IN SOLAR SYSTEM PLANETARY SCIENCE AT CALTECH The Caltech Geological and Planetary Sciences Division is hiring multiple tenure-track faculty. Application review starts October 1 for applicants in Solar System Geophysics and Solar System Atmospheric Science as well as a number of earth and environmental science disciplines. For more information and to apply, go to: https://www.gps.caltech.edu/about/positions-available/faculty-positions 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP (SBAG) TOWNHALL SBAG will be holding a Townhall at DPS #55 in San Antonio, TX. It will take place in-person from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM on Thursday, October 5, 2023 in Conference Room 3. The SBAG Chair will provide a brief status report and then moderate a community discussion to gather feedback on current items of interest and concern. There is no cost to attend and no pre-registration as long as you are registered for the conference. Thank you to the DPS Committee and LOC for covering the room expenses. 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 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 January 22-26, 2024 What was that? An ESO Workshop on Planning Follow-up For Transients, Variables, and Solar System Objects in the Era of LSST https://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2024/lsst.html Garching, Germany May 5-8, 2024 2024 SEPM International Sedimentary Geoscience Conference (ISGC) https://www.sepm.org/ISGC Flagstaff, AZ [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.] 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 SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Stereophotoclinometry for OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Navigation Coralie D. Adam et al. 2023 PSJ 4:167 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ace31d The Collisional Evolution of the Primordial Kuiper Belt, Its Destabilized Population, and the Trojan Asteroids William F. Bottke et al. 2023 PSJ 4:168 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ace7cd Origin-of-life Molecules in the Atmosphere after Big Impacts on the Early Earth Nicholas F. Wogan et al. 2023 PSJ 4:169 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aced83 *********************************************************************** 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 PLANETARY ANALOG FIELD TRIP - LAST CALL The window is closing to sign up for the Intro to Planetary Analogs field trip to New Mexico, October 26-30. We'll explore Aiden Volcanic Crater, Kilbourne Hole, White Sands, Carrizozo Lava Flow, and even Spaceport America. There are just a few more weeks to take advantage of the discounted block of hotel rooms. Appropriate for undergrads, grad students, and even faculty needing a stronger grounding in analog field geology. Register at: https://www.areslearning.com/astrogeology From $699. 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