PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 17, Number 49 (November 5, 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. [NASA] A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars 2. Job Announcement: Cluster Hire in Remote Sensing Applications and Instrument Development at Northern Arizona University 3. Postdoctoral Fellowship, UT Austin Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences 4. Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund Fall 2023 Travel Grant 5. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 6. Juno Data Release 24 7. Aperiodic PDS Data Releases in 2023.10 8. Mars Exploration Science Program Newsletter for November 2023 9. EGU24 Session PS1.8: Atmospheres, Exospheres, and Surfaces of Terrestrial Planets, Satellites, Small Bodies, and Exoplanets 10. EGU24 Session PS3.2: Emergence, Chemistry, and Evolution of Organic Matter in the Solar System 11. AbSciCon 2024 Session: How Ejection Affects Erupted Material on Icy Ocean Worlds 12. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 13. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers Commercial Announcements: C1. Intro to the Moon (a Free Training Event) 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] A SCIENCE STRATEGY FOR THE HUMAN EXPLORATION OF MARS The NASA Human Research Program is pleased to share that the National Academies is calling for nominations from individuals to participate in a study to identify key science objectives for future human missions to Mars. This effort will involve prioritizing multiple science campaigns to be addressed by human explorers on the surface of Mars, including sample collection and landing site selection. The National Academies seek experts to form a 12-15 member steering committee and four supporting panels of 8-10 members each. They are particularly looking for volunteers with expertise in: astrobiology, atmospheric science, geosciences, physical sciences, space biomedicine, program/mission management, science policy, spaceflight operations, space physics, space systems engineering, and space technology. Experts nominated will also be considered as potential speakers, participants, and peer reviewers for resulting publications. All suggestions should be submitted using this form by November 19, 2023: https://tinyurl.com/58tv8wct Learn more about the project on the study website: https://tinyurl.com/2yrfnxwc Explore recent reports, join upcoming events, and sign up for email updates on the Space Studies Board website: https://www.nationalacademies.org/ssb/space-studies-board Additional information on can be found in the Moon to Mars Objectives and strategy and objectives development documents: https://tinyurl.com/4kptbea9 https://tinyurl.com/3v3rrev4 [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 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: CLUSTER HIRE IN REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS AND INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT AT NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY NAU is initiating a cluster hire of multiple faculty positions (tenure-track and research-track positions) to build on NAU's existing multidisciplinary strengths in remote sensing analysis that are critical components of many of its outstanding educational and research programs. We seek to advance new techniques and instruments addressing timely and important scientific questions across disciplines. Successful candidates will help to build remote sensing capacity in existing areas of strength at NAU in engineering and the natural & social sciences, and/or will help to build new opportunities in novel disciplines. New hires will support the development of a remote sensing-focused research center. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to: - Space-based remote sensing of Earth and other planetary bodies. - Terrestrial, near-surface remote sensing (e.g., UAVs, tower- or tripod-mounted devices, hand-held instruments, wearable devices). - Software & analysis methods (e.g., autonomous devices, machine learning & AI applied to remote devices). - Instrument design and testing, including integration of off-the-shelf components for novel applications. - Other areas of remote sensing instrument/application develop that accomplishes over-arching goals described above. Job Announcement: https://bit.ly/NAURSClusterHire Questions: Christopher.Edwards@nau.edu, Jason.Wilder@nau.edu [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 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP, UT AUSTIN DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences invites applications for its Excellence in Earth & Planetary Sciences Postdoctoral Fellows program. We are seeking individuals interested in conducting independent research in any field within the Earth and Planetary Sciences that aligns with or expands upon our existing research initiatives. Collaboration and mentorship are vital aspects of this position, and applicants must identify potential mentors and research groups within the Department with whom they intend to work. We strongly encourage applicants to connect with these researchers prior to application to explore potential collaborative areas. As part of our commitment to fostering a positive Earth and Planetary Science community, we are especially interested in candidates who are dedicated to improving their professional environment beyond their research. The appointment is for two years, contingent upon available funding and performance. Salary is $70,000 per year, plus benefits and includes discretionary funds of $5,000 per year, as well as one-time relocation expenses of up to $3,000. Review of applications will begin January 12, 2024. More information, including submission details, can be found at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/EPS-Excellence-Postdoc-2023 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 GERALD A. SOFFEN MEMORIAL FUND FALL 2023 TRAVEL GRANT The Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the Fall 2023 Travel Grant application opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in fields of space science and engineering. The Travel Grants enable student recipients to attend professional conferences to present their research. Recipients may use the Grant for either virtual or in-person conferences. The Soffen Fund will award up to $1000 in total, with no individual award greater than $500, to cover expenses related to presenting research at either a virtual or in-person conference. The number of awards will depend on applicants' needs. The Fall 2023 Travel Grant application deadline is November 10, 2023. Jerry Soffen, a biologist by training, led a distinguished career in NASA, including serving as the Project Scientist for Viking and as an architect for the NASA Astrobiology Institute. The Travel Grant continues Jerry's dedication to educating and involving future generations in space science and engineering pursuits. The electronic application materials and instructions are located on the Soffen Fund website: https://soffenfund.org Questions regarding the application or application process may be sent to: ec@nasa-academy.org 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 PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The November image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: https://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com This month's topic is "Recent Tectonism in Taurus-Littrow Valley, Apollo 17 Landing Site", contributed by Giulia Magnarini, from the Natural History Museum of London. You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on X (former Twitter): @PlanetGeomorpho or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology Best wishes, Lonneke Roelofs (Chair, IAG Planetary Geomorphology working group) 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 JUNO DATA RELEASE 24 The Planetary Data System announces the 24th release of data from the JUNO mission. The release includes EDR and RDR level data acquired between 2022-12-15 and 2023-04-08, which covers Juno Orbits 48, 49, 50. 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-20231027.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 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 APERIODIC PDS DATA RELEASES IN 2023.10 In October 2023, PDS ingested and made available the following data, none of which were regularly released with an ongoing mission: - 2023.10.31 MEX: HRSC Map-projected data extended mission 2 - 2023.10.27 DART: shape models - 2023.10.26 Cassini: CAPS raw data - 2023.10.25 DART: telescopic observations from LCO, LCOGT, MRO - 2023.10.25 Mars 2020 Sample Dossier Bundle - 2023.10.23 MITHNEOS IRTF Spectra of Asteroids from 2000 to 2021 - 2023.10.23 Cassini: MAG data in 1 minute averages - 2023.10.20 DART: DRACO spacecraft archive - 2023.10.20 DART: LICIACube - 2023.10.18 MEX: HRSC Map-projected data extended mission 5 - 2023.10.17 Mission-Independent DSN Calibration Data - 2023.10.16 Shape model for Saturnian moon Phoebe with quality assessment - 2023.10.10 JUNO: FGM Ganymede coords, Perijove 34; Europa coords, Pjove 45 - 2023.10.10 MEX: HRSC Map-projected data extended mission 4 - 2023.10.10 MEX: HRSC Map-projected data extended mission 3 - 2023.10.10 MEX: HRSC Map-projected data extended mission 1 - 2023.09.26 MRO: CRISM ATO S-Band Log Maximum Likelihood Method To access those data: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20231031.shtml To access all data archived in PDS: https://pds.nasa.gov 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 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE PROGRAM NEWSLETTER FOR NOVEMBER 2023 Mars Community, On behalf of Vicky Hamilton (MEPAG Chair), Michael Mischna, Brandi Carrier and Jonathan Bapst of the Mars Program Science Office, attached is the November 2023 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter. Previous editions can be found at: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mepag/newsletter/ Please send your Mars community announcements and calendar items for inclusion in the newsletter to Barbara Saltzberg at: Barbara.A.Saltzberg@jpl.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 EGU24 SESSION PS1.8: ATMOSPHERES, EXOSPHERES, AND SURFACES OF TERRESTRIAL PLANETS, SATELLITES, SMALL BODIES, AND EXOPLANETS Dear colleagues, I'm pleased to announce that the abstract submission is open for EGU 2024, held in Vienna on 14-19 April 2024 and online. The deadline for the abstract submission is 10 January 2024, 13:00 CET or before 1 December 2023, 13:00 CET to apply for travel support: https://www.egu24.eu/guidelines/supports_and_waivers.html I would like to draw your attention to our session: "This session primarily focuses on neutral atmospheres, surfaces, and exospheres of terrestrial bodies other than the Earth. This includes not only Venus and Mars, but also exoplanets with comparable envelopes, small bodies and satellites carrying dense atmospheres such as Titan, exospheres such as Ganymede, or with a surface directly exposed to space like asteroids. We welcome contributions dealing with processes affecting the atmospheres of these bodies, from the surface to the exosphere. We invite abstracts concerning observations, both from Earth or from space, modeling and theoretical studies, or laboratory work. Comparative planetology abstracts will be particularly appreciated." https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/session/48202 Hope to see you in Vienna! Arnaud Beth, Arianna Piccialli, Shane Carberry Mogan, Quentin Nenon [Edited for length] 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 EGU24 SESSION PS3.2: EMERGENCE, CHEMISTRY, AND EVOLUTION OF ORGANIC MATTER IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM Organic matter of variable degrees of complexity is found throughout our Solar System. The widespread nature of organic species leaves us wondering: How did these organics form? Was this chemical complexity inherited, did it emerge in the Solar System, or a combination of both? What do these molecules tell us about the conditions and formational history of Solar System objects? Is there a link between this organic matter and the emergence of life? This session is dedicated to organics and their reactions taking place within the Solar System as well as the nearby environments from which these compounds could be inherited. Scientists with backgrounds in laboratory experimentation, modelling, space exploration, instrumentation, theoretical chemistry, and observations are brought together to progress our understanding of organic chemistry in interplanetary/interstellar dust particles, meteorites, comets, asteroids, Kuiper Belt objects, icy moons, terrestrial planets, and planetary atmospheres. We also ask how future missions can push the boundaries of our current knowledge. Please submit here: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/session/48094 Abstracts are due January 10, 2024. We look forward to seeing you in Vienna and online! Nora Hanni, Niels Ligterink, Kelly Miller, Fabian Klenner, Cecile Engrand 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 ABSCICON 2024 SESSION: HOW EJECTION AFFECTS ERUPTED MATERIAL ON ICY OCEAN WORLDS Several icy moons and dwarf planets display evidence of volcanic activity. Such cryovolcanism can express material from subsurface liquid reservoirs onto the surface or in plumes, where it can be observed and accessed by spacecraft. Although eruption provides an opportunity to assess the habitability and presence of life in subsurface environments, the temperature, pressure and phase changes undergone by erupted material can alter its properties that are crucial to astrobiological investigation of the subsurface. This session welcomes contributions based on - or combining - theoretical, experimental, mission data analysis, or field work to further the understanding of linkages between properties of surface or plume materials and those of their subsurface source, particularly those properties related to habitability and the search for life. We look forward to receiving your abstracts. Graduate students and early career researchers are particularly encouraged to submit for oral presentations. https://agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon24/prelim.cgi/Session/213773 Conveners: Marc Neveu (NASA GSFC / U. MD), Wanying Kang (MIT), Lucas Fifer (U. Washington) Abstract Deadline: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 1-page abstract template: https://agu.confex.com/agu/f/abscicon24fullabstract AbSciCon 2024 will take place in Providence, RI, USA and online on May 5-10, 2024. 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 April 14-19, 2024 European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly https://www.egu24.eu/ Vienna, Austria [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 Effects of Airless Bodies' Regolith Structures and of the Solar Wind's Properties on the Backscattered Energetic Neutral Atoms Flux S. Verkercke et al. 2023 PSJ 4:197 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acf6bd OSIRIS-APEX: An OSIRIS-REx Extended Mission to Asteroid Apophis Daniella N. DellaGiustina et al. 2023 PSJ 4:198 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acf75e The Upper Atmosphere of Uranus from Stellar Occultations. I. Methods and Validation William R. Saunders et al. 2023 PSJ 4:199 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acfd27 Col-OSSOS: The Distribution of Surface Classes in Neptune's Resonances Rosemary E. Pike et al. 2023 PSJ 4:200 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ace2c2 Retraction: "Redox Evolution of the Crystallizing Terrestrial Magma Ocean and its Influence on the Outgassed Atmosphere" (2023, PSJ, 4:31) 2023 PSJ 4:201 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acef0f Earth-based Stellar Occultation Predictions for Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Titan, and Triton: 2023-2050 Richard G. French and Damya Souami 2023 PSJ 4:202 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/aced50 The Second International Asteroid Warning Network Timing Campaign: 2005 LW3 Davide Farnocchia et al. 2023 PSJ 4:203 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acfd22 Constraining the Structure under Lunar Impact Basins with Gravity David E Smith et al. 2023 PSJ 4:204 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acfcac Infrared Spectra and Vapor Pressures of Crystalline C2N2, with Comparisons to Crystalline HCN Reggie L. 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