PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 17, Number 54 (December 10, 2023) 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 Planetary Science Mental Health Survey: 2 Weeks Left Until Survey Closes 2. AGU Planetary Sciences Section Membership Survey 3. Community Feedback for Draft Venus Exploration Strategy 4. Elizabeth Georgeson Fellow (Engineering) 5. NASA IPAC/Infrared Science Archive Survey 6. EGU2024 Session PS 1.5: Polar Regions on Mars - Understanding Atmospheric, Geological, Geophysical Processes, and Their Interactions 7. EGU2024 Session PS 2.5: Icy Moon Exploration - Bridging the Cryosphere and Icy Moon Communities 8. 53rd Saas-Fee Advanced Course of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy 9. Special Issue on Magnetosheaths in Frontiers Astronomy and Space Sciences 10. [NASA] SMD: Innovation Corps Pilot Informational Webinar 11. [NASA] SMD: Transform to Open Science - Release of Open Science 101 12. [NASA] SMD: Support for Open-Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries Deferred to ROSES-24 13. [NASA] SMD: ROSES F.9 Citizen Science Seed Funding Program Updates 14. Openings on the Outer Planets Assessment Group Steering Committee 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 PLANETARY SCIENCE MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY: 2 WEEKS LEFT UNTIL SURVEY CLOSES We would like to invite those associated with the planetary science field to participate in our mental health survey of the planetary science community. Mental health is an important issue to the general population and even in the science community. With this awareness, we are surveying our planetary science community to have a better understanding of how it is doing in terms of stress, depression, and anxiety as well as the factors contributing to people's symptoms. If you decide to participate, please follow the link below. The survey takes about 10-15 minutes and the information generated will be anonymous. We appreciate you giving us your valuable time to be involved in this important matter. If possible, we ask that you send this survey to people within your institution, department, and colleagues who are also a part of the planetary science community so that we can ensure that everyone is included and heard. https://forms.gle/sHDmdEPE51uNCsTZ6 If you have any other questions or concerns, you can contact: Dr. David Trang at dtrang@hawaii.edu 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 AGU PLANETARY SCIENCES SECTION MEMBERSHIP SURVEY The AGU Planetary Sciences Section is soliciting feedback to evaluate how the Section is working for its members, and how planetary sciences fit within AGU and its new Strategic Plan generally. The survey period has been extended until Friday, 15 December 2023. Preliminary results will be summarized at the AGU Annual Meeting on Tuesday, 12 December 2023. You can access the survey here: https://tinyurl.com/AGUPSSurvey Thank you! The AGU Planetary Sciences Section Executive Committee 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 COMMUNITY FEEDBACK FOR DRAFT VENUS EXPLORATION STRATEGY The Venus Exploration Analysis Group has released a draft white paper on a new Venus Exploration Strategy for community review and comment. This document outlines an ambitious and far-reaching vision for the future of NASA's Venus exploration efforts. Feedback is sought on this draft ahead of its official release at LPSC 2024. Please send your comments, suggestions, and questions to Paul Byrne (paul.byrne@wustl.edu) or Noam Izenberg (noam.izenberg@jhuapl.edu) by Friday, 22 December 2023. Both will be at the AGU Annual Meeting should you wish to provide feedback in person. The draft white paper document is available at this link: https://tinyurl.com/VEXAGWhitePaper Thank you! The VEXAG Steering Committee 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 ELIZABETH GEORGESON FELLOW (ENGINEERING) Application Deadline: January 15, 2023. Open across engineering subjects, including as applies to relevant areas of planetary exploration +/- robotics. This three-year Fellowship specifically supports early-career (postdoctoral) researchers from backgrounds that are under-represented in engineering research and academia (e.g. gender, minority ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged circumstances, etc.) and enables them to develop their research profile so as to establish an independent academic career. Further information at: https://tinyurl.com/yn929w8n 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 IPAC/INFRARED SCIENCE ARCHIVE SURVEY The NASA IPAC/Infrared Science Archive (IRSA), which hosts the data archives for NEOWISE, Spitzer, IRTF, ZTF, etc., is requesting feedback from archive users through a short survey. Information and survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D8CW82Z 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 EGU2024 SESSION PS 1.5: POLAR REGIONS ON MARS - UNDERSTANDING ATMOSPHERIC, GEOLOGICAL, GEOPHYSICAL PROCESSES, AND THEIR INTERACTIONS We would like to draw your attention to this session at EGU 2024 (April 14 - 19, Vienna, Austria): This session brings together planetary science, cryosphere, and geodynamics communities to address past and present-day geological, geophysical, and atmospheric processes at the polar regions on Mars. We welcome contributions that include but are not limited to numerical modeling, geological investigations, ice dynamics and atmospheric processes, remote sensing data, as well as studies of Earth analogs and laboratory experiments. Of particular interest are studies that address the interactions between ice, atmosphere, and thermal state of the lithosphere at the polar regions on Mars. Full session description: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/session/48106 Invited speaker: Adrien Broquet (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona) Abstract deadline: January 10, 13:00 CET Thank you for considering this session and please forward this information on to anyone interested. Sincerely, the Conveners: Ana-Catalina Plesa (German Aerospace Center, DLR) Tobias Sauter (Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin) Lida Fanara (German Aerospace Center, DLR) Volker Klemann (GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences) 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 EGU2024 SESSION PS 2.5: ICY MOON EXPLORATION - BRIDGING THE CRYOSPHERE AND ICY MOON COMMUNITIES We are pleased to announce that there will be a session on Icy Moon Exploration at EGU 2024, which will take place in Vienna, Austria, from 14 to 19 April 2024. EGU brings together geoscientists from all over the world and covers topics of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. Our session "Icy Moon Exploration: Bridging the Cryosphere and Icy Moon Communities" was a great success at EGU 2023 and is renewed for a second edition. We are aiming for a very interdisciplinary programme with contributions from planetary sciences, cryosphere science, geomorphology and more. For more information visit: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/session/48143 Please consider submitting an abstract to our session. The deadline is 10 January 2014, 13:00 CET. We are looking forward to a great scientific exchange in Vienna. Best, Ina, Costanza, Chris, and Marc 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 53RD SAAS-FEE ADVANCED COURSE OF THE SWISS SOCIETY FOR ASTROPHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY We are pleased to announce the organization of the 53rd Saas-Fee Advanced Course of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy: "From stars to planets in the space-based photometry era". This winter school will take place in Saas Fee, Switzerland, from the January 28, 2024 to February 3, 2024. The official website of the course can be found here: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1325572/. For this edition, the invited lecturers are Dr. Maria Pia Di Mauro, Prof. Aline Vidotto, and Prof. James Owen who will talk about stars, planets, and how their interactions influence their evolution and observed properties. Registration is now open and limited to 60 participants. Registered participants should also book their accommodation in the hotel of the school as soon as possible to benefit from preferential accommodation and registration rates. Queries can be sent to saasfee2024@unige.ch. 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 SPECIAL ISSUE ON MAGNETOSHEATHS IN FRONTIERS ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCES A new Special Issue of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science on the topic of "Solar System Magnetosheaths" is now open for submissions. The scope will include the magnetosheaths of planets (including Earth), other Solar System bodies (such as comets), solar wind transients (e.g., interplanetary coronal mass ejections) and the Solar System heliosheath. Further details are available at: https://tinyurl.com/3r84x2d7 Contributions (original research papers, commentaries, or review papers) are welcome on topics such as: - Magnetosheath structure, - Waves in magnetosheaths, - Transient features in magnetosheaths such as jets, - Reconnection, particle acceleration and turbulence in magnetosheaths, - Connections between the magnetosheath, and the magnetopause, ionopause, cusps and ionosphere, - Comparative magnetosheaths (e.g., CME sheaths, and planetary or cometary magnetosheaths) - Methods and techniques for observing magnetosheaths such as global imaging using X-rays, - The role of the magnetosheath in modulating solar wind-obstacle interactions, - New missions to study magnetosheaths such as SMILE for Earth. Manuscript Summary Submission deadline: January 15, 2024 Paper Submission deadline: May 13, 2024 Best regards, Zerefsan Kaymaz, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Yu Lin, Steven M. Petrinec, Ian G. Richardson, Andrey Samsonov, David G. Sibeck (Special Issue Editors) 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] SMD: INNOVATION CORPS PILOT INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR An informational webinar about the NASA Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Pilot will occur on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 12 p.m. Eastern Time. Those who register at: https://tinyurl.com/427c9fps will receive a Zoom calendar invitation that will be updated with connect information. The webinar will: (1) provide an overview of the NASA I-Corps Pilot, (2) describe the proposal process and requirements, and (3) allow for webinar attendees to submit questions. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions to the NASA I-Corps Pilot Point of Contact and the National Science Foundation's I-Corps Program Director, Dr. Ruth Shuman. To register for the event and to submit questions, please visit: https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/t2kk/#!/dashboard All questions will be submitted anonymously and may be upvoted. After the webinar, pertinent questions will be included in an updated FAQ posted under "Other Documents" on the NSPIRES page for ROSES-23 program element F.18 Innovation Corps Pilot. Questions regarding the webinar, or the NASA I-Corps Pilot, may be directed to Maggie Yancey at margaret.a.yancey@nasa.gov. Additionally, to request other reasonable accommodations for the webinar, please email Maggie Yancey. [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 [NASA] SMD: TRANSFORM TO OPEN SCIENCE - RELEASE OF OPEN SCIENCE 101 On December 6, NASA released its new Open Science 101 curriculum (OS101), aimed at empowering researchers, early career scientists, and underrepresented communities with the knowledge and tools necessary to embrace open science practices. The curriculum, developed by NASA's Transform to Open Science (TOPS) initiative, is designed to meet researchers at every stage of their open science journey by catering to those new to open science, established researchers, and aspiring students looking to embark on scientific careers. Why You Should Take OS101: - Apply for Funding: SMD proposals now require an Open Science and Data Management Plan. OS101 will equip you with the skills needed to create this plan and thrive in an open and collaborative research environment. - Promote Inclusivity: OS101 equips you to better understand how open science will promote inclusivity, and plan for a more open research environment. - Increase Impact: OS101 teaches principles to efficiently and effectively share your research to increase its impact, enhance discoverability, master data management, and foster connections within the open science community. Register for OS101 at: https://go.nasa.gov/40pPQMx. For questions about the curriculum, please reach out to hq-openscience@nasa.gov [Edited for length] 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 [NASA] SMD: SUPPORT FOR OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS, FRAMEWORKS, AND LIBRARIES DEFERRED TO ROSES-24 When it is solicited, F.7 Support for Open-Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries (OSTFL) seeks proposals for the improvement and sustainment of high-value, open source tools, frameworks, and libraries that have made significant impacts to the SMD science community. The proposals must clearly state the process of adding extensions, documentation, and maintenance of the software to support the user community and should include an assessment of the potential impact to the SMD science community of the proposed work. ROSES-2023 Amendment 68 announces that F.7 OSTFL, which was TBD, will not be solicited in ROSES this year. However, NASA anticipates that it will be solicited in ROSES-2024. On or about December 7, 2023, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2023" (NNH23ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at: https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2023 and will appear on SARA's ROSES blog at: https://tinyurl.com/2fp7fa9z Questions concerning F.7 OSTFL may be directed to Steven Crawford at steven.m.crawford@nasa.gov 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] SMD: ROSES F.9 CITIZEN SCIENCE SEED FUNDING PROGRAM UPDATES F.9 Citizen Science Seed Funding Program (CSSFP) aims to support scientists and other experts to develop citizen science projects and to expand the pool of scientists who use citizen science techniques in their science investigations. F.9 CSSFP aims to incubate citizen science projects as they are being conceived or during critical transitions, like the year when they are first launched or beta tested (i.e., when the first group of volunteers is invited to try the project) or when the project changes scientific direction. NOTICE: December 8, 2023. F.9 CSSFP has been updated in several ways: Division POCs have been updated, a link to a template for the OSDMP has been added, links to decadal surveys have been included, other broken links fixed, and the Heliophysics funding and expected number of new awards have been increased. New text is in bold. The proposal due date remains unchanged: January 24, 2024 Questions regarding F.9 CSSFP in general and these updates in particular may be directed to Marc Kuchner at marc.kuchner@nasa.gov [Edited for length] 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 OPENINGS ON THE OUTER PLANETS ASSESSMENT GROUP STEERING COMMITTEE The Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Steering Committee (SC) is excited to announce several upcoming openings on the OPAG Steering Committee. Please see the full announcement: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/committee/openings/ 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 January 28 - February 3, 2024 53rd Saas-Fee Advanced School https://indico.cern.ch/event/1325572/ Saas-Fee, Switzerland June 23-28, 2024 Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 2024 https://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2024/ Pyeongchang, South Korea [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 Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org The Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission A. K. Mainzer et al. 2023 PSJ 4:224 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad0468 Validation of the Survey Simulator Tool for the NEO Surveyor Mission Using NEOWISE Data Joseph R. Masiero et al. 2023 PSJ 4:225 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad00bb Geometric Properties of Water-ice Clouds as Observed from Jezero Crater in the First 600 sols with the NavCam Instrument On Board the Mars2020 Rover, Perseverance Priya Patel et al. 2023 PSJ 4:226 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acfc35 How Does the Thermal Environment Affect the Exosphere/Surface Interface at Mercury? F. Leblanc et al. 2023 PSJ 4:227 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad07da The NEO Surveyor Near-Earth Asteroid Known Object Model Tommy Grav et al. 2023 PSJ 4:228 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad072e Near-IR Spectral Observations of the Didymos System: Daily Evolution Before and After the DART Impact Indicates that Dimorphos Originated from Didymos David Polishook et al. 2023 PSJ 4:229 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad08ae Synthetic Detections of Interstellar Objects with the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time Dusan Marceta and Darryl Z. Seligman 2023 PSJ 4:230 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad08c1 Characterization of the DART Impact Ejecta Plume on Dimorphos from LICIACube Observations J. D. P. Deshapriya et al. 2023 PSJ 4:231 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad09ba Visible and Near-infrared Spectral Properties of Martian Slope Streaks H. H. Kaplan et al. 2023 PSJ 4:232 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad037e *********************************************************************** * 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 and click on Subscribe. * * An unsubscribe option is available at the end of every PEN email. Or * send an email to pen_editor@psi.edu * * 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. 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