PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 2, Number 27 (May 25, 2008) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Matt Balme Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Nic Richmond Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Phoenix to Land on Mars Today, May 25 2. PEN Celebrates First Anniverary 3. [NASA] Final Text for Applied Information Systems Research 4. [NASA] Odyssey Radio Science Data Release 71 5. EPSC 2008 SB6: "Comets, Asteroids, and TNOs" Call-for-Abstracts 6. GSA Technical Session T105: Preparations for the New Era of Lunar Science - Call for Abstracts 7. Papers Solicited for Impact Cratering Session at GSA 8. Conference on Electromagnetic and Light Scattering, Extended Abstracts Deadline: June 1 9. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 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 PHOENIX TO LAND ON MARS TODAY, MAY 25 The Phoenix is targetted to land in the northern Martian arctic where water ice is thought to exist just below the surface. It will dig through the surface to study the soil and ice and determine whether life ever arose on Mars and other science goals. NASA Web TV Coverage (Pacific Daylight Time) http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ 12:00 PM - Pre-landing news briefings 3:30 PM - Landing Coverage begins 4:53 PM - First possible landing confirmation 6:30 PM - Briefing - First downlink of data http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/ http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/main.php http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html 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 PEN CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY The first issue of the Planetary Exploration Newsletter was distributed May 24, 2007. In that time, PEN has grown to more than 1340 subscribers from the planetary science community around the world, and continues to grow. PEN exists to serve this community. Among services added this first year is the most extensive international calendar of planetary-related meetings, workshops and conferences. Your ideas for improvements are always welcome. Send them to pen_editor at psi.edu. 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] FINAL TEXT FOR APPLIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH This amendment provides the final text for Appendix E.2 entitled "Applied Information Systems Research." The purpose of the Applied Information Systems Research (AISR) program is to evolve advances in computer and information science and technology to enhance science productivity of NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD). AISR seeks innovative ideas for applying advanced information and related technologies to increase life cycle effectiveness and efficiency of research endeavors conducted by SMD research programs in Planetary Science, Heliophysics, Astrophysics, and Earth Science. The due dates for AISR have been delayed approximately 1 month. Notices of Intent (NOIs) to propose are now due June 30, 1008. Proposals are now due August 27, 2008. On or about May 22, 2008, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2008" (NNH08ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH08ZDA001N"). Further information about this program element is available from Mr. Joseph H. Bredekamp, Heliophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001 Telephone: (202) 358-2348 E-mail: joe.bredekamp@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 [NASA] ODYSSEY RADIO SCIENCE DATA RELEASE 71 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Odyssey Radio Science Data Release 71. To access the above data, please visit: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-20080519.html To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-Release.html All available PDS data may be downloaded from: http://starbrite.jpl.nasa.gov/pds/index.jsp For further information, see the PDS Home Page: http://pds.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 EPSC 2008 SB6: "COMETS, ASTEROIDS, AND TNOS" CALL-FOR-ABSTRACTS We would like to invite all colleagues interested in the research on comets, asteroids and trans-neptunian objects to participate in the following session at the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC 2008) to be held in Muenster, Germany, 21-26 September 2008: SB6 - Comets, Asteroids and TNOs The scope of this session covers all aspects of comets, asteroids and TNOs including modelling techniques. This session is intended to reflect developments in this research field on a broad basis. You are invited to present your recent results related to past and on-going space missions, future space instrumentation, observational studies of comets, asteroids and TNOs from the ground and from space, including laboratory simulation and theoretical modelling. For general information on the conference and online abstract submission (deadline June, 1), please visit the web site: http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2008/ Annette Jackel Physikalisches Institut, Universitat Bern E-mail: jaeckel@space.unibe.ch and Harald Kruger MPI Sonnensystemforschung, Katlenburg-Lindau E-mail: krueger@linmpi.mpg.de 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 TECHNICAL SESSION T105: PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEW ERA OF LUNAR SCIENCE - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Abstract Deadline: June 3, 2008 Meeting: Oct. 5-9, Houston, TX https://www.acsmeetings.org/ Ongoing and upcoming orbital lunar missions will provide scientists with an unprecedented amount of remote sensing lunar data. Together with these orbital missions, a variety of sample studies utilizing a host of materials are being performed in state of the art facilities around the world. These diverse laboratory measurements of lunar samples and analogues are resulting in significant improvements in our understanding of the complex geologic history of the Moon and will be used to guide our interpretations of the new remotely sensed data sets. Papers presented may address the following: What are current laboratory analyses revealing about the geologic history of the Moon? How will laboratory measurements be used to inform our interpretations of the lunar data returned by orbiting spacecraft in the upcoming years? What are the limitations of the data, both from the laboratory and from the instruments themselves? What measurements still need to be made in the laboratory in preparation for the new data and why? How were the instruments calibrated on the Earth or in orbit? Conveners: Noah Petro, NASA/GSFC - Noah.E.Petro@nasa.gov Rachel Klima, Brown U. - Rachel_Klima@brown.edu Ryan Zeigler, Washington U. - razeigle@artsci.wustl.edu 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 PAPERS SOLICITED FOR IMPACT CRATERING SESSION AT GSA We encourage submission of abstracts to the following Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting topical session: T97. Terrestrial Impact Structures: Origin, Structure, and Evolution Sponsored by: GSA Planetary Geology Division; International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP); GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Conveners: Christian Koeberl (Univ. Vienna, Austria) and Jared R. Morrow (San Diego State Univ., USA) This session welcomes contributions on any aspect of the study of terrestrial impact craters, from their formation to structure, from ejecta to shock deformation, from geological to biological effects, and also includes comparative planetology. DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: June 3, 2008. To submit an abstract to this session, go to: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2008AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=21857 General meeting information can be found at: https://www.acsmeetings.org/2008/ The GSA Annual Meeting is held (together with several other societies) in Houston, October 5-9, 2008. 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 CONFERENCE ON ELECTROMAGNETIC AND LIGHT SCATTERING, EXTENDED ABSTRACTS DEADLINE: JUNE 1 The organizing Committee of the Conference on Electromagnetic and Light Scattering, ELS-XI (University of Hertfordshire 7-12 Sept 2008) reminds that the Extended Abstracts Deadline is June 1, 2008. For further details see http://www.els-xi-08.org/default.asp?ContentID=1311 Submissions in Microsoft WORD or pdf files please. 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 MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html July 21 - August 1, 2008 Astronomy Summer School (Eclipse in Khovd) http://www.astromongolia2008.org/ Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia [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 at psi.edu.] *********************************************************************** * * The Planetary Exploration Newsletter is issued approximately weekly. * Current and back issues are available at * * http://planetarynews.org * * To subscribe, go to http://planetarynews.org/pen_subscribe.html * * To unsubscribe, go to http://planetarynews.org/pen_unsubscribe.html * * Please send all replies and submissions to pen_editor at 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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