PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 4, Number 52 (November 28, 2010) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Susan Benecchi, Melissa Lane Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Magnetosphere for Outer Planets Conference 2011 2. Call for Abstracts, EGU 2011, Session: Aurora, Airglow and Transient Luminous Events in Planetary Atmospheres 3. Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) Data Tutorial at 2010 AGU 4. [NASA] PDS Releases More MER Data 5. Planetary Geomorphology Session, EGU 6. 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 MAGNETOSPHERE FOR OUTER PLANETS CONFERENCE 2011 Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan on July 11-15, 2011. (the next week of IUGG @ Melbourne, on 28 June - 7 July 2011) Topics of the conference include all aspects of the magnetospheres of the outer planets, including aurorae, ionospheres, satellites, torus, and any comparative studies of these including exoplanets. Planned Schedule (tbc): * Abstract Submission : Apr 29(Fri), 2011 * Program issue : May 13(Fri), 2011 Website (tentative): http://pat.gp.tohoku.ac.jp/MOP/ MOP Mailing list: You can also subscribe to the MOP mailing list, Mop@ion.le.ac.uk https://mail.ion.le.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/mop/ Contact: MOP2011 LOC mop2011@pat.gp.tohoku.ac.jp 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 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS, EGU SESSION: AURORA, AIRGLOW AND TRANSIENT LUMINOUS EVENTS IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES Dear Colleagues, We kindly invite you to submit an abstract to the joint session PS7.2/AS4.16 Aurora, Airglow and Transient Luminous Events in Planetary Atmospheres at EGU 2011 in Vienna (3-8 april). Abstracts are due 10 January 2011. The goal of this session is to stimulate exchanges between the many communities working on subjects involving all aspects of atmospheric emissions encountered at Earth, planets and other planetary bodies (satellites and comets) from the mesosphere to the exosphere. Theoretical, observational, experimental as well as technical (including but not limited to instruments, databases...) contributions are encouraged. New results from space missions (Mars Express, Venus Express, Akatsuki, Cassini) will be presented. At the end of the session, a forum will be organized to discuss the needs of the different communities, the expected improvements, future missions and the possibility of more regular dedicated meetings. More information, and abstract submission: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2011/session/6945 The conveners, Cyril Simon Wedlund, BIRA-IASB, Belgium Guillaume Gronoff, NASA-LaRC, USA Tom Slanger, SRI International, USA Yoav Yair, The Open University, Israel 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 MOON MINERALOGY MAPPER (M3) DATA TUTORIAL AT 2010 AGU December 13, 2010 With the first delivery of M3 data to the PDS, the M3 team, with the support of the Planetary Data System, is offering a comprehensive tutorial on accessing and using M3 data. Topics to be covered in the 3 hour session includes searching and obtaining the relevant data via the PDS Orbital Data Explorer, an overview of the PDS M3 file structure, and insights into the various intricacies of working with the data. This overview is intended for researchers who have some prior experience with imaging spectrometer data, though the session is open to all who wish to attend. The tutorial will be held from 1 to 4 PM on Monday, December 13, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis in Salon 12. Contact Noah.E.Petro@nasa.gov if you have any questions about the session. 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] PDS RELEASES MORE MER DATA The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce Release 26 of Mars Exploration Rover data. This release includes primarily data from Sols 2161 through 2250 for both rovers. To access the above data, please visit the following link: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-20101123.html The following special services are provided for accessing MER data: MER Analyst's Notebook: http://an.rsl.wustl.edu/mer/ Planetary Image Atlas: http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/search/mer/ To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit: http://pds.nasa.gov/subscription_service/SS-Release.html 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 SESSION, EGU Does your work concern surface processes on planetary bodies (e.g. Venus, the Moon, Europa, Mars,...)? Or are you studying terrestrial analogues of planetary surface processes (dunes, rockfalls, impact craters, gullies, etc.)? If the answer to either of these questions is 'yes' please consider submitting an abstract to the Planetary Geomorphology Session at EGU to be held 3-8 April 2011 in Vienna, Austria. Students/postdocs note that the deadline for financial support is rapidly approaching! Please find more details on the session here: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2011/session/7410 3rd December 2010 is the deadline for ALL support applications to be considered. More details at: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2011/support_and_distinction/ financial_support.html Please note that each abstract submitted will incur an 'Abstract Processing Charge' - this will be deducted from the conference fee on registration. Details on how to submit an abstract are here: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2011/abstract_management/ how_to_submit_an_abstract.html Please contact me at susan.conway@univ-nantes.fr if you have any questions about this session. We look forward to welcoming you to Vienna in the spring. Susan Conway, Matt Balme and Colman Gallagher 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html February 8-11, 2011 Fourth International Workshop on the Mars Atmosphere: Modelling and Observations http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/paris2011/ Paris, France March 28-31, 2011 Resolving the Future of Astronomy with Long-Baseline Interferometry http://www.mro.nmt.edu/workshop/ Socorro, NM June 22-24, 2011 The Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers Contact: Les Bleamaaster (lbleamas@psi.edu) Greenbelt, MD July 11-15, 2011 Magnetosphere for Outer Planets Conference http://pat.gp.tohoku.ac.jp/MOP/ Sendai, Japan [Editor Note: If there is a planetary-related meeting, conference or workshop of which your colleagues should be aware, 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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