PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 13, Number 28 (July 7, 2019) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Elisabeth Adams, Georgiana Kramer Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. AGU Session DI007: Exploring Mars with InSight, First-Year Results 2. AGU Session EP004: Aeolian Research at the Interface of Sedimentary, Atmospheric, and Biological Processes 3. AGU Session EP018: Earth 4D - A Deep Dive into the Habitability of the Blue Planet 4. AGU Session P003: Atmopsheric Processes, Particles, and Chemistry 5. AGU Session P018: Impact of Cosmic Dust in Planetary Atmospheres 6. AGU Session P029: Planetary Atmospheric, Surface, and Interior Science Using Radio and Laser Links 7. AGU Session P032: Returning to the Moon, the Science of Exploration 8. AGU Session P034: Space environments of Unmagnetized or Weakly Magnetized Solar System Bodies and the Effects of Space Weather on These Systems 9. AGU Session SM023: Magnetospheres in the Inner Solar System 10. AGU Session V053: Volatiles in Magmatic Processes and Planetary Evolution 11. Planet Formation: From Dust Coagulation to Final Orbit Assembly 12. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 13. [NASA] ROSES-19: C.21 LunaTech Not Solicited 14. MEPAG 37 - 2nd Information Circular 15. [NASA] PDS: OSIRIS-REx Release 2 16. [NASA] PDS: Odyssey Data Release 68 17. Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter for July 2019 18. [NASA] PDS: Updated OPUS Search Tool Released by the Ring-Moon Systems Node 19. 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 AGU SESSION DI007: EXPLORING MARS WITH INSIGHT, FIRST-YEAR RESULTS Please note this session is listed under Studies of Earth's Deep Interior (DI) but cross listed in the Planetary Section. Session Description: InSight landed on Mars on November 26th, 2018, bringing the first geophysical observatory to the surface of Mars to measure deep interior structure and processes. At the time of the fall meeting, the mission will have been on the surface for just over a year, with the primary science mission planned to last through the end of 2020. This multi-disciplinary session will gather together results welcoming all research, whether part of the mission team or not. Results from all InSight-related efforts, including the seismic instrumentation, pressure, wind and magnetic sensors, radiometer and heat flow probe, cameras, and radio science are encouraged. Further, we encourage laboratory or theoretical investigations that aid in the interpretation of mission data. Studies related to the high-level goals of the mission to constrain the Martian interior, as well as those illuminating other areas such as surface geology, atmospheric processes and future mission design are encouraged. Conveners: Mark Panning, Ebru Bozdag, Scott King, and Foivos Karakostas Session link: http://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/prelim.cgi/Session/76784 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 SESSION EP004: AEOLIAN RESEARCH AT THE INTERFACE OF SEDIMENTARY, ATMOSPHERIC, AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract to our aeolian geoscience session at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, 9-13 December. Our session aims to bring together the diverse terrestrial and planetary aeolian geoscience community. In this session, we will explore recent advances in this highly interdisciplinary field and welcome contributions that address any interaction between wind and the environment. We welcome all flavors of aeolian science and research at all stages of development from all applicable planetary surfaces. Please consider submitting to this session and feel free to pass this advertisement along to anyone you think might be interested. For full session description, please visit: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/prelim.cgi/Session/77058 A friendly reminder that abstracts are due 31 July, 23:59 EDT Sincerely, Elena Favaro (elena.favaro@ucalgary.ca) William Anderson 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 AGU SESSION EP018: EARTH 4D - A DEEP DIVE INTO THE HABITABILITY OF THE BLUE PLANET Conveners: Barbara Sherwood Lollar, Jack Mustard and Maggie Osborne Leaving the thin surface veneer of the Blue Planet, investigations of the subsurface architecture of the marine and terrestrial subsurface are challenging our understanding of the distribution and age of water, fluxes of elements like carbon in and out of the subsurface, and the character and distribution of energy. Recent discoveries are transforming our understanding of habitability and the limits to life in the subsurface. How might our current understanding these systems be limited if our focus remains primarily on surficial, or high energy, or recent and readily accessible systems? What inferences can be draw from the Earth's subsurface processes to inform the exploration of other planets and moons? This session will address how novel processes of energy production and transport in the crust, models of hydrogeologic connectivity (and/or isolation), and long-term transport and reaction timescales are providing new insight though the integration of biology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, and planetary science. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/prelim.cgi/Session/81521 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 AGU SESSION P003: ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES, PARTICLES, AND CHEMISTRY We are pleased to invite abstract submissions to a cross-disciplinary session on Atmospheric Processes, Particles, and Chemistry (P003) at the AGU 2019 Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Abstract submission deadline: 31 July 2019, 11:59 pm EDT https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/prelim.cgi/Session/76911 Many of the chemical and microphysical processes occurring in planetary atmospheres have direct similarities to those studied in the Earth's atmosphere. The aim of this session is to bring together atmospheric expertise from Earth and planetary communities to share knowledge and techniques across traditional boundaries. We encourage submissions from all areas of atmospheric studies, including but not limited to experimental and/or theoretical studies of gas phase composition, chemistry, dynamics, and particle (aerosols and clouds) formation and evolution. We encourage existing cross-disciplinary efforts as well as abstracts describing techniques that could be applied to other bodies, and submissions describing a gap in knowledge that could be addressed collaboratively. We intend to use the "short talk" format to maximize information exchange and encourage participants to initiate conversations that could lead to future collaborations and new research investigations. Conveners: Laura Iraci (NASA Ames), Ella Sciamma-O'Brien (NASA Ames), Alexandria Johnson (Brown University), and Erika Barth (Southwest Research Institute) 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 AGU SESSION P018: IMPACT OF COSMIC DUST IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES Recent advances in interplanetary dust measurements and modeling provide much improved estimates of the fluxes and the origin of cosmic dust particles into planetary (and lunar) atmospheres. Dust dynamics models, combined with chemical ablation models that are underpinned by laboratory studies and tested against radar and optical observations, enable the injection rates of chemical compounds (including metals and organics) into a planet's atmosphere to be predicted as a function of location and time. This information is essential for understanding a variety of atmospheric impacts, including: the formation of metallic layers, meteoric smoke particles and ice cloud nucleation on Earth and Mars; perturbations to atmospheric composition in the giant planets and their satellites; and the supply of biologically important organics, phosphorus and iron to planetary surfaces. Contributions on all aspects of this topic - observations both in interplanetary space and atmospheres, laboratory studies and modeling - are invited. Go to: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/prelim.cgi/Session/77563 Abstract deadline: July 31, 2019. Conveners: John M C Plane, University of Leeds Andrew R Poppe, University of California Zoltan Sternovsky, Colorado Univ Matteo Michael James Crismani, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 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 AGU SESSION P029: PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC, SURFACE, AND INTERIOR SCIENCE USING RADIO AND LASER LINKS Section/Focus Group: Planetary Sciences Solar system exploration has been advanced over the past five decades via Radio Science techniques to study planetary and solar phenomena as well as fundamental physics. The scope of this session includes investigations within the Solar System as well as tests of fundamental physics to expand the frontiers of Solar System exploration using radio and optical science to address the study of ocean worlds, planetary and small body interiors, the dynamics, composition, and thermal structure of planetary atmospheres, characterizing the scattering, electrical, and other properties of planetary surfaces, and research in fundamental physics and Solar System dynamics. Relevant technology topics include the design of small spacecraft networks and constellations, advances in flight and ground instrumentation, advances in space clock technologies, novel communications architectures including optical links, advances in radio and laser technologies, and new techniques and instrumentation for entry probe radio science. Please direct any questions to the conveners: David H. Atkinson, JPL, David.H.Atkinson@jpl.nasa.gov Sami.W. Asmar, JPL, Sami.W.Asmar@jpl.nasa.gov Silvia Tellmann, Univ. Cologne, silvia.tellmann@uni-koeln.de Luciano Iess, Universita La Sapienza, luciano.iess@uniroma1.it Abstract submission site: https://www2.agu.org/en/Fall-Meeting/Pages/Submit-an-abstract 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 AGU SESSION P032: RETURNING TO THE MOON, THE SCIENCE OF EXPLORATION We are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for the following session at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA, December 9-13, 2019. The session will focus on how the close collaboration between science, technology and exploration will enable deeper understanding of the Moon and other airless bodies as we move further out of low-Earth orbit. The Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) will focus on the scientific aspects of exploration as they pertain to the Moon, Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs) and the moons of Mars. This session will feature interdisciplinary, exploration-related science centered around all airless bodies targeted as potential human destinations. Areas of study reported here will represent the broad spectrum of lunar, NEA, and Martian moon sciences encompassing investigations of the surface, interior, exosphere, and near-space environments as well as science uniquely enabled from these bodies. Graduate students and early career researchers are particularly encouraged to submit for oral presentations. For more information, visit: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/gateway.cgi The submission deadline is Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Conveners: Greg Schmidt (NASA SSERVI) Brad Bailey (NASA SSERVI) Kristina Gibbs (NASA SSERVI) 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 AGU SESSION P034: SPACE ENVIRONMENTS OF UNMAGNETIZED OR WEAKLY MAGNETIZED SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES AND THE EFFECTS OF SPACE WEATHER ON THESE SYSTEMS The ionospheres and magnetospheres of weakly magnetized bodies with substantial atmospheres (e.g. Mars, Venus, Titan, Pluto and comets) are subject to disturbances due to solar activities, interplanetary conditions, or parent magnetospheric environments (e.g. solar flares, coronal mass ejections and solar energetic particles), sharing similarities with their magnetized counterparts but with scientifically important differences. As an integral part of planetary atmospheres, ionospheres are tightly coupled with the neutral atmosphere, exosphere and surrounding plasma environment, possessing rich compositional, density, and temperature structures. The interaction among neutral and charged components affects atmospheric loss, neutral winds, photochemistry, and energy balance within ionospheres. This session invites abstracts concerning remote and in-situ data analysis, modeling studies, comparative studies, instrumentation and mission concepts for weakly magnetized Solar System bodies. Topics such as dayside and nightside ionospheric characteristics and variability, ion-neutral coupling, and responses of the ionized and neutral regimes to transient space weather events are especially encouraged. More information at: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/prelim.cgi/Session/74979 Conveners: Christopher Fowler Yingjuan Ma Xiaohua Fang Pierre Henri 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 AGU SESSION SM023: MAGNETOSPHERES IN THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM We are pleased to announce the following session and would like to invite the community to consider submitting an abstract to it for the upcoming AGU Fall Meeting 2019. Session description: The structure and dynamics of each planetary magnetosphere (intrinsic and induced) in the inner Solar System are driven by a unique set of factors including the nature of its magnetization, atmosphere-ionosphere coupling, and local solar wind parameters. To provide a forum for discussion of recent data analysis and modeling efforts concerning the inner planet magnetospheres, this session welcomes submissions on the intrinsic magnetospheres of Mercury and Earth, as well as the induced magnetospheres of Venus and Mars. It will focus on general magnetospheric processes including, but not limited to: solar wind-magnetosphere interactions, magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling, plasma acceleration and transport, magnetic reconnection, wave instabilities, magnetotail dynamics, and bow shock physics. We strongly encourage comparative studies of these inner Solar System magnetospheres with each other or with other planetary magnetospheres throughout the Solar System. More information at: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/prelim.cgi/Session/75662 Conveners: Leonardo Regoli (University of Michigan) Gina Di Braccio (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Daniel Gershman (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Marissa Vogt (Boston University) 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 AGU SESSION V053: VOLATILES IN MAGMATIC PROCESSES AND PLANETARY EVOLUTION The session is in VGP, not in Planetary, but we hope to have an equal number of submissions from both planetary and terrestrial studies. Go to: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/prelim.cgi/Session/80220 We invite studies aimed at understanding magmatic volatiles from the mantle to the atmosphere on Earth and other planets. From dissolved volatiles to exsolved bubbles, and from deep planetary interiors to atmospheres, the volatile phase of magmatic systems plays a key role in planetary differentiation, volcanism, and the development of habitable worlds. Outstanding questions in the field include: How can we estimate global-scale volatile budgets of planets? How can volatiles in the geologic record be used to constrain magmatic activity in Earth's past, as well as on other planets and moons? What volatiles are most crucial to the habitability of exoplanets? We invite abstracts that seek to constrain the role of volatiles in planetary magmatic processes, through approaches including direct measurements of melt/fluid inclusions, crystals, and gases; remote sensing; experiments; and modeling. Abstracts deadline: July 31, 2019. Conveners: Kara Brugman (Arizona State) Kayla Iacovino (Jacobs/NASA JSC) Meghan Guild (Arizona State) [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 PLANET FORMATION: FROM DUST COAGULATION TO FINAL ORBIT ASSEMBLY June 1-26, 2020 MIAPP, Garching, Germany Dear Colleagues, It gives us great pleasure to announce the 2020 Planet Formation program at the Munich Institute for Astro- and Particle Physics (MIAPP). This program aims to bring together experts in observation and theory in planetary astronomy to assess the current status of planet formation theories, highlight problems, and explore the possibility of developing comprehensive models. Please see the program website for more details: http://www.munich-iapp.de/planetformation The structure of the program is informal. The main goal is to create an environment that will facilitate collaborations and new initiatives. There will be daily gathering for discussing specific topics, new results, and brain storming. To attend, please apply using the program website. The application deadline is September 1, 2019. Please also note that MIAPP requires attendance for at least two weeks Financial support is available at the rate of EUR 80 per day for accommodation and local expenses. Additional financial support for attendees with family and children and for graduate students is also available. Please see the details at: http://www.munich-iapp.de/home/information-for-participants /financial-support/ Looking forward to receiving your applications. Man Hoi Lee, Nader Haghighipour, Soko Matsumura, and Hilke Schlichting 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 GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The July image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com This month's topic is "Geological Evidence of a Planet-Wide Groundwater System on Mars". Contributed by dr. Francesco Salese, Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Geoscience, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology or Twitter: @PlanetGeomorpho Tjalling de Haas (Chair, IAG Planetary Geomorphology working group) 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] ROSES-19: C.21 LUNATECH NOT SOLICITED Program element C.21 Lunar Technology (LunaTech) Program, that had been tentatively included in ROSES-2019 as a TBD, will not be solicited in ROSES. The Space Technology Mission Directorate will be managing solicitations for potential opportunities for technology development and partnering for lunar technologies. For more information, please see: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/solicitations 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 MEPAG 37 - 2ND INFORMATION CIRCULAR I cordially invite you to participate in the 37th meeting of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), scheduled as an ~5-hour meeting on July 26th, 2019, 8:15am-1:00pm PDT (15:15-20:00pm UTC). This meeting will be hosted at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA on the day after the 9th International Conference on Mars https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm?expand=m37 A main focus of this MEPAG meeting will be looking forward to the next decadal survey and MEPAG's role in preparing for it. This will include reviewing the highlights of the 9th International Conference on Mars which will feed into the upcoming MEPAG Goals update. There will also be discussion of White Papers and other next steps for MEPAG and the Mars Exploration Community. This MEPAG meeting will include reports to the Mars community regarding recent MEPAG activities, updates from NASA's Mars Exploration Program on its current status, and the next steps for Mars Sample Return (MSR). There will also be updates from several Mars missions currently in development, and news on the Moon to Mars Initiative. Sincerely, Dr. R. Aileen Yingst MEPAG Chair [Edited for length] 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 [NASA] PDS: OSIRIS-REX RELEASE 2 This release of OSIRIS-REx data includes: - OTES raw and calibrated data for Outbound Cruise and Bennu Delivery 1. - TAGCAMS Bennu Delivery 1 (Outbound Cruise data was previously archived). - Updated mission bundle with Bennu coordinate system document. Note that Bennu Delivery 1 includes most but not all of Bennu Approach. These data are now available at: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20190630.shtml or more directly from: https://sbn.psi.edu/pds/resource/orex/ To receive email announcements of future releases of OSIRIS-REx data, please subscribe at https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/top.cfm To access all data archived in PDS: https://pds.nasa.gov 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 [NASA] PDS: ODYSSEY DATA RELEASE 68 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce a new delivery of Odyssey Data, Release 68, for the following instruments: GRS THEMIS RADIO SCIENCE (Releases 196,197) SPICE The gamma sensor component of the GRS instrument suite no longer returns data. The HEND and neutron spectrometer components continue to operate. To access the above data, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20190701.shtml To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-Release.shtml All available PDS data may be found at: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/data-search/ For further information, see the PDS Home Page: https://pds.nasa.gov/ 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR JULY 2019 To the Mars Community, On behalf of Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Serina Diniega of the Mars Program Science Office, the July 2019 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found on the web at: http://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov Please send your Mars community announcements and calendar items for inclusion in the newsletter to Barbara at: Barbara.A.Saltzberg@jpl.nasa.gov 18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18 [NASA] PDS: UPDATED OPUS SEARCH TOOL RELEASED BY THE RING-MOON SYSTEMS NODE The Ring-Moon Systems Node of the NASA Planetary Data System is pleased to announce the release of a major upgrade to its Outer Planets Unified Search (OPUS) tool that makes it easier-to-use, faster, and more reliable. OPUS provides imaging and spectroscopic data from Cassini, Galileo, New Horizons, Voyager, and the Hubble Space Telescope for the outer planets (including Pluto and other KBOs). We encourage both new and existing users to read the short "Getting Started" guide to understand the full extent of available features. OPUS and the other tools, data, resources, and software provided by the Ring-Moon Systems Node are available at: https://pds-rings.seti.org 19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS July 26, 2019 MEPAG 37 https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm?expand=m37 Pasadena, CA June 1-26, 2020 Planet Formation: From Dust Coagulation to Final Orbit Assembly http://www.munich-iapp.de/planetformation Garching, Germany Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html [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@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, or * send a request to pen_editor@psi.edu * * To unsubscribe, 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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