PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 18, Number 17 (April 21, 2024) 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. Nominations for the 14th Paolo Farinella Prize 2. The Planetary Science Journal Special Issue: Planet Characterization Workshop 3. Apply for the San Antonio, TX, Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement Workshop 4. Accepting Applications for the Modern SEM Techniques Workshop 5. Mercury Laboratory Workshop 6. PlanetInsitu24 Workshop: Rise of the Drones 7. EPSC Session OPS1: Broadening Our Understanding of Jupiter's Icy Moons and Their Environment 8. EPSC Session TP10: Exploring Mercury and its Environment 9. [NASA] Town Hall for Planetary Research Programs 10. Geospatial Scientist Position with Jacobs/CMS at NASA-JSC 11. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 12. 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 NOMINATIONS FOR THE 14TH PAOLO FARINELLA PRIZE The 14th Paolo Farinella Prize will be awarded to a young scientist with outstanding contributions in the field of planetary science concerning "Internal structure of planetary bodies: clues on formation processes of the Solar System", including theoretical, modelling, experimental and observational work on the internal structure of Solar System bodies, namely planets, satellites, and small bodies. Nominations must be sent by email not later than 15 May 2024 to the following addresses: fnimmo@ucsc.edu, acb@ua.es and david.lucchesi@inaf.it, using the form downloadable available here: https://tinyurl.com/Farinella24 Self-nominations are acceptable. The candidates should have international and interdisciplinary collaborations and should be not older than the age of Paolo when he passed away, 47 years, as of 15 May 2024. Further details may be found at: https://www.europlanet-society.org/call-farinella-2024/ 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 THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE: PLANET CHARACTERIZATION WORKSHOP We want to thank the community for making The Planet Characterization 2024 Workshop a success! We also want to remind you that The Planetary Science Journal (PSJ) is soliciting papers from the workshop for a focus issue it will publish. To designate your submitted paper for the Planet Characterization Workshop focus issue, please add a note to the comments section when submitting the manuscript (e.g., "For Planet Characterization focus issue"). Visit the PSJ website for more information: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2632-3338 or contact AAS Journals for any questions about submitting the manuscript. Deadline to submit papers: May 1, 2024 Please let Kirby Runyon (krunyon@psi.edu) know if you intend to submit. 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 APPLY FOR THE SAN ANTONIO, TX, CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE PLANETARY ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP Planetary scientists and astrobiologists are invited to apply to attend the Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement professional development workshop at the San Antonio Public Library in San Antonio, TX, May 16-18, 2024. During the three-day workshop, participants engage with local informal (out-of-school time) educators to discuss and model effective strategies for engaging Black and Latinx communities in planetary science. In addition, participants conduct hands-on activities and co-create a public engagement in collaboration with a local youth-serving organization. The event takes place on the third day of the workshop. During the workshop, participants will: - Explore the importance of building equitable partnerships with organizations, subject matter experts, and informal educators serving Black and Latinx audiences - Learn evidence-based culturally relevant authentic approaches to nurture connections with Black and Latinx individuals - Practice planetary science engagement approaches through a culturally inclusive lens The deadline to apply is 5:00 P.M. Central, May 2, 2024. Space is limited to 10 scientists. Stipends are available for participants able to accept them. More information, including a link to the application, is available online at: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/planetary-reach/workshops/sanantonio Please direct questions to Andy Shaner - shaner@lpi.usra.edu. [Edited for length] 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 ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE MODERN SEM TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP August 12-14, 2024 Lunar and Planetary Institute Houston, Texas Application deadline: May 17, 2024. The Modern Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Techniques Workshop will be held on August 12-14, 2024, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston, Texas. Participants will receive theoretical and hands-on training in electron imaging and X-ray spectroscopy for application to planetary samples. This training opportunity aims to engage approximately 10 participants, with a focus on broadening participation in planetary sample science. Learn more at: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/modernsem2024/ 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 MERCURY LABORATORY WORKSHOP We are pleased to inform you that the Institute of Planetary Research of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is holding a Mercury Laboratory Workshop on 16-18 September in Berlin, the week after EPSC 2024. The aim of the workshop is to bring together the Mercury community from different institutions and laboratories to: - present laboratories, facilities and ongoing work on Mercury analogues, - discuss Mercury surface composition studies (from MESSENGER to BepiColombo), - design a plan of experiments on common samples, - prepare for the BepiColombo observations. For information regarding the registration, abstract submission and program see the website: https://tinyurl.com/yk85k2fe The registration is open until August 15, 2024 and more information will be released in the coming weeks. For any questions please contact: Oceane Barraud (oceane.barraud@dlr.de) or Solmaz Adeli (solmaz.adeli@dlr.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 PLANETINSITU24 WORKSHOP: RISE OF THE DRONES Following the great discussions at "Optimizing Planetary In Situ Surface-Atmosphere Interaction Investigations" workshops in 2022 and 2023 as well as the success of Ingenuity, the PlanetInsitu24 workshop will be held following the "10th International Conference on Mars" with a focus on identifying and enabling future Mars surface and near-surface investigations using drones. The PlanetInsitu24 workshop will be hybrid and held Friday, July 26, ~9am-12pm PDT, in Pasadena, CA. Advance registration is required, but is free. Travel grants (for expenses related to in-person attendance of 10th Mars and PlanetInsitu24) are available to US persons, with a deadline of May 17. Additionally, papers are solicited for our "Planetary Science Journal" focus issue: https://iopscience.iop.org/collections/psj-230607-254 Questions can be sent to Serina Diniega (serina.diniega@jpl.nasa.gov). PlanetInsitu24 Registration and a starting description of the workshop: https://tinyurl.com/mppwxnkx PlanetInsitu24 Travel Grant Applications, due May 17, 2024: https://tinyurl.com/2rt53n2b Further information about the PlanetInsitu community and events: planetinsitu.space Recordings of presentations, discussions, and tech demos from PlanetInsitu22 and PlanetInsitu23-ICAR: https://boi.st/planetinsitu22 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 EPSC SESSION OPS1: BROADENING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF JUPITER'S ICY MOONS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT ESA's JUICE mission will make its first (double) gravity assist this summer as it heads toward Jupiter and NASA's Europa Clipper is preparing to launch in October 2024. Both missions will arrive at Jupiter in the early 2030s and are poised to provide unprecedented insights into the complex, enigmatic, and potentially habitable icy moons of the Jupiter system. This session aims to prepare for these missions, by bringing together scientists across the planetary community to discuss the latest advancements in our understanding of the Jupiter system, its icy moons in particular, and the implications for habitability, geology, and planetary science. This session invites the community to share their latest icy Jovian science endeavors, with a particular focus on Europa and Ganymede. This includes 1) the geology and properties of their surface; 2) their interior structures, properties, and processes, especially of their subsurface oceans and icy shells; 3) the complex moon-magnetosphere interactions, in particular, the effects of radiation on their surface; 4) their exospheres and possible Europa plumes. For more information and abstract submission, please visit: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2024/session/51265 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 EPSC SESSION TP10: EXPLORING MERCURY AND ITS ENVIRONMENT Berlin, Germany, September 8-13, 2024 Abstract submission deadline: May 15, 2024, 0600 CDT/1300 CEST After the joint ESA/JAXA mission BepiColombo completed 3 successful swing-by's of Mercury with closest approaches of only 200 km, spacecraft observations and numerical modelling give us insight into the unexplored regions around the innermost terrestrial planet. Together with data obtained by the late NASA mission MESSENGER, BepiColombo's swing-by's and orbit phase will lead to new understanding about the origin, formation, evolution, composition, interior structure, and magnetospheric environment of Mercury. This session hosts contributions to planetary, geological, exospheric and magnetospheric science results based on spacecraft observations by Mariner 10, MESSENGER, BepiColombo, and Earth-based observations, modelling of interior, surface and planetary environment and theory. Studies investigating the required BepiColombo observations during the nominal mission to validate the existing theoretical models about the interior, exosphere and magnetosphere are welcome, as well as presentations on laboratory experiments useful to confirm potential future measurements. Session page: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2024/session/51208 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 [NASA] TOWN HALL FOR PLANETARY RESEARCH PROGRAMS On May 21, 2024 at 1 PM Eastern, NASA's Planetary Science Division (PSD) will host a webinar to discuss the Planetary Research Program, including upcoming changes, some data on programs to date, and plans to reduce the barrier to proposing for the planetary research community. A large focus of this Town Hall will be to discuss requirements for proposals submitted under the Dual Anonymous Peer Review (DAPR) process, which will be the default for all proposals submitted to the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) under ROSES-2025 (with rare exceptions). Additionally, we will discuss some analytics for our Planetary Research programs and potential future ways of soliciting proposals for Planetary Research, with the goal of increasing accessibility and decreasing unnecessary barriers for proposing to Planetary Research programs. In advance of the webinar, questions may be submitted and upvoted on at: https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/z18d/#!/dashboard Join from the webinar link: https://tinyurl.com/28cj4bp3 Webinar number: 2821 584 9322 General Webinar password: 3VzCbJ69Rj@ (38922569 from phones and video systems) Join by phone: +1-929-251-9612 United States Toll (New York City) +1-415-527-5035 United States Toll Access code: 282 158 49322 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 GEOSPATIAL SCIENTIST POSITION WITH JACOBS/CMS AT NASA-JSC The Geospatial Scientist will: - Employ GIS and remote sensing techniques to Earth, Moon, and other planetary image data in support of International Space Station (ISS) and Artemis missions. - Provide science services and technology products to a range of human exploration organizations including Gateway, Orion, the lander/ascent systems, spacesuits, EVA, and ISS. - Interact with scientists, engineers, and managers in a highly dynamic and occasionally time critical environment. - Develop funding proposals for submission to relevant scientific and technology grant solicitations opportunities. - And more... Details: https://tinyurl.com/mvkfdz5p For more information on Jacobs' partnership with NASA at Johnson Space Center (JSC), please visit: https://www.wehavespaceforyou.com 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Note: Many face-to-face meetings going forward will have online components. Check their websites for details. Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html May 16-18, 2024 Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement Workshop https://www.lpi.usra.edu/planetary-reach/workshops/sanantonio San Antonio, TX July 26, 2024 PlanetInsitu24 workshop: Rise of the Drones planetinsitu.space Pasadena, CA August 12-14, 2024 Modern SEM Techniques Workshop https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/modernsem2024/ Houston, TX September 16-18, 2024 Mercury Laboratory Workshop https://tinyurl.com/yk85k2fe Berlin, Germany [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.] 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 SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Measurements of Titan's Stratospheric Winds during the 2009 Equinox with the eSMA Siobhan Light et al. 2024 PSJ 5:98 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad3355 History of Ceres's Cold Traps Based on Refined Shape Models Norbert Schorghofer et al. 2024 PSJ 5:99 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad3639 Three-dimensional Atmospheric Dynamics of Jupiter from Ground-based Doppler Imaging Spectroscopy in the Visible Francois-Xavier Schmider et al. 2024 PSJ 5:100 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad3066 *********************************************************************** * 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. 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