PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 18, Number 22 (May 26, 2024) PEN Website: https://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Matthew R Perry, Alex Morgan Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Arizona State University Postdoc Positions Available 2. Research Scientist in Space Physics at LASP 3. Mercury Lab Workshop - Call for Abstracts 4. GSA 2024 Session T145: Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution of Mars 5. [NASA] Planetary Advisory Committee Meeting Dates 6. Two Postdoctoral Positions in Exoplanet Science for PLATO at DLR Berlin 7. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 8. 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 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY POSTDOC POSITIONS AVAILABLE Isotope Cosmochemistry: https://apply.interfolio.com/146483 NASA SCoPE: https://apply.interfolio.com/146343 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 RESEARCH SCIENTIST IN SPACE PHYSICS AT LASP The Space Plasma Group at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), University of Colorado, Boulder (CU) invites applications for Research Scientists in Space Physics at a ranking of Research Scientist I or II (RS-I, RS-2). The research project is focused on research utilizing in-situ spacecraft data with a focus on plasma physics in the unmagnetized environment of Mars. This is a position within the Langmuir Probe and Waves (LPW) team and will make use of electron density and temperature data from the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission. Responsibilities will also include the publication of scientific results based on MAVEN LPW data and the dissemination of those results at scientific conferences. For more details, go to: https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=56670 Contact Marcin Pilinski for questions regarding this posting at marcin.pilinski@lasp.colorado.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 MERCURY LAB WORKSHOP - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The abstract submission for the Mercury Laboratory Workshop 2024 is now open: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/bepicolombo-mercury-lab-workshop/abstract The Mercury Laboratory Workshop is hosted by the Institute of Planetary Research of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) on 16-18 September, 2024, in Berlin. The aim of the workshop is to discuss the laboratory experiments available and/or desiderable worldwide relevant to Mercury and to connect laboratory researchers working on related Mercury research. The goal of the workshop is to design an experimental plan on common Mercury analogs in preparation for the investigation of the large scientific return from the BepiColombo observations. The abstract submission deadline is July 15 at 5 pm (CEST) and the registration is open until August 15. For more information about the workshop, please visit our website: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/bepicolombo-mercury-lab-workshop/home For any questions please contact: Oceane Barraud (oceane.barraud@dlr.de) or Solmaz Adeli (solmaz.adeli@dlr.de). We look forward to welcoming you at DLR. Mercury Lab workshop SOC & LOC 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 GSA 2024 SESSION T145: GEOMORPHOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION OF MARS The geomorphology of Mars provides insight into the planet's complex history. Detailed observations and analyses of the surface allows for interpretations not only of the mechanics and processes at work on Mars, but on Earth as well. This session focuses on aeolian, fluvial, glacial, lacustrine, and crater degradation processes to investigate the geomorphology, geology, and climate history of Mars. We welcome abstracts describing research utilizing orbital and in situ Martian datasets, as well as terrestrial analogues, to better understand the landscape evolution of Mars. This session has successfully been a part of the GSA program for the past six years, and it has always been well received. Session Advocates: Sharon Wilson, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Rebecca Williams, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ; Matthew Chojnacki, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ; Elena Favaro, The Open Univ., Milton Keynes, United Kingdom and Nicholas Warner, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY Submit your abstract by June 18: https://community.geosociety.org/gsa2024/program/technical 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] PLANETARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING DATES Upcoming Planetary Advisory Committee (PAC) meetings: July 9-11, 2024 (hybrid) November 12-13, 2024 (virtual) The PAC would also like to recognize Shannon Curry as the new Deputy Chair! 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 TWO POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN EXOPLANET SCIENCE FOR PLATO AT DLR BERLIN The DLR Institute of Planetary Research is a central DLR site for the construction and operation of scientific instruments for satellite missions developed by ESA, NASA and JAXA. The positions are assigned to the department of Extrasolar Planets and Atmospheres in collaboration with the department of Planetary Physics and the Planetary Sciences and Remote Sensing group at FU Berlin. For more information on these departments, go to: https://tinyurl.com/5dv9ytvf https://www.dlr.de/en/pf/about-us/departments/planetary-physics https://www.geo.fu-berlin.de/en/geol/fachrichtungen/planet/index.html The research activities will be closely related to the ESA M-class mission PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars), whose goal is the search and characterization of extrasolar planets, including Earth-like planets. The candidates will: - Investigate the interior structure of planets with the aim of determining their composition using observational constraints from PLATO: https://s.dlr.de/c48lL - Investigate the statistical properties of planetary systems with the aim of understanding the processes of planet formation and evolution in the PLATO context: https://s.dlr.de/1FvH4 Applications should be submitted through the above links by June 23. For any inquiry, including the English version of the job announcements, please contact juan.cabrera@dlr.de. 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 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 September 3-6, 2024 European Astrobiology Network Association Conference https://www.eana-net.eu/index.php?page=conferences/EANA2024/index Graz, Austria September 9-11, 2024 UK & Ireland Disc Community Meeting https://ukidiscs.github.io/discs2024 Warwick, United Kingdom September 10-12, 2024 Isotope Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry Workshop https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/isotope2024/ Houston, TX September 22-28, 2024 12th VLTI School of Interferometry https://vltischool2024.sciencesconf.org Parqueralles Island, France October 15-17, 2024 The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer within the Future of Large-scale Survey Spectroscopic Facilities https://mse.cfht.hawaii.edu/?page_id=3879 Fort Worth, TX [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.] 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 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org The Sensitivity of NEO Surveyor to Low-perihelion Asteroids Joseph R. Masiero et al. 2024 PSJ 5:113 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad42a2 Ejecta Blankets at Small Craters on the Moon Trevor Austin et al. 2024 PSJ 5:114 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad3827 Dry Downhill Particle Motion on Mars Tetyana Bila et al. 2024 PSJ 5:115 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad3df4 Uranus Orbiter and Probe: A Radio Science Investigation to Determine the Planet's Gravity Field, Depth of the Winds, and Tidal Deformations Marzia Parisi et al. 2024 PSJ 5:116 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad4034 Laser Irradiation of Carbonaceous Chondrite Simulants: Space- weathering Implications for C-complex Asteroids Andy J. Lopez-Oquendo et al. 2024 PSJ 5:117 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad4028 DART Impact Ejecta Plume Evolution: Implications for Dimorphos Andrew F. Cheng et al. 2024 PSJ 5:118 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad4153 JWST Spectrophotometry of the Small Satellites of Uranus and Neptune Matthew Belyakov et al. 2024 PSJ 5:119 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad3d55 Semi-implicit Solver for the Heat Equation with Stefan-Boltzmann Law Boundary Condition Norbert Schorghofer and Samar Khatiwala 2024 PSJ 5:120 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad4351 *********************************************************************** * 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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