PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 18, Number 24 (June 9, 2024) PEN Website: https://planetarynews.org Editor: Alex Morgan Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Matthew R Perry Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Submit Your Abstract to GSA Connects 2024 2. OpenPlanetary Virtual Lunch Talk on the Multi-Mission Geographic Information System (MMGIS) 3. New Horizons Science Spotlight Webinar 4. 2024 Lunar Surface Science Workshop 5. 2024 Texas Area Planetary Science Meeting 6. Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement Workshop in Boulder 7. Black Space Week 8. 14th Annual oSTEM Conference 9. [NASA] ROSES-24 Amendment 20: F.20 MOSAICS Seed Funding (Formerly SMD Bridge Program) Seed Funding Final Text 10. Call for Applications: Search for Life Science Analysis Group (SFL-SAG) 11. Solar System Physics Master's Degree Programme at TU Braunschweig 12. PhD Position in Space Science at University of Bern 13. Postdoctoral Research Associate in Planetary Science at Royal Holloway, University of London 14. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 15. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers Commercial Announcements: C1. Earth and Space Experience Webinar 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 SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT TO GSA CONNECTS 2024 The annual Geological Society of America Connects meeting will be held September 22-25 in Anaheim, California. The meeting is a great opportunity to meet with fellow planetary geologists and to develop collaborations with researchers from other geoscience disciplines. Planetary-related sessions include (but are not limited to): - T102. Alkaline Lakes on Earth and Beyond - T131. Petrology and Volcanology of Earth and Other Planets - T134. Best Practices and Exciting Discoveries in Identifying, Mapping, and Analyzing Planetary Landforms and Terrestrial Analogues - T135. Big Science from Small Worlds - T136. Impact Cratering: A Dominant Process in the Solar System - T137. Sulfates on Earth, Mars, and Beyond - T138. The G.K. Gilbert Award Session: Planetary Samples. A Valuable Link Between Apollo and Future Generations of Solar System Explorers - T139. Planetary Exploration and Education - T142. Shake and Bake: Volcanism and Tectonism Across the Solar System - T144. Friends of Hoth, Episode VIII: The Last Moons - T145. Geomorphology and Landscape Evolution of Mars - T162. Innovative Ideas in Tectonics of Earth and Other Planetary Bodies: In Memory of An Yin Submit your abstract by June 18: https://community.geosociety.org/gsa2024/program/technical 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 OPENPLANETARY VIRTUAL LUNCH TALK ON THE MULTI-MISSION GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (MMGIS) Speaker: Fred Calef (NASA/JPL- Caltech) Title: MMGIS in Geospatial Mission Operations: Mars, Earth, and soon the Moon Date: June 13, 2024 12:00 EDT Abstract: Nearly all missions require spatial awareness and an ability to combine results from multiple datasets and data sources in their proper geospatial context. The NASA Advanced Multi-Mission Operations System (AMMOS) developed the Multi-Mission Geographic Information System (MMGIS) as a Free and Open-Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G), web-based, application for science operations as part of a mission's planetary spatial data infrastructure. MMGIS provides spatial display and query capability utilizing open source vector (GeoJSON) and raster (GeoTIFF, TMS tiles) formats in 2D, 3D, and in situ views. Initially deployed for Mars rover surface operations (MSL, InSight, Mars2020), the software has been improved for Earth (e.g. EMIT) and Moon (i.e. Lunar VIPER) missions. We'll discuss the latest tools and unique ways in which we use open formats for geospatial science operations on a variety of missions. https://tinyurl.com/2s3fnt28 Meeting ID: 946 7992 1021 Passcode: 840556 Invite your colleagues! Find more information and subscribe to our newsletter from the OP Virtual Lunches web page: https://www.openplanetary.org/vlunch [Edited for length] 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 NEW HORIZONS SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT WEBINAR Join us June 27, 2:30-3pm EST (11:30-12 PST, 12:30-1 MST, 1:30-2 CST) New Horizons continues its operation, now at 58.8au from the Sun. Since 2015 it has made ground-breaking discoveries of the Pluto-Charon system, flown past the small contact KBO binary Arrokoth and collected phase and light curve data for some three dozen additional KBOs and the ice giants. It has also been sampling dust density throughout the Solar System and studying the cosmic optical background. To raise awareness of New Horizon's scientific impact we are beginning a new spotlight seminar series (30 min, fourth week each month) which we invite you to attend online, or watch recorded at your convenience. Our speaker will be Alex Doner from the University of Colorado. His talk is entitled: "New Horizons Venetia Burney Student Dust Counter Observes Higher than Expected Fluxes Approaching 60 AU" Speaker: Connection Link: https://zoom.us/j/97317697636?pwd=MTAzMjJmNThTeFppR3JoYzlkUXVCQT09 Meeting ID: 973 1769 7636 Passcode: 802327 Calendar for future seminars: https://tinyurl.com/2bpuuz3d Recordings are archived and posted at: https://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/index.php#Spotlight-Presentations For questions, contact New Horizons Co-I Susan Benecchi, susank@psi.edu 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 2024 LUNAR SURFACE SCIENCE WORKSHOP Lunar Surface Science Workshop 24: Science Drivers and Capabilities for Lunar Surface Habitat Research Facilities August 20, 2024 Virtual #lunarsurface The overall goal of this virtual workshop is to bring together scientific and technical professionals to suggest and discuss lunar science priority activities related to physical sciences, space biology, human biomedical sciences, fundamental physics, astrobiology, astrophysics, and heliophysics. This virtual workshop is intended for researchers at any level (student to senior professional), including academia, Research and Development industry, and government. The workshop will include presentations from key stakeholders, posters, and breakout discussions to capture community input. The workshop aims to advance NASA's understanding of the research community's perspective on scientific drivers and associated capabilities for lunar surface habitat research facilities that enable and support scientific and commercial enterprises. Abstract deadline: June 21, 2024, 5:00 p.m. CDT Submitted abstracts should address one or more of the topic areas listed below: -Physical Sciences -Space Biology -Human Biomedical Sciences -Fundamental Physics -Astrobiology -Astrophysics -Heliophysics Registration is free but required. Registered attendees will receive an email from Houston Meeting Info with virtual connection information. Register by August 20. Visit the website to submit abstracts and register: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lunarsurface2020/ [Edited for length] 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 2024 TEXAS AREA PLANETARY SCIENCE MEETING The 2nd Texas Area Planetary Science (TAPS) Meeting will take place on August 15-16, 2024, at the downtown UT San Antonio (UTSA) campus in San Antonio (UTSA San Pedro I, 506 Dolorosa St, San Antonio). The TAPS meeting aims to strengthen interactions within the Texas planetary-exoplanet science and astrobiology community and foster collaborations & partnerships between institutions & researchers. We encourage researchers, faculty, postdocs, and students interested in planetary science and astrobiology/exoplanet research to join us for this 1.5-day event. The meeting website has been updated: https://sites.google.com/view/tapsmeeting/home You can submit your abstract (this year, we are soliciting oral or poster presentations), apply for a travel grant, and register on the website under the tab TAPS002-2024. We are pleased to offer travel grants for attendees at all career stages, supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation. Here are the deadlines to keep in mind: July 8: Abstract Submission Deadline July 9: Travel Grant Application Deadline July 15: Registration Deadline Please contact Xinting Yu (xinting.yu@utsa.edu) or tapsmeeting@gmail.com for any questions. 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 CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE PLANETARY ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP IN BOULDER Planetary scientists and astrobiologists within the United States are invited to apply to attend the Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement professional development workshop and public engagement event August 20-22, 2024, in Boulder, CO, in partnership with the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) and Boys & Girls Clubs of Denver Metro. During the three-day workshop, participants engage with local informal educators to discuss and model effective strategies for engaging Black and Latinx communities in planetary science, and conduct hands-on activities during a co-designed public engagement event. More information about the workshop and links to the application form are available at: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/planetary-reach/workshops/ Spaces are limited. Stipends (including travel stipends) are available for those participants who are able to accept them. Application deadline: June 18, 2024. 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 BLACK SPACE WEEK Black Space Week is June 16-22. Black in Astro is hosting and facilitating events. Find out more here: https://www.blackinastro.com/black-space-week-2024 There will be an in-person event on Monday, June 17 from 11:30 - 3pm at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Details and registration here: https://tinyurl.com/29d76atn 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 14TH ANNUAL OSTEM CONFERENCE Happy Pride! Pride promotes the dignity, equity, and visibility of members of the LGBTQ+ community. The 14th Annual oSTEM Conference is happening October 17-20 in Portland, OR for the LGBTQ+ STEM community. Registration is now open. Find out more here: https://conference.ostem.org/ The white paper "Nonbinary systems: Looking towards the future of gender equity in planetary science" by Strauss et al. discusses the issues gender diverse people face and solutions that help us all: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.08247 Call to Action: the NSPIRES system only allows the selection of binary gender options. Please bring attention to this topic in your respective AG meetings. 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] ROSES-24 AMENDMENT 20: F.20 MOSAICS SEED FUNDING (FORMERLY SMD BRIDGE PROGRAM) SEED FUNDING FINAL TEXT F.20 Mentorship and Opportunities in STEM with Academic Institutions for Community Success (MOSAICS) Seed Funding - formerly known as the SMD Bridge Program Seed Funding - is an initiative to support partnerships between faculty and students at under-resourced institutions (URIs) to carry out NASA-relevant research. It is expected that proposals will be from U.S. non-R1 institutions. More than 50% of the funding must be for the URI(s) and proposals must include at least one NASA partner team member located at a NASA Center and/or facility. NOIs are not requested, and proposals may be submitted at any time, but those submitted by September 30, 2024, will be reviewed in Winter 2025, with anticipated award date in March 2025. Proposals submitted by March 28, 2025, will be reviewed in Summer 2025, with anticipated award date in late August 2025. SMD expects to host Webinars and Office Hours to support proposers and awardees. Information will be made available under "Other Documents" on the NSPIRES page for this program element and the SMD Bridge Website: https://science.nasa.gov/smd-bridge-program Questions should be directed to Patricia (Padi) Boyd at hq-smd-bridge@mail.nasa.gov. [Edited for length] 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SEARCH FOR LIFE SCIENCE ANALYSIS GROUP (SFL-SAG) The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) and the NASA Astrobiology program have chartered the Search for Life Science Analysis Group (SFL-SAG). The purpose of the SFL-SAG is to refine the recommendation for a "Search for Life" mission in the 2023-2032 Planetary Science Decadal Survey by narrowing down the type of environment to which the SFL mission will be delivered and identifying the specific science and technology needs for a mission to that location. The SFL-SAG charter can be found here: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mepag/sag/sfl-sag/SFL-SAG_Charter.pdf To maximize the value of the SAG's final report, the chartering organizations are seeking representation across a broad range of scientific and technical fields, including, but not limited to: - Astrobiology and origin of life - Geology (geochemistry, geobiology) - Biology (biochemistry, microbiology) - Chemistry (organic chemistry, prebiotic chemistry) - Climate and atmospheric science - Planetary protection - Technology (robotics, landed and mobility systems, instrumentation, mission architecture and operations) The anticipated period of SAG activities will be July 2024-March 2025. Applicants should anticipate a regular meeting cadence during this period. Submit applications by 5pm PDT on June 26, 2024: https://forms.gle/pYLUyyDMLijPxMTd7 Please direct questions to Jonathan Bapst (jonathan.bapst@jpl.nasa.gov) [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 SOLAR SYSTEM PHYSICS MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME AT TU BRAUNSCHWEIG The TU Braunschweig (Germany) has launched an English-language master's degree programme in the Physics of the Solar System. Students will acquire the necessary qualifications for studying the Solar System, participating in space missions, and conducting scientific analysis of the collected data. Graduates will have access to challenging career opportunities in the aerospace industry, space management, and research institutions. The standard duration of the programme will be 4 semesters. Starting is possible in both the winter and the summer term. The application deadline for the 2024/25 winter term is on July 15, 2024. There will be no tuition fees. More information is available here: https://tinyurl.com/46tet9u3 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 PHD POSITION IN SPACE SCIENCE AT UNIVERSITY OF BERN The University of Bern's Space Research and Planetology Division seeks a motivated PhD student to join its Space Science Group. Our group specializes in studying the composition of tenuous gases near Solar System objects using time-of-flight mass spectrometers. Notably, we developed and built the mass spectrometer for ESA's JUICE mission and are responsible for the preparation and analysis of the measurements it will conduct once the mission arrives in the Jupiter system in July 2031. This PhD project will focus on modeling Europa's plumes to quantify the chemical changes in their gas phases between synthesis and measurement. The successful candidate will work with existing Monte Carlo models and newly acquired DSMC models. This research will be an integral part of the science preparation for the measurements conducted by the mass spectrometers on the JUICE and the Europa Clipper missions. Position details: flexible start date, not before September 2024, at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Submit a single PDF with a cover letter, CV, publication list (if applicable), and three references by July 31 2024 to Dr. Audrey Vorburger at audrey.vorburger@unibe.ch. For more information, visit: https://tinyurl.com/2b7w7v3a and https://www.space.unibe.ch 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN PLANETARY SCIENCE AT ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Department of Earth Science Location: Egham Salary: 39,233 to 46,397 pound per annum - including London Allowance Post Type: Full Time Closing Date: 30 June 2024 Reference: 0624-188 Full time, Fixed Term (Until March 2027) Applications are invited for the post of Postdoctoral Research Associate in Planetary Science. The postholder will join the UKRI STFC-supported project "Understanding the origin and diversity of water-soluble carboxylic acids in pristine meteorites," led by Dr. Queenie Chan, which aims to understand the formational pathways of life essential water-soluble organic compounds in meteorites. This is a new STFC Solar Studies and Planetary Studies award in collaboration with Imperial College London (PI: Dr. Queenie Chan, co-I: Prof. Mark Sephton). The successful applicant will lead on characterising the structural diversity of the biologically relevant, water-soluble carboxylic acids, and establishing their synthetic origin, formation mechanisms, and role in the origin of life on Earth. Extended job description and application procedure can be found at: https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=0624-188 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 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 August 20, 2024 Lunar Surface Science Workshop 24: Science Drivers and Capabilities for Lunar Surface Habitat Research Facilities https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lunarsurface2020/ Virtual August 20-22, 2024 Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement Workshop https://www.lpi.usra.edu/planetary-reach/workshops/ Boulder, CO [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.] 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Lunar North Polar Cold Traps Based on Diurnally and Seasonally Varying Temperatures Norbert Schorghofer et al. 2024 PSJ 5:126 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad49a8 Long-term Monitoring of Didymos with the LCOGT Network and MRO after the DART Impact Tim Lister et al. 2024 PSJ 5:127 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad4345 Impact Disruption of Bjurbole Porous Chondritic Projectile Tomas Kohout et al. 2024 PSJ 5:128 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad4266 A Spectral Method to Compute the Tides of Laterally Heterogeneous Bodies Marc Rovira-Navarro et al. 2024 PSJ 5:129 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad381f Effects of the 2007 Martian Global Dust Storm on Boundary Positions in the Induced Magnetosphere Catherine E. Regan et al. 2024 PSJ 5:130 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad4116 The Population of Small Near-Earth Objects: Composition, Source Regions, and Rotational Properties Juan A. Sanchez et al. 2024 PSJ 5:131 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad445f *********************************************************************** COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS *********************************************************************** C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1 EARTH AND SPACE EXPERIENCE WEBINAR New Mexico has some astonishing planetary analog geologic field sites. Join a free webinar Monday, June 24 at 4 pm ET to learn about the geology at four locations in southern New Mexico and how these sites are analogs for the Moon, Mars, Io, Venus and elsewhere. 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