PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 18, Number 30 (July 21, 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. Open Letter to Congress Opposing VIPER Cancellation 2. PSJ Appreciates PEN's Exposure of Journal Articles 3. AGU Session MR002: A Journey into Planetary Interiors - How the Properties and Interactions of Planetary Materials Drive Dynamical Processes and Shape Planets and Moons 4. AGU Session P009: Enceladus, The Storyteller 5. AGU Session P034: Space Environments of Unmagnetized or Weakly Magnetized Solar System Bodies and the Effects of Space Weather on these Systems 6. AGU session SM026: Venus as a Heliophysics Laboratory 7. AGU Session V018: Origin, Distribution, and Transport of Volatiles in Earth and Terrestrial Planets 8. ESA and NASA EnVision Mission Announcement of Opportunity: Interdisciplinary Scientist 9. Seeking Native Hawaiian Women or Indigenous American Women for Interview 10. [NASA] ROSES-24 Amendment 31: Delay of Proposal Due Date for C.15 Planetary Protection Research 11. Accessibility in Field Work Talk by Dr. Jen Piatek 12. New Horizons Science Spotlight Webinar 13. OpenPlanetary: July Virtual Lunch Talk (Leah Wasser, pyOpenSci) 14. Postdoctoral Position Related to PLATO Science at FU Berlin 15. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 16. 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 OPEN LETTER TO CONGRESS OPPOSING VIPER CANCELLATION As many of you will have seen, earlier this week NASA made the shocking decision to cancel the VIPER project following completion of the rover's build. It now faces the prospect of being dismembered. We have organized an open letter to Congress from the wider science community asking them to refuse any request to cancel this mission, by ensuring that it continues to be included as a budgetary line-item. You can find this letter here: https://forms.gle/XDSzTra4NPSS1VC27 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the letter's organizers, Dr Benjamin Fernando (bfernan9@jh.edu) or Dr Parvathy Prem (parvathy.prem@gmail.com) who have organized this letter in a personal capacity. 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 PSJ APPRECIATES PEN'S EXPOSURE OF JOURNAL ARTICLES We at The Planetary Science Journal (PSJ) want to thank the PEN for publishing a weekly list of new accessible PSJ publications. In June, we celebrated the publication of our 1000th article: "Asteroid Impact Hazard Warning from the Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission", a multi-author study led by Oliver Lay, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, that describes a new model to estimate the performance of this upcoming NASA mission: https://tinyurl.com/yxm25ax8 Also in June, PSJ was awarded its second-ever Journal Impact Factor for 2024 of 3.8. Both of these milestones benefited from the exposure provided by the PEN, and we look forward to continuing our positive relationship with the PEN. A reminder that we also welcome manuscripts covering all aspects of planetary science, ranging from exoplanet observations to laboratory meteorite studies. Faith Vilas Editor, The Planetary Science Journal 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 MR002: A JOURNEY INTO PLANETARY INTERIORS - HOW THE PROPERTIES AND INTERACTIONS OF PLANETARY MATERIALS DRIVE DYNAMICAL PROCESSES AND SHAPE PLANETS AND MOONS The thermal and dynamic evolution in the interiors of planetary bodies is controlled by the chemical and physical properties of their mineralogical and icy components. The advances made in exploring planets within and beyond our solar system show that Earth's structure and dynamic processes are only one possibility. Furthermore, novel experimental and theoretical techniques allow us to gain insight into their enigmatic interiors. We welcome abstracts aimed at unraveling the physical and thermal properties, ranging from micro- to macro-scale, of mantle- and core-forming phases in rocky and icy worlds. We seek insights into how these properties affect the dynamics and evolution of planets, for example implications of minerals' microscopic properties on macroscopic petrofabrics and global processes like mantle convection. The aim is to stimulate dialogue regarding the relation between experimentally and theoretically derived material properties, and how such data can be applied to dynamic modeling of planetary interiors. Go to: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prelim.cgi/Session/228195 Deadline: 31 July 2024, 23:59 EDT/03:59 +1 GMT. MR002 Conveners: Olivia Pardo, Francesca Miozzi, Ian Szumila, Mohit Melwani Daswani, and Diogo Jose Louro Lourenco 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 P009: ENCELADUS, THE STORYTELLER Saturn's moon Enceladus has a starring role in the story of our Solar System. It is the smallest geologically active body. It is also an ocean world. Enceladus' subsurface ocean is in direct contact with a rocky seafloor where geophysical processes fuel geochemistry. There is an amazing diversity of planetary processes to explore on Enceladus. Moreover, this moon appears to provide the most accessible ocean samples beyond Earth in which we can search for evidence of life. Incredible progress has been made, but the story is still unfolding. We continue to ask questions, from how does Enceladus work as a system, to could life be supported and leave imprints on the environment? We welcome contributions from diverse perspectives across all disciplines of planetary science and astrobiology, with topics ranging from the deep interior to the space environment. Icy/ocean world comparative studies and mission/technology developments are also encouraged. Submit your abstract here: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prelim.cgi/Session/224915 Due by 31 July 2024. Chris Glein (SwRI), Ashley Schoenfeld (JPL), Shannon MacKenzie (APL) 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 P034: SPACE ENVIRONMENTS OF UNMAGNETIZED OR WEAKLY MAGNETIZED SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES AND THE EFFECTS OF SPACE WEATHER ON THESE SYSTEMS Abstract submissions are invited: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prelim.cgi/Session/224896 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. We look forward to your participation and insightful discussions. Christopher Fowler, Beatriz Sanchez-Cano, Yingjuan Ma, Xiaohua Fang [Edited for length] 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 SM026: VENUS AS A HELIOPHYSICS LABORATORY Earth and Venus are similar in size, and the same fundamental physics governs the coupling of solar drivers into their magnetosphere - ionosphere - thermosphere systems. The Venus system, however, is uncomplicated by fast planetary rotation or an intrinsic dipole field, providing a unique laboratory-better in some ways than the Earth-for the study of fundamental heliophysics processes, including electric field penetration, bow shock and foreshock phenomena, magnetic reconnection, particle precipitation, and aurora, as well as upper atmospheric heating, dynamics, chemistry, and escape. Venus is also exposed to greater solar forcing than Earth, and offers a unique vantage point on the Sun and solar wind that alternates between being upstream from Earth and on the Sun's far side. We welcome comparative studies of Earth and Venus as contrasting laboratories for plasma physics, ion-neutral coupling, upper atmosphere dynamics and chemistry, and heliosphere observations. The submission deadline is July 31, 2024, at 11:59 PM EDT. Go to: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prelim.cgi/Session/229225 Student and early-career contributions are especially encouraged. Please feel free to contact the conveners with any questions (emails available at above link): Mike Chaffin, Gwen Hanley, Candace Gray, Sky Shaver, Joe Caggiano 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 V018: ORIGIN, DISTRIBUTION, AND TRANSPORT OF VOLATILES IN EARTH AND TERRESTRIAL PLANETS Volatile elements (C, H, N, S, and noble gases) are crucial for planetary habitability, shaping long-term chemical and dynamic evolution. Despite significant strides in understanding volatile budgets and effects on rheological and thermodynamic properties of mantle materials, uncertainties persist regarding their origin, distribution, and transport in Earth and other terrestrial planets. This session invites contributions to deepen insights into volatile compositions, exchange fluxes between surface and interior reservoirs through geologic time, and their influence on mantle dynamics and surface processes. Welcoming diverse perspectives from geochemistry, cosmochemistry, geophysics, planetary science, experimental petrology, and theoretical modeling, this session fosters inclusivity and invites submissions from early-career scientists and underrepresented communities. Through the exploration of these fundamental questions, our objective is to expand our comprehension of volatile dynamics within Earth and planetary interiors, thus enhancing our understanding of planetary evolution and habitability. Please consider submitting an abstract by the July 31 deadline: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prelim.cgi/Session/228273 Conveners: Lucia Bellino (University of Texas at Austin), Ananya Mallik (University of Arizona), Ekanshu Mallick (Tulane University of Louisiana), Anna M. Rebaza (University of Arizona) 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 ESA AND NASA ENVISION MISSION ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY: INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIST This is a reminder of the joint ESA and NASA Announcement of Opportunity to submit proposals for the role of Interdisciplinary Scientists in the EnVision mission. The Announcement of Opportunity can be found at: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/envision-ids-2024 The deadline for receipt of mandatory Letters of Intent is 30 July 2024 at 12:00 (noon) CEST, and the deadline for submission of proposals is 24 September 2024 at 12:00 (noon) CEST. The letters of intent and applications must be submitted electronically following the instructions given on the call page. With best regards, Mitch Schulte (NASA EnVision Program Scientist) and Anne Grete Straume (ESA EnVision Project Scientist) 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 SEEKING NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN OR INDIGENOUS AMERICAN WOMEN FOR INTERVIEW I'm currently looking for astrophysics, astronomy, and planetary science students who identify as Native Hawaiian or Indigenous American and identify as a woman. I would love to interview and highlight these intersectional perspectives for my "Space For Students" video-blog series. Please message me at exf056@shau.edu if interested or you know someone who is. This series will start this Fall and be featured at: https://lnkd.in/gWXUnKJf Thank you friends and Ad Astra! Libby Fenstermacher 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 [NASA] ROSES-24 AMENDMENT 31: DELAY OF PROPOSAL DUE DATE FOR C.15 PLANETARY PROTECTION RESEARCH C.15 Planetary Protection Research (PPR) solicits mission-enabling and capability-driven research to improve NASA's understanding of the potential for both forward and backward contamination and to improve methods and technologies for accurate, efficient, and effective minimization of biological contamination for outbound spacecraft and return samples. ROSES-2024 Amendment 31 delays the final proposal submission due date for C.15 PPR due to widespread power loss resulting from Hurricane Beryl. Proposals are now due August 2, 2024. Go to: https://tinyurl.com/yk6tsvhh Questions concerning C.15 PPR may be directed to David J. Smith at HQ-PPR@mail.nasa.gov. 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 ACCESSIBILITY IN FIELD WORK TALK BY DR. JEN PIATEK Dr. Jen Piatek is a professor of Geology at Central Connecticut State University who specializes in remote sensing, Mars, planetary geology, and accessible field education. Jen has conducted accessible field research for over 3 years and will share lessons learned and how to make field work more accessible to the benefit of all. Join the meeting of the Cross-AG EDIA Working Group on Wednesday July 24 at 1pm EST to hear the "Accessibility in Field Work" talk. Please reach out to the XAG EDIA Working Group at planetaryedi@psi.edu for the Zoom link. The recorded talk will be posted on the Cross-AG EDIA website: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/idea/working-group/ To find out more, discuss the topic, or join our regular meetings, please reach out to the Cross-AG EDIA Working Group at planetaryedi@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 NEW HORIZONS SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT WEBINAR Join us on July 25, 2:30-3pm EST (11:30-12 PST,12:30-1pm MST,1:30-2pm CST) New Horizons continues its operation, now at 58.8 AU 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 Anne Verbiscer of the University of Virginia and she will be speaking on: "Photometric Parameters for KBOs Derived from LORRI Photometry" Connection Link: https://zoom.us/j/97317697636?pwd=MTAzMjJmNThTeFppR3JoYzlkUXVCQT09 Meeting ID: 973 1769 7636 Passcode: 802327 Calendar for future seminars: https://tinyurl.com/ycxc7teu 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 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 OpenPlanetary: July Virtual Lunch Talk (Leah Wasser, pyOpenSci) Please join us on July 25 (12:00 EDT) for a talk by Leah Wasser (pyOpenSci). Title: "Tackling scientific Python's biggest open science challenges through community: packaging, open software and sharing code". July 25, 2024 (12:00 EDT / 16:00 UTC) https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/93379484933 (Passcode: vlunch) Subscribe to the OP Virtual Lunch email newsletter to stay up to date with future talks and OpenPlanetary events: https://www.openplanetary.org/vlunch 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 POSTDOCTORAL POSITION RELATED TO PLATO SCIENCE AT FU BERLIN The FU Berlin (Department of Geosciences/Planetary Sciences) cooperates with the Institute for Planetary Research of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) as part of the PLATO mission (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars). The mission aims to find and characterize extrasolar planets, including Earth-like planets. The applicant supports the activities of the PLATO team regarding the creation of data on the internal structure and evolution of detected planets. Information on planet interiors can be included in the PLATO catalogue and provide the community with initial clues about the nature of the discovered planets for follow-up observations and further modelling. Tasks include: - Development of models of internal structure and evolution of planets from PLATO parameters. - Development of an interface for the PLATO L2 and L3 database. - Linking the results with planet formation theories. Submit your PDF application by August 5, 2024 to plansec@zedat.fu-berlin.de. The expected starting date is not earlier than October 2024. The duration of the contract is limited until December 31, 2027. Further details about the position can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/mr39nxtz For further information, please contact Mrs. Stefanie Pott (plansec@zedat.fu-berlin.de / 030/838- 70575) or Heike Rauer (heike.rauer@dlr.de). 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 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 November 6-8, 2024 Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Meeting https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/meetings/nov2024/ Online [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.] 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Simulations on Levitation and Spatial Distribution of Charged Dust on the Moon Surface Li Zongye et al. 2024 PSJ 5:156 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad57bb Where Is That Crater? Best Practices for Obtaining Accurate Coordinates from LROC NAC Data Robert V. Wagner et al. 2024 PSJ 5:157 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad54c6 Global Mapping of HCl on Mars by IRTF/iSHELL S. Aoki et al. 2024 PSJ 5:158 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad58dc Quantitative Criteria for Defining Planets Jean-Luc Margot et al. 2024 PSJ 5:159 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad55f3 Accretion of Meteoric Organic Matter at the Surface of Mars and Potential Production of Methane by Ultraviolet Radiation Juan Diego Carrillo-Sanchez et al. 2024 PSJ 5:160 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad54c9 Photometric Properties within the Reiner Gamma Swirl: Constraining Formation Mechanisms Deborah Domingue et al. 2024 PSJ 5:161 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad2179 *********************************************************************** * 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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