PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 18, Number 34 (August 18, 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. 2025A NASA Keck Call for Proposals 2. Workshop on the Termination Shock 3. Planetary Data Management Workshop 4. CometCIEF - Cometary Coma Image Enhancement Facility 5. SpinSat RFI: Contribute Your Ideas to the Development of a New Spaceflight Experimental Platform for Biology 6. NASA SMD Intern Position to Analyze Inclusion Plans 7. Co-chair Leadership Position for Cross-AG EDIA Working Group 8. Science Community Virtual Workshop: MSR Science Objectives 9. [NASA] PDS: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Data Release 38 10. Apply for the Los Angeles, CA, Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement Workshop 11. McKay Fellowship at NASA JSC and LPI 12. Circumplanetary Disks and Satellite Formation III 13. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 14. 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 2025A NASA KECK CALL FOR PROPOSALS The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute is soliciting proposals to use NASA's portion of time on the two 10m Keck Telescopes for the 2025A observing semester (February 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025). The opportunity to propose as a Principal Investigator for NASA time on the Keck Telescopes is open to all U.S.-based astronomers. Investigators from institutions outside of the U.S. may participate as Co-Investigators on proposals for NASA Keck time. NASA intends the use of the Keck telescopes to be highly strategic in support of on-going space missions and/or high priority, long-term science goals. Proposals are sought in the following discipline areas: (1) investigations of our own Solar System; (2) investigations in support of exoplanet exploration science goals and missions; (3) investigations in support of cosmic origins science goals and missions; and (4) investigations in support of physics of the cosmos science goals and missions. Direct mission support proposals in any of these scientific areas are also encouraged. Deadline: September 12, 2024: all proposals due to NExScI by 4 pm PDT https://nexsci.caltech.edu/missions/KeckSolicitation/index.shtml Contact: KeckCFP@ipac.caltech.edu 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 WORKSHOP ON THE TERMINATION SHOCK Planning for New Horizon Arrival Virtual Workshop, August 19/20 New Horizons is currently 58 AU from the Sun, near the solar equatorial plane, and close to the same longitude as Voyager 2, which crossed the Termination Shock at 84 AU. Depending on the shape and solar wind pressure, New Horizons could cross the Termination Shock in 5-8 years. Energetic particles streaming in from the Termination Shock could give a few years warning of the crossing. In preparation for this crossing, this virtual workshop will discuss previous Termination Shock data and models. Discussions will also focus on New Horizons observations which will help us to understand the Termination Shock physics and the heliosheath beyond it. Scene-setting talks will be followed by open discussion. All are invited! Website: https://shielddrivecenter.com/workshop-on-the-termination-shock/ Registration Link: https://tinyurl.com/5988rrct 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 PLANETARY DATA MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP This is a virtual, one-day training event on September 16, 2024, focused on best practices for open data, publicly available tools and templates, and archiving common datasets in support of planetary science investigations. This applied workshop addresses SPD-41a requirements, organizing of common data types, metadata creation, peer reviews, and data repositories. Class size is limited to 30 participants; please register here: https://forms.office.com/g/4ma4bAugGV 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 COMETCIEF - COMETARY COMA IMAGE ENHANCEMENT FACILITY CometCIEF enables coma images of comets to be enhanced by five different image enhancement techniques for identifying low-contrast coma features. The updated Web Facility is now available at: https://cie.psi.edu It is also accessible by going to its previous URL: https://www.psi.edu/research/cometimen One can also access it by following the links for Research and then Science Services from the updated PSI homepage. We thank Dr. Pamela Gay for implementing the 2024 upgrade. If you have any questions/comments about the Web Facility, please reach out to comets at psi dot edu. Thank You. Nalin Samarasinha Planetary Science 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 SPINSAT RFU: CONTRIBUTE YOUR IDEAS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORM FOR BIOLOGY SpinSat is a Class-D space platform that enables long-duration exposure to deep-space radiation environments under controlled gravity levels from micro-g to Earth g (as a control) and higher. Easy integration and late payload access are key features; modification of payload radiation environments to mimic those of the Moon and Mars are key objectives. It will accommodate experiments in the space biological and physical sciences, astrobiology, human health research, and more. Find out more at the SpinSat website: https://www.nasa.gov/ames-studies-current/spinsat/ The SpinSat Team at NASA Ames Research Center is seeking input for requirements of potential payloads to enable a spacecraft design that meets the needs of as large a group of researchers as possible. If you are either a potential spaceflight investigator or a hardware provider, please respond to the NASA SpinSat Request For Information (RFI) at SAM.gov by October 2: https://sam.gov/opp/6f1b3bdfdfbe43b5b370648bfd145ddb/view 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 NASA SMD INTERN POSITION TO ANALYZE INCLUSION PLANS Apply to the NASA SMD Internship position for the analysis of NASA Inclusion Plans. For more information, go to: https://t.ly/7knAH The selected intern will analyze comments provided to proposers by reviewers and identify common strengths and weaknesses found in order for NASA to provide future proposers with guidance for writing successful Inclusion Plans. 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 CO-CHAIR LEADERSHIP POSITION FOR CROSS-AG EDIA WORKING GROUP The Cross AG EDIA Working Group is an organization of planetary scientists committed to working on matters of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility in our community. The Working Group's role is to provide feedback and suggestions for accountability for the Planetary Science Advisory Group and to listen to the needs of the NASA assessment/analysis groups as well as the planetary science community as a whole. We are seeking an individual to serve as co-chair for a 2-year term beginning in October. We will begin reviewing applications on September 1. To learn more about the group, the duties of the co-chair, and how to notify us of your interest in the co-chair position, go to: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/idea/working-group/ 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 SCIENCE COMMUNITY VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: MSR SCIENCE OBJECTIVES Wednesday, September 11, 9am PDT/12pm EDT/ 6pm CEST Please join the MSR Campaign Science Group for a virtual workshop to help refine the MSR science objectives & sub-objectives. This workshop will serve as an opportunity for the science community to provide additional input to the MSR science objectives and sub-objectives, as well as to help identify high-priority science investigations that may not yet have been considered by the Sample Receiving Project Measurement Definition Team (MDT-1). This workshop will take place over 2 hours on September 11, 2024 at 9am PDT/12pm EDT/ 6pm CEST (Teams connection info below). Review materials including the current draft of the proposed science objectives and MDT-1 investigations will be provided ~1 week before the workshop along with a link to an online feedback form. The recording of the meeting will be posted and the feedback form will remain open for several days after the workshop to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to participate, whether they are able to attend the workshop or not. Go to the Indication of Interest form for updates and preparatory materials: https://t.ly/i0T8O 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] PDS: MARS ATMOSPHERE AND VOLATILE EVOLUTION DATA RELEASE 38 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce the release of the following data from MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) Release 38, nominally with data to May 2024: - ANC (ancillary) - EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet Monitor) - IUVS (Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph) - KP (Insitu Key Parameters) - LPW (Langmuir Probe and Waves) - MAG (Magnetometer) - NGIMS (Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer) - ROSE (Radio Occultation Science Experiment) - SEP (Solar Energetic Particle) - SPICE - STATIC (Supra-Thermal and Thermal Ion Composition) - SWEA (Solar Wind Electron Analyzer) - SWIA (Solar Wind Ion Analyzer) No more data is expected from ACCEL (Accelerometer). To access the above data, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20240815.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/ 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 APPLY FOR THE LOS ANGELES, CA, CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE PLANETARY ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP Planetary science and astrobiology subject matter experts are invited to apply to attend the Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement professional development workshop at the Boys & Girls Club of Burbank and Greater East Valley, September 24-26, 2024 in Burbank, CA. During the workshop, participants: - 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, August 31, 2024. Space is limited to 10 subject matter experts. 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/losangeles Please direct questions to Andy Shaner - shaner@lpi.usra.edu. 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 MCKAY FELLOWSHIP AT NASA JSC AND LPI The Astromaterials Research and Exploration (ARES) Division at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) and the Universities Space Research Association's (USRA) Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston TX seek a planetary scientist for the McKay Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship is for research in the field of astromaterials research and candidates should be within 5 years of their doctorate. Fellows are expected to be self-motivated and to define their own research direction. Fellows will be in residence at JSC while being an employee of USRA and active at LPI and will be expected to interact with scientists at both organizations. See: https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov https://www.lpi.usra.edu Fellows will have access to JSC's laboratories and analytical instruments for astromaterial research on the same basis as scientific staff. Information about these research facilities can be found on the ARES and LPI websites. The position is for two years; an extension to a third year is possible. Additional information about the position is available at: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/positions-available/#mckay Applications for this position must be submitted via the link on this website. Applications are due by September 30, 2024. Questions can be addressed to Dr. Walter Kiefer, kiefer@lpi.usra.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 CIRCUMPLANETARY DISKS AND SATELLITE FORMATION III (CPDSF2025) Date: January 27-30, 2025 Location: Kyoto, Japan https://sites.google.com/view/cpdsf2025/home The conference goal is active discussion of satellites' origins, including formation environments and processes, gas and particle dynamics around terrestrial and giant planets, and constraints from the Solar System and protostellar disk observations. The deadline for submitting an abstract is October 31, 2024. If you are interested in attending, please pre-register from the following form: https://t.ly/6aXkH We hope to see you in Kyoto. Best wishes, Yuri Fujii, Jun Hashimoto, Shigeru Ida, Jun Kimura, and Takanori Sasaki (SOC members) 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 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 19-20, 2024 Workshop on the Termination Shock https://shielddrivecenter.com/workshop-on-the-termination-shock/ Online September 11, 2024 MSR Science Objectives Workshop https://t.ly/i0T8O Online September 16, 2024 Planetary Data Management Workshop https://forms.office.com/g/4ma4bAugGV Online September 17-18, 2024 Lunar Surface Science Workshop Virtual Session 25: Plume-Surface Interaction https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lunarsurface2020/ Online September 17-19, 2024 MMS 10th Community Workshop https://www.space.ucla.edu/mms2024 Los Angeles, CA September 20, 2024 Symposium in Honor of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Christopher Russell https://www.space.ucla.edu/russell2024 Los Angeles, CA October 30-November 1, 2024 The VII NoRCEL International Conference: Exploring Some of the Possible Routes for the Emergence of Life, as well as the Implications of Reactive Oxygen Species https://norcel.net/7th-norcel-conference/ Online October 30-November 1, 2024 Science and Planetary Protection in Advance of Human Missions Workshop https://t.ly/sTmpo Online November 20-22, 2024 Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Meeting https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/meetings/nov2024/ Online January 27-30, 2025 Circumplanetary Disks and Satellite Formation III (CPDSF2025) https://sites.google.com/view/cpdsf2025/home Kyoto, Japan March 10-14, 2025 Towards New Frontiers: The Astrochemical Journey from Young Stellar Nurseries to Exoplanets https://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2025/tnf.html Garching, Germany March 19-22, 2025 The Role of Accretion and Ejection Variability in the Evolution of Young Stars and their Disks https://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2025/raveyso.html Garching, Germany June 30-July 3, 2025 The Sixth Workshop on Extremely Precise Radial Velocities (EPRV 6) https://www.iastro.pt/research/conferences/eprv6/ Porto, Portugal July 14-18, 2025 Progress in Understanding the Pluto System: 10 Years after Flyby https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/plutosystem2025/ Laurel, MD [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.] 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 SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Multiple Overspill Flood Channels from Young Craters Require Surface Melting and Hundreds of Meters of Midlatitude Ice Late in Mars's History Alexandra O. Warren et al. 2024 PSJ 5:174 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad5e6f The CUISINES Framework for Conducting Exoplanet Model Intercomparison Projects, Version 1.0 Linda E. Sohl et al. 2024 PSJ 5:175 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad5830 Impacts on Ocean Worlds Are Sufficiently Frequent and Energetic to Be of Astrobiological Importance Shannon M. MacKenzie et al. 2024 PSJ 5:176 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad656b *********************************************************************** * 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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