PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 19, Number 4 (January 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. InSight Open Science Data Workshop 2. Self-Nominations for NASA's HWO Community Science and Instrument Team (CSIT) 3. Mars Exploration Science Program Newsletter for January 2025 4. Feedback Requested on Mercury Science Goals Document 5. 2025 NASA Planetary Science Summer School Applications Due March 18 6. [NASA] Removing DEIA Requirements from ROSES-2024 7. AOGS Session PS18: Planetary Data in the Big Data Era - Archives, Tools, and International Collaborations 8. Postdoctoral Fellowship through the Rice Space Institute Center for Planetary Origins to Habitability 9. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 10. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers 11. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets - 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 INSIGHT OPEN SCIENCE DATA WORKSHOP We are running a free, in-person, one-day workshop on accessing and using seismic data from NASA's InSight mission to Mars on Sunday, April 13 in Baltimore, Maryland. This is immediately before the Seismological Society of America meeting, but SSA membership and/or registration are not required for this event. This workshop is intended for planetary scientists and terrestrial seismologists who want to use InSight data products and catalogues in their own research, and will not assume any prior knowledge of martian geophysics. The afternoon will include time to undertake a supervised 'mini-project' on using InSight data in a research context; other topics covered will include data access, processing, inversion, and modelling. The application form is below and will remain open until 23:59 (Anywhere on Earth Time) on Friday, January 31. We will confirm acceptances by February 7. We hope to be able to provide travel support to some US-based Early-Career Researchers, this is not guaranteed but interested applicants can indicate this on the form. This workshop is being supported by the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. Questions may be directed to Benjamin Fernando via bfernan9@jh.edu. Form: https://forms.office.com/r/TNRCKfP8yp 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 SELF-NOMINATIONS FOR NASA'S HWO COMMUNITY SCIENCE AND INSTRUMENT TEAM (CSIT) NASA is soliciting self-nominations to participate as members of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Community Science and Instrument Team (CSIT). As recommended by the Astro2020 Decadal Survey, the HWO large space telescope concept will be designed to search for habitable planets and life outside our Solar System as well as perform a wide range of transformative astrophysics. The CSIT will assist the HWO Technology Maturation Project Office (HTMPO) in taking the next steps to mature the HWO technologies and mission concept, in preparation for the Mission Concept Review (MCR) anticipated by the end of the decade, contingent upon availability of funding. CSIT members will execute scientific studies needed to support definition of a baseline mission concept, analyze potential science instruments, and provide input to HTMPO's technology maturation plans. Furthermore, the CSIT will play an important role as mission ambassadors to the broader science and technology communities. The CSIT self-nomination process is detailed in a Dear Colleague Letter posted on NASA's HWO webpage: https://nasa.gov/HWO Self-nomination packages are due by 11:59 PM EST on March 17, 2025. Questions may be emailed to the HWO Program Scientist, Dr. Megan Ansdell, at megan.c.ansdell@nasa.gov. 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 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE PROGRAM NEWSLETTER FOR JANUARY 2025 Go to: https://tinyurl.com/64tnvrpr 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 FEEDBACK REQUESTED ON MERCURY SCIENCE GOALS DOCUMENT The Science Goals document of the NASA Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) is open for public comment. The draft can be accessed at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d2fAspYy8lwlA9WYnDwhg1yiu333Jh8A MExAG solicits constructive, concise, and actionable feedback by April 1 via this form: https://forms.gle/pC2nL1sg2Hd3JStS8 One of the main purposes of the Assessment Groups, such as MExAG, is to create Goals documents that capture the community's priorities in science, technology and community. Over the past few years, the MExAG Goals committee has been crafting this draft of the Science Goals, based on solicited input from experts in the different fields. Now we are releasing the draft for comment by the full Mercury scientific community. The Science Goals draft will also be discussed at the hybrid MExAG meeting (Feb 4-6). 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 2025 NASA PLANETARY SCIENCE SUMMER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 18 NASA is accepting applications for 2025 PSSS - from engineering students near to completion of their MS degree, science and engineering Postdocs, recent PhDs, Doctoral candidates, and Junior Faculty. PSSS is a 3 month-long science mission design career development experience with the workload equivalent to a university graduate course. Sessions are run by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA May 8 - August 1, 2025 and May 22 - August 15, 2025. Register here for PSSS Pre-Application Q&A Webinar on February 12, 2025 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm Pacific Time. https://forms.gle/FiAXoWB8ypz7AUceA For more information on NASA Science Mission Design Schools, go to: https://tinyurl.com/yry9pdws 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] REMOVING DEIA REQUIREMENTS FROM ROSES-2024 Questions regarding any particular program element may be directed to the point of contact for that given in the summary table of key information at the end of the program element and at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/program-officers-list/ Questions regarding the ROSES Summary of Solicitation may be directed to sara@nasa.gov [Edited for length] 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 AOGS SESSION PS18: PLANETARY DATA IN THE BIG DATA ERA - ARCHIVES, TOOLS, AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS Abstract deadline: February 18, 2025 This session is about planetary data science, including archiving standards, organizations, data services and accessibilities, indexing and searching, data mining, and applications of big data technology and AI. Enormous volumes of data are being generated daily in planetary science. Data technologies are playing more and more important roles in planetary research, especially in the big data era. Long-term preservation and sharing of planetary data are essential for the research. Several data archiving organizations are providing archiving to a broad variety of data. Standards are being revised, archive organization and services are being improved, and international collaborations are becoming more essential. The goal of this session is to provide a forum to present and discuss the new developments in the related activities, technologies, and concepts related to planetary science data to facilitate effective and efficient planetary data archiving and sharing around the globe in the future. We welcome abstracts on any data-related topics. Conveners: Jian-Yang Li (Sun Yat-sen University, China), Ludmilla Kolokolova (University of Maryland College Park, USA), Mark Bentley (ESA), Yukio Yamamoto (JAXA), Young-Jun Choi (KASI) https://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2025/public.asp?page=submissions.asp [Edited for length] 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 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP THROUGH THE RICE SPACE INSTITUTE CENTER FOR PLANETARY ORIGINS TO HABITABILITY The Center for Planetary Origins to Habitability (CPO2H) of the Rice Space Institute (RSI) in Houston, TX is seeking applications for a postdoctoral associate position to conduct independent research that contributes to the scientific mission of the newly established center. Scholars with a record of cutting-edge research in any sub-disciplines of Earth and planetary sciences, astrobiology, astronomy/astrophysics, and space science are particularly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with one or more Rice University Earth and planetary scientists, astrophysicists, and space physicists using observations, laboratory experiments, geo- and cosmochemical analyses, theory, and numerical models. The successful candidate is likely to be hosted in either the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences or the Department of Physics & Astronomy; however, they can collaborate with any member of the Rice community. The appointment will be for two years, renewable for a third year upon funding availability and based on progress and performance. In addition, the CPO2H post-doc will receive support for travel, computing services, publications, and other research costs. The application deadline is February 15, 2025. For questions, please contact origins2habitability@rice.edu 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 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 April 13, 2025 InSight Open Science Data Workshop https://forms.office.com/r/TNRCKfP8yp Baltimore, 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.] 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org The Peregrine Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer (PITMS): Results from a CLPS- delivered Mass Spectrometer Barbara A. Cohen et al. 2025 PSJ 6:14 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad9927 Improved Constraints on the Vertical Profile of CH4 at Jupiter's Mid- to High Latitudes, Using IRTF-TEXES and SOFIA-EXES Spectroscopy James A. Sinclair et al. 2025 PSJ 6:15 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad9d42 Recent Tectonic Deformation of the Lunar Farside Mare and South Pole-Aitken Basin C. A. Nypaver et al. 2025 PSJ 6:16 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad9eaa A Survey of Cassini Images of Spokes in Saturn's Rings: Unusual Spoke Types and Seasonal Trends S. R. Callos et al. 2025 PSJ 6:17 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad9583 FindPOTATOs: Minor Planet Observation Linking Software C. R. Nugent et al. 2025 PSJ 6:18 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad94eb An Automated Occultation Network for Gravitational Mapping of the Trans-Neptunian Solar System Daniel C. H. Gomes and Gary M. Bernstein 2025 PSJ 6:19 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad9f5b Investigating the Compositional Heterogeneity of Pure, Crystalline Plagioclase Exposures within the Moon's Anorthositic Crust Using Moon Mineralogy Mapper and Diviner Data Melissa Martinot et al. 2025 PSJ 6:20 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad94f0 Profiling Near-surface Winds on Mars Using Attitude Data from Mars 2020 Ingenuity Brian Jackson et al. 2025 PSJ 6:21 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad8b41 JWST Near-infrared Spectroscopy of High-albedo Jupiter Trojans: A New Surface Type in the Trojan Belt Michael E. Brown et al. 2025 PSJ 6:22 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad9a60 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: PLANETS - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access (OA) Papers Editor-in-Chief, Amanda Hendrix https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21699100 B. Bultel et al. 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