Planetary Exploration Newsletter (original) (raw)

Editor: Alex Morgan Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Matthew R. Perry Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets

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  1. [NASA] Request for Information: Conference on Lunar, Planetary and Space Sciences
  2. [NASA] ROSES-24 Amendment 63: F.5 FINESST - SMD's Graduate Student Research Final Text and Due Date Released
  3. [NASA] ROSES-24 Amendment 65: D.19 Habitable Worlds Observatory System Technology Demonstrations and Mission Architecture Studies Final Text and Due Date
  4. SETI Institute's 2025 Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellowship
  5. MAPSIT Steering Committee Open Call for New Members
  6. GSA Planetary Geology Division Ballot Now Open: Vote for Your Division Officers
  7. OPAG (Hybrid) Spring Meeting: February 25-27, 2025 in Tucson, AZ
  8. SIMS Workshop at Arizona State University
  9. Ice Giant Systems Seminar Series: November 12, Dr. Marzia Parisi (JPL/Caltech)
  10. Planetary Geomorphology at EGU2025
  11. Planetary Science Advisory Committee Meeting, November 12 - 13, 2024
  12. GRAM Suite Version 2.1.0 Released
  13. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month
  14. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions
  15. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers
  16. PEN Providing Links to New Open Access Articles in JGR: Planets
  17. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets - October Issue OA Papers

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[NASA] REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: CONFERENCE ON LUNAR, PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCES

The Science Mission Directorate's Planetary Science Division is seeking interest from entities to collaborate with NASA on a nonreimbursable, that is, on a no-exchange-of-funds basis on the planning and logistics, as well as development of program content, for an annual planetary, lunar, and space science conference over the next five years. This partnership is expected to follow established models, where NASA partners on a collaborative basis with a host that holds its own conference. In this arrangement, NASA pays for its own contributions to the partnership, while the partner covers the other conference costs, including the venue.

This Request for Information (RFI) seeks input to identify interest of potential partner(s) for an opportunity with NASA. NASA seeks responses with creative ideas for a potential opportunity to collaborate on scientific program content for the conference to be held approximately once yearly from 2026 through 2030, inclusive, over the course of the partnership. Entities that can expand participation among planetary science community members with disabilities and/or from underrepresented groups are encouraged to respond.

For the full text of the RFI and response instructions:

https://go.nasa.gov/LPSS24RFI

Email questions and comments to hq-planetscicon@mail.nasa.gov

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[NASA] ROSES-24 AMENDMENT 63: F.5 FINESST - SMD'S GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH FINAL TEXT AND DUE DATE RELEASED

Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST F.5) solicits proposals for graduate student-designed and performed research projects relevant to NASA's Science Mission Directorate. The graduate student shall be the primary author, with input or supervision from the proposal's Principal Investigator (PI) or mentor, as appropriate. FINESST awards are research grants for up to three years at up to $50K per year.

ROSES-2024 Amendment 63 releases final text and due dates for F.5 FINESST, which had been listed as "TBD". An optional preproposal conference will occur on December 6, 2024, at 3 pm Eastern Time, see Section 12.11 for connect information. Notices of Intent are not requested, and proposals are due February 5, 2025. Submissions must be formatted for Dual Anonymous Peer Review, see Section 4.2.

https://tinyurl.com/2ck3tpm6

Questions concerning F.5 FINESST may be directed to HQ-FINESST@mail.nasa.gov.

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[NASA] ROSES-24 AMENDMENT 65: D.19 HABITABLE WORLDS OBSERVATORY SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS AND MISSION ARCHITECTURE STUDIES

D.19 Habitable Worlds Observatory System Technology Demonstrations and Mission Architecture Studies (HWOTAS) solicits industry-led proposals to carry out (1) system-level critical technology demonstrations for ultra-stable observatories and/or (2) mission architecture studies for system-level ultra-stable observatory approaches for the Habitable Worlds Observatory.

ROSES-2024 Amendment 65 releases final text and due date for D.19 HWOTAS, that was previously released as draft for community comment. Neither Notices of Intent nor Step-1 proposals are requested for this program. Proposals are due February 6, 2025. Changes made between the draft and final are summarized in entry #1 in the FAQ posted under "other documents" on the NSPIRES page for this program element:

https://tinyurl.com/4n4zenvc

Questions concerning D.19 HWOTAS may be directed to Julie Crooke at Julie.A.Crooke@nasa.gov.

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SETI INSTITUTE'S 2025 FRANK DRAKE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

The SETI Institute is pleased to announce the call for applications to the Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellowship focusing on "Innovation in the Search for Life in the Universe."

For more information, go to:

https://www.seti.org/frank-drake-fellowship

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MAPSIT STEERING COMMITTEE OPEN CALL FOR NEW MEMBERS

The Mapping and Planetary Spatial Infrastructure Team (MAPSIT) supports NASA in aspects of spatial data analysis and associated infrastructure. MAPSIT seeks to support the planetary spatial data community and communicates its needs to NASA via the Planetary Science Advisory Committee (PAC).

The MAPSIT announces several openings on the steering committee for "at-large" members.

The MAPSIT steering committee meets approximately monthly in a virtual setting and once a year in person. Interested persons should review the MAPSIT Roadmap:

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mapsit/roadmap

and our webpages:

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mapsit

Members at-large usually volunteer for a period of up to 3 years, but additional years of service are possible through mutual agreement. We are accepting applications from candidates until December 3, 2024, with the goal of having new members begin service in early 2025.

All interested candidates, at any career stage, are encouraged to apply. Applications should consist of a professional CV and a 1-page letter or statement describing your interest, relevant experience, and expected contributions to the committee.

Please send your application materials to the MAPSIT chair, Dr. Julie Stopar (stopar@lpi.usra.edu). For questions, please contact the MAPSIT chair.

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GSA PLANETARY GEOLOGY DIVISION BALLOT NOW OPEN: VOTE FOR YOUR DIVISION OFFICERS

Dear Planetary Geology Division members,

Your participation in our Division election process is a great way to stay involved and help shape the future of our community. We encourage you to take part and vote for the officers who will represent us in the coming years.

We invite you to cast your vote today for the new Division officers and make your voice heard.

https://tinyurl.com/2ebee322

Deadline: 5 December

Need assistance with your GSA member number? Feel free to reach out to GSA at +303-357-1000, toll-free at +1-800-472-1988, or via email at gsaservice@geosociety.org.

Thank you for voting,

PGD Management Board

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OPAG (HYBRID) SPRING MEETING: FEBRUARY 25-27, 2025 IN TUCSON, AZ

Please save the date for the Spring meeting of the Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG), which will be held on February 25-27, 2025 in Tucson, AZ. This will be a hybrid meeting. Agenda and further details forthcoming on the OPAG website:

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/meetings/upcoming

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SIMS WORKSHOP AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Announcing the Arizona State University annual free Workshop on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry offered by our SIMS Community Facility and supported by the National Science Foundation and Cameca Instruments. The workshop will be held January 8 - 10, 2025. Limited to 15 on-site participants. Travel stipends ($500) are available to U.S. citizens who are current Graduate Students.

The topic for 2025 SIMS Workshop is to determine concentrations of volatile elements (H, C with mention of N, F, S, and Cl) in minerals and glass using SIMS and NanoSIMS.

Profs. Richard Hervig, Peter Williams, Maitrayee Bose, Christy Till, and Larry Nittler will lead lectures and discussions on: Basics of SIMS, NanoSIMS, & other SIMS Instruments; Sample Preparation Impacts on Data & SIMS Artifacts; Standardization Approaches (including Ion Implants). Hands-on tasks will involve a full SIMS experience from sample preparation; SIMS instrument calibration; and Data collection, reduction & evaluation.

A 500-word (max) research statement is required to apply. Applications will be reviewed based on the relevance of the statement to the topic of this workshop and career stage. Please apply on the following link by November 12, 2024:

https://tinyurl.com/yuprxw6m

Applicants will be notified by November 18, 2024.

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ICE GIANT SYSTEMS SEMINAR SERIES: NOVEMBER 12, DR. MARZIA PARISI (JPL/CALTECH)

Date/Time: November 12, 11am ET

Speaker: Dr. Marzia Parisi (JPL/Caltech)

Topic: Probing the Interior Structure of Uranus with Gravity Science

The Ice Giant Systems Seminar Series showcases recent developments in scientific topics covering all aspects of the ice giant systems, including atmospheres, satellites, rings, magnetic fields, interior structures, and science related to formation and evolution.

To access the virtual seminar, view the seminar schedule, and sign up for the listserv, visit the series website:

https://icegiantsseminar.jhuapl.edu

Mallory Kinczyk & Jodi Berdis

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PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY AT EGU2025

Please consider submitting an abstract to the session on Planetary Geomorphology (GM6.1/PS1) at the EGU General Assembly 2025 (27 April - 2 May 2025). EGU2025 will be a hybrid event facilitating online and in-person participation in Vienna.

The Planetary Geomorphology session aims to bring together geomorphologists who study the Earth with those who work on other bodies such as Mars, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, icy satellites of the outer Solar System, comets, and/or asteroids. Studies applicable to landscapes on any scale on any solid body are welcome. We particularly encourage those who use Earth analogues, laboratory/numerical simulation and/or big satellite datasets to submit their work. Considered processes could include aeolian, volcanic, tectonic, fluvial, glacial, periglacial, or "undetermined" ones. We especially welcome contributions from early-career scientists and geomorphologists who are new to planetary science.

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/51722

Abstract instructions:

https://www.egu25.eu/programme/how_to_submit.html

Financial support for registration fees and travel:

https://www.egu25.eu/guidelines/supports_and_waivers.html

The deadline for support application depends on the type of support requested.

The abstract deadline is 15 January 2025 (13:00 CET). Those seeking financial support should submit their abstract by 2 December (13:00 CET).

Planetary Geomorphology convenors:

Lonneke Roelofs, Stephen Brough, Frances Butcher, Tjalling de Haas, and Nikolaus J. Kuhn.

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PLANETARY SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, NOVEMBER 12-13, 2024

The next Planetary Science Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting will take place November 12 - 13, 2024, as a virtual meeting (on WebEx). The agenda is posted online, with WebEx connection information:

https://tinyurl.com/pfh4bnys

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GRAM SUITE VERSION 2.1.0 RELEASED

The Global Reference Atmospheric Model (GRAM) Suite is an engineering-oriented atmospheric model that estimates mean values and statistical variations of atmospheric properties for planetary destinations. GRAM outputs include atmospheric density, temperature, pressure, winds, and chemical composition along a user-defined path.

GRAM Suite Version 2.1.0 contains the following updates: the addition of a MATLAB Application Program Interface (API), Earth-GRAM gridded forecast upgrade, a new Earth-GRAM Range Reference Atmosphere for Woomera, Australia, Earth-GRAM bug fixes, an upgraded MOLA topography model in Mars-GRAM, Uranus-GRAM input model data upgrade, updated Earth, Uranus, and Mars-GRAM User Guides, and an updated GRAM Programmer's Manual.

Additional details regarding GRAM Suite Version 2.1.0 can be found in the CRITICAL INFORMATION AND ERRATA file, the GRAM Suite Change Log file, and the GRAM User Guides found in the documentation folder that is included in the GRAM Suite distribution files.

GRAM Suite Version 2.1.0 is available upon request through the NASA Software Catalog at:

https://software.nasa.gov/software/MFS-33888-1

All current and future GRAM upgrades are only released in the GRAM Suite.

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PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH

The November image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page:

https://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com

This month's topic is 'Subglacial meltwater channels on Earth and Mars', contributed by Simona Ruso, Western University.

You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on X (former Twitter): @PlanetGeomorpho

or Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology

Best wishes, Lonneke Roelofs (Chair, IAG Planetary Geomorphology working group)

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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

February 25-27, 2025 OPAG Spring Meeting Tucson, AZ https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/meetings/upcoming/

April 27-May 2, 2025 European Geosciences Union (EGU) Vienna, Austria https://www.egu24.eu/

[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.]

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PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS

Direct Links to Open Access Papers

Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org

No new papers this week.

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PEN PROVIDING LINKS TO NEW OPEN ACCESS ARTICLES IN JGR: PLANETS

For the past four and a half years, PEN has carried direct links to new papers published in the open access Planetary Science Journal. Beginning this issue we are expanding our service to providing direct links to new articles that are open access in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. The first announcement contains the entire October issue of the journal. Future announcements will be open access articles published the previous week. We hope you will enjoy expanded access to the latest science in our profession.

The Editors

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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: PLANETS - OCTOBER ISSUE OA PAPERS

Direct Links to Open Access (OA) Papers

Editor-in-Chief, Amanda Hendrix https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21699100

Observations of Water Frost on Mars With THEMIS: Application to the Presence of Brines and the Stability of (Sub)Surface Water Ice L. Lange et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008489

The Thermal Structure and Composition of Jupiter's Great Red Spot From JWST/MIRI Jake Harkett et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008415

Planetary Geologic Maps: Essential Tools for Scientific Inquiry and Space Exploration Jeannette Wolak Luna et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008442

A 2-Billion-Year History of Water-Alteration in Terra Sirenum, Mars: Volcanism's Influence on Aluminum Clay Formation and Chemically Distinct Waters Forming Sulfates and Chlorides Into the Amazonian E. K. Leask et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE008259

Organic Carbon and Ca-Rich Carbonate Detections in Soils of the Northern Plains, Mars: Evaluation of Unreported Data From the Mars Phoenix Scout's Thermal Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA) B. Sutter et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008335

The Evolution of Rock Size-Frequency Distribution on the Moon: Effects of Rock Strength and Fragmentation Products on Centimeter-Scale Abundances O. Rusch and B. Aussel https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008626

Lunar Low-Titanium Magmatism During Ancient Expansion Inferred From Ejecta Originating From Linear Gravity Anomalies G. Nishiyama et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE008034

Revealing the Local Time Structure of the Alfven Radius and Travel Times in Jupiter's Magnetosphere A. Jenkins et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008414

Morphological and Structural Characterization of Shortening Landforms on Mars Leta R. McCullough et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE008196

Morphology of Barchan Dunes on Earth and Mars: Classification and Scale-Invariance Douglas J. Sherman et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008526

Mg Exosphere of Mercury Observed by PHEBUS Onboard BepiColombo During Its Second and Third Swing-Bys Y. Suzuki et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008524

Dust Dynamics in Gale Crater Observed Using the Line-Of-Sight Extinction Through 3,663 Sols of the Mars Science Laboratory Mission G. Bischof et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008349

Equation of State, Structure, and Transport Properties of Iron Hydride Melts at Planetary Interior Conditions Emma R. Stoutenburg et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008525

Geostratigraphic Mapping of the Intrusive Valentine Domes on the Moon Javier Eduardo Suarez-Valencia and Angelo Pio Rossi https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008423

An Endogenic Origin for Titan's Rampart Craters: Assessment of Explosion Mechanisms G. E. Brouwer et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008459

Haasttse-baad Tessera Ring Complex: A Valhalla-Type Impact Structure on Venus? I. Lopez et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE008256

Geologic Evolution of Imdr Regio, Venus: Insight Into the Origin of a Possible Young/Active Hot Spot I. Lopez et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008604

Geodynamics of Super-Earth GJ 486b Tobias G. Meier et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008491

Thermoluminescence and Apollo 17 ANGSA Lunar Samples: NASA's Fifty-Year Experiment and Prospecting for Cold Traps Derek W. G. Sears et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008358