PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 13, Number 34 (August 18, 2019) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Elisabeth Adams, Georgiana Kramer Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. AAS Special Sessions: Kuiper Belt and New Horizons Results at 2014 MU69 2. Faculty and Postdoctoral Positions in India 3. Final Announcement for Icarus Special Issue on Kuiper Belt Science 4. DPS Professional Culture and Climate Subcommittee (PCCS) Seeking New Members 5. EPSC/DPS Women in Planetary Science Discussion Hour 2019 6. Carbon in the Solar System: EPSC/DPS Workshop 7. Editor of The Planetary Science Journal (PSJ) 8. [NASA] PDS: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Data Release 18 9. 1st Informational Circular for Virtual MEPAG Meeting #6 10. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 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 AAS SPECIAL SESSIONS: KUIPER BELT AND NEW HORIZONS RESULTS AT 2014 MU69 We invite all Kuiper Belt researchers to submit abstracts to the upcoming AAS meeting to be held January 4-8 in Honolulu, HI. The meeting will have a significant Kuiper Belt component, including a special session featuring the results of New Horizons' encounter with 2014 MU69. Contributed oral and poster presentations more broadly addressing all aspects of the Kuiper Belt and related objects are enthusiastically encouraged. This is an excellent opportunity for Kuiper Belt researchers to meet with other AAS scientists who don't usually attend DPS or other planetary meetings, and discuss interests that could cut across other fields and develop complementary projects. Submit your abstract by October 8 at 9:00 PM ET at: https://aas.org/meetings/aas235 When selecting the Session Type for your abstract, you will have the option to submit to the special session if desired, which is titled: "New Horizons Results at 2014 MU69". If you submit an abstract to the special session, it does not count against your allotment of regular abstracts for the general meeting. If you have questions, you can contact the session co-chairs Joel Parker (joel@boulder.swri.edu) and Cathy Olkin (colkin@boulder.swri.edu). [Edited for length] 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 FACULTY AND POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN INDIA School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (SEPS), National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, is one of India's premier research-driven academic institutes. SEPS/NISER is a unique center in India that has been established to emerge and excel in high quality and interdisciplinary scientific research works in Planetary Sciences, Earth Sciences, and Atmospheric-Ocean Sciences. NISER provides start-up grant and academic freedom for promising candidates. SEPS seeks faculty applications from highly motivated and promising candidates for faculty positions at various levels. Interested candidates should send their application to fa@niser.ac.in Current faculty members in SEPS are involved actively in Indian and large international collaborative projects and astronomy/planetary /exoplanetary missions, e.g., SKA, TMT, ALMA, NASA's JWST, SOFIA and Dawn. Interdisciplinary works on astrochemistry & astrobiology, star & planet formation, radio/sub-mm/infrared astronomy, exoplanets, planetary minerology & morphology, small bodies & meteorites, planetary remote sensing, land-atmosphere coupling, boundary layer dynamics, current challenges in climate change, etc., have been initiated already. Applications and positions are subject to rolling basis as per NISER/DAE norms: https://www.niser.ac.in/notices/2017/recruitments/Faculty-Rolling -Advertisement-2017.pdf NISER/SEPS also highly welcome candidates who are interested in prestigious independent faculty/fellowship program, for example, Ramanujan Fellowship, DST INSPIRE Faculty, SERB-NPDF etc. 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 FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ICARUS SPECIAL ISSUE ON KUIPER BELT SCIENCE Kuiper Belt and Trans-Neptunian discoveries have been accelerating over the past two decades. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft initiated the close-up exploration of Kuiper Belt objects with the flybys of the Pluto system the cold classical KBO 2014 MU69 (nicknamed Ultima Thule). In addition, many advances have been made in telescopic observations and theoretical modeling of the Kuiper Belt and Dwarf Planets. This special issue calls for results related to the exploration of the Pluto system, the Kuiper Belt, and Kuiper Belt Objects, particularly by New Horizons, ground-based techniques, and NASA's New Frontiers Data Analysis Program (NFDAP) projects. Papers are solicited from authors across the planetary science community and interdisciplinary papers are welcome. Revised paper submission deadline: October 1, 2019 Topics of interest include, but are NOT limited to: * Geologic mapping and geomorphologic analyses * Geophysical and geochemical modeling * Particle or plasma data * Dynamical or collisional evolution modeling * Analysis of the composition and photometric properties * Atmospheric measurements or modeling * Ground- or space-based telescopic data * Laboratory analysis of analog materials Guest Editors: Alan Stern, Rick Binzel, Will Grundy, Kelsi Singer, Oliver White 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 DPS PROFESSIONAL CULTURE AND CLIMATE SUBCOMMITTEE (PCCS) SEEKING NEW MEMBERS Are you interested in making the planetary science community more diverse and inclusive? If so, contact Julie Rathbun to volunteer to be part of the DPS Professional Culture and Climate subcommittee (PCCS). A list of our charge, duties, and expectations can be found at: https://dps.aas.org/leadership/climate You can also find Julie at the DPS meeting in Geneva to discuss the PCCS. Please send an email to rathbun@psi.edu by the end of the DPS meeting on September 20, 2019 and include why you are interested, a brief discussion of any EDI work you've already done, and a brief statement on what you hope to accomplish as part of the PCCS). 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 EPSC/DPS WOMEN IN PLANETARY SCIENCE DISCUSSION HOUR 2019 Date: Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 Time: 12:00-1:15 PM Place: EPSC/DPS Conference venue Geneva, Switzerland Saturn Lecture Room Join us for the annual Women in Planetary Science event over lunch. All are welcome! We will discuss professional development topics related to diversity and inclusion in planetary science. The presentation/ discussion schedule will be announced on the registration page. Pre-registration is required to receive a lunch (available to the first ~200 registrants due the generosity of our sponsors: Aura and Southwest Research Institute), and registration is recommended even if you are bringing your own lunch so we can balance room size with attendance size. Registration deadline to receive a lunch is August 31. Pre-registration, More details and RSVP is at: http://bit.ly/DPS_WIPS_2019 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 CARBON IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM: EPSC/DPS WORKSHOP Please join us for an engaging discussion on Thursday, Sept. 19, 10:30AM-Noon, Pluto room (Room 13) Recent results ranging from the Pluto system, the Saturn system, other locations beyond ~5 AU, all the way to Mercury in the inner Solar System, and nearly all points in between, raise questions abut the state of carbon in the Solar System: how do carbonaceous compounds become weathered in response to thermal processes and irradiation? How do we recognize carbon compounds and their various weathering products? The synthesis of these results improves our scientific understanding of the role of carbon in the Solar System, how it evolves and how to recognize it. Analyses of samples from the carbonaceous near-Earth asteroids 162173 Ryugu and 101955 Bennu will provide context for the presence of carbon. In this workshop, please come prepared to discuss observational, laboratory and modeling work related to carbon and carbonaceous species on Solar System bodies. We will kick off the discussion with short presentations from 1-2 invited speakers. 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 EDITOR OF THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL (PSJ) The American Astronomical Society (AAS) and the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) are soliciting applications and nominations of candidates for the position of Editor of The Planetary Science Journal (PSJ). This is a new journal to serve the planetary science community. See: https://aas.org/posts/news/2019/08/aas-dps-launch-gold-open-access -planetary-science-journal The Search Committee is looking for candidates that have a record of achievement in planetary science, experience as an author and referee in this field, and a clear vision for the future of the PSJ. Previous editorial experience would be useful but is not required. Candidates for this position should submit a cover letter, CV, bibliography, and names of two references to personnel@aas.org Nominations for the position may also be sent to the same address. Selected candidates will be asked to provide evidence of institutional support for their assuming the above editorial duties. The cover letter should address the candidate's qualifications, reason for interest in the position, and ideas for the operation, management, and future of the PSJ. Nominations submitted by September 30, 2019 will be given full consideration. More information can be found at: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/cfd23f2c 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 [NASA] PDS: MARS ATMOPSHERE AND VOLATILE EVOLUTION DATA RELEASE 18 The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce the release of the following data from MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) Release 18: ACCEL (Accelerometer) ANC (ancillary) IUVS (Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrometer) LPW (Langmuir Probe and Waves) MAG (Magnetometer) ROSE (Radio Occultation Science Experiment) SEP (Solar Energetic Particle) SPICE STATIC (Supra-Thermal and Thermal Ion Composition) SWIA (Solar Wind Ion Analyzer) EUV, KP, NGIMS, and SWEA data up to May 2019 are not yet available. To access the above data, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20190815.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/ The PDS Team Mailto: pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov Phone: (818) 393-7165 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 1ST INFORMATIONAL CIRCULAR FOR VIRTUAL MEPAG MEETING #6 I cordially invite you to participate in the next virtual meeting (VM6) of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), scheduled on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at 12:00-2:00 PM EDT. (Please note that this is an update from the previous Save-The-Date announcement.) The draft agenda, included below, includes several follow-up discussion topics and actions from MEPAG Meeting 37 as well as preparation of MEPAG discussion items for the upcoming Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) meeting (September 10-12). Additionally, we'll hear a request for input from the Planetary Protection Independent Review Board (PPIRB) on Martian "Special Regions." WebEx connectivity information is listed below, and updates to the agenda and presentations will be posted to the MEPAG meeting website: http://mepag.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm The meeting is open to all members of the Mars science community including our international colleagues, and I look forward to your participation. Sincerely, Dr. R. 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