PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 14, Number 33 (August 9, 2020) 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. Planetart Geomorphology Image of the Month 2. Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter for August 2020 3. Decadal Survey White Paper on the Saturn Ring Skimmer Mission Concept 4. [NASA] FAQs for SMD's Augmentations and Funded Extensions - Expression of Interest 5. Call for Papers to a Focus Issue in the Planetary Science Journal Dedicated to Papers Highlighting Landed Lunar Mission Concepts and High-Priority Landing Sites 6. Attend the DPS Meeting This Year 7. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 8. 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 PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The August image of the month is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: http://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com This month's topic is "Chaotic Terrain on Pluto, Europa, and Mars", contributed by Helle L. Skjetne, University of Tennessee. You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on Twitter (@PlanetGeomorpho) or Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology Best wishes, Frances Butcher (Chair, IAG Planetary Geomorphology working group) 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 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR AUGUST 2020 On behalf of R. Aileen Yingst (MEPAG Chair), Rich Zurek, Brandi Carrier, and Dave Beaty of the Mars Program Science Office, the August 2020 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found attached and on the web at: http://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov In this newsletter, we continue to update the upcoming conference schedule with postponements, cancellations, and conversions to virtual meetings. We hope everyone remains safe and healthy within these stressful, rapidly evolving, social-isolating times. Please send your Mars community announcements and calendar items for inclusion in the newsletter to Barbara at: Barbara.A.Saltzberg@jpl.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 DECADAL SURVEY WHITE PAPER ON THE SATURN RING SKIMMER MISSION CONCEPT You are invited to support a white paper describing the Saturn Ring Skimmer mission concept, the next step to explore Saturn's rings, atmosphere, interior, and inner magnetosphere. In addition to addressing fundamental questions about Saturn and its rings, as well as giant planets and astrophysical disk systems in general, the Saturn Ring Skimmer would reveal how the rings, magnetosphere, atmosphere, and interior of the planet operate as an inter-connected system. We advocate that this mission concept be studied in depth as a potential option for the New Frontiers program. The paper is available at: https://www.seti.org/RingSkimmerWP20 A form to register your support is available at: https://www.seti.org/RingSkimmerWP20_support The paper will be submitted on August 15 to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey. Matthew Tiscareno Mar Vaquero Matthew Hedman and the Ring Skimmer team 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 [NASA] FAQS FOR SMD'S AUGMENTATIONS AND FUNDED EXTENSIONS - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Solicitation Number: NNH20ZDA010L To stimulate response from all types of currently funded Science Mission Directorate awards, e.g., grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, inter-agency transfers, whether inside or outside NASA, SMD has added Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (FAQS) for "Expression of Interest" (EOI) SMD call for Augmentations and Funded Extensions on the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES). EOIs are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on August 21, 2020 as a Notice of Intent (NOI) in response to NNH20ZDA010L via NSPIRES. Download the full text of the EOI, its FAQs and response instructions at: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7B2F320E44-5D23-176F-C195-597F32FBBC9D%7D&path=&method=init SMD will not provide any feedback on a submitted Expression of Interest. NASA SMD will keep EOI contents confidential and will use responses to improve management of the augmentation and extension processes. If after reviewing the FAQs, additional questions regarding the Expression of Interest remain, please email sara@nasa.gov and use as the subject line "SMD call for Augmentations and Funded Extensions: NNH20ZDA010L". [Edited for length] 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 CALL FOR PAPERS TO A FOCUS ISSUE IN THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL DEDICATED TO PAPERS HIGHLIGHTING LANDED LUNAR MISSION CONCEPTS AND HIGH-PRIORITY LANDING SITES New Extended Submission Deadline: 11/1/2020 Please direct questions to the Special Issue Coordinators: Barbara Cohen (Barbara.A.Cohen@nasa.gov) and Maria Banks (maria.e.banks@nasa.gov). Planetary Science Journal submission site: https://journals.aas.org/planetary-science-journal When submitting, please indicate the special issue: "Lunar Mission Concepts and High-Priority Landing Sites” in the comments section. Description of focus for special issue: This special issue is dedicated to papers highlighting lunar mission concepts, data analysis, and high-priority landing sites. A successful paper should bring together elements of lunar data analysis (e.g. geology, site selection, new analyses), along with a lunar mission or instrument/payload concept (science, instrumentation, mission design, etc). Surface mission concepts should contain a science justification for a robotic (or human-assisted) mission, and a detailed analysis of one or more candidate landing sites to show the existence of a safe and interesting potential site for the mission. Orbital mission concepts should include new or updated lunar data analysis or interpretation that supports the mission concept along with its science justification. Mission concepts need not be highly mature, but should clearly describe the science case. 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 ATTEND THE DPS MEETING THIS YEAR Please join us at the virtual DPS meeting this year, Oct 26-30! It's a great opportunity to attend DPS, perhaps for the first time. Meeting abstracts are due August 12. You do not need to submit an abstract to attend the meeting. Registration rates for this year's virtual meeting are lower than for in-person meetings. Some financial support for meeting attendance is available: https://dps.aas.org/news/hartmann-grant-dps-52 DPS offers affiliate memberships to members of numerous partner organizations including NSBP, NSHP, and SACNAS. DPS is the American Astronomical Society's (AAS) Division for Planetary Sciences. The DPS is the world's largest professional society of planetary scientists. The DPS represents the interests of planetary scientists at all stages of their careers. It promotes the advancement of planetary science to stakeholders including NASA and other government agencies, the public, and federal, state, and local legislatures. As a professional society, the DPS advocates on issues that affect the quality of work and educational environments, as well as the specific conditions that planetary scientists need to do their work. Learn more about the meeting at: https://aas.org/meetings/dps52 Learn more about DPS at: https://dps.aas.org 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 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html October 3-7, 2022 From Clouds to Planets II: The Astrochemical Link https://events.mpe.mpg.de/event/12/ Berlin, Germany [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.] 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 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas http://psj.aas.org No new papers. *********************************************************************** * The Planetary Exploration Newsletter is issued approximately weekly. * Current and back issues are available at http://planetarynews.org * * To subscribe, go to http://planetarynews.org/pen_subscribe.html, or * send a request to pen_editor@psi.edu * * To unsubscribe, send an email to pen_editor@psi.edu * * Please send all replies and submissions to pen_editor@psi.edu. * Announcements and other messages should be brief with links to URLs * for extended information, including detailed descriptions for job * announcements. 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