Issue 18-17, May 6, 2018
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- DPS ELECTIONS 2018: CANDIDATE SLATE
- LUNAR AND SMALL BODIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE 2018 – FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MAY 11, 2018
- THE SCIENCE AND EVOLUTION OF GEMINI OBSERVATORY 2018 CONFERENCE ABSTRACT DEADLINE, MAY 15
- EPSC SESSION: LUNAR VOLATILES
- EPSC SESSION: OCEAN WORLDS AND ICY MOONS (OPS3)
- EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2018 SESSION ON PLANETARY AERONOMY
- EUROPEAN GEOSCIENCES UNION (EGU) AWARDS AND MEDALS PROGRAMME
- TUNGUSKA IMPACT REVISITED
- MEPAG MEETING 36 PRESENTATIONS, SUMMARY, AND FINDINGS ARE POSTED
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DPS ELECTIONS 2018: CANDIDATE SLATE
The DPS Nominating Subcommittee has identified the following candidates
for the 2018 DPS elections for Vice Chair and Committee :
Vice-Chair (1 to be elected):
o Matija Cuk, SETI Institute
o Amanda Hendrix, Planetary Science Institute
Committee (2 to be elected):
o Michael Bland
o Will Grundy, Lowell Observatory
o Lucille Le Corre, Planetary Science Institute
o Krista Soderlund, University of Texas, Austin
Additional candidates, supported by a petition of at least 20 DPS members,
may be nominated by May 15th. Please send any nominations to the
DPS Secretary, Anne Verbiscer, at [email protected].
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LUNAR AND SMALL BODIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE 2018 –
FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MAY 11, 2018
The 8th Annual Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference (LunGradCon
2018) will be held on Monday, June 25, 2018 at the NASA Ames Research
Center, preceding the NASA Exploration Science Forum (ESF, June 26-28).
With the expanded interests of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual
Institute (SSERVI), the scope of this year’s LunGradCon includes both lunar
and small body science. LunGradCon provides an opportunity for grad students
and early-career postdocs to present their research on lunar and small body
science in a low-stress, friendly environment, being critiqued only by their peers.
In addition to oral presentations, the conference presents opportunities for
professional development and networking with fellow grad students and postdocs,
as well as senior members of SSERVI. A limited amount of funding will be provided
for travel and lodging costs. The deadline for LunGradCon registration and abstract
submission is May 11, 2018, 11:59 PM PDT.
For more details, please visit:
http://impact.colorado.edu/lungradcon/2018/
or email any questions to: [email protected]
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THE SCIENCE AND EVOLUTION OF GEMINI OBSERVATORY 2018 CONFERENCE
ABSTRACT DEADLINE, MAY 15
The Science and Evolution of Gemini Observatory 2018 conference
(https://www.gemini.edu/seg2018) invites the Gemini community to review
recent science highlights, identify needs in the context of Gemini’s evolving
capabilities, and develop strategies for the future. Additionally there will be
workshops on data reduction, speed collaboration, and “Under the Hood”
sessions from successful Large and Long Programs. Rooms at the
conference rate are going quickly.
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EPSC SESSION: LUNAR VOLATILES
European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2018
Berlin, Germany
16-21 September 2018
Abstracts submission is now open to Session LSE5
Lunar Volcanism
Deadline: 16 May 2018, 13:00 CEST
Please visit:
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2018/session/29984
The abundance, distribution, history and transport of volatiles on the
Moon are important topics for Lunar science and exploration. Several
missions have been flown or are being planned to address questions
related to Lunar volatiles. This session would invite presentations
related to the advancement in understanding of volatiles on the Moon t
hrough data analysis, modeling, and laboratory studies as well as plans
for the future.
Co-conveners: K. Mandt, G. W. Patterson, O. Mousis, E. Sefton-Nash
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EPSC SESSION: OCEAN WORLDS AND ICY MOONS (OPS3)
European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2018
Berlin, Germany
16-21 September 2018
Deadline: 16 May 2018, 13:00 CEST
https://www.epsc2018.eu/home.html
This session will deal with icy moons in the outer solar system with potential
liquid oceans underneath or, in Titan’s case, on their surfaces. Focus is on the
Jovian and Saturnian satellites and the future missions to explore them. This
session will aim to present new and review papers on the current status of
astrobiological knowledge about the worlds in the outer solar system with
possible subsurface liquid water oceans.
Looking forward to meet you in Berlin!
Co-conveners: A. Hayes, J. Lebreton, O. Witasse,, A. Coustenis, E. Turtle, F. Tosi
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EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2018 SESSION ON PLANETARY AERONOMY
We invite your contributions to a special session on Planetary Aeronomy at EPSC
2018 in Berlin, Germany (September 16-21, 2018):
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2018/session/29889
The aim of this session is to bring together researchers studying solar system and
exoplanet upper atmospheres to exchange knowledge and ideas while learning of
new results in this expanding area of research. We welcome papers on all aspects
of planetary upper atmospheres in the solar and exoplanet systems, including
observations and models that bear on photochemistry and ionization, magnetosphere-
ionosphere coupling, energy balance, circulation and atmospheric escape. Contributions
that allow us to better understand planetary evolution and the mass-radius diagram
of exoplanets are also encouraged.
Please submit your abstracts by the EPSC abstract deadline of Wednesday, May 16, 2018.
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EUROPEAN GEOSCIENCES UNION (EGU) AWARDS AND MEDALS PROGRAMME
I would like to draw your attention to the Awards & Medals programme
of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) for the year 2019, especially
the Cassini medal which is one of the three most prestigious awards made
by the Union. It honors scientists who have achieved exceptional international
standing in planetary and space sciences, defined in their widest senses, for
their merit and their scientific achievements.
The EGU Awards and Medals programme for the year 2019 is open for
nominations:
https://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/
The final deadline for submissions is 15 June, 2018.
For more information on proposing candidates and on the selection process,
please see:
https://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/proposal-and-selection-of-candidates/
The awards will be presented at the EGU General Assembly 2019
(07 – 12 April) in Vienna.
Nominations for all the Medals and Awards should be submitted on-line:
https://www.egu.eu/login/?next=/user-area/nominations/form/
Before submitting a nomination, please take a look at the EGU checklist to
make sure your nomination and supporting documents satisfy the EGU
requirements:
https://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/checklist-for-submitting-nominations/
Last year we had no nominations for the Cassini medal! Please consider
nominating your colleague(s) for this honor.
Jonathan I. Lunine
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TUNGUSKA IMPACT REVISITED
Call for Papers: ICARUS Special Section on the 1908 Tunguska Impact
Introduction
The 1908 cosmic impact in the Tunguska region of Siberia has intrigued the
public and puzzled scientists for more than a century. This event has generally
been attributed to the airburst impact of either a comet or a stony asteroid.
Unfortunately, no fragments of the exploding object have been recovered, and
the first scientific survey was not carried out until two decades after the event.
The data consist primarily of the distribution of fallen and burned trees and the
topography at the site, a handful of eye witness accounts mostly from tens of
kilometers (or greater) distance, seismic records, an atmospheric pressure wave
that was measured around the world, and an atmospheric phenomenon called
light (or white) nights that persisted for several nights in northern Europe.
Now is a good time to re-examine Tunguska. In the twentieth century, it was
the only known case of extensive damage from a cosmic impact (estimated
energy between 3 and 20 Megatons). In 2013, however, the Chelyabinsk bolide
provided much more quantitative information on a destructive airburst, although
with energy at least an order of magnitude less than Tunguska. The Chelyabinsk
airburst has been extensively studied, and models are able to reproduce most
aspects of this event. The insights and computational tools developed to understand
Chelyabinsk can now be applied to Tunguska. In addition to their scientific interest,
these airbursts provide valuable information for those planning planetary defense
against asteroid impacts.
In January 2018, a workshop at NASA Ames Research Center brought together
approximately 50 experts on impact airbursts to re-examine the Tunguska event
in the light of recent work on Chelyabinsk and other bolides. Papers presented at
this workshop, as well as other current work on Tunguska, are solicited for this
special section of ICARUS.
Submission Format:
The submitted papers must be written in English and describe original research
which is not published nor currently under review by other journals or conferences.
Author guidelines for preparation of manuscript can be found at
https://www.elsevier.com/journals/icarus/0019-1035/guide-for-authors
For more information, please contact the editorial office at [email protected].
Pre-submission questions regarding topics of interest can also be directed to the
Guest Editors:
David Morrison, NASA Ames Research Center [email protected]
Darrel K. Robertson, NASA Ames Research Center [email protected]
Important Dates:
Deadline for paper submission: July 1, 2018
Reviewing process completed: January 1, 2019
Production completed: March 1, 2019
Submission Guidelines:
Manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted through the
EVISE e-learning platform. The authors must select “Special Issue: Tunguska”
when they reach the “Article Type” step in the submission process. The EVISE
website is located at https://www.evise.com/profile/#/ICARUS/
Please feel free to suggest possible reviewers for your paper. Submitted
manuscripts will go through the standard review process, and there is no
guarantee that a given paper will be accepted for publication. ICARUS has
no page charges, but does charge for color art.
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MEPAG MEETING 36 PRESENTATIONS, SUMMARY, AND FINDINGS ARE POSTED
Thank you to all who attended MEPAG Meeting 36! This meeting was held
Tuesday-Thursday, April 3-5, 2018, at the Crystal City Marriott at
Reagan National Airport, in Arlington, VA. A total of 135 people
attended in-person, and there were nearly 100 unique Adobe Connect
logins each day.
Nearly all meeting presentations have been added to the meeting
webpage:
https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm?expand=m36
The Meeting Summary and Findings have also been finalized and posted.
Also available are all forum abstracts and, for some presentations,
e-poster files.
Comments or questions, regarding the meeting, the Summary, or future
MEPAG activities, can be sent to [email protected]. And we
hope you will join us at the virtual meeting(s) that we expect to hold
this summer.
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