PDS – LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 17
The NASA Planetary Data System is pleased to announce a new delivery of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) data for the following instruments: CRaTER DLRE LAMP LEND LOLA LROC RSS In general, […]
Monthly Archives: March 2014
PDS MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS DATA RELEASE 39
The Planetary Data System (PDS) is pleased to announce Release 39 of Mars Exploration Rover data. This release includes data primarily from Sols 3331 through 3420, rover Opportunity (MER1/B), instruments: APXS Atmospheric […]
2nd International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions: Call for Papers
2nd International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions Call for Papers Submission Deadline: July 28, 2014 The objective of the International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Mission is to have a […]
Term position, Mount Holyoke College, 2014-2015
Mount Holyoke College invites applications for a one-year, full- or half-time visiting faculty position beginning September 2014 in Astronomy. Duration of appointment may be extended. Teaching responsibilities will include up […]
Job Opportunity: Faculty Position in Planetary Geoscience
The Department of Earth Sciences and the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration invite applications for a probationary tenure-track faculty position in the area of Planetary Geoscience. The appointment will […]
Job Opportunity: MAVEN MARS UPPER-ATMOSPHERE AND SOLAR-WIND INTERACTIONS POST-DOC
The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to work on data from the MAVEN mission. The […]
Job Opportunity: MSL RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS AT YORK UNIVERSITY
1-2 MSc Research Assistantships are available at York University for work with the Mars Science Laboratory Mission. Projects will be primarily focused on Atmospheric research and Atmosphere-Surface interactions and may […]
NEW DATES FOR VENUS EXPRESS VIRTIS AND VMC DATA WORKSHOP
ESA is pleased to announce a Venus Express VIRTIS and VMC Data Workshop that will be held at ESAC (Madrid, Spain) on 12-15 May 2014. The goal of the workshop […]
GSA Special Paper on Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution V: Deadline Extended
This is the final call for manuscripts for a Geological Society of America on “Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution V” following the successful conference with the same name held […]
NASA’S SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION RESEARCH VIRTUAL INSTITUTE’S EXPLORATION SCIENCE FORUM (FORMERLY THE LUNAR SCIENCE FORUM): SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
Abstracts can now be submitted at: http://sservi.nasa.gov/NESF2014/ The deadline for abstract submission is midnight PDT April 26, 2014. Conference Details: July 21-23, 2014 NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA […]
CALL FOR SPECIAL ISSUE IN PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE ON “SOLAR WIND INTERACTION WITH THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS”
We invite you to participate in a special issue of the Planetary and Space Science journal, entitled “Solar Wind Interaction with the Terrestrial Planets”. Topics will include all aspects of […]
Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter: March 2014
Members of the Mars Community, On behalf of Lisa Pratt (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Amy Hale of the Mars Program Science Office, the latest edition of the […]
Workshop on Planetary Volcanism — Abstract Deadline Extended! Abstract Deadline March 27, 2014
Workshop on Planetary Volcanism — Abstract Deadline Extended! Abstract Deadline March 27, 2014 The Workshop on Planetary Volcanism will be held May 28-30, 2014, at the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) […]
Be an Asteroid Hunter in NASA’s First Asteroid Grand Challenge Contest Series
NASA’s Asteroid Data Hunter contest series will offer $35,000 in awards over the next six months to citizen scientists who develop improved algorithms that can be used to identify asteroids. […]
NASA Orbiter Safe After Unplanned Computer Swap
NASA’s long-lived Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a precautionary safe standby mode March 9 after an unscheduled swap from one main computer to another. The mission’s ground team has […]
Relay Radio on Mars-Bound NASA Craft Passes Checkout
The team operating NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission successfully completed, on Feb. 19, 2014, the initial post-launch power-on and checkout of the spacecraft’s Electra Ultra High Frequency […]
Earth & Space Conference Abstract Deadline Extended
CALL FOR PAPERS Abstract Deadline Extended – April 14, 2014 The Aerospace Division of ASCE invites you to submit an abstract and paper for presentation at the 14th International Earth […]
2nd Announcement- 5th Joint Meeting of the Space Resources Roundtable and the Planetary & Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium
*** SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: SRR/PTMSS 5TH JOINT MEETING *** Please find the SRR-PTMSS (2nd Announcement) for the fifth joint meeting of the Space Resources Roundtable (SRR) and the Planetary & Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium […]
MAVEN Mars Upper-Atmosphere and Solar-Wind Interactions Post-doc
The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to work on data from the MAVEN mission. The […]
MARS CRITICAL DATA PRODUCTS PROGRAM (ROUND IX) – Initial Landing Site Characterization for the Mars 2020 Rover Mission
The Mars Exploration Program has issued, in January 2014, a Request for Proposal for round IX of the Mars Critical Data Products program. This RFP provides support for initial landing […]