Field Trip to Flynn Creek Impact Structure
As part of the SE GSA meeting, we will be running a field trip to the Flynn Creek Impact Structure in central TN. The trip will immediately follow the meeting […]
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Position in Mars and Moon Research
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa is searching for a postdoctoral research scientist to study the interaction between the solar wind and the atmospheres and […]
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Solar System Science Roadmap
Schwamb et al. for the LSST SSSC: https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.01783 The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) is uniquely equipped to search for Solar System bodies due to its unprecedented combination of depth […]
Sun Sprinkles Water Everywhere on the Moon
Spectral evidence indicates that minute quantities of water are present on the surface of the Moon, with water being most abundant at higher latitudes, during dawn and dusk, and sometimes […]
Elementary, my dear Watson
Mars 2020 may be NASA’s most ambitious mission to that planet yet. One of its goals is to initiate a multi-step process that eventually leads to the return of a […]
Differentiation Conference: Abstract Deadline March 1
The abstract deadline for Differentiation: Building the Internal Architecture of Planets is March 1. The focus of this conference is on understanding the physical and chemical conditions associated with the […]
Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter for February 2018
To the Mars Community, On behalf of Jeff Johnson (MEPAG Chair), Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and James Ashley of the Mars Program Science Office, the February 2018 edition of the […]
Planetary ArcGIS Workshop, March 18, 2018, LPSC
The Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility (SPIF) at Cornell University is offering a free workshop at the upcoming 49th LPSC on Sunday, March 18, on using ArcGIS for planetary image analysis, […]
Ocean Worlds, May 21-24, 2018: Abstract Deadline Approaching
The 3rd Ocean Worlds meeting will be held May 21–24, 2018, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association (USRA), 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, Texas 77058. In the next […]
Release of ROSES-2018 Annual Omnibus NRA
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) announces the release of its annual omnibus solicitation for basic and applied research, Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) 2018 at http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2018 on or […]
Billionaire Uses New Rocket Launch to Park His Car in the Asteroid Belt
On February 6, SpaceX successfully performed their first test launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket. Not only is the Falcon Heavy able to launch the largest payload of any rocket […]
Permian Impact Crater Field Hypothesized in Wyoming
More than thirty circular and ellipsoidal geologic structures, up to 66 meters across and many of them with an overturned rim and ejecta typical of simple impact craters, have been […]
Environments of Terrestrial Planets Under the Young Sun: Seeds of Biomolecules
9-13 April, 2018 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, USA Hosted by the Sellers Exoplanet Environments Collaboration, this symposium is a major international interdisciplinary conference in the emerging area […]
Carbon in the Solar System Workshop
April 25-27, 2018 Denver, Colorado Abstracts are due March 6. We’ve posted a notional program with some of the invited speakers. Check it out at: https://carbon-workshop.arc.nasa.gov
MEPAG Meeting 36 Venue and Hotel Block Announced
MEPAG Meeting 36 will be held April 3-5, 2018 at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport (1999 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202). A room block has been […]
Summer School in Software Systems for Astronomy
Registration is now open for the 5th offering of Software Systems for Astronomy. The course covers software design and implementation of telescope and instrument control systems, observation planning tools, and […]
Planetary Sessions at the May GSA Cordilleran-Rocky Mountain Joint Meeting
May 15-17, 2018 Flagstaff, AZ We invite contributions to the following planetary sessions: T21. Recent Advances in Planetary Geoscience. How the volume and diversity of recent data sets have significantly advanced […]
SBAG Digest, Vol 62, Issue 1
To the Small Bodies Community: Thank you for a productive SBAG 18 meeting. A draft document with findings from the meeting is now posted online and available for comments from […]
Planning Solar System Observations with JWST in Cycle-1
In light of the April 6, 2018, deadline for JWST Cycle-1 observing proposals, a 4-hour webinar will be held on February 13 from 10a-2p (EST) and will summarize JWST planning […]
AGU Planetary Sciences Section Leadership Opportunities
The Planetary Sciences section of the American Geophysical Union is looking to expand the number of volunteers who help to lead and operate the various section activities throughout the year. […]