Planetary Sciences Community Meetings Calendar
Organized by LPI/USRA *
July 2017
| 3-5 |
1st IUGG Symposium on Planetary Science,
Berlin, Germany
The 1st IUGG Symposium on Planetary Science (IUGG-PS2017): Interdisciplinary observation and understanding of the Solar System will be held on July 3-5, 2017, Berlin, Germany. The IUGG-PS2017 aims to bring together international scientists and engineers focused on a interdisciplinary work on exploration and science of the solar system and seeking life beyond Earth. Topics include planetary geodesy, remote sensing, atmosphere, ionosphere/plasma physics, magnetic and gravity field, geomorphology, geophysics, geodynamics, geology, petrology, volcanology, geochemistry, interior physics, Life & Astrobiology. All objects from the terrestrial and giant planets to exoplanets, including small bodies are welcome. |
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| 3-7 |
13th Asian-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting (APRIM 2017),
Taipei, Taiwan
Asian-Pacific Regional IAU Meetings are authorized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) with the aim to promote scientific activity and collaboration in the Asian-Pacific region. |
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| 3-8 |
International Symposium on Education in Astronomy and Astrobiology (ISE2A),
Utrecht, The Netherlands
The symposium is designed specifically to expand awareness of the results of the cognitive and learning sciences, as well as to provide a forum for active scholars in astronomy and astrobiology education. |
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| 10 |
34th MEPAG Meeting,
Virtual Meeting
The purpose of this MEPAG virtual meeting is to report to the Mars community recent MEPAG activities, and to preview MEPAG materials to be presented to the NASEM committee at their July 13 meeting. |
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| 10-12 |
Enabling Transiting Exoplanet Observations with JWST,
Balitmore, Maryland
To provide a forum for the exoplanet community to learn about and discuss planning JWST observations to characterize transiting exoplanets. |
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| 10-14 |
Ultraviolet Sky Surveys,
Tel Aviv, Israel
A conference to discuss lessons learned from past UV sky surveys, the status of on-going missions, and plans for future missions. Topics will include both scientific and instrumentation issues, as well as technological challenges to facilitate the future missions. |
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| 13 |
LPI Seminar: MESSENGER Observations of Mercury’s Dynamic Magnetosphere (James A. Slavin, Department of Climate and Space Science & Engineering, University of Michigan),
Lecture Hall
Mercury’s magnetosphere is formed by the interaction of the solar wind with its small, ~ 200 nT – RM3, intrinsic magnetic field. The mean altitude of the subsolar magnetopause is only ~ 0.5 RM, but planetary induction currents in Mercury’s highly conducting iron core strongly resist solar wind compression. The weak conductivity of Mercury’s regolith severely limits field-aligned current intensity, but Region 1 currents are measured at low altitudes with magnitudes up to several tens of kilo-Amperes. These currents pass radially through Mercury’s ~ 400 km thick regolith to close across its iron core. Mercury’s surface-bounded exosphere is maintained by sputtering and other surface interactions that eject neutrals from the regolith. While the magnetospheric plasma is primarily of solar wind origin, i.e. H+ and He++, Na+ and other heavy planetary ions derived from the exosphere account for ~ 1 to 10% of ion number density. Magnetic reconnection at the magnetopause is far more frequent and intense than at Earth. “Showers” of 100+ flux transfer events are often observed during a single magnetopause traversal. Indeed, the dayside magnetosphere is sometimes observed to disappear during periods of strong southward interplanetary magnetic fields. Magnetic field loading/unloading of the magnetotail is observed at Mercury similar to that seen at Earth during substorms. Mercury’s substorms are associated with magnetic field dipolarization, energetic electron acceleration and plasmoid ejection, but they last only ~ 2 – 3 min as compared with ~ 1 – 2 hrs for Earth. Future prospects for understanding Mercury’s coupled magnetosphere – exosphere – solid planet as a system with the measurements to be returned by ESA’s BepiColombo mission in 2025 will be discussed. |
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| 16-21 | XVIIIth International Conference on the Origin of Life (#issol2017) *, San Diego, California | |
| 17 |
8th Annual Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference
(LunGradCon 2017),
Mountain View, California
to be held at the NASA Ames Research Center, preceding the NASA Exploration Science Forum (ESF, July 18-20). 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 registration and abstract submission is June 2, 2016, 11:59 PM PDT. For more details, visit http://impact.colorado.edu/lungradcon/2017/ or email questions to [email protected] |
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| 17-22 |
Formation of Complex Molecules in Space and On Planets - From Interstellar Clouds to Life,
Tartu, Estonia
Aims to give students an overview of the biochemical evolution of the universe from formation to the first molecules in interstellar clouds to the assembly of the first cells on Earth. |
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| 18-20 |
NASA Exploration Science Forum,
Moffett Field, California
The Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) is pleased to announce the 4th annual NASA Exploration Science Forum (NESF), to be held in person July 18 - 20, 2017 at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. |
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| 23-28 | 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society *, Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
| 24-28 |
Celebrating 25 Years of the OGLE Project,
Warsaw, Poland
The conference is a good opportunity to talk about fascinating discoveries of the recent years and to present current knowledge in various areas of astrophysics and space science. |
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| 24-28 |
CHEOPS Science Workshop,
Schloss Seggau, Austria
Group for Exoplanet Characterization and Observation CHEOPS (Characterizing ExOPlanet Satellite |
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| 24-Aug 4 |
Summer School in Software Systems for Astronomy,
Hilo, Hawaii
Course developed to teach students the basics needed to produce software tools and systems that astronomers and telescope operators find intuitive and efficient to operate. |
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| 25-Aug 3 |
Summer School "Impacts and Their Role in the Evolution of Life",
Saaremaa, Estonia
The course will take place at Kuressaare and the Kaali impact crater site on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia. It aims to give students a thorough introduction to the role of meteorite and comet impacts in the formation of Earth, its atmosphere, and the evolution of life. The course consists of lectures, pratical exercises, and student-led discussions. Participants will also have the possibility to display their own research results in two poster sessions.The Stockholm University Astrobiology Centre, the University of Tartu, the European Astrobiology Campus, and the Nordic Network of Astrobiology will function as co-organisers of the course and the following subjects will be covered by the lectures: • Roles of impacts in the formation of habitable planets • Physical and chemical properties of comets and meteorites • Detection and investigation of impact craters by geological methods and remote sensing from space • Ecological consequences of impacts and the role of impacts in mass extinctions • Transfer of life through meteorite impacts • Threat of life on our planet by near-Earth asteroids and comets. The lecture programme will be complemented by practical exercises concerning • Electromagnetic mapping of impact sites • Analysis of pollen indicators of the Kaali impact event • Microscopy of impactites • Georadar profiling at Kaali Bursaries. Covering meals and accommodations are available for a number of students from most European countries. |
August 2017
| 6-11 |
14th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS),
Singapore
Annual meeting will provide a unique opportunity to exchange scientific knowledge and discussion to address important geo-scientific issues among academia, research institutions, and public. |
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| 8-10 |
The Early History of Planetary Systems and Habitable Planets,
Tartu, Estonia
The meeting targets all related aspects of the subject. A broad range of contributions on formation and early development of planetary systems and particularly the habitable planets is expected, with links to other fields covered by astrobiology. |
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| 9-11 |
8th Planetary Crater Consortium Meeting,
Flagstaff, Arizona
Open to all planetary scientists interested in any aspect of impact cratering on solar system bodies, including observational, theoretical, experimental, and numerical studies. Contributions on terrestrial impact crater field studies are encouraged, as well as presentations about cratering on other solar system bodies. |
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| 13-16 |
2017 International Symposium on Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping,
Hong Kong
The symposium will provide an interdisciplinary forum for leading scientists and researchers to present the latest research and developments from the recent missions exploring the Moon, Mars, and other celestial bodies by NASA, ESA, Japan, India, China, and other countries. |
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| 14-17 |
The Third Workshop on Extremely Precise Radial Velocities (EPRV III),
University Park, Pennsylvania
This workshop is for teams around the world to share techniques for advancing precise radial velocity work towards 10 cm/s precision in coming years. Building on the success of the first two workshops at Penn State in 2010 and Yale in 2015, the focus on this workshop will be on the performance of the next generation of precise Doppler instruments, including hardware, statistical techniques for signal extraction and interpretation, and stellar jitter modeling and mitigation. |
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| 14-18 |
International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) 2017 Scientific Assembly,
Portland, Oregon
The scientific program will include symposia covering a broad variety of volcanological fields with plenary speakers emphasizing integrative and intersection themes. |
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| 14-18 |
LSST 2017: Project and Community Workshop,
Tucson, Arizona
Excitement about the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Project is growing as our focus turns toward integrating hardware and software across subsystems, and toward detailed planning for LSST Commissioning. LSST 2017 thus marks a critical time for face-to-face interactions among the entire LSST Community – enthusiasm, clarity of purpose, and understanding of Project and Community needs matter when moving so quickly towards LSST verification, validation, and commissioning. |
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| 15-17 |
12th Low-Cost Planetary Missions Conference,
Pasadena, California
The focus of LCPM-12 is on small and/or low-cost planetary missions, on the scale of the NASA Discovery/ESA Cosmic Vision Small (S) Class and smaller, including Smallsats and CubeSats. The conference is intended to be an opportunity for scientists, technologists, engineers and project and agency managers to exchange ideas and information to enhance the viability and science return of low-cost robotic missions. |
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| 15-18 |
Accretion: Building New Worlds Conference (#1st1e9) *,
Houston, Texas
This meeting will focus on processes of star formation and of circum-stellar disks that lead to planetary systems, like our own, with planetary bodies, both silicate-rich and volatile-rich. |
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| 20-24 |
Exoclipse 2017: Exploring New Worlds in the Shade,
Boise, Idaho
Discuss instrumentation and observing strategies for detecting and characterizing the planets, including ground-based and space-based coronagraphy, long-term RV monitoring, and microlensing and transit work from the ground and space. |
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| 24 |
LPI Seminar: Application of Al-in-Olivine "Astrothermometry" to Extraterrestrial Igneous Systems (Tabb Christopher Prissel, Rutgers University),
Lecture Hall
Volcanic and plutonic samples are directly linked to the constitution of planetary interiors. Further, igneous materials can preserve the thermal history of large-scale magmatic evolution including primary mantle accumulation, convective styles, hybridization, and source melting. We propose the first application of Al-in-olivine "astrothermometry" to understand the origin of key geochemical signatures observed among martian, lunar, and igneous astromaterials and their relationship to interior sources. In so doing, this work aims to establish chemical connections between the primary mantles of rocky bodies in order to redefine models of planetary differentiation. |
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| 28-Sep 1 |
NBIA Summer School on Astrophysical Plasmas — From Planets to Galaxies,
Copenhagen, Denmark
The school will cover basic theoretical and computational aspects of astrophysical fluids and plasmas. The lecture topics are detailed in the preliminary program outlined below, which furthermore includes complementary exercise tutorials: 1) Introduce students to the fundamental theoretical concepts and current observational constraints; 2) Bring together students interested in these subjects with some of the world's experts in an environment fostering interactions and exchange of ideas, allowing the students to develop their international network; and 3) Encourage students to continue working in these fields, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to research in these active areas. |
September 2017
| 5-7 | Exoplanetary Systems in the PLATO Era, Coventry, United Kingdom | |
| 15-17 |
Meteorites China - Gifts from the Universe,
Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China
A conference and exhibition on meteorites. A unique opportunity to build on the positive foundation of informed public interest by bringing together scientists, researchers, students, collectors, and the public from across China to learn from one another and to foster alliances towards furthering education, recovery, and curation. |
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| 17-22 |
European Planetary Science Congress 2017,
Riga, Latvia
The intention is to cover a broad area of science topics related to planetary science and planetary missions. The programme of the congress will contain oral and poster sessions, and it will emphasize workshops and panel discussions in order to have a strong interaction between the participants. |
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| 18-20 |
4th Global Applied Microbiology Summit,
Dallas, Texas
The main theme of the congress is “One platform to gather world renowned microbiologists.” |
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| 18-22 | The Many Scales of the Universe: Galaxies, Their Suns, and Their Planets, Goettingen, Germany | |
| 19-22 |
The 3rd Beijing International Forum on Lunar and Deep Space Exploration,
Beijing, China
The main themes are the frontiers of lunar and planetary sciences, the new technologies of payloads in planetary exploration (including the Moon, Mars and asteroids and comets, and other planets), and the scientific vision of planetary exploration in future missions. The LDSE will bring together international specialists from all over the world to talk about their latest research in planetary science and deep space exploration technologies. |
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| 25-27 |
Planet Formation and Evolution 2017,
Jena, Germany
The goal of this workshop is to provide a common platform for scientists working in the fields of star and planet formation, protoplanetary and debris discs, exo-planets, the Solar System, astrobiology, and planetary research in general. Most importantly, this workshop is aimed at stimulating and intensifying the dialogue between researchers using various approaches - observations, theory, and laboratory studies. In particular, students and postdocs are encouraged to present their results and to use the opportunity to learn more about the main questions and most recent results in adjacent fields. Registration and abstract submission will open in early 2017. |
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| 25-29 |
68th Annual International Astronautical Congress,
Adelaide, Australia
An intense week during which all space players will gather to discuss the advancement and progress of space in its various features; in particular, this year will be targeting secure access to satellites that provide communications, timing and navigation services, and remote sensing data. |
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| 25-29 |
EGU Galileo Conference "Geosciences for Understanding Habitability in the Universe",
Furnas, Azores, Portugal
This conference will deal with fundamental issues of planetary habitability and address some hotly debated questions in the field. The hotel is a newly renovated Art Deco hotel with good restaurant and large, famous botanical garden. The João Paulo Airport with frequent direct flights to the European mainland is located only 45 km from the venue. The deadline for registration and abstract submission is 15 June 2017. |
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| 25-29 |
Geosciences for Understanding Habitability in the Universe,
Furnas, Azores
Deal with fundamental issues of planetary habitability, i.e. the environmental conditions capable of sustaining life, and how interactions between the interior of a planet or a moon and its atmosphere and surface (including hydrosphere and biosphere) affect the habitability of the celestrial body. |
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| 28 |
LPI Seminar: The curiously warped mean plane of the Kuiper belt (Kat Volk, University of Arizona),
Lecture Hall
The mean orbital plane of a population of small bodies is set by the mass distribution in the solar system. We used the current set of observed Kuiper belt objects to measure the mean plane of this population as a function of semi-major axis. For the classical Kuiper belt as a whole (the non-resonant objects in the semi-major axis range 42-48 au), we find a mean plane that is in accord with theoretical expectations of the secular effects of the known planets. We detect a statistically significant warp in the mean plane near semi-major axes 40-42 au, where linear secular theory predicts a warp due to the nu_18 nodal secular resonance. For the more distant Kuiper belt objects of semi-major axes in the range 50-80 au, the expected mean plane is close to the invariable plane of the solar system. However, the measured mean plane deviates greatly from this expectation and is inclined roughly 7 degrees from the invariable plane. We estimate this deviation from the expected mean plane to be statistically significant at the 97-99% confidence level. There are several possible explanations for this deviation, including the possibility that a relatively close-in (a < 100 au), unseen small planetary-mass object in the outer solar system is responsible for the warping. |
October 2017
| 2-6 |
Fourth International Conference on Early Mars: Geologic, Hydrologic, and Climatic Evolution and the Implications for Life (#earlymars2017) *,
Flagstaff, Arizona
The influx of new data received from recent spacecraft missions to Mars, the study of the SNC meteorites, recent progress in early climate modeling, the growing evidence of the role of water in the planet’s evolution, and the rapid pace of new discoveries about the origin and diversity of life on Earth have reinvigorated interest in both the conditions that prevailed on Mars during its first billion years of geologic history and their implications for the development of life. These issues were previously discussed at the first (1997, Houston, Texas), second (2004, Jackson Hole, Wyoming), and third (2012, Lake Tahoe, Nevada) Early Mars conferences, as well as in the papers published as part of the three associated special sections of JGR–Planets. Like its predecessors, the Fourth Early Mars Conference will place a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary discussion and debate, bringing together scientists from fields as diverse as planetary geology, hydrology, atmospheres, climate, meteoritics, microbiology, and molecular biochemistry,to focus on the conditions that prevailed on Earth and Mars during their first billion years of geologic history. The purpose of the conference is twofold: (1) to consider how impacts, volcanism, the presence of abundant water, and the nature of the early terrestrial and martian climates affected the physical and chemical environments that existed on both planets >3.7 Ga — especially with regard to the geologic and mineralogical evolution of their surfaces, their hydrologic cycles, the development of life, and the preservation of its signature in the geologic record; and (2) to discuss the investigations that might be conducted by present and future missions to test the hypotheses arising from (1). |
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| 5-7 |
Venera-D Venus Modelling Workshop,
Modvoe, Russia
Focused on the Venera-D mission support by current models (e.g. General Circulation Models of atmosphere, or GCMs, models of the surface and interior structure, and plasma environment), a landing site selection, and the types of measurements needed to more adequately constrain parameters in the models and experiments. |
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| 6 |
LPI Seminar: Heat Pipe Planets (William Moore, Hampton University),
Lecture Hall
A look at the surfaces of the terrestrial planets other than Earth reveals vast plains of extruded lava, of mafic or even ultra-mafic composition, flowing over vast distances at low slopes from sources which are not elevated or even identifiable. On these bodies, tectonic deformation is dominated by compression, and ancient topographic and gravity anomalies have been preserved to the present without significant relaxation. Is there a single explanation for these shared features? The operation of volcanic heat pipes as the dominant heat transport mechanism in the early histories of these bodies may explain these observations and provide a universal model of the way terrestrial bodies transition from a magma-ocean state into subsequent single-plate, stagnant-lid convection or plate tectonic phases. In the heat-pipe cooling mode, magma moves from a high melt-fraction asthenosphere through the lithosphere to erupt and cool at the surface via narrow channels. Despite high surface heat flow, the rapid volcanic resurfacing produces a thick, cold, and strong lithosphere which undergoes contractional strain forced by downward advection of the surface toward smaller radii. In the absence of plate tectonics, heat-pipe cooling is the last significant endogenic resurfacing process experienced by most terrestrial bodies in the solar system, because subsequent stagnant-lid convection produces only weak tectonic deformation. Due to their higher heat content, terrestrial exoplanets appreciably larger than Earth may remain in heat-pipe mode for much of the lifespan of a Sun-like star and would likely be found in this stage of evolution — the stage in which life first arose on Earth. |
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| 9-13 |
The Eighth Moscow Solar System Symposium,
Moscow, Russia
Subject matter will cover many problems of the solar system science with the central topic “Moon, Mars, and Venus research.” |
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| 10-11 |
New Worlds,
Austin, Texas
You’ve heard about the rockets. Now come hear about where they’re going, why they’re going and who will ride them to New Worlds. Nov. 10-11 in Austin, Texas, world class scientists, experts and engineers will join the newest minds and future leaders to explain, discuss and debate the challenges and solutions we face in space. Entrepreneurs and financial experts will talk about new businesses and ways to pay for these new communities. Astronauts will tell us what it is like out there. Artists will show us what it will be like tomorrow. Makers will show us how they will make what we need to live. And in the next room, over 750 high school kids will design their own cities on the Moon and Mars. |
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| 10-12 |
Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (#leag2017) *,
Columbia, Maryland
The theme of the 2017 LEAG annual meeting is Activities Enabled by Getting to the Lunar Surface. The meeting will bring together scientists, engineers, industry/private sector, and government personnel to explore and develop lunar exploration strategies that benefit all constituencies that LEAG represents, and promote solar system exploration through the use of lunar resources. |
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| 10-12 | International Meeting of Sedimentology 2017, Toulouse, France | |
| 12-13 |
Back to the Moon Workshop (#moon2017) *,
Columbia, Maryland
Using the LEAG roadmap as a springboard for a return to the Moon, this community workshop will bring together stakeholders from industry, commerce, government, and academia to explore making a lunar return with humans an affordable reality in the near future. |
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| 15-20 |
49th Annual DPS Meeting,
Provo, Utah
Division for Planetary Sciences Annual Meeting |
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| 16-20 |
Fifth Workshop on Robotic Autonomous Observatories,
Mazagon, Spain
The main focus will be on new and existing astronomical facilities whose goal is to observe a wide variety of astrophysical targets with no (or very little) human interaction. We expect the workshop will continue as an international forum for researchers to summarize the most recent developments and ideas in the field, with a special emphasis given to the technical and scientific results obtained within the last two years, with specific sessions on educational activities and space surveillance and tracking. |
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| 17-20 |
The Cosmic Wheel and the Legacy of the AKARI Archive: From Galaxies and Stars to Planets and Life,
Tokyo, Japan
The aim is twofold. First to highlight the most important AKARI contributions to our understanding of astronomical processes and second to expose the astronomical community to the potential of the AKARI legacy, so that the AKARI archive can be fully exploited in the following decades. |
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| 22-25 |
2017 GSA Annual Meeting,
Seattle, Washington
The Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. |
November 2017
| 1-2 |
Europa Deep Dive I: Ice-Shell Exchange Processes (#europadeepdive2017) *,
Houston, Texas
The focus of this workshop is exchange processes within Europa’s ice shell, including (but not limited to) tectonism, diapirism, subduction, and impact processes, and their relation to the boundary layers above and below. How does material move through the shell? Is surface-ocean exchange likely or is it difficult? What timescales are involved in these processes? What processes might operate across different shell thicknesses? The workshop will be highly interactive, and all attendees will be expected to participate in moderated discussion sessions. This will be the first in a series of workshops, each of which is designed to thoroughly examine one aspect of Europa’s geology, ocean, interior, ice shell, composition, space environment, or astrobiological potential. The workshops will bring together communities that may not routinely interact, with the aim of actively encouraging interdisciplinary discussion and input from all attendees. |
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| 6-11 |
9th International Conference on Geomorphology,
New Delhi, India
The main theme of this conference is “Geomorphology and Society.” Organized by the Indian Institute of Geomorphologists and open to all scientists and practitioners, this Conference will include scientific sessions, keynote lectures, and a workshop devoted to young Geomorphologists. Field trips will be arranged in various parts of India and neighboring countries before, during, and after the Conference. |
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| 7-9 |
SPICE Training Class,
Pasadena, California
NASA's Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF) offers NASA flight projects and NASA funded researchers an observation geometry information system named "SPICE" to assist scientists in planning and interpreting scientific observations from space-based instruments aboard robotic spacecraft. SPICE is also widely used in engineering tasks associated with these missions. NAIF will offer a three-day SPICE Beginner's Class on November 7 - 9, in the vicinity of Pasadena, California. There will be no charge for attending, but students will be responsible for their own travel, lodging and per diem costs. It will be open to everyone, including non-U.S. and commercial persons, on a first-come, first-served basis. |
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| 10 |
The Workshop on Modern Analytical Methods Applied to Earth, Planetary, and Material Sciences II (#methodsII) *,
Budapest, Hungary
(Date change) The meeting will cover a variety of analytical methods that have been used on different samples, including geological (i.e., minerals, rocks, meteorites), biological, and industrial materials. |
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| 12-13 |
Joint ISAS-LPL Workshop on Planetary Science Enabled by Epsilon Class Missions,
Tucson, Arizona
Devoted to discussions of planetary missions that are within the reach of ISAS capability and how to make these missions fruitful for the world-wide planetary science community. |
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| 13-15 |
1st IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness,
Orlando, Florida
The foremost purpose of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is to provide decision making processes with a quantifiable and timely body of evidence (predictive/imminent/forensic) of behavior(s) attributable to specific space domain threats and hazards. |
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| 13-15 |
Planning Solar System Observations with JWST,
Baltimore, Maryland
This 2.5 day workshop will include a mixture of presentations about the promise of JWST for solar system science, specifics on observer planning tools and observatory capabilities, and hands-on training and Q&A with the planning tools. Observations of solar system targets approved for guaranteed-time observers (GTOs) and through the Early Release Science (ERS) program will be summarized. |
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| 13-17 |
Astronomical Heritage of the Middle East,
Yerevan, Armenia
Aimed at the development of problems of astronomy-related interdisciplinary sciences in the countries of European and Asian regions and preparation of a basis for further possible collaborations by means of presentations of available modern knowledge in various areas of culture by experts from different professions and by joint discussions. |
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| 13-17 |
Habitable Worlds 2017: A System Science Workshop (#habworlds2017) *,
Laramie, Wyoming
Following the goals of NExSS to investigate the diversity of exoplanets and to learn how their history, geology, and climate interact to create the conditions for life, and corresponding bio-signature detection, the conference aims to address these questions: 1.What are the properties of habitable planets? 2.What would they look like? 3.How do you find them? 4.How do they form and what are their histories? |
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| 14-16 |
15th Annual Meeting of the Venus Exploration Analysis Group (#vexag2017) *,
Laurel, Maryland
Presentations on all aspects of Venus science and technology are solicited. Presentations on upcoming Venus mission opportunities and studies are of particular interest. |
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| 26-Dec 1 |
IAU Astrobiology 2017 Conference,
Coyhaique, Chile
The astrobiology community in the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has the tradition to hold a series of scientific meetings every three years. For a truly multidisciplinary discussion, we welcome researchers at the frontier of science from the fields of astronomy, planetary and space science, chemistry, biology, geology, philosophy, sociology and ethical issues, among others. |
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| 29-30 |
Global Exploration Roadmap V3.0 Workshop,
Moffett Field, California
The workshop will be primarily virtual; engaging in meaningful discussions during this workshop, when we will provide an overview of updates to the next iteration of the Global Exploration Roadmap, a document authored jointly by 15 contributing space agencies (see the last iteration, here). We also will share NASA’s current plans for advancing human missions in deep space, and invite our partners and spaceflight industry representatives to comment and provide feedback. |
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| 30-Dec 1 |
A Fractured Universe? Fundamental Physics, Symmetry and Life,
Sydney, Australia
This workshop will bring together physicists, cosmologists, astronomers, and philosophers of science for two days of invited and contributed talks. Topics covered will include: • the role of symmetries in fundamental laws of nature • symmetry breaking in cosmology and particle physics • cosmic and fundamental constants • physical theories of the multiverse • the role of probability theory in evaluating fine-tuning and naturalness • the connection between life and our cosmic environment • the broader implications of our place in the cosmos. |
December 2017
| 4-8 |
51st Eslab Symposium "Extreme Habitable Worlds",
Noordwijk, The Netherlands
The ESLAB Symposium 2017 will convene researchers from all over the world who work on interdisciplinary aspects in the fields of extreme habitability on Earth, the solar system, and throughout the universe. They will report on research findings and plan future endeavours. |
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| 5-6 |
Research Opportunities on the Deep Space Gateway,
Noordwijk, The Netherlands
In August 2017, the European Space Agency issued a Call for Ideas for Research Opportunities on the Deep Space Gateway. Submissions received in response to this Call will be presented and discussed at a workshop to be held at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), ESA’s technical heart in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, on 5 and 6 December 2017. The workshop will review submissions in the areas of life sciences, physical sciences, astronomy, Earth and Solar System sciences. It will also take on board education and public engagement initiatives. This consultation will help ESA establish the major areas of research that could be enabled by the Deep Space Gateway. The end product will be a compendium of ideas, findings, and recommendations describing what will be required to enable the proposed science. |
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| 5-8 |
Beyond the Eclipse (ASP 2017),
St. Louis, Missouri
Help us all look “beyond the 2017 eclipse” as a follow-up to last year’s conference, which was focused on how best to engage all underserved communities during the 2017 solar eclipse. |
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| 11-15 |
2017 AGU Fall Meeting,
New Orleans, Louisiana
AGU’s (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting is the largest Earth and space science meeting in the world. |
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| 11-15 |
Exoplanets and Planet Formation,
Shanghai, China
This international conference is devoted to the astrophysics of exoplanets. Among the more than 5,000 exoplanets discovered so far are many extreme systems that are quite unlike our own solar system. Understanding these exoplanets, in conjuction with solar system planets and protoplanetary disks, can provide new insights into the structure, formation, and evolution of planets and planetary systems. |
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| 11-15 |
JWST Proposal and Planning Workshop,
Pasadena, California
This workshop will take place shortly after the release of the JWST Cycle 1 GO call for proposals. Its goals are to provide general information regarding JWST capabilities, proposal process and proposal opportunities, and hands-on teaching for the JWST Exposure Time Calculator (ETC), the JWST Target Visibility Tools, and the JWST Astronomer’s Proposal Tool (APT). |
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| 12-15 |
Space Science and Technology,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The main goal of the conference is to promote the collaboration in Space Sciences (Solar Physics, Planetary Science, Space Exploration, Ground-based and Space Telescopes) and Technology (Remote Sensing, GPS, Pico Satellites, Rockets) between International University – Vietnam National University, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), JAXA and SOKENDAI1 in Japan, KASI2 in Korea, and ASIAA3 in Taiwan. |
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| 13-15 |
JWST Solar System Workshop,
Noordwijk, The Netherlands
This 2.5 day workshop will include a mixture of presentations about the promise of JWST for solar system science; specifics on observer planning tools and observatory capabilities; and hands-on training and Q&A with the planning tools. |
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| 16-20 |
Franco-Australian Astrobiology and Exoplanet School and Workshop,
Canberra, Australia
Over the past twenty years, astronomers have observed more than 3,000 extrasolar planets, consequently revealing the diversity of planets that exist in the universe. This has opened door for us to re-examine and re-define theories on the origin and evolution of planetary systems, and it has also brought us to the point where discovering extra-terrestrial life has become a real possibility. The ever-increasing number of detections continues to drive exoplanet research forward and we are currently on the cusp of a technological revolution where near-future space and ground-based observatories will allow an unprecedented opportunity to further explore and characterise smaller, potentially habitable exoplanets for signs of life. Key questions to answer are: Do protoplanetary disks include compositional trends that imprint on the future planets? What should future observations of Solar System bodies focus on? Where should we search for nearby habitable Earth-like planets? How can the science of the remote detection of biosignatures be advanced? What can our knowledge of life on Earth tell us about life elsewhere in the universe? This school and workshop, jointly sponsored by ANU and PSL, will bring leading experts from France, Australia and around the world to review these topics and identify new avenues for answering these questions. The outcomes of this workshop will inform future collaborative projects between Australia and France in these fields. |
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| 18-20 |
Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference,
Broomfield, Colorado
To provide in-depth NASA, FAA, and flight provider briefings and extensive networking opportunities for researchers and educators wishing to use the next-gen suborbital. |
January 2018
| 9-11 |
Building Bridges from Earth to Life: From Chemical Mechanism to Ancient Biology,
Tokyo, Japan
Understanding the transition from the Earth’s earliest geochemistry, to the later emergence of life, requires a synthesis of knowledge across an unprecedented range of scales of size, time, and complexity. We need both empirical data, and the ability to synthesize, compute, and reason at levels linking elementary mechanisms in organic geochemistry and catalysis, available energy systems, the assembly and roles of intermediate-scale structures, and reaching all the way to molecular and ecological systems evolutionary biology. Recent advances in several areas bring us close to connecting all the links in a chain needed to reason from micro to macro, from geochemistry to nascent biochemistry. The goal in this symposium is to hold a collaborative conversation, among speakers and participants, to sketch the form of this emerging bridge, and to point out both the most compelling opportunities and the most urgent needs. |
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| 10-12 |
Lunar Science for Landed Missions Workshop,
Moffett Field, California
This workshop is intended to produce a set of priority targets for near-term landed missions on the Moon, primarily, but not exclusively, from commercial exploration firms interested in pursuing ventures on the Moon. |
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| 11 |
LPI Seminar: Understanding the global distribution and formation processes of water and hydroxyl on the Moon (Joshua Louis Bandfield, Space Science Institute),
Lecture Hall
Lunar infrared spectra show evidence for the presence of OH and H2O, with previous work indicating the strongest signals at high latitudes and at early and late local times. However, these spectral data need to be corrected for small amounts of thermal emission, requiring detailed modeling of lunar surface temperatures to avoid significant inaccuracies. Using an updated thermal emission and surface roughness model, the newly corrected spectral data show evidence for OH/H2O that is present at all latitudes, local times, and surface types, suggesting a much more widespread presence on the lunar surface. This distribution implies a solar wind-related process that mainly forms OH that is more tightly bound to lunar surface materials and negates the need for a dynamic migration of water across the lunar surface on diurnal timescales. |
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| 14-19 |
The Prebiotic Milieu Building the Evolution of Early Life,
Galveston, Texas
The study of the origin of life occurs at an intersection of chemistry, physics, biology, geology, astronomy, and other fields. Conversations between these fields yield new insight and correct biases that are often invisible to individuals operating within a single discipline. This forthcoming Gordon Research Conference will explore new work in the origins field from planetary sciences to biochemistry and paleontology, covering the first billion years of Earth’s history. The sessions will provide a state-of-the-art update of the field, while also providing room for discussion and debate on some of the larger outstanding questions in our understanding of the origin of life. Sessions will attempt to provide the basic constraints on the starting material for the origin of life, and how the first biological material arose: the transition point from prebiotic chemistry to biochemistry. It will also cover habitable worlds and the search for life elsewhere, the innovation that comes from origins research, environments amenable to polymer formation, and the role of minerals in prebiotic chemistry. |
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| 17-18 |
18th Small Bodies Assessment Group Meeting,
Moffett Field, California
To identify scientific priorities and opportunities for the exploration of asteroids, comets, interplanetary dust, small satellites, and transneptunian objects. |
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| 22-Feb 2 |
2018 EON/ELSI Winter School on Earth-Life Science,
Tokyo, Japan
This interdisciplinary training course held at the Earth-Life Science Institute at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and a nearby field site will include lectures from experts and hands-on training in field techniques and computational approaches. Attendees will go home with an integrated perspective and new tools and concepts to apply in their own research. |
|
| 25-28 |
22nd International Microlensing Conference,
Auckland, New Zealand
The main theme of this conference is loosely centered on how to prepare for the coming decade of mirolensing observations and the data they will bring. |
February 2018
| 6-9 |
Magnetic Fields or Turbulence: Which is the Critical Factor for the Formation of Stars and Planetary Disks?,
Hsinchu, Taiwan
We hope this conference offers an opportunity to facilitate discussions on all aspects of star and planetary disk formation, such as 1. magnetic field and turbulence measurements, 2. molecular cloud structure and dynamics, 3. formation of protoplanetary disks, 4. chemical contents of molecular cores and disks, and 5. star formation efficiency |
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| 9 |
LPI Seminar: Titan’s Landscape – Sand and Sea! (Ralph Lorenz, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab),
Lecture Hall
Titan is an outstanding world for comparative planetological studies of surface-atmosphere interaction, processes that affect us here on Earth (such as shoreline erosion by wind-generated waves at sea, or flash-flooding by large rainstorms). I review what the Cassini-Huygens mission has told us about these processes and the resulting imprints on the landscape. |
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| 12-14 |
NASA IRTF Future Directions Workshop,
Tucson, Arizona
To seek input from the astronomical community on the future directions of the facility. |
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| 12-16 |
Water During Planet Formation and Evolution,
Zurich, Switzerland
Focus on processes governing the delivery of water to planetary bodies in solar and exoplanetary systems during their formation and long-term evolution. |
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| 17-18 |
Women in Planetary Science and Exploration,
Toronto, Canada
Opportunity for scientists and engineers to showcase their recent findings in the field of planetary science and exploration; highlights the achievements of women and non-binary researchers in a range of space-related fields while offering an opportunity to discuss, challenge, network, and support their peers. |
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| 20 |
MEPAG Meeting VM1,
Pasadena, California
The first virtual MEPAG meeting of the year will be a ~2 hr webcast at 1-3 p.m. EST (10-noon PST) on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. This webcast is expected to include MEPAG announcements and a brief NASA update, followed by a report on recent Mars Sample Return (MSR)-related technology studies. |
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| 21-23 |
Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Meeting,
Hampton, Virginia
Open to all interested scientists, OPAG regularly evaluates outer solar system exploration goals, objectives, investigations and required measurements on the basis of the widest possible community outreach. |
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| 25-Mar 2 |
The 2nd Rencontres du Vietnam on Exoplanetary Science,
Quy Nhon, Vietnam
Offer a fruitful meeting of observers involved in various ground- and space-based programs with modelers and theoreticians in order to raise new observations and new models to improve our comprehension and knowledge of exoplanets. |
|
| 26-28 |
PERC International Symposium on Dust and Parent Bodies (IDP2018),
Chiba, Japan
To share state-of-the-art research on dust delivered to Earth and its parent bodies in a multidisciplinary approach of planetary science and astronomy in light of DESTINY+ mission. |
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| 26-Mar 2 |
IX Taller de Ciencias Planetaries (IX Planetary Science Workshop),
La Plata, Argentina
The objective of this IX workshop is to propose an open space for the exchange and discussion of projects and lines of work. |
|
| 27-28 |
From Mars Express to Exomars,
Madrid, Spain
Interdisciplinary workshop devoted to revise our current understanding of Mars, from the surface to the upper atmosphere, in the eve of the Exomars TGO operational science phase. Organized in the frame of the EU H2020 project “UPWARDS” at its closure, this workshop is perfectly timed to summarize recent progress in a great variety of research topics, aiming at a global and synergistic vision of Mars, its processes and couplings: Interior-Surface-Atmosphere exchanges of thermal fluxes and trace species; Martian surface' intrinsic reflectivity, spectral properties, topography effects; Global water cycle (vapour & ice) and the role of water ice clouds; Atmospheric dust, particles distribution & properties, dust storms and variability; Photochemistry, atmospheric stability, trace species across the Terminator; Upper atmosphere composition, wave propagation, airglow emissions, escape to space; Delivering of Mars data products and modeling results to scientific archives. Especially welcome are analysis and revision of datasets from Mars Express and previous missions, as well as preparation studies for the exploitation of the Exomars TGO measurements. These can include model developments, data assimilation techniques, and novel data analysis and retrieval tools. Results from the UPWARDS consortium are foreseen to be presented, including the delivery of this project's data products to the ESA Planetary Science Archive. |
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| 27-Mar 1 |
Deep Space Gateway Concept Science Workshop (#deepspace2018) *,
Denver, Colorado
NASA is sponsoring this three-day workshop to actively engage scientific communities in the early stages of determining the ways the gateway will be used to facilitate science. |
March 2018
| 1-2 |
International Workshop on Occultation and Eclipse,
Istanbul, Turkey
Starting from 2010, International Occultation Timing Association, Middle East section (IOTA/ME) holds annual international workshop on Occultation and Eclipse. Main topics of these workshop include wide range of researches related to Occultation and eclipsing systems; like planetary science; exoplanets, Moon(s), small bodies in solar system, observation processing, Sun and Solar system objects and etc. Therefore, a large range of topics that can be linked to Occultation and Eclipse, can be relevant at the workshop. The Eight International Workshop on Occultation and Eclipse will be held at Yıldız Technical University from March 1 till 2, 2018. The following sessions will be held during the workshop: ✔Session: Occultation, Moon, Calendars ✔Session: Trans-Neptunian Objects, Asteroids, Comets ✔Session: Exoplanets, Planetary Science, Variable Stars ✔Session: Observation process, Spectroscopy ✔Session: High Energy Astrophysics, Astrobiology |
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| 3-10 |
IEEE Aerospace Conference,
Big Sky, Montana
To promote interdisciplinary understanding of aerospace systems, their underlying science and technology, and their applications to government and commercial endeavors. |
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| 5-9 |
Diversi Mundi (OPS-III): The Solar System in an Exoplanetary Context,
Santiago, Chile
Various aspects such as formation and architecture of planetary systems, small components of planetary systems, or planetary atmospheres and biomarkers will be discussed from both points of view and in the context of the forthcoming new observational facilities. During this workshop, emphasis will be made on developing new ideas and encouraging synergies between both fields, and plenty of time will be left for discussion and interactions. |
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| 9 |
Merging Giant-Star Asteroseismology with the Fate of Extrasolar Planetary Systems,
London, United Kingdom
Review our current understanding of the evolution and fate of extrasolar planetary systems during the subgiant and giant stellar evolutionary phases. Furthermore, by bringing together members of the leading UK exoplanets and asteroseismology communities, we expect to establish a roadmap for the effective and synergetic exploitation of the wealth of space-based data that will soon become available to both communities. |
|
| 11-14 |
Science with the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX2018),
Tegernsee, Germany
APEX2018 aims at presenting new science results and to looking into new science opportunities for the next years using the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment. |
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| 18 | Planetary Science Deep Space SmallSat Studies *, The Woodlands, Texas | |
| 19-23 | 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (#lpsc2018) *, The Woodlands, Texas | |
| 19-24 |
Life on Earth and Beyond: Emergence, Survivability, and Impact on the Environment,
Bertinoro, Italy
Gather experts coming from different scientific fields to share ideas, discuss about recent and present results, and identify the key challenges regarding the emergence, survivability, and impact on the environment of life both on Earth and beyond. |
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| 21-23 |
UK Exoplanet Community Meeting 2018,
Oxford, United Kingdom
One of the goals of UKEXOM2018 is to expand the scope for collaboration between Earth Science disciplines (including planet formation, planetary materials, physics of plate tectonics, and volatile cycling), but the conference continues to be open to all areas of science pertaining to exoplanets. |
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| 24-28 |
Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP 2018),
Fukuoka, Japan
The CAP Conference series is organized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), through Commission 2 — Communicating Astronomy with the Public. The IAU has more than 10,000 active members in 98 countries worldwide and its mission is to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation. The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), a leading astronomy research organization, and Fukuoka City, an area with historical connections to science and astronomy, teamed up to bring the international astronomy outreach and education community to Japan to directly experience the latest Japanese and Asian advances in astronomy communication. Since 2003, CAP conferences have facilitated the exchange of ideas and best practices. The conference helps strengthen the local community of professionals by connecting them to the global network. CAP 2018 in Japan will be a unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with new professionals in the Japanese, Asian, and worldwide astronomy communication communities. |
|
| 26-29 |
The Transneptunian Solar System,
Coimbra, Portugal
The scientific workshop highlights the current knowledge and understanding of the transneptunian solar system: The individual objects (including Pluto, multiples, Planet 9) and the body populations therein, their relationships with other entities in the planetary system, and the role in the formation and evolution of the solar and planetary systems. |
|
| 26-30 |
Circumplanetary Disks and Satellite Formation,
Nagoya, Japan
The conference goal is active discussion of satellites' origins, including formation environments and processes, gas and particle dynamics around terrestrial and giant planets, and constraints from the solar system and protostellar disk observations. |
|
| 26 |
LPI Seminar: Phase Equilibria Modeling Applied to Crustal Rocks on Earth and Mars (Julia Semprich),
Lecture Hall
Phase equilibria calculations enable a better understanding of phase relations in complex metamorphic and igneous systems and a methodical study of the variation in rock properties such as densities and seismic velocities. Furthermore, the extracted rock property grids can be combined with geodynamic, geophysical and geochemical models improving our knowledge of rock and melting behavior in various tectonic environments on Earth and other terrestrial planets. This talk will cover a few scenarios, where phase equilibrium calculations are particularly useful due to their inaccessibility such as the densification of lower crustal rocks with respect to basin formation and orogenic roots, melting processes and their relevance for early crustal evolution, and low-grade metamorphism of mafic Martian rocks. |
|
| 27-28 |
SSB Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science,
Washington, D.C.
The overarching purpose of the committee is to support scientific progress in astrobiology and planetary science and assist the federal government in integrating and planning programs in these fields by providing advice on the implementation of decadal survey recommendations. |
April 2018
| 3-5 |
MEPAG Meeting,
Washington, DC Area
The next Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) face-to-face meeting will be held at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport, Arlington, Virginia. |
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| 8-13 |
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018,
Vienna, Austria
The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience. |
|
| 9 |
AIDA/DART Spring 2018 Investigation Team Meeting,
Laurel, Maryland
This meeting will be used to discuss the status of DART and the collaborative AIDA project, present work done by the DART Investigation Team to date, and prepare for potential upcoming activities. Community interest and participation in general discussion is welcomed, and remote access will be provided. |
|
| 9-12 |
16th Biennial ASCE International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments,
Cleveland, Ohio
This 16th Biennial event will explore the cutting edge in engineering, science, construction, and operations for extreme environments on Earth and in space. |
|
| 10 |
LPI Seminar: Unraveling the Early Solar System History recorded in Calcium-Aluminum-rich Inclusions (Prajkta Mane, Arizona State University),
Lecture Hall
Calcium-Aluminum-rich Inclusions (CAIs) are the first-formed solids in the solar system and record some of the earliest processes that occurred in the solar nebula. These earliest-formed solids are surrounded by concentric multi-mineralic rim sequences. These rims are present around most CAIs from different types of chondrites. As such, these rims record a universal event that marks the end of the growth period of CAIs. In this talk, I will discuss results of a coordinated multi-technique approach to analyzing CAIs and their rims and revealing the timescales and conditions of their formation. |
|
| 12-13 |
2018 Southeastern Sectional Meeting of the Geological Society of America,
Knoxville, Tennessee
To explore geology at all scales, from isotopes and geomicrobiology to tectonics and other processes on the planetary scale. |
|
| 13 |
LPI Seminar: Asteroidal Differentiation: The Record in Achondrites, Stony Irons and Irons (a.k.a. the Cool Meteorites) (Duck Mittlefehldt, NASA Johnson Space Center),
Lecture Hall
Nothing of consequence happened in the universe from the time of the Big Bang until 4.564 Gyr ago when an assortment of small bodies in our Solar System underwent igneous differentiation, some quite vigorously, over a period of only a few Myr. Then, the universe resumed it inconsequential existence. Some meteorites - achondrites, stony irons and irons - contain a record of this brief, but exciting time in the history of the universe. I will discuss the petrologic and geochemical characteristics of several groups of meteorites that help us understand the range of magmatic processes that affected asteroids. |
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| 15-19 | 2018 Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) Meeting, San Jose, California | |
| 16-17 |
Asteroid Science Intersections with In-Space Mine Engineering (ASIME),
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
ASIME 2018 will focus on the topic of asteroid composition. In particular contributions that address the following questions are strongly encouraged: •What do we know about asteroid composition from remote-sensing observations? •What are the potential caveats in the interpretation of composition from Earth-based spectral observations? •What developments are required to improve our knowledge of asteroid composition using ◦ground-based and space-based observations ◦and asteroid rendez-vous and sample return missions? •How can this knowledge be used by industry to recover or use the resources? We expect that this two-day workshop will draw roughly 50 scientists and engineers from all over the world will allow for detailed discussions on these questions in the context of the engineering needs of space missions with in-space asteroid utilisation. |
|
| 18-19 |
International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanoengineering,
Las Vegas, Nevada
NSNE 2018 will be organized during May, 2018 at Hawaii, USA, on the theme Insights for the future of Nanotechnology and is comprised of 21 tracks designed to offer comprehensive sessions that address current issues in the fields of Nano Technology and Nanoscience. |
|
| 18-20 |
New Views of the Moon 2 — Asia *,
Fukushima, Japan
From the first NVM-2 workshop, the chapters for NVM-2 have been outlined and are available at http://www3.nd.edu/~cneal/NVM-2/. Because the New Views of the Moon 2 – Asia workshop is designed for presenting new science and exploration results as they relate to the Moon and integrating these into the chapters, contributed talks are, therefore, essential and welcomed. Updates on the progress of the various chapters will also be given, and integration between them will be explored and highlighted. |
|
| 20 |
LPI Seminar: Contribution of Sublimating Water Ice to Ceres' Exosphere (Margaret Landis, University of Arizona),
Lecture Hall
Telescopic observations of Ceres have revealed the presence of a transient exosphere of either water vapor or its photolytic products. Observations from the Dawn mission have revealed Ceres to be an overall ice-rich world. I use temperature and vapor production models in combination with observations from Dawn in order to quantify the amount of water vapor that could be contributed to Ceres' exosphere from ground and surface ice. I also discuss the role that small impacts have had in generating exposed surface ice. |
|
| 23-25 |
Technologies and Infrastructures Workshop for Planetary Exploration, Towards 2061,
Lausanne, Switzerland
During this meeting, we would like to discuss and brainstorm which are the key technologies and infrastructures required for planetary exploration in the next fifty years. We propose to review the current state-of-the-art technologies and the available infrastructures, from the present to a foreseeable future. On this basis, we will then identify the new technology and infrastructure capacities that we will need to develop to make it possible to fly our priority science-driven space missions. This ambitious objective can be reached only by pooling the rich and diverse expertise available in space agencies, industry and the technology research community: these will lead the way forward to implement the space missions needed to answer our key questions. |
|
| 24-26 |
Planetary Science Informatics and Data Analytics Conference *,
St. Louis, Missouri
The PSIDA conference provides a forum to discuss approaches, challenges, and applications to informatics and data analytics in planetary science. |
|
| 25-27 |
Carbon in the Solar System Workshop,
Denver, Colorado
The workshop will emphasize discussion, in addition to talks and posters, to encourage cross-communication within the community. |
|
| 25-27 |
Second International Mars Sample Return Conference *,
Berlin, Germany
The purpose of this conference is to establish a better understanding of the options for a possible International Mars Sample Return campaign in the next decade, given the 2018 context, to highlight recent accomplishments in Mars exploration that feed forward to Mars Sample Return, and to share international agency and private industry preparatory plans for future Mars missions relating to Mars Sample Return. |
|
| 26 |
LPI Seminar: Mantle Sources of Shergottites - New Insights from an Expanding Meteorite Record (Tom Lapen, University of Houston),
Lecture Hall
Insights into the duration of igneous activity and the nature of magma sources in Mars have been made from analyses of shergottite meteorites – mafic to ultramafic igneous rocks from Mars’ crust. The ejection ages of martian meteorites, the sum of the cosmic ray exposure (CRE) and terrestrial residence ages, have been used to link groups of meteorites to common pre-launch locations on Mars. These spatial relationships provide insights into the timing and compositions of magmas produced from particular magmatic systems. Data compilations and some hypotheses on the nature of shergottite mantle sources will be presented. |
May 2018
| 1-3 |
Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet (#mercury2018) *,
Columbia, Maryland
This Mercury science meeting will focus on all aspects of current and future Mercury science. The recently completed MESSENGER mission has provided a wealth of data that are continuing to be analyzed by the science community. BepiColombo is scheduled to launch in October 2018 and arrive at Mercury in 2025. This meeting will enable the Mercury science community to have productive discussions, building on MESSENGER's results and preparing for BepiColombo's new discoveries. Such discussions can also inform future NASA science strategy decisions, and this meeting will provide a venue for the Mercury science community to organize and collaborate. |
|
| 3 |
LPI Seminar: Linking protoplanetary disk chemistry with exoplanetary compositions (L. Ilsedore Cleeves, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics),
Lecture Hall
Recent advances in sensitivity have allowed us to begin to measure and even map the compositions of gas-rich protoplanetary disks. How these compositions are imparted into newly forming planets is still an open question that draws from topics of gas motions, dust dynamics, and, of course, chemistry. I will discuss how ALMA is shedding light on each of these topics, and how these parts fit into a newly emerging (and potentially dynamic) picture of chemistry during planet formation. I will finally discuss how what we've learned from the outer disk (> 10 AU) from ALMA may influence the compositional properties of the inner terrestrial planet formation region, and how we might test such ideas with future facilities such as JWST. |
|
| 7-10 |
Differentiation: Building the Internal Architecture of Planets (#1st1e9) *,
Pasadena, California
The second topical conference of LPI's The First Billion Years initiative. |
|
| 8-10 |
Humans to Mars Summit,
Washington, DC
Is the most comprehensive Mars exploration conference to address the major technical, scientific, and policy challenges of getting humans to Mars, as well as how such missions can have positive impacts on STEM education, American competitiveness, and other important collateral issues. H2M is an important part of Explore Mars’s ongoing programming to help advance policy and excite the public regarding human Mars missions. |
|
| 13-16 |
Sixth European Lunar Symposium,
Tolouse, France
The European Lunar Symposium is the foremost meeting dedicated to lunar science, research, and exploration in Europe. It is an opportunity to meet with colleagues from around Europe and the wider world to share new research, mission plans, and exploration activities. In previous years, the format has consisted of both oral and poster presentations divided into four broad themes of: “Science of the Moon,” “Science on the Moon,” “Science from the Moon,” and “Future Lunar Missions.” |
|
| 14-17 |
9th Workshop on Catastrophic Disruption in the Solar System (CD9),
Kobe, Japan
CD9 will bring together experts from around the world who study the catastrophic disruption of small planetary bodies in the solar system through simulations and modeling, laboratory experiments and scaling laws, meteorites, and telescopic observations and space missions to share their recent results and discuss new ideas. |
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| 14-Jun 8 |
MIAPP 2018 Workshop — Near Earth Objects: Properties, Detection, Resources, Impacts and Defending Earth,
Munich, Germany
This programme will bring together an international group of experts in the fields of asteroid properties, detection, in-situ resource utilisation, orbit analysis, impact hazard assessment, and planetary defence, in combination with specialists from ESA and NASA and risk management organisations, to (i) identify how to dramatically reduce the current uncertainties in the number, orbital distribution and physical properties of asteroids that limit the determination of the Earth impact risk, (ii) clarify what is needed to generate a complete inventory of all asteroids that could impact Earth within the next century, (iii) estimate the availability of resources extracted from NEOs as a function of the delta-v required to return the material to near-Earth space and identify the most promising candidates, (iv) assess current limitations to impact risk assessment, and (v) evaluate and optimise strategies to deflect asteroids that could impact Earth. |
|
| 15-17 |
Geological Society of America Cordilleran-Rocky Mountain Sectional meeting,
Flagstaff, Arizona
The Cordilleran and Rocky Mountain sections of the Geological Society of America are having a joint meeting. |
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| 16-18 |
Advances in Space Mass Spectrometry for the Search of Extraterrestrial Signs of Life,
Orleans, France
International experts will present the results on mass spectrometry of on-going and recently-completed in situ space missions (review talks on Cassini-Huygens, Rosetta, MSL-Curiosity, etc.), as well as results of the return sample missions (Stardust, Hayabusa, etc.), and experimental laboratory and relevant modelling results. |
|
| 20-24 |
Triennial Earth-Sun Summit,
Leesburg, Virginia
The Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS) is a joint meeting of the Space Physics and Aeronomy Section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the Solar Physics Division (SPD) of the American Astronomical Society. TESS welcomes participation by the entire Heliophysics community, including all four traditional sub-disciplines devoted to studies of the Sun, Heliosphere, Magnetosphere, and Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere. TESS not only promotes greater interaction and unity within Heliophysics, but also connections to astrophysics and planetary physics. The scientific program will include four interdisciplinary plenary sessions of interest across Heliophysics: Space Weather, Heliophysics Applied to Stellar-Planet Systems, Ion-Neutral Coupling Throughout the Heliophysical System, and Magnetic Reconnection in Space Plasmas. |
|
| 21-22 |
International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology (ICNST-2018),
New York City, New York
We invite you to deliver a speech and share your experiences to enlighten esteemed personalities and researchers by attending the conference. Salient features: People from industries, research institutes, universities, associations, and societies will attend. Your presence will definitely have positive impact on their future ventures and innovations. We would like to know your interest in participating as an exhibitor. We are having around 250+ participants. |
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| 21-23 |
Ocean Worlds 3: Water-Silicate Interactions (#oceanworlds2018) *,
Houston, Texas
In the next of a series of Ocean Worlds meetings, the focus will be on the potential for silicate-water interactions to occur on Ocean Worlds beyond Earth, from a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspective. |
|
| 28-Jun 1 |
Rosetta Workshop on Comets and Their Role in Solar System Formation,
Rhodes, Greece
The next Rosetta Science workshop and SWT will be held May 28– June 1, 2018 at the 5-star Rodos Palace hotel in Ixiain Rhodes, Greece. This meeting will be particulary special, as it will include the LAST full SWT meeting for Rosetta, as support for U.S. teams ends this year. |
|
| 29-30 |
iCubeSat 2018 — The 7th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop,
Paris, France
To provide a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers and students developing this new and rapidly growing field. |
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| 30-Jun 1 |
Dusty Visions — 2018,
Madrid, Spain
In a workshop style we want to discuss the present state and new venues in cosmic dust research. There are exciting new results from Cassini, Rosetta, New Horizons, Ikaros, Stardust, Spitzer, Herschel, STEREO and other space missions that stimulate new ideas and theories. Major topics of the workshop will include interstellar dust, circumplanetary dust including dusty rings and space debris, presolar and cometary dust, plumes, dust in interplanetary space, dusty plasmas, dust in extrasolar systems as well as laboratory measurements, instrumentation and space missions. In situ and observational results, theoretical models, and the outcome of laboratory experiments will be discussed and their implications for future space missions will be highlighted. Of special emphasis is cosmochemistry and compositional analysis of dust in view of the Cassini and Rosetta results and the upcoming Europa and Destiny+ mission. |
June 2018
| 3-8 |
15th Annual Meeting, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society,
Honolulu, Hawaii
AOGS holds annual conventions providing a unique opportunity for exchanging scientific knowledge and discussion to address important geo-scientific issues among academia, research institutions, and the public. |
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| 4-5 |
1st Annual RPI Workshop on Image-Based Modeling and Navigation for Space Applications,
Troy, New York
This workshop aims to facilitate the dissemination of ideas between all of the communities using space image data and to identify areas of common need. The unique workshop format will include oral presentations, poster sessions, and focused breakout sessions to discuss topics of interest. |
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| 4-5 |
Third International Conference on Advanced Spectroscopy, Crystallography and Applications in Modern Chemistry,
London, United Kingdom
Crystallography 2018 provides a perfect symposium for scientists, engineers, directors of companies and students in the field of Materials science to meet and share their knowledge. The theme of conference is "Exploring the Novel Enhancements in the field of Modern Chemistry - Crystallography and Spectroscopy". The scientific program paves a way to gather visionaries through the research talks and presentations and put forward many thought provoking strategies. It provides a premier technical forum for reporting and learning about the latest research and development, as well as for launching new applications and technologies. |
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| 5-7 |
Cryovolcanism in the Solar System Workshop (#cryovolcanism2018) *,
Houston, Texas
This workshop aims to advance our understanding of the processes that may lead to extrusive and intrusive volcanism on the icy satellites, KBOs, and hydrous asteroids in our solar system. Specifically, we seek to resolve how and under what conditions volcanism and magmatism occur on these worlds and verify the likely mechanisms responsible for putative volcanic features and magmatic constructs that have been imaged by spacecraft. |
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| 6-8 |
Meteorites — Understanding the Origin of Planetodiversity,
Paris, France
The aim of the workshop is to bring together meteorite experts as well as astronomers working on star and planetary formation to unravel physical processes and timescales of planetary formation and evolution within our solar system and beyond. The workshop will be the conclusion of the 2017-2018 Meteorite temporary exhibit at the MNHN, which will feature more than 300 specimens of meteorites. |
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| 11-14 |
International Symposium on Lunar and Planetary Science 2018,
Macau, China
One key role of this symposium is to serve as a platform to facilitate interaction between national and international planetary scientists. With the expected launches of Chang’E 3 and 4 to the Moon this year, Chinese First Mission to Mars in 3 years, and the rapid development of the Chinese Asteroid Mission plan, it is very timely to hold a meeting for the international planetary science research community to discuss and exchange ideas about what science could be done and how scientific problems could be addressed with these missions. |
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| 11-15 | 15th Annual International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-15), Boulder, Colorado | |
| 11-15 |
Cosmic Dust: Origin, Applications, and Implications,
Copenhagen, Denmark
The conference is timed to lay out the remarkable progress on dust since the Herschel and Planck missions ended and their legacies have begun to be exploited, since ALMA began real science operations over the previous five years, and to prepare for the launch of JWST. |
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| 12-14 |
Ninth Joint Space Resources Roundtable and Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium *,
Golden, Colorado
Given the rapidly increasing interest on ISRU activities for the Moon, Mars, and asteroids from space agencies around the globe, the private sector, academic institutions, and from recent legislation introduced for space-resource commercial exploitation, this meeting will provide a unique and timely forum for discussion on the near- and long-term opportunities for space resources. |
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| 12-14 |
Planetary Geologic Mappers Annual Meeting (#pgm2018) *,
Knoxville, Tennessee
The annual Planetary Geologic Mappers meetings are held to allow geologic mappers of funded NASA geological mapping projects or other mapping projects to present the status of mapping efforts and obtain guidance for map process, formatting, submission, and technical review. Attendance by scientists and students interested in cartography, geological mapping, and map-related topical science is encouraged. |
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| 12-15 |
Geobiology 2018: An International Training Course in a Rapidly Evolving Field,
Pasadena, California
An intense, multidisciplinary summer course exploring the coevolution of Earth and its biosphere, with an emphasis on how microbial processes affect the environment and leave imprints on the rock record. |
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| 12-15 |
International Symposium on Lunar and Planetary Science,
Macau, China
With the expected launches of Chang’E 4 to the moon this year and Chang'E 5 next year, Chinese First Mission to Mars in 2020, and the rapid development of the Chinese Asteroid Mission plan, it is very timely to hold a meeting for the international planetary science research community to discuss and exchange ideas about what science could be done and how scientific problems could be addressed with these missions. |
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| 13-14 |
SBAG #19,
College Park, Maryland
The 19th Small Body Assessment Group meeting will take place in College Park, Maryland. |
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| 14-15 |
Lunar Polar Prospecting Workshop *,
Golden, Colorado
Held in conjunction with the Ninth Joint Meeting of the Space Resources Roundtable (SRR) and the Planetary & Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, the purpose of this workshop is to develop a plan for a prospecting campaign for ice at the lunar poles. The objective is to characterize the ice as an economic resource with distribution, concentration, quantity, disposition, depth, geotechnical properties and any other characteristics necessary to design and develop extraction and processing systems. The results of the workshop will be provided to space agencies and interested commercial companies as a joint recommendation of the SRR and the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG). |
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| 18-22 |
Mars Workshop on Amazonian and Present Day Climate (#amazonianmars2018) *,
Lakewood, Colorado
The first Amazonian Climate Workshop is intended to promote the exchange of knowledge for planetary scientists interested in the recent history of martian climate. In recognition of the broad scope, interdisciplinary nature, and strong international interest in this topic, the participation of any interested scientist with relevant theoretical, experimental, or polar field experience is strongly encouraged. |
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| 19-21 |
Didymos Observer Workshop 2018,
Prague, Czech Republich
In this workshop, we will discuss, among other things, the following main topics: Observations in the 2019 apparition of Didymos; Observations in the 2020-2021 apparition of Didymos; and Observations in the 2022 apparition of Didymos - both before, during, and after the DART impact - will be discussed on an intentions and ideas level. |
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| 19-22 |
Atmosphereless Solar System Bodies in the Space Exploration Era,
Kharkiv, Ukraine
The conference is devoted to the 210th anniversary of astronomy science in Kharkiv, the 100th anniversary since starting regular observations of the Moon and 40th anniversary of asteroid study in Kharkiv Astronomical Observatory. The main rationale of the conference is to provide a deep and comprehensive insight in the selected aspects of the study of atmosphereless Solar system bodies both by ground-based techniques and space missions. The conference brings together experts in various remote techniques and modeling to disseminate new ideas and the latest results of investigations of small Solar system bodies and planetary satellites. The main topics of the conference will be optics of the Moon; planetary regolith: observations and simulations; physical properties of asteroids and transneptunian objects; Yarkovsky and YORP effects; and missions to small solar system bodies. |
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| 20-22 |
Exoplanets Orbiting Hot Stars,
Nashville, Tennessee
Recent advances in technology and methodology have enabled the discovery and study of exoplanets around hot stars. This meeting will bring together experts on such planets, the stars they orbit, and the many different observational and theoretical methods used to study them. |
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| 22 |
LPI Seminar: Sedimentary Records from Another World: Exploring Gale Crater with the Curiosity Rover (Kirsten Siebach, Rice University),
Lecture Hall
Since landing on the floor of Gale crater in August 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover has explored over 350 m of basin-fill stratigraphy primarily consisting of fluvio-deltaic deposits and lacustrine mudstones. Curiosity's findings have revolutionized our understanding of Mars: the planet had more igneous diversity than predicted, long-lived liquid water in rivers and lakes at the surface, environments that would have been habitable for life, multiple episodes of diagenetic fluids, and multiple cycles of crater fill and erosion. I will present the developing story of the history of the Gale crater basin, and the basin analysis work I have done to understand source-to-sink processes by separating effects from source rock diversity, sediment transport, and diagenetic influences for multiple sedimentary cycles. |
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| 23-Jul 1 |
EUCOP 2018: 5th European Conference on Permafrost,
Chamonix, France
Aims at covering all relevant aspects of permafrost research, engineering and outreach on a global and regional level. |
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| 23-Jul 1 |
Workshop in Geology and Geophysics of the Solar System,
Petnic, Serbia
The workshop is aimed for students (PhD students, but advanced undergraduate and Master’s students are also welcome) and young researchers of various backgrounds and different levels of experience in the fields of planetary science and space exploration. |
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| 24-29 |
Astrobiology Australasia Meeting,
Rotorua, New Zealand
Talks and posters on current topics in astrobiology will be followed by a three-day field trip to the diverse and spectacular geothermal features of the central North Island’s Taupo Volcanic Zone (2 Ma-present). |
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| 25 |
Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference,
Mountain View, California
Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference (LunGradCon 2018) to 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. The ESF abstract deadline is March 30th. |
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| 25-28 |
Origin of the Earth-Moon System, TRR 170 Summer School,
Trechtingshause, Germany
Topics to be covered: Composition of the Earth and Moon, Volatiles and Their History, Formation of the Moon, Consequences of the Giant Impact Model, Early Lunar Evolution and Chronology, Lunar Magma Ocean Evolution, constraints on the Terrestrial Magma Ocean, Core Formation and Redox Evolution, and Late Accretion. |
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| 26-28 | Exploration Science Forum, Moffett Field, California | |
| 26-29 |
Astrophysical Frontiers in the Next Decade and Beyond: Planets, Galaxies, Black Holes, and the Transient Universe,
Boulder, Colorado
To discuss how to effectively address the highest priority astrophysical questions of our time. |
July 2018
| 1-9 |
Astrobiology Grand Tour 2018,
Denham, Australia
This field trip in Western Australia will visit sites that every astrobiologist or geobiologist should see at least once in their lives. It will be a high level educational and cultural/sensory experience that will enrich all participants – scientists and non-scientists alike! The trip will traverse back through time, starting with the spectacular, living stromatolites of Shark Bay, with a rare opportunity to swim with these protected microbial structures. Following this, we will visit the remote sites of fossilised stromatolites from the c. 1.8 Ga Duck Creek Dolomite and c. 2.4 Ga Turee Creek Group, and walk through the transition across the rise of atmospheric oxygen (the GOE). We will then camp at Karijini National Park and hike through a canyon with walls made of 2.5 Ga Banded Iron Formation (BIF), and swim at the beautiful Fortescue Falls. Following this will be a visit to stromatolites of the c. 2.7 Ga Fortescue Group, then the c. 3.35-3.49 Ga fossiliferous units of the Pilbara Craton, including newly discovered geyserite in the Dresser Formation, site of the oldest evidence for life on land. Expect intense discussions about such topics as the timing of the origin of life and oxygenic photosynthesis, whether life ever was (or still is) on Mars, the composition of the Archean atmosphere, and the setting for the origin of life. As well as the science, we will enjoy some spectacular scenery, memorable campfire dinners, and sleeping under the southern stars. |
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| 2-6 |
Exoplanets II,
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Exoplanets II is part of a series of conferences following Exoplanets I, organised in Davos between 3 and 8 July 2016. Exoplanets II will be hosted at the University of Cambridge, UK between 2 and 6 July 2018. Pre-registration for this event will open in June 2017. |
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| 8-11 | Spectroscopy of Exoplanets, Windsor, United Kingdom | |
| 9-13 |
Conference on Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets,
Boulder, Colorado
The main purpose of the conference is to enhance understanding of the physical processes that control the magnetospheres of the four giant planets through presentation of recent studies, discussions, and collaborative research. |
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| 9 |
LPI Seminar: Domed Labyrinth Terrains – What Can They Tell Us About Titan’s Ice Shell? (Lauren Schurmeier, University of Illinois at Chicago),
Lecture Hall
The methane in Titan’s atmosphere is constantly photochemically broken down into organic molecules that collect in hazes and sediments on the surface. This fast breakdown, along with the identification of vast organic-rich regions of Titan, including dunes, Undifferentiated Plains, and Labyrinth Terrains, implies that methane replenishment must occur. Titan’s ice shell may contribute to atmospheric methane replenishment through direct insertion due to cryovolcanic eruptions or release from near surface methane clathrates. Unfortunately, there is little direct evidence for the existence of methane clathrates, and while putative cryovolcanic constructs has been identified, the interpretation as cryovolcanoes has been debated. I study specific topographic loads in Titan’s mid-latitudes - large isolated plateaus and clustered dome shaped Labyrinth terrains - to determine if they could have cryovolcanic origins, and investigate through finite-element modeling and scaling relationships if they can form within or be supported by a water ice-rich or methane clathrate-rich ice shell. My results show that despite its greater strength relative to water ice, methane clathrate shells are too thermally insulating, resulting in thinner lithospheres that are inconsistent with these topographic loads. Thin lithospheres cannot support large plateaus; they must be supported in a predominately water ice-rich shell. Similarly, if Titan’s dome shaped Labyrinths are large subsurface cryovolcanic laccoliths that form near Titan’s brittle-ductile transition, their sizes imply a predominately ice-rich shell, not a predominately methane clathrate ice shell in the mid-latitudes. The methane that recharges Titan’s atmosphere may need to come from somewhere else. |
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| 10-13 |
Astrochemistry: Past, Present, and Future,
Pasadena, California
Review the successes in astrochemistry in unveiling star and planet formation, present ongoing astrochemical theoretical and laboratory studies, and observational investigations focused on ALMA, and peer into the future of astrochemistry in the age of JWST. |
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| 11 |
LPI Seminar: Revisiting Models of Lunar Troctolite Formation (Tabb Prissel, Rutgers University, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences),
Lecture Hall
There are two types of pristine lunar troctolites as distinguished by spinel chemistry: “common” lunar troctolites +/- chromite, and the volumetrically minor pink spinel-bearing troctolites (PST). Recent experimental evidence indicates PST mineralogy is best explained by reaction between MgO-rich primary liquids and anorthite. The formation of common lunar troctolites can be attributed to equilibrium crystallization prior to reaction with anorthite. Previously, models of equilibrium crystallization were ruled out due to the pairing of forsteritic olivine with anorthitic plagioclase (i.e., the so-called “Mg# problem”). However, in this presentation I will demonstrate that equilibrium crystallization of MgO-rich primary liquids can reconcile the high forsterite content, as well as the presence of chromite, observed in common lunar troctolites. These results are then discussed in the context of a differentiating lunar magma ocean, and also the onset, duration, and global extent of cumulate mantle overturn. |
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| 12 |
LPI Seminar: When impacts impart: New insights into the delivery of water by impacts (Terik Daly, Johns Hopkins),
Lecture Hall
Dynamical models and observational evidence indicate that water-rich asteroids and comets deliver water to objects throughout the solar system, but the mechanisms by which this water is captured have been unclear. New experiments reveal that impact melts and breccias capture up to 30% of the water carried by carbonaceous chondrite–like projectiles under impact conditions typical of the main asteroid belt impact and the early phases of planet formation. This impactor-derived water resides in two distinct reservoirs: in impact melts and projectile survivors. Impact melt hosts the bulk of the delivered water. Entrapment of water within impact glasses and melt-bearing breccias is therefore a potential source of hydration features associated with craters on the Moon and elsewhere in the solar system and likely contributed to the early accretion of water during planet formation. |
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| 14-22 |
42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly,
Pasadena, California
COSPAR 2018 will mark the 60th anniversary of the formation of COSPAR itself. It will also mark the 60th anniversary of the launch of Explorer-1, built at the nearby Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is a division of the official host for COSPAR 2018, the California Institute of Technology. COSPAR membership today is comprised of forty-two national scientific institutions, thirteen international scientific unions, and many thousands of individual associate members. Pasadena’s location on the western edge of the Pacific Rim, near several international airports, makes it an especially convenient venue for scientists from North America, Asia, and Europe. COSPAR 2018 is expected to attract well over 3000 leading space scientists and space leaders from as many as 70 nations. |
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| 15-Aug 5 |
Unveiling the Physics of Protoplanet Formation: Connecting Theory to Observations,
Aspen, Colorado
Unprecedented high angular resolution imagery of circumstellar disks have revealed rings, spirals, and crescents in the gas and dust distribution around young (< 5 million years) pre-main sequence stars. These structures are the signposts of forming planetary systems, and probe the mass, orbit, and formation timescale of young planets. Observations have also revealed spatial variations of the dust particle sizes and changes in the chemical composition of the circumstellar gas. These constrain the processes responsible for the agglomeration of the large bodies (asteroids and comets) that are required to initiate the formation of rocky planets. The recent results stimulate a revision of planet formation models and push for new theoretical studies aimed at understanding the interactions between disks and planets, as well as the physics of solid particles in gaseous disks. The goal of this workshop is to bring together theorists and observers to collaborate on unveiling the key physical processes responsible for the formation of planets and the evolution of solids in protoplanetary disks. |
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| 16-20 |
TIARA Summer School on Origins of the Solar System,
Taipei, Taiwan
The objective ofthese lectures is to bring researchers and students alike from within both countries and worldwide to participate in the exciting journey through the exploration of multidisciplinary studies. |
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| 22-27 | 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society *, Moscow, Russia | |
| 23-27 |
2018 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Workshop: Did I Really Just Find an Exoplanet?,
Pasadena, California
The 2018 Sagan Summer Workshop will gather leaders in the field to focus on follow-up work to validate and characterize exoplanet discoveries. The follow-up needs for direct imaging, astrometry, and microlensing, radial velocity and transit detections of planets are similar but differ in the details. These differences will be discussed and explored covering what each method can detect and the shortcomings of each, with particular focus on the transit and radial velocity techniques. Attendees will participate in hands-on group projects applying tools to real data in order to validate planets. They will have the opportunity to present their own work through short presentations (research POPs) and posters. |
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| 23-27 |
Robotic Telescopes, Student Research and Education (RTSRE) and InterNational Astronomy Teaching Summit (iNATS),
Hilo, Hawaii
Focuses on building a sustainable community around the educational, technical and student research uses of robotic telescopes, from small through to large aperture and from radio through to gamma-ray. |
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| 23-Aug 3 |
Software Systems in Astronomy (SSFA) - 2018,
Hilo, Hawaii
SSFA is a course on telescope and instrument control systems, observation planning tools, and data analysis software. This course will be offered by Dr. Albert Conrad July 24 - August 4, 2016. Students will work with existing software tools and current design methodologies. |
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| 29 |
Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group Meeting,
Cambridge, Massachuesetts
Continue to focus on soliciting input from the wider exoplanet community on ways in which NASA might facilitate exoplanet research over the next few years, as well as input on how it should prioritize its ExEP activities. |
