Europlanet Society Briefing
December 2021
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Issue 2 of the Europlanet Magazine is out!
We are delighted to share with you the second issue of the Europlanet Magazine. The free e-magazine is published twice a year and aims to highlight the range of activities by Europlanet, our partners, and the wider planetary community.
Read it here>>
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Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI) News
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Europlanet Telescope Network Science Workshop, 9-11 February 2022
Oral abstract deadline: 7 January 2022.
Poster abstract deadline: 21 January 2022.
The first Europlanet Telescope Network Science Workshop aims to encourage community-led proposals and to highlight scientific results achieved with the Europlanet Telescope Network and other medium-size/small telescopes. Interested astronomers and amateurs are invited to participate and learn more about the instruments offered and the scientific potential.
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Planetary & Geologic Mapping Winter School, 7-11 February 2022
Registration deadline: 15 January 2022.
The next Geology & Planetary Mapping Winter School will be dedicated to the process of creating planetary geologic maps on the Moon, Mercury and Mars. Registration is now open.
Registrations is free. We will try to accomodate as many participants as possible, while keeping a reasonable participant/instructor ratio.
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Virtual Fireballs Workshop #2 on Fireball Databases, Lunar Impact Flashes and Machine Learning, 4-5 February 2022
Registration deadline: 16 January 2022.
A second workshop will take place to present and discuss different fireballs networks, databases and data formats, as well as lunar impact flashes, observation networks and software.
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We need your help!
Volunteer to take on open roles in the Europlanet Society
Help us to help you in supporting the growth and development of the Europlanet Society by taking on roles within its organisation.
Vice Chair of EPSC
We are looking for a volunteer to act as Vice-Chair of the EPSC Executive Committee for upcoming Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) meetings in 2022-2025. See details>>
Central Europe Hub Chair
The Central Europe Hub was established in 2018 to promote planetary science and related fields for the benefit of the Austrian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Slovenian, Slovakian and wider European community, within the Europlanet Society. If you're interested in applying to become the Central Europe Hub Chair, please reach out to the Central Europe Hub team.
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Winners announced of #InspiredByOtherWorlds Contest 2021
The winners of the 2021 edition of the #InspiredByOtherWorlds arts contest were announced in a webinar on 21 December.
See the full list of winners and the gallery of all entries>>
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Europlanet Community Corner
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EPEC Profiles
Noah Jäggi
Noah Jäggi is currently a PhD student in Space Research & Planetary Sciences, at the Physics Institute of the University of Bern.
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Planetary Science Wiki Edit-a-thon
The Planetary Science Wiki Edit-a-thon adds new and translated Wikipedia profiles of planetary scientists to highlight diversity within the planetary community. The project is organised by the Diversity Committee of the Europlanet Society, in collaboration with Women in Red and WikiDonne.
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Natalie Batalha
Natalie Batalha is a professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz. Previously she was a research astronomer in the Space Sciences Division of NASA Ames Research Center and held the position of Co-Investigator and Kepler Mission Scientist on the Kepler Mission, the first mission capable of finding Earth-size planets around other stars
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Call for a Medium-size and a Fast mission opportunity in ESA’s Science Programme
The ESA Director of Science solicits the scientific community in ESA’s Member States for proposals for both a “Fast” mission opportunity (to be launched in the 2030-2031 timeframe) and for a Medium mission opportunity (to be launched around 2037). The new long-term scientific plan - Voyage 2050 - for the Science Programme of the European Space Agency (ESA), has been issued in June 2021, following a broad consultation of the scientific community and a peer review process, with final recommendations issued by an independent scientific Senior Committee. The plan includes three Large (L) missions in selected science themes (Moons of the Giant Planets, From Temperate Exoplanets to the Milky Way, and New Physical Probes of the Early Universe) and a set of Medium (M) and Fast (F) missions. The definition of the F and M space missions is based on a competitive, peer-reviewed selection process.
Even though the Voyage 2050 plan identifies a set of possible themes for the Medium missions, proposals in all fields of space science will be considered, with no prejudice.
Full details>>
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Requests for Information
Future European Missions and Elements of Lunar Exploration. Find out more>>
Future Elements of Mars Exploration. Find out more>>
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Global Geochemistry Community Survey
We have an urgent need to better understand the international geochemical community and to advocate for reforms that will shape the future of our discipline. To build knowledge and enhance prospects for all geochemists, we ask all geochemists and cosmochemists to help by participating in the Global Geochemistry Community Survey. The survey is completely anonymous and takes up to 15-20 minutes of your time.
To help us achieve the highest possible participation, please also share access to this survey among your geochemistry colleagues within and outside academia. Geochemists who are not members of the European Association of Geochemistry and/or Geochemical Society are invited to contribute too.
Go to the survey>>
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The 14th European Space Conference
25 - 26 January 2022, Brussels
The yearly high-level gathering of the key stakeholders of the European space domain will return to the Egmont Palace in Brussels for two days of dynamic and thought-provoking debates and exchanges focusing on the theme “A New Era for European Space: Turning Vision into Action”.
Online registrations are open!
Register>>
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Early Careers Training and Education Platform
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Early career opportunities should be mailed to mentors@europlanet-society.org
The Europlanet Mentorship programme is looking for new mentors and mentees. We are particularly looking for mentors in fields related to:
- Exoplanets and brown dwarfs
- Planetary science, exploration missions, mission instrumentation
- Space medicine, digital health, impact of space research on human life on Earth, life in extreme environments
- Space debris observation and mitigation
- Simulations/modelling
- Observational astronomy.
Find out more or sign up here>>
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Properties of slowly rotating asteroids from the Convex Inversion Thermophysical Model
Astronomy & Astrophysics
By Anna Marciniak et al
This study increases the sample of slowly rotating asteroids with reliable spin and shape models and known thermal inertia by 40%.
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Reconsidering the role of alcohol in the scientific workplace
Nature Events Guide
Nikki Forrester who authored the work is a science journalist with strong interests in professional culture.
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