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Our latest newsletter, on phosphine and dirigibles and planetary protection, also talks about some of the great white papers that have been written for the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey. So here's a little thread on those! https://justspacealliance.substack.com/p/venus-of-all-places
The Decadal Survey asks astronomers & planetary scientists to write about their top priorities in their fields every 10 years. Several papers for this decade's survey were focused on the topics of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA).
Tavares ( @frankrtavares) et al. wrote about planetary protection and colonialism, something that's been on our minds since the Venus phosphine announcement. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ca8RRy1MSpOAvexucgxWJIlBuNsdPRn8/view
Khan ( @zeikonline) et al. discussed the interaction between planetary science and the US military-industrial complex, and how the moral conflict of this overlap can act as a barrier to diversity and inclusion in planetary science: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15u4bfrkiZS_zIiyP6x1IjsplLFwkkh7jRpPQT0ntl1Y/edit
Rivkin ( @asrivkin) et al. pointed out that asteroid mining could easily worsen wealth inequality on Earth, and urged more discussion about these ethical concerns as the industry takes off: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Af9ifnCMT7kFhjsvcmGcqYZyNwWdfQoc/edit
You can see a full list of the DEIA white papers submitted to the Planetary Science & Astrobiology Decadal Survey, with links to each paper, here. If you've got a specific paper you'd like to amplify/recommend, let us know and we'll add to this thread! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5hpGpVIWokwaymDITyMaYAVWJ4viFTsXDJVwTQb9gQ/edit#gid=0
