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Co-Editors: Alex Morgan, Mark V. Sykes
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1. ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme
2. International Observe the Moon Night is October 4, 2025
3. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month
4. Assistant Professor Position - Brown University
5. LPSC 2026: Exhibitor and Sponsorship Opportunities Available
6. New Horizons Science Spotlight Webinar This Week
7. [NASA] SMD: Call for Applications - NASA-DARES Task Force 2
8. [NASA] PDS: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 63
9. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions
10. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers
11. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets - New Papers

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ESA ARCHIVAL RESEARCH VISITOR PROGRAMME

To increase the scientific return from its space science missions, ESA
welcomes applications from scientists interested in pursuing research
projects based on data publicly available in the ESA Space Science
Archives.

The ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme is open to scientists
affiliated with institutes in ESA Member States and Cooperating States
(all visits must comply with the ESA security directives, which may
necessitate additional checks). Early-career scientists, including PhD
students, are particularly encouraged to apply and so are women and
minorities. The anonymised evaluation process ensures equal
opportunities for all applicants.

Visiting scientists will have access to archives and mission
specialists for help with the retrieval, calibration, and analysis of
archival data. All areas of space research covered by ESA science
missions are supported.

Residence lasts typically 1-3 months, also distributed over multiple
visits. Research projects can be carried out at ESAC (Madrid, Spain)
and at ESTEC (Noordwijk, Netherlands). To offset the expenses incurred
by visitors, ESA covers travel costs and provides support for lodging
expenses and meals.

Applications received by 10 November 2025, 23:59 UTC, will be
considered for visits in Spring/Summer 2026.

For further details see:

https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/esdc/visitor-programme

Or write to arvp@cosmos.esa.int


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INTERNATIONAL OBSERVE THE MOON NIGHT IS OCTOBER 4, 2025

You are invited to join observers around the world in learning about
lunar science and exploration, making celestial observations, and
honoring cultural and personal connections to the Moon. Last year, 1.3
million people participated in 127 countries and all 7 continents. This
year, excitement is ramping up for Artemis. Attend or host a virtual or
in-person event in your community, or observe with your family,
friends, neighbors, or on your own. Register your participation to add
your event, or yourself, to the map of lunar observers. Note that we
offer flexible programming - you may host an event or participate in
the week leading up to, and following, October 4. Tune in to the NASA
broadcast and view live streams of the Moon on our Live Streams page on
October 4. Connect online to share your experience and discover how
others are participating through the program Flickr group or your
preferred social media platform, using the hashtag #ObserveTheMoon.

Register your participation, find tips and resources to host and
evaluate events, sign up for our newsletter, and much more on the
International Observe the Moon Night website:

https://moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-moon-night/


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PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH

The September image of the month is now available on the IAG's
Planetary Geomorphology web page:

https://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com

This month's topic is "Bright-toned sulfate-rich salts on Mars:
Evidence of late fluid flows in Gale craters", contributed by Dr. Anna
Szynkiewicz, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of
Tennessee, USA.

You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on
Bluesky, @planetarygeomorph.bsky.social:

https://bsky.app/profile/planetarygeomorph.bsky.social

Or Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology


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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION - BROWN UNIVERSITY

The Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Brown
University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor
in Planetary Sciences. We encourage candidates from all fields of
planetary science and exploration to apply. The appointment will begin
on July 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. Review of
applications will begin on October 20, 2025. To receive full
consideration applicants should submit all materials by that date. For
further information, contact the search committee chair, Chris Huber
(christian_huber@brown.edu).

The successful candidate must be engaged in a strong research program
with the potential to influence the field, demonstrate the intention to
obtain external funding, and demonstrate potential for excellence in
undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising in the Department of
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences. Candidates must have
received a PhD by the time of appointment.

Candidates should submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, the names
and contact information for three reference letter writers, and
statements describing their research and teaching experience.
Candidates should address how they would contribute to the research
and/or teaching missions of our diverse and inclusive university
community.

To apply, you can go to this link:

https://apply.interfolio.com/173797


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LPSC 2026: EXHIBITOR AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

The 57th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) will be held at
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in The
Woodlands, Texas, and virtually on March 16-20, 2026. LPSC invites
exhibitors and sponsors to participate in this international gathering
of planetary scientists. LPSC offers a unique opportunity to connect
with a global audience of researchers, mission planners, students, and
industry leaders. Align your organization with scientific excellence,
raise your visibility in the planetary science community, and
demonstrate your support for advancing space research and exploration.

For more information, visit:

https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2026/exhibitors-sponsorships/


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NEW HORIZONS SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT WEBINAR THIS WEEK

Join us this week, 25 September 2025, 2:30-3pm EDT

New Horizons continues its operation, now at 61au from the Sun. Since
2015 it has made ground-breaking discoveries of the Pluto-Charon
system, flown past the small contact KBO binary Arrokoth and collected
phase and light curve data for some three-dozen additional KBOs and the
ice giants. It has also been sampling dust density throughout the Solar
System and studying the cosmic optical background. To raise awareness
of New Horizon's scientific impact we are beginning a new spotlight
seminar series (30 min, fourth week each month) which we invite you to
attend online, or watch recorded at your convenience.

Our speaker will be Erick Powell of Boston University and he will be
speaking on "Termination Shock Particle Streaming Upstream at New
Horizons"

Connection Link:

https://tinyurl.com/52722tcm

Meeting ID: 973 1769 7636
Passcode: Arrokoth

Calendar for future seminars:
Monthly:

https://tinyurl.com/22jnnkm2

- October 23: Ralph McNutt, Pluto's Environment: The Combined
  Solar-Wind and Solar-Energetic-Particles Distribution Function as
  Observed by New Horizons
- November 20: Oliver White, Pluto Global Map

Recordings are archived and posted at:

https://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/index.php#Spotlight-Presentations

For questions, contact New Horizons Co-I Susan Benecchi at
susank@psi.edu.


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[NASA] SMD: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - NASA-DARES TASK FORCE 2

Opportunity Number: NNH25ZDA002L
Application Deadline: Monday, September 29, 2025 11:59 PM EDT

The NASA Astrobiology Program is seeking approximately 47 individuals
to serve on NASA DARES (NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and
Exploration Strategy) Task Force 2 (TF2). TF2 will include 2 Co-Chairs,
9 Focus Area Subcommittee Leads, 27 General Members, and 9 early-career
Executive Secretaries (early-career being defined as those currently
pursuing graduate degrees or within five years of a terminal degree).
NASA Ex-Officio Members will participate for programmatic guidance but
will not serve as part of the 47-member team.

For more information, please visit:

https://go.nasa.gov/ABStrategyRFI

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[NASA] PDS: LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 63

The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 63 of data from the
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. This release contains raw,
calibrated, and derived data products covering the nominal time period
from March 15 through June 14, 2025. Some instrument teams are
delivering more recent data. The data are archived at various PDS
nodes.

- CRaTER at the PPI Node
- Diviner at the Geosciences Node
- LAMP at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node
- LEND at the Geosciences Node
- LOLA at the Geosciences Node
- LROC at the LROC Data Node
- Mini-RF at the Geosciences Node
- Radio Science at the Geosciences Node
- SPICE at the NAIF Node

The data may be accessed from

https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/lro/.

Or for a dataset-oriented perspective:

https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20250915.shtml

LRO releases occur every three months. The next release is scheduled
for December 15, 2025.


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PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS

Note: Many face-to-face meetings going forward will have online
components. Check their websites for details.

Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html

December 1-3, 2025
PLATOSpec Scientific Conference
https://stel.asu.cas.cz/santiago/
Santiago, Chile

November 5-6, 2025
Venus Exploration and Analysis Group (VEXAG)
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/vexag/meetings/vexagnov2025/
Niagara Falls, NY

November 17-19, 2025
Outer Planets Analysis Group (OPAG)
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/meetings/nov2025/
Online

March 16-20, 2026
57th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC)
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2026/
The Woodlands, TX


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PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS

Direct Links to Open Access Papers
Editor, Faith Vilas

https://psj.aas.org

The Role of Tectonic Luck in Long-term Habitability of Abiotic Earth-
like Planets
Brandon Park Coy et al. 2025 PSJ 6:218
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adf643

Solar Wind Sputtering of Secondary Ions from Water-ice-covered
Regolith Analogs
Micah J. Schaible et al. 2025 PSJ 6:219
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adfc4f

Ramparts around Lakes on Titan Impact Winds and Methane Evaporation
Enora Moisan et al. 2025 PSJ 6:220
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adf631

Meteoroid Streams Sculpt the Inner Zodiacal Cloud
J. R. Szalay et al. 2025 PSJ 6:221
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adfb6f


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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: PLANETS - NEW PAPERS

Direct Links to Open Access (OA) Papers
Editors-in-Chief, Amanda Hendrix & Debra Buczkowski
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21699100

A Stochastic Parameterization of Non-Orographic Gravity Waves Induced
Mixing for Mars Planetary Climate Model
J. Liu et al.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JE009188

The "Analogs for VENus' GEologically Recent Surfaces" (AVENGERS)
Initiative: Using Terrestrial Analogs to Study Recent Volcano-Tectonic
Activity on Venus and Inform the Characterization of Terrestrial
Exoplanets
P. D'Incecco et al.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008675

Two Slowly Cooled and Chemically Diverse Basalt Clasts Identified in
ANGSA Core 73001
Z. E. Wilbur et al.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JE009113

Origins of the Water Ice Excavated by the Christmas Eve Crater
Formation on Mars
N. Wojcicka et al.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008875


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