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Volume 18, Number 50
December 8, 2024
Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Matthew R Perry, Alex Morgan Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. [NASA] PDS: Aperiodic Data Releases in 2024.11 2. [NASA] PDS: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 71 3. [NASA] PDS: Mars 2020 Mission Release 11 4. [NASA] PDS: Mars Science Laboratory Release 37 5. XAG EDIA Working Group Presentation 6. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 7. Job Announcement: Lecturer, Astronomy and Physics (UCF) 8. [NASA] ROSES-24 Amendment 78: D.10 TESS General Investigator Program Final Text and Due Date 9. EGU Session PS2.1: Jupiter's Icy Moons - Where We Are and Where Europa Clipper and Juice Can Take Us 10. [AGU24] NASA OPAG Townhall: Monday, December 9, 2024 11. [AGU24] NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy RFI Hub 12. [AGU24] NASA Mars Exploration Program Town Hall 13. [AGU24] Planetary Science Budget Briefings by the Planetary Society 14. Mars MATISSE Community Workshop 15. Submit a Planetary Session to the 2025 GSA Connects Annual Meeting 16. SETI Institute's 2025 Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellowship 17. [NASA] Planetary Science Division Planetary Data Ecosystem Website 18. [NASA] VEXAG Venus Exploration Strategy Released 19. Bystander Intervention Training Opportunity for the Planetary Science Community 20. Initiative to Create a Planetary Science Diamond Open Access Journal 21. New Horizons Science Spotlight Webinar 22. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 23. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers 24. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets - New Papers o---------------------------------------------------------------------o 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 [NASA] PDS: APERIODIC DATA RELEASES IN 2024.11 In November 2024, PDS ingested and made available the following data, none of which were regularly released with an ongoing mission: - 2024.11.25 Voyager 2 PWS Low Rate (Spectrum Analyzer) Data - 2024.11.25 Voyager 1 PWS Low Rate (Spectrum Analyzer) Data - 2024.11.21 Mars Global Surveyor MAG/ER - 2024.11.21 Cassini MIMI - 2024.11.21 Cassini MIMI CHEMS Calibrated - 2024.11.21 Cassini MIMI INCA Calibrated - 2024.11.21 Cassini MIMI LEMMS Calibrated - 2024.11.21 Ulysses Jupiter Encounter Cospin - 2024.11.21 Ulysses EPAC - 2024.11.21 Ulysses Interstellar Neutral Gas Experiment Sky Maps - 2024.11.21 Ulysses Gamma Ray Burst - 2024.11.21 Ulysses HISCALE - 2024.11.21 Ulysses Vector Helium/Fluxgate Magnetometer - 2024.11.21 Ulysses SCE-Solar Corona Experiment Derived - 2024.11.21 Ulysses SWOOPS - 2024.11.21 Ulysses Trajectory - 2024.11.21 Ulysses URAP - 2024.11.13 MEX Radio Science, Extended Mission 8 and 9 - 2024.11.07 Io Occultation Lightcurve Dataset - 2024.11.06 Mars 2020 Sample Dossier - 2024.11.01 Galileo Energetic Particle Detector Pre-Jupiter Raw - 2024.11.01 Galileo Orbiter Mission To access those data: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20241130.shtml To access all data archived in PDS: https://pds.nasa.gov 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 [NASA] PDS: MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 71 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 71 of data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). This release contains raw, calibrated, and derived data products nominally covering the time period February 9, 2024, through May 8, 2024. Some instrument teams are delivering more recent data. The data are archived at various PDS nodes: - CRISM, SHARAD, and Radio Science data at the Geosciences Node - HiRISE, CTX, and MARCI data at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node - MCS data at the Atmospheres Node - SPICE data at the NAIF Node The data may be accessed at: https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mro/ For a view centered on this release: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20241202.shtml To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-Release.shtml All available PDS data may be found at: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/data-search/ 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 [NASA] PDS: MARS 2020 MISSION RELEASE 11 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release of data from the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover mission to Mars. This release contains raw, calibrated, and derived data products covering sols 1140-1259 of the mission, May 4, 2024, through September 3, 2024. The data are archived at various PDS Nodes. Links to all the archives can be found at: https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mars2020/ Data from the following science investigations are included in this release: - Mastcam-Z - Mast-mounted Zoom Camera System - Engineering Hazard and Navigation Cameras - Helicopter Cameras - EDLCam - Entry, Descent, and Landing System Cameras - MEDA - Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer - PIXL - Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry - RIMFAX - Radar Imager for Mars Subsurface Exploration - SHERLOC - Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals - SuperCam - LIBS, Raman, Time-Resolved Fluorescence, VIS/IR spectrometers, Remote Micro-Imager and microphone - SPICE - Observation geometry and ancillary data Note: The Mission bundle is delayed for release 11 To access the latest PDS Data Releases, please visit the following link: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-Release.shtml All available PDS data may be found at: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/data-search/ For further information, see the PDS Home Page: https://pds.nasa.gov/ 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 [NASA] PDS: MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY RELEASE 37 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 37 of data from the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) mission. This release contains raw and derived data products covering the time period March 23 through July 28, 2024 (sols 4134-4257). Several instruments have begun archiving their data in accordance with the PDS4 standard. The data are archived at various PDS nodes. - APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) at the Geosciences Node - ChemCam at the Geosciences Node - CheMin at the Geosciences Node - DAN at the Geosciences Node - Engineering Cameras at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node - MAHLI (Mars Hand Lens Imager) at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node - Mastcam at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node - PLACES Database at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node - RAD (Radiation Assessment Detector) at the PPI Node - REMS (Rover Environmental Monitoring Station) at the Atmospheres Node - SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) at the Geosciences Node - SPICE at the NAIF Node The data may be accessed from https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/msl/ For a dataset-oriented perspective: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20241206.shtml The next MSL release is scheduled for March 17, 2025. 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 XAG EDIA WORKING GROUP PRESENTATION Please join an important presentation by Dr. David (Kawika) Trang on mental health topics within the field of planetary science. Dr. Trang will summarize research findings regarding the mental health survey of the planetary science community as well as share effective coping mechanisms for dealing with stress. The presentation will be on December 17 at 1 PM EST. To attend, please reach out to the XAG EDIA Working Group at planetaryedi@psi.edu. Find out more by going to our website: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/idea/working-group/ 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The December image of the month, and with that the last image of 2024, is now available on the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: https://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com This month's topic is 'Candidate Maars on Mars', contributed by Dr. Alison Graettinger, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri Kansas City. You can follow IAG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month on X (former Twitter): @PlanetGeomorpho You can also follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlanetaryGeomorphology Best wishes, Lonneke Roelofs (Chair, IAG Planetary Geomorphology working group) 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: LECTURER, ASTRONOMY AND PHYSICS (UCF) The Department of Physics at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for a 9-month, non-tenure earning lecturer position, anticipated to start in August 2025. This position is renewable annually, with the possibility of summer teaching assignments. We seek candidates to teach upper-division undergraduate courses in astronomy and physics, focusing on courses for our astronomy-track majors and minors, as well as large-enrollment sections of introductory astronomy, physics, and physical science courses for a variety of majors. The successful applicant is expected to demonstrate potential for excellence in teaching. Lecturers in the department typically have instructional duties and some service assignments in accordance with the department's current equitable workload policy. Lecturers are encouraged to pursue independent research. Research, curriculum development, and other activities can reduce the teaching assignment. There is a career path for lecturers with the possibility of promotion based on years of service and performance. Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in astronomy, physics, or a closely related field from an accredited institution. Experience teaching astronomy courses at the undergraduate level. Close date: January 9, 2025 Go to: https://tinyurl.com/mrcyvhkh For questions/additional information, contact: Nikitta Campbell (nikitta.campbell@ucf.edu) 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 [NASA] ROSES-24 AMENDMENT 78: D.10 TESS GENERAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM FINAL TEXT AND DUE DATE The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) General Investigator (GI) Program (NNH24ZDA001N) solicits proposals for the acquisition and analysis of scientific data from the TESS mission. The primary purpose of the TESS GI Program is to enhance and maximize the science return from TESS. Phase-1 proposals are due by 4:30 pm Eastern time on March 27, 2025, via the Astrophysics Research Knowledgebase Remote Proposal System. Go to: https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2024 Programmatic questions regarding D.10 TESS GI, may be directed to John Wisniewski at john.p.wisniewski@nasa.gov or to Joshua Pepper at joshua.a.pepper@nasa.gov. Technical questions concerning this program element may be directed to the TESS General Investigator Program Lead Christina Hedges at christina.l.hedges@nasa.gov. 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9 EGU SESSION PS2.1: JUPITER'S ICY MOONS - WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE EUROPA CLIPPER AND JUICE CAN TAKE US The end of the year is fast approaching, and with it is the abstract submission for the upcoming EGU meeting! Do you have any exciting new results on Jupiter's icy moons science? Please consider submitting an abstract to session PS2.1 entitled "Jupiter's icy moons: where we are, and where Europa Clipper and Juice can take us." More information about the session is available on the conference website: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/51969 The EGU abstract submission deadline is Wednesday 15 January 2025, 13:00 CET. We look forward to receiving your abstracts! Your convening team, Ines Belgacem, Haje Korth, Thomas Cornet, and Umberto De Filippis 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 [AGU24] NASA OPAG TOWNHALL: MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2024 The Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) will hold a townhall at the AGU meeting in Washington, DC. Please join us for a community discussion on OPAG-related activities. We want your feedback! Topics may include support for outer planets missions that are ongoing and in development, cadence of New Frontiers and Discovery missions, workforce, infrastructure (such as RPS), and R&A, among others. We hope to see you there! This Townhall is open to all in person or virtually. Date/Time: Monday December 9, 6:15-7:15 PM Eastern Time Location: Anacostia Ballroom (Westin) https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/meetingapp.cgi/Session/242691 For Remote Participation: https://tinyurl.com/595h6jzd This Townhall is sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 [AGU24] NASA DECADAL ASTROBIOLOGY RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION STRATEGY RFI HUB As we approach the February 4 deadline for RFI response submissions to the NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES), the NASA Astrobiology Program invites AGU attendees to a dedicated space to meet colleagues, form writing teams, and set aside time for focused brainstorming and writing. Whether you're just starting to shape your response or looking to polish details with collaborators, join us for an engaging evening to help shape the future of astrobiology research and exploration at NASA. Monday, December 9, 2024, 6-8 PM Eastern Time Westin Washington D.C. Downtown Potomac Salon 1 999 9th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001 For more information, go to: https://go.nasa.gov/ABStrategyRFI 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 [AGU24] NASA MARS EXPLORATION PROGRAM TOWN HALL NASA Mars Exploration Program (MEP) Director, Eric Ianson, will be formally unveiling the MEP Future Plan, "Expanding the Horizons of Mars Science: A Plan for a Sustainable Science Program at Mars" during the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C. We encourage everyone interested in learning more about guidance and priorities for the next 20 years of MEP's science and robotic efforts, and its role in achieving the nation's ambitions at Mars, to attend. Location: Grand Hyatt Washington 1000 H St NW, Washington, DC 20001 Farragut Square/Lafayette Park Room Date/Time: Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 6pm EST Following the presentation, the MEP Future Plan will be made available at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ze9rhfwk An earlier draft of the plan may currently be found here. 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 [AGU24] PLANETARY SCIENCE BUDGET BRIEFINGS BY THE PLANETARY SOCIETY Join The Planetary Society for a series of briefings on the NASA Planetary Science Division budget and what the 2025 budget process could mean for the future of decadal science priorities. There are three opportunities to participate in these briefings: - Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 9:30 AM in Hall D, Pod 7 https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/meetingapp.cgi/Session/244740 - Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 11:30 AM in Hall D, Pod 5 https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/meetingapp.cgi/Session/244746 - Friday, Dec. 13 at 2:00 PM in Hall D, Pod 5 https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/meetingapp.cgi/Session/244749 These 30-minute briefings will cover recent budget trends, current fiscal challenges, and the next steps for the 2025 NASA budget. There will be dedicated time during each session for questions from participants wanting to learn more about the federal budget process, status of NASA's science missions, and ways that the science community can advocate for a higher budget for these programs. 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 MARS MATISSE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP The 2025 "Mars Magnetosphere ATmosphere Ionosphere and Space-weather SciencE" (M-MATISSE) community workshop will be held on 19-23 May 2025 at University College London, United Kingdom. Everyone with interest in the ESA Medium class (M7) mission candidate is welcome to participate. The workshop aims to bring the scientific community together to discuss the M-MATISSE M7 mission candidate progress in order to help with the consolidation of the M-MATISSE science report (i.e., the Yellow Book) that it is due in early 2026. This is a chance to help shape the science of the mission. Participants are invited to submit abstracts addressing one or more of the scientific goals of the mission that can be found at: https://sites.google.com/view/m-matisse-workshop Abstract deadline: 24 January 2025. Registration deadline: 31 March 2025 - There are no registration fees. Early Career Support deadline: 24 January 2025. We are able to support a few early careers. The application for this support will open soon, please check our website for updates. If you have any questions or wish to suggest any changes to the website, please contact us: mmatisse.mission@gmail.com 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 SUBMIT A PLANETARY SESSION TO THE 2025 GSA CONNECTS ANNUAL MEETING 19-22 October 2025 in San Antonio, Texas https://community.geosociety.org/gsa2025 Planetary science will take center stage at the 2025 meeting as one of its three main themes: From Earth to the Cosmos: Geoscience Beyond Our Planet This theme invites exploration of planetary geoscience in its full scope, bridging terrestrial geology with the study of solid, icy, and gaseous bodies across the Solar System and extending to exoplanets. Planetary science covers impacts, volcanism and tectonism, atmospheric, sedimentary, and hydrologic processes, regolith formation, potential biosignatures and habitability. New frontiers include materials for In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU), such as ice and critical minerals, which are crucial for supporting future human habitation on other worlds. Through this expanded lens, geoscientists can explore not only Earth's unique attributes but also the geological and material diversity across our Solar System, contributing to advancements in both science of planetary environments and commercial space exploration. GSA also welcomes proposals for field trips and short courses. 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 SETI INSTITUTE'S 2025 FRANK DRAKE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP The SETI Institute is pleased to announce the call for applications to the Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellowship focusing on "Innovation in the Search for Life in the Universe." For more information, go to: https://www.seti.org/frank-drake-fellowship 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17 [NASA] PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION PLANETARY DATA ECOSYSTEM WEBSITE NASA's Planetary Science Division has developed a Planetary Data Ecosystem (PDE) website as a community resource and to help increase the discoverability of and access to planetary data, tools, and related information. On this new website, you'll discover Planetary Science Division funded: - Data repositories, databases, and catalogs that include data and higher-order data products from space missions and ground-based facilities and generated by research and analysis projects. - Software and tools including applications for data processing, mission support, visualization, models and simulation tools, and data analysis tools tailored for planetary science applications. - Standards and policies help researchers perform robust planetary science and following open science practices. - Learning resources, such as presentations, tutorials, past workshop materials, and upcoming events, so that we remain on the cutting edge of data analysis and lower barriers for using planetary data and tools. - Community groups focused on planetary science and exploration. This website can be viewed at: https://planetary.data.nasa.gov/ Comments and feedback on this website are welcome and encouraged. Please email the NASA Headquarters PDE Team with any comments, additional information, or corrections at hq-pde@mail.nasa.gov. 18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18 [NASA] VEXAG VENUS EXPLORATION STRATEGY RELEASED In response to the 2023 Origins, Worlds, and Life Decadal Survey, the Venus Exploration Analysis Group has developed a new strategy for Venus exploration in the coming decade and beyond. This new strategy has now been published: https://tinyurl.com/VenusExploration2024 The strategy report will be maintained as a living document and updated as needed. Community input and ideas for Venus science, exploration, and partnerships are always solicited and welcome! 19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19 BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PLANETARY SCIENCE COMMUNITY A virtual 4 hour Bystander Intervention training is available for the planetary science community: January 9, 2025 1-5 pm Eastern No cost to participants Bystander intervention is an evidence-based framework intended to reduce the burden on targets of harassment by shifting the responsibility of responding to harassment from the target to the community. This training will include background information, discussion, and tools and strategies for intervening in problem situations. Additional information about the program can be found here: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/advancingidea2024/pdf/2029.pdf To enroll in the class, please email Kristen Bennett at kbennett@usgs.gov The class will be limited to 25 participants. If there is sufficient demand, additional classes will be scheduled. 20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20 INITIATIVE TO CREATE A PLANETARY SCIENCE DIAMOND OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL Members of the planetary science community are leading an initiative to create a planetary science diamond open access journal. Diamond open access means that it is free for authors to publish, and free for readers and libraries to access. Over the past couple of years there has been an explosions of such journals in the geosciences (like Volcanica, Seismica, Tektonika, and Geodynamica, to name a few), and we will be following a similar approach that they used. All of our internal discussions are occurring in an open forum, and if this is a project that interests you, please feel free to sign in using this link: https://tinyurl.com/yte5zbez The slides from our kickoff meeting can be found here: https://sdrive.cnrs.fr/s/8XPxxe2A8tymAmZ And a recording is on youtube here: https://youtu.be/I-sOb51LSFc?feature=shared You can subscribe to our email list by sending a message to sympa@listes.u-paris.fr with the subject: subscribe planetary-science.doaj We plan to have an open call for editors and associate editors in March at LPSC, and the launch date is expected to be January 2026 or earlier. 21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21 NEW HORIZONS SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT WEBINAR Join us on 19 December 2024, 2:30-3pm EST (11:30-12 PST,12:30-1pm MST, 1:30-2pm CST) New Horizons continues its operation, now at 58.8au 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 Wesley Fraser of the Herzberg Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics and he will be speaking on: "Candidate Distant Trans-Neptunian Objects Detected by the New Horizons Subaru TNO Survey" Connection Link: https://zoom.us/j/97317697636?pwd=MTAzMjJmNThTeFppR3JoYzlkUXVCQT09 Meeting ID: 973 1769 7636 Passcode: 802327 Calendar for future seminars: https://tinyurl.com/4f57yka4 Recordings are archived and posted at: https://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/index.php#Spotlight-Presentations For questions, contact New Horizons CoI Susan Benecchi, susank@psi.edu 22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22 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 February 4-6, 2025 5th Annual Meeting of the Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mexag/meetings/feb2025/ Laurel, MD February 25-March 6, 2025 Summer School: The Birth of Solar Systems https://tinyurl.com/52t72ycs Bertinoro, Italy April 9-10, 2025 Apophis T-4 Years: Knowledge Opportunity for the Science of Planetary Defense https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/apophis2025/ Tokyo, Japan May 5-9, 2025 IAA Planetary Defense Conference 2025 https://iaaspace.org/event/9th-iaa-planetary-defense-conference-2025/ Cape Town, South Africa May 19-23, 2025 Mars Magnetosphere ATmosphere Ionosphere and Space-weather SciencE (M-MATISSE) Community Workshop https://sites.google.com/view/m-matisse-workshop London, United Kingdom May 25-30, 2025 Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2025 https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2025/ Chiba, Japan May 26-30, 2025 5th Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science "Physical and Dynamical Processes of Exoplanetary Systems" https://ases5.web.roma2.infn.it/ Rome, Italy November 17-21, 2025 Planetary Formation and Exoplanets in the ELT Era https://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2025/exo-elt.html Garching, Germany [Editor Note: If there is a planetary-related meeting, conference or workshop that you think your colleagues should be aware of, please send the date, title, URL and location to pen_editor@psi.edu.] 23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-23 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Telescope-to-Fireball Characterization of Earth Impactor 2022 WJ1 Theodore Kareta et al. 2024 PSJ 5:253 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad8b22 Detection of Hydration on Nominally Anhydrous S-complex Main Belt Asteroids Maggie McAdam et al. 2024 PSJ 5:254 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad888d Substantial Extension of the Lifetime of the Terrestrial Biosphere R. J. Graham et al. 2024 PSJ 5:255 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad7856 Grain Size Effects on Visible and Near-infrared (0.35-2.5 um) Laboratory Spectra of Rare Meteorite Classes K. I. Ridenhour et al. 2024 PSJ 5:256 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad7116 Calibration and In-flight Performance of DART's Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for OpNav (DRACO) Carolyn M. Ernst et al. 2024 PSJ 5:257 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad823a HyPyRameter: A Python Toolbox to Calculate Spectral Parameters from Hyperspectral Reflectance Data Michael S. Phillips et al. 2024 PSJ 5:258 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad81f8 Zonal and Regional Jupiter Brightness Trends from the Hubble Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy Program Amy A. Simon and Michael H. Wong 2024 PSJ 5:259 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad8c23 Mercury Spectrophotometric Modeling Using MESSENGER Data Vesa Bjorn et al. 2024 PSJ 5:260 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad8b9f Thermophysical Diversity of Young Lunar Crater Ejecta Revealed with LRO Diviner Observations Cailin L. Gallinger et al. 2024 PSJ 5:261 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad84e3 New Candidates for Organic-rich Regions on Ceres J. L. 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