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1. Purdue Hiring for Electron Microprobe Staff Scientist
2. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month
3. Planetary Data Training Workshop: August 12-15, 2025, Arizona State
   University
4. Second Announcement: JUICE School at les Houches (France), 25-30
   January 2026
5. South Pole-Aitken Basin Focus Issue in Planetary Science Journal
6. [NASA] SMD: Lunar, Planetary and Space Sciences Conference RFI -
   June Update
7. [NASA] SMD: Science Mission Directorate Budget Virtual Community
   Meeting
8. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions
9. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers
10. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets - New Papers

Commercial/Fundraising Announcements:

C1. Earth and Space Experience - Astrogeology and Spaceport America

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PURDUE HIRING FOR ELECTRON MICROPROBE STAFF SCIENTIST

Purdue University is seeking candidates for a Staff Scientist position
to operate and maintain the JXA-iHP200F FE-EPMA laboratory and other
relevant electron microscopy instrumentation. The successful candidate
will provide technical training to researchers, students, and external
collaborators, and support cutting-edge research in Earth, planetary,
and synthetic materials. The Staff Scientist will join a
multidisciplinary team at Purdue's Electron Microscopy Center (PEMC),
including Research Assistants and Staff Scientists with a wide array of
expertise. This role will include providing expert consultation and
research support for consortium-style and highly coordinated
investigations conducted as part of the newly established NASA
Planetary Science Enabling Facility: Purdue Resources Empowering
Coordinated Investigations for Sample Exploration (PRECISE). Here the
successful candidate will professionally liaise with external
collaborators to strengthen academic, industry, and government
partnerships. Additional details can be found on the application page
at:

https://careers.purdue.edu/job/Staff-Scientist/37380-en_US/


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PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH

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

https://planetarygeomorphology.wordpress.com

This month's topic is "Lobate Patterns on Slopes in Mars' Northern
hemisphere", contributed by John Paul Sleiman (PhD Candidate) and Dr.
Rachel Glade at Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences,
University of Rochester, USA.


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PLANETARY DATA TRAINING WORKSHOP: AUGUST 12-15, 2025, ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY

This in-person only workshop is designed to provide an introduction
into using planetary spatial data in Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) software, with a focus on studies of terrestrial planet and icy
satellite surface research. The workshop will include a combination of
lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises with the software.
Computer workstations will be provided by ASU, or you may bring your
own laptop. Topics will include: JMARS (Day 1), ArcGIS Pro (Day 2),
ISIS3 for image processing (Day 3 morning), Planetary Data Management
and an introduction to NASA's Planetary Data System (Day 3 afternoon),
and an introduction to planetary geologic mapping (Day 4, hands-on).

This workshop is offered by the Planetary Data Training program, funded
through NASA's Topical Workshops, Symposia, and Conferences (TWSC), and
is facilitated by the Ronald Greeley Center for Planetary Studies,
School of Earth and Space Exploration, ASU, Tempe, Arizona.

Two $2000 travel grants are offered to promote workforce enhancement in
planetary science and STEM. These are for domestic travel only by US
citizens or foreign nationals at US institutions. Applications due June
30, 2025.

For Registration form and more information, visit:

https://rgcps.asu.edu/gis-pdtw-aug-2025/

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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: JUICE SCHOOL AT LES HOUCHES (FRANCE), 25-30
JANUARY 2026

This school is targeted (but not limited) to early career scientists.
It will cover the main science topics of the JUICE mission with the
goal to best prepare the future exploitation and interpretation of its
data. Key topics include Jupiter, its atmosphere and magnetosphere, the
icy Galilean moons (with an emphasis on Ganymede), minor moons and the
dust and ring system. Ground- and space-based observations recently
obtained on the Jupiter system, as well as links with exoplanet
science, will also be presented. The format of the school includes
tutorials, seminar-like presentations, inspirational evening talks, a
poster session, a workshop on science planning and archive, and a
roundtable on future missions to outer planets.

Deadline for registration and request for grants: 15 August 2025

For more information, please visit:

https://tinyurl.com/2sw74252


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SOUTH POLE-AITKEN BASIN FOCUS ISSUE IN PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL

We are organizing a focus issue in the Planetary Science Journal (PSJ)
and soliciting papers related to South Pole - Aitken Basin (SPA)
science:

https://iopscience.iop.org/collections/psj-250204-01

SPA is central to a diverse range of outstanding questions in lunar
geologic history and to planetary science. These include the early
impact history of the inner Solar System, initial differentiation and
thermal evolution of the lunar interior, and the nature of the lunar
dichotomy.

The goal of this Focus Issue is to inspire and compile a diverse set of
new analyses of the basin, leveraging modern data and updated analysis
techniques. The collection of scientific work in this focus issue will
provide essential context for identifying and interpreting SPA samples
and will help to inform future sample return strategies.

Feel free to reach out to the Focus Issue editors, Jenny Whitten
(whittenjl@si.edu) and Dan Moriarty (daniel.p.moriarty@nasa.gov), with
any questions. PSJ Focus Issues accept and publish papers as they are
submitted and reviewed; there is no wait for one manuscript upon
another, and submissions are accepted at any time.


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[NASA] SMD: LUNAR, PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCES CONFERENCE RFI - JUNE
UPDATE

The Science Mission Directorate's (SMD) Planetary Science Division
(PSD) is updating its Community Announcement regarding future Lunar,
Planetary and Space Sciences Conferences that was published under
Number: NNH25ZDA006L as a special notice on SAM.gov.

In November 2024, NASA issued a Request for Information (RFI)
NNH25ZDA006L to gauge interest in a partnership to organize a
conference on lunar, planetary, and space science. Based on the
response to this RFI, NASA gave an update on progress towards a future
release of an Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) in February
2025. This email notice is to inform the community that, at this time,
NASA has decided not to pursue an AFPP as described in the RFI and the
"Questions and Answers for the LPSS RFI posted February 10, 2025
(.pdf)". The Planetary Science Division is studying options for future
support of community-led and community-driven topical workshops,
symposiums, and conferences.

For more information, please visit:

https://go.nasa.gov/LPSS24RFI

Additional questions may be directed to the RFI's point of contact:

Dr. Aaron Burton at hq-planetscicon@mail.nasa.gov

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[NASA] SMD: SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE BUDGET VIRTUAL COMMUNITY
MEETING

Date: June 12, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Eastern Time
Location: WebEx

NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will hold a virtual community
meeting with Associate Administrator Nicky Fox and her leadership team
at 12:00 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, June 12. Members of SMD, the science
community, academia, the media, and the public are invited to
participate by joining using the WebEx link below.

https://tinyurl.com/4942cj74

When prompted after clicking the link, please use event number:
2820 609 9132 followed by event password 9EjmaURnS87.

To join by a video system (that is, equipment used to display content
in a conference or multimedia room) or telephone (including for audio
only)

Dial:
+1-415-527-5035 United States Toll
or
+1-312-500-3163 United States Toll (Chicago)

When prompted, please use event number 2820 609 9132, followed by event
password 93562876. If prompted, use access code: 282 060 99132

No-advance-reservation or registration is required. Attendees will be
joined to the meeting on a first-to-connect (or first-to-dial-in)
basis.

Submit questions and/or vote up questions already posted at:

https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/rc5t/#!/dashboard

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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

July 13-17, 2026
Debris Disk Connections
https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/debris-disk-connections
Cambridge, United Kingdom


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PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS

Direct Links to Open Access Papers
Editor, Faith Vilas

https://psj.aas.org

Classifying and Characterizing the Evolution of the Minimum Orbit
Intersection Distance for Near-Earth Asteroids
Shoucun Hu et al. 2025 PSJ 6:128
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/add323

The Effect of the Io Plasma Torus on Precise Orbit Determination and
Gravity Recovery: Application to Europa Clipper
Gael Cascioli et al. 2025 PSJ 6:129
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/add012

An Assessment of Organics Detection and Characterization on the
Surface of Europa with Infrared Spectroscopy
Ishan Mishra et al. 2025 PSJ 6:130
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adcfa2

Photoionization and Photodissociation Rates across a Solar Cycle
Luke Moore and Russell Mapaye 2025 PSJ 6:131
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/add6a2

Temperature, Albedo, and Emissivity of Triton and Proteus from Voyager
2 IRIS Data
Garrett Nobis and Vincent Chevrier 2025 PSJ 6:132
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/add69c

Length, Width, and Relative Age Analysis of Lineaments in the Galileo
Regional Maps with LineaMapper
Caroline Haslebacher et al. 2025 PSJ 6:133
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/add349

Comparing NASA Discovery and New Frontiers Class Mission Concepts for
the Io Volcano Observer
Christopher W. Hamilton et al. 2025 PSJ 6:134
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adcab0

Formation of Ammonium Nitrate Particles in CO2-rich
Atmospheres
Antonio Jimenez-Escobar et al. 2025 PSJ 6:135
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/add730

A New Saturn Model of Ionospheric Transport and Electrodynamics
(SMITE)
Omakshi Agiwal et al. 2025 PSJ 6:136
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/add108


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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: PLANETS - NEW PAPERS

Direct Links to Open Access (OA) Papers
Editor-in-Chief, Amanda Hendrix

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21699100

Electron Structures in Titan's Induced Magnetosphere and Low-Frequency
Wave Activity
Konstantin Kim et al.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008802

Dust Lifting and Deposition Over Six Mars Years at Gale Crater, Mars,
From REMS Observations and Mesoscale Simulations
A. Vicente-Retortillo et al.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008888

Ionospheric Analysis With Martian Mutual Radio Occultation
Jacob Parrott et al.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008854

Multispectral Observations of Float Rocks Used to Investigate the
Origin of Boulders on the Western Jezero Fan Front, Mars
B. S. Kathir et al.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008702

Integrated Seismic Refraction, Reflection, and Rayleigh Wave Imaging at
Kilbourne Hole, New Mexico: Implications for Lunar Subsurface
Exploration
Jingchuan Wang et al.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JE008950


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COMMERCIAL: JOIN ASTRONAUT CHRIS SEMBROSKI "ON THE MOON"

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