PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 18, Number 49 (December 1, 2024) PEN Website: https://planetarynews.org Editor: Matthew R. Perry Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Alex Morgan Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Submit a Planetary Session to the 2025 GSA Connects Annual Meeting 2. LSST Solar System Predictions and Analysis Software AAS Journals Focus Issues 3. Mercury Science and Exploration Annual Meeting 2025 4. SETI Institute's 2025 Frank Drank Postdoctoral Fellowship 5. Mars Exploration Science Program Newsletter for November 2024 6. Mercury Science and Exploration November 2024 Newsletter Released 7. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at NOIRLab 8. Joint DiRAC Fellowship and Baum Postdoctoral Fellow for Innovative Astronomy 9. Postdoctoral Fellow - School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 10. [EGU2025] PS1.2 Venus: Models, Observations, (Ancient) Earth- and Exoplanet Analogue 11. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 12. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers 13. 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 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. 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 LSST SOLAR SYSTEM PREDICTIONS AND ANALYSIS SOFTWARE AAS JOURNALS FOCUS ISSUES Beginning at the end of next year, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will usher in a new era of Solar System science. The survey is expected to discover and monitor ~5 million Solar system objects over the next decade. We are organizing two AAS Publishing Focus Issues. One Focus Issue in the Astronomical Journal (AJ) aims to be a collection of papers presenting software designed to facilitate Solar System science with the LSST. The Second Focus Issue in the Planetary Science Journal (PSJ) is a collection of papers on the latest predictions for the small body discoveries with the LSST. Anyone with papers on these topics is welcome to submit to the Focus Issues. Papers can be submitted to any of the AAS Journals (except for AAS Research Notes). Further details about submission and the scope of the Focus Issues can be found at: https://lsst-sssc.github.io/focusissues.html 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 MERCURY SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION ANNUAL MEETING 2025 The annual Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) meeting will be held 4-6 February, 2025 in person at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (Laurel, MD) and around the world virtually. This meeting will bring together the international Mercury community to share new and ongoing science and to shape the future of Mercury exploration through technology- and community-focused sessions. The meeting website is: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mexag/meetings/feb2025/ Abstracts for the meeting are short (1,000 characters maximum) and are submitted through the meeting website. The abstract deadline is December 11, 2024, 5:00 p.m. U.S. Central Standard Time (GMT-6). Abstracts are open to projects of all maturity levels, from back-of-the-envelope ideas to recently published results. Travel and participation stipends to support students and early-career attendees will be offered. Details available soon at the meeting website. 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 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 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 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE PROGRAM NEWSLETTER FOR NOVEMBER 2024 Full newsletter will be available at: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mepag/newsletter/ Thanks to everyone to presented at and attended the MEPAG Virtual Meeting #18 earlier this month. As a reminder, several members of the Steering Committee will be stepping down in the next 6 months, so we anticipate an open call (in early 2025) for applications to serve on the MEPAG Steering Committee. I also want to encourage people to submit topics for the Mars Surface Science Workshop (MSSW) series focused on human exploration of Mars: https://tinyurl.com/5n7ed7sh The first group of suggested topics will be reviewed and prioritized in January 2025, and all suggestions will be held for ongoing consideration. Please make sure your colleagues know about this mailing list - not only does MEPAG use it to send out this Newsletter, but we also use it for distribution of draft findings, as well as announcements about events and opportunities to get involved with MEPAG activities. To join, please e-mail mepag-signup@jpl.nasa.gov. Your e-mail address will be forwarded to LPI automatically for inclusion in their meeting announcements list. Until next month, Vicky Hamilton, Chair, hamilton@boulder.swri.edu [Edited for length] 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 MERCURY SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION NOVEMBER 2024 NEWSLETTER RELEASED The Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) is circulating Issue 17 of "The Mercury Newsletter". The quarterly community newsletter can be accessed online at: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mexag/newsletter/ This edition highlights the upcoming MExAG Annual Meeting (abstracts due December 11, 2024), features Mercury-focused content at AGU next month (don't forget to RSVP for the Mercury Social by December 3, 2024), reports Mercury science and exploration news, spotlights early career members, notes upcoming meetings, shares community announcements, and includes recent publications. All quarterly newsletters can be found online at: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mexag/newsletter/ Please send your future Mercury community announcements and calendar items for inclusion in the newsletter to the MExAG Steering Committee at mexag.sc@gmail.com, or use this online form to submit an advertisement to the MExAG community: https://tinyurl.com/2s4faksc 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 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AT NOIRLAB NSF NOIRLab is the preeminent US national center for ground-based optical-infrared astronomy, providing services across a range of programs: Gemini, Rubin, CTIO, KPNO, and CSDC; with facilities in three locations: Arizona, Chile and Hawai'i. NOIRLab's mission is to enable breakthrough astrophysical discoveries by developing and operating state-of-the-art ground-based observatories and providing data products and services for a diverse and inclusive community. We invite applications for the NOIRLab Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. We encourage applications from early career scientists with interests in forefront optical-infrared astronomy research, including but not limited to: innovative observational techniques, instrumentation, large data sets and data systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in astronomy, Solar System science, and computation and theory. For more information, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/4d5rxhx3 Fellows will develop an independent research program of their choosing. Applicants are encouraged to propose research programs that connect with NOIRLab facilities and programs. We particularly welcome projects that connect with Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time early science. The three-year position can be taken at any of the three NOIRLab sites. Please submit your application by December 23, 2024. Please direct questions to Kathy Vivas (kathy.vivas@noirlab.edu) or John Blakeslee (john.blakeslee@noirlab.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 JOINT DIRAC FELLOWSHIP AND BAUM POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW FOR INNOVATIVE ASTRONOMY We invite applications for the 2025 Joint DiRAC Fellowship and Baum Postdoctoral Fellow for Innovative Astronomy in the University of Washington's Astronomy Department. These up to 3-year postdoctoral positions are available to promising early-career scientists who are ready to engage in self-directed research that complements the work done at UW's Institute for Data-Intensive Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology (DiRAC). Active areas include: Transients and Variable Star Science, Solar System Science, Milky Way Structure, Extragalactic Science, Cosmology, and Astronomical Software Development. For more information, please visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/158267 Applicants with innovative research programs involving early science with Rubin Observatory and the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) are especially encouraged to apply. Applications are due by December 31, 2024. Please direct questions to Jim Davenport (jrad@uw.edu). [Edited for length] 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 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW - SCHOOL OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, GEORGIA TECH, ATLANTA, GA Job ID: 279670 The application deadline is December 31, 2024 or until the position is filled. This is a fixed term position for 18 months. The postdoctoral scholar's specific research topic is open and will be chosen based on the mutual interests of the postdoctoral scholar and the supervisor Dr. Shi Joyce Sim (jssim@eas.gatech.edu, joycesim.github.io). Access to high-performance computing resources is available through Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE) at Georgia Institute of Technology. For more information, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/4ezu7dar 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 [EGU2025] PS1.2 VENUS: MODELS, OBSERVATIONS, (ANCIENT) EARTH- AND EXOPLANET ANALOGUE For more information, please visit: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessionprogramme/5526# Abstract deadline: 15 January 2025, 13:00 CET Invited talk by: Prof. Stephen Kane (UC Riverside, USA) [Edited for length] 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 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 Mercury Science and Exploration Annual Meeting 2025 https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mexag/meetings/feb2025/ Laurel, MD [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.] 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org No new papers this week. 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 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 No new papers this week. *********************************************************************** * The Planetary Exploration Newsletter is issued approximately weekly. * Current and back issues are available at https://planetarynews.org * * To subscribe, go to https://planetarynews.org and click on Subscribe. * * An unsubscribe option is available at the end of every PEN email. 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