PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 19, Number 9 (March 2, 2025) PEN Website: https://planetarynews.org Editor: Alex Morgan Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Matthew R Perry Email: pen_editor@psi.edu Twitter: @pen2tweets o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Learn How to Advocate for Space Science at LPSC 2. Join the Planetary Data System at LPSC 2025 3. Astromat Workshop at LPSC 4. JMARS Workshop at LPSC 5. Mercury Science at LPSC 6. GSA Planetary Geology Division at LPSC 7. Annual GSA Planetary Geology Division Button Contest 8. Planetary Research: Open Call for Editors 9. PSJ Focus Issue on Mars Resources and Science Targets for Human Exploration 10. Last Call for 2025 Schweickart Prize Applications 11. Job Opening: 3-year Postdoctoral Position in Mercury's Space Plasma Physics, BepiColombo and Simulations at FMI 12. Research Engineer in Space Instrumentation at IRF 13. Research Engineer in Systems and Testing at IRF 14. Postdoctoral Position in Optical Aurora Research at IRF 15. SETI Institute's 2025 Davie Postdoctoral Fellowship 16. ESA Archival Research Visitor Programme 17. International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions 18. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Release 72 19. Aperiodic PDS Data Releases in 2025.02 20. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers 21. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets - New Papers Commercial/Fundraising Announcements: C1. Extreme Illumination Atlas of the Moon by Chuck Wood and Maurice Collins 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 LEARN HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR SPACE SCIENCE AT LPSC Space science is at a critical moment. With budget cuts and workforce reductions on the horizon, it is imperative that members of the scientific community use their constitutionally-protected right to advocate to their elected officials to protect space science. The Planetary Society - the world's largest independent space advocacy organization - is hosting a series of informational training sessions at LPSC to provide the science community with the skills to effectively advocate for space science. Led by The Society's DC-based Director of Government Relations, the training will cover the current state of play, an overview of effective advocacy strategies, and plenty of time for questions. Identical sessions are available on Monday (3/10), Tuesday (3/11), and Wednesday (3/12) from 2:00 - 3:00 PM CT in the Grogan's Mill meeting room. Registration is requested but not required to attend: https://forms.gle/szJvyvKaaAoXjB5x9 For more information about The Planetary Society's Space Policy & Advocacy Program, including links to the organization's policy priorities and public budget datasets, go to: https://www.planetary.org/space-policy-advocacy 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 JOIN THE PLANETARY DATA SYSTEM AT LPSC 2025 We are excited to announce that the Planetary Data System (PDS) will be hosting talks, demos, and drop-in consulting hours at the LPSC conference in Houston from Monday through Thursday. Whether you're a seasoned researcher or a curious newcomer, our team is here to help you navigate the cosmos of planetary data. Full schedule: https://wufs.wustl.edu/lpsc-web/lpsc2025.htm 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 ASTROMAT WORKSHOP AT LPSC If you're heading to LPSC, make sure to join us on Monday at 12:00PM CST for the Astromat Workshop. The two main topics will be 1) data submission to Astromat in compliance with SPD-41A, and 2) introduction to AstroSearch v4, our newly upgraded synthesis search app! Using AstroSearch v4 will make your search of the Astromat Synthesis database faster, simpler, and more transparent-helping you get to the data you need with fewer steps and greater control. We will have snacks and drinks to keep you going (not quite lunch, but enough to keep you fueled!). Join Us at LPSC25: Astromat Workshop & Search v4 Demo Date: March 10, 2025 Time: 12:00-1:00 PM (Central) Location: LPSC25, Woodlands Marriott, Panther Creek Conference Room Can't make it to LPSC? We'll be hosting a series of Astromat webinars in the coming months to guide you through data submission and to introduce and demo Search v4 for those who can't attend in person. Questions? Contact us: info@astromat.org 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 JMARS WORKSHOP AT LPSC Are you attending LPSC 2025? Are you a JMARS user? Want to see how others use JMARS and share your own insights? Join us for a breakout discussion with JMARS developers and fellow users on Tuesday, March 11, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Indian Springs meeting room! 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 GSA PLANETARY GEOLOGY DIVISION AT LPSC Meet with the officers of the Geological Society of America Planetary Geology Division at LPSC and collect a special edition GSA PGD Ribbon! Tuesday: Poster Hall, Poster #2471 Wednesday: Grogan's Mill Room from 10-11 am 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 AT LPSC Science of the innermost planet will occur throughout the week at LPSC in a mix of standalone and topical sessions. For those already engaged with, or interested in, Mercury we draw your attention to the following LPSC sessions: Monday, March 10 - Tectonism Across the Solar System: I Like my Crust Deformed (4 Mercury talks): 2:15 pm in the Montgomery Ballroom Tuesday, March 11 - Mercury Science From The Inside Out (12 talks): 8:20 am in the Montgomery Ballroom - In-person Mercury Posters on Tuesday (28 posters) Wednesday, March 12 - Virtual Mercury Posters on Wednesday (2 posters) Thursday, March 13 - Parent Body Sizes and Origins in the Early Solar System (2 Mercury posters) - Planetary Volcanism (1 Mercury poster) 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 ANNUAL GSA PLANETARY GEOLOGY DIVISION BUTTON CONTEST Your design could be featured at GSA and LPSC! Rules: (1) Design must be completed within a 6 cm diameter circle. (2) Letters "PGD" and year "2025" must be included as a central feature in the artwork. (3) A version without the year "2025" should also be submitted. (4) Any media/software can be used as long is the scanned image sent to the PGD is clear. (5) Group submissions are acceptable. Additional details: All submissions must be sent to mdeahn@purdue.edu (Margaret Deahn). Submission must include brief biographical information about the artist, a brief (500 character limit) description of the artwork, a PDF of the artwork, and a JPEG (min 600 dpi) of the artwork. All PGD members may vote from the semi-finalists' buttons (as determined by PGD officers) starting June 15, 2025. Winner will be announced July 1, 2025. The winning design will need to submit Illustrator or EPS files. See past button designs here: https://community.geosociety.org/pgd/aboutus/pgd-buttons 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 PLANETARY RESEARCH: OPEN CALL FOR EDITORS Planetary Research is a diamond open access journal that is being developed by the planetary science community. The journal will have no article processing fees for authors and all articles will be free to access without a subscription. The journal, run as part of a non-profit organization, will operate with a transparent governance and will promote the work it publishes to the scientific community and the general public alike. Manuscript submissions are expected to open in January 2026. The journal seeks candidates for the editorial board, including the editor-in-chief, editors, and associate editors. Interested candidates should provide a CV, a publication list, and a short letter motivating their interest in the position to the chair of the search committee (mark.wieczorek@cnrs.fr) before July 1, 2025. Additional information about the journal and the open positions can be found on our website: https://planetary-research.org/ 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 PSJ FOCUS ISSUE ON MARS RESOURCES AND SCIENCE TARGETS FOR HUMAN EXPLORATION A new Planetary Science Journal focus issue entitled "Human Exploration of Mars: Resources and Science Targets" is now accepting contributions. This focus issue highlights Mars research that seeks to understand potential resources to sustain human missions, as well as pinpointing scientifically intriguing targets that would benefit from direct human exploration on the Martian surface. Contributions to the issue are intended to include a diverse array of data analyses, modeling, field-analog, and conceptual studies, all geared towards advancing the scientific exploration of Mars. https://iopscience.iop.org/collections/PSJ-250131-01 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 LAST CALL FOR 2025 SCHWEICKART PRIZE APPLICATIONS Application deadline is fast approaching - submit your applications by Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 11:59 PM PST Are you a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow with bold ideas for planetary defense? The Schweickart Prize invites you to submit an innovative proposal for tackling challenges such as asteroid detection, impact mitigation, space law, or public engagement. The winner will receive: - A $10,000 USD cash prize - An award and public recognition through a press campaign - Mentorship from the Prize Selection Committee, including Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart Interested students can learn more and apply at: https://www.schweickartprize.org Watch the latest student webinar: https://bit.ly/3CDi9zU Sign up for prize updates: https://bit.ly/3PKJvqJ 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 JOB OPENING: 3-YEAR POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN MERCURY'S SPACE PLASMA PHYSICS, BEPICOLOMBO AND SIMULATIONS AT FMI We have opened a recruitment for a 3-year postdoctoral researcher position in the "Mercury in the solar wind" ERC project at the Finnish Meteorological Institute. The postdoc will apply our global particle-based models to study the solar wind influence on Mercury and its environment and interpret observations from the BepiColombo mission. More information and apply here: https://tinyurl.com/3vsskvd4 Team website: https://planets.fmi.fi 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 RESEARCH ENGINEER IN SPACE INSTRUMENTATION AT IRF The Solar System Physics and Space Technology research program develops space instruments for ESA, NASA, and other major space agencies. Now we're looking for an engineer to help integrate, test, and document hardware for scientific satellites. If you are detail-oriented, hands-on, and thrive in international collaborations look here for more information: https://www.irf.se/en/karriar/789170/ 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 RESEARCH ENGINEER IN SYSTEMS AND TESTING AT IRF The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) in Uppsala is looking for a scientific systems/test engineer to develop and test instruments for ESA's next M-class missions. Join a tight-knit team building instruments that measure plasma in space - with heritage from missions like Cluster, Rosetta, and Solar Orbiter. You'll coordinate technical requirements, testing, and documentation in international collaborations shaping the next generation of space exploration. https://www.irf.se/en/karriar/799198/ 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN OPTICAL AURORA RESEARCH AT IRF We're looking for a PhD graduate with experience in auroral data analysis, strong programming skills, and a passion for exploring Earth's upper atmosphere. As a postdoctoral researcher you will analyze data from the BROR sounding rocket experiment, which created artificial auroras to study small-scale processes in the ionosphere. The STAR research programme is located in Kiruna, Sweden, where you will work hands-on with optical and radar data, model development, and scientific interpretation. https://www.irf.se/en/karriar/798481/ 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 SETI INSTITUTE'S 2025 DAVIE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP The SETI Institute is pleased to announce the call for applications to the Davie Postdoctoral Fellowship focusing on Artificial Intelligence for Astronomy. For more information, go to: https://www.seti.org/davie-fellowship 16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16 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 Collaborating States. We will also consider strong applications from outside those states. 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. During their stay, 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 can be 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 before 1 May 2025 will be considered for visits in autumn and winter 2025/2026. For further details please write to arvp@cosmos.esa.int to refer to: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/esdc/visitor-programme 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON INSTRUMENTATION FOR PLANETARY MISSIONS 4-6 August, 2025 Please save the date for the 2025 International Workshop for Planetary Instrumentation (IPM-2025), which will be hosted by LASP in Boulder, Colorado, on August 4-6. This workshop will convene scientists, engineers and students to discuss instrumentation and enabling technologies that are necessary to address key questions in planetary science. The IPM-2025 will have dedicated sessions on the Uranus Orbiter and Probe, Asteroid Exploration, and Lunar Exploration Opportunities, in addition to general sessions on planetary instrumentation and enabling technologies. Abstract submission will open in mid-March. Contact: harriet.george@lasp.colorado.edu https://lasp.colorado.edu/meetings/ipm-2025/ Previous workshops: https://ssed.gsfc.nasa.gov/IPM/ 18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18 MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER DATA RELEASE 72 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 72 of data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). This release contains raw, calibrated, and derived data products nominally covering the time period May 9 through August 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-20250228.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/ For further information, see the PDS Home Page: https://pds.nasa.gov/ MRO data releases occur every three months. The next release is scheduled for May 30, 2025. 19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19 APERIODIC PDS DATA RELEASES IN 2025.02 In February 2025, PDS ingested and made available the following data, none of which were regularly released with an ongoing mission: - 2025.02.20 Mariner 9 Radio Occultation Experiment Derived RSS Data - 2025.02.20 Venera 15,16 ROE Derived Ionospheric Electron Density Profiles - 2025.02.14 New Horizons PEPSSI KEM1 Encounter Raw Data - 2025.02.14 New Horizons PEPSSI KEM1 Encounter Calibrated Data - 2025.02.14 New Horizons PEPSSI Reference Files for Calibrating Data - 2025.02.06 Radio Science Documentation To access those data https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20250229.shtml To access all data archived in PDS: https://pds.nasa.gov 21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21 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 August 4-6, 2025 International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions https://lasp.colorado.edu/meetings/ipm-2025/ Boulder, CO [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.] 20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Rover Science Autonomy in Planetary Exploration: Field Analog Tests Eldar Z. Noe Dobrea et al. 2025 PSJ 6:51 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adaa78 22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22 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 Large Water Inventory in Highly Adsorptive Regolith Simulated With a Mars Global Climate Model M. Kobayashi et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008697 Initial Thermal States of Super-Earth Exoplanets and Implications for Early Dynamos Nathaniel I. White & Jie Li https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008550 Micro-CT Characterization of the Chang'e-5 Lunar Regolith Samples Huanyu Wu et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008787 Map of Jupiter's Radiation Environment From Juno's In-Situ Observations M. Herceg et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008549 *********************************************************************** COMMERCIAL/FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS *********************************************************************** C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1-C1 EXTREME ILLUMINATION ATLAS OF THE MOON BY CHUCK WOOD AND MAURICE COLLINS Have you ever seen the Moon illuminated from the North? Or a whole lunar hemisphere lit by hyper-grazing 0.1 degree illumination? Now you can, discovering a whole new world with features you have never seen. The Extreme Illumination Atlas of the Moon by Chuck Wood and Maurice Collins is now available at Amazon. We are honored that Bill Leatherbarrow, former President of the British Astronomical Association and past Director of the BAA Lunar Section, edited the atlas and wrote, "It is not often that a book quite literally changes the way we look at the Moon, but this atlas certainly does." 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