PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 19, Number 12 (March 23, 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. Earth Science Women's Network 2. [NASA] PDS: Mars Science Laboratory Release 38 3. Postdoctoral Position Available in Planetary Geophysics, Tectonics, and Geodynamics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4. Outer Planets Analysis Group (OPAG) Spring Meeting 5. Call for Abstracts: Progress in Understanding the Pluto System 10 Years After Flyby 6. Rocky Worlds 4 Conference in Groningen, Netherlands 7. International Conference on Geomorphology Call for Abstracts: Planetary Geomorphology 8. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 9. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers 10. 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 EARTH SCIENCE WOMEN'S NETWORK Are you on the job market right now, or might be very soon in the future? Unsure of what to include in your LinkedIn profile and/or on your CV to make you stand out as an applicant? Want to learn more? The Earth Science Women's Network are hosting two events during April 2025 to support you in your upcoming job hunting ventures! April 2 2025, 1600 UTC - How To Write a Great LinkedIn Profile, featuring Saneeya Qureshi (University of Liverpool, UK): https://eswnonline.org/how-to-write-a-great-linkedin-profile-new-date/ April 10 2025, 1600 UTC - CV Writing Skills, featuring Vani Naik (University of Oxford, UK), Claire Wasserman (Ladies Get Paid), Maryory Sarria Dulcey (GFZ Potsdam, Germany) and Ruth Winden (University of Leeds, UK): https://forms.gle/wActJvCYq6dtpRzd9 The talks and panel discussion segments will be recorded for asynchronous participation. A link will be made available to participants afterwards. The webinar link will be sent to registrants 48 hours before the event. The webinars will be closed captioned and use colour-blind friendly graphics. We are excited for you to join us! If you have any questions please contact: events [at] eswnonline [dot] org Best wishes, The Earth Science Women's Network Professional Development and Networking Committee 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 SCIENCE LABORATORY RELEASE 38 The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 38 of data from the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) mission. This release contains raw and derived data products covering the time period July 28, 2024 - November 5, 2024 (sols 4258-4354). 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/ or for a dataset-oriented perspective: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20250317.shtml The next MSL release is scheduled for August 1, 2025. 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 POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE IN PLANETARY GEOPHYSICS, TECTONICS, AND GEODYNAMICS AT RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute invites candidate applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Planetary Tectonics, Atmosphere, or Habitability Evolution Modeling. Ideal candidates should have experience in modeling mantle thermochemical evolution of the Earth and/or other planetary bodies. The successful candidate is anticipated to work on questions pertaining to the coupling of a planet's long-term internal and surface evolution. Interested individuals should have a Ph.D. in a relevant field such as Planetary Science, Geophysics, Geodynamics, Physics, Astronomy, or Mathematics. A start date of late summer or early fall 2025 is expected; other dates can be considered. To apply, please include the following in a single PDF document: a current CV, The names and contact information for 2 professional references, and a brief research statement that outlines 1) your research interests, 2) previous research, and 3) how your experience aligns with mantle, atmospheric, surface, or tectonics modeling and analysis to wellem@rpi.edu. For more information, contact Assistant Professor Matthew B. Weller (wellem@rpi.edu) or go to: https://www.mbweller.com https://earth.rpi.edu/ Priority will be given to applications received by May 1, 2025. [Edited for length] 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 OUTER PLANETS ANALYSIS GROUP (OPAG) SPRING MEETING June 3-5, 2025 Tucson, AZ, and Hybrid This meeting was postponed from our original dates in February due to the pause in AG activities after the executive order. We are now able to have our meeting, and have scheduled it for June 3-5, 2025, again Tuscon, AZ, and hybrid. The meeting website is not yet ready, but will send the URL as soon as it is available. 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 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: PROGRESS IN UNDERSTANDING THE PLUTO SYSTEM 10 YEARS AFTER FLYBY NASA's New Horizons mission conducted the first and only exploration flyby of the Pluto system, culminating at the closest approach on July 14, 2015. This meeting will assess advances regarding all aspects of the Pluto system and other dwarf planets of the Kuiper Belt made since then, using New Horizons and all other data (ground-based, JWST, HST, etc.), as well as through theory and modeling. Session topics include: Pluto; Charon; Pluto's Small Satellites; Kuiper Belt Dwarf Planets; Pluto and Satellite System Origins; and Past and Future Exploration of Pluto, the Kuiper Belt, and the Outer Solar System. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/plutosystem2025/ The conference will be held July 14-18, 2025 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. Abstracts for both oral and poster presentations are being accepted through April 18 at 5 pm CDT. Oral papers can be given in person or virtually. Registration will last until the end of the meeting, with an early bird deadline for a reduced registration rate. Optional events are available for meeting attendees. 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 ROCKY WORLDS 4 CONFERENCE IN GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS Dear Colleagues, we would like to announce the Rocky Worlds 4 Conference to be held in Groningen, Netherlands, from 19-23 January 2026. Applying the detailed empirical understanding gleaned from the terrestrial planets of our own Solar System is crucial in our interpretation of exoplanetary systems. With the ongoing and upcoming surveys to search for small planets around nearby stars, we can anticipate huge growth in the number and information on detected rocky exoplanets in the coming decades. As the characterisation of these new planetary systems proceeds it will in turn improve understanding of our own Solar System, and in particular of how potentially habitable Earth-like planets form, evolve, and are distributed throughout the galaxy. The Rocky Worlds Meeting Series brings together planetary scientists, astronomers, and earth scientists to foster discussion and build the collaborations that will pave the way for the next frontiers of rocky exoplanet discovery and characterisation. Speakers: Hannah Diamond-Lowe (STScI), Lena Noack (FU Berlin), Charles-Edouard Boukare (York University), Heike Rauer (DLR Berlin), Mariana Sanchez (Leiden University), Damanveer Grewal (Yale) Further information at: https://groningen2026.rockyworlds.org Please subscribe if you want to stay informed about conference announcements: https://forms.gle/tdLWPLBVnY54GTqD9 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 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOMORPHOLOGY CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY Abstract submission is now open for the International Conference on Geomorphology to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand (Otautahi, Aotearoa) from 2-6 February 2026. We invite you to submit to our session on planetary geomorphology. https://www.confer.co.nz/icg2026/call-for-abstracts/ Planetary missions over the past decade have shown that while surface conditions on planetary bodies across the Solar System vary widely, their landscapes often mirror features found on Earth. Understanding how geophysical flows - such as wind, water, ice, and sediment transport - shape these landscapes is key to interpreting both current and past climatic conditions. This session welcomes abstracts on any aspect of planetary geomorphology, including but not restricted to: Earth analogues, laboratory experiments, numerical models, planetary comparison, mapping, in situ data or remote sensing studies. Studies are welcome that concern rocky or icy solid bodies of the Solar System as well as exoplanets. By bringing together researchers from both planetary science and Earth surface processes, this session aims to foster collaboration and deeper insights into how diverse environments, both on Earth and beyond, respond to physical forces. We hope to see you in New Zealand! Conveners: Susan Conway (CNRS), Alex Morgan (PSI), Lonneke Roelofs (Utrecht), Marisa Palucis (Dartmouth) 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 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 June 3-5, 2025 Outer Planets Analysis Group (OPAG) Spring Meeting Tucson, AZ https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/ January 19-23, 2026 Rocky Worlds 4 Conference Groningen, NL https://groningen2026.rockyworlds.org February 2-6, 2026 International Conference on Geomorphology Christchurch, New Zealand https://www.confer.co.nz/icg2026/ [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.] 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 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Photometry of Lunar Swirls in Comparison to Fresh Crater Ejecta Mallory J. Kinczyk et al. 2025 PSJ 6:57 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adafa6 Methods for Experimental Planetary Geology in Reduced-gravity Parabolic Flight: A Case Study of Researching Impact Crater Ejecta Kirby D. Runyon et al. 2025 PSJ 6:58 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adb74c A Pre-flyby View on the Origin of Asteroid Donaldjohanson, a Target of the NASA Lucy Mission Simone Marchi et al. 2025 PSJ 6:59 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adb4f4 Thermophysical Model of (269) Justitia-Main Belt Asteroid Possibly Implanted from Trans-Neptunian Region Anna Marciniak et al. 2025 PSJ 6:60 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adb28b Occultation-based Size and Shape of (269) Justitia Marc W. Buie et al. 2025 PSJ 6:61 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adb28c Radiance Contrasts at Possible Lunar Water Ice Exposures Seen by ShadowCam Jordan Ando et al. 2025 PSJ 6:62 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adb8d1 Transport and Mixing in Planetary Polar Vortices with Annular and Monopolar Potential Vorticity Structures Jacob Shultis et al. 2025 PSJ 6:63 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adba4b Glycine Partitioning in Frozen Putative Europan Brines Lucas R. Reynoso et al. 2025 PSJ 6:64 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adb62b Supercooling, Glass Formation, and Mineral Assemblages upon Freezing of Salty Ice Grains from Enceladus's Ocean Fabian Klenner et al. 2025 PSJ 6:65 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adb305 Spectral Effects of Shock Darkening on Ordinary Chondrite and Howardite, Eucrite, and Diogenite Meteorites Juan A. Sanchez et al. 2025 PSJ 6:69 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adb95d Setting the Stage for Uranian Seismology from Rings and Radial Velocities Christopher R. Mankovich et al. 2025 PSJ 6:70 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adb8eb 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 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 Microwave Emissivity Variations Across Ovda Regio, Venus Indujaa Ganesh and Martha S. Gilmore https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008563 Martian Highlands Differentiation Concomitant to Dichotomy Formation Valentin Bonnet Gibet et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008486 Slopes of Lunar Crater Size-Frequency Distributions on Exterior Impact Melt Deposits of Young Craters A. Oetting et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008589 Composition, Mineralogy, and Noble Gas Content of Apollo 17 Particles and Soils From the 73002 Drive Tube Barbara A. Cohen et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008329 Spatially Resolved Visible Wavelength Spectroscopy of the Galilean Moons With VLT/MUSE Oliver R. T. King et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008511 Hydroxylation and Hydrogen Diffusion in Lunar Samples: Spectral Measurements During Proton Irradiation Li Hsia Yeo et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008334 Fluvial Reworking Eliminates Small Craters, But Does Not Meaningfully Bias the Mars Interbedded-Crater Record Andrew J. Moodie and Timothy A. Goudge https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE008183 Global Transport of Chlorine Species in the Martian Atmosphere and the Resulting Surface Distribution of Perchlorates K. Rajendran et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008537 Meridional Distribution of CO, H2O, and H2SO4 in the Venus' Atmosphere: A Two-Dimensional Model Incorporating Transport and Chemical Reaction Shinya Kuwayama and George L. Hashimoto https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008596 Late-Stage Aqueous Activity at Gale Crater, Mars, Recorded by Sediment Fans Eroded From Aeolis Mons Joel M. Davis et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008808 Metal Limiting Habitability in Enceladus? Availability of Trace Metals for Methanogenic Life in Hydrothermal Fluids Shuya Tan et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008591 Remote Determination of Martian Chloride Salt Abundances Eashan Das et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008541 *********************************************************************** * 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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