PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 19, Number 30 (July 27, 2025) 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. Petition Last Call: Conditions for Attending LPSC 2026 2. [NASA] SMD: ROSES-25 Amendment 3 - Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) Updated Text and Schedule 3. [NASA] PDS: Psyche GRS and NS Release 1 4. Excellence in Science Leadership: A New Workshop on Strategies for Unlocking Individual Potential 5. Feedback Requested on Mercury Science Goals Document 6. Lawrence Fellowship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 7. High Energy Density Science Center Fellowship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 8. John S. Foster, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellowship and the Harold Brown Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 9. Physical Science Technician at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum 10. [AGU 2025] Sessions: Habitability, Geotherms, Geophysics, AI, and Moon to Mars 11. [AGU 2025] Session SM030: Three-dimensional Magnetosphere Structure and Dynamics During Geomagnetic Storms 12. [GSA 2025] Session T174: Recent Volcanism on the Moon: A Challenge for Lunar Thermal Evolution 13. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions 14. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers 15. 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 PETITION LAST CALL: CONDITIONS FOR ATTENDING LPSC 2026 Concerned members of the community have penned and signed an open letter to USRA/LPI outlining steps that we feel must be taken before we will consider attending LPSC 2026. These steps include restoring all purged abstracts (except those where NASA has specifically directed or first authors have requested removal), and committing to preserving academic freedom of speech at the conference. You can find out more here, and add your name (anonymously if you wish) at this link: https://forms.gle/G1yAxZqmDujbVDHR7 This petition will be open until the end of July. 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] SMD: ROSES-25 AMENDMENT 3 - PAYLOADS AND RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON (PRISM) UPDATED TEXT AND SCHEDULE This National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Lunar Discovery and Exploration Program (LDEP) intends to solicit for a suite of lunar science and technology instruments via ROSES-25 program element F.10 Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) once it is released as final text. F.10 PRISM will seek investigations that address the science goals of 1) any SMD division, e.g., Planetary Science, Earth Science, Heliophysics, Astrophysics, and Biological and Physical Sciences, 2) objectives of the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD), and 3) any technology demonstration goals of the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) that advance capabilities for science, exploration, or commercial development of the Moon. Proposals must be science driven, with some technology demonstration, development, and/or maturation within the proposed project is allowed, as long as proposed instrument suites are focused primarily on science investigations and the technology demonstrations and exploration investigations support those science investigations. Questions? Contact Ryan Watkins, Exploration Science Strategy and Integration Office (ESSIO) Program Scientist at HQ-PRISM@mail.nasa.gov For more information, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/3a6jj2nw [Edited for length] 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: PSYCHE GRS AND NS RELEASE 1 This release of Psyche Mission data includes the following data, with data coverage 2023-10-13 through 2025-03-31. Cruise data will continue to be released quarterly. - Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS) raw cruise data - Neutron Spectrometer (NS) raw cruise data - Mission Information bundle These data are available at: https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20250725.shtml Or more directly at: https://arcnav.psi.edu/urn:nasa:pds:psyche.grs https://arcnav.psi.edu/urn:nasa:pds:psyche.ns https://arcnav.psi.edu/urn:nasa:pds:psyche.mission To access all data archived in PDS: 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 EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE LEADERSHIP: A NEW WORKSHOP ON STRATEGIES FOR UNLOCKING INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL August 18-20, 2025, 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm EST (entirely virtual) There are few slots left in this workshop and we're allowing people to indicate their interest until we're full or until August 6, whichever comes first. If interested, please fill out the indication of interest form as soon as possible. We invite planetary scientists to join us for our reinvigorated workshop. We offer best-practices to meet current challenges while uplifting potential in ourselves and that of our professional partners. If you are seeking expanded approaches to engage with colleagues, groups, teams, committees, etc. with understanding and ethics, this is your workshop. The content also includes specific strategies to meet present challenges, including additional resources, staying motivated, and avoiding burnout. Participants at all career stages and experience levels are welcome, as well as those who have previously attended past workshops. This offering (~25 people or less, to encourage interaction) provides the basic tools needed to enact positive change in personal and professional spheres. Facilitators: Drs. Julie Rathbun (she/her/hers) and JA Grier (ee/em/eir) Visit website for details and to fill out the indication of interest form: https://workforce.psi.edu/leadership/ [Edited for length] 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 FEEDBACK REQUESTED ON MERCURY SCIENCE GOALS DOCUMENT The Science Goals document of the NASA Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) is once again open for public comment. The draft can be accessed at: https://tinyurl.com/yxe2862w MExAG solicits constructive, concise, and actionable feedback by August 6 via this form: https://tinyurl.com/5n99p29d One of the main purposes of the Assessment Groups, such as MExAG, is to create Goals documents that capture the community's priorities in science, technology and community. Over the past few years, the MExAG Goals committee has been crafting this draft of the Science Goals, based on solicited input from experts in the different fields. Now we are releasing the next draft for comment by the full Mercury scientific community. 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 LAWRENCE FELLOWSHIP AT LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY We are pleased to solicit applications for the Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Please help us spread the word by encouraging talented students and collaborators to apply to these positions. The Lawrence Fellowship is a highly competitive postdoctoral position at LLNL that is open to all technical disciplines. Fellowships are awarded to candidates with exceptional talent, scientific track records, and potential for significant achievements. Fellows are free to pursue their own independent research agenda within an environment of subject matter experts who provide guidance and mentorship. Salary: $146,820 Term: 3 years Application Deadline: October 1, 2025 Reference Letter Deadline: October 15, 2025 LLNL Posting: not up yet Contact: Michelle Perez-Robles, perezrobles1@llnl.gov For more information, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/yfu7xnyf We invite you to join us on Friday, August 15, 10:30 AM - 12:00PM (Pacific Time) for an optional information session. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/yrdx3kkj 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 HIGH ENERGY DENSITY SCIENCE CENTER FELLOWSHIP AT LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY We are pleased to solicit applications for the High Energy Density Science Center Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Please help us spread the word by encouraging talented students and collaborators to apply to these positions. High Energy Density Science is the study of matter and energy under extreme conditions, and we are looking for candidates with expertise ranging from atomic, plasma, nuclear, planetary, stellar, high pressure, and condensed matter physics to high performance computing, diagnostics, and instrumentation. Applications need to include a CV, research proposal, summary slide, transcripts, and three references. Salary: $145,980 Term: Two years with the possibility of extension to a maximum of three years Application Deadline: October 6, 2025 Reference Letter Deadline: October 13, 2025 Contact: Jessica Karlton, karlton1@llnl.gov LLNL Posting: https://tinyurl.com/ydx73vrx HEDS Center Website: https://heds-center.llnl.gov/ HEDS Research Areas: https://heds-center.llnl.gov/research/research-areas We invite you to join us on Friday, August 15, 10:30 AM - 12:00PM (Pacific Time) for an optional information session. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/yrdx3kkj 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 JOHN S. FOSTER, JR. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AND THE HAROLD BROWN POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY We are pleased to solicit applications for the Foster and Brown Postdoctoral Fellowships at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Please help us spread the word by encouraging talented students and collaborators to apply to these positions. Named after two renowned physicists, John S. Foster, Jr. and Harold Brown, these fellowships recognize individuals whose research aligns with the laboratory's national security mission. These prestigious postdoctoral fellowships will allow you to take your skills to the next level and apply them to solving the nation's most pressing science and engineering challenges. Salary: $145,980 Term: Two years with the possibility of extension to a maximum of three years Application Deadline: September 29, 2025 Reference Letter Deadline: October 6, 2025 Contact: Tricia Marquez, marquez33@llnl.gov LLNL Posting: https://tinyurl.com/34zpk8t6 More Information: https://tinyurl.com/mrfj7cmx We invite you to join us on Friday, August 15, 10:30 AM - 12:00PM (Pacific Time) for an optional information session. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/yrdx3kkj 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 PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN AT SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM The Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS), National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, invites applications for a permanent, full-time position as Physical Science Technician. This position supports the technical and administrative work of CEPS, which carries out geology and geophysics research across the Solar System. CEPS scientists participate on planetary missions, manage an active post-doctoral program, undertake field studies, and share the excitement of planetary exploration through museum exhibitions and public programs. The candidate will undertake a range of tasks including planetary data collection and analysis, tracking grant expenses, managing research equipment, and supporting the administrative and travel requirements of research scientists. The position will provide opportunities for collaborative research. CEPS seeks applicants with technical skill relevant to planetary mission datasets, financial management of government grants, and administrative processes. Based on applicant qualifications, this position may be filled at grades 9 or 11 equivalent to the General Schedule. Please send questions to CEPS chair Dr. Ross Irwin, irwinr@si.edu. The application deadline is August 1, 2025. More information and links to apply at either or both of the grades 9 and 11 are provided below. IS-09: https://tinyurl.com/3eav7uv5 IS-11: https://tinyurl.com/yck8hdhm 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10 [AGU 2025] SESSIONS: HABITABILITY, GEOTHERMS, GEOPHYSICS, AI, AND MOON TO MARS Louisiana State University's GANGOTRI concept team, with inter-institutional colleagues, has co-convened nine sessions at AGU (15-19 December). Given LSU's institutional vision under the GANGOTRI umbrella, the sessions span wide-ranging themes. Abstracts are especially welcome from early career researchers. Please email any questions under "LSU-GANGOTRI. AGU 2025 Session ... topic inquiry" replacing '...' with the session number, ahead of the 30 July deadline. CC Dr. Suniti Karunatillake (sunitiw@lsu.edu). For more information about the GANGOTRI mission concept, go to: https://doi.org/10.3847/25c2cfeb.a3d8d8e9 EP022: Insight into geologic evolution from changes to planetary landscapes by liquid flows: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/248494 IN031: Integrating Immersive Technologies with Human-Robot Interaction for Extraterrestrial Construction: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/252574 IN040: Transdisciplinary uses of artificial intelligence and classical algorithms for data analysis: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/249194 P013: Extremophyte genomes seeding agriculture for extraterrestrial human habitats: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/248765 P018: Habitability Across the Solar System and Exoplanets: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/247989 P027: Planetary geology from the synthesis of compositional and geophysical observations: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/248420 P028: Planetary geothermal heat as a driver of geological evolution, a potential resource, and an ingredient in habitability: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/248483 NS014: Planetary near-surface geophysics: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/248759 SY041: Synthesis of Ancient Engineering, Architecture, and Linguistics Exemplified by Geo-archaeological Sites: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/249776 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11 [AGU 2025] SESSION SM030: THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAGNETOSPHERE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS DURING GEOMAGNETIC STORMS We would like to call your attention to the following session at the 2025 AGU Fall meeting: SM030: Three-Dimensional Magnetosphere Structure and Dynamics During Geomagnetic Storms Section: Magnetospheric Physics The goal of this session is to examine the storm-time magnetosphere from a global perspective with multi-point observational data and state-of-the-art numerical simulations. Relevant topics cover all aspects of the storm-time and strongly driven magnetosphere including: day-side and magnetotail reconnection, radiation belts, boundary layers, cusp dynamics, ionosphere-thermosphere coupling, and more! We also welcome submissions related to the drivers of geomagnetic storms (CMEs) and the sun-to-mud approach to the storm-time magnetosphere. Submit abstracts here: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/prelim.cgi/Session/247274 The deadline for abstract submission is July 30. Brandon Burkholder, UMBC/NASA GSFC; Mike Shumko, JHU/APL; Andrew Marshall, SWRI; Dong Lin, UCAR 12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12 [GSA 2025] SESSION T174: RECENT VOLCANISM ON THE MOON: A CHALLENGE FOR LUNAR THERMAL EVOLUTION This is a reminder about the Geological Society of America (GSA) Connects 2025 meeting and the session "T174: Recent Volcanism on the Moon: A Challenge for Lunar Thermal Evolution". Radiometric dating of recently returned mare basalt glasses and surface geomorphology research have reported ages as young as <150 million years, challenging lunar thermal evolution models. This session explores this conundrum and investigates paths forward. Abstract submission closes 5 August 2025. If you have any questions, please contact the session conveners: Sarah Braden (sebraden@protonmail.com) and James W Head (James_Head@brown.edu). 13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13 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 No new meetings. [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.] 14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14 PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS Direct Links to Open Access Papers Editor, Faith Vilas https://psj.aas.org Multi-criteria Overlay Analysis for Identifying Preferred Exploration Zones on Mars Yousef Mashal et al. 2025 PSJ 6:166 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ade30e Laser-based Mass Spectrometry for the Identification of Potential Biomarkers and Habitability Indicators on Polygon Structures Luca N. Knecht et al. 2025 PSJ 6:167 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ade3d1 Thermal-IR Observations of (152830) Dinkinesh during the Lucy Mission Flyby Samuel L. Jackson et al. 2025 PSJ 6:168 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ade23c Investigating the Geotechnical Properties of the Lunar South Pole with NASA VIPER's Mobility System Erin Rezich et al. 2025 PSJ 6:169 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/add13f Laboratory Investigation of CO2-driven Enhancement of Radiolytic H2O2 on Europa and Other Icy Moons Bereket D. Mamo et al. 2025 PSJ 6:170 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ade3d8 Particle Accretion in Microgravity. I. Particle Sizes and Bulk Densities Akbar D. Whizin et al. 2025 PSJ 6:171 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ade877 Dust Production Rates in Jupiter-family Comets. II. Trends and Population Insights from ATLAS Photometry of 116 JFCs A. Fraser Gillan et al. 2025 PSJ 6:172 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ade7fe Simulating Science Operations for a Joint Rover-helicopter Mission Architecture in a Mars Analog Setting Kathryn M. Stack et al. 2025 PSJ 6:173 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ade786 Orbital Capture of Ejecta into Periodic Orbits around Binary Asteroid (65803) Didymos Xiaoyu Fu et al. 2025 PSJ 6:174 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ade8eb Freeze Concentration, Supercooling, and Glass Formation in Perchlorate and Chlorate Brines: Habitability in Salty Martian Ice Ardith Bravenec and David C. Catling 2025 PSJ 6:175 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ade674 Exo-Daisy World: Revisiting Gaia Theory through an Informational Architecture Perspective Damian R Sowinski et al. 2025 PSJ 6:176 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ade310 Lucy Mission Search Plans for Activity around Its Jovian Trojan Flyby Targets S. Alan Stern et al. 2025 PSJ 6:177 https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ade707 15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15 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 Nighttime and Early Morning Atmospheric Waves and Transient Turbulence at Jezero Crater, Mars, Observed by the Perseverance Rover A. Munguira et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JE009114 Mars' Hourglass Landforms as Local Source-to-Sink Fluvial Systems A. S. Zaki et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008745 Thermal Evolution of Planetary Interiors With a Crystallizing Basal Magma Ocean Coupled to Parameterized Mantle Convection Victoria Auerbach & Dave R. Stegman https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JE009016 Detection of Marsquake Nests in InSight Data Raphael F. Garcia et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008782 Diurnal Cycle of Non-Orographic Gravity Waves' Source Altitudes and Its Impacts: Tests With Mars Planetary Climate Model Jiandong Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008880 *********************************************************************** * 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. Or * send an email to pen_editor@psi.edu * * Please send all replies and submissions to pen_editor@psi.edu. * Announcements and other messages should be brief with links to URLs * for extended information, including detailed descriptions for job * announcements. Title plus text is limited to 200 words. All PEN * submissions will be tweeted @pen2tweets. Please submit a 234 (or * fewer) character tweet. 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