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NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Fellowship – Next Application Deadline July 1, 2025

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NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Fellowship – Next Application Deadline July 1, 2025

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The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers US and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA’s scientific goals. The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the undiscovered; promotes intellectual growth; and encourages scientific connections.

Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete up to three-year Fellowship appointments that advance NASA’s missions in Earth science, planetary science, heliophysics, astrophysics, biological and physical science, aeronautics and engineering, human exploration systems, space operations, space technology, and astrobiology.

Search for NPP research opportunities here: NPP Research Opportunities. Pick up an NPP postcard from the tables under the bulletin boards!

Contact npp@orau.org with any questions.

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Reserve a Timeslot for a Free Professional Headshot

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Reserve a Timeslot for a Free Professional Headshot

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Need a New LinkedIn or Work Profile Photo? We've got you covered! Get a free professional headshot during LPSC.

⏳ Spaces are limited! Reserve your 5-minute session now: Sign up here.

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Get a Free Professional Headshot at LPSC

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Join us on Thursday for the annual LPL/UArizona party at the Goose's Acre! Festivities start at 9 pm, there will be a DJ and a well-timed total solar eclipse. This year's theme is "Life (of the party) on Mars!", in honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of Viking's launch. Custom pins and glow sticks will be provided as supplies last!

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The value of EDIA to Planetary Science: A letter from the PWIDE Community Alliance

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The value of EDIA to Planetary Science: A letter from the PWIDE Community Alliance

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The Planetary Workforce Integration, Development, and Empowerment (PWIDE) Community Alliance's recent co-chairs wrote a letter describing the importance of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) to planetary science and and scientists. Please read the letter here: https://sites.google.com/view/the-value-of-edia/home

Feel free to co-sign (anonymously if you choose) as well at the link above.

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9 pm Tuesday at Goose’s Acre

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A Panel on Lunar Science Mission Operations

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A Panel on Lunar Science Mission Operations

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Featuring:

Dr. Darlene S. S. Lim

VIPER Deputy Project Scientist

VIPER Science Operations & Integration Lead

and

Dr. Jose M. Hurtado, Jr.

Professor, UTEP Department of Earth, Environmental, and Resource Sciences

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Early-Career Award (ECA) Proposal Writing Workshop

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Early-Career Award (ECA) Proposal Writing Workshop

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Join us on Thursday from 11:30-12:30 in the Indian Springs Peripheral Meeting Room!

This meeting will include an overview of the ECA program including how the program will work in the transition to Dual Anonymous Peer Review (DAPR) as well as expectations of proposals. This will be the time to get all of your ECA-related questions answered! Join in person of via Zoom: https://vfairs.zoom.us/j/91986918164.

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Indian Planetary Science Meetup at LPSC🇮🇳

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Indian Planetary Science Meetup at LPSC🇮🇳

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Hey everyone!

If you're an Indian in planetary science attending LPSC, let's catch up for an informal meetup and networking over lunch!

📅 Wednesday, March 12

⏰ 11:30 AM

📍 Food Truck Village

No agenda—just a chance to connect, share experiences, and build our community. Spread the word and see you there!

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JGR: Planets meet & greet (with sandwiches!)

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JGR: Planets meet & greet (with sandwiches!)

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Thurs March 13

11:45AM-12:45PM

Panther Creek room

Have questions about publishing in JGR: Planets, want to hear about the AGU open data policy, interested in organizing a special collection, or just want to learn more? Come join editorial board members for lunch!

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Planetary Spatial Data Community Meet & Greet

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Planetary Spatial Data Community Meet & Greet

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Join us for an informal meeting of the Planetary Spatial Data Community.

Thursday, March 13, noon - 1pm in the "Woodlands" room.

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Please join us for an Outer Planets community discussion on Outer Planets-related activities and topics! This meeting is open to all in person or virtually.

When:

Thursday, 3/13/2025, 12-1pm

Where:

Grogan's Mill Room / Virtual

Zoom:

https://tinyurl.com/outer-planets-community

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The Scientific Society for Astrobiology members -- and everyone interested in astrobiology partnerships -- are invited for an informal SSA gathering at LPSC! We will meet at the food trucks Wednesday at 12:15 pm CST.

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NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) wants to hear from you. SMD is gathering feedback on your experience using the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES). From finding funding opportunities and submitting proposals through participation in proposal reviews and selection/non-selection notification, your input will inform requirements for the future of NSPIRES. If you are unable to attend any of the peripheral meetings, you can also submit NSPIRES feedback via https://go.nasa.gov/3Zsrge8.

To provide feedback in person, join us in the Panther Creek room:

Monday from 2-3 PM

Tuesday from 2-3 PM

Wednesday from 2-3 PM

Thursday from 10-11 AM

Friday from 10-11 AM

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NASA Grants, AO and NRA Submission System User Feedback

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NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is soliciting participant feedback on their experiences with submitting proposal or participating in proposal reviews for NASA Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Announcement Opportunities (AO) through the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES). The anonymous form is designed to collect information on your experiences finding funding opportunities, submitting proposals, notification of your proposal status, and panel proposal review participation. Your feedback will help SMD identify IT system enhancements to improve your experience. There are a total of four sections, which take approximately 15 minutes to complete. The first section focuses on your experience using NSPIRES to find funding opportunities. The second section asks about your proposal submission process.
The third section collects your feedback on the panel review process for proposals.
The final section gathers any final thoughts about your experience and the system utilized to submit and review proposals. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information collection meets the requirements of 44 U.S.C 3507, as amended by section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. You do not need to answer these questions unless we display a valid Office of Management and Budget control number. The OMB control number for this information collection is 2700-0153 and it expires on 8/31/2027. We estimate that it will take about 15 minutes to read the instructions, gather the facts, and answer the questions. You may send comments on our time estimate above to hq-smd-nspires@mail.nasa.gov. Send only comments relating to our time estimate to this address.

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All are welcome at this interactive peripheral event! Come by early to ensure you get a spot!

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I am looking for a postdoc to join the Bramson Research Group at Purdue University. The exact projects to be worked on are flexible and can be tunable to the candidate's interests, but could include topics related to ice and volatiles, planetary thermophysics, surface and subsurface characterization, radar remote sensing, and/or the integration of spacecraft data with modeling.

Our group's website is here, where you can read more about us and our science: https://www.eaps.purdue.edu/bramson

I'll be at the conference all week - please feel free to introduce yourself or send me an email.

Ali Bramson

BramsonA@purdue.edu

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Logo with a Moon-like object at the center that says Purdue University, with bootprints to the left, and the right says "Your Next Giant Leap". In small font is also the department website: eaps.purdue.edu.

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Join the Planetary Data System at LPSC 2025! 

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Join the Planetary Data System at LPSC 2025! 

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Monday, March 10th - Thursday, March 13th

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Creekside Park

Schedule:

https://wufs.wustl.edu/lpsc-web/lpsc2025.htm

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.

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LASSIE (Legged Autonomous Surface Science In Analogue Environments), a NASA PSTAR project team led by University of Southern California, RoboLAND lab, invites you to come by and check out our live demo of a legged robot creating a regolith strength map by walking!

We will demonstrate our robot's capability to measure geotechnical properties of the regolith during every step along a traverse by sensing the force from its legs. The regolith property map can be used to identify potential sites of interest for scientific sampling, and to assess traversal risk for rovers. We look forward to seeing you at the demo!

When: Wednesday, Mar 12, 9:30-10:30am

Where: The Woodlands conference room

Contact: feifeiqi@usc.edu

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Disabled for Accessibility in Space (DAIS) lunch - Tuesday 3/11

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Disabled for Accessibility in Space (DAIS) lunch - Tuesday 3/11

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DAIS is a peer networking, support, social, and advocacy group for disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically ill people in space related fields and professions.

We'll have an informal meet-up Tuesday, March 11 during the lunch break. Please meet us around ~11:30 am in the Waterway Marriott lobby or later at the food trucks. All are welcome to attend! Please email disabledinspace@gmail.com for more information.

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Post Doc in Geophysics and Planetary Tectonics

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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 a strong background and experience in the development and/or modeling of mantle thermochemical evolution of the Earth and/or other planetary bodies. Training in geodynamics and numerical modeling is strongly desired. Research experience and strong communication skills are an advantage.

Contact: Matt Weller, wellem@rpi.edu

I will be at LPSC all week. Please find me if you have any questions about the position or send me an email.

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Red Illustration Advertising Flyer Printable

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Monday March 10 at 5:30 pm in Grogan's Mill meeting room in the Marriott Conference Center.

Open science/open data for impact community

The Planetary Cratering Consortium Meeting

The ICAARUS workshop

NASA Ames and NASA JSC facilities

Code developments

Meeting notes will be posted at https://impacts.wiki

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Planetary Pedagogy: Teaching Approaches in Planetary Science

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Planetary Pedagogy: Teaching Approaches in Planetary Science

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Do you teach planetary science courses or do you think you may in the future???

If so, join us for a brief workshop on MONDAY with the goals of

(1) Building up a community of Planetary Science Educators to better enable mentoring and sharing of resources and

(2) Identifying common needs/struggles as a topic for a future training workshop to tackle (potentially for a future TWSK proposal).

When: Monday, 3/10/2025, 12-1 pm

Where: The Woodlands Room

Questions/Contacts: Amy Fagan (alfagan@wcu.edu); Tasha Dunn (tldunn@colby.edu).

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All are welcome at this practice session. Bring your slides or poster, get feedback, and boost your confidence!

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All are welcome at this informal networking event! Come by to chat with peers, share your perspectives as an early-career professional, and maybe win a fun prize! :)

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All are welcome at this interactive peripheral event! Come by early to ensure you get a spot!

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The Planetary Scientists of Color will hold its annual meet up on Monday March 10th at 7pm. The meet up will be at a nearby restaurant / bar. This year, we are requesting folks to register. After you register, you will receive an email shortly with location details. Thank you! To register, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/x8XNpMH4iy8vruPq5

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Planetary Scientists of Color - LPSC 2025 Meet Up

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Date and Time: Monday March 10th at 7pm Location: Will be emailed to you after registration Please join us for our annual meet up at LPSC. This year we are requesting registration. We'll be meeting at a nearby restaurant and/or bar.

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SGAC members & Alumni Meet-up @LPSC2025 

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SGAC members & Alumni Meet-up @LPSC2025 

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The SGAC Planetary Science Initiative🪐 will be hosting an informal members and alumni meetup as part of the #LPSC2025! 🤩

Due to limited reservations, interested attendees are highly encouraged to reach out to Mariam Naseem via at mariam.naseem@spacegeneration.org to confirm their spot!

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Community Input for VERITAS Radar Imaging and RPI Targets

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Community Input for VERITAS Radar Imaging and RPI Targets

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Venusians and the Venus-curious:  Bring on your great radar targeting ideas!

Tues. 10-11, The Woodlands

In addition to global datasets, VERITAS has two types of targeted observations:

1) high resolution (15 m) SAR imaging (~25% of Venus) of key geologic features and

2) repeat pass interferometry (<0.2% of Venus – a precious resource!) to search for vertical surface deformation as small as 1.5 cm over localized (<200 km) regions.

This meeting will introduce the VERITAS mission, the characteristics of the targeted datasets, preliminary ideas for how target solicitation will be done, and start priming the pump for creative science input to optimize the use of these important assets.

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Please join the Lunar Community Meeting at noon on Wednesday, March 12th in 'The Woodlands' Room (end of the hall).

This meeting aims to be a forum for sharing issues affecting you and the lunar community. There is no formal agenda.

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Training: Learn to Effectively Advocate for Space Science

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Training: Learn to Effectively Advocate for Space Science

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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 in the Grogan's Mill meeting room on:

Monday, March 10th, 2:00 - 3:00 PM CT

Tuesday, March 11th, 2:00 - 3:00 PM CT

Wednesday, March 12th, 2:00 - 3:00 PM CT

Registration is requested but not required: 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 planetary.org/space-policy-advocacy

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Wednesday March 12, 12-1pm (In person in Creekside park - see companion event note.)

https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/97518025282?pwd=5BYfQiNIuX4sXjmTTlhgmQoG1fMgUb.1

Meeting ID: 975 1802 5282

Passcode: Venusbuddy

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Second planet friends, you are invited to a meeting of the Venus exploration, science, and technology community.

Wednseday March 12, 12-1pm Central, in the Creekside Park room. Watch this board for a virtual link.

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Please join us on Monday at noon for:

Astromat Workshop & Search v4 Demo

Date: March 10, 2025

Time: 12:00-1:00 PM (Central)

Location: Panther Creek Conference Room, Woodlands Marriott

Snacks and drinks will be provided to keep you going (not quite lunch, but enough to keep you fueled!).

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!

Contact: Jenn Mays (jmays@ldeo.columbia.edu)

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NASA's Johnson Space Center is home to the world's most diverse, extensive, and precious collection of astromaterials with >250,000 numbered samples of extraterrestrial materials that have been collected and returned to Earth by spacecraft missions or arrived on Earth naturally. For more than 40 years, NASA's Astromaterials Acquisition and Curation Office (AACO) has made these samples available to the global research community. Thousands of laboratory studies have been conducted on the samples to describe and analyze their chemical, physical, and mineralogical properties and generated unique data of high value. Currently, these data are widely dispersed across decades of scientific publications and conference abstracts, and are difficult to find, access, and reuse.

The Astromaterials Data System (AstroMat) will make analytical astromaterials data easily accessible to scientists world-wide, and enable new ways of mining and analyzing these data leading to the creation of new knowledge. AstroMat will ensure the long-term utility and impact of these data, thus maximizing the scientific return of NASA's investment into sample return missions, sample curation, and data acquisition on these samples.

Join the AstroMat community mailing list to stay updated on developments to the Astromaterials Data System.

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NASA's Johnson Space Center is home to the world's most diverse, extensive, and precious collection of astromaterials with >250,000 numbered samples of extraterrestrial materials that have been collected and returned to Earth by spacecraft missions or arrived on Earth naturally.

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LPSC 2025, in-person: March 9, 2025, 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m., Montgomery Ballroom Foyer

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Start your LPSC experience at the Student and Early-Career Mixer! Open to students and early-career researchers, this event is a great opportunity to expand your network, exchange ideas, and meet potential collaborators — all while enjoying refreshments.

This event is sponsored by the Universities Space Research Institute (USRA).

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LPSC 2025 - Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

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LPSC 2025 - Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

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The 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) will be held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center</a> in The Woodlands, Texas and virtually on March 10–14, 2025.

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May 20–22, 2025, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, application deadline: March 21, 2025

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Studying and analyzing extraterrestrial samples are crucial in advancing our understanding of our Solar System. Many current and future extraterrestrial sample collections consist of small particles — less than 100 micrometers across — which can be challenging to handle and analyze. Such samples include Earth-collected cosmic dust, returned comet and interstellar samples from Stardust, and returned asteroid samples from the Hayabusa, Hayabusa2, and OSIRIS-Rex missions. For more information and the application: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/smallsamplemay2025/

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Lunar NextGen is hosting an in person networking lunch on Monday, 10 March during the lunch break (11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Central) at the food truck village.

Come by to meet fellow early-career lunar scientists and engineers; we will have merch for sale and possibly some special guests! Look for the tables with the NextGen sign. Questions? Email ejhoti@ucla.edu

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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!

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Calling all Mercury enthusiasts! Swing by Grogan’s Mill after Tuesday’s talks for a meetup with fellow members of the Mercury community.

Tuesday March 11, 2025, 5:00–6:00 pm, Grogan’s Mill room.

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Wednesday 5:30-6:30 pm, Indian Springs room

If you are preparing a geologic map or plan to do so, this is the place to get in touch with several members of the international Planetary Geologic Mapping community. We will provide some updates on the community but reserve plenty of time for questions and open mic.

Please email hbernhar@umd.edu with any questions.

See you there!

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Get updated on the Antarctic Search for Meteorites program and mingle with past and future ANSMET meteorite hunters!

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Wednesday March 12

5:30PM-6:15PM

Panther Creek room

Explore Titan is a new initiative that envisions Titan as the next
human destination after Mars. Please join us for this information session and get involved!

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Come have lunch and meet with fellow ocean world scientists! Future Leaders of Ocean Worlds (FLOW; the early-career branch of the Network for Ocean Worlds RCN) is organizing an informal lunch around the food trucks outside the Marriott conference center on Tuesday, March 11th at ~11:45 AM CT. Once you order (and pay for) your own lunch from one of the food trucks, look for us at one of the large tables nearby — I'll try to have a sign so you know which table we are at. Please email perianne.johnson@jsg.utexas.edu if you have any questions. See you there!

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Join your NASA Headquarters program officers for an informal meet-n-greet on Tuesday evening, after the oral sessions and before the poster sessions. Folks will start gathering around 5:45 in the upstairs area outside the oral session rooms. We look forward to meeting new folks in the community!

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Brown in Orbit: 60+ Years of Planetary Science at Brown

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Brown in Orbit: 60+ Years of Planetary Science at Brown

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We are delighted to invite you back to College Hill to celebrate Brown in Orbit: 60 Years of Planetary Science at Brown University! This special symposium, taking place on June 6-7, 2025 in the beautifully renovated Lincoln Field Building, will bring together alumni, faculty and students to honor our rich history and explore the future of planetary exploration.

From the pioneering work of Tim Mutch to today’s dynamic community of undergraduates, grad students and postdoctoral researchers, Brown has been at the forefront of planetary science since the very inception of the field. The symposium will feature engaging presentation and discussion sessions covering Brown’s past, present and future contributions to the exploration of the Moon, Mars, Venus, outer planets and icy satellites, asteroids and more. We’ll also highlight new career pathways in the private space industry and Brown’s enduring commitment to education and outreach in planetary science.

We are especially pleased to announce that Dr. Louise Prockter will deliver the keynote address.

This will be a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni, share experiences, and celebrate Brown’s legacy and future in planetary exploration.

Please stay tuned for more details!
A first action item; Please let us know if you’re interested in attending by filling out this form:
https://events.brown.edu/earth-environmental-planetary/event/297008-brown-in-orbit-60-years-of-planetary-scienc
The term registration is not a binding commitment but shows your interest and helps us plan.

We look forward to celebrating with you in June!

Best regards,
Jack Mustard and the organizing committee

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The next European Lunar Symposium (ELS) will take place at the Universität Münster in Münster, Germany, from June 22–27, 2025. Abstracts are due March 21st. Abstract submission and registration are open! We look forward to seeing you at this exciting meeting!

https://sservi.nasa.gov/els2025/

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Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS) Informal Gathering

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Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS) Informal Gathering

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Current PSSS mentors Jennifer Scully, James Keane and Al Nash (and former science mentor Karl Mitchell) will host an informal gathering for those of you attending LPSC in person this year!

We will meet on the Monday evening (03/10) after the NASA HQ briefing (~7:30pm or so).

The location will be outdoors: the fire pits/seating area outside of the Woodlands Waterway Marriott, between the building and the canal. See attached map for approximate location marked by a ‘X’. If you wish, you can buy food and drinks inside the Marriott and bring it outside.

All PSSS alumni, prospective PSSS participants and members of the planetary community are welcome to attend, and there is no need to RSVP.

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July 14–18, 2025, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland

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Progress in Understanding the Pluto System: 10 Years After Flyby

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Progress in Understanding the Pluto System: 10 Years After Flyby

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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. We plan a meeting to assess advances made since then using New Horizons and other data (ground-based, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Hubble Space Telescope (HST), etc.), as well as theory and modeling regarding all aspects of the Pluto system and the dwarf planets of the Kuiper Belt. For more information:

https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/plutosystem2025/

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Join us for the Planetary Parfait XR Workshop, where you can step into immersive Desktop, AR and VR to explore planetary surfaces using data from JMARS—a powerful geospatial tool for planetary science. Learn how to prepare data layers in JMARS for use in our Planetary Parfait apps (smartphone, desktop, VR). Explore your custom 3D scenes and see how XR can enhance geospatial visualization!

🎮 Try it yourself on Steam! (Desktop and Virtual Reality)

📅 Date: Tuesday

🕒 Time: 1:00–2:00 PM

📍 Location: Indian Springs

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Studying layers of orbital and drone-based remote sensing data allows scientists to understand the geologic history of planets. Such data provide geological context, but limitations of existing 3D visualization tools force domain experts to resort to older 2D tools that do not effectively support collaborative visual analysis. To explore the integration of collaborative 3D visualization into scientific workflows, we developed Planetary Parfait - a visualization system for interactively accessing planetary datasets to allow collocated and remote users to collaborate across VR, AR, and desktop platforms.

Presented at AGU 2022

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Immersively explore extraterrestrial terrains through augmented and virtual reality.

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Discussion: Need for a professional society in planetary science

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Discussion: Need for a professional society in planetary science

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In light of recent events regarding community-led organizations being negatively impacted by federal instructions and mandates, and more broadly the prevailing budgetary environment for science at NASA, now is an appropriate time to discuss how to more effectively advocate for our planetary science priorities. Although some existing organizations have advocacy groups, none cover completely the breadth of planetary science.

On the Wednesday of LPSC (March 12), from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm in the Grogan's Mill room, we will hold an open forum to discuss the establishment of a new professional planetary science society in the United States (and possibly beyond).

Please join us for this discussion and share your views on the need for a new professional society.

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Save the Date! Tomography of Planetary Materials: X-rays and Beyond

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Save the Date! Tomography of Planetary Materials: X-rays and Beyond

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Hands-on training for sample scientists!

September 22–25, 2025, in-person, The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas High-Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography Facility (UTCT) and the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) will host a four-day training in X-ray computed tomography and other tomographies for the planetary sample sciences. The training will include overviews of acquisition and interpretation of tomographic data, with hands-on training in 3-D visualization and quantitative interpretation of geological and petrographic features. Limited to 12 in-person participants

Details forthcoming — save the dates!

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October 7–9, 2025, Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), Houston, Texas

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Workshop on Bennu and Ryugu: Samples from the Early Solar System 

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Workshop on Bennu and Ryugu: Samples from the Early Solar System 

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This hybrid workshop will feature invited and contributed talks aimed at studies of returned samples from Bennu (OSIRIS-REx mission) and Ryugu (Hayabusa2 mission), and perspectives on future asteroidal sample return. For more information: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/bennuryugu2025/

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Bennu and Ryugu Samples from the Early Solar System_Web

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Join us on Monday from 11:30-12:30 in the Indian Springs Peripheral Meeting Room!

Have a burning question for your program officers? Struggling to find things in NSPIRES? Transferring institutions and not sure what to do with existing awards? Want to submit new research, but are unsure what program it could go to? Have other questions you’d appreciate feedback on from your program officers? Join us for an informal “Ask us anything” session. This session is open to all attendees. Join in person or via Zoom: https://vfairs.zoom.us/j/96481281388.

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Planetary Research: Open call for editors

Planetary Research is a diamond open access journal that is being developed by the planetary science community and that will open for submissions 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 before July 1, 2025. Additional information about the journal and the open positions can be found on our website: https://planetary-research.org/.

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Join the QUIPS (Queers in Planetary Science) community for a meetup at 5:30 on Tuesday 3/11 in the "Creekside Park" room! We'll meet and socialize a bit, then walk over for dinner at a local restaurant. Please contact cynthia.b.phillips@jpl.nasa.gov for more info or to join QUIPS.

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5:00-6:45 pm Tuesday, Indian Springs Room

This workshop is for anyone interested in using Mars data from SuperCam and/or collaborating on these data. The workshop will present data access and use for LIBS (elemental chemistry), VISIR reflectance spectra, remote time-resolved Raman spectra, imaging, and acoustic spectra. Agenda and slides will be available shortly before the meeting on the PDS link provided. Points of contact: rwiens@purdue.edu & agnes.cousin@irap.omp.eu.

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Find a Node - Use these links to navigate to any of the 8 publicly accessible PDS Nodes.

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Planetary Research - A diamond open access journal for planetary science

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Planetary Research - A diamond open access journal for planetary science

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Join us Tuesday @ 11:30 in Grogan's Mill. All are welcome!

We are creating a new community-led diamond open access journal for planetary science. The journal will have no fees for authors and will be free to access without a subscription. If you would like to learn more, or get involved, please come to our community information session. We will give a 15 minute presentation at 11:30 and will answer any questions that you might have.

For more information, see planetary-research.org.

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solarsystem.social is a Mastodon instance for planetary scientists that is owned and run by planetary scientists. If you are sick of X and other corporate run social media platforms, consider migrating to Mastodon!

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Sick of the Slack free plan? Migrate to Mattermost.

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Sick of the Slack free plan? Migrate to Mattermost.

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If you are sick of using the Slack free plan, consider migrating your planetary science team to Mattermost. The mattermost.solarsystem.social server is owned and run by planetary scientists, and we will be happy to create teams for any early career group or community-led project. Other international projects will be considered on a case by base basis. To create your team, send an email to the admin.

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Sick of the Slack free plan? Migrate to Mattermost.

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Join us on Monday from 11:30-12:30 in the Grogan's Mill Peripheral Meeting Room!

This meeting will be an overview of NASA’s Science Activation program. Topics will include currently funded projects and how you can get involved including how to propose for funding. Join in person or via Zoom: https://vfairs.zoom.us/j/98198773353.

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Join us on Tuesday from 11:30-12:30 in the Panther Creek Peripheral Meeting Room!

We will provide an update on Planetary Data Ecosystem efforts and discuss community needs and concerns. Join in person or via Zoom: https://vfairs.zoom.us/j/98956323690.

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New Frontiers 5 Announcement of Opportunity Discussion

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New Frontiers 5 Announcement of Opportunity Discussion

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Join us on Tuesday from 11:30-12:30 in The Woodlands Peripheral Meeting Room!

This meeting provides a chance to meet with NASA representatives to discuss the parameters of the upcoming New Frontiers 5 Announcement of Opportunity. Join in person or via Zoom: https://vfairs.zoom.us/j/95501114146.

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High Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) Briefing to the Planetary Science Community

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High Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) Briefing to the Planetary Science Community

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Join us on Wednesday from 11:30-12:30 in the Grogan's Mill Peripheral Meeting Room!

The High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) Program is a NASA partnership jointly funded by STMD and Microchip to provide transformational advances in onboard computing capabilities. HPSC is anticipated to have infusion targets across science, human, and robotic missions. These missions are expected to be longer, with harsh environments, long communication latency, higher mission complexity, and lower power, thus necessitating a new radiation hardened processor with increased performance, flexibility, and I/O connectivity. To address increasing sensor data bandwidth and limited downlink bandwidths, these missions may also leverage the increased computing capabilities for onboard science data processing to maximize science return. This presentation will cover the capabilities of HPSC and the intended roll out process. Join in person or via Zoom: https://vfairs.zoom.us/j/97550686357.

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Increasing Readiness and Support for Mission PIs

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Increasing Readiness and Support for Mission PIs

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Join us on Wednesday from 11:30-12:30 in the Indian Springs Peripheral Meeting Room!

In anticipation of the next New Frontiers and Discovery AOs, NASA is interested in hearing from former, current, and future PIs as to how NASA can better prepare and support mission PIs for this important leadership role. Join in person or via Zoom: https://vfairs.zoom.us/j/94481112702.

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Open Science and Data Management Plans (OSDMPs) Tips and Tricks

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Open Science and Data Management Plans (OSDMPs) Tips and Tricks

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Join us on Wednesday from 11:30-12:30 in the Panther Creek Peripheral Meeting Room!

We will review the requirements for Open Science and Data Management Plans (OSDMPs) and discuss tips to ensure that both the OSDMP is compliant and that it is useful for the PI. Join in person or via Zoom: https://vfairs.zoom.us/j/93364270067.

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Geological Society of America GSA Connects, San Antonio TX Oct 19-22

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Geological Society of America GSA Connects, San Antonio TX Oct 19-22

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Join us 19–22 October, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas, USA, at the Henry B. González Convention Center.

Meeting Themes:

• From Earth to the Cosmos: Geoscience Beyond Our Planet

• Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century

• Geology without Borders

GSA received >20 planetary science session proposals for this meeting!!

Abstract deadline August 5th. More information at https://community.geosociety.org/gsa2025/home

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Home - GSA Connects 2025 - The Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America

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The Geological Society of America 2025 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, 19-22 October 2025

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We can't wait to see you at the 2nd Lunar Polar Volatiles Conference, scheduled for November 12-14, 2025 in Honolulu, Hawaii, with virtual participation available.

The conference will focus on the current state of knowledge of volatiles in the lunar polar regions, encompassing insights from orbital and in-situ missions, modeling, and experiments. Our goal is to advance understanding of lunar polar volatiles in preparation for upcoming robotic and human landings, including the present-day spatial distribution of lunar polar volatiles and processes affecting their history. In addition to the science of lunar volatiles, we also welcome presentations about the geology of the Artemis landing zones and cold-trapped volatiles on Mercury and Ceres.

See https://www.higp.hawaii.edu/lpv2025/ for more information.

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January 5–7, 2026, Dawson College, Montreal, Canada

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Second Workshop on Ices in the Solar System: A Volatile Excursion from Mercury and the Moon to the Kuiper Belt and Beyond

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Second Workshop on Ices in the Solar System: A Volatile Excursion from Mercury and the Moon to the Kuiper Belt and Beyond

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The workshop aims to fuse a diverse group of early-, mid-, and senior-career planetary scientists whose work focuses on ices and provides a dynamic platform for presenting and exchanging their most current observations, interpretations, hypotheses, and/or explanations. Discussion of mission-exploration plans and options, current and/or proposed, would also be welcomed. For more information: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/ices2026/

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Wednesday, March 12th

3:20 pm-4:20 pm

Creekside Park

Designed for data providers and researchers, this session is your chance to share what you love, provide feedback, and discuss how the Geosciences Node can better serve the planetary data community. Your insights are invaluable to us!