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In the latest edition of the Europlanet Magazine, Nigel Mason, Coordinator of Europlanet 2024 RI, offers valuable insights on building relationships with embassies to foster scientific collaborations. Whether you're developing an international research partnership or moving abroad for work, embassies can be a critical resource for building connections and facilitating support. 🔍 Why Engage with Embassies? Information Gathering: Embassies monitor scientific advances and report back to their home country. Building Networks: They can facilitate contact between scientists and research institutions across borders. Showcasing Innovation: Embassies often host events to promote their nation's scientific achievements. Support for Official Visits: They organise and facilitate visits of government officials and research leaders. Advisory Roles: Embassy staff increasingly provide scientific advice to their foreign service colleagues, particularly on global issues like climate change and cybersecurity. Embassies aren’t just places for passports and visas—they are powerful allies in scientific diplomacy. Establishing connections with embassy staff can open doors to exciting opportunities for your research and career. 📖 Read the full article in the latest Europlanet Magazine: https://lnkd.in/evsmzBiF #Europlanet #ScientificCollaboration #InternationalRelations #SpaceResearch #UKHungary #EuroplanetMagazine

At EPSC 2024 in Berlin, Prof. Ravit Helled from the University of Zurich was awarded the prestigious Paolo Farinella Prize for her groundbreaking research on ‘the internal structure of planetary bodies: clues on formation processes of the Solar System’. Her work on the composition and "dilute cores" of giant planets has helped our understanding of planets both inside and outside our Solar System. You can learn more about her research and award here: https://lnkd.in/e3ERizMv The Farinella Prize, established in memory of scientist Paolo Farinella, celebrates excellence in planetary science, focusing on a different research area each year. Prof. Helled's achievements join the legacy of past winners who have made significant contributions to our understanding of the cosmos. #EPSC2024

We're looking for a new Co-Chair of our Early Career Network! Are you an early-career researcher passionate about planetary science and community building? The Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) network is searching for a new Co-Chair to lead our vibrant, supportive network of early career scientists. As Co-Chair, you'll help coordinate EPEC's events and activities, manage communications, and work closely with the Europlanet Society Executive Board. This is a unique leadership opportunity to shape and grow our community. You will serve as a contact point within EPEC, oversee social media, website updates, and email management, represent EPEC at conferences and events, gather feedback and report on EPEC’s activities. You must be a member of the Europlanet Society and an early-career planetary scientist or space professional. ⏳ Application Deadline: 25th November 2024 For more details and to apply, visit the application link: https://lnkd.in/evFJikZ8

In September, I had the opportunity to present the beginnings of my PhD project at #EPSC2024 in Berlin. The project, titled “The Creation of a Radiometric Correction Module in Python for Chandrayaan-2 Lunar DFSAR Imagery” is aimed at introducing the planetary science community to the ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization’s Chandrayaan-2 dataset for Lunar pole observation. In particular, highlighting the L-band dataset for its ability to penetrate up to 5m into the Lunar Regolith. The code I am currently developing is aiming to be part of a wider toolkit that mirrors the European Space Agency - ESA’s SNAP, but for planetary datasets instead. I am hoping to soon release my code on GitHub for wider use, and I am currently nearing the final stages of development for it! Its exciting to see how this has evolved over the past year, and I have planned more features to be added for analytical purposes, such as Polarimetry. It was wonderful to meet both new people and catch up with friends in Berlin, and I even managed a visit to the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin which has to be one of my new favourite museums. Bring on EPSC 2025 in Helsinki! A big thank you to the Europlanet Society and the Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London for bursary support which allowed me to attend.

For anyone who missed it, at #EPSC2024 in Berlin research presented by Dr. Bart Root (Delft University of Technology) revealed dense structures hidden beneath the northern polar plains of Mars, possibly remnants of ancient volcanic activity or impacts. The study suggests that active processes in the mantle of Mars could be shifting Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the Solar System. These findings were made using gravity data from multiple missions, including new insights from NASA’s InSight mission. Learn more about this exciting research and the proposed MaQuls mission to explore the interior of Mars further here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dJaRvr2U 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dmTTREuC Image credit: Root et al. #EPSC2024 #MarsScience #PlanetaryScience #SpaceExploration #Europlanet

🌌 Last month, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Europlanet Science Congress 2024 (EPSC) in Berlin. I presented my research on Apollo 16 sample and lunar meteorites, conducted at the Planetary Spectroscopy Laboratory, DLR. Additionally, I had the honor of chairing a session on Imagery, Photometry, and Spectroscopy of Airless Bodies. Both my EPSC visit and research visit at PSL were generously funded by Europlanet 2024 RI. Europlanet Society #EPSC2024

Did you know Europlanet supports the Geology & Planetary Mapping Winter School, producing planetary geological maps of a range of Solar System bodies? Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eQ-VN_bm

Who knew mountains "respire"?! Check out some exciting research which shows they do! Supported by the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure. European Commission

Organizing the unforgettable exhibition “Planets In Your Hand”, together with Nimisha V., at #EPSC2024 and at #ZeissGroßplanetarium was an honor and an extraordinary journey! The exhibition was offered to 1200 attendees of EPSC and 2700 guests that visited the planetarium during the one week of this exhibition! 🪐 A big thank you to Kosmas Gazeas and Athanasia Nikolaou for making this dream a reality! A big thank you to the team at #ZeissGroßplanetarium specially Dr. Monika Staesche 📣 This exhibition would not have had such a success without the precious contribution of the volunteer helpers: Pouria Karami Vidhya Ganesh Rangarajan Aleeda Charly Julia Schmidt Akın Domaç Shreya Chauhan Luis Muller Yookyung Ha Devanshi Kacholia Luke Wiebe Federico Mansilla Laetitia Allibert Tarun Parihar 😇 We are grateful to Europlanet Society, the #EPSC2024 Committee and Lena Noack, The Europlanet Germany hub, and Lecturers Without Borders (LeWiBo) for their support.

We have a new webinar about the European Space Agency - ESA mission Juice coming up! "The Juice Lunar Earth Flyby: Perspectives From Navigation, Science and Radiation". Join us on Friday 27 September to hear: Claire Vallat: Instruments and Preliminary Results Marco Pinto: Radiation: a Showstopper in Space Exploration Angela Dietz: The Juice Lunar Earth Gravity Assist (LEGA) You can register here: https://lnkd.in/eYcjGz5u