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Dr. Frances Rivera-Hernรกndez (she/ella) ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿš€

@francypants

planetary geologist & prof at Georgia Tech | ๐Ÿ’œsediments & ice | #Boricua #LatinxInSTEM #GeoLatinas | Jรญbara de Aguas Buenas, PR ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท | #MomInAcademia

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LASSIE: Anรกlisis Autรณnomo de Superficies en Entornos Analรณgicos utilizando Perros Robots --
LASSIE: Anรกlisis Autรณnomo de Superficies en Entornos Analรณgicos utilizando Perros Robots -- YouTube video by USCViterbi

Emocionada de poder compartir mis investigaciones cientificas con el projecto de NASA "LASSIE" en espaรฑol!! WEPPPPAA! ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ•

youtube.com/watch?v=E022WWbCEJY&feature=youtu.be

In English here: youtu.be/1TZmVkF7X10

03.03.2026 21:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
LASSIE: Anรกlisis Autรณnomo de Superficies en Entornos Analรณgicos utilizando Perros Robots --
LASSIE: Anรกlisis Autรณnomo de Superficies en Entornos Analรณgicos utilizando Perros Robots -- YouTube video by USCViterbi

Emocionada de poder compartir mis investigaciones cientificas con el projecto de NASA "LASSIE" en espaรฑol!! WEPPPPAA! ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ•

youtube.com/watch?v=E022WWbCEJY&feature=youtu.be

In English here: youtu.be/1TZmVkF7X10

03.03.2026 21:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2027 IPAC Visiting Graduate Student Research Fellowship IPAC at Caltech partners with NASA, NSF, JPL and the world-wide research community to advance exploration of our Universe.

Big news drop on a Friday afternoon. ๐Ÿ˜…

@caltechipac.bsky.social 2027 Visiting Graduate Student Research Fellowship applications are open! The VGSRF is a 6-month predoc at Caltech working with IPAC scientists.

www.ipac.caltech.edu/page/graduat...

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28.02.2026 00:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I will celebrate when schools re-open all the offices, programs, scholarships, and groups they closed.

19.02.2026 00:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Have the best research group. One of the PhD students made a Puerto Rican theme tres leches cake for my birthday last week ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท WEPA!!!!

09.02.2026 15:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ

14.01.2026 00:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Me holding a copy of my first popular science book, Timeโ€™s Second Arrow, coauthored with Robert M. Hazen

Me holding a copy of my first popular science book, Timeโ€™s Second Arrow, coauthored with Robert M. Hazen

Timeโ€™s Second Arrow hits bookshelves in just under a month! Preorder your copy today ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ wwnorton.com/books/978132...

12.01.2026 01:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Five years after the collapse of the Arecibo Telescope, a radio telescope is back online. The signal is back. ๐Ÿ˜€ #AreciboWow phl.upr.edu/wow/outreach #RadioAstronomy #Outreach

10.01.2026 23:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 123 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
A graph of total number of submitted abstracts by year for the past six years inclusive.

A graph of total number of submitted abstracts by year for the past six years inclusive.

For those of you what like graphs, here's a plot of total (absolute) numbers of abstracts versus year since 2021 to now. (There was no LPSC in 2020 on account of COVID-19, and I can't be bothered to go back to 2019 or beyond because it's late and I'm tired.)

09.01.2026 06:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 28 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
LPI will not support the community by bending the knee.

LPI will not support the community by bending the knee.

I submitted an abstract to LPSC 2026.

I wanted to see how many abstracts were submitted this year. Mine went in at 11:58 pm Central, so is among the last to go in. It will be rejected, but for the student rate ($35) it was worth the experiment.

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09.01.2026 06:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 93 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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PSCW 2026

Planetary friends!

Don't want to go to Houston in March, or support an institute that's bending the knee?

Then join us for the very first Planetary Science Community Workshop in Louisville, KY on April 14โ€“16, 2026.

It's our community. Fight for it!

Details at the link:

planetaryworkshop.org

09.01.2026 01:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 67 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Life on lava: How microbes colonize new habitats Taking advantage of a "natural laboratory" in Iceland, a research team from the University of Arizona studied how microbes colonize fresh lava flows as soon as they cooled.

Life on lava: How microbes colonize new habitats

news.arizona.edu/news/life-la...

29.12.2025 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lithified gravel overlying tilted layers of dolomite

Lithified gravel overlying tilted layers of dolomite

A relatively more matrix supported breccia than it is typical for Mosaic Canyon.

A relatively more matrix supported breccia than it is typical for Mosaic Canyon.

Small rectangular pocket filled with lithified gravel

Small rectangular pocket filled with lithified gravel

Apparent imbrication of angular cobbles in Mosaic Canyon debris flow deposits. Upstream is to the left

Apparent imbrication of angular cobbles in Mosaic Canyon debris flow deposits. Upstream is to the left

Mosaic Canyon debris flow deposits (sedimentary breccia). โš’๏ธ

26.12.2025 20:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 85 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ SAVE THE DATE ๐Ÿšจ

We're putting together a Planetary Science Community Meeting at the Kentucky Science Center in Louisville, KY on April 14โ€“16 2026.

This is a grass-roots meeting for planetary scientists to gather, discuss, and organize to address pressing issues our community faces.

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17.12.2025 22:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 57 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Two intrepid field geologists walking towards a cracked road with two massive lava fountains going off in the distance.

Two intrepid field geologists walking towards a cracked road with two massive lava fountains going off in the distance.

Are you at #AGU25 and are interested in learning more about out the similarities and differences of the recent eruptions in Hawaiโ€˜i?

Stop by the posters of our @uhhilogeology.bsky.social undergrads, Lichen and Raymond, tomorrow morning and my talk tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4:45 PM in room 352.

16.12.2025 01:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of 7 students standing in front of poster 2294 in the AGU poster hall. The poster title is readable and says Development & Optimization of the Venus Oxygen Fugacity Sensor

Picture of 7 students standing in front of poster 2294 in the AGU poster hall. The poster title is readable and says Development & Optimization of the Venus Oxygen Fugacity Sensor

Hey AGU folks! Iโ€™m not at AGU but weโ€™ve got a gaggle of undergrads (they call themselves the vfoxen)presenting the work they did this past summer and fall on VfOx- the oxygen fugacity sensor they are building to send to Venus on DAVINCI. Go check out their poster!

15.12.2025 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

14.12.2025 00:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Space artists: donโ€™t forget to submit your work to The Art of Planetary Science exhibition by December 31st! The event is held in Tucson. Anyone can submitโ€”all levels & types of human-made art. Iโ€™ll be submitting and attending again. ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ”ญ๐Ÿงช

More details here: lpl.arizona.edu/art

13.12.2025 21:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 59 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ

13.12.2025 00:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You: building your #AGU25 schedule
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Me: providing you a GIF-ed list of #AGU25 talks from GT Cryo group members and friends for you to add to your schedule ๐Ÿงต

12.12.2025 20:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First PhD hooding today! Congrats to Dr. Emmy Hughes ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰ @spacelover20.bsky.social

12.12.2025 01:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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First PhD hooding today! Congrats to Dr. Emmy Hughes ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰ @spacelover20.bsky.social

12.12.2025 01:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Seasonally Dependent Formation of Sulfates in the Basque Lakes, British Columbia, as Analogous to โ€œCold and Wetโ€ and โ€œWarm and Wetโ€ Mars The Basque Lakes in British Columbia, Canada, are an analog for both โ€œcold and wetโ€ and โ€œwarm and wetโ€ Mg-sulfate lakes on Mars Mineralogy varies based on season with hydrated sulfates forming in...

Early holiday treat ๐ŸŽ New paper led by PLANETAS member Emmy Hughes @spacelover20.bsky.social on salt seasonality in hypersaline lakes in Canada showing how cold forming Na sulfates could be climate indicators if found in martian paleolake sediments! โ„๏ธ

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

09.12.2025 15:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New listings incoming shortly. ICYMI, stuff I listed last week at elakdawalla.etsy.com

09.12.2025 18:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Boiling Mud and Frozen Flows: How Marsโ€™ Atmosphere Shapes Its Sedimentary Landscapes

Boiling mud & Frozen Flows! Write up from GT on our new paper: cos.gatech.edu/news/boiling...

Paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

03.12.2025 00:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Seasonally Dependent Formation of Sulfates in the Basque Lakes, British Columbia, as Analogous to โ€œCold and Wetโ€ and โ€œWarm and Wetโ€ Mars The Basque Lakes in British Columbia, Canada, are an analog for both โ€œcold and wetโ€ and โ€œwarm and wetโ€ Mg-sulfate lakes on Mars Mineralogy varies based on season with hydrated sulfates forming in...

Early holiday treat ๐ŸŽ New paper led by PLANETAS member Emmy Hughes @spacelover20.bsky.social on salt seasonality in hypersaline lakes in Canada showing how cold forming Na sulfates could be climate indicators if found in martian paleolake sediments! โ„๏ธ

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

09.12.2025 15:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Me and a very fancy microphone

Me and a very fancy microphone

Truly, one of the best parts of living in DC is that @npr.org is here and every once in a while they let me come downtown to blabber about how cool the universe is and stuff ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

09.12.2025 01:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Geologists: 'We May Be Slowly Running Out Of Rocks'

Dispatch Geologists: 'We May Be Slowly Running Out Of Rocks'

In close second

05.12.2025 17:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 46 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A bright green shape at lower left, the coma of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, leaving a faint trail of gas from lower left to upper right right behind it. The background is a dense starfield, with some bright, nearby stars at upper centre.

A bright green shape at lower left, the coma of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, leaving a faint trail of gas from lower left to upper right right behind it. The background is a dense starfield, with some bright, nearby stars at upper centre.

The stanning of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in this account continues

Image credit: Victor Sabet, Julien De Winter

05.12.2025 01:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 184 ๐Ÿ” 30 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Iโ€™ll also be at AGU in New Orleans later this month and would be happy to meet and chat! #AGU2025

02.12.2025 23:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0