Planetary Science Conference 2025

from Thursday 23 October 2025 (14:00) to Saturday 25 October 2025 (13:00)
Kraków, Poland (Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Wydział Fizyki, Astronomii i Informatyki Stosowanej)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
23 Oct 2025
24 Oct 2025
25 Oct 2025
AM
10:00
Workshop session ‘First Polish planetary mission’ (until 10:45) ([tbd])
11:00
Mars Science (until 12:15) (A-1-08)
11:00 Observing the Martian surface and subsurface using the Marsis and Sharad radars - Wlodek Kofman (Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, IPAG/CNRS)   (A-1-08)
11:30 Evaluating the origin of Mars crustal magnetisation through a statistical analysis of the crustal magnetic anomalies orientations - Claudio Orlanducci (Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Warszawa, Poland)   (A-1-08)
11:45 What do we see, and what is overlooked? How can we improve our understanding of Martian volcanoes in the MARVEL project? - Bartosz Pieterek (Geohazard Research Unit, Institute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)   (A-1-08)
12:00 A swarm of mini-rovers supported by UAV as a Mars exploration concept - positioning aspects - Julia Stypułkowska (Warsaw University of Technology) Paweł Czernic (Warsaw University of Technology)   (A-1-08)
11:00 --- Visiting laboratories of the Faculty of Geography and Geology of the Jagiellonian University ---
PM
14:00 --- Registration for the scientific sessions ---
15:00 --- Opening ---
15:05
Small bodies in the Solar System (until 16:20) (A-1-06)
15:05 Estimation of metallic resources of ordinary chondrite parent asteroids - Katarzyna Łuszczek (Politechnika Wrocławska, Wydział Geoinżynierii, Górnictwa i Geologii)   (A-1-06)
15:20 Can the analysis of Mössbauer spectra of ordinary chondrites provide new insights into the evolution of the Solar System? - Jolanta Gałązka-Friedman (Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Physics) Martyna Jakubowska (Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Physics) Agnieszka Grabias (Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics)   (A-1-06)
15:35 Elastic planetoids - Bartosz Żbik (Jagiellonian University in Krakow)   (A-1-06)
15:50 Charcoal in proximal ejecta blankets of very small impact craters: What happens when an asteroid hits a tree. - Anna Losiak (Institute of Geological Sciences Polish Academy of Sciences)   (A-1-06)
16:05 Measurements of Earth's magnetic field anomalies caused by meteorite impacts - Mikołaj Zawadzki (Uniwersytet Warszawski)   (A-1-06)
16:20 --- Break ---
16:35
Mercury and the Moon - bodies without atmosphere (until 17:20) (A-1-06)
16:35 Revealing Mercury with BepiColombo: crustal formation and tectonics in geochemical terranes - Joanna Gurgurewicz (Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk)   (A-1-06)
16:50 Potential resources of the Moon - Tadeusz Przylibski (Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Laboratory of Geology and Mineral Engineering)   (A-1-06)
17:05 Evaluation of the impact of irregular geometry on the stability of lava tubes - Marcin Chwała (Politechnika Wrocławska)   (A-1-06)
17:20
Exoplanets (until 18:05) (A-1-06)
17:20 Retrieval of phosphine as a biosignature: Forward modeling with petitRADTRANS - Blake Sodikoff (The Ohio State University)   (A-1-06)
17:35 TOI-201: Unveiling spectacular dynamics in a young multi-planet system - Gracjan Maciejewski (Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu)   (A-1-06)
17:50 Formation and presence of molecular and crystalline structures in the NGC 6357 region - María Alejandra Lemus Nemocón (Observatorio Astronómico Nacional - Universidad Nacional de Colombia)   (A-1-06)
12:15 --- Break ---
12:30
Poster session (until 13:30) ()
12:30 A new method to evaluate the impact of spectral resolution and irradiation on spectral feature detectability - Bernadett D. Pál (Konkoly Observatory)   ()
12:30 Asteroid search and observation in citizen science projects: IASC, COIAS, and TDMP - Maria Wicher (Polish Astrobiology Society / Polish Society of Amateur Astronomers)   ()
12:30 Beyond Earth observation – Bridging the worlds of modern geospatial and planetary science - Wojciech Bylica (CloudFerro S.A.)   ()
12:30 Characterization of rocky exoplanets in habitable zones: An astrobiological approach - Maria Valentina Vega Caro (Physics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia)   ()
12:30 Geochemistry, geochronology, and fall characteristics of the Ribbeck meteorite. - Aleksander Błasiak (AGH University of Krakow)   ()
12:30 Preparation of the natural lunar regolith simulant - Mateusz Szczęśniewicz (Politechnika Wrocławska)   ()
12:30 Protoplanetary cores drove chondrule formation - Mohamad Ali-Dib (NYUAD)   ()
12:30 Spectroscopic measurements for possible cometary dust analogues - Piotr Potera (Instytut Inżynierii Materiałowej Uniwersytet Rzeszowski)   ()
12:30 The history of one compound megachondrule - Ewa Koszowska (Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Institute of Geological Sciences)   ()
12:30 The influence of dust on the radiance spectra of the Martian soil and atmosphere and the surface of Mercury - Maria I. Błęcka (Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk)   ()
13:30 --- Lunch break ---
14:45
Mars Science (until 16:10) (A-1-03)
14:45 Extensive palaeo-dunefields on unusually steep slopes in eastern Noctis Labyrinthus, Mars - Matt Telfer (University of Plymouth)   (A-1-03)
15:25 On HCl in the Martian atmosphere during northern summers - Daniel Mège (Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Warszawa, Poland; University of Bern, CH)   (A-1-03)
15:40 Vapour pressure equilibrium over sublimating ice scarps on Mars - Tomasz Mikołajków (Uniwersytet Warszawski)   (A-1-03)
15:55 Martian analog in Himalayan region Ladakh - report from the Spaceward bound India 2025 - Agata Kołodziejczyk (Faculty of Space Technologies, AGH University of Kraków)   (A-1-03)
16:10 --- Break ---
16:25
Mars Science (until 17:50) (A-1-03)
16:25 Experimental investigation into the maturation of aeolian sands on Mars - Anna Baker (Northern Arizona University)   (A-1-03)
17:05 Aeolian processes in Meridiani Planum, Mars - Joanna Kozakiewicz (Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science)   (A-1-03)
17:20 Using seafloor geomorphological classification schema and spatial analysis to predict geologic structure, with applications for other terrestrial planets - Emma Morgan (Mississippi State University)   (A-1-03)
17:35 Investigating the spatial and quantitative relationship between geomorphology and subsurface structures on the northern US Atlantic margin - Andrea Stiles (Mississippi State University)   (A-1-03)
17:50 --- Break ---
18:00
Poster session (until 19:00) ()
18:00 A comparative analysis of dyke-assisted fracturing on Earth and Mars - Amisha Baiju (Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Warszawa, Poland)   ()
18:00 Cartographic visualization of the Mars terraforming process - Miłosz Gnat (Politechnika Warszawska, Wydział Geodezji i Kartografii)   ()
18:00 Do we really need to save Earth, If Space will save us? - Błażej Niewiarowski (Jagiellonian University in Krakow)   ()
18:00 Geological reality and magma propagation models: accounting for fracturing - Sam Poppe (Centrum Badan Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk)   ()
18:00 Identification of ore minerals on Mars based on data from Opportunity rover and research on terrestrial analogues - Natalia Zalewska (Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk) Leszek Czechowski (Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk)   ()
18:00 Leveraging low-thrust propulsion and simulated Neptune gravity-assist maneuvers to redirect Trans-Neptunian Objects for Mars terraforming: a comparative assessment of ΔV and impact time requirements - Arkadiusz Hess (Uniwersytet Warszawski)   ()
18:00 New ballistic trajectories model for Mars ground-truthed by the discovery of pyroclastic bombs in Ceraunius Fossae, Tharsis - Bartosz Pieterek (Geohazard Research Unit, Institute of Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań)   ()
18:00 New modelling approach to evaluate fluvial erosion and deposition on Mars - Vilmos Steinmann (HUN-REN Reserach Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Konkoly Thege Miklós Observatory)   ()
18:00 RAF Analog Space Mission - First analog mission on mining heaps - Natalia Godlewska (University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics)   ()
18:00 Terraforming Mars – a feasibility study - Leszek Czechowski (Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk)   ()
18:00 The DAGGER project: Modelling magma propagation on Earth versus Mars - Sam Poppe (Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Warszawa, Poland)   ()
18:00 Toward the first tree on Mars: energy balance simulations of growth conditions - Agnieszka Wendland (Politechnika Warszawska)   ()