Participants at the 'Satellites for Space and Technology in Africa' workshop, 15-17 November 2021. Credit: F. Franchi.
Europlanet 2024 RI
November 16, 2021

Europlanet Satellite Workshop Series blasts off in Botswana Press Release A workshop that aims to kickstart the creation of a network for planetary science in Africa is being held at […]

Self- built box in the wind tunnel at the beginning of the experiment. 20-EPN-078_AU_Abrasion Experiment. Credit: J.Merrison, Z.Kapui
Europlanet 2024 RI
November 14, 2021

20-EPN-078: Abrasion test to understand aeolian grain surface evolution on Mars versus Earth – suggestions for ExoMars rover mission Virtual visit by Zsuzsanna Kapui, Eötvös Lorand University ̷ Research Centre for Astronomy […]

Constraining the movement of groundwater and fluid expulsion within playa environments on Mars. Credit: E Luzzi and G Schmidt
Europlanet 2024 RI
November 14, 2021

20-EPN2-121: Constraining the movement of groundwater and fluid expulsion within playa environments on Mars Visit by Gene Schmidt, Università degli Studi Roma Tre (Italy) and Erica Luzzi, Jacobs University (Germany) to […]

Type II chondrule – Semarkona (Ordinary chondrite 3.0). Ol = olivine; Chr = spinel phase. Thomas van Gerve, Kat Shepherd et al
Europlanet 2024 RI
November 14, 2021

20-EPN-034: Calibration of the Al-in-olivine thermometer: Insight into the thermal history of type II chondrules Visit by Thomas van Gerve and Kat Shepherd, KU Leuven (Belgium) to TA2.9 Ion Probe Facility […]

Characterising dust lifting events at the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. Credit: Daniel Toledo
Europlanet 2024 RI
October 21, 2021

Dust Devil Diary From 29 September – 6 October 2021, researchers Daniel Toledo and Victor Apestigue (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), Spain) were funded by the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure […]

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About the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI)

The Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI) provides free access to the world’s largest collection of planetary simulation and analysis facilities, data services and tools, a ground-based observational network and programme of community support activities.

The project is funded through the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme and runs for four years from February 2020 until January 2024. The Europlanet 2024 RI consortium is led by the University of Kent, UK, and has 57 beneficiary institutions from 25 countries in Europe and around the world, with a further 44 affiliated partners. The project draws on the resources of the Europlanet Society to disseminate activities and outcomes and develop a more diverse community of users.

Europlanet 2024 RI provides:

  • Transnational Access to 24 laboratories in Europe and six field sites, as well as addtional facilities in South Korea and China.
  • Virtual Access to services and tools.
  • Networking activities to support the community and provide rapid response observations to support planetary missions.

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If you have recieved funding from Europlanet 2024 RI, please add the official acknowledgement below to each publication and dissemination activity: “Europlanet 2024 RI has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 871149.”

Europlanet 2024 RI News
— November 16, 2021

Europlanet Satellite Workshop Series blasts off in Botswana Press Release A workshop that aims to kickstart the creation of a network for planetary science in Africa is being held at […]


— November 14, 2021

20-EPN-078: Abrasion test to understand aeolian grain surface evolution on Mars versus Earth – suggestions for ExoMars rover mission Virtual visit by Zsuzsanna Kapui, Eötvös Lorand University ̷ Research Centre for Astronomy […]


— November 14, 2021

20-EPN2-121: Constraining the movement of groundwater and fluid expulsion within playa environments on Mars Visit by Gene Schmidt, Università degli Studi Roma Tre (Italy) and Erica Luzzi, Jacobs University (Germany) to […]


— November 14, 2021

20-EPN-034: Calibration of the Al-in-olivine thermometer: Insight into the thermal history of type II chondrules Visit by Thomas van Gerve and Kat Shepherd, KU Leuven (Belgium) to TA2.9 Ion Probe Facility […]


— October 21, 2021

Dust Devil Diary From 29 September – 6 October 2021, researchers Daniel Toledo and Victor Apestigue (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), Spain) were funded by the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure […]


— October 19, 2021

20-EPN2-046: Characterising dust lifting events using the ground-based Mars-2020-RDS and ExoMars-2022-SIS radiometers Visit by Daniel Toledo, INTA (Spain) to TA1.5 AU Makgadikgadi Salt Pans (Botswana).Dates of visit: 29 September – 06 […]


— October 7, 2021

EANA Lecture: Prospection for Fossil Life on Mars Nora Noffke, Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA December 01, 2021 – 4 pm (CET) For registration, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/qo8aWSjPo859zAoK7 Abstract: […]


— October 1, 2021

Fast Track Call for Transnational Access Applications Launched The first “Fast Track” call for applications for the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI) Transnational Access (TA) programme opens on 1 October 2021. […]


— September 29, 2021

20-EPN-016: Formation and fate of methyl formate isomers in space Virtual visit by Dr Sergio Ioppolo (Queen Mary University of London, UK) to TA2.11 Atomki Ice Chamber for Astrophysics / Astrochemistry […]


— September 29, 2021

20-EPN2-046: Investigating molecular and isotopic fingerprints of life on Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) cryo-ecosystems with astrobiological interest for icy worlds. Visit by Laura Sánchez-García, Centro de Astrobiología (INTA-CSIC), Madrid, Spain, to […]