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| 4-1 | 9:00 AM | ORGANIC-INORGANIC INTERACTIONS FOR THE CHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF LIFE ON THE EARLY EARTH: NAKASHIMA, Satoru1, HARAMAKI, Taishiro2, OKIHARA, Kohsuke1, and IGISU, Motoko3, (1) Department of Earth and Space Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho,Toyonaka-shi, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan, satoru@ess.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp, (2) Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama 2-12-1, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551, (3) Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama 2-12-1, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551 |
| 4-2 | 9:20 AM | IMPACT CRATERS AS HABITATS FOR LIFE ON EARLY EARTH AND MARS: OSINSKI, Gordon, Space Sciences, Canadian Space Agency, 6767 Route de l’Aeroport, Saint-Hubert, QC J3Y 8Y9, Canada, gordon.osinski@space.gc.ca, COCKELL, Charles, Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, LEE, Pascal, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-3, MS 245-3 Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000, and LIM, Darlene, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 |
| 4-3 | 9:40 AM | KEYNOTE: UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND EFFECTS OF LIFE ON THE EARLY EARTH: RUNNEGAR, Bruce, NASA Astrobiology Institute, Ames Research Center, 240-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035, bruce.runnegar@nasa.gov. |
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| 4-4 | 10:40 AM | ESTABLISHING BIOGENICITY CRITERIA FOR ARCHEAN ENDOLITHS: MCLOUGHLIN, Nicola1, BRASIER, Martin D.1, WACEY, David1, PERRY, Randall S.1, GREEN, Owen R.1, KILBURN, Matt2, and GROVENOR, Chris2, (1) Earth Sciences, Oxford Univ, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, nicola.mcloughlin@earth.ox.ac.uk, (2) Department of Materials, Oxford University, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH |
| 4-1 | 11:00 AM | BIOGENIC ORIGIN FOR ORGANIC MATTER IN CHERT/JASPER AND SHALES OF THE 3.46 GA TOWERS FORMATION, PILBARA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: OHMOTO, Hiroshi, WATANABE, Yumiko, BEVACQUA, David, and OTAKE, Tsubasa, NASA Astrobiology Institute and Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 435 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, hqo@psu.edu |
| 4-6 | 11:20 AM | INVITED: TRACES OF ARCHEAN MICROBIAL ACTIVITY IN PILLOW BASALTS FROM BARBERTON AND PILBARA: MUEHLENBACHS, Karlis1, BANERJEE, Neil1, FURNES, Harald2, STAUDIGEL, Hubert3, and DE WIT, Martin4, (1) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ of Alberta, 1-26 ESB, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, karlis.muehlenbachs@ualberta.ca, (2) Department of Earth Science, Univ of Bergen, Allegt. 41, 5007, Bergen, Norway, (3) Scripps Institute Oceanography, 9500 Gilman Dr Dept 208, La Jolla, CA 92093-0208, (4) Geological Sciences, University of CapeTown, Rondebosh, 7701 |
| 4-7 | 11:40 AM | INVITED: BACTERIOGENIC SULFIDE FORMATION: STABLE ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS OF IRON-SULFUR-ORGANIC CARBON IN THE ARCHEAN-PALEOPROTEROZOIC BLACK SHALES AND CRETACEOUS BLACK SHALES: YAMAGUCHI, Kosei E.1, JOHNSON, Clark M.2, BEARD, Brian L.2, OHKOUCHI, Naohiko1, and OHMOTO, Hiroshi3, (1) Institute for Research on Earth Evolution (IFREE), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima, Yokosuka, 237-0061, Japan, kosei@jamstec.go.jp, (2) Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (3) Astrobiology Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 435 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802 |
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