2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)
Session No. 156 Tuesday, 20 October 2009
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Oregon Convention Center: A106

T71. Fault and Fracture Studies in the Solar System (GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division)

Simon A. Kattenhorn and Amanda L. Nahm, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
156-18:10 AM TECTONICS ON ICY WORLDS: COLLINS, Geoffrey C., Physics and Astronomy, Wheaton College, Norton, MA 02766, gcollins@wheatonma.edu
156-28:30 AM ARTEMIS, VENUS, THE LARGEST TECTONOMAGMATIC FEATURE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?: HANSEN, Vicki L., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812, vhansen@d.umn.edu and OLIVE, Anthony, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 44555
156-38:45 AM LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE, HEAT FLOW, AND TECTONIC STRAIN IN THE THAUMASIA HIGHLANDS AND THE COPRATES RISE, MARS: KIEFER, Walter S., Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058, kiefer@lpi.usra.edu
156-49:00 AM STRUCTURAL MAPPING AND LITHOSPHERIC FLEXURE IN THE FORMATION OF THE THAUMASIA HIGHLANDS, MARS: NAHM, Amanda L.1, MANGOLD, Nicolas2, ANSAN, Veronique2, and SCHULTZ, Richard A.3, (1) Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, Geomechanics-Rock Fracture Group, Mail Stop 172, Reno, NV 89557, nahma@mines.unr.edu, (2) Laboratoire de Planetologie et Geodynamique, University of Nantes, France, Nantes, 44322, France, (3) Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Geomechanics-Rock Fracture Group, Mail Stop 172, Reno, NV 89557
156-59:15 AM BASEMENT CONTROLS ON THE SCALE OF GIANT POLYGONS IN UTOPIA PLANITIA, MARS: COOKE, Michele, Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, cooke@geo.umass.edu, ISLAM, Fariha, Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, UNiversity of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89577, and MCGILL, George, Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9297
 9:30 AM Break
156-69:45 AM CIRCULAR GRABEN AND GIANT POLYGONS IN UTOPIA PLANITIA, MARS: BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L.1, SEELOS, Kim D.1, and COOKE, Michele2, (1) Space Departrment, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, Debra.Buczkowski@jhuapl.edu, (2) Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9297
156-710:00 AM SEGMENTED LINEAMENTS ON EUROPA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF RIDGE COMPLEXES AND BRIGHT BANDS: PATTERSON, Gerald Wesley, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, MP3-E106, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, Gerald.Patterson@jhuapl.edu and HEAD, James W., Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
156-810:15 AM GEOLOGICALLY YOUNG TROUGHS ON EUROPA: THE CASE FOR RECENT TECTONIC ACTIVITY: KAY, Jonathan P., Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, PO Box 443022, Moscow, ID 83844-3022, kay1829@vandals.uidaho.edu and KATTENHORN, Simon A., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, PO Box 443022, Moscow, ID 83844-3022
156-910:30 AM TIDALLY DRIVEN COULOMB FAILURE CONDITIONS OF STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS ON ENCELADUS AND EUROPA: SMITH-KONTER, Bridget1, OLGIN, John1, and PAPPALARDO, Robert T.2, (1) Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968-0555, brkonter@utep.edu, (2) Science Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, M/S 183-301, Pasadena, CA 91109
156-1010:45 AM UNRAVELING THE FRACTURE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH POLAR TERRAIN ON ENCELADUS: PATTHOFF, D. Alex, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, PO Box 443022, Moscow, ID 83844-3022, patt0436@vandals.uidaho.edu and KATTENHORN, Simon A., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, PO Box 443022, Moscow, ID 83844-3022

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