T158. Impact Cratering in the Solar System: Processes and Products

Session No. 225
Wednesday, 7 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
213A (Charlotte Convention Center)

T158. Impact Cratering in the Solar System: Processes and Products

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

 

Christian Koeberl and Jeffrey Plescia, Advocates
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8:00 AM
IMPACT CHEMISTRY: A NEW FRONTIER IN SHOCK PHYSICS (Invited Presentation)
MELOSH, Jay, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, jmelosh@purdue.edu, jmelosh@purdue.edu
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8:20 AM
THE CRATERING HISTORY OF VESTA (Invited Presentation)
O'BRIEN, David P.1, MARCHI, Simone2, SCHENK, Paul M.3, JAUMANN, Ralf4, MCSWEEN, Harry Y.5, REDDY, Vishnu6, DENEVI, Brett W.7, VINCENT, Jean-Baptiste6, RUSSELL, Christopher T.8 and RAYMOND, Carol A.9, (1)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Ft. Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (2)Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302, (3)Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, (4)German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary ResearchGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany, (5)Earth and Planetary Sciences Dept, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, (6)Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany, (7)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD, (8)Earth Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (9)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, obrien@psi.edu, obrien@psi.edu
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8:40 AM
MORPHOLOGY OF PIT CRATERS AND HOLLOWS ON MERCURY (Invited Presentation)
GILLIS-DAVIS, Jeffrey J., Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, 1680 East West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, Gillis@higp.hawaii.edu, Gillis@higp.hawaii.edu
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9:00 AM
IMPACT BLAST WINDS: ORIGIN OF CERTAIN PERMANENT WIND STREAKS ON MARS
SCHULTZ, Peter H., Department of Geological Science, Brown University, P.O. Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912 and QUINTANA, Stephanie N., Geological Sciences, Brown University, 324 Brook Street, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912, peter_schultz@brown.edu, peter_schultz@brown.edu
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9:15 AM
ASYMMETRIC LUNAR CRATERS - IMPACTS ON SLOPING SURFACES
PLESCIA, Jeffrey, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Drive, Laurel, MD 20723-6099, jeffrey.plescia@jhuapl.edu, jeffrey.plescia@jhuapl.edu
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9:30 AM
HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION GEOCHEMISTRY OF K-PG IMPACT SPHERULES
BELZA, Joke1, GODERIS, Steven1, SMIT, Jan2, VANHAECKE, Frank3 and CLAEYS, Philippe4, (1)Dept. of Geology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, BE-1050, Belgium, (2)Dept. of Sedimentology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, 1081HV, Netherlands, (3)Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, Universiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281 - S12, Ghent, BE-9000, Belgium, (4)Department of Geology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, BE-1050, Belgium, jbelza@vub.ac.be, jbelza@vub.ac.be
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9:45 AM
REEVALUATION OF SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT ABUNDANCES AND RATIOS ACROSS THE CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE (K-PG) BOUNDARY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE NATURE OF THE PROJECTILE
GODERIS, Steven1, TAGLE, Roald2, BELZA, Joke1, SMIT, Jan3, MONTANARI, Alessandro4, VANHAECKE, Frank5, ERZINGER, Joerg6 and CLAEYS, Philippe1, (1)Dept. of Geology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, BE-1050, Belgium, (2)Bruker Nano GmbH, Schwarzschildstrasse 12, Berlin, D-12489, Germany, (3)Dept. of Sedimentology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, 1018HV, Netherlands, (4)Osservatorio Geologico Di Coldigioco, Cda. Coldigioco 4, Apiro (MC), 62021, Italy, (5)Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, Universiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281 - S12, Ghent, BE-9000, Belgium, (6)GeoForschungsZentrum, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, D-14473, Germany, steven.goderis@vub.ac.be, steven.goderis@vub.ac.be
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10:00 AM
NUMERICAL AND HYDROGEOPHYSICAL MODEL OF MOUNT TOONDINA IMPACT CRATER, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
HALIHAN, Todd1, DRESSLER, Andrew1, LOVE, Andrew2, XIE, Yueqing2, SIMMONS, Craig T.3 and BYRNES, Jeffrey1, (1)School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, (2)School of the Environment, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia, 5046, Australia, (3)College of Science and Engineering & National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (Australia), Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia, todd.halihan@okstate.edu, todd.halihan@okstate.edu
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10:15 AM
THE EL'GYGYTGYN IMPACT STRUCTURE, RUSSIAN ARCTIC: AN ACHONDRITIC IMPACTOR?
KOEBERL, Christian1, MOYNIER, Fred2 and FORIEL, Julien2, (1)Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, also of the Natural History Museum, Burgring 7, A-1010 Vienna, Austria, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, christian.koeberl@univie.ac.at, christian.koeberl@univie.ac.at
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10:30 AM
IMPACT GLASSES AND IMPACT MELT BRECCIA FROM THE EL'GYGYTGYN STRUCTURE, CHUKOTKA, RUSSIA
PITTARELLO, Lidia, Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse, 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria and KOEBERL, Christian, Department of Lithospheric Research, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, also of the Natural History Museum, Burgring 7, A-1010 Vienna, Austria, lidia.pittarello@univie.ac.at, lidia.pittarello@univie.ac.at
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10:45 AM
DETRITAL SHOCKED ZIRCONS ERODED FROM THE 1.85 GA SUDBURY IMPACT STRUCTURE IN MODERN FLUVIAL AND GLACIAL SAND DEPOSITS
THOMSON, Olivia A.1, CAVOSIE, Aaron J.1, MOSER, Desmond E.2, BARKER, Ivan2 and RADOVAN, Henri A.3, (1)Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 9000, Mayaguez, PR 00681, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada, (3)Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 9000, Mayaguez, PR 00681, olivia.thomson@upr.edu, olivia.thomson@upr.edu
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11:00 AM
ALAMO SEISMITE STYLES: PROXIMAL TO DISTAL ACROSS 150 KM
WARME, John E., Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 and PINTO, Jesus A., Residencias El Solar de La Quinta, 2C-43, Los Teques, 1201, Venezuela, jwarme@mines.edu, jwarme@mines.edu
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11:15 AM
QUANTITATIVE STRATIGRAPHIC MODELING OF THE LATE DEVONIAN ALAMO IMPACT, EASTERN NEVADA
SHEFFIELD, Joseph W., ESRI, 380 New York Street, Redlands, CA 92373-8100 and TAPANILA, Leif, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209-8072, jsheffield@esri.com, jsheffield@esri.com
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11:30 AM
POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT UPON THE DECAY OF AN IMPACT PRODUCED TSUNAMI
SCHEDL, Andrew, Department of Physics, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV 25112-1000, schedlad@wvstateu.edu, schedlad@wvstateu.edu
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