GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 25
Sunday, 22 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Tahoma 1 (The Conference Center)

T207. Volcanism and Tectonism across the Solar System

GSA Planetary Geology Division
Paul K. Byrne and Christian Klimczak, Advocates
8:00 AM
THE ANATOMY OF THE BLUE DRAGON: CHANGES IN LAVA FLOW MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OBSERVED IN AN OPEN CHANNEL LAVA FLOW AS A PLANETARY ANALOGUE (Invited Presentation)
SEHLKE, Alexander1, KOBS NAWOTNIAK, Shannon2, HUGHES, Scott2, SEARS, Derek3, DOWNS, Michael4, WHITTINGTON, Alan G.5, LIM, Darlene S.S.6 and HELDMANN, Jennifer7, (1)Ames Research Center, NASA, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (2)Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, (3)Space Science and Astrobiology Division, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-3, Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA 94035, (4)NASA Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, FL 32899, (5)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, (6)BAER Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, (7)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, alexander.sehlke@nasa.gov
8:20 AM
EXPLORING THE DURATION OF EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM ON MERCURY (Invited Presentation)
JOZWIAK, Lauren M.1, IZENBERG, Noam R.1, HEAD, James W.2 and OLSON, Caroline L.1, (1)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11101 Johns Hopkins Road, Mailstop 200-W230, Laurel, MD 20723, (2)Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, lauren.jozwiak@jhuapl.edu
8:40 AM
A STATISTICAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MERCURY’S PYROCLASTIC ACTIVITY
KLIMCZAK, Christian1, CRANE, Kelsey T.1, HABERMANN, Mya A.2 and BYRNE, Paul K.3, (1)Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, (2)Institute of Meteoritics, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (3)Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Jordan Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208, klimczak@uga.edu
8:55 AM
VOLATILES RELEASED DURING EMPLACEMENT OF MARE BASALTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR A LUNAR ATMOSPHERE
NEEDHAM, Debra H., NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805 and KRING, David A., Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, debra.m.hurwitz@nasa.gov
9:10 AM
EVIDENCE FOR VOLCANISM IN MARTIAN FLOOR-FRACTURED CRATERS FROM THE MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER CONTEXT CAMERA
HARRISON, Tanya N., NewSpace Initiative, Arizona State University, PO Box 876004, Tempe, AZ 85287-6004, tanya.harrison@asu.edu
9:25 AM
GLACIOVOLCANIC MEGAPILLOWS OF UNDIRHLITHAR, REYKJANES PENINSULA, SOUTHWESTERN ICELAND
HEINEMAN, Rachel1, POLLOCK, Meagen2, EDWARDS, Ben3, PAGE, F. Zeb4, LEMBO, Cara5, ORDEN, Michelle3 and WALLACE, Chloe2, (1)Department of Geology, Oberlin College, 52 West Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, (2)Department of Geology, The College of Wooster, 944 College Mall, Wooster, OH 44691, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, Dickinson College, 28 N. College Street, Carlisle, PA 17013, (4)Department of Geology, Oberlin College, 52 West Lorain Street, Oberlin, OH 44074, (5)Department of Geology, Amherst College, 11 Barrett Hill Drive, Amherst, MA 01002, rheinema@oberlin.edu
9:40 AM
DETECTION OF ANISTOPHY IN THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TERRESTRIAL VOLCANIC FIELDS: EVIDENCE OF TECTONIC CONTROL
THOMSON, Bradley, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, Strong Hall, room 602, Knoxville, TN 37986 and LANG, Nicholas P., Department of Geology, Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA 16546, bthom@utk.edu
9:55 AM
TECTONIC PATTERNS OF SHORTENING LANDFORMS IN MERCURY’S NORTHERN SMOOTH PLAINS
CRANE, Kelsey T., Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field St, Athens, GA 30602 and KLIMCZAK, Christian, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, kelsey.crane@uga.edu
10:10 AM
GROWTH STRATEGIES AND FAULT ROCK EVOLUTION OF LUNAR GRABEN
CALLIHAN, Melanie B., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602 and KLIMCZAK, Christian, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, mbc07858@uga.edu
10:25 AM
EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS AT ALBA MONS: A CASE STUDY FOR REGIONAL AND LOCAL STRESS FIELDS
STUBBLEFIELD, Rashonda K.1, BYRNE, Paul K.2, WEGMANN, Karl W.2, MITASOVA, Helena2 and KLING, Corbin L.1, (1)Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27605, (2)Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Jordan Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208, rkstubbl@ncsu.edu
10:40 AM
THE FORMATION OF PIT CRATERS WITHIN NOCTIS LABYRINTHUS, MARS
KLING, Corbin L.1, BYRNE, Paul K.1, WYRICK, Danielle Y.2, WEGMANN, Karl W.1 and MITASOVA, Helena1, (1)Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Jordan Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208, (2)Space Science and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, clkling@ncsu.edu
10:55 AM
THE DENSITY OF THE MEDUSAE FOSSAE FORMATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR ITS COMPOSITION, ORIGIN, AND IMPORTANCE IN MARTIAN HISTORY
OJHA, Lujendra1, LEWIS, Kevin1 and KARUNATILLAKE, Suniti2, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21210, (2)Louisiana State University, luju@jhu.edu
11:10 AM
THE TECTONICS OF VESTA AND CERES
BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L.1, SCULLY, Jennifer E.C.2, RAYMOND, Carol A.2 and RUSSELL, Christopher T.3, (1)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, (2)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, (3)Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Debra.buczkowski@jhuapl.edu
11:25 AM
STRESSING OUT: A LOOK AT THE STRESS REGIME OF ENCELADUS’ SOUTH POLE
SCHOENFELD, Ashley, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90095 and YIN, An, Dept of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095; Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA 90095, ashleyschoenfeld@gmail.com
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