2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 192
Wednesday, 30 October 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

P6. There and Back Again: Terrestrial Approaches to Extraterrestrial Problems

GSA Planetary Geology Division

 

Tracy K.P. Gregg and Louise Prockter, Conveners
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8:00 AM
HIGH-TEMPERATURE ULTRABASIC ERUPTIONS ON JUPITER’S MOON IO: LATEST RESULTS FROM THE GALILEO MISSION AND ASSESSMENT OF ERUPTION STYLES
WILLIAMS, David A.1, GREELEY, Ronald1, MCEWEN, Alfred2, KESZTHELYI, Laszlo2, GEISSLER, Paul2, RADEBAUGH, Jani2, MILAZZO, Moses3, DAVIES, Ashley4, LOPES, Rosaly4 and KAMP, Lucas4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (2)Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0092, (3)Astrogeology Science Center, US Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (4)NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109, williams@dione.la.asu.edu, williams@dione.la.asu.edu
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8:20 AM
HIGH-TEMPERATURE ULTRABASIC ERUPTIONS ON EARTH: VOLATILE CONTENTS, EMPLACEMENT MECHANISMS, AND THERMOMECHANICAL EROSION MECHAMISMS OF ARCHEAN KOMATIITES
LESHER, C.M., Department of Earth Sciences and Mineral Exploration Research Centre, Laurentian Univ, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 6B5, Canada, lesher@sympatico.ca, lesher@sympatico.ca
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8:40 AM
GEOLOGY OF EUROPA AND NEXT STEPS IN ITS EXPLORATION
PAPPALARDO, Robert T., Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, Campus Box 392 LASP, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, robert.pappalardo@colorado.edu, robert.pappalardo@colorado.edu
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9:00 AM
PROBING EUROPA'S INTERIOR STRUCTURE WITH NATURAL AMBIENT NOISE
MAKRIS, Nicholas C.1, LEE, Sunwoong1, ZANOLIN, Michele1, THODE, Aaron1 and PAPPALARDO, Robert2, (1)Department of Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridege, MA 02139, (2)Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences Department, Univ of Colorado, Campus Box 392, Boulder, CO 80309-0392, makris@mit.edu, makris@mit.edu
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9:20 AM
PROGRESS IN PLANETARY STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES FROM MARS
SCHULTZ, Richard A., Geological Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Geomechanics-Rock Fracture Group, Reno, NV 89557, schultz@mines.unr.edu, schultz@mines.unr.edu
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9:40 AM
CONTROLS ON THE GEOMETRY OF POLYGONALLY ORGANISED DEFORMATION
TUCKWELL, George, Earth Sciences and Geography, Keele Univ, Keele, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom and LONERGAN, Lidia, T H Huxley Sch Envt, Earth Sci & Engr, Imperial College, London SW7 2BP, England, g.w.tuckwell@esci.keele.ac.uk, g.w.tuckwell@esci.keele.ac.uk
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10:00 AM
THE RECENT EVOLUTION OF CLIMATE ON VENUS: THE MOST EARTHLIKE PLANET
GRINSPOON, David H., Department of Space Studies, Southwest Research Institute, Suite 420, 1050 Walnut St, Boulder, CO 80302, david@boulder.swri.edu, david@boulder.swri.edu
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10:20 AM
PARALLELS BETWEEN THE EVOLUTION OF THE CLIMATES OF EARTH AND MARS?
TOON, Owen Brian, Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Lab for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Univ of Colorado, Campus Box 392, Boulder, CO 80309-0392, toon@lasp.colorado.edu, toon@lasp.colorado.edu
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10:40 AM
HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS AND THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
FARMER, Jack D., Dept. Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, jack.farmer@asu.edu, jack.farmer@asu.edu
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11:00 AM
ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTS, AND DIVERSTIY AT DEEP-SEA HYDROTHERMAL VENTS
VAN DOVER, Cindy Lee, Biology Department, College of William & Mary, Millington Hall, Williamsburg, VA 23187, clvand@wm.edu, clvand@wm.edu
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11:20 AM
EARTH, MARS, AND VENUS: AEOLIAN FEATURES AND PROCESSES
GREELEY, Ronald, Arizona State Univ, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, Greeley@asu.edu, Greeley@asu.edu
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11:40 AM
UNDERSTANDING PLANETARY EOLIAN PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS: THE ROLE OF TERRESTRIAL ANALOG STUDIES
LANCASTER, Nicholas, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, nick@dri.edu, nick@dri.edu