2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 249
Wednesday, 19 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T72. Sedimentology Goes to Mars

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division

 

R. Aileen Yingst and Kenneth Edgett, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
THE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF MARS: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
EDGETT, Kenneth S. and MALIN, Michael C., Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, edgett@msss.com, edgett@msss.com
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1:50 PM
STRATIGRAPHY, SEDIMENTOLOGY AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE BURNS FORMATION, MERIDIANI PLANUM, MARS
GROTZINGER, John P., Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech, 1200 E. California, Pasadena, CA 91125 and ATHENA, Science Team, Meridiani, Mars, 00000, grotz@gps.caltech.edu, grotz@gps.caltech.edu
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2:10 PM
DIAGENETIC HISTORY OF THE EVAPORITE-BEARING BURNS FORMATION, MERIDIANI PLANUM, MARS
MCLENNAN, Scott M., Geosciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100 and ATHENA, Science Team, Meridiani, Mars, 00000, Scott.McLennan@stonybrook.edu, Scott.McLennan@stonybrook.edu
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2:30 PM
AEOLIAN BEDFORMS ON MARS: A SUMMARY OF VIEWS FROM THE SURFACE
SULLIVAN, R.J., CRSR, Cornell University, 308 Space Sciences Cornell University, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 and ATHENA, Science Team, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109, rjs33@cornell.edu, rjs33@cornell.edu
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2:50 PM
PRESENT-DAY AEOLIAN SEDIMENTATION ON MARS FROM AN ORBITAL PERSPECTIVE
CANTOR, Bruce A., Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, cantor@msss.com, cantor@msss.com
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3:10 PM
MARTIAN ALLUVIAL FANS
KRAAL, Erin, Department of Earth Science 1156 High Street, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, ASPHAUG, Erik, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, MOORE, Jeff, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-3, Moffet Field, CA 94035 and HOWARD, Alan, Department of Environmental Science, University of Virginia, 205 Clark Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22904, ekraal@pmc.ucsc.edu, ekraal@pmc.ucsc.edu
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3:25 PM
WEATHERING OF ROCKS AND SOILS ON MARS
HUROWITZ, Joel A.1, MCLENNAN, Scott M.1 and ATHENA, Science Team2, (1)Department of Geosciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, (2)Gusev Crater, Mars, 00000, joel.hurowitz@stonybrook.edu, joel.hurowitz@stonybrook.edu
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3:40 PM
SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS IN IMPACT CRATERS ON MARS: COMPARISON WITH TERRESTRIAL PLUVIAL LAKE BASINS
IRWIN III, Rossman P., Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, MRC 315, 6th St and Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20013-7012 and ZIMBELMAN, James R., CEPS/NASM MRC 315, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, irwinr@si.edu, irwinr@si.edu
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3:55 PM
QUANTITATIVE MORPHOLOGY AS A PROBE TO TRANSPORT MECHANISMS AND COMPOSITION: OLD TECHNIQUE, NEW PLANET
BIEDERMANN, K.L.1, YINGST, R. Aileen2, MONHEAD, A.M.1 and HALDEMANN, Albert F.C.3, (1)Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay, WI 54311, (2)GSA Planetary Geology Division, NAS, 2420 Nicolet Dr, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 54311, (3)JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099, biedkl09@uwgb.edu, biedkl09@uwgb.edu
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4:10 PM
STRATIGRAPHIC STACKING OF SEDIMENTARY SUCCESSIONS ON MARS – A REFLECTION OF BASE LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS?
THAISEN, Kevin, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 and SCHIEBER, Juergen, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 E 10th Str, Bloomington, IN 47405, kevthaisen@rocketmail.com, kevthaisen@rocketmail.com
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4:25 PM
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS ON MARS
MCSWEEN Jr, Harry Y., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, mcsween@utk.edu, mcsween@utk.edu
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4:40 PM
HYPERSALINE ACID LAKES IN SOUTHWESTERN AUSTRALIA AS DEPOSITIONAL AND EARLY DIAGENETIC ANALOGS FOR THE BURNS FORMATION ON MARS
BOWEN, Brenda Beitler, Geology, Central Michigan University, 314 Brooks Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, BENISON, Kathleen, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Central Michigan University, 314 Brooks Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca, Geological Sciences and Engineering, Univ of Missouri - Rolla, 125 McNutt Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-0410 and MORMILE, Melanie, Biological Sciences, University of Missouri-Rolla, 105 Schrenk Hall, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409-1120, bbeitler@mines.utah.edu, bbeitler@mines.utah.edu
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4:55 PM
IRON ISOTOPES IN TERRESTRIAL HEMATITE AND GOETHITE CONCRETIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR DIAGENETIC HISTORY ON MARS
CHAN, Marjorie A.1, JOHNSON, Clark2, PARRY, William T.3, BEARD, Brian L.2, SHULTIS, Aaron I.4 and BOWMAN, John R.3, (1)Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 135 S. 1460 E. Rm. 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (2)Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (3)Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 135 South 1460 East, Room 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (4)Geosciences Department, Univ of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53211-0413, chan@earth.utah.edu, chan@earth.utah.edu
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5:10 PM
CRACKS AND FINS: PIECES OF MARS AT WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO
CHAVDARIAN, Gregory V. and SUMNER, Dawn Y., Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, gvchavdarian@ucdavis.edu, gvchavdarian@ucdavis.edu
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