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

Session No. 154
Tuesday, 18 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T124. The Lunar Exploration Initiative: Current Science Knowledge and Future Exploration

GSA Planetary Geology Division

 

Ben Bussey and R. Aileen Yingst, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
THE CRUST OF THE MOON: CURRENT UNDERSTANDING AND SOME REMAINING PROBLEMS
SPUDIS, Paul D., Planetary Exploration Group, Space Department, JHU/APL, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, MP3-E169, Laurel, MD 20723, paul.spudis@jhuapl.edu, paul.spudis@jhuapl.edu
 
8:30 AM
Summary
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8:35 AM
THE MOON'S INTERIOR: WHAT APOLLO DIDN'T TELL US
NEAL, Clive R., Univ Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hl Engrng, Notre Dame, IN 46556-0767, neal.1@nd.edu, neal.1@nd.edu
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8:55 AM
SUMMARY OF RESULTS FROM THE LUNAR PROSPECTOR SPECTROMETERS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE LUNAR EXPLORATION
LAWRENCE, David J.1, ELPHIC, Richard C.1, FELDMAN, William C.1, GASNAULT, Olivier2, HAGERTY, Justin J.1, LAWSON, Stefanie1, MAURICE, Sylvestre2 and PRETTYMAN, Thomas H.1, (1)Space Science and Applications, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Group ISR-1, Mail Stop D466, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (2)Centre d’Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements, Toulouse, 31400, France, djlawrence@lanl.gov, djlawrence@lanl.gov
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9:15 AM
COPERNICUS 1:2.5M SCALE MAPPING: STATUS OF THE LUNAR GEOLOGIC MAPPING PILOT PROJECT
GADDIS, Lisa1, SKINNER, J.1, HARE, T.1, TANAKA, K.1, HAWKE, B.R.2, SPUDIS, P.3, BUSSEY, B.3, PIETERS, C.4 and LAWRENCE, D.5, (1)Astrogeology Program, U. S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (2)Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Univ of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, (3)Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20723, (4)Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (5)Space Physics Team, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, lgaddis@usgs.gov, lgaddis@usgs.gov
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9:35 AM
NEW HIGH-RESOLUTION RADAR MAPPING OF THE MOON
CARTER, Lynn1, CAMPBELL, Bruce1 and CAMPBELL, Donald2, (1)Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Smithsonian Institution, 4th and Independence Ave, SW, MRC 315, Washington, DC 20560, (2)NAIC, Cornell University, Space Sciences Building, Ithaca, NY 14853, carterl@si.edu, carterl@si.edu
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9:50 AM
REMAPPING VOLCANIC DEPOSITS ON THE MOON'S NORTH RIM USING PHOTOGEOLOGIC AND COMPOSITIONAL DATASETS
YINGST, R. Aileen, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 54311 and PIERRE, N.M., University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 54311, yingsta@uwgb.edu, yingsta@uwgb.edu
 
10:05 AM
Discussion
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10:20 AM
THE LUNAR POLAR ENVIRONMENT: AN OVERVIEW
BUSSEY, D. Ben J.1, FRISTAD, Kirsten E.2, SCHENK, Paul M.3, ROBINSON, Mark S.4 and SPUDIS, Paul D.1, (1)Planetary Exploration Group, Space Department, JHU/APL, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, MP3-E169, Laurel, MD 20723, (2)Geology, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 555105, (3)Lunar & Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058, (4)Northwestern Univ, Locy Hall 1847 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208-2150, ben.bussey@jhuapl.edu, ben.bussey@jhuapl.edu
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10:35 AM
LUNAR ORBITER LASER ALTIMETER (LOLA): FUTURE LUNAR EXPLORATION AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HIGH-RESOLUTION TOPOGRAPHY
SMITH, David E., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, ZUBER, Maria T., Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT 54-521, Cambridge, MA 02139 and HEAD III, James W., Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912, David.E.Smith@nasa.gov, David.E.Smith@nasa.gov
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10:50 AM
REMOTE SENSING ASSESSMENT OF LUNAR RESOURCES
GILLIS-DAVIS, Jeffrey J., Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, 1680 East-West Road, POST 515, Honolulu, HI 96822, gillis@higp.hawaii.edu, gillis@higp.hawaii.edu
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11:05 AM
EXPLORATION DESIGN TO TEST THE GIANT IMPACT HYPOTHESIS FOR MOON'S ORIGIN
SCHMITT, Harrison H., Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, P.O. Box 90730, Albuquerque, NM 87199, schmitt@engr.wisc.edu, schmitt@engr.wisc.edu
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11:20 AM
SECONDARY CRATERS AND RAYS OF TYCHO
DUNDAS, Colin M., Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1629 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721-0092 and MCEWEN, Alfred S., Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Univ of Arizona, 1541 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721-0063, colind@lpl.arizona.edu, colind@lpl.arizona.edu
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11:35 AM
QUANTITATIVE MINERALOGY OF THE MOON
LUCEY, P.G., GILLIS-DAVIS, Jeffrey J. and CAHILL, J.T., Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, 1680 East-West Road, POST 515, Honolulu, HI 96822, lucey@higp.hawaii.edu, lucey@higp.hawaii.edu
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