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

Session No. 36
Sunday, 16 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Planetary Geology: A Solar System Tour

 

Sean C. Solomon and Laszlo Keszthelyi, Chairs
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1:30 PM
THE MESSENGER MISSION TO MERCURY: UNLOCKING CLUES TO THE FORMATION AND GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THE INNER PLANETS
SOLOMON, Sean C.1, MCNUTT Jr, Ralph L.2 and DOMINGUE, Deborah L.2, (1)Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015-1305, (2)The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723-6099, scs@dtm.ciw.edu, scs@dtm.ciw.edu
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1:45 PM
SPATIALLY ISOLATED TIME-TRANSGRESSIVE EQUILIBRIUM RESURFACING: THE SPITTER HYPOTHESIS, AN ALTERNATIVE TO CATASTROPHIC RESURFACING OF VENUS
HANSEN, Vicki L., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812, vhansen@d.umn.edu, vhansen@d.umn.edu
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2:00 PM
DETAILED GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF VENUS' CRUSTAL PLATEAUS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PLATEAU FORMATION
NORDBERG, Taylor Lee1, BREWER, Adam1 and HANSEN, Vicki L.2, (1)Geology, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota, Duluth, MN 55812, nord0339@d.umn.edu, nord0339@d.umn.edu
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2:15 PM
ANALYSIS OF DEFORMATION IN THE INTERIOR REGION OF ARTEMIS (VENUS, 34°S 132°E): PRELIMINARY RESULTS
BANNISTER, Roger A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, 229 Heller Hall, 1114 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN 55812 and HANSEN, Vicki L., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812, bann0036@d.umn.edu, bann0036@d.umn.edu
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2:30 PM
TRANSITIONAL DUNE FORMS ON MARS
DE HON, Rene A., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71209, rdehon@ulm.edu, rdehon@ulm.edu
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2:45 PM
IMPLIED AQUIFER DEPTH FROM IMPACT CRATERS IN THE MARTIAN NORTH POLAR REGION
BACASTOW, A.L., Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450 and SAKIMOTO, S.E.H., Department of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Univ of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637, bacastowa@wlu.edu, bacastowa@wlu.edu
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3:00 PM
SEARCHING FOR POSSIBLE REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN BASEMENT AGE IN THE LOWLANDS OF MARS USING QUASI-CIRCULAR DEPRESSIONS (QCDS)
FREY, H.V., Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory, Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 698 Planetary Geodynamics Lab, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, DESOTO, G.E., Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, LAZRUS, R.M., Charles E Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, MD 20852 and FRISTAD, K.E., Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN 55105, Herbert.V.Frey@nasa.gov, Herbert.V.Frey@nasa.gov
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3:15 PM
LINEATED VALLEY FILL AT THE DICHOTOMY BOUNDARY ON MARS: EVIDENCE FOR REGIONAL MID-LATITUDE GLACIATION
HEAD III, James W.1, MARCHANT, David R.2, NAHM, Amanda3, AGNEW, Marshall1 and DICKSON, James L.4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912, (2)Dept. of Earth Sciences, Boston Univ, Boston, MA 02215, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Box 399, Boulder, CO 80309, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, James_Head_III@brown.edu, James_Head_III@brown.edu
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3:30 PM
TOPOGRAPHIC PROFILES OF ALPINE DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE CENTRAL FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: AN ANALOG FOR ‘MOJAVE' CRATER FANS ON MARS
WILLIAMS, Rebecca M.E., CEPS/NASM MRC 315, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013, JOHNSTON, Andrew K., CEPS/NASM MRC 315, Smithsonian Institution, Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013 and ZIMBELMAN, James R., CEPS/NASM MRC 315, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, WilliamsRM@si.edu, WilliamsRM@si.edu
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3:45 PM
DECAMETER-SCALE SURFACE TEXTURES IN DEUTERONILUS MENSAE, MARS
KHURANA, Harneet Singh, Electrical Engineering, Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee Street, Rockville, MD 20850 and WILLIAMS, Rebecca M.E., CEPS/NASM MRC 315, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013, harneet@umd.edu, harneet@umd.edu
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4:00 PM
ERUPTION STYLES OF SMALL MARTIAN SHIELD VOLCANOES ON SYRIA PLANUM, FROM MOLA, TES, AND THEMIS DATA
SCHUPACK, Benjamin B., Department of Geology, Whitman College, 345 Boyer AVE, Walla Walla, WA 99362 and SAKIMOTO, S.E.H., Department of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Univ of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637, schupabb@whitman.edu, schupabb@whitman.edu
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4:15 PM
EVOLUTION OF EFFUSIVE STYLE AT PAVONIS MONS, MARS, INFERRED FROM LAVA FLOW MAPPING OF MARS EXPRESS HIGH RESOLUTION STEREO CAMERA DATA
BLEACHER, Jacob E.1, GREELEY, Ronald1, CAVE, Shelby R.1, WILLIAMS, David A.1, WERNER, Stephanie C.2, NEUKUM, Gerhard2 and JAUMANN, Ralf3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Physical Sciences F686, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (2)Institute of Geological Sciences, Freie Universitat, Berlin, NA, Germany, (3)German Aerospace Center (DLR), Rutherfordstrasse 2, Berlin, D-12489, Germany, jake13@asu.edu, jake13@asu.edu
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4:30 PM
LAVA TUBE FLOW: CONSTRAINTS ON MAXIMUM SUSTAINED ERUPTION RATES FOR MAJOR MARTIAN VOLCANIC EDIFICES
WOODCOCK, Brandy L., Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101 and SAKIMOTO, S.E.H., Department of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Univ of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637, woodcbl@wku.edu, woodcbl@wku.edu
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4:45 PM
FRACTURE-CRATER INTERACTION ON ASTEROID 433EROS
HEYLER, Adam J., Planetary Exploration Group, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, MP3-E178, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, PROCKTER, Louise, Planetary Exploration Group, Applied Physics Lab, MP3-E178, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, BARNOUIN-JHA, Oliver S., Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723-6099 and BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD 20723, ajh255@psu.edu, ajh255@psu.edu
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5:00 PM
IMPROVED ESTIMATES FOR IO ERUPTION TEMPERATURES: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE INTERIOR
KESZTHELYI, Laszlo1, JAEGER, Windy1, MILAZZO, Moses2, RADEBAUGH, Jani3, DAVIES, Ashley4 and MITCHELL, Karl L.4, (1)Astrogeology Team, U.S. Geol Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (2)Astrogeology Science Center, US Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (3)Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0092, (4)Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109, laz@usgs.gov, laz@usgs.gov