2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 47
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T102. The Solar Stew: The Search for Ingredients of Life and Biomarkers in Our Solar System: Past or Present

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division; Paleontological Society

 

Penny A. Morris and Steve Grasby, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:40 PM
ELEMENTS OF LIFE
ANBAR, Ariel D., School of Earth & Space Exploration and Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85287, WOLFE-SIMON, Felisa, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287 and ELSER, James, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, anbar@asu.edu, anbar@asu.edu
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2:00 PM
SULFUR AND OXYGEN ISOTOPES OF SULFATE PRODUCED BY SULFIDE OXIDATION BY THE PURPLE SULFUR BACTERIUM ALLOCHROMATIUM VINOSUM
BRABEC, Michelle Y.1, MANDERNACK, Kevin1 and LYONS, Timothy W.2, (1)Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinios St, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, mknapman@mines.edu, mknapman@mines.edu
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2:15 PM
EXPLORING EUROPA
PAPPALARDO, Robert T., Science Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, M/S 321-560, Pasadena, CA 91109, robert.pappalardo@jpl.nasa.gov, robert.pappalardo@jpl.nasa.gov
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2:35 PM
THE UREY INSTRUMENT SUITE - STATUS AND FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION
AUBREY, Andrew D.1, CHALMERS, John H.1, BADA, Jeffrey L.1, GRUNTHANER, Frank J.2, MATHIES, Richard A.3, QUINN, Richard C.4, ZENT, Aaron P.5 and EHRENFREUND, Pascale6, (1)Geoscience Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Sverdrup Hall, 8615 Discovery Way, La Jolla, CA 92037, (2)In Situ Exploration Technology Group, JPL-California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099, (3)Mathies Research Group, Berkeley Department of Chemistry, 306 Lewis Hall, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, (4)SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA 94035, (5)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (6)Astrobiology Group, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Einsteinweg 55, 2300 RA, Leiden, Netherlands, aaubrey@ucsd.edu, aaubrey@ucsd.edu
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2:50 PM
MID-CONTINENT MARINE ECOSYSTEMS? - HYPERSALINE SPRINGS AS A POTENTIAL ANALOGUE FOR MARS
GRASBY, Stephen E., Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, 3303 33rd Street NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada and LONDRY, Kathleen L., Microbiology Department, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T2N2, sgrasby@nrcan.gc.ca, sgrasby@nrcan.gc.ca
 
3:05 PM
Break
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3:20 PM
ASTROBIOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS IN AND AROUND THE HAUGHTON IMPACT STRUCTURE
LEVEILLE, Richard J., Planetary Exploration, Canadian Space Agency, 6767 route de l'Aeroport, St-Hubert, QC J3Y 8Y9, Canada and LACELLE, Denis, Space Science, Canadian Space Agency, 6767 route de l'Aeroport, St-Hubert, QC J3Y 8Y9, Canada, richard.leveille@asc-csa.gc.ca, richard.leveille@asc-csa.gc.ca
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3:40 PM
PRESERVATION OF FLORAL AND FAUNAL REMAINS IN IMPACT MELTS
HARRIS, R. Scott and SCHULTZ, Peter H., Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, scott_harris@brown.edu, scott_harris@brown.edu
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3:55 PM
Withdrawn
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4:10 PM
MICROBIALLY INDUCED SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES (MISS) - BIOSIGNATURES IN SANDS AND SANDSTONES
NOFFKE, Nora1, BOWER, Dina1 and HAZEN, Robert M.2, (1)Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, 4600, Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529, (2)Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington DC, 20015, nnoffke@odu.edu, nnoffke@odu.edu
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4:30 PM
SAHARAN BIOFABRIC: A BIOMARKER FOR PLANETARY SOILS?
JOHNSON, Donald L., Geography, Univ of Illinois, 220 Davenport Hall, 607 So. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801, MAXWELL, Ted A., Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Smithsonian Institution, 6th St and Independence Ave, SW, NASM-MRC-310, Washington, DC 20560-0310, HAYNES Jr, Vance, Anthropology and Geosciences, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210030, Tucson, AZ 85721 and JOHNSON, Diana N., Geosciences Consultants, 713 So. Lynn St, Champaign, IL 61820, dljohns@uiuc.edu, dljohns@uiuc.edu
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4:45 PM
A GEOMICROBIOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BIOGENICITY OF MOONMILK CAVE FORMATIONS: POTENTIAL AS BIOSIGNATURES
CURRY, Megan D., Department of Earth & Environmental Studies, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, BOSTON, Penelope J., Dept of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, NORTHUP, Diana E., Biology Department, Univ of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, SPILDE, Michael N., Institute of Meteoritics, Univ of New Mexico, MSC03-2050, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, LITTLEJOHN, Erica L., Microbiology Department, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52240, NIEVES CINTRON, Irevis, Department of Science and Technology, Universidad Metropolitana, San Juan, PR 00928 and STEVEN, Blaire, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, 21, 111 Lakeshore, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Montreal, QC H9X 3V9, Canada, mcurry@nmt.edu, mcurry@nmt.edu
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5:00 PM
A BIOMARKER SUITE FROM CAVE POOL PRECIPITATES, COTTONWOOD CAVE, NEW MEXICO
MELIM, Leslie A., Geology Department, Western Illinois Univ, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, NORTHUP, Diana, Biology Department, Univ of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, SPILDE, Michael N., Institute of Meteoritics, Univ of New Mexico, MSC03-2050, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, QUEEN, J. Michael, Guadalupe Mountain Institute, 814 North Canal Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220 and BOSTON, Penelope, National Cave and Karst Research Institute, c/o New Mexico Tech/Earth&Env Dp, 801 Leroy Place, Sororro, NM 87801, LA-Melim@wiu.edu, LA-Melim@wiu.edu
 
5:15 PM
Discussion
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