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

Session No. 218
Wednesday, 31 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Planetary Geology: Potpourri

 

James R. Zimbelman and Vicki Hansen, Chairs
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1:30 PM
GLOBAL MAP OF RIBBON TESSERA TERRAIN, VENUS: RECORD OF A RICH ANCIENT HISTORY
HANSEN, Vicki L., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812 and LÓPEZ, Iván, Departamento de Matemáticas y Física Aplicadas y Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain, vhansen@d.umn.edu, vhansen@d.umn.edu
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1:45 PM
EQUILIBRIUM RESURFACING OF VENUS: RESULTS OF MONTE CARLO MODELING
BJONNES, Emily E., CGGVeritas, 10300 Town Park Dr, Houston, TX 77072, HANSEN, Vicki L., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812, SWENSON, John B., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, 1114 Kirby Dr, Duluth, MN 55812 and MACLIN, Richard F., Department of Computer Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812, Emily.Bjonnes@cggveritas.com, Emily.Bjonnes@cggveritas.com
 
2:00 PM
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2:15 PM
GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF ASCRAEUS MONS VOLCANO, MARS AT 1:1M SCALE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE GEOMORPHOLOGY AND FORMATION OF ASCRAEUS CHASMATA
GARRY, W. Brent1, ZIMBELMAN, James R.1, BLEACHER, Jacob E.2, WILLIAMS, David A.3 and TRUMBLE, Michele E.4, (1)Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, PO Box 37012, Museum MRC 315, Washington, DC 20013-7012, (2)Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory, Code 698, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Building 33, Room G310, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (3)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (4)Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, PO Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003, garryw@si.edu, garryw@si.edu
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2:30 PM
THEMIS AND TES CHARACTERIZATION OF LADON BASIN, SOUTHERN MARGARITIFER TERRA, MARS
LANG, Nicholas P., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, nlang1@utk.edu, nlang1@utk.edu
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2:45 PM
COMPARISON OF TRANSVERSE AEOLIAN RIDGES ON MARS TO RIPPLES AND DUNES ON EARTH
ZIMBELMAN, James R., Smithsonian Institution, CEPS/NASM MRC 315, Washington, DC 20013-7012 and WILLIAMS, Steven H., Smithsonian Institution, Education/NASM MRC 305, Washington, DC 20013-7012, zimbelmanj@si.edu, zimbelmanj@si.edu
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3:00 PM
OUTCROP-SCALE PROPERTIES OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS ON MARS
NAHM, Amanda L., Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, Geomechanics-Rock Fracture Group, Mail Stop 172, Reno, NV 89557 and SCHULTZ, Richard A., ConocoPhillips, 600 N Dairy Ashford, PR-2010, Houston, TX 77079, nahma@mines.unr.edu, nahma@mines.unr.edu
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3:15 PM
MARTIAN NORTH POLAR IMPACT CRATER CAVITY WALL SLOPES AND INTERIOR DEPOSIT PLACEMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLAR PROCESSES
FAGAN, Amy L. and SAKIMOTO, Susan E.H., Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, abacasto@nd.edu, abacasto@nd.edu
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3:30 PM
MODELING IMPACT-INDUCED SUBSURFACE CAVITY FORMATION ON MARS: ASTROBIOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
KAY, Erin K. and BOSTON, Penelope J., Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, ekay@nmt.edu, ekay@nmt.edu
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3:45 PM
MASS EXTINCTION ENIGMAS IN CONTEXT WITH GAMMA RAY BURSTS
KAYE, Thomas G., Burke Museum of Natural History, Seattle, WA 98195, tom@tomkaye.com, tom@tomkaye.com
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4:00 PM
WHEN STARS ATTACK! LIVE UNDERSEA RADIOACTIVITIES AS SIGNATURES OF NEARBY SUPERNOVA EXPLOSIONS
FIELDS, Brian, Astronomy, University of Illinois, 1002 W. Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, bdfields@uiuc.edu, bdfields@uiuc.edu