Rocky Mountain Section - 59th Annual Meeting (7–9 May 2007)

Session No. 10
Monday, 7 May 2007: 2:00 PM-4:10 PM

S7. Trace and Indirect Evidence of Terrestrial Bolide Impacts

 

Joe W. Fandrich, Convener
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Start Time
 
2:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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2:05 PM
TESTING THE ORIGIN OF MARTIAN ‘BLUEBERRIES': MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS MAY BE KEY TO THE ANSWER
ADACHI, Tomoko1, KLETETSCHKA, Gunther2, MIKULA, Vilem1, CHAN, Marjorie3, ADMOVIC, Jiri4, HERRERO-BERVERA, Emilio5 and FULLER, Michael5, (1)Physics, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, (2)a) Institute of Geology, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic, b) Physics, CUA, Washington DC, c) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (3)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Utah, 135 S. 1460 E. Rm 719, Salt LakeCity, UT 84112, (4)Institute of Geology, Academy of Sciences, Plague, 16502, Czech Republic, (5)SOEST, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Honolulu, HI 96822, tomoko.adachi@gsfc.nasa.gov, tomoko.adachi@gsfc.nasa.gov
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2:25 PM
EVIDENCE FOR A MAJOR IMPACT STRUCTURE IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, NEAR SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
MCELVAIN, T.H., 111 Lovato Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87505, timmcelvain@hotmail.com, timmcelvain@hotmail.com
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2:45 PM
IN SITU MICROSPHERULES PRESENT WITHIN A MICROBRECCIA NEAR THE BASE OF THE BLACK DRAGON MEMBER OF THE TRIASSIC MOENKOPI FORMATION, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH
FANDRICH, Joe W., Department of Environmental and Physical Science, Mesa State College, 2415 Desert Meadows Court, Grand Junction, CO 81505 and DUJAY, Richard C., Mesa State College Microscopy Lab, joefandrich@hotmail.com, joefandrich@hotmail.com
 
3:05 PM
Break
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3:25 PM
MAGNETIC/ISOTOPIC CHARACTERISTIC OF THE SPHERULE-RICH IMPACT EJECTA BLANKET FROM THE CHICXULUB CRATER: ANALOG FOR ROBOTIC EXPLORATION OF SIMILAR DEPOSITS ON MARS
KLETETSCHKA, Gunther, 1) Institute of Geology, Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic, 2) Department of Physics, Catholic University, Washington, DC, USA, 3) Solar System Exploration Division, Goddard Space Flight Center/NASA, Greenbelt, MD 20771, ADACHI, Tomoko, Physics, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, OCAMPO, A.C., NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546 and POPE, Kevin, Arc Research, Geo Eco, Aquasco, MD 20608, kletetschka@nasa.gov, kletetschka@nasa.gov
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3:45 PM
UNUSUAL SHOCK METAMORPHISM PRESENT IN A BRECCIA NEAR THE BASE OF THE BLACK DRAGON MEMBER OF THE TRIASSIC MOENKOPI FORMATION, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH
FANDRICH, Joe W., Department of Environmental and Physical Science, Mesa State College, 2415 Desert Meadows Court, Grand Junction, CO 81505, joefandrich@hotmail.com, joefandrich@hotmail.com
 
4:05 PM
Concluding Remarks
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