2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 345
Thursday, 9 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T108. Living on a Dusty Moon

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division

 

Sarah K. Noble, Doug Rickman and Doug Stoeser, Advocates
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
Formation of Lunar Dust: Unique Properties for a Human Outpost
TAYLOR, Lawrence A., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, lataylor@utk.edu, lataylor@utk.edu
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8:15 AM
New Insights into the Composition and Texture of Lunar Regolith Using Ultrafast Automated Electron-Beam Analysis
RICKMAN, Doug1, WENTWORTH, Susan J.2, SCHRADER, Christian M.3, STOESER, Doug4, BOTHA, Pieter W.S.K.5, BUTCHER, Alan R.6, HORSCH, Hanna E.6, BENEDICTUS, Aukje6, GOTTLIEB, Paul6 and MCKAY, David7, (1)Marshall Space Flight Center, Code VP61, NASA, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802, (2)ERC/ESC Group, JE23, NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058, (3)BAE Systems-MSFC, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802, (4)Central Region Mineral Resources Team, USGS, Mail Stop 973 Box 25046 DFC, Denver, CO 80225, (5)ARMC, Intellection Corporation, 10955 Westmoor Drive, Suite 400, Westminster, CO 80021, (6)Intellection Pty Ltd, 27 Mayneview St, Milton, Queensland, 4064, Australia, (7)Astromaterials Group, NASA Johnson Space Ctr, Mail code SN, Houston, TX 77058, doug.rickman@nasa.gov, doug.rickman@nasa.gov
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8:30 AM
Ultrafast Phase Mapping of Thin-Sections from An Apollo 16 Drive Tube − A New Visualisation of Lunar Regolith
BOTHA, Pieter W.S.K.1, BUTCHER, Alan R.2, HORSCH, Hanna3, RICKMAN, Doug4, WENTWORTH, Susan J.5, SCHRADER, Christian M.6, STOESER, Doug7, BENEDICTUS, Aukje3, GOTTLIEB, Paul3 and MCKAY, David8, (1)ARMC, Intellection Corporation, 10955 Westmoor Drive, Suite 400, Westminster, CO 80021, (2)FEI Australia, 27 Mayneview St, Milton, Queensland, 4064, Australia, (3)Intellection Pty Ltd, 27 Mayneview St, Milton, Queensland, 4064, Australia, (4)Marshall Space Flight Center, Code VP61, NASA, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802, (5)ERC/ESC Group, JE23, NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058, (6)BAE Systems-MSFC, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802, (7)Central Region Mineral Resources Team, USGS, Mail Stop 973 Box 25046 DFC, Denver, CO 80225, (8)Astromaterials Group, NASA Johnson Space Ctr, Mail code SN, Houston, TX 77058, Pieter.Botha@intellectioncorp.com, Pieter.Botha@intellectioncorp.com
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8:45 AM
Electrostatic Charging of Lunar Dust by UV Photoelectric Emissions and Solar Wind Electrons
ABBAS, Mian M., VP62, NSSTC/Marshall Space Flight Center, 320 Sparkman Dr, Huntsville, AL 35805, TANKOSIC, Dragana, USRA/NSSTC, UAH, 320 Sparkman Dr, Huntsville, AL 35805, SPANN, James F., VP60, NASA-MSFC, 320 Sparkman Dr, Huntsville, AL 35805, LECLAIR, Andre C., ER43, MSFC-NASA, Huntsville, AL 35812 and DUBE, Michael J., NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, Mian.M.Abbas@nasa.gov, Mian.M.Abbas@nasa.gov
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9:00 AM
Some Expected Characteristics of Lunar Dust: A Geological View Applied to Engineering
STREET Jr, Kenneth W., Tribology & Surface Science, NASA-GRC, MS-23-2, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135, SCHRADER, Christian M., BAE Systems-MSFC, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802 and RICKMAN, Doug, Marshall Space Flight Center, Code VP61, NASA, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802, kenneth.w.street@nasa.gov, kenneth.w.street@nasa.gov
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9:15 AM
Radiation Shielding Properties of Lunar Soil and Soil Simulant
MILLER, Jack1, TAYLOR, Lawrence2, HEILBRONN, Lawrence1, ZEITLIN, Cary1, DIGIUSEPPE, Michael3 and SANDERS, Gerald4, (1)Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, MS 74-197, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Planetary Geosciences Institute, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, (3)Northrop Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, NY 11714, (4)NASA-Johnson Space Center, Code EP111, 2101 NASA Road 1, Houston, TX 77058, miller@lbl.gov, miller@lbl.gov
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9:30 AM
Evolution of Geological Sampling Tool Design during the Apollo Lunar Missions
ALLTON, Judith Haley, Astromaterials Acquisition and Curation, NASA/Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058, judith.h.allton@nasa.gov, judith.h.allton@nasa.gov
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9:45 AM
Lunar Dust Effects on Spacesuit Systems: Insights from the Apollo Spacesuits
CHRISTOFFERSEN, R., SAIC, Code KR, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, LINDSAY, J.F., Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058, NOBLE, S.K., NASA Headquarters, MS 3X63, Washington, DC 20546 and LAWRENCE, J.A., Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25701, roy.christoffersen-1@nasa.gov, roy.christoffersen-1@nasa.gov
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10:00 AM
Physical and Biological Hazards of Lunar Dust and Their Impact on Habitat and Space Suit Design
COOPER, Bonnie L., Astromaterials Research and Engineering Science, NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center/Oceaneering Space Systems, 2101 Nasa Parkway, Houston, TX 77573, MCKAY, David S., Astromaterials Research and Engineering Science, NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway Code KA, Houston, TX 77573, JAMES, John T., Toxicology Research Department, NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway Code SF2, Houston, TX 77058, WALLACE, William T., Universities Space Research Association, Houston, TX 77058, TAYLOR, Lawrence A., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410 and LAM, Chiu-Wing, Toxicology Research Department, NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway Code (JSC-SF)[WLS], Houston, TX 77058, bonnie.l.cooper@nasa.gov, bonnie.l.cooper@nasa.gov
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10:15 AM
Pulmonary Implications of Lunar Mineral Dust
POSTLETHWAITE, Edward, BALLINGER, Carol A. and SQUADRITO, Giuseppe, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 530 Ryals Building, 1530 3rd Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0022, EPostlethwait@ms.soph.uab.edu, EPostlethwait@ms.soph.uab.edu
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10:30 AM
In-Vitro Physiologically Based Extraction Tests of Lunar Regolith Simulants
PLUMLEE, Geoffrey S., Crustal Imaging and Characterization Team, U.S. Geological Survey, MS964 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, MORMAN, Suzette A., Crustal Imaging and Characterization Team, U.S. Geological Survey, MS964D Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, MEEKER, Gregory P., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 DFC, MS973, Denver, CO 80225-0046, LOWERS, Heather A., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, M.S. 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, WILSON, Stephen A., U.S. Geol Survey, MS973 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, STOESER, Douglas B., US Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and RICKMAN, Douglas L., Global Hydrology and Climate Center NSSTC/MSFC/NASA, NASA, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805, gplumlee@usgs.gov, gplumlee@usgs.gov
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10:45 AM
Decay of Activity Induced by Solar Wind Implantation of Lunar Mineral Analogs
KUHLMAN, Kimberly1, SRIDHARAN, Kumar2, CHEN, Yun2, GARRISON, Daniel3, MCKAY, David4 and TAYLOR, Lawrence5, (1)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 Fort Lowell Road, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 81719, (2)Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin, 1500 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706, (3)NASA Johnson Space Center, Mail Code SN, Houston, TX 77058, (4)Astromaterials Group, NASA Johnson Space Ctr, Mail code SN, Houston, TX 77058, (5)Planetary Geosciences Institute, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, kim@psi.edu, kim@psi.edu
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11:00 AM
Analysis of Lunar Highland Regolith Samples from Apollo 16 Drive Core 64001/2 and Lunar Regolith Simulants – An Expanding Comparative Database
SCHRADER, Christian M.1, RICKMAN, Doug2, STOESER, Doug3, WENTWORTH, Susan J.4, BOTHA, Pieter W.S.K.5, BUTCHER, Alan R.6, HORSCH, Hanna7, BENEDICTUS, Aukje7, GOTTLIEB, Paul7 and MCKAY, David8, (1)BAE Systems-MSFC, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802, (2)Marshall Space Flight Center, Code VP61, NASA, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802, (3)Central Region Mineral Resources Team, USGS, Mail Stop 973 Box 25046 DFC, Denver, CO 80225, (4)ERC/ESC Group, JE23, NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058, (5)ARMC, Intellection Corporation, 10955 Westmoor Drive, Suite 400, Westminster, CO 80021, (6)FEI Australia, 27 Mayneview St, Milton, Queensland, 4064, Australia, (7)Intellection Pty Ltd, 27 Mayneview St, Milton, Queensland, 4064, Australia, (8)Astromaterials Group, NASA Johnson Space Ctr, Mail code SN, Houston, TX 77058, christian.m.schrader@nasa.gov, christian.m.schrader@nasa.gov
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11:15 AM
Adsorption of Water on JSC-1a Lunar Simulant Samples
BURGHAUS, Uwe1, GOERING, John1, SAH, Shweta1 and STREET Jr, Kenneth W.2, (1)Chemistry Department, North Dakota State University, 1600 University Drive, Fargo, ND 58105, (2)Tribology & Surface Science, NASA-GRC, MS-23-2, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135, kenneth.w.street@nasa.gov, kenneth.w.street@nasa.gov
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11:30 AM
Industrial-Scale Production of Lunar Simulant Components
WEINSTEIN, Michael, Zybek Advanced Products, Inc, 2845 29th Street, Boulder, CO 80301, mike@zybekap.com, mike@zybekap.com
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11:45 AM
The LHT (Lunar Highlands Type) Regolith Simulant Series
STOESER, Douglas1, WILSON, Steve2, WEINSTEIN, Michael3, RICKMAN, Douglas L.4, LOWERS, Heather2, MEEKER, Gregory2, SCHRADER, Christian M.5, MCLEMORE, Carole4 and FIKES, John4, (1)Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, USGS, Mail Stop 973 Box 25046 DFC, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, (3)Zybek Avanced Products, Inc, Boulder, CO 80301, (4)NASA, Huntsville, AL 35801, (5)Marshall Space Flight Center, NSSTC, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805, dstoeser@usgs.gov, dstoeser@usgs.gov
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