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. 293
Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T105. Preparations for the New Era of Lunar Science: Laboratory Measurements and New Insights into the Moon

GSA Planetary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

Noah Petro, Rachel Klima and Ryan Zeigler, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
The Lunar Crust as Viewed Via Lunar Meteorites
KOROTEV, Randy L., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, Campus Box 1169, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, korotev@wustl.edu, korotev@wustl.edu
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8:35 AM
Trace Element Analysis and Classification of Lunar Plagioclase and Olivine by Electron Microprobe Methods
ZEIGLER, Ryan A., JOLLIFF, Bradley L., KOROTEV, Randy L. and CARPENTER, Paul K., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, Campus Box 1169, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, zeigler@levee.wustl.edu, zeigler@levee.wustl.edu
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8:50 AM
Evidence for Magnetic Fields on the Early Moon
GARRICK-BETHELL, Ian1, WEISS, Benjamin P.1, BECKER, Tim A.2, FERNANDES, Vera A.2 and SHUSTER, David L.2, (1)Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Berkeley Geochronology Center, Berkeley, CA 94709, iang@mit.edu, iang@mit.edu
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9:05 AM
Lunar Rock and Mineral Characterization Consortium (LRMCC): Groundwork for Lunar Science and Exploration
ISAACSON, Peter J.1, PIETERS, Carle M.1, KLIMA, Rachel L.1, HIROI, Takahiro1, SARBADHIKARI, Amit B.2, LIU, Yang2 and TAYLOR, Lawrence A.2, (1)Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, Peter_Isaacson@Brown.edu, Peter_Isaacson@Brown.edu
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9:20 AM
Integrated Spectroscopy of Pyroxenes: Pushing Remote Geochemical Analyses Further
KLIMA, Rachel L., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, PIETERS, Carle M., Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912 and DYAR, M. Darby, Dept. of Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College St, South Hadley, MA 01075, Rachel.Klima@jhuapl.edu, Rachel.Klima@jhuapl.edu
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9:35 AM
The NASA Discovery Moon Mineralogy Mapper Imaging Spectrometer: Science Mission Overview and Instrument Laboratory Calibration
GREEN, Robert O.1, PIETERS, Carle M.2, PETRO, Noah3 and MOUROULIS, Pantanzis1, (1)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, 324 Brook Street, Providence, RI 02912, (3)Geodynamics Branch, NASA/GSFC, NASA/GSFC, Building 33, Code 698, Greenbelt, MD 20771, rog@jpl.nasa.gov, rog@jpl.nasa.gov
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9:55 AM
Speciation and Distribution of Ti in Lunar Regolith: Implications for Future Exploration
JOLLIFF, Bradley L.1, JOHNSON, Darren J.1, ZEIGLER, Ryan A.1, CARPENTER, Paul K.1 and ROBINSON, Mark S.2, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, Campus Box 1169, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, (2)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85251, blj@levee.wustl.edu, blj@levee.wustl.edu
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10:15 AM
UV-VIS-NIR Reflectance Spectra of Synthetic Opaque Minerals – Implications for Remote Mapping of TiO2 on the Surface of the Moon and Mercury
RINER, Miriam A., Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1680 East West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, LUCEY, Paul G., Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, 1680 East-West Rd., P.O.S.T. 602b, Honolulu, HI 96822 and DESCH, Steven J., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, mariner@higp.hawaii.edu, mariner@higp.hawaii.edu
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10:30 AM
Preparing to Scout the Next Frontier: Calibrating the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera
LAWRENCE, Samuel J.1, TSCHIMMEL, Martin1, HUMM, David C.2, ROBINSON, Mark S.3, DENEVI, Brett W.1 and BRYLOW, Scott4, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 873603, Tempe, AZ 85287-3603, (2)Space Instrument Calibration Consulting, 228 S Cherry Grove Ave, Annapolis, MD 21401, (3)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (4)Malin Space Science Systems, PO Box 910148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, sjlawren@asu.edu, sjlawren@asu.edu
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10:45 AM
Quantitative Mineralogy Using Radiative Transfer Modeling
LUCEY, Paul G.1, CAHILL, Joshua2, RINER, Miriam2 and CAHILL, Karen2, (1)Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, 1680 East-West Rd., P.O.S.T. 602b, Honolulu, HI 96822, (2)Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1680 East West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, lucey@higp.hawaii.edu, lucey@higp.hawaii.edu
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11:00 AM
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11:15 AM
High-Fe, Low-Al Basalts: Evidence of Extensive Mantle Processing on Earth, Moon, Mars, Vesta, Venus, and Io
FILIBERTO, Justin1, KIRCHOFF, Michelle R.2, SCHWENZER, Susanne P.3, KIEFER, Walter S.3 and TREIMAN, Allan H.3, (1)Geology, Southern Illinois University, MC 4324, 1259 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901, (2)Space Sciences, Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut St, Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, (3)Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058, filiberto@siu.edu, filiberto@siu.edu
 
11:30 AM
Concluding Remarks
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