2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 135
Monday, 19 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
A106 (Oregon Convention Center)

T95. Impact Cratering in the Solar System: Implications for Planetary Ages and Processes (The G.K. Gilbert Award Session)

GSA Planetary Geology Division

 

Louise Prockter and Jay Melosh, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
THE LUNAR CATACLYSM HYPOTHESIS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE SOLAR SYSTEM
KRING, David A., Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058, SWINDLE, Timothy D., University of Arizona, 1629 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721 and WITTMANN, Axel, Lunar and Planetary Institute, USRA, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, kring@lpi.usra.edu, kring@lpi.usra.edu
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1:55 PM
CURRENT IMPACT CRATERING OF THE MOON AND MARS
MCEWEN, Alfred S., Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0063, ROBINSON, Mark S., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, KENNEDY, Megan R., Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, IVANOV, Boris A., Institute for Dynamics of Geosphere, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334, Russia, DAUBAR, Ingrid, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Univ of Arizona, 1541 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721 and HIESINGER, Harald, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, Münster, 48149, Germany, mcewen@pirl.lpl.arizona.edu, mcewen@pirl.lpl.arizona.edu
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2:15 PM
THE LARGE DIAMETER IMPACT POPULATION ON MARS AND THE MOON: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LATE HEAVY BOMBARDMENT IN THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM
FREY, Herbert V., Planetary Geodynamics Lab, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 698, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, Herbert.V.Frey@nasa.gov, Herbert.V.Frey@nasa.gov
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2:35 PM
CRATER POPULATION AND RESURFACING OF THE MARTIAN NORTH POLAR LAYERED DEPOSITS
BANKS, Maria E.1, GALLA, Kapil2, BYRNE, Shane2, MCEWEN, Alfred S.2, BRAY, Veronica J.2, FISHBAUGH, Kathryn E.3, HERKENHOFF, Kenneth E.4, MURRAY, Bruce C.5 and TEAM, HiRISE Science6, (1)Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, (2)Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC 20013-7012, (4)US Geological Survey, 2255 N Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001-1698, (5)Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, (6)Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721, Banks@psi.edu, Banks@psi.edu
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2:50 PM
BURIED IMPACT STRUCTURES FOUND IN MARSCRUST3 CRUSTAL THICKNESS MODEL: IDENTIFICATION, CLASSIFICATION, & SIGNIFICANCE
WYANT, Michael A.D., Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, 326 Beury Hall, 1901 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, FREY, Herbert V., Planetary Geodynamics Lab, Code 698, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 and DAVATZES, Alexandra K., Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, michael.wyant@temple.edu, michael.wyant@temple.edu
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3:05 PM
GEOLOGIC AND TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING OF TOOTING CRATER, MARS
MOUGINIS-MARK, Peter, Hawaii Institute Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, 1680 East-West Road, POST Room 602, Honolulu, HI 96822, GARBEIL, Harold, Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics & Planetology, University of Hawai'i, 1680 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822 and MORRIS, Aisha, Dept. Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244-1070, pmm@hawaii.edu, pmm@hawaii.edu
 
3:20 PM
Break
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3:35 PM
CRATER GROWTH MEASURED IN THE LABORATORY
BARNOUIN-JHA, Olivier, Space Department, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20912, ERNST, Carolyn M., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, HEINECK, James T., Experimental Physics Group, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, SUGITA, Seiji, Dept of Complexity Science, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan and YAMAMOTO, Satoru, Dept of Complexity Science, Tokyo University, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, olivier.barnouin-jha@jhuapl.edu, olivier.barnouin-jha@jhuapl.edu
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3:50 PM
EFFECT OF IMPACT ANGLE ON THE IMPACT FLASH: IMPLICATIONS FOR RADIATING SOURCE DISTRIBUTION AND THE EVOLVING TRANSIENT CRATER
ERNST, Carolyn M., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, SCHULTZ, Peter H., Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science, Brown University, P.O. Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912 and BARNOUIN-JHA, Olivier S., Space Department, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, carolyn.ernst@jhuapl.edu, carolyn.ernst@jhuapl.edu
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4:05 PM
THE EFFECT OF WATER CONTENT ON ROCK FRAGMENTATION DURING RAPID DECOMPRESSION: PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF FLUIDIZED EJECTA
RAGER, Audrey Hughes, Materials Engineering and Research Laboratory, US Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Federal Center, Bldg. 56, Room 1400, P.O. Box 25007 (86-68180), Denver, CO 80225, Denver, CO 80225, SCHEU, B.E., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, LMU München, Theresienstrasse 41/III, Munich, 80333, Germany, SMITH, Eugene I., Dept. Geoscience, Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 and DINGWELL, Donald B., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Theresienstrasse 41/III, Munich, 80333, Germany, ahrager@unlv.nevada.edu, ahrager@unlv.nevada.edu
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4:20 PM
THE EFFECT OF PLANETARY IMPACT PROCESSING ON AMINO ACID CHIRALITY
BLANK, Jennifer G.1, MILLER, Gregory H.2, AHRENS, Michael J.3 and WINANS, Randall E.3, (1)Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute, 515 N. Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA 94043, (2)Department of Applied Science, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, (3)Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, jblank@seti.org, jblank@seti.org
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4:35 PM
POSSIBLE IMPACT ORIGIN FOR CHAOS TERRAIN ON EUROPA: EVIDENCE FROM SHAPE, SIZE, AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
MIKELL, Taylor and COX, Rónadh, Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, taylormikell10@gmail.com, taylormikell10@gmail.com
 
4:50 PM
G.K. Gilbert Award and Reception
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