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

Session No. 276
Wednesday, 21 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
A106 (Oregon Convention Center)

T91. Eruptive Deposits as Keys to Understanding Volcanic Systems on Planetary Bodies

GSA Planetary Geology Division

 

David A. Williams and N.P. Lang, Advocates
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1:30 PM
MAGMATIC PROCESSES ON PLANETARY BODIES: WHAT WE (THINK WE) KNOW AND HOW WE KNOW It
GREGG, Tracy K.P., Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 126 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, tgregg@buffalo.edu, tgregg@buffalo.edu
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1:50 PM
ACCESSORY MINERALS IN VOLCANIC SEQUENCES: ELUCIDATING MAGMA CHAMBER PROCESSES AND THE LINKAGE BETWEEN PLUTONS AND VOLCANISM
MILLER, Calvin F.1, WOODEN, J.L.2, CLAIBORNE, Lily L.3, COLOMBINI, Lindy L.S.1, CARLEY, Tamara L.1, MILLER, Jonathan S.4, GUALDA, Guilherme A.R.5 and PAMUKCU, Ayla S.1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, (2)Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, (4)Geology, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192-0102, (5)Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, calvin.miller@vanderbilt.edu, calvin.miller@vanderbilt.edu
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2:10 PM
FISSURE ERUPTIONS IN THE THARSIS REGION OF MARS
MOUGINIS-MARK, Peter1, WILSON, Lionel2, GARBEIL, Harold3, TYSON, Shelly2 and MACKOWN, Jennifer2, (1)Hawaii Institute Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, 1680 East-West Road, POST Room 602, Honolulu, HI 96822, (2)Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom, (3)Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics & Planetology, University of Hawai'i, 1680 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, pmm@hawaii.edu, pmm@hawaii.edu
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2:30 PM
GEOLOGIC MAPPING USING GIS AND INSIGHTS INTO PLANETARY VOLCANISM
WILLIAMS, David A., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, KESTAY, Laszlo P., Astrogeology Team, United States Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, CROWN, David A., Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Foort Lowell Rd., Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719 and BLEACHER, Jacob E., Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 698, Greenbelt, MD 20771, David.Williams@asu.edu, David.Williams@asu.edu
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2:45 PM
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER (MRO) CONTEXT CAMERA (CTX) OBSERVATIONS REGARDING VOLCANIC LANDFORMS ON MARS
EDGETT, Kenneth S., Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, edgett@msss.com, edgett@msss.com
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3:00 PM
CONSTRUCTION AND EVOLUTION OF AN ICE-CONFINED BASALTIC ERUPTIVE FISSURE COMPLEX: A PLANETARY PERSPECTIVE
MERCURIO, Emily C., Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, 4107 O'Hara Street, 200 SRCC Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, SKILLING, Ian P., Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, 200 SRCC Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 and CAMERON, Barry I., Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, ekc4@pitt.edu, ekc4@pitt.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
COMPARING THE DYNAMICS OF DILUTE PYROCLASTIC DENSITY CURRENTS ON EARTH AND MARS
BRAND, Brittany D., Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, 4000 15th Avenue NE, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98115 and CLARKE, Amanda, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, bbrand@u.washington.edu, bbrand@u.washington.edu
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3:45 PM
FRACTURING OF PUMICE FLOW DEPOSITS: LASCAR VOLCANO, CHILE
WHELLEY, Patrick1, CALDER, Eliza2, ALCARAZ, Samantha3, CASSIDY, Nigel4, PAVEZ, Andres5, PRITCARD, Matthew6 and JAY, Jennifer6, (1)Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, (2)Department of Geology, University of Buffalo, Cooke 411, Buffalo, NY 14260, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, (4)School of Earth and the Environment, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom, (5)Department de GeofĂ­sica, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, (6)Department of Earth as Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, pwhelley@buffalo.edu, pwhelley@buffalo.edu
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4:00 PM
VOLCANIC EVOLUTION OF THE APOLLINARIS PATERA SUMMIT CALDERA, MARS
LANG, N.P., Department of Geology, Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA 16546 and FARRELL, Alexandra K., Department of Geology, Mercyhurst College, 501 E. 38th Street, Erie, PA 16546, nlang@mercyhurst.edu, nlang@mercyhurst.edu
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4:15 PM
A GEOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF THE ARISTARCHUS PLATEAU REGION ON THE MOON
LOUGH, Trevelyn, Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 and GREGG, Tracy K.P., Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 126 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, talough@buffalo.edu, talough@buffalo.edu
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4:30 PM
ENTABLATURE AND COLUMNAR JOINTING ON MARS
MILAZZO, Moses, Astrogeology Science Center, US Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 and KESTAY, Laszlo P., Astrogeology Team, United States Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, moses@usgs.gov, moses@usgs.gov
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5:00 PM
Withdrawn
 
4:45 PM
Discussion
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