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

Session No. 156
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
A106 (Oregon Convention Center)

T71. Fault and Fracture Studies in the Solar System

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

 

Simon A. Kattenhorn and Amanda L. Nahm, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
TECTONICS ON ICY WORLDS
COLLINS, Geoffrey C., Physics and Astronomy, Wheaton College, Norton, MA 02766, gcollins@wheatonma.edu, gcollins@wheatonma.edu
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8:30 AM
ARTEMIS, VENUS, THE LARGEST TECTONOMAGMATIC FEATURE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
HANSEN, Vicki L., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812 and OLIVE, Anthony, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 44555, vhansen@d.umn.edu, vhansen@d.umn.edu
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8:45 AM
LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE, HEAT FLOW, AND TECTONIC STRAIN IN THE THAUMASIA HIGHLANDS AND THE COPRATES RISE, MARS
KIEFER, Walter S., Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058, kiefer@lpi.usra.edu, kiefer@lpi.usra.edu
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9:00 AM
STRUCTURAL MAPPING AND LITHOSPHERIC FLEXURE IN THE FORMATION OF THE THAUMASIA HIGHLANDS, MARS
NAHM, Amanda L., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Dr, MS 3022, Moscow, ID 83843, MANGOLD, Nicolas, Laboratoire de Planetologie et Geodynamique de Nantes, University of Nantes, France, Nantes, 44322, France, ANSAN, Veronique, Laboratoire de Planetologie et Geodynamique, University of Nantes, France, Nantes, 44322, France and SCHULTZ, Richard A., ConocoPhillips, 600 N Dairy Ashford, PR-2010, Houston, TX 77079, nahm@uidaho.edu, nahm@uidaho.edu
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9:15 AM
BASEMENT CONTROLS ON THE SCALE OF GIANT POLYGONS IN UTOPIA PLANITIA, MARS
COOKE, Michele, Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, ISLAM, Fariha, Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, UNiversity of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89577 and MCGILL, George, Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, cooke@geo.umass.edu, cooke@geo.umass.edu
 
9:30 AM
Break
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9:45 AM
CIRCULAR GRABEN AND GIANT POLYGONS IN UTOPIA PLANITIA, MARS
BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L.1, SEELOS, Kim D.1 and COOKE, Michele2, (1)Space Departrment, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, (2)Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, Debra.Buczkowski@jhuapl.edu, Debra.Buczkowski@jhuapl.edu
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10:00 AM
SEGMENTED LINEAMENTS ON EUROPA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF RIDGE COMPLEXES AND BRIGHT BANDS
PATTERSON, Gerald Wesley, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, MP3-E106, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723 and HEAD, James W., Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, Gerald.Patterson@jhuapl.edu, Gerald.Patterson@jhuapl.edu
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10:15 AM
GEOLOGICALLY YOUNG TROUGHS ON EUROPA: THE CASE FOR RECENT TECTONIC ACTIVITY
KAY, Jonathan P., Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, PO Box 443022, Moscow, ID 83844-3022 and KATTENHORN, Simon A., ConocoPhillips Company, 600 N. Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079, kay1829@vandals.uidaho.edu, kay1829@vandals.uidaho.edu
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10:30 AM
TIDALLY DRIVEN COULOMB FAILURE CONDITIONS OF STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS ON ENCELADUS AND EUROPA
SMITH-KONTER, Bridget1, OLGIN, John1 and PAPPALARDO, Robert T.2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968-0555, (2)Science Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, M/S 321-560, Pasadena, CA 91109, brkonter@utep.edu, brkonter@utep.edu
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10:45 AM
UNRAVELING THE FRACTURE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH POLAR TERRAIN ON ENCELADUS
PATTHOFF, D. Alex, Science Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA, Pasadena, CA 91109 and KATTENHORN, Simon A., ConocoPhillips Company, 600 N. Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079, patthoff@jpl.nasa.gov, patthoff@jpl.nasa.gov
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