T150. The Geology of Asteroid 4 Vesta as Seen by Dawn: Results from One Year in Orbit

Session No. 152
Tuesday, 6 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
213D (Charlotte Convention Center)

T150. The Geology of Asteroid 4 Vesta as Seen by Dawn: Results from One Year in Orbit

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

R. Aileen Yingst, Scott C. Mest and W. Brent Garry, Advocates
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8:00 AM
DAWN COMPLETES ITS MAPPING OF VESTA: AN INTRODUCTION TO DAWN'S FINDINGS (Invited Presentation)
RUSSELL, C.T., Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences/IGPP, University of California, Los Angeles, 603 Charles Young Drive, 3845, Los Angeles, CA 90095, MCSWEEN, H.Y., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, AZ 37996-1410, JAUMANN, R., German Aerospace Center (DLR) Berlin, Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstrasse 2, Berlin, D-12489, Germany, RAYMOND, C.a., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, NATHUES, A., Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany, DESANCTIS, M.C., Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Area Ricerca - Roma 2 Tor Vergata, Via Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Rome, 00133, Italy, PRETTYMAN, T.H., Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, REDDY, V., Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Max-Planck-Str. 3, Katlenburg-Lindau, 37191, Germany, MCCORD, Thomas B., Bear Fight Institute, P.O. Box 667, 22 Fiddler's Rd, Winthrop, WA 98862 and DENEVI, Brett W., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD, ctrussell@igpp.ucla.edu, ctrussell@igpp.ucla.edu
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8:20 AM
VESTA – A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (Invited Presentation)
GAFFEY, Michael J., Space Studies, University of North Dakota, Box 9008, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9008, gaffey@space.edu, gaffey@space.edu
Handouts
  • Vesta Historical Perspective GSA 2012.ppt (1.6 MB)
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    8:40 AM
    THE GEOLOGY OF VESTA: AN OVERVIEW (Invited Presentation)
    JAUMANN, R., German Aerospace Center (DLR) Berlin, Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstrasse 2, Berlin, D-12489, Germany, RUSSELL, Christopher T., Institute of Geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, 603 Charles Young Drive, 3845, Los Angeles, CA 90095, RAYMOND, Carol A., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, PIETERS, Carle M., Earth, Environmental, and Planetery Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912, YINGST, R. Aileen, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 54311, WILLIAMS, David A., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L., Space Departrment, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, KROHN, Katrin, Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, GARRY, W. Brent, Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Ft. Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719 and BLEWETT, David T., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, ralf.jaumann@dlr.de, ralf.jaumann@dlr.de
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    9:00 AM
    ANALYSIS OF THE LARGE-SCALE TROUGHS ON VESTA AND CORRELATION TO A MODEL OF GIANT IMPACT INTO A DIFFERENTIATED ASTEROID
    BUCZKOWSKI, Debra1, WYRICK, Danielle Y.2, IYER, Kaushik A.1, KAHN, Eliezer G.1, NATHUES, Andreas3, GASKELL, Robert W.4, ROATSCH, Thomas5, PREUSKER, Frank5, RAYMOND, Carol A.6 and RUSSELL, Christopher T.7, (1)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, (2)Space Science and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, (3)Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3, Goettingen, 37077, Germany, (4)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Ft. Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (5)German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, (6)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, (7)Institute of Geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, 603 Charles Young Drive, 3845, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Debra.Buczkowski@jhuapl.edu, Debra.Buczkowski@jhuapl.edu
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    9:15 AM
    GLOBAL SURFACE MODIFICATION OF VESTA FOLLOWING THE RHEASILVIA IMPACT
    BOWLING, Timothy, Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, JOHNSON, B.C., Physics, Purdue University, 525 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47907, IVANOV, Boris A., Institute for Dynamics of Geosphere, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334, Russia and MELOSH, Jay, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, tbowling@purdue.edu, tbowling@purdue.edu
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    9:30 AM
    RHEASILVIA BASIN ON ASTEROID VESTA - A WINDOW ON THE MANTLE?
    MCSWEEN, H.Y., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, AZ 37996-1410, AMMANNITO, E., Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Area Ricerca - Roma 2 Tor Vergata, Via Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Rome, 00133, Italy, REDDY, V., Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Max-Planck-Str. 3, Katlenburg-Lindau, 37191, Germany, PRETTYMAN, T.H., Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719 and BECK, A.W., Department of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, mcsween@utk.edu, mcsween@utk.edu
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    9:45 AM
    VESTA MINERALOGY AFTER DAWN GLOBAL OBSERVATIONS
    DE SANCTIS, Maria Cristina1, AMMANNITO, Eleonora1, CAPACCIONI, Fabrizio1, CAPRIA, Maria Teresa1, FRIGERI, Alessandro1, MARCHI, Simone2, PALOMBA, Ernesto1, TOSI, Federico1, COMBE, Jean-Philippe3 and RUSSELL, C.T.4, (1)INAF, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Rome, 00133, Italy, (2)Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302, (3)Bear Fight Institute, P.O. Box 667, 22 Fiddler's Rd, Winthrop, WA 98862, (4)Institute of Geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, mariacristina.desanctis@iasf-roma.inaf.it, mariacristina.desanctis@iasf-roma.inaf.it
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    10:00 AM
    THERMAL BEHAVIOR OF UNUSUAL LOCAL-SCALE FEATURES ON VESTA
    TOSI, Federico1, CAPRIA, Maria Teresa1, DE SANCTIS, Maria Cristina1, PALOMBA, Ernesto1, CAPACCIONI, Fabrizio1, COMBE, Jean-Philippe2, TITUS, Timothy3, MITTLEFEHLDT, David W.4, LI, Jian-Yang5 and RUSSELL, Christopher T.6, (1)INAF - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IAPS - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Rome, I-00133, Italy, (2)Bear Fight Institute, P.O. Box 667, 22 Fiddler's Rd, Winthrop, WA 98862, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Astrogeology Science Center, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (4)Astromaterials Research Office, NASA, Johnson Space Center, mail code XI3, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058, (5)Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD MD 20742-242, (6)Institute of Geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, 603 Charles Young Drive, 3845, Los Angeles, CA 90095, federico.tosi@iaps.inaf.it, federico.tosi@iaps.inaf.it
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    10:15 AM
    MAPPING VESTA'S NORTH POLAR QUADRANGLE AV-1: A GLIMPSE INTO THE DARKNESS
    BLEWETT, David T., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L., Space Departrment, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, SCHENK, Paul M., Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, MARCHI, Simone, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302, WILLIAMS, David A., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, GARRY, W. Brent, Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Ft. Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, YINGST, R. Aileen, Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell Rd., Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, JAUMANN, Ralf, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary ResearchGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany, ROATSCH, Thomas, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany and RUSSELL, C.T., Institute of Geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, David.Blewett@jhuapl.edu, David.Blewett@jhuapl.edu
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    10:30 AM
    THE GEOLOGY OF THE MARCIA QUADRANGLE OF ASTEROID VESTA: AN INTEGRATED MAPPING STUDY USING DAWN SPACECRAFT DATA
    WILLIAMS, David A.1, DENEVI, Brett W.2, MITTLEFEHLDT, David W.3, MEST, Scott C.4, SCHENK, Paul M.5, JAUMANN, Ralf6, DE SANCTIS, Maria Cristina7, AMMANNITO, Eleonora8, PRETTYMAN, T.H.4 and BUCZKOWSKI, Debra9, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (2)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD, (3)Astromaterials Research Office, NASA, Johnson Space Center, mail code XI3, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058, (4)Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, (5)Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, (6)German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary ResearchGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany, (7)INAF - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IAPS - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Rome, I-00133, Italy, (8)INAF, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IFSI, Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Rome, 000133, Italy, (9)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, David.Williams@asu.edu, David.Williams@asu.edu
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    10:45 AM
    THE GEOLOGY OF THE VESTALIA TERRA REGION OF ASTEROID VESTA: AN INTEGRATED MAPPING STUDY
    BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, WYRICK, Danielle Y., Space Science and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, SCULLY, Jennifer E.C., Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, WILLIAMS, David A., School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287, GARRY, W. Brent, Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Ft. Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, YINGST, R. Aileen, Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell Rd., Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, JAUMANN, Ralf, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary ResearchGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany, KNEISSL, Thomas, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, 12249, Germany, RAYMOND, Carol A., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA and RUSSELL, Christopher T., Institute of Geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, 603 Charles Young Drive, 3845, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Debra.Buczkowski@jhuapl.edu, Debra.Buczkowski@jhuapl.edu
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    11:00 AM
    EXPLORATION OF SATURNALIA FOSSA AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES IN VESTA'S NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
    SCULLY, Jennifer E.C., Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, RUSSELL, Christopher T., Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, YIN, An, Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L., Space Departrment, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, WILLIAMS, David A., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, HIESINGER, Harald, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, Münster, 48149, Germany, BLEWETT, David T., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, GARRY, W. Brent, Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Ft. Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, YINGST, R. Aileen, Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell Rd., Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719 and JAUMANN, Ralf, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary ResearchGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany, jscully@ucla.edu, jscully@ucla.edu
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    11:15 AM
    INFLUENCE OF OBSERVATION GEOMETRY AND COMPOSITION ON VIS-NIR SPECTRA OF HED METEORITES
    RUESCH, Ottaviano1, HIESINGER, Harald2, METZLER, Knut2, NATHUES, Andreas3, CLOUTIS, Edward A.4, REDDY, V.3, LE CORRE, Lucille3 and MANN, Paul4, (1)NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (2)Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, Münster, 48149, Germany, (3)Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Max-Planck-Str. 3, Katlenburg-Lindau, 37191, Germany, (4)Department of Geography, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada, hiesinger@uni-muenster.de, hiesinger@uni-muenster.de
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    11:30 AM
    A COMPOSITIONAL AND GEOLOGICAL VIEW OF FRESH EJECTA OF SMALL IMPACT CRATERS ON ASTEROID 4 VESTA
    STEPHAN, Katrin1, JAUMANN, Ralf2, DE SANCTIS, Maria Cristina3, TOSI, Federico4, AMMANNITO, Eleonora4, MATZ, Klaus-Dieter1, KROHN, Katrin5, MARCHI, Simone6, RAYMOND, Carol A.7 and RUSSELL, C.T.8, (1)German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstrasse 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, (2)German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary ResearchGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany, (3)INAF, Instituto di Astrofisica e Planetolgia Spaziali, Rome, 00133, Italy, (4)INAF, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IFSI, Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Rome, 000133, Italy, (5)Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, (6)Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302, (7)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, (8)Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences/IGPP, University of California, Los Angeles, 603 Charles Young Drive, 3845, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Katrin.Stephan@dlr.de, Katrin.Stephan@dlr.de
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