Session No. 383
Wednesday, 30 October 2013: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Room 201 (Colorado Convention Center)

T10. The Surprising Innermost Planet

GSA Planetary Geology Division

 

Carolyn M. Ernst and Brett W. Denevi, Advocates
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1:00 PM
ORBITAL MULTISPECTRAL MAPPING OF MERCURY USING THE MESSENGER MERCURY DUAL IMAGING SYSTEM
MURCHIE, Scott L.1, KLIMA, Rachel L.2, DENEVI, Brett W.1, ERNST, Carolyn M.1, KELLER, Mary R.2, DOMINGUE, Deborah L.3, BLEWETT, David T.1, CHABOT, Nancy L.1, ROBINSON, Mark S.4 and HASH, Christopher5, (1)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, (2)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, (3)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (4)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85251, (5)Applied Coherent Technology, 112 Elden St., Suite K, Herndon, VA 20170, scott.murchie@jhuapl.edu
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1:20 PM
THE DISTRIBUTION OF MAGNESIUM ON MERCURY'S SURFACE AS MEASURED BY THE MESSENGER X-RAY SPECTROMETER
WEIDER, Shoshana Z.1, NITTLER, Larry R.1, DENEVI, Brett W.2, STARR, Richard D.3, CRAPSTER-PREGONT, Ellen J.4, BYRNE, Paul K.1, BLEWETT, David T.2, EBEL, Denton S.5 and SOLOMON, Sean C.4, (1)Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Rd NW, Washington, DC 20015, (2)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, (3)Physics Department, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, (4)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, (5)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024, sweider@ciw.edu
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1:40 PM
ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION OF THE SURFACE OF MERCURY FROM THE MESSENGER GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER
PEPLOWSKI, Patrick N.1, EVANS, Larry G.2, LAWRENCE, David J.1, GOLDSTEN, John O.3, STOCKSTILL-CAHILL, Karen R.4, MCCOY, Timothy J.5, NITTLER, Larry R.6, SOLOMON, Sean C.7, STARR, Richard D.8 and WEIDER, Shoshana Z.6, (1)Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, (2)NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 691/CSC, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (3)Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, (4)Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, (5)National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, (6)Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Rd NW, Washington, DC 20015, (7)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, (8)Physics Department, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, Patrick.Peplowski@jhuapl.edu
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1:55 PM
CONSTRAINING THE FERROUS IRON CONTENT OF SILICATES IN MERCURY’S HIGH- AND LOW-REFLECTANCE MATERIAL
KLIMA, Rachel L.1, IZENBERG, Noam R.2, HOLSCLAW, Gregory M.3, MURCHIE, Scott L.4, BLEWETT, David T.4, DENEVI, Brett W.4, ERNST, Carolyn M.4, MEYER, Heather M.5, PASHAI, Pegah6 and SOLOMON, Sean C.7, (1)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, (2)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, (3)Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, 1234 Innovation Dr, Boulder, CO 80303, (4)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, (5)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Tempe, AZ 85287, (6)University of Maryland, College Park, 20742, (7)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, Rachel.Klima@jhuapl.edu
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2:10 PM
GEOLOGICAL AND SPECTRAL PROPERTIES OF THE REMBRANDT IMPACT BASIN ON MERCURY
HELBERT, Jorn1, D'AMORE, Mario1, WHITTEN, Jennifer L.2, BAKER, David M.H.3, HEAD, James W.4, D'INCECCO, Piero1, HOLSCLAW, Gregory M.5, IZENBERG, Noam R.6, MCCLINTOCK, William E.5 and SOLOMON, Sean C.7, (1)German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, D-12489, Germany, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, 324 Brook Street, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912, (4)Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (5)Lasp, 1234 Innovation Dr, Boulder, CO 80303, (6)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, (7)Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20015, joern.helbert@dlr.de
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2:25 PM
DETAILED GEOMORPHIC MAPPING OF THE ODIN FORMATION, CALORIS BASIN, MERCURY
MCBECK, Jessica A., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003 and BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L., Space Departrment, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, jmcbeck@gmail.com
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2:40 PM
EVIDENCE FOR ANCIENT VOLCANISM ON MERCURY
DENEVI, Brett W.1, ERNST, Carolyn M.1, WHITTEN, Jennifer L.2, HEAD, James W.3, MURCHIE, Scott L.1, WATTERS, Thomas R.4, BYRNE, Paul K.5, BLEWETT, David T.1, SOLOMON, Sean C.6 and FASSETT, Caleb I.7, (1)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (3)Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (4)Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, (5)Universities Space Research Association, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, (6)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, (7)Department of Astronomy, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, Brett.Denevi@jhuapl.edu
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2:55 PM
THE ORIGIN OF MERCURY’S NORTHERN VOLCANIC PLAINS
BYRNE, Paul K.1, KLIMCZAK, Christian2, BLAIR, David M.3, BALCERSKI, Jeffrey A.4, SOLOMON, Sean C.5, DENEVI, Brett W.6, HAUCK II, Steven A.4 and PERRY, Mark E.6, (1)Universities Space Research Association, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, (2)Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, (3)Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, (5)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, (6)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, byrne@lpi.usra.edu
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3:15 PM
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROMINENT TECTONIC FEATURES AND GLOBAL ELEVATION ON MERCURY
SELVANS, Michelle M.1, WATTERS, Thomas R.1 and BECKER, Kris J.2, (1)Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, (2)Astrogeology Science Center, United States Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, selvansm@si.edu
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3:30 PM
EXPLORING THE MORPHOLOGY OF SIMPLE CRATERS THAT HOST POLAR DEPOSITS ON MERCURY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOURCE AND STABILITY OF WATER ICE
ERNST, Carolyn M.1, CHABOT, Nancy L.1, SUSORNEY, Hannah C.2 and BARNOUIN, Olivier S.1, (1)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, (2)Earth and Planetary Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, carolyn.ernst@jhuapl.edu
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