2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 282
Wednesday, 4 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 344 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T172. Geology of Dwarf Planets: First Results from NASA's Dawn Mission to Ceres

GSA Planetary Geology Division
David A. Williams and Debra L. Buczkowski, Session Chairs
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Start Time
8:00 AM
CERES: THE ASTRONOMERS' VIEW
RIVKIN, Andrew S., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 21046, andy.rivkin@jhuapl.edu
8:20 AM
GEOMORPHOLOGICAL SURFACE PROCESSES ON CERES
JAUMANN, R., German Aerospace Center (DLR) Berlin, Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstrasse 2, Berlin, D-12489, Germany, RUSSELL, C.T., Institute of Geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, 603 Charles Young Drive, 3845, Los Angeles, CA 90095, RAYMOND, C., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, MCSWEEN, H.Y., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, WILLIAMS, D., School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287, BUCZKOWSKI, D.L., Space Departrment, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, HIESINGER, H., Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, Münster, 48149, Germany, DE SANCTIS, M.C., INAF, Instituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Rome, Italy and NATHUES, A., Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany, ralf.jaumann@dlr.de
8:35 AM
SURFACE MINERALOGY OF CERES BY VIR ON DAWN: IMPLICATION ON ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION
DE SANCTIS, Maria Cristina, INAF - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IAPS - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Rome, I-00133, Italy, AMMANNITO, E., IGPP, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90094, RAPONI, A., INAF - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IAPS, IAPS - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Rome, I-00133, Italy, CIARNIELLO, M., INAF - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IAPS, IAPS - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, via fosso del cavaliere 100, Rome, I-00133, Italy, CARROZZO, Giacomo, INAF, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, Roma, 00133, TOSI, Federico, INAF - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IAPS - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Rome, I-00133, MCFADDEN, Lucy A., NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt RD, Greenbelt, MD 20771, RAYMOND, Carol A., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA and RUSSELL, Christopher T., Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, lucy.mcfadden@nasa.gov
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8:50 AM
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9:05 AM
AN ICE-RICH MANTLE ON CERES FROM DAWN MAPPING OF CENTRAL PIT AND PEAK CRATER MORPHOLOGIES
SCHENK, Paul, houston, TX 77058, MARCHI, Simone, NASA Lunar Science Institute, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO, O'BRIEN, David P., Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Ft. Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, RUESCH, Ottaviano, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, ORAU Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Greenbelt, MD 20771, BLAND, Michael, Astrogeology Science Center, United States Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff, AZ 86001, CASTILLO-ROGEZ, Julie C., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, HIESINGER, Harald, Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, Münster, 48149, Germany, HUGHSON, Kynan H. G., Dept. of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles E Young Drive E, Los Angeles, CA 90095, LE CORRE, Lucille, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Max-Planck-Str. 3, Katlenburg-Lindau, 37191, Germany and LI, Jian-Yang, Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD MD 20742-242, schenk@lpi.usra.edu
9:20 AM
SCALLOPED AND DEGRADED CRATERS AS GEOMORPHOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR PERVASIVE GROUND ICE ON CERES AS SEEN BY THE DAWN SPACECRAFT
HUGHSON, Kynan H.G.1, RUSSELL, Christopher T.2, SCHMIDT, Britney Elyce3, CHILTON, Heather3, SCULLY, Jennifer E.C.4, BYRNE, Shane5, PLATZ, Thomas6, AMMANNITO, E.7, SCHENK, Paul M.8 and WILLIAMS, David A.9, (1)Dept. of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles E Young Drive E, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, (3)School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, (4)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (5)Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (6)Planets and Comets Department, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3, Göttingen, 37077, Germany, (7)IGPP, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90094, (8)Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, (9)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287, p151c@ucla.edu
9:35 AM
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF POLYGONAL CRATERS ON (1) CERES
OTTO, Katharina A.1, JAUMANN, Ralf1, KROHN, Katrin1, BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L.2, VON DER GATHEN, Isabel3, MEST, Scott C.4, SCHULZECK, Franziska3, SCULLY, Jennifer E.C.5 and WILLIAMS, David A.6, (1)Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, (2)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, (3)German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, (4)Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, (5)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (6)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, katharina.otto@dlr.de
9:50 AM
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF LINEAR STRUCTURES ON CERES
BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, WILLIAMS, David A., School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287, MEST, Scott C., Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, SCHENK, Paul M., Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, SCULLY, Jennifer E.C., NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, JAUMANN, Ralf, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary ResearchGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany, NATHUES, Andreas, Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3, Goettingen, 37077, Germany, PREUSKER, Frank, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, PARK, Ryan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109 and RUSSELL, Christopher T., Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, Debra.Buczkowski@jhuapl.edu
10:05 AM
CERES: TECTONIC FEATURES JUXTAPOSED WITH ANALOGIES ON OTHER PLANETARY BODIES
VON DER GATHEN, Isabel1, JAUMANN, Ralf2, KROHN, Katrin2, WILLIAMS, David A.3, BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L.4, RAYMOND, Carol A.5, RUSSELL, Christopher.T.6, PREUSKER, Frank1, ROATSCH, Thomas1 and SCHENK, Paul M.7, (1)German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, (2)Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, (3)School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287, (4)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, (5)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (6)Institute of Geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (7)Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, Isabel.Gathen@dlr.de
10:20 AM
EXPLORING FORMATION MODELS FOR CERES THOLI AND MONTES
RUESCH, Ottaviano1, PLATZ, Thomas2, MCFADDEN, Lucy3, HIESINGER, Harald4, REDDY, Vishnu5, SCHENK, Paul M.6, SCHMIDT, Britney E.7, BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L.8, SYKES, Mark5 and THANGJAM, Guneshwar Singh9, (1)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, ORAU Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (2)Planets and Comets Department, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3, Göttingen, 37077, Germany, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (4)Institut fuer Planetologie WWU, Muenster, Germany, (5)Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, (6)Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, (7)Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (8)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, (9)Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Planets and Comets Department, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3, Göttingen, 37077, Germany, ottaviano.ruesch@nasa.gov
10:35 AM
GLOBAL AND REGIONAL STRATIGRAPHY OF CERES FROM GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND CRATER COUNTING IN IMAGING DATA OF THE DAWN FC2 FRAMING CAMERA
WAGNER, Roland1, JAUMANN, Ralf2, SCHMEDEMANN, Nico3, KNEISSL, Thomas3, STEPHAN, Katrin4, WILLIAMS, David A.5, YINGST, R. Aileen6, MEST, Scott C.7, RAYMOND, Carol A.8 and RUSSELL, Christopher T.9, (1)Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt, Berlin, Germany, (2)Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, (3)Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, 12249, Germany, (4)German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstrasse 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, (5)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287, (6)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell Rd., Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (7)Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, (8)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (9)Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, roland.wagner@dlr.de
10:50 AM
THE GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF CERES USING DAWN SPACECRAFT DATA
WILLIAMS, David A., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, MEST, Scott C., Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, 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, JAUMANN, Ralf, Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, RUSSELL, Christopher T., Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Box 951567, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567 and RAYMOND, Carol A., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, David.Williams@asu.edu
11:05 AM
QUANTITATIVE MODAL ANALYSES OF METEORITE BRECCIAS
LUNNING, Nicole G., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, BECK, Andrew W., Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, HAHN, Timothy M., Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996 and MCSWEEN, Harry Y., Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, nlunning@utk.edu
11:20 AM
IMPLICATIONS FOR A COMPLEX GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF ASTEROID 4 VESTA: PRIMARY VESTAN LITHOLOGIES MAPPED USING GAMMA RAY AND NEUTRON SPECTROSCOPY
BECK, Andrew W., PEPLOWSKI, Patrick N. and LAWRENCE, David J., Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, Andrew.Beck@jhuapl.edu
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