GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 20
Sunday, 25 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 2C (Colorado Convention Center)

T170. Sedimentary Records in the Solar System

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division
R. Aileen Yingst, Melissa S. Rice and Sanjeev Gupta, Advocates
8:00 AM
TITAN'S HYDROLOGIC CYCLE: A POST-CASSINI VIEW (Invited Presentation)
HAYES, Alexander G.1, BIRCH, Samuel1, LUNINE, Jonathan1 and LORENZ, Ralph2, (1)Astronomy, Cornell University, 412 Space Science Building, Ithaca, NY 14853-6801, (2)Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20723, hayes@astro.cornell.edu
8:20 AM
RECONSTRUCTING THE PALEOLACUSTRINE HISTORY OF SOUTHWESTERN MELAS CHASMA TO PROVIDE GEOLOGIC CONTEXT FOR FUTURE MARS ROVER EXPLORATION (Invited Presentation)
WILLIAMS, Rebecca M.E., Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, WEITZ, Catherine M., Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719 and DAVIS, Joel M., Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom, williams@psi.edu
8:40 AM
STEPPED FANS AND FACIES-EQUIVALENT PHYLLOSILICATES IN COPRATES CATENA, MARS
GRINDROD, Peter, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Centre for Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX, United Kingdom, WARNER, Nicholas H., Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454, HOBLEY, Daniel E.J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309 and GUPTA, Sanjeev, Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, p.grindrod@ucl.ac.uk
8:55 AM
SEDIMENT SOURCES FOR THE EBERSWALDE DELTA: STRATIGRAPHY AND MINERALOGY OF THE EBERSWALDE CRATER CATCHMENT
RICE, Melissa S., Geology Department, Western Washington University, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225, WARNER, Nicholas H., Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454 and GUPTA, Sanjeev, Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, melissa.rice@wwu.edu
9:10 AM
DISTINGUISHING ANCIENT SEDIMENTARY AND IGNEOUS ROCK UNITS ON MARS, FROM ORBIT
ROGERS, A. Deanne, Geosciences, Stony Brook University, 255 Earth and Space Sciences, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100 and EDWARDS, Christopher S., Physics and Astronomy, Northern Arizona University, NAU BOX 6010, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, deanne.rogers@stonybrook.edu
9:25 AM
TESTING A MECHANICAL MODEL OF FRACTURE FORMATION BY COMPACTION-RELATED BURIAL IN GALE CRATER, MARS; IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN OF AEOLIS MONS
WATKINS, Jessica A., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, GROTZINGER, John P., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC170-25, Pasadena, CA 91125 and AVOUAC, Jean-Philippe, Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 100-23, Pasadena, CA 91125, jwatkins@caltech.edu
9:40 AM
LONG DISTANCE OBSERVATIONS WITH THE CHEMCAM REMOTE MICRO-IMAGER: MOUNT SHARP AND RELATED SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS ON GALE CRATER FLOOR?
NEWSOM, Horton E., Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, GASNAULT, Olivier, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie, Toulouse, 31028, France, LE MOUÉLIC, Stéphane, Laboratoire de Planetologie et Geodynamique, CNRS/Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssiniere, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes cedex 3 France, Nantes, 92208, France, MANGOLD, N., Laboratoire de Planetologie et Geodynamique de Nantes, University of Nantes, France, Nantes, 44322, France, LE DEIT, Laetitia, Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique, LPG-Nantes, UMR CNRS 6112, University of Nantes, 2 chemin de la Houssinière, Nantes, 44322, France, WIENS, R.C., Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, ANDERSON, Ryan B., USGS, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, EDGAR, Lauren A., U.S. Geological Survey, Astrogeology Science Center, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, HERKENHOFF, Ken E., USGS Astrogeology Team, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, JOHNSON, Jeffrey R., Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, MP3-E169, Laurel, MD 20723, JACOB, Samantha R., Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1680 East West Rd, POST 615, Honolulu, HI 96822, GUPTA, Sanjeev, Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, GROTZINGER, John P., Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125 and BRIDGES, Nathan T., Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20723, newsom@unm.edu
Handouts
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    9:55 AM
    Discussion
    10:10 AM
    EVOLVING MODELS FOR FACIES AND COMPOSITIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MURRAY FORMATION MUDSTONE, GALE CRATER, MARS (Invited Presentation)
    GROTZINGER, John P.1, HUROWITZ, Joel A.2, RAMPE, Elizabeth B.3, STACK, Kathryn M.4, STEIN, Nathan1, BLAKE, David F.3, GELLERT, Ralf5, MCLENNAN, S.M.6, MING, Douglas W.7 and SUMNER, Dawn8, (1)Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, (2)Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, USA, Stony Brook, NY 11794, (3)Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058, (4)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, (5)Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, (6)Department of Geosciences, State University of New York - Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, (7)Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (8)Geology Department, Univ of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, grotz@gps.caltech.edu
    10:30 AM
    FACIES ANALYSIS AND STRATIGRAPHIC CONTEXT OF THE PAHRUMP HILLS OUTCROP, TYPE LOCALITY OF THE BASAL MURRAY FORMATION, GALE CRATER, MARS
    STACK, Kathryn M., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, GROTZINGER, John P., Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, EDGETT, Kenneth S., Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, GUPTA, Sanjeev, Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, KAH, Linda C., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, LAMB, Michael P., Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 170-25, Pasadena, CA 91125, LEWIS, Kevin W., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, RUBIN, David M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 950604, SCHIEBER, Juergen, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 and SUMNER, Dawn Y., Geology Department, University of California-Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, kathryn.m.stack@jpl.nasa.gov
    10:45 AM
    LONG-LIVED DEEP LAKES IN EARLY MARS: SEDIMENTOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE CURIOSITY ROVER AT GALE CRATER
    HEYDARI, Ezat1, STACK, Kathryn M.2, CALEF, Fred3, LEWIS, Kevin4, PARKER, Timothy2, ROWLAND, Scott K.5, FAIREN, Alberto G.6 and HALLET, Bernard7, (1)Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, and Geoscience, Jackson State University, P.O. Box 17660, 1400 Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217, (2)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, (3)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (4)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21210, (5)Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, (6)Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, (7)Earth and Space Sciences and Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, ezat.heydari@jsums.edu
    11:00 AM
    APXS OVERVIEW: WIDESPREAD, OPEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND MULTIPLE FLUID CONDITIONS INDICATED BY SI-ENRICHMENT TRENDS IN GALE CRATER SEDIMENTS, MARS
    GELLERT, R.1, SCHMIDT, Mariek2, BERGER, Jeff A.3, BOYD, Nicholas1, DESOUZA, Elstan1, O’CONNELL-COOPER, Catherine4, PERRETT, Glynis5, THOMPSON, Lucy M.6, VANBOMMEL, Scott1 and YEN, Albert S.7, (1)Dept. of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, Western University, 1151 Richmond St N, BGS Rm 1026, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 2 Bailey Drive, Fredericton, NB NB E3B 5A3, Canada, (5)Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, 616A Space Science Building, Ithaca, NY 14853, (6)Planetary and Space Science Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Brunswick, 2 Bailey Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, (7)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, rgellert@uoguelph.ca
    11:15 AM
    CAUSES OF GEOCHEMICAL DIVERSITY IN THREE GALE CRATER SEDIMENTARY ROCK FORMATIONS
    SIEBACH, Kirsten L., Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, MCLENNAN, Scott M., Department of Geosciences, State University of New York - Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, GROTZINGER, John P., Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, GELLERT, Ralf, Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, HUROWITZ, Joel A., Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, USA, Stony Brook, NY 11794 and FISCHER, Woodward W., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, ksiebach@gmail.com
    11:30 AM
    DIAGENESIS ALONG FRACTURES IN AN EOLIAN SANDSTONE, GALE CRATER, MARS
    MING, D.W.1, YEN, A.S.2, RAMPE, E.B.3, GROTZINGER, J.P.4, BLAKE, D.F.5, BRISTOW, T.F.5, CHIPERA, S.J.6, DOWNS, R.T.7, MORRIS, R.V.1, MORRISON, S.M.7, VANIMAN, D.T.8, GELLERT, R.9, SUTTER, B.10, TREIMAN, A.H.11 and MSL SCIENCE TEAM, The2, (1)Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (2)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (3)Aerodyne Industries, Jacobs JETS Contract at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (4)Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, (5)Exobiology Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 945035, (6)Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City, OK 73118, (7)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (8)Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, (9)Dept. of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, (10)Jacobs, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (11)Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058, douglas.w.ming@nasa.gov
     
    11:45 AM
    Discussion
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