GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 238
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 236-237 (Indiana Convention Center)

T143. The Age of Small World Exploration: Major Results from Minor Planets and Other Small Solar System Bodies

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division

 

Kynan H.G. Hughson, David A. Williams and Jennifer E.C. Scully, Advocates
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Start Time
8:00 AM
THE GEOLOGIC PROPERTIES OF ASTEROID RYUGU REVEALED BY HAYABUSA2 VISIBLE MULTI-BAND IMAGING OBSERVATIONS AT MULTI-SCALES
SUGITA, Seiji1, HONDA, Rie2, MOROTA, Tomokatsu3, KAMEDA, Shingo4, SAWADA, Hirotaka5, TATSUMI, Eri1, CHIKATOSHI, Honda6, YOKOTA, Yasuhiro5, YAMADA, Manabu7, KOUYAMA, Toru8, SAKATANI, Naoya5, OGAWA, Kazunori9, SUZUKI, Hidehiko10, YOSHIOKA, Kazuo1, MASAHIKO, Hayakawa5, CHO, Yuichiro1, MATSUOKA, Moe5, HIRATA, Naru6, HIRATA, Naoyuki9, DOMINGUE, Deborah L.11, MIYAMOTO, Hirdy12, KIKUCHI, Hiroshi12, HEMMI, Ryodo12, MICHIKAMI, Tatsuhiro13, BARNOUIN, Olivier S.14, ERNST, Carolyn M.14, PALMER, Eric11, GASKELL, Robert W.15, MICHEL, Patrick16, HIRABAYASHI, Masatoshi17, JAUMANN, Ralf18, OTTO, Katharina A.18, SCHMITZ, Nicole18, SCHROEDER, Stefan E.19, HIROI, Takahiro20, NAKAMURA, Tomoki21, KOMATSU, Goro22, TSUDA, Yuichi5, YOSHIKAWA, Makoto5, TANAKA, Satoshi5 and WATABABE, Sei-ichiro3, (1)Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Science Bldg. #1, Hongo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan, (2)Kochi University, Kochi, Japan, (3)Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, (4)RIkkyo University, Tokyo, Japan, (5)JAXA, ISAS, Sagamihara, Japan, (6)University of Aizu, Aizu Wakamatsu, Japan, (7)PERC, Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Japan, (8)AIST, Tokyo, Japan, (9)Kobe University, Kobe, Japan, (10)Meiji University, Kawasaki, Japan, (11)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (12)Branch of SEED, The University Museum, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 1130033, Japan, (13)Kindai University, Hiroshima, Japan, (14)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723, (15)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Ft. Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (16)Laboratoire Lagrange, Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, CNRS,, Nice, France, (17)Department of Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, (18)Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, (19)Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (20)Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (21)Department of Earth and Planetary Materials Science, Tohoku University, Aramaki, Aoba, Sendai, 9808578, Japan, (22)International Research School of Planetary Sciences, Università d'Annunzio, Viale Pindaro, 42, 65127, Pescara, Italy
8:20 AM
ASSESSING SURFACE ROUGHNESS VARIABILITY AND POTENTIAL VOLATILE OCCURRENCE ON MOONS AND SMALL-BODIES USING OPPORTUNISTIC FORWARD-SCATTER BISTATIC RADAR EXPERIMENTS
PALMER, Elizabeth M., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 and HEGGY, Essam, Ming Hsieh Dep. of Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, 3737 Watt Way, PHE 502, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1112; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
8:35 AM
GEOLOGIC MAPPING METHODS FOR SMALL, ROCKY BODIES: THE VESTA EXAMPLE
YINGST, R. Aileen1, MEST, Scott C.1, GARRY, W. Brent2, WILLIAMS, David A.3 and BERMAN, Daniel C.1, (1)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell Rd., Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (2)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (3)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287
8:50 AM
A GEOMORPHOLOGICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE BEHAVIOR OF VOLATILES ON VESTA AND CERES
SCULLY, Jennifer E.C.1, POSTON, Michael J.2, CAREY, Elizabeth M.1, RAYMOND, Carol A.1 and CASTILLO-ROGEZ, Julie C.1, (1)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (2)Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX 78238
9:05 AM
GEOLOGICAL MAPPING OF DWARF PLANET CERES FROM NASA’S DAWN MISSION
WILLIAMS, David A.1, MEST, Scott C.2, BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L.3, SCULLY, Jennifer E.C.4, RAYMOND, Carol A.4 and RUSSELL, Christopher T.5, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (2)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell Rd., Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (3)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, (4)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, (5)Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095
9:20 AM
COULD FLOOR FRACTURES IN CERES CRATERS BE EVIDENCE OF SOLID STATE FLOW?
BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, WYRICK, Danielle Y., Space Science and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, SIZEMORE, Hanna G., Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719-2395, SCHMIDT, Britney E., School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, SCULLY, Jennifer E.C., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, BLAND, Michael, Astrogeology Science Center, United States Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff, AZ 86001, RUSSELL, Christopher T., Earth Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567 and RAYMOND, Carol A., NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
9:35 AM
WILL IT BEND? INSIGHTS FROM FLEXURALLY SUPPORTED TOPOGRAPHY ON CERES
HUGHSON, Kynan H.G.1, RUSSELL, Christopher T.1, SCHMIDT, Britney E.2, TRAVIS, Bryan J.3, PREUSKER, Frank4, NEESEMANN, Adrian5, SIZEMORE, Hanna G.6, SCHENK, Paul M.7, BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L.8, CASTILLO-ROGEZ, Julie C.9 and RAYMOND, Carol A.10, (1)Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, (2)School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, (3)Planetary Science Institute, EES-2, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (4)German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, (5)Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, 12249, Germany, (6)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719-2395, (7)NASA Ames Research Center, Space Science Division, MS-245-3, Moffett Field, CA 95129, (8)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, (9)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (10)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
9:50 AM
NEW INSIGHTS ABOUT OCCATOR’S BRIGHT FACULAE DERIVED FROM GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF HIGHEST RESOLUTION OBSERVATIONS OF CERES
SCULLY, Jennifer E.C.1, WILLIAMS, David A.2, BUCZKOWSKI, Debra L.3, SCHENK, Paul M.4, SCHMIDT, Britney E.5, SIZEMORE, Hanna G.6, LANDIS, Margaret7, SORI, Michael M.8, PASCKERT, Jan Hendrik9, NEESEMANN, Adrian10, O'BRIEN, David P.11, CASTILLO-ROGEZ, Julie C.1, RAYMOND, Carol A.1, RUSSELL, Christopher T.12, JAUMANN, Ralf13, STEPHAN, Katrin14 and SYKES, Mark V.11, (1)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (2)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (3)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, (4)Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058, (5)School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, (6)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719-2395, (7)Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719-2395, (8)Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1629 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721, (9)Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, Münster, 48149, Germany, (10)Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, 12249, Germany, (11)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Ft. Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (12)Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (13)Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Rutherfordstr. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany, (14)German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research, Rutherfordstrasse 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany
10:05 AM
ANATOMY OF A LARGE IMPACT CRATER ON A DWARF PLANET: XM2 INITIAL HIGH-RESOLUTION MAPPING OF OCCATOR CRATER FROM DAWN (Invited Presentation)
SCHENK, Paul M., Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058, SCHMIDT, Britney E., School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, SIZEMORE, Hanna G., Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719-2395, PIETERS, Carle M., Earth, Environmental, and Planetery Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912, WILLIAMS, David, School of Earth & Space Exploration, ASU, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287, O'BRIEN, David P., Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Ft. Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, MARCHI, Simone, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302, RUSSELL, Christopher T., Earth Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, CASTILLO-ROGEZ, Julie C., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109 and RAYMOND, Carol A., NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
10:25 AM
A NEW APPROACH TO AN OLD (1936) SUGGESTION FOR THE ORIGIN OF PLUTO AS AN ESCAPED SATELLITE OF NEPTUNE
MALCUIT, Robert J.1, WINTERS, Ronald R.2 and DOTY, Steven D.2, (1)Geosciences Department, Denison University, Granville, OH 43023, (2)Phys-Astron. Dept, Denison Univ, Granville, OH 43023
10:40 AM
GEOLOGIC MAP OF NEW HORIZONS' ENCOUNTER HEMISPHERE OF CHARON, VI (Invited Presentation)
ROBBINS, Stuart J.1, BEYER, Ross A.2, SPENCER, John R.1, GRUNDY, Will3, WHITE, Oliver L.4, SINGER, K.N.5, MOORE, Jeffrey6, DALLE ORE, C.M.7, MCKINNON, William B.8, LISSE, C.M.9, RUNYON, Kirby D.10, BEDDINGFIELD, Chloe B.11, SCHENK, Paul M.12, UMURHAN, Orkan13, CRUIKSHANK, D.P.7, LAUER, Tod R.14, BRAY, V.J.15, BINZEL, R.P.16, BUIE, M.W.5, BURATTI, B.J.17, CHENG, A.C.9, LINSCOTT, I.R.18, REUTER, D.C.19, SHOWALTER, M.R.20, YOUNG, L.A.5, OLKIN, C.B.5, ENNICO, K.7, WEAVER, H.A.10 and STERN, S. Alan1, (1)Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302, (2)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035; SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA, (3)Lowell Observatory, (4)SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Ave., Suite #200, Mountain View, CA 94035; NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (5)Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut St., Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, (6)NASA Ames Research Center, MS-245-3, Moffett Field, CA 95129, (7)NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA 94035, (8)Washington University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences, One Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63130, (9)Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20723, (10)Planetary Exploration Group, Applied Physics Laboratory, 11101 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, (11)NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA 94035; SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA, (12)Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058, (13)NASA Ames Research Center, Space Science Division, MS-245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (14)National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ, (15)Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (16)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, (17)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, (18)Stanford University, 350 Serra Mall, David Packard #319, Stanford, CA 94305, (19)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, (20)SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Ave., Suite #200, Mountain View, CA 94035
11:00 AM
THE NASA PSYCHE MISSION: A JOURNEY TO A METAL WORLD
WILLIAMS, David A.1, ELKINS-TANTON, Linda T.1, BELL III, James F.2, LAWRENCE, David J.3, WEISS, Benjamin P.4, RUSSELL, Christopher T.5, WENKERT, Daniel6 and AMIRI, Nikta6, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (2)School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University, ISTB4 - BLDG75, 781 E Terrace Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287, (3)Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, (4)Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building 54-724, Cambridge, MA 02139, (5)Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (6)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 168-514, Pasadena, CA 91109
 
11:15 AM
Discussion
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