GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 54
Sunday, 4 November 2018: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 136-137 (Indiana Convention Center)

T51. Planetary Aeolian Geology from Outcrop to Orbit: Nathan Bridges Memorial Session

GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division

 

Kirby D. Runyon and Bradley J. Thomson, Advocates
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Start Time
1:30 PM
EOLIAN GEOLOGY: THE ORIGIN OF SAND AND DUST ON MARS (Invited Presentation)
GOLOMBEK, M.P.1, CHARALAMBOUS, Constantinos2, PIKE, W.T.2 and SULLIVAN, R.3, (1)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (2)Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, (3)Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
1:50 PM
USING MINERALOGY OF THE BAGNOLD DUNE FIELD IN GALE CRATER TO INTERPRET EOLIAN SEDIMENT SORTING ON THE MARTIAN SURFACE
RAMPE, Elizabeth B.1, LAPOTRE, Mathieu G.A.2, BRISTOW, Thomas F.3, ARVIDSON, Raymond4, MORRIS, Richard V.5, ACHILLES, Cherie N.6, WEITZ, Catherine M.7, BLAKE, D.F.8, MING, Douglas W.1, MORRISON, Shaunna M.9, VANIMAN, David10, CHIPERA, Steve11, DOWNS, Robert T.12, EDGETT, K.S.13, GROTZINGER, John P.14, HAZEN, Robert M.9, PERETYAZHKO, Tanya15, SUTTER, Brad15, TU, Valerie M.15, YEN, Albert S.16, HORGAN, Briony17, CASTLE, Nicholas18, CRAIG, Patricia I.7, CZARNECKI, Sean M.19, DES MARAIS, David J.20, FARMER, Jack D.21, GABRIEL, Travis S.J.21, GELLERT, Ralf22, HARDGROVE, Craig J.19, MCADAM, Amy23, MOROOKIAN, John Michael M.16, SARRAZIN, Philippe24 and TREIMAN, A.H.25, (1)NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058, (2)Pasadena, CA 91125, (3)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 945035, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University IN St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, (5)NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (6)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (7)Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (8)Exobiology Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 945035, (9)Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC 20015, (10)NA, Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell Road, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, (11)Chesapeake Energy, Oklahoma City, OK 73154, (12)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (13)Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, (14)Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, (15)Jacobs JETS Contract at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, (16)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (17)Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Department, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (18)Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058, (19)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (20)NASA, Ames Research Center, MS 239-4, Bldg. 239, Rm. 321, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001, (21)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (22)Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, (23)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 699.0, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (24)SET Institute, Mountain View, CA 94043, (25)Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058
2:05 PM
CURIOSITY'S INVESTIGATION OF THE BAGNOLD DUNES, GALE CRATER: OVERVIEW OF A TWO-PHASE SCIENTIFIC CAMPAIGN
LAPOTRE, Mathieu G.A., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 and RAMPE, Elizabeth B., NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058
2:20 PM
VISIBLE/NEAR-INFRARED REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY OF LONGITUDINAL RIPPLE SANDS OBSERVED DURING PHASE 2 OF THE BAGNOLD DUNE CAMPAIGN, GALE CRATER, MARS
JOHNSON, Jeffrey R.1, BELL III, James F.2, BENDER, Steve3, CLOUTIS, Edward A.4, EHLMANN, Bethany L.5, FRAEMAN, Abigail A.6, GASNAULT, Olivier7, MAURICE, Sylvestre8, PINET, Patrick9, THOMPSON, Lucy M.10, WELLINGTON, Danika F.2 and WIENS, Roger C.11, (1)Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, MP3-E169, Laurel, MD 20723, (2)School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University, ISTB4 - BLDG75, 781 E Terrace Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287, (3)Psi, Tucson, AZ 85719, (4)Department of Geography, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada, (5)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, (6)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M/S 183-301, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, (7)IRAP (Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie), 9 avenue du Colonel Roche, Toulouse, 31028, France, (8)Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie, Toulouse, 31028, France, (9)IRAP (Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie), Toulouse, 31028, France, (10)University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada, (11)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
2:35 PM
ENHANCED SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW AND DISPLACEMENT OF THE POLAR JET STREAM DURING THE LATE PLEISTOCENE IN CALIFORNIA: VENTIFACT AND BEACH RIDGE EVIDENCE AT OWENS LAKE (Invited Presentation)
LAITY, Julie E., Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330
2:55 PM
THE ROLE OF ROCK STRENGTH IN VENTIFACT FORMATION ON EARTH AND MARS
THOMSON, Bradley J., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 602 Strong Hall, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-1526
3:10 PM
THE ARGENTINEAN PUNA: AN AEOLIAN WONDERLAND AND PREMIER MARS ANALOG TERRAIN
DE SILVA, Shanaka L., College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, SPAGNUOLO, Mauro, IDEAB, UBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ZIMBELMAN, James R., Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, PO Box 37012, Museum MRC 315, Washington, DC 20013-7012, PERKINS, Jonathan Patrick, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, & Geophysics Science Center, Menlo Park, CA 94025, RUNYON, Kirby D., Planetary Exploration Group, Applied Physics Laboratory, 11101 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, LORENZ, Ralph, Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20723 and BUTKEVICIUS, John, Department of Geolosciences, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN 37040
3:25 PM
CLUES TO THE AEOLIAN HISTORY OF MEDUSA FOSSAE MATERIALS AS OBSERVED IN THE DUST-FREE WINDOWS OF THE OLYMPUS MACULAE, MARS
DETELICH, Charlene Elizabeth, Planetary Research Group, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, RUNYON, Kirby D., Planetary Exploration Group, Applied Physics Laboratory, 11101 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723 and SEELOS, Kim D., Space Departrment, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723
3:40 PM
MORPHOLOGY OF ANCIENT BEDFORMS ON MARS FROM THE HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
CHOJNACKI, Matthew, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1541 E. University Blvd., PO Box 210063, Tucson, AZ 85721-0063, FENTON, Lori, Carl Sagan Center, 189 Bernardo Ave, Suite 100, Mountain View, CA 94043, EDGAR, Lauren A., U.S. Geological Survey, Astrogeology Science Center, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 and EDWARDS, Christopher S., Physics and Astronomy, Northern Arizona University, NAU BOX 6010, Flagstaff, AZ 86011
3:55 PM
THRESHOLDS AND FLUXES: NATHAN BRIDGE’S LEGACY AND RECENT MARSWIT AND HIRISE AEOLIAN SCIENCE
EWING, Ryan C., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, SWANN, Christy, U.S. Naval Research Lab,, Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 and SHERMAN, Douglas J., Geography, University of Alabama, 202 Farrah Hall, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
4:10 PM
AEOLIAN FLUID THRESHOLD ON MARS: IS CLOSURE POSSIBLE BETWEEN WIND TUNNEL RESULTS AND OBSERVED SURFACE CHANGES? (Invited Presentation)
SULLIVAN, Robert J., Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 and KOK, Jasper F., Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California - Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Math Science Bldg Room 7142, Los Angeles, CA 90095
4:30 PM
MEASUREMENT OF MULTIYEAR RIPPLE AND WHOLE-DUNE SAND FLUXES AT ACTIVE DUNES AT NILI PATERA, MARS
ROBACK, Kevin, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, AVOUAC, Jean-Philippe, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, RUNYON, Kirby D., Planetary Exploration Group, Applied Physics Laboratory, 11101 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723 and AYOUB, Francois, Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech, 1200 EAST CALIFORNIA BOULEVARD, Pasadena, CA 91125
4:45 PM
SEASONAL SAND FLUX VARIATIONS ON MARS: NEW MEASUREMENTS AND MODELING AT MEROE PATERA AND GALE CRATER AEOLIAN FIELDS
RUNYON, Kirby D., Planetary Exploration Group, Applied Physics Laboratory, 11101 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723, ROBACK, Kevin, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, AVOUAC, Jean-Philippe, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, AYOUB, Francois, Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech, 1200 EAST CALIFORNIA BOULEVARD, Pasadena, CA 91125 and NEWMAN, Claire E., Pasadena, CA 91107
5:00 PM
SAND DUNES ON TITAN AND PLUTO AS REVEALED BY REMOTE SENSING MORPHOLOGICAL AND FIELD ANALOGUES
RADEBAUGH, Jani, Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, TELFER, Matt, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom, LORENZ, Ralph, Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20723, BARNES, Jason W., Department of Physics, University of Idaho, Campus Box 440903, Moscow, ID 83844-0903, RODRIGUEZ, Sebastien, Observatoire Paris-Meudon, France and CHRISTIANSEN, Eric H., Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602
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