Southeastern Section - 67th Annual Meeting - 2018

Session No. 5
Thursday, 12 April 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 300 C (Knoxville Convention Center)

T15. Planetary Surface Processes

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

 

Devon M. Burr and Bradley J. Thomson, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
5-1
8:00 AM
BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
MCSWEEN Jr., Harry Y., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410
5-2
8:20 AM
FLYNN CREEK IMPACT STRUCTURE, TENNESSEE: AN OVERVIEW
JARET, Steven J., Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100 and KING Jr., David T., Geosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
5-3
8:40 AM
MINERALOGICAL AMBIGUITY OF THE IMPACT EJECTA OF LONAR CRATER, INDIA
SIKDER, Arif M., Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Center for Environmental Studies (CES), Richmond, VA 23284, MISRA, Saumitra, Department of Geology, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa, HORTON, Newsom, University of New Mexico, Institute of Meteoritics and Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Albuquerque, NM 87131, BRUM, Jose, Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas, 48 Woerd Ave, Suite 105, Waltham, MA 02452, HILL, Tina R., Bruker AXS Inc., 5465 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison, WY 53711, LIU, Xin-Chen, Center for Environmental Studies (CES), Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), 1000 West Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23284 and TURNER, Joseph B. McGee, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Department of Chemistry, 1001 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23284
Handouts
  • GSA 2018 SouthEast Presentation.pdf (2.5 MB)
  • 5-4
    9:00 AM
    EROSION RATES ON MARS INFERRED FROM CRATER STATISTICS
    THOMSON, Bradley J., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 602 Strong Hall, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-1526
    5-5
    9:20 AM
    THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS AS THEY SEEM: DETANGLING INTERSECTING PLANAR AND CURVI-PLANAR VEINS AND FRACTURES FROM PRIMARY BEDDING IN THE VERA RUBIN RIDGE MEMBER, MURRAY FORMATION, MARS
    FEDO, Christopher M.1, GROTZINGER, John P.2, SCHIEBER, Juergen3, GUPTA, Sanjeev4, HOUSE, Christopher H.5, EDGETT, K.S.6, SIEBACH, Kirsten L.7, FRAEMAN, Abigail A.8, EDGAR, Lauren A.9, KRONYAK, R.E.10, KAH, L.C.11, GWIZD, Samantha1 and VASAVADA, A.12, (1)Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, 602 Strong Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-1526, (2)Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, (3)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, 1001 E 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, (4)Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, (5)Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 543 Deike Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, (6)Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, (7)Stony Brook University, 281D Earth and Space Sciences Building, Stony Brook, NY 11794, (8)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M/S 183-301, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, (9)U.S. Geological Survey, Astrogeology Science Center, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (10)Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (11)Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, (12)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
    5-6
    9:40 AM
    VEINS AND FRACTURES IN GALE CRATER, MARS: UNDERSTANDING POST-DEPOSITIONAL FLUID FLOW EVENTS
    KRONYAK, R.E.1, KAH, L.C.2, MIKLUSICAK, N.B.1, EDGETT, K.S.3 and NACHON, M.4, (1)Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (3)Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
     
    10:00 AM
    Break
    5-7
    10:20 AM
    CHANNEL DEVELOPMENT ON MARTIAN TERRACED FANS: A NEW CLUE TO FORMATIVE PROCESSES?
    WOLAK, Jeannette M., Earth Sciences Department, Tennessee Tech University, PO Box 5062, Cookeville, TN 38505 and PATTERSON, Amber B., Computer Science Department, Tennessee Tech University, PO Box 5062, Cookeville, TN 38505
    5-8
    10:40 AM
    TITAN'S CHANNELS: VELOCITY DISTRIBUTIONS, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND EROSIONAL IMPLICATIONS
    SAKIMOTO, Susan E.H., Space Science Institute, 4750 Walnut St #205, Boulder, CO 80301; Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 126 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260-3050 and GREGG, Tracy K.P., Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, 126 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260-3050
    5-9
    11:00 AM
    TITAN’S CHANNELS: WHAT’S UNDERNEATH?
    GREGG, Tracy K.P.1, SAKIMOTO, Susan E.H.2 and SHMELKINA, Iana1, (1)Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, 126 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260-3050, (2)Space Science Institute, 4750 Walnut St #205, Boulder, CO 80301
    11:20 AM
    OBSERVATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR THE COMMINUTION OF FLUVIAL SEDIMENT ON TITAN
    MAUE, Anthony D.1, BURR, Devon M.1, LEVY, Joseph S.2 and NATHAN, Erica2, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 602 Strong Hall, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-1526, (2)Geology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346
    11:40 AM
    THE EFFECT OF DENSITY RATIO ON SALTATION THRESHOLD: REDERIVING THE CURVE
    NIELD, Emily Victoria1, BURR, Devon M.2, EMERY, Joshua P.3, SUTTON, Stephen L.F.3, KOK, Jasper F.4 and SMITH, J.K.5, (1)Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tennessee, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, 602 Strong Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 602 Strong Hall, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-1526, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, 1412 Circle Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, (4)Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California - Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Math Science Bldg Room 7142, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (5)Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404
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