Media Advisory 2
February 2, 2007
Contact: Karin Hilser
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Lunar and Planetary Institute
1. Highlighted abstracts from the meeting
2. Special sessions
3. Press conference times and topics
1. Highlighted Abstracts
The LPSC program committee was tasked with identifying abstracts deemed to be particularly newsworthy. In addition to the abstracts to be presented in the three special sessions, the committee highlighted the abstracts listed below.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Oral Presentations
1930 Preliminary HiRISE Polar Geology Results
S. Byrne, K. E. Herkenhoff, P. Russell, C. Hansen, A. McEwen, HiRISE Team
2:45 p.m., Marina Plaza Ballroom
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Oral Presentations
2300 Early HiRISE Observations of Fluvial and Hydrothermal Features
V. C. Gulick, A. S. McEwen
1:30 p.m., Marina Plaza Ballroom
Poster Presentations (6:30 p.m., Fitness Center)
1476 First CRISM Observations of Layered Material in Western Candor Chasma
S. Murchie, J.-P. Bibring, J. Bishop, D. Humm, R. Milliken, J. Mustard, S. Pelkey, L. Roach,
F. Seelos, K. Seelos, CRISM Science Team
2096 Identification & Spatial Distribution of Water Frost at Low Latitudes on Mars
F. G. Carrozzo, G. Bellucci, F. Alttieri, J-P. Bibring
2423 Observation of Frost at the Equator of Mars by the Opportunity Rover
G. A. Landis
2078 New Phyllosilicate Mineral Signatures from West of Nili Fossae, Mars Through Combined
OMEGA-CRISM Analysis
B. L. Ehlmann, J. F. Mustard, S. M. Pelkey, L. H. Roach, F. Poulet, J-P. Bibring, S. L. Murchie
1442 Early HiRISE Observations of Light-toned Layered Deposits
C. M. Weitz, A. S. McEwen, C. H. Okubo, P. Russell, J. A. Grant, C. Dundas, N. Bridges, HiRISE
Team
2018 Fine-grained and Boulder-rich Layers in Terby Crater as Seen in HiRISE Images
S. A. Wilson, A. D. Howard, J. M. Moore, J. A. Grant
1955 Early HiRISE Observations of Ring/Mound Landforms in Athabasca Valles, Mars
W. L. Jaeger, L. P. Keszthelyi, A. S. McEwen, C. H. Dundas, P. S. Russell, HiRISE Team
1906 HiRISE Observations of Mars’ Southern Seasonal Frost Sublimation
C. J. Hansen, A. S. McEwen, C. Okubo, N. Bridges, S. Byrne, V. Gulick, K. Herkenhoff, K. Kolb,
M. Mellon, P. Russell, HiRISE Team
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Oral Presentations
1457 Search for Contemporary Interstellar Dust in the Stardust Collector
A.J. Westphal, R. K. Bastien, A. L. Butterworth, J. Von Korff, D. Anderson, B. Mendez, R. Prasad,
N. Kelley, D. Frank, R. Lettieri, Z. Gainsforth, C. J. Snead, J. L. Warren, M. E. Zolensky
11:30 a.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom
1437 Opportunity Results at Victoria Crater, Meridiani Planum
S.W. Squyres, Athena Science Team
8:30 a.m., Crystal Ballroom A
2286 Placing Comet 81P/Wild 2 Organic Particles into Context with Chondritic Organic Solids
G. D. Cody, H. Yabuta, C. M. O’D. Alexander, T. Araki, A. L. D. Kilcoyne
10:30 a.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Oral Presentations
2202 Morphological Evidence for a Sea-Ice Origin for Elysium Planitia Platy Terrain
M. R. Balme, J. B. Murray, S. F. Ackley, J.-P. Muller, J. R. Kim
10:30 a.m., Crystal Ballroom A
2066 Early HiRISE Observations of Athabasca Valles: A Lava-draped Channel System
W. L. Jaeger, L. P. Keszthelyi, A. S. McEwen, P. S. Russell, HiRISE Team
11:15 a.m. Crystal Ballroom A
2441 Mechanical and Flow Model Constraints on the Origins of Platy Flows on Mars: Lava, Frozen Sea or Something Rather Muddy?
S. E. H. Sakimoto, T. K. P. Gregg, A. L. Fagan
11:00 a.m., Crystal Ballroom A
2035 Sea Ice Ridging and Rafting Structures: Is the microstructural controlled transition from Ductile to Brittle Behavior on Earth also seen on Mars?
S. F. Ackley, P. Wagner, H. Xie
10:45 a.m., Crystal Ballroom A
Poster Presentations (6:30 p.m., Fitness Center)
2248 Students and Public Particpation in Acquiring and Analyzing HiRISE Images
V. C. Gulick, G. Deardorff, B. Kanefsky, A. Davatzes
1541 MARSIS Radar Sounder Observations in the Vicinity of Ma’adim Vallis
O. L. White, E. R. Stofan, J. J. Plaut, A. Safaeinilli, Y. Gim, G. Picardi, MARSIS Team
Friday, March 16, 2007
Oral Presentations
2009 HiRISE Observations of Small Impact Craters on Mars
A.S. McEwen, J. A. Grant, L.L. Tornabene, S. Byrne, K.E. Herkenhoff, HiRISE Science Team
8:30 a.m., Crystal Ballroom A
2288 The Modern Impact Cratering Flux at the Surface on Mars
O. Aharonson
8:45 a.m., Crystal Ballroom A
1636 If the Late Heavy Bombardment of the Moon Was a Terminal Cataclysm, What Are Some Implications for Mars?
S. C. Solomon, J. W. Head III
11:15 a.m., Crystal Ballroom A
1440 Periglacial Evidence (using HiRISE, MOC and THEMIS imagery) in Utopia and Western Elysium Planitia, for a Recent Wet and Warm Mars
R. J. Soare, G. R. Osinski
8:30 a.m., Marina Plaza Ballroom
2. Special Sessions
A brief description of each special session appears below with a link to the complete schedule for the session. From the schedule you may click on the title of each talk to bring up the abstract for each presentation.
Special Session on SMART-1
Tuesday Morning, March 13, 8:30 a.m., Amphitheater
After one-and-a-half years of orbital science, Europe's first lunar mission, SMART-1, ended with a bang in September 2006 when the probe was directed to crash into the Moon's nearside. Astronomers observed the impact flash and ejecta debris. The low-cost probe tested solar electric propulsion techniques and a suite of remote sensing instruments as it mapped the Moon's surface. This session will provide an overview of the newest results from the mission, e.g., lunar composition, origins, and evolution; the study of impact, volcanic, and tectonic processes; the mapping of polar regions; and surveys for future lunar exploration.
Special Session on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Tuesday Morning, March 13, 8:30 a.m., Crystal Ballroom A
The primary science phase for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) began on November 7, 2006. All MRO instruments are returning excellent data, providing higher-resolution data than has been previously been obtained from orbit. In the first five months of the mission, MRO will acquire several terabytes of data. MRO carries six science instruments: HiRISE, a high-resolution camera [ground sampling distance (GSD) ~0.3 m]; CTX, a context camera (GSD = 6 m); CRISM, a visible-near-IR imaging spectrometer (GSD = 20 m, spectral range = 0.4–3.96 µm); MARCI, a wide-angle color imager; MCS, an atmospheric IR sounder; and SHARAD, a shallow radar sounder (to a depth of ~0.5 km). Additionally, the accelerometer and radar tracking data provide data on atmospheric density and the martian gravity field. This session will provide an overview of new results, covering a wide range of studies. Specific investigations will be presented in other relevant Mars sessions.
Special Session on Volcanism and Tectonics on Saturnian Satellites
Tuesday Afternoon, March 13, 1:30 p.m., Crystal Ballroom A
Cassini's tour of the Saturn system has revealed a wealth of detail on the planet's icy satellites. Cassini has returned mapping images of 100–200 m/pixel for many of these satellites and high-resolution images down to 20–40 m/pixel in a few locations. Unprecedented disk-resolved near-infrared multispectral data have also been returned. These new data have helped resolve some Voyager-era mysteries, but have raised even more new questions. Satellites such as Dione and Enceladus have proved to be even more geologically active than hinted at by Voyager. Participants are invited to present their latest views on the roles of tectonism and volcanism in creating these geologically diverse bodies.
3. Press Conferences
The Lunar and Planetary Institute will be hosting two press conferences on Monday, March 12:
Volcanism and Tectonics on Saturnian Satellites
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Logistical information and information on presenters will be forthcoming.
Beyond these two formal press opportunities, any member of the working press that would like to interview the authors of any abstract being presented at the meeting should contact Karin Hilser before March 5. An effort will be made to determine a mutually convenient time and location for these interviews during the week of the conference.
Last updated February 7, 2007