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From: Jacob Bleacher <jake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Hello,
I would like to announce the following Topical Session at the GSA Annual
Meeting in Denver from October 28th-31st: T95 Techniques for studying
the development of fields of small basaltic vents on Earth and Mars.
The abstract deadline is July 10th. Any questions about this session
should be sent to Jacob Bleacher (jake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) or Scott
Hughes (hughscot@xxxxxxx).
Additional meeting information is available at:
http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2007/
Thank you for your time,
Jake
New martian topographic and image data collected over the last decade show
that small volcanic vents are far more abundant across Mars than
previously thought. These data enable a more accurate estimate of
small-vent abundances as well as the morphology, mophometry, and
distribution of these vents to be described in greater detail than at any
time in the past.
Therefore, now is an ideal time to bring together researchers who study
fields of small basaltic vents on Earth and Mars. This topical session is
intended to enable cross-communication between researchers who work within
different volcanic fields on Earth as well as those who study small-vent
fields on Mars. While much knowledge is gained about martian geology
through comparison to similar analogs on Earth, unique techniques are
often developed within planetary geology to take full advantage of the
available remote sensing data, which are often the only data available for
regional scale studies. Such techniques might also prove useful in
studies of less accessible terrestrial fields. We hope that this session
will benefit both terrestrial and planetary researchers whose goals
involve interpreting and understanding basalt generation, eruption, and
emplacement.
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Jacob E. Bleacher, PhD
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow
Planetary Geodynamics Lab, Code 698
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
T: 301-614-5223
F: 301-614-6522
"One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured
against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most
precious thing we have" Albert Einstein
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