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Nördlingen 2010: the Ries Crater, the Moon, and the Future of Human Space Exploration, P Program and Abstract Volume LPI Contribution No. 1559 The Ries Crater, the Moon, and the Future of Human Space Exploration June 25–27, 2010 Nördlingen, Germany Sponsors Museum für Naturkunde – Leibniz-Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity at the Humboldt University Berlin, Germany Institut für Planetologie, University of Münster, Germany Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt DLR (German Aerospace Center) at Berlin, Germany Institute of Geoscience, University of Freiburg, Germany Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), Houston, USA Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Science Foundation), Bonn, Germany Barringer Crater Company, Decatur, USA Meteoritical Society, USA City of Nördlingen, Germany Ries Crater Museum, Nördlingen, Germany Community of Otting, Ries, Germany Märker Cement Factory, Harburg, Germany Local Organization City of Nördlingen Museum für Naturkunde – Leibniz- Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity at the Humboldt University Berlin Ries Crater Museum, Nördlingen Center of Ries Crater and Impact Research (ZERIN), Nördlingen Society Friends of the Ries Crater Museum, Nördlingen Community of Otting, Ries Märker Cement Factory, Harburg Organizing and Program Committee Prof. Dieter Stöffler, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin Prof. Wolf Uwe Reimold, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin Dr. Kai Wünnemann, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin Hermann Faul, First Major of Nördlingen Prof. Thomas Kenkmann, Freiburg Prof. Harald Hiesinger, Münster Prof. Tilman Spohn, DLR, Berlin Dr. Ulrich Köhler, DLR, Berlin Dr. David Kring, LPI, Houston Dr. Axel Wittmann, LPI, Houston Gisela Pösges, Ries Crater Museum, Nördlingen Ralf Barfeld, Chair, Society Friends of the Ries Crater Museum Lunar and Planetary Institute LPI Contribution No. 1559 Compiled in 2010 by LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE The Lunar and Planetary Institute is operated by the Universities Space Research Association under a cooperative agreement with the Science Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this volume are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Material in this volume may be copied without restraint for library, abstract service, education, or personal research purposes; however, republication of any paper or portion thereof requires the written permission of the authors as well as the appropriate acknowledgment of this publication. Abstracts in this volume may be cited as Author A. B. (2010) Title of abstract. In Nördlingen 2010: The Ries Crater, the Moon, and the Future of Human Space Exploration, p. XX. LPI Contribution No. 1559, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston. This volume is distributed by ORDER DEPARTMENT Lunar and Planetary Institute 3600 Bay Area Boulevard Houston TX 77058-1113, USA Phone: 281-486-2172 Fax: 281-486-2186 E-mail: [email protected] A limited number of copies are available for the cost of shipping and handling. Visit the LPI Online Store at https://www.lpi.usra.edu/store/products.cfm. ISSN No. 0161-5297 Preface This volume contains abstracts that have been accepted for presentation at Nördlingen 2010: The Ries Crater, the Moon, and the Future of Human Space Exploration, June 25–27, 2010, Nördlingen, Germany. Administration and publications support for this meeting were provided by the staff of the Publications and Program Services Department of the Lunar and Planetary Institute. Nördlingen 2010: The Ries Crater, the Moon, and the Future of Human Space Exploration v Contents Program ........................................................................................................................................................................ix Post-Impact Sedimentary and Geomicrobiological Processes in the Ries Crater with Implications for Search of Possible Microbial Life on Mars G. Arp..............................................................................................................................................................1 Are all Lunar Highland Pristine Rocks Really Pristine? A. T. Basilevsky and G. Neukum......................................................................................................................2 Experimental Shock Transformation of Gypsum to Anhydrite: A Possible Low Pressure Regime Shock Indicator M. S. Bell.........................................................................................................................................................3 Another Anniversary: 5 Years Since the K/P Boundary Sample Started its Journey from Starkville/Colorado to the Riescrater-Museum in Nördlingen J. Berlin, B. A. Cohen, H. E. Newsom, and R. Tagle.......................................................................................4 Implication Resulting from Seifertite Formation in Shergottites U. W. Bläß and F. Langenhorst.......................................................................................................................5 Post-Impact Erosion and Redeposition of Impactites at the Ries Crater and Implications for Similar Processes on Mars E. Buchner and M. Schmieder.........................................................................................................................6 Modeling the South Pole-Aitkin Basin Impact G. S. Collins, R. W. K. Potter, D. A. Kring, W. S. Kieffer, and P. J. McGovern .............................................7 On a Possible Association of Giant Ore Districts with Marks of Meteoroid Impacts on the Earth’s Surface A. N. Danilin ...................................................................................................................................................8 A Reconsideration of an Impact Model for the Ries Crater Based on Comparisons Between the Ries-Steinheim and Clearwater Lake Paired Craters M. R. Dence.....................................................................................................................................................9 The Late Jurassic Mjølnir Impact Crater in the Barents Sea-Drilling Proposal H. Dypvik, P. Claeys, A. Deutsch, F. T. Kyte, T. Matsui, and M. Smelror....................................................10 Lunar Meteorites: Shock Effects vs. 40Ar-39Ar Age V. A. S. M. Fernandes, J. P. Fritz, K. Wünnemann, and U. Hornemann.......................................................11 Potential Landing Sites for Robotic-Human Exploration on Mars J. W. Head.....................................................................................................................................................12 Shock Neoformation of Highly Magnetic Nano Particles in “Brown” Colour Olivines in Martian Meteorites and Implications for the Magnetic Properties of Mars Soils and Surface Rocks V. H. Hoffmann, T. Mikouchi, T. Kurihara, M. Funaki, and M. Torii...........................................................13 Provenance of Impact-Melt Breccias Collected at the Apollo Landing Sites: What Did We Learn and What Are the Implications for Future Exploration? B. L. Jolliff, R. L. Korotev, and R. A. Zeigler ................................................................................................14 vi LPI Contribution No. 1559 Formation Ages of the Apollo 16 Regolith Breccias: Implications for Accessing the Bombardment History of the Moon K. H. Joy, D. A. Kring, D. D. Bogard, M. E. Zolensky, and D. S. McKay.....................................................15 The Ries Crater and the Interpretation of Ejecta Deposits at Impact Craters on Mars T. Kenkmann and A. Wittmann......................................................................................................................16 Exploring Key Lunar Stratigraphic Units Representing 4 Billion Years of Lunar History Within Schrödinger Basin T. Kohout, K. O’Sullivan, K. G. Thaisen, and D. A. Kring ...........................................................................17 What can Astronauts Learn from Terrestrial Impact Craters for Operations on the Moon and Mars? D. A. Kring ....................................................................................................................................................18 Shock Metamorphism at the Ries and Implications for Lunar Rocks and Martian Meteorites F. Langenhorst ..............................................................................................................................................19 Mistastin Impact Structure, Labrador: A Geological Analogue for Lunar Highland Craters M. M. Mader, G. R. Osinski, C. L. Marion, R. Dammeier, B. Shankar, and P. J. Sylvester .........................20 Lithium Isotopes in Tektites — Tales of Sources, Histories and Impacts T. Magna, A. Deutsch, R. Skála, K. Mezger, L. Adolph, H.-M. Seitz, J. T. Wasson, J. Mizera, and Z. ?anda.................................................................................................................................21 Omeonga (Wembo-Nyama): iSALE Hydrocode Simulations E. Martellato, G. Cremonese, M. Massironi, and G. Monegato ...................................................................22 Stratigraphy of the Ries Suevite, Germany, from Stereometric Analysis C. Meyer, D. Stöffler, M. Jébrak, and W.-U. Reimold...................................................................................23 Formation of Pseudotachylitic Breccias from the Archean Gneiss of the Vredefort Dome, South Africa T. Mohr-Westheide, W. U. Reimold, R. L. Gibson, D. Mader,
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