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USGS Open-File Report 01-018 U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01–018 Version 1.0 Abstracts of the Annual Planetary Geologic Mappers Meeting June 22–24, 2000 Flagstaff, Arizona Timothy Parker,1 Kenneth L. Tanaka,2 and Derrick D. Hirsch,2 Editors with a section on Field Trip Notes: Geologic Controls on Select Springs Near Flagstaff, Arizona June 24, 2000 By Donald J. Bills3 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 2U.S. Geological Survey, Astrogeology Team, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 3U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Any use of trade, product, or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Geologic map of the MTM 85080 quadrangle, Planum Boreum region of Mars By K.E. Herkenhoff Geologic and topographic mapping of the south polar region of Mars: Local stratigraphic relations and troughs of Planum Australe By E.J. Kolb and K.L. Tanaka Geologic mapping of the Reull Vallis region of Mars By D.A. Crown and S.C. Mest Progress in geologic mapping of the northern plains of Mars By K.L. Tanaka, M.G. Chapman, J.A. Skinner, T. Joyal, A. Wenker, and T.M. Hare South Isidis rim: Testing geologic contact mapping using MOC data By L.S. Crumpler, K.L. Tanaka, and T.M. Hare Geology of Bereghinya quadrangle (V-8), Venus By G.E. McGill Geologic mapping and history of the Ovda Regio quadrangle (V-35), Venus By L.F. Bleamaster and V.L. Hansen Rusalka Planitia quadrangle (V-25), Venus: Early results By D.A. Young and V.L. Hansen Hestia Rupes (V-22) and Ix Chel Chasma (V-34) quadrangles By M.S. Gilmore and R.S. Saunders Nepthys Mons quadrangle (V-54): Progress report for year 1 By N. Bridges Geologic mapping in Ganiki Planitia (V-13), Venus By M.A. Ivanov and J.W. Head Stratigraphy and evolution of Quetzalpetlatl Corona (V-61), Venus By M.A. Ivanov and J.W. Head Mapping of the Hecate Chasma quadrangle (V-28), Venus By E.R. Stofan and J.E. Guest Planetary geologic map units: Limitations and implementation By K.L. Tanaka and J.M. Dohm A virtual collaborative web environment for Mars surface science studies By V.C. Gulick, D.G. Deardorff, G.A. Briggs, T.A. Sandstrom, and Y. Hung Field trip notes: Geologic controls on select springs near Flagstaff, Arizona By D.J. Bills Planetary Mappers Meeting agenda Attendance list INTRODUCTION This year’s Planetary Geologic Mappers early afternoon. Then, focus switched to Venus meeting was held at the U.S. Geological mappers on Thursday afternoon through Friday Survey Flagstaff Field Center on June 22-23, morning. After the map presentations, Ken 2000, with an optional fieldtrip on Saturday Tanaka spoke about age-dating issues for the 24th. Though the meeting started at 9 a.m. geologic mapping. Ken’s talk was followed on Thursday morning, meeting attendees were by two proposals for future regional Mappers’ notified the night before of a NASA Press meetings. The firstpresentation, by Tim Parker, Conference announcing the discovery by the described preliminary plans for hosting a Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on Mars Global meeting in Delta, Utah, with a ~3-day field Surveyor of possibly very young fluid-carved trip to study volcanic and sedimentary gullies on pole-facing slopes at middle latitudes stratigraphy and geomorphology in the on Mars. southern Bonneville Basin. The second Investigators who are currently funded presentation, by Larry Crumpler, described by the Planetary Geology & Geophysics plans to hold a Mappers’ meeting and field (PG&G) Planetary Geologic Mapping Program trip to investigate volcanological and structural are required to present their progress at features in New Mexico. this meeting. Preliminary reviews of these On Saturday, the remaining mappers were presentations are forwarded to the PG&G panel treated to a field trip to several ground meeting at the end of July. At the same time, water springs in and around Flagstaff. Also this science meeting affords the investigators present was a reporter and camera crew from a unique opportunity to present new science Space.com, who were interested in hearing to an audience of people similarly focused what the scientists had to say regarding the on geologic mapping issues. It is an excellent press conference announcement. Thanks to all place to get feedback on specific concerns who took part in the interviews throughout the regarding mapping conventions, styles, or day! formats, such as involving digital mapping Beginning this year, Ken Tanaka solicited software packages. In addition, individuals who one-page (including figures) abstracts wished to present plans for future mapping, pertaining to planetary geologic maps and such as describing plans in a new mapping mapping procedures. This volume is the proposal, were encouraged to do so. compilation of abstracts submitted by the The meeting began with presentations from meeting attendees. Mars mappers on Thursday morning through GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MTM 85080 QUADRANGLE, PLANUM BOREUM REGION OF MARS K.E. Herkenhoff U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff, AZ 86001 mailto:[email protected] Introduction: The polar deposits on Mars No craters have been found in the north probably record martian climate history over polar layered deposits or polar ice cap [7,8]. the last 107 to 109 years [1]. The area shown on The observed lack of craters larger than 300 m this 1:500,000-scale map includes polar lay- implies that the surfaces of these units are no ered deposits and polar ice, as well as some more than 100,000 years old or that they have exposures of older terrain. This quadrangle been resurfaced at a rate of at least 2.3 mm/yr was mapped in order to study the relations [8]. The recent cratering fluxon Mars is poorly among erosional and depositional processes constrained, so inferred resurfacing rates and on the north polar layered deposits and to ages of surface units are uncertain by at least a compare them with the results of previous factor of 2. 1:500,000-scale mapping of the south polar Stratigraphy and structure: The oldest layered deposits [2,3]. mapped unit, Amazonian mantle material (unit The polar ice cap, areas of partial frost Am), is distinguished by its rough, sometimes cover, the layered deposits, and two nonvol- knobby surface texture. The knobs and mesas atile surface units—the dust mantle and the of mantle material that crop out within areas dark material—were mapped in the south polar of smooth layered deposits suggest that the region [4] at 1:2,000,000 scale using a color mantle material was partly eroded before the mosaic of Viking Orbiter images. We con- layered deposits were laid down over them. structed Viking Orbiter rev 726, 768, and The layered deposits appear to cover the mantle 771 color mosaics (taken during the northern material except on steep scarps that expose the summer of 1978) and used them to identify mantle material. The layered deposits may be similar color/albedo units in the north polar more resistant to erosion than the mantle mate- region, including the dark, saltating material rial, so that the steep scarps formed by more that appears to have sources within the layered rapid erosion of mantle material beneath lay- deposits [5]. However, no dark material has ered deposits. Therefore, the mantle material in been recognized in this map area. There is no this area does not appear to have been derived significantdifference in color between the lay- from erosion of the polar layered deposits. ered deposits and the mantle material mapped The layered deposits (unit Al) are recog- by Dial and Dohm [6], indicating that they are nized by their distinct bedded appearance, red either composed of the same materials or are color and lower albedo relative to the polar both covered by aeolian debris [3,4]. There- ice cap and frost deposits; they appear to be fore, in this map area the color mosaics are the youngest bedrock unit in this area. In most useful for identifying areas of partial both polar regions, layers are apparent at least frost cover. Because the resolution of the partly because of their terraced topography, color mosaics is not sufficient to map the especially where accented by differential frost color/albedo units in detail at 1:500,000 scale, retention [13,14]. Early Mars Orbiter Camera contacts between them were recognized and (MOC) images show that layered deposit expo- mapped using higher resolution black-and- sures are rough, with evidence for deformed white Viking Orbiter images. beds and unconformities [16]. No definite angular unconformities have been found within images are correlated with topographic fea- the south polar layered deposits [2,3], unlike tures seen in springtime images. Areas of the the north polar layered deposits, where trun- highest albedos must be covered by nearly cated layers have been recognized in higher pure coarse-grained ice or dusty fine-grained resolution images [7,13]. Angular unconfor- frost [18,19]. The presence of perennial frost mities have been found in various locations is thought to aid in the long-term retention of within this map area, including lat 85.7° N., dust deposits [20], so areas covered by frost long 61° W., lat 82.6° N., long 82° W., and all year are the most likely sites of layered- lat 83.6° N., long 90° W. The unconformities deposit formation. are mapped using hachures on the side of the References: [1] Thomas P.
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