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THE GLOBAL LAMO-BASED GEOLOGIC MAP of CERES Abstract #7035 Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration, and Tools Program This research is funded by the NASA THE GLOBAL LAMO-BASED GEOLOGIC MAP OF CERES Abstract #7035 Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration, and Tools Program. S.C. Mest1, D.C. Berman1, D.L. Buczkowski2, D.A. Crown1, J.E.C. Scully3, D.A. Williams4, R.A. Yingst1, A. Frigeri5, A. Nass6, A. Neesemann6, and T.H. Prettyman7 1Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, USA 85719 ([email protected]); 2JHU-APL, Laurel, MD, USA; 3NASA JPL, Pasadena, CA, USA; 4School of Earth & Space Exploration, ASU, Tempe, AZ, USA; 5Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica e Planetologia Inaf, Rome, Italy; 6German Aerospace Center, DLR, Berlin, Germany; 7Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany a INTRODUCTION a c BACKGROUND The Dawn mission to Ceres began in 2014 after Throughout the Dawn mission to Ceres, iterative Vendimia D its successful mission to Vesta. Dawn acquired Hanami O D geologic mapping was conducted during the Survey, D O H A image, spectral, and topographic data from its O K Planitia HAMO, and LAMO phases. H A Planum H A approach to Ceres (late 2014) through two K K J Y extended missions, until its conclusion in Global Survey-based geologic map (Fig. 2a): U J October 2018. Images acquired by Dawn during J Y Y U U large number of structures the LAMO phase of the mission provided global 12 geologic units (e.g., cratered terrain, smooth coverage at ~35 m/pixel, and images acquired material, undivided crater material) b during the extended phases of the mission for albedo differences permitted unique crater several targeted locations, such as Occator Dawn Framing Camera LAMO mosaic Dawn Framing Camera HAMO-derived materials, e.g. Haulani, to be identified [1-3] crater, have resolutions as high as 2.8 m/pixel. color reflectance D O Global HAMO-based geologic map (Fig. 2b): A H K We are utilizing LAMO-scale Dawn Framing more distinct suite of structures J Y Camera (FC), Visible and Infrared (VIR) 21 geologic units [4,5]; constitute three major unit U Mapping Spectrometer, Gamma Ray and b d types – upland, plains, and impact materials Neutron Detector (GRaND), and derived resolutions allowed improvements in observations, topographic data (Figure 1) to construct a global surface characterizations, and unit delineation geologic map of Ceres based on systematic HAMO-based Geologic Units AYccp crater central peak material D D pYs smooth material AYct crater terrace material analysis of the full suite of Dawn mission O O Quad-scale LAMO-based geologic maps (Fig. 2c): pYcrt cratered terrain AYpYcr crater rim material H A A datasets. This geologic map of Ceres will be K H K global geolgic map compiled from 15 quads [see 6 AYcfs crater floor material, smooth AYufs Urvara floor material, smooth published as a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and others within Icarus special issue, 7,8] J Acfsb crater floor material, smooth bright AYufr Urvara floor material, rugged Y J Y Special Investigation Map (SIM) at 1:3M scale U high resolutions allowed significant improvement U AYcfsd crater floor material, smooth dark Yucp Urvara central peak material for the equatorial region (+/- 60° latitude) and of feature and geologic unit (45 units) AYcfh crater floor material, hummocky Yut Urvara terrace material 1:1.5M scale for the polar regions (>60° N and S identification and characterization Acfhb crater floor material, hummocky bright Yur Urvara rim material latitude). Our mapping effort will: however, individual quad maps (a) provide local Dawn Framing Camera HAMO-derived DTM Dawn Framing Camera HAMO-derived Acfhd crater floor material, hummocky dark AYuejs Urvara ejecta material, smooth views of surface, (b) were produced rapidly in AYc crater material AYuejr ● constrain the lateral extent of the major color ratio Urvara ejecta material, rugged short span of time during active mission, and Acb Yyej geologic units observed on Ceres, crater material, bright Yalode ejecta material (c) produced by multiple authors with differing ● characterize the nature and composition of Figure 1. Dawn datasets to be used in this map effort include (a) FC LAMO mosaic as our primary basemap, and supplemental mapping styles and objectives; resulted in geologic units, and datasets (b) HAMO-derived DTM, (c) FC HAMO-derived color reflectance map, and (d) HAMO-derived color ratio map where inconsistencies in levels of detail and D ● evaluate the temporal relationships of Red=965/750 nm, Green=550/750 nm, and Blue=440/750 nm [9]. Dawn color data will be used to help define the extent of units, O interpretations between maps. A geologic units and events and determine such as widespread cratered terrain and smooth material, as well as characterize properties of geologic units. Craters labeled H K their position within the current Cerean here include H=Haulani, D=Dantu, K=Kerwan, O=Occator, A=Azacca, J=Juling, U=Urvara, and Y=Yalode. Black box shows the Figure 2. Three iterations of the global geologic map of J Y chronostratigraphy location of Figure 3. Global data sets shown here are in equatorial projection covering +/-90° latitude, 0°-360° E longitude. U Ceres from (a) Survey and Approach, (b) HAMO (with legend of units), and (c) LAMO (quad based). Craters labeled here include H=Haulani, D=Dantu, K=Kerwan, O=Occator, A=Azacca, J=Juling, U=Urvara, and cratered MAPPING GOALS Y=Yalode. Based on prior HAMO- and LAMO-based smooth mapping studies, our LAMO-based geologic cratered mapping effort has several goals. CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY OF CERES cratered The HAMO-based global geologic map of Ceres reveals the stratigraphic First, mapping the cratered terrain will Cerean Geologic Timescale sequence of map units, which can be placed into a time-stratigraphic scheme smooth enable us to investigate the unit for any Age to document the global geologic history of Ceres. Establishing a formal ADM Cerean LDM (Ma) feature (ADM, LDM) cratered previously unrecognized sub-units, and chronostratigraphic classification scheme (Figure 4) is important for Age Periods Age evaluate the precise areal extent of this unit. 0 Haulani correlation of distinct and widely separated geologic units on Ceres, as well 10 as to provide a means to correlate Cerean geologic units and events to the Figure 3. Example of how discrepancies between the Second, mapping the smooth material will (Era Azaccanof “Rayed Craters”) 20 Occator distribution of materials have direct effect on allow for further investigations of the nature geologic histories of other planetary bodies. 23 Ma 30 interpreting their nature and age. Here, three data sets of its relationships with other features (such Development of the Cerean chronostratigraphy relied upon measuring show different interpretations for this part of the as Kerwan), and the possible origin(s) of 40 surface. LAMO shows “smooth” material extends impact crater diameters globally and determining absolute model ages this deposit. (AMAs) of Ceres’ major geologic units, identified through HAMO-based 50 throughout the area and is distinct from “cratered” Dantu 60 terrain; the DTM shows elevation differences from the geologic mapping, and calculation of CSFD statistics for each unit. CSFDs Azacca impact Third, mapping impact craters (and other upper right to lower left suggesting different materials were determined for several geologic units of interest using procedures 70 surfaces) at LAMO scale will enable more could be present (arrows point to kipukas of cratered established for Ceres [13]. The rigorous task of identifying and measuring all 80 terrain mapped in the HAMO map); the color ratio map subtle differences in surface properties craters greater than 100 m in diameter was conducted using Dawn FC 90 shows a large “yellow-green” unit (dashed line) where (e.g., texture, brightness) to be discerned, smooth material is present, but is diffuse elsewhere. images and FC-based DTMs. Here we use the Poisson Timing Analysis which will allow us to accurately define 100 (PTA) [14] to evaluate CSFDs. In order to use the measured CSFDs for Yalodean extents of crater materials, characterize 200 223 Ma deriving AMAs, two different chronology models, the Lunar Derived 300 Urvara HAMO-BASED MAPPING RESULTS types of crater materials, evaluate crater chronology Model (LDM) [10] and the Asteroid-flux Derived chronology 400 morphologies, and estimate ages of these Model (ADM) [15-18] were applied. 403 Ma Cratered terrain: forms the most widespread continuous unit on the surface of Ceres (Fig. important stratigraphic markers. 500 2) [4,5]; largely undifferentiated except for impact-related units at HAMO scale; consists of CEREAN SYSTEMS 600 Yalode impact Fourth, incorporation of spectral and rugged and heavily cratered materials with moderate albedo; exhibits topography derived The time-stratigraphic scheme for Ceres relates the geologic mineralogical data into mapping all surfaces 700 largely from impact structures and includes the oldest surfaces exposed on Ceres; lithology (rock-stratigraphic) units, identified in (Figure 2b), that are contained within a likely consists of crustal materials that have been heavily mixed by impact processes. will enable compositional signatures to be 800 series of time-stratigraphic (chronostratigraphic) units, and correspond to identified and possible sub-units to be 900 Smooth material: forms widespread flat-lying to hummocky plains of moderate albedo in the time (chronologic) units that define a geologic time scale (Figure 4). mapped. 1000 1.029 Ga western equatorial hemisphere (Fig. 2) [4,5]; embays the cratered terrain and is found on pre-Yalodean System: The two oldest Cerean chronostratigraphic systems smooth material the floor of, and surrounding, crater Kerwan; appears featureless at HAMO scale, except for Lastly, accurately defining the extents of are divided by the deposits resulting from the Yalode impact event. The superposing impact structures; underlying hummocky texture, narrow parallel ridges and geologic units is critical in accurately pre-Yalodean Period includes all geologic events and deposits emplaced Kerwan grooves (western part of the deposit), and buried impact structures observed at higher estimating their ages and placing geologic within the time span from the formation of Ceres up to the Yalode impact pre-Yalodean (>1.1 Ga) resolution LAMO images.
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