FORTY-SIXTH LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE PROGRAM OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS MARCH 16–20, 2015 The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center The Woodlands, Texas INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT Universities Space Research Association Lunar and Planetary Institute National Aeronautics and Space Administration CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS Stephen Mackwell, Lunar and Planetary Institute Eileen Stansbery, NASA Johnson Space Center PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR David Draper, NASA Johnson Space Center PROGRAM COMMITTEE Doug Archer, NASA Johnson Space Center Tom Lapen, University of Houston Aaron Bell, University of New Mexico Francis McCubbin, University of New Mexico Katherine Bermingham, University of Maryland Andrew Needham, Lunar and Planetary Institute Aaron Burton, NASA Johnson Space Center Debra Hurwitz Needham, Lunar and Planetary Institute Paul Byrne, Lunar and Planetary Institute Paul Niles, NASA Johnson Space Center Roy Christoffersen, Jacobs Technology Lan-Anh Nguyen, NASA Johnson Space Center Kate Craft, Johns Hopkins University, Dorothy Oehler, NASA Johnson Space Center Applied Physics Laboratory Noah Petro, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Deepak Dhingra, University of Idaho Ross Potter, Brown University Steve Elardo, Carnegie Institution of Washington Liz Rampe, Aerodyne Industries, Jacobs JETS at NASA Ryan Ewing, Texas A&M University Johnson Space Center Marc Fries, NASA Johnson Space Center Jennifer Rapp, NASA Johnson Space Center Juliane Gross, Rutgers University Christine Shupla, Lunar and Planetary Institute John Gruener, NASA Johnson Space Center Axel Wittman, Washington University, St. Louis Justin Hagerty, U.S. Geological Survey James Wray, Georgia Institute of Technology Kristen John, NASA Johnson Space Center Mike Wong, University of California, Berkeley Georgiana Kramer, Lunar and Planetary Institute Produced by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston TX 77058-1113, which is supported by NASA under Award No. NNX08AC28A. Logistics, administrative, and publications support for the conference were provided by USRA Houston Meeting Planning Services. ABOUT LPSC The Lunar and Planetary Science Conference brings together international specialists in petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, geology, and astronomy to present the latest results of research in planetary science. The five-day conference is organized by topical symposia and problem-oriented sessions. LOGISTICAL INFORMATION Venue Address and Phone Number The conference is being held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, which is located at 1601 Lake Robbins Dr., The Woodlands TX 77380. The phone number for the hotel is 281-367-9797. Messages may be left for conference attendees by phoning the hotel and asking for the conference registration desk. Please note that copy and printing services are not available at the conference registration desk, and must be arranged through the hotel business center. For your convenience, a minimal number of laptops and printers will be available in the Wi-Fi access rooms (see below). Registration Conference registration and check-in will be held on Sunday, March 15, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., and from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, March 16 through 20. Conference badges provide access to all technical sessions, special events, and shuttle service. Internet Access Complimentary Wi-Fi service will be available throughout the duration of the conference in selected public areas, including the Town Center Exhibit Area and immediate vicinity. As in previous years, Wi-Fi service will NOT be available in the oral session rooms for anyone other than the selected LPSC microbloggers. This restriction is (and has been) in place to curtail activities that could be distracting to speakers during their presentations. Conference Shuttle Service Conference shuttle bus service between the venue and the approved list of hotels will be provided on Sunday evening during the registration time and throughout the duration of the conference. Shuttle service will run before and immediately following all technical sessions. Detailed shuttle schedules are available in the registration area and on the LPSC website at www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2015/travel/shuttleInfo. Poster Printing Available AlphaGraphics will have a staffed booth at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott, just outside the Town Center Exhibit Area. Poster presenters can pick up pre-ordered posters or place orders for posters beginning on Sunday, March 15. The desk is located just outside the Town Center Exhibit Area on the first floor. For more information, visit their website at www.txagprinting.com. Personal Schedule Create your own personal meeting schedule using the Personal Schedule tool found in the USRA Meeting Portal at https://www.hou.usra.edu/meeting_portal/schedule/. Select the sessions you want to attend or talks you want to hear, then create a shareable schedule that can be viewed on your smart phone or shared with a colleague. LIST OF EXHIBITORS Arecibo Observatory/USRA Cambridge University Press http://www.naic.edu www.cambridge.org/us/academic HC 3 Box 53995 Cambridge University Press Arecibo Observatory 32 Avenue of the Americas Arecibo, Puerto Rico 612 New York NY 10013 Contact: Linda Rodriguez-Ford Contact: Emma Kiddle [email protected] [email protected] Arecibo Observatory is the world’s largest radio Cambridge’s publishing in books and journals combines telescope and the world’s most sensitive planetary radar state-of-the-art content with the highest standards of system. It produces detailed maps and images of the scholarship, writing and production. Visit our stand to terrestrial planets, asteroids, and comets. browse new titles, available at a 20% discount, and to pick up sample issues of our journals. Visit our website to see everything we do: Boeing www.cambridge.org/us/academic. http://www.buildsomethingbetter.com/space 3700 Bay Area Blvd. Centre for Planetary Science and Houston TX 77058 Exploration (CPSX) Contact: Michael Elsperman http://cpsx.uwo.ca [email protected] University Western Ont Dept Earth Sci 1151 Richmond St Space exploration represents an eternal quest for London ON N6A 5B7 knowledge, beckoning us with clues about the origins of the universe and our place in it. For more than 50 years, Contact: Melissa Battler Boeing has been a leading provider of spaceflight [email protected] systems and services. We are passionate about our spacecraft, proven platforms that enable investigation of The Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration at Earth’s celestial neighbors. Together, we will shape the Western University is the hub for planetary science and future through scientific discovery. exploration research in Canada. Our mantra is “excellence in research, education and outreach.” The Centre hosts Canada’s only graduate program in planetary science and provides national leadership by offering short courses, workshops and field trips, and by leading Canada’s membership in NASA’s SSERVI and NAI. Idaho National Laboratory JHU/Applied Physics Laboratory https://inlportal.inl.gov/ http://civspace.jhuapl.edu/ P.O. Box 1625 11100 Johns Hopkins Road 2525 North Fremont Avenue MS 200-W569 Idaho Falls ID 83415 Laurel MD 20723 Contact: Stephen Johnson Contact: Margaret Simon [email protected] [email protected] Radioisotope power systems can heat and power The Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics autonomous machinery for extended operation Laboratory (APL) leads several NASA missions and periods. INL assembles such generators by adding conducts significant grant-based research on the radioactive power source. A team of INL experts planetary, space, and Earth science interests. APL then conducts extensive testing to ensure the built over 60 spacecraft and instruments, including device will be able to withstand conditions it will New Horizons, MESSENGER, STEREO, the Van experience during the rocket launch and deep space Allen Probes, and an operational cubesat. journey. Generators fueled and tested at INL are currently powering the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Mars Science Laboratory’s JMARS — Mars Space Flight Facility — Curiosity rover. Arizona State University http://jmars.mars.asu.edu 201 E. 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