233 Impact Cratering and the Evolution of Life
This session explores the role of impact cratering in life’s evolution throughout Earth’s history, from the origin of life to mass extinctions. It highlights connections between impacts, evolutionary change, and planetary processes.
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
8:00 AM - 11:45 AM
HBGCC, Stars at Night Ballroom B2&B3
Participants
- Chair Nadja Drabon
- Chair David Kring
Presentations
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8:15 AMSimone Marchi, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO413068 (Technical Sessions)
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8:35 AMDavid Kring, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX413969 (Technical Sessions)
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8:55 AMNadja Drabon, Harvard University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, MA and Andrew Knoll, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA and Donald Lowe, Stanford University, Dept of Geol. Sciences, Stanford, CA and Stefano Bernasconi, ETH Zurich, Zurich and Alec Brenner, Yale University Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, New Haven, CT and David Mucciarone, Stanford University, Stanford413543 (Technical Sessions)
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9:15 AMAlec Brenner, Yale University, New Haven, CT and Aaron Cavosie, Curtin University, Bentley, WA and Jasmine Palma-Gomez, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA and Joanna Li, Rice University, Houston, TX and Sophie-An Kingsbury Lee, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA and Roger Fu, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA413224 (Technical Sessions)
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9:35 AMAlexandra Davatzes, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA and Sean Becker, Temple University, Hatboro, PA413488 (Technical Sessions)
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9:55 AMSteven D'Hondt, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI414847 (Technical Sessions)
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10:15 AMClay Tabor, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT and Shixiong Hu, University of Connecticut, Storrs Mansfield, CT and Charles Bardeen, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO and Josh Coupe, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Cheryl Harrison, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA and Nikki Lovenduski, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Maya Tessler, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and Brian Toon, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO413829 (Technical Sessions)
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10:35 AMJacob Berv, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan414809 (Technical Sessions)
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10:55 AMChristopher Lowery, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX414421 (Technical Sessions)