T203 Comparative Approaches to Studying Impact Ejecta Deposits and Volcanic Flows
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room 344
TERRESTRIAL ANALOGS FOR LAVA FLOWS AND IMPACT MELT FLOWS ON THE MOON AND MARS
Paper number: T203-4
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 8:50 AM – 9:10 AM
Authors
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Christopher Hamilton Presenting AuthorUniversity of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, AZ
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Catherine D. NeishThe University of Western Ontario, London, ON
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Einat LevPalisades, NY
Abstract
High resolution stereo-derived topography of the Moon, from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Narrow Angle Camera (NAC), and Mars, from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, provides new insight into the geomorphology and emplacement processes associated with lava flows and impact melt flows on these planetary bodies. We provide an overview of these flow types using a facies-based geological mapping approach to examine their similarities and differences. We also explore analogous structures within terrestrial lava flows in Hawaii and Iceland using field-based observations and supporting digital terrain models (DTMs) generated using multi-view stereo-photogrammetry.