[meteorite-list] Impact Cratering Workshop: Bridging the Gap Between Modeling and Observations

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:01:33 2004
Message-ID: <200206141557.IAA19542_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/impact2003/impact2003.1st.html

IMPACT CRATERING:
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN MODELING AND OBSERVATIONS

Houston, Texas
February 7-9, 2003

First Announcement
June 2002

Sponsored By
Lunar and Planetary Institute

Conveners
Robert Herrick, Lunar and Planetary Institute
Elisabetta Pierazzo, Planetary Science Institute

Scientific Organizing Committee
Bevan French, Natural History Museum
Keven Housen, Boeing Corporation
William McKinnon, Washington University
Michael Zolensky, NASA Johnson Space Center


SCOPE AND PURPOSE
This workshop will address how physical observations of
craters, both on Earth and on other solid bodies of the
solar system, can be combined with the results from modeling
of impact cratering for a better understanding of the impact
cratering process.

The main goals of the workshop are to reconcile physical
observations with theoretical and experimental modeling of
impact processes, and to point out areas that future studies
should focus on to improve the observation/modeling
connection.

A technical report that includes workshop overviews and a
synopsis of the results of the meeting will be produced and
distributed in electronic format. Authors will be allowed to
submit revised versions of their abstracts during a limited
time period. Another potential product of the workshop is
the production of a journal special issue with invited
synthesis papers and additional submitted papers.

ALL ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS MUST DISCUSS BOTH MODELING AND
OBSERVATIONS, either in the context of observations
necessary to evaluate impact models or how particular
observations constrain the impact process.

TENTATIVE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
The morning sessions will run from 8:30 a.m. until 12:15
p.m., and afternoon sessions will run from 1:30 until 5:15
p.m.

The opening session will include two 45-minute opening
presentations (35-40 minutes plus questions), one by a
prominent model-oriented scientist and the other by an
observation-oriented scientist, under the broad topic of
"What I Hope to Get Out of this Workshop."

A 4-hour session on "Rock Properties that Need to be Known
for Theoretical Modeling" will follow the opening session
and will have two 30-minute invited talks introducing the
topic. A panel-led discussion will follow on samples that
need to be taken in the field, sample analyses that need to
be done, and what geologists should be looking for in the
field.

The five remaining workshop sessions will include the topics
below. There are obviously more potential topic
possibilities than available sessions, so some combining of
topics will be necessary. This list is subject to change
based on submissions and input from attendees.

   * Thermodynamics of impact cratering: shock-wave passage,
     melt/vapor production, post-impact thermal state.
   * Can the mass and composition of the impactor really be
     determined for a terrestrial crater?
   * How is the structure of a complex crater created?
   * Oblique impact effects, and ejecta emplacement. Can the
     direction of impact really be determined for a
     terrestrial crater?
   * The effects of target properties on the cratering
     process. Topic includes target layering and target
     composition.

For each of these sessions we envision two invited talks of
30 minutes, one by a modeler and one by an observationalist,
with the remainder of the talks as contributions. Each
invited talk will be followed by 10 minutes for discussion,
and a 30-40 minute general discussion session at the end of
each session.

A two-hour poster session is scheduled for the evening of
the first day, but posters will remain on display throughout
the entire meeting.

The workshop will be closed by a three-hour wrap-up session
consisting of a panel-moderated discussion.

TRAVEL ASSISTANCE
Some funds will be allocated to provide travel assistance to
invited speakers, students and recent PhDs.

INDICATION OF INTEREST
To subscribe to a mailing list to receive electronic
reminders or special announcements relating to the meeting
via e-mail, please submit the Electronic Indication of
Interest form by July 31, 2002. This will also serve to
facilitate meeting planning by the conveners.

CONTACTS

Robert Herrick Elisabetta Pierazzo
Lunar and Planetary Institute Planetary Science Institute
e-mail: herrick_at_lpi.usra.edu e-mail: betty@psi.edu

   SCHEDULE
   July 31, 2002 Indication of Interest forms due to LPI

   September 18, 2002 Second announcement, including call for abstracts and
                        preregistration form, available on Web site

   November 14, 2002 Deadline for electronic submission of abstracts

   December 18, 2002 Final announcement, preliminary program, and abstracts
                        available on Web site

   January 23, 2003 Preregistration deadline

   February 7-9, 2003 Workshop held at LPI
Received on Fri 14 Jun 2002 11:57:08 AM PDT