[meteorite-list] First International Conference on Impact Cratering in the Solar System

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Oct 12 13:10:46 2005
Message-ID: <200510121709.j9CH9Sr28197_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.congrex.nl/06a06/

First International Conference on Impact Cratering in the Solar System
08 - 12 May 2006
ESA/ESTEC
Noordwijk, The Netherlands

INTRODUCTION

Purpose

Following the very successful series of international conferences
focusing on catastrophes in the Earth's history ("Snowbird" series)
and on large meteorite impacts ("Sudbury" series), together with
dedicated sessions at major annual planetary geosciences events,
such as the LPSC in Houston, the impact cratering community in
Europe has repeatedly expressed the need for a different and
complementary kind of meeting, including all aspects of impact
cratering, to be held in Europe. ESA can thus help in this respect.

The proposed conference embraces numerous disciplines existing today
related to the study of impact craters and addressing geological,
geochemical, geophysical, astronomical and biological aspects of
impact cratering processes, including results from space missions
such as Deep Impact. Also, this new type of conference gives the
opportunity to young European scientists to foster fruitful
collaborations both within a European and a worldwide context.

Scope

Sessions on the following topics are envisaged:

. Asteroids, comets and impact flux
. Craters on the Moon and inner planets
. Craters on icy satellites
. Terrestrial impact craters
. Impact cratering processes
. Simulations and experiments
. Drilling of terrestrial craters
. Catastrophes and extinctions
. Life recovery after an impact
. Habitability of planets

For other information, please visit www.rssd.esa.int/cratconf06
Received on Wed 12 Oct 2005 01:09:28 PM PDT