[meteorite-list] Workshop: Bridging the Gap II - Effect of Target Properties on the Impact Cratering Process

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Oct 5 12:46:15 2006
Message-ID: <200610051646.JAA25536_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/gap2007

Bridging the Gap II: Effect of Target Properties on the Impact
Cratering Process

September 22-26, 2007
Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada

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First Announcement -- September 2006
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SPONSORS --
Canadian Space Agency,
Lunar and Planetary Institute

CONVENERS --
Robert Herrick, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Gordon Osinski, Canadian Space Agency
Elisabetta Pierazzo, Planetary Science Institute

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE --
Mark Burchell, University of Kent
Gareth Collins, Imperial College London
Michael Dence, Canadian Academy of Science
Kevin Housen, Boeing Corporation
Jay Melosh, University of Arizona
John Spray, University of New Brunswick

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  MEETING LOCATION AND DATE
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The Bridging the Gap II workshop will be held September 22-26, 2007,
at the John H. Chapman Space Centre, headquarters of the Canadian Space
Agency (CSA), which is located in Saint-Hubert on the outskirts of
Montr?al. The Centre, about a 45-minute drive from Montr?al-Pierre
Elliott Trudeau International Airport, is conveniently located near
downtown Montreal at 6767 Route de l'A?roport, Saint-Hubert, Quebec, J3Y
8Y9.

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  PURPOSE AND SCOPE
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Impact cratering is a fundamental geological process that affects all
solar system objects with a solid surface. The formation of meteorite
impact craters involves complicated physical processes that occur over a
wide range of temperatures, pressures, and spatial scales, and
consequently a multidisciplinary approach to research is required to
improve knowledge of the cratering process.

The purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers from
various disciplines to address one of its major outstanding problems:
the effect of target properties, such as porosity, volatiles, and
layering, on the impact cratering process. The workshop builds upon the
successful workshop Impact Cratering: Bridging the Gap Between Modeling
and Observations <http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/impact2003/>, which
was held in Houston, Texas, February 2003. The presentation of ideas and
results will be through a combination of invited and contributed oral
presentations, followed by substantial discussion sessions and posters.

In keeping with the concepts of the previous workshop, submitted
abstracts must discuss both modeling/experiments and observations,
either in the context of observations necessary to evaluate target
modeling in impact simulations, or how particular observations constrain
the target effects on the impact process.

This workshop will comprise sessions devoted to furthering our
understanding of the effect of target properties on various aspects of
the impact cratering process, such as

    * initial energy deposition and shock wave propagation,
    * impact melting and shock metamorphism,
    * shock damage to the target,
    * mechanics of complex crater formation,
    * excavation and ejecta emplacement (proximal and distal),
    * expansion plume evolution, and
    * environmental effects.

Workshop sessions will begin in the morning of September 24 through
September 26, 2007. Each session will generally begin with two invited
talks of 30 minutes, one by a modeler and one by an observer, with the
remainder of the talks as contributions.

The opening session will include an overview of Bridging the Gap I, with
updates on some of the major questions and tasks covered at that
workshop (e.g., the ongoing impact codes validation effort; databases of
terrestrial impact craters; recent and future drilling of impact
structures; Deep Impact).
 
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  WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
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The workshop will begin with a two-day field trip to the
~50-km-diameter Charlevoix impact structure, which is about a four-hour
drive from Montr?al. Workshop participants will depart from the CSA the
morning of September 22 and return to the CSA the evening of September
23, 2007. Travel to and from Charlevoix and accommodations for the field
trip will be included in the workshop registration. There will be no
onsite registration; participants must register in advance. Further
travel and logistical information will be provided with the second
announcement. A formal call for abstracts will also be included in the
second announcement.

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  FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS
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More detailed information will be available in future announcements
posted on this website (see schedule below). To aid in planning
purposes, we strongly urge you to submit an electronic Indication of
Intent form <gap2007.iofi.cfm> by November 30, 2006. The information on
this form will not only provide invaluable information for the meeting
organizers as they plan logistical strategies for the workshop, but will
also subscribe you to an e-mail notification list to receive
late-breaking news and information about the workshop. Please make sure
to include a valid e-mail address.

 
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  CONTACT INFORMATION
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For further information regarding format and scientific objectives,
contact

    ROBERT HERRICK
    Geophysical Institute
    University of Alaska, Fairbanks
    Phone: 907-474-6455
    E-mail: rherrick_at_gi.alaska.edu

    GORDON OSINSKI
    Canadian Space Agency
    Phone: 450-926-4478
    E-mail: gordon.osinski_at_space.ge.ca

    ELISABETTA PIERAZZO
    Planetary Science Institute
    Phone: 520-547-3951
    E-mail: betty_at_psi.edu

For further information regarding meeting logistics and announcements,
contact

    MARY CLOUD
    Lunar and Planetary Institute
    Phone: 281-486-2143
    E-mail: cloud_at_lpi.usra.edu

 

SCHEDULE
November 30, 2006 Deadline for Indication of Intent forms
May 18, 2007 Second announcement posted on this website
June 29, 2007 Deadline for abstract submissions
August 10, 2007 Final announcement with preliminary program
                  and abstracts posted on this website
September 6, 2007 Deadline for workshop registration
                 (no onsite registration)
September 22-23, 2007 Preconference field trip to the Charlevoix impact
                 structure
September 24-26, 2007 Workshop on Bridging the Gap II in Saint-Hubert,
                 Canada
Received on Thu 05 Oct 2006 12:46:07 PM PDT