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| Time/Date | Monday, July 19, 2010 | LOCATION | ||
| 5:30-7:30PM | RECEPTION & REGISTRATION: Beverages and hors d'oeuvres will be served and the Registration Desk will be open. |
NASA Lunar Science Institute, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, (BLDG. 17): Lobby Area | ||
Day 1
| Time/Date | DAY 1 Tuesday, July 20, 2010 | LOCATION | ||
| 8-8:30AM | REGISTRATION: NASA ARC Conference Center / COFFEE Served in Tent | CONFERENCE CENTER (BLDG. 3) | ||
| 8:30-9:00 | Welcome Speakers: Dr. Pete Worden, James Green, Michael Wargo, David Morrison, Jennifer Heldmann | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | ||
| PLENARY SESSION | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | |||
| 9:00-9:30 | Invited Talk: "Luna 2.0", Andrew Chaikin | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | ||
| PLENARY SESSION: LATEST LRO AND LCROSS SCIENCE RESULTS | ||||
| 9:30-9:45 | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO): Observations for Lunar Exploration and Lunar Science, Rich Vondrak [abstract] [presentation 1.3 MB] | |||
| 9:45-10:00 | CraTER Science Overview, Harlan Spence [abstract] [presentation 1 MB] | |||
| 10:00-10:15 | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, Mark Robinson [abstract] [presentation 17.5 MB] | |||
| 10:15-10:30 | Scientific Highlights from Mini-RF, Ben Bussey [abstract] [presentation 6.5 MB] | |||
| 10:30-10:45 | The First-Year of Operation of the Multi-Beam Laser Altimeter on LRO, David Smith [abstract] | |||
| 10:45-11:00 | First-Year results from the Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector, Igor Mitrofanov [presentation 2.5 MB] | |||
| 11:00-11:15 | Water and More: An Overview of LCROSS Imapct Results, Tony Colaprete [abstract] [presentation 1.5 MB] | |||
| 11:15-11:30 | LRO Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment: First Year of Mapping, David Paige [abstract] [presentation 4 MB] | |||
| 11:30-11:45 | First-Year Results from the LAMP Instrument on the LRO Mission, Randy Gladstone [abstract] [presentation 3 MB] | |||
| 11:45-12:00 | Evolution of the dust and water ice plume components as observed by the LCROSS Visible Camera and UV-Visible Spectrometer, Jennifer Heldmann [abstract] [presentation 1.5 MB] |
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| 12:00-12:15 | LCROSS: Volatiles and Exosphere Associated with a Permanently Shadowed Region in Cabeus, Diane Wooden [abstract] | |||
| 12:15-12:30 | Evolution of the LCROSS High-Angle Ejecta Plume, Pete Schultz [abstract] | |||
| 12:30-2:00 | LUNCH/POSTER VIEWING | Tent | ||
| START 2:00PM | PLENARY SESSION: Introduction to Parallel Sessions | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | ||
| 2:00-2:25 | OVERVIEW #1 (INTRO TO PARALLEL SESSION #1: Robotics and Human Exploration), Michael Wargo [presentation 1 MB] | |||
| 2:25-2:50 | OVERVIEW #2 (INTRO TO PARALLEL SESSION #2: Astrophysics and Heliophysics), Jack Burns [presentation 4.2 MB] | |||
| 2:50-3:00 | BREAK | |||
| Parallel Session #1: Robotics and Human Exploration | LOCATION | Parallel Session #2: Astrophysics and Heliophysics | LOCATION | |
| Chair/Co-Chair: Brent Garry, Carol Stoker | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | Chair/Co-Chair: Dayton Jones, Diane Wooden | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Showroom | |
| 3:00-3:15 | Overview of Lunar Drilling, Kris Zacny [abstract] [presentation 1.2 MB] | Into the Dark Ages: A Lunar-Orbiting, Low Frequency Antenna to Measure the Global Signatures of the First Collapsing Structures in the Early Universe, Jack Burns [abstract] | ||
| 3:15-3:30 | Robotic Lunar Landers for Science and Exploration, Brian Morse [abstract] | Probing the cosmic dark ages with a low-frequency radio antenna in lunar orbit, Geraint Harker [abstract] [presentation 300 KB] | ||
| 3:30-3:45 | Strategies for Planetary Geologic Studies and Surface Science Operations with a Pressurized Rover: NASA Desert RATS 2009, Brent Garry [abstract] | Searching for Extra-Solar Bursts of Decameter Radiation, Bennett Maruca [abstract] [presentation 1 KB] | ||
| 3:45-4:00 | The Lunar Sample Acquisition and Curation Review Recommendations for Human Surface Science Capabilities During Planetary Exploration, Jacob Bleacher [abstract] [presentation 3.6 MB] | First results from ARTEMIS, a new two-spacecraft lunar mission, Jasper Halekas [abstract] [presentation 2 MB] | ||
| 4:00-4:15 | Mission Design and Astronaut Training Needed to Determine the Impact Flux on the Moon and throughout the Inner Solar System, David Kring [abstract] [presentation 4.4 MB] | Coordinated magnetic field observations by Apollos 15 and 16, Peter Chi [abstract] [presentation 2.6 MB] | ||
| 4:15-4:30 | Results from joint NASA/ESA field trials simulating international missions to a Lunar base, Carol Stoker [abstract] [presentation 3.9 MB] | A Protected Antipode Circle (PAC) at the center of the Moon Farside, Claudio Maccone [abstract] [presentation 400 KB] | ||
| 4:30-4:45 | LIVING IN PLANETARY SURFACE HABITATS: LESSONS FROM THE MARS DESERT RESEARCH STATION, Jonathan Clarke [abstract] [presentation 3.2 MB] | From the Lunar Ionosphere to the First Stars, Joseph Lazio [abstract] | ||
| 4:45-5:00 | Moon Zoo: Engaging in Learning on the Lunar Surface, Pamela Gay [abstract] [presentation 2.7 MB] | EPO for the Lunar University Network for Astrophysics Research (LUNAR), Doug Duncan [abstract] | ||
| 5:00-6:00 | POSTER SESSION/Wine, Pizza, Dinner | Tent | ||
| 6:00-7:30 | SPECIAL EVENT: NASA NIGHT AND SHOEMAKER AWARD | Tent | ||
Day 2
| Time/Date | DAY 2 Wednesday, July 21, 2010 | LOCATION | ||
| 8-8:30AM | COFFEE Served in Tent | TENT | ||
| START 8:30AM | PLENARY SESSION: Introduction to Parallel Sessions | CONFERENCE CENTER (BLDG. 3) | ||
| 8:30-8:55 | OVERVIEW #3 (INTRO TO PARALLEL SESSION #3: Dynamic Surface Processes), Greg Delory [presentation 1.8 MB] | |||
| 8:55-9:20 | OVERVIEW #4 (INTRO TO PARALLEL SESSION #4: Geophysics and Biology), Maria Zuber and Chris McKay [presentation 3.4 MB] [presentation 1 MB] | |||
| 9:20-9:30 | BREAK | |||
| Parallel Session #3: Dynamic Surface Processes | LOCATION | Parallel Session #4: Geophysics and Biology | LOCATION | |
| Chair/Co-Chair: Tim Stubbs, Denis Richard | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | Chair/Co-Chair: Matthew Siegler, Rick Elphic | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Showroom | |
| 9:30-9:45 | The "Late Veneer" Added to the Earth and Moon May Be Characterized by a Shallow Size Distribution of Large Planetesimals, William Bottke [abstract] [presentation 1.8 MB] | Terrestrial Ground Penetrating Radar Studies as a Means of Constraining Lunar Near-Surface Properties, Patrick Russell [abstract] [presentation 3.9 MB] | ||
| 9:45-10:00 | Lunar Surface Charging in the Earth's Distant Magnetotail, Timothy Stubbs [abstract] [presentation 3 MB] | The Shackleton Crater, its Form and Structure from the LRO Laser Altimeter, Maria T Zuber [abstract] [presentation 4.9 MB] | ||
| 10:00-10:15 | Thermal stability and migration of water and OH on the surface of the Moon, Charles Hibbitts [abstract] [presentation 1.3 MB] | A review of past and future seismometers on the Moon, David Mimoun [abstract] [presentation 2.4 MB] | ||
| 10:15-10:30 | Spectroscopic and Numerical Evaluation of Solar Protons as Lunar OH Source, Aaron Zent [abstract] [presentation 1 MB] | A look at past ice depositional environments of the Moon, Matthew Siegler [abstract] [presentation 3.5 MB] | ||
| 10:30-10:45 | Modeling the Production, Delivery, and Maintenance of OH/H2O on the Lunar Surface, Dana Hurley [abstract] [presentation 1.5 MB] | The Evolution of Remnant Ice at the Lunar South Pole From Diviner Surface Temperature Results, Richard Elphic [abstract] [presentation 3.8 MB] | ||
| 10:45-11:00 | Dust Mobilization on the Lunar Surface, Mihaly Horanyi [abstract] [presentation 2.2 MB] | Development of Biological experiments for nanosatellites and lunar rovers, Erich Fleming [presentation 3 MB] | ||
| 11:00-11:15 | Modeling of light scattering by non-spherical lunar dust grains, Denis Thomas Richard [abstract] [presentation 1 MB] | NASA Ames Academy's Plant and Bacterial Growth in Lunar Regolith Simulant for BioISRU [presentation 2.1 MB] | ||
| 11:15-11:30 | Money, and How to Get It, Doris Daou [abstract] [presentation 1 MB] | Effective Science Communication: Utilizing new media and social media, Jorge Salazar [abstract] [presentation 1.3 MB] | ||
| 11:35-12:15 | LIGHTNING TALKS: Two minute open-mic talks on a relevant lunar topic. Student poster presenters are encouraged to participate. | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | ||
| 12:15-12:30 | LUNCH/POSTER VIEWING (Location: Tent) Focus Group sessions | |||
| 12:30-2:00 | ||||
| START 2:00PM | PLENARY SESSION: Introduction to Parallel Sessions | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | ||
| 2:00-2:25 | OVERVIEW #5 (INTRO TO PARALLEL SESSION #5: Lunar Poles), Tony Colaprete | |||
| 2:25-2:50 | OVERVIEW #6 (INTRO TO PARALLEL SESSION #6: Samples and Instrument Data), Sarah Noble [presentation 1.2 MB] | |||
| 2:50-3:00 | BREAK | |||
| Parallel Session #5: Lunar Poles | LOCATION | Parallel Session #6: Samples and Instrument Data | LOCATION | |
| Chair/Co-Chair: Brendan Hermalyn, Aaron Zent | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | Chair/Co-Chair: Amy Fagan, Ross Beyer | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Showroom | |
| 3:00-3:15 | The nature of lunar volatiles as revealed by Mini-RF observations of the LCROSS impact site, Catherine Neish [abstract] [presentation 1.9 MB] | Absolute Zircon Ages for Pre-Nectarian Events and a Proposed Age for the Near Side Megabasin, Charles Byrne [abstract] [presentation 1 MB] | ||
| 3:15-3:30 | Re-Assessment of "Water on the Moon" after LCROSS, Everett K. Gibson [abstract] [presentation 1.2 MB] | Apollo 16 Sample 60635: Evidence for assimilated KREEP-rich material?, Amy Fagan [abstract] [presentation 2 MB] | ||
| 3:30-3:45 | The LCROSS Impact Location, William Marshall [abstract] [presentation 1 MB] | Re-determining Rb-Sr ages of Apollo 16 impact melt rocks: Implications for sample return from SPA, Dimitri Papanastassiou [abstract] [presentation 1 MB] | ||
| 3:45-4:00 | LCROSS Ejecta Dynamics: Implications for Volatile Release, Brendan Hermalyn [abstract] | Analysis of Samples from Regolith in the Moon's South Pole-Aitken Basin, Using Basalts to Probe the Interior of the Moon, Charles Shearer [abstract] [presentation 2.2 MB] | ||
| 4:00-4:15 | Lunar Impact Debris Plume: Is the Enceladus Plume a Reasonable Analog, William Farrell [abstract] [presentation 500 KB] | Quantification of nanophase iron metal in the silicate rims from lunar soil, Shouliang Zhang [abstract] [presentation 1 MB] | ||
| 4:15-4:30 | Results for the poles of the Moon from Mini-SAR, Chandrayaan-1 mission, Paul Spudis [abstract] [presentation 7.5 MB] | The Lunokhod 1 reflector and what it means for lunar ranging, Tom Murphy [abstract] [presentation 1.1 MB] | ||
| 4:30-4:45 | Lighting Conditions For The Moon's Poles, Joshua Cahill [abstract] [presentation 5.5 MB] | Lunar Regolith mobility and excavation modeling, Jerome Johnson [abstract] [presentation 1.2 MB] | ||
| 4:45-5:00 | 2010 National Observe the Moon Night: Seeing the Moon in a Whole New Light, Brook Hsu [abstract] [abstract] [presentation 400 KB] | Next Generation Lunar Scientists and Engineers Workshop 2010: Results and Feedback, Noah Petro [abstract] [presentation 400 KB] | ||
| 5:00-6:15 | POSTER SESSION/Wine, Cheese, Heavy Hors D'oeuvres (Location: Tent) | Tent | ||
| 7:00-8:30 | Public lecture "The New Moon" by Andrew Chaikin and "Communicating Science through Art" by Jose Francisco Salgado, PhD. TICKETS REQUIRED http://lunarscience2010.arc.nasa.gov/lecture-tickets |
Tent | ||
Day 3
| Time/Date | DAY 3 Thursday, July 22, 2010 | LOCATION | ||
| 8-8:30AM | COFFEE Served in Tent | |||
| START 8:30AM | PLENARY SESSION: Introduction to Parallel Sessions | CONFERENCE CENTER (BLDG. 3) | ||
| 8:30-8:55 | OVERVIEW #7 (INTRO TO PARALLEL SESSION #7: Geology), Clive Neal | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | ||
| 8:55-9:20 | OVERVIEW #8 (INTRO TO PARALLEL SESSION #8: Geochemistry), Carl Allen [presentation 5.4 MB] | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | ||
| 9:20-9:30 | BREAK | |||
| Parallel Session #7: Geology | LOCATION | Parallel Session #8: Geochemistry | LOCATION | |
| Chair/Co-Chair: Gwen Bart, Jeff Moore | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | Chair/Co-Chair: Shouliang Zhang, Sandy Davis | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Showroom | |
| 9:30-9:45 | Applications of LOLA and Other Fused Data Sets to Studies of Lunar Geology, Irene Antonenko [abstract] [presentation 2.8 MB] | LRO Diviner Soil Composition Measurements - Lunar Sample "Ground Truth", Carlton Allen [abstract] [presentation 4.5 MB] | ||
| 9:45-10:00 | US and USSR Spacecraft Positions on the Moon: Understanding the Geologic Context, Jeff Plescia [abstract] [presentation 8.4 MB] | Lunar Compositional Information Provided by Orbital Neutron Data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), David Lawrence [abstract] [presentation 860 KB] | ||
| 10:00-10:15 | Lunar surface rock abundance derived from LRO Diviner data, Joshua Bandfield [abstract] [presentation 11 MB] | Western Oceanus Procellarum as seen by C1XS on Chandrayaan-1, Shoshana Weider [abstract] [presentation 1.6 MB] | ||
| 10:15-10:30 | Physical constraints on impact melt properties from LROC NAC images, Brett Denevi [abstract] [presentation 9 MB] | Lunar Compositional Diversity as Observed by the LRO Diviner Lunar Radiometer, Benjamin T. Greenhagen [abstract] [presentation 1.5 MB] | ||
| 10:30-10:45 | Revisiting the Geology of the Schrödinger Impact Basin, Bhairavi Shankar [abstract] [presentation 4 MB] | A Study of Orbital Neutron Data from the Lunar Prospector and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Missions, Vincent Eke [abstract] [presentation 600 KB] | ||
| 10:45-11:00 | Global Survey of Lunar Regolith Depth, Gwen Bart [abstract] [presentation 2 MB] | Seismic shaking effects on grain size and density sorting with implications for constraining lunar regolith bulk composition, Lillian Ostrach [abstract] [presentation 1.3 MB] | ||
| 11:00-11:15 | Comparison of the PKT and SPA regions of the Moon revealed through Kaguya GRS, Kyeong Ja Kim [abstract] [presentation 3 MB] | Diviner Observations of Pure Plagioclase Regions on the Moon as Identified by SELENE and M3, Michael Wyatt [abstract] [presentation 3.2 MB] | ||
| 11:15-11:30 | Diviner observations of lunar swirls: implications for space weathering, Timothy Glotch [abstract] [presentation 2 MB] | Remote Compositional Analysis of Lunar Olivine with Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) Vis/NIR Reflectance Spectra, Peter Isaacson [abstract] [presentation 5.6 MB] | ||
| 11:30-11:45 | Diviner thermal infrared observations of mare basalts within Oceanus Procellarum, Kerri Donaldson Hanna [abstract] [presentation 2 MB] | Compositional Diversity in the South Pole-Aitken Basin (SPA) as Viewed by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3), Noah Petro [abstract] [presentation 5 MB] | ||
| 11:45-12:10 | Capstone Talk: Clive Neal, Is the Moon (and the LEAG Lunar Exploration Roadmap) Still Relevant in NASA’s New Vision? [abstract] [presentation 3 MB] | CONFERENCE CENTER (BLDG. 3) | ||
| 12:10-12:30 | Student Poster Awards / Closing RemarksPlease remove all posters before 2pm otherwise they will be discarded. Thank you for participating | |||
| 12:30-2:00 | LUNCH | TENT | ||
| START 2:00PM | LEAG (Lunar Exploration Analysis Group) | Conf. Center (Bldg. 3) Ballroom | ||
| 2:00-5:00 | LEAG Meeting | |||
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