48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference abstracts

This conference brings together international specialists in petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, geology, and astronomy to present the latest results of research in planetary science. This year's special sessions are: Large Igneous Provinces in the Solar System; IODP-ICDP Expedition 364 to the Chicxulub Impact Crater; Mars Volatile Surface-Atmospheric Interactions: Past and Present.Program committee co-chairs David Draper, NASA Johnson Space Center Walter Kiefer, Lunar and Planetary Institute. Program committee co-chairs David Draper, NASA Johnson Space Center Walter Kiefer, Lunar and Planetary Institute.PARTIAL CONTENTS: Mars Seasonal Cap Edges and CO2 Ice Column Density--Widespread Low-Latitude Diurnal CO2 Frost on Mars--Global Patterns and Inter-Annual Variability in Carbon Dioxide Deposition on Mars: Infrared Observations from the Mars Climate Sounder--Compositional Variation of the Icy Units of the South Residual Polar Cap of Mars Using CRISM--Diffusion-Limited Aggregation Model for Araneiform Pattern Formation--CO2 Deposition and Removal on Mars' Residual South Polar Cap: Clues from Inverted Relief--Inter-Annual Variations of Martian Seasonal Cycle from Longstanding Neutron Spectroscopy Observations Onboard Mars Odyssey--IODP-ICDP Expedition 364: Drilling the Peak Ring of the Chicxulub Impact Structure--Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary Deposit Within the Chicxulub Impact Structure: Results from IODP-ICDP Expedition 364