Session 3. Mars Surface

Oral, Chair(s): N. Barlow and E.Z. Noe-Dobrea, Monday, October 7, 2002, 9:30-11:00am, Room M

3.01 A Sublimation Model for the Formation of the Martian Polar Swiss-cheese Features

S. Byrne, A.P. Ingersoll (Caltech)

3.02 Erosion and Stratigraphy of the South Polar Residual Cap of Mars

P. C. Thomas (Cornell University)

3.03 CO₂ Ice in Polygonal Troughs on Mars: Subsurface H₂O Ice, MOC Images and TES Temperature

K. Kossacki (Warsaw Uni., Inst. of Geophysics), W. Markiewicz (MPI for Aeronomy)

3.04 Mars Old and New: Updated Chronology and Role of Ice Flow

W. K. Hartmann, D. C. Berman, D. A. Crown, E. Turtle (Planetary Science Institute)

3.05 Spectral variability in the layered terrain of Melas Chasma: Possible evidence for hydroxides using MGS/TES

E.Z. Noe Dobrea, J.F. Bell III (Cornell University), M.J. Wolff (Space Science Institute), M.D. Smith (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

3.06 Martian Olivine Global Distribution and Stratification Using Spectral Feature Mapping of Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer Data

R.N. Clark, T Hoefen (USGS), J Moore (NASA Ames)

3.07 Ejecta Extent of Martian Impact Craters as a Function of Crater Preservational State

N. G. Barlow (NAU)

3.08 Biological Potential of Martian Hydrothermal Systems

B. M. Jakosky, E. S. Varnes, T. M. McCollom (LASP, Univ. of Colorado)

3.09 Planetary Protection: Two Relevant Terrestrial Examples

C. Chyba (SETI Institute and Stanford University)