The 2025 GSA Connects meeting (Geological Society of America) is next week, Oct 19-22, San Antonio:
https://connects.geosociety.org/
Some of my (biased) highlights from the agenda (admittedly, mostly terrestrial as you might guess):
Pardee Keynote Symposia
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Wednesday, 22 October-Impact Cratering and Evolution
P4. Impact Cratering and the Evolution of Life
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Oral Sessions
86 T122. Advancing Mineralogy and Spectroscopy Across the Solar System in Honor of MSA Roebling Medalist M. Darby Dyar
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Phosphates on Mars and Other Planetary Bodies: Their Spectral Properties and Importance- Janice Bishop
Using Machine Learning to Analyze the Reflectance Spectra of Asteroids- Thomas Burbine
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8 T160. Advancing Mineral Science and Exploring Planetary Surfaces: In Honor of MSA Dana Medalist, Elizabeth B. Rampe, Part I
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Investigation of Ammoniated Clays and Altered Materials for Understanding the Nitrogen Cycle on Asteroids and Perhaps Mars- Janice Bishop
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83 T161. Asteroid Observations, Return Missions, and Meteoritics: Interweaving Perspectives and Data
JWST Spectroscopy of (142) Polana: a Connection to Bennu and Ryugu- Anicia Arredondo
The Search for the Source of Carbonaceous Near-Earth Asteroids- Driss Takir
Deciphering redox histories of aqueously altered carbonaceous asteroids with X-ray spectroscopy- Elizabeth Bailey
Igneous chondrule rims as tracers of the nebular dust cycle- Myriam Telus
The Recipe for Stardust: Cooking Up Alumina ‘Smokes’ in the Lab- Cody Cly
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240 T166. From Atoms to Asteroids and Habitable Planets: Coordinated Analysis of Planetary Samples and Their Terrestrial Analogues
Complementary Datasets Link the Physical and Chemical Evolution of Bennu Particle OREX-800084-0 via Aqueous Alteration- Kelly Miller
Insight into Aqueous Alteration Processes on Bennu’s Parent Body Through the Coordinated Analyses of Apatite- Laura Seifert
Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Nanoglobules and Macromolecular Organic Matter in Returned Samples from Asteroid 101955 Bennu- Simon Clemett
Coordinated Analyses of Chondrule Fragments in Returned Samples from Asteroid Bennu- Kathie Thomas Keprta
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163 T167. Impact Cratering Processes Across the Solar System: In Memory of Dr. Bevan M. French
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From Vesta with Shock: Refining the Record of Inner Solar System Collisions- Rhiannon Mayne
Planetary Defense, Understanding the DART Impact, and the Hera Mission: Contributions to 3D context understanding- Christian Koeberl
280 T170. Planetary Exploration and Education: How We Learn About Our Solar System and Beyond
NASA’s Psyche Mission: Education through Exploration of a Metal World- David Williams
AstroSurvivor: Engaging Students in Asteroid Geology through Real Observations and Impact Modeling- Allison McGraw
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162 T171. Planetary Geologic Mapping Across the Solar System
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USGS Planetary Geologic Mapping Program Status Update- Corey Fortezzo
Geologic Mapping of Asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson as Observed by NASA’s Lucy Mission- Jennifer Scully
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201 T176. The G.K. Gilbert Award Session: Geology of Mars, Mercury, Asteroids, and Icy Satellites in Honor of Scott Murchie
The Power of Multiwavelength Measurement of Planetary Surface Composition- Scott Murchie
Nuclear Spectroscopy – Providing Insights into Planetary Formation and Evolution- Patrick Peplowski
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Poster Sessions
154 T161. Asteroid Observations, Return Missions, and Meteoritics: Interweaving Perspectives and Data (Posters)
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Presolar Grains in Hummocky and Angular Particles from Asteroid Bennu- Ann Nguyen
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