LPSC Abstract Haiku

By longstanding tradition, many attendees of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (a weeklong meeting held every March near Houston) compose conference mini-abstracts in haiku form. This tumblr will collect those haiku. Submissions are welcome. Started by Emily Lakdawalla of The Planetary Society. Currently managed by Steven Jaret of the American Museum of Natural History.

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A surface so thinned,                           

With Narina dome perched, sags.

How thin? She reveals.

Russell and Johnson, 2019/2896: "Lithospheric Flexure Modeling at Narina Tholi: Evidence for a Locally Thinned Lithosphere."

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Habitat suitability calculated.

Life validated?

Spiteful bags of enzymes!

K. L. Lynch, E. G. Rivera-Valentín, A. Soto, V. F. Chevrier, A. Méndez, 2021/2043: "Terrestrial Validation of a Habitat Suitability Model for Brine Environments on Mars"

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Martian ejecta Erosion removes, dust falls Change in IR.

Piatek et al., 2020/2468: "Modification of Martian Crater Ejecta Facies Observed in Thermophysical Data"

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Meetings open doors Share science, collaborate But some, no access!

Piatek and Ostrach, 2020/2406: "Sharing Science with the Widest Audience: Making Scientific Conferences Accessible"

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Ancient Mars rivers

Runoff rates suggest precip

How many? A lot!

A.M. Morgan, S.C. Sanders, & R.A. Craddock, 2020 / 1141 "Runoff Production on Early Mars"

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Becquerel: Cracked above, soft below Here you make an overturned good cheese cake

Luzzi et al., 2018/1494: "Becquerel Crater Radial Faults:  A Possible Target for Methane Seepage Investigations"

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But where are you from Impact ejecta layer Isotopes tell al Jaret et al., 2020/2389: “Petrography and Provenance of impact ejecta in the SW England, United Kingdom”

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Dust-swirled pirouettes: choreographed turbulence, sunbeam-fueled flash mobs.

Fenton, Metzger, Michaels, Scheidt, Dorn, Cole, Sprau, and Neakrase, 2020/2567: “Details in the Devils: Preliminary Results of a Field Investigation of Planetary Boundary Layer Turbulence and Dust Devil Generation”

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Rover picks, zaps rocks Without Earth-in-the-loop wait More mission science

Francis, R. et al, 2016/2487: “AEGIS Intelligent Targeting Deployed for the Curiosity Rover’s ChemCam Instrument”

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Layer tilts in Gale? Compaction might be why, but Donut shape is key

Gabasova and Kite, 2016/1209: “Sediment Compaction on Mars and its Effect on Layer Orientation”

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Carbonates on Mars Did they form when cold and dry? Let’s see in the lab!

Bramble and Mustard, 2016/2553: “Investigating the Antarctic Meteorite Analog of Carbonate Formation on Mars”

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tiny walnut shells absorb so much water, that wind tunnel gets wild

Yu et al. 2016 / 2683: "Quantifying Water Content and Equilibration Timescale of Wind Tunnel Materials"

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Chaos appears red, Enough to discriminate? We can argue yes.

Noviello and Rhoden, 2016/2579: “Order from Chaos: A Quantitative Approach to Identifying small Chaos Features on Europa.”

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Collaborations Between Scientists, Teachers Bring Planets to Kids.

Milazzo et al., 2016/2576: "Planetary Learning that Advances the Nexus of Engineering, Technology, and Science"

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many data sets infinite possible sites how do we decide?

Blair, Gowanlock, Li, Rude, Herring, and Pankratius, 2016/1987: “Improving Spacecraft Site Selection through Computer-Aided Discovery and Data Fusion”

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At the lunar poles Radar CPR is low Fluffy regolith?

Thomson, Spudis, Hayne, Cahill, Patterson, Neish, Thompson, Heggy, and Stickle, 2016:2426: “Evidence for Possible Low-Density Regolith at the Lunar Poles”

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Apollo Twelve Rare earth element rich rock Mafic gabbro too

Valencia et al., 2016/2361: “Petrography and Chemistry of the Mafic and REE-Rich Components in Apollo Sample 12013”