is the cbf unique_poster_cas cis 4.23.12

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Abstract Silicic volcanoes are formed when magma or igneous rocks that are rich in silica cool. Unlike basal9c volcanoes, silicic volcanoes are not common on the moon as they are terrestrially. Discovered fairly recently, ComptonBelkovich Feature (CBF) is the only silicic volcano that is located on the far side of the moon. This study inves9gated whether or not ComptonBelkovich is significantly different compared to other silicic volcanoes on the near side of the moon. The albedo, eleva9on, thorium (Th) concentra9on, and the surrounding geology around the ComptonBelkovich site were compared with other volcanic sites on the moon. AHer analyzing the data, it was determined that the ComptonBelkovich site is unique from other silicic volcanoes on the moon. Further research on terrestrial silicic volcanoes may yield rela9onships between lunar silicic volcanoes. Discussion The CBF site displayed varia9ons from near side volcanic sites for several of the characteris9cs we measured. The albedo measurements recorded at ComptonBelkovich are similar to other volcanoes on the moon. At areas with high eleva9on, the albedo values are higher. At areas with low eleva9on, the albedo values are lower. The areas with the highest albedo values are also where Th concentra9ons are at their highest. ( Albedo Fg. 1). In general, the near side silicic volcanoes display varying eleva9ons, likely due to the several craters and geographic features surrounding them. On the other hand, the basal9c volcano is very pronounced, similar to terrestrial cinder cone volcanoes. The eleva9on around CBF is odd. The data shows that there is quite an eleva9on change, but it is not obvious based on images of the area. This decep9ve eleva9on change is seen in very large terrestrial volcanoes, such as the Yellowstone caldera. (Eleva9on Fg. 26). The ComptonBelkovich site has a high concentra9on of Th located directly under the volcano. Farther away from the volcano at CBF the Th concentra9on decreases. The near side silicic volcanoes exhibit lower Th concentra9ons as we move farther from the site, similar to CBF. A Basal9c volcano located on the near side is yet very different than the silicic volcanoes and the CBF. The basal9c volcano has low Th concentra9on directly under the volcano but high Th concentra9on away from the volcano (Th concentra9on Fg.7). AHer observing the abundance of FeO and TiO2 at each loca9on, ComptonBelkovich displayed the lowest concentra9on out of all loca9ons that were sampled. Also, the number of large complex craters is lower at ComptonBelkovich compared with the other loca9ons. This demonstrates that the geology surrounding ComptonBelkovich is unique compared with the areas around the other silicic volcanoes on the moon. By comparing four different types of characteris9cs on different loca9ons on the moon, we have concluded that Compton Belkovich is unique from other lunar silicic volcanoes. (Surrounding Geology Fg. 8A 8J) Is the ComptonBelkovich Feature (CBF) unique compared to other silicic volcanoes? Joseph Wong, Maria Orellana, Rabiya Subedar, Reina Ota California Academy of Sciences , 55 Music Concourse Dr., San Francisco, California 94118 Introduc@on Recently, a silicic volcano at the ComptonBelkovich site has been discovered on the far side of the moon. This is the only silicic volcano known to exist on the far side of the moon. Formally known as the ComptonBelkovich Thorium Anomaly, its loca9on, high reflectance, and Th enriched substrate marks the area as a very unique site. ComptonBelkovich is believed to have evolved from the Procellarum KREEP Terrane and morphological and composi9onal data from the Diviner lunar radiometer suggest that the volcanic region originated due to the thorium deposits in the area. (Jolliff et al., 2011). We hypothesize that the ComptonBelkovich feature is unique compared to other nearside silicic volcanoes on the moon. By looking at four different characteris9cs: albedo, eleva9on, Th concentra9on, and surrounding geography, we believe we will observe differences between near and far side silicic volcanoes. . We conducted this study using the following methods: 1. Input the coordinates (longitude then la9tude) of each of the loca9ons into JMARS for the Moon. 2. Select the appropriate layers in Layer Manager in order to observe the proper dataset. 3. Change the color aspects of each layer to help enhance the dataset. 4. Repeat Steps 23 to have the appropriate layers when observing Th concentra9on, iron (II) oxide (FeO), 9tanium dioxide (TiO 2 ), albedo values, and eleva9on. 5. Add Shape Layer in Layer Manager to draw circles at each loca9on star9ng at the center of the volcanoes then expanding outwards 6. Set up columns in Shape Layer to record the maximum, minimum, average, standard devia9on and sum of the data for albedo, Th concentra9on, and eleva9on. 7. Graph the values recorded: albedo values, Th concentra9on, and eleva9on. Methods Future Work Future inves9ga9ons comparing terrestrial sites to lunar volcanic regions may provide interes9ng results. Also, adding addi9onal sites to compare would give us a beder picture of just how unique or not the ComptonBelkovich site really is. Results Acknowledgments We would like to thank Nic West, Eric Godoy, Melissa Tang, Robert Bred, and all of the Careers in Science interns from the California Academy of Science. Also, we would like to thank Benjamin Greenhagen from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Andrew Shaner from the Lunar Planetary Ins9tute (LPI). ComptonBelkovich Hansteen Alpha Montes Riphaeus Aristarchus Mons Rumker TiO 2 concentra9on FeO concentra9on ComptonBelkovich Aristarchus Mons Rumker Hansteen Alpha Montes Riphaeus Compton Belkovitch Hansteen Alpha Aristarchus Mons Riphaeus Mon Rumker Th (ppm) ComptonBelkovich Hansteen Alpha Aristarchus Montes Riphaeus Mons Rumker Albedo Eleva@on Th Concentra@on Surrounding Geology Figure 1 Figure 1A Figure 1B Figure 1C Figure 1D Figure 1E Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 2A Figure 3A Figure 4A Figure 5A Figure 6A Figure 7 7A 7B 7D 7C 7E 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 8G 8H 8I 8J Although silicic volcanoes on the nearside of the Moon, generally located around the Procellarum KREEP Terrane, have been suspected since the 1970s, they have not been directly measureable un9l fairly recently. A new instrument, the Diviner Lunar Radiometer on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, measures emided thermal radia9on to characterize the silicate composi9on of the lunar surface. Diviner and other datasets, provide detailed maps that help characterize the complex surface of the Moon (Greenhagen et al., 2010; Glotch et al., 2010).

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Abstract                    Silicic  volcanoes  are  formed  when  magma  or  igneous  rocks  that  are  rich  in  silica  cool.      Unlike  basal9c  volcanoes,  silicic  volcanoes  are  not  common  on  the  moon  as  they  are  terrestrially.        Discovered  fairly  recently,  Compton-­‐Belkovich  Feature  (CBF)  is  the  only  silicic  volcano  that  is  located  on  the  far  side  of  the  moon.    This  study  inves9gated  whether  or  not  Compton-­‐Belkovich  is  significantly  different  compared  to  other  silicic  volcanoes  on  the  near  side  of  the  moon.    The  albedo,  eleva9on,  thorium  (Th)  concentra9on,  and  the  surrounding  geology  around  the  Compton-­‐Belkovich  site  were  compared  with  other  volcanic  sites  on  the  moon.    AHer  analyzing  the  data,  it  was  determined  that  the  Compton-­‐Belkovich  site  is  unique  from  other  silicic  volcanoes  on  the  moon.    Further  research  on  terrestrial  silicic  volcanoes  may  yield  rela9onships  between  lunar  silicic  volcanoes.  

Discussion                    The  CBF  site  displayed  varia9ons  from  near  side  volcanic  sites  for  several  of  the  characteris9cs  we  measured.                            The  albedo  measurements  recorded  at  Compton-­‐Belkovich  are  similar  to  other  volcanoes  on  the  moon.    At  areas  with  high  eleva9on,  the  albedo  values  are  higher.    At  areas  with  low  eleva9on,  the  albedo  values  are  lower.      The  areas  with  the  highest  albedo  values  are  also  where  Th  concentra9ons  are  at  their  highest.  (  Albedo  Fg.  1).                  In  general,  the  near  side  silicic  volcanoes  display  varying  eleva9ons,  likely  due  to  the  several  craters  and  geographic  features  surrounding  them.  On  the  other  hand,  the  basal9c  volcano  is  very  pronounced,  similar  to  terrestrial    cinder  cone  volcanoes.  The  eleva9on  around  CBF  is  odd.    The  data  shows  that  there  is  quite  an  eleva9on  change,  but  it  is  not  obvious  based  on  images  of  the  area.  This  decep9ve  eleva9on  change  is  seen  in  very  large  terrestrial  volcanoes,  such  as  the  Yellowstone  caldera.  (Eleva9on  Fg.  2-­‐6).                The  Compton-­‐Belkovich  site  has  a  high  concentra9on  of  Th  located  directly  under  the  volcano.  Farther  away  from  the  volcano  at  CBF  the  Th  concentra9on  decreases.    The  near  side  silicic  volcanoes  exhibit  lower  Th  concentra9ons  as  we  move  farther  from  the  site,  similar  to  CBF.    A  Basal9c  volcano  located  on  the  near  side  is  yet  very  different  than  the  silicic  volcanoes  and  the  CBF.    The  basal9c  volcano  has  low  Th  concentra9on  directly  under  the  volcano  but  high  Th  concentra9on  away  from  the  volcano  (Th  concentra9on  Fg.7).                    AHer  observing  the  abundance  of  FeO  and  TiO2  at  each  loca9on,  Compton-­‐Belkovich  displayed  the  lowest  concentra9on  out  of  all  loca9ons  that  were  sampled.    Also,  the  number  of  large  complex  craters  is  lower  at  Compton-­‐Belkovich  compared  with  the  other  loca9ons.    This  demonstrates  that  the  geology  surrounding  Compton-­‐Belkovich  is  unique  compared  with  the  areas  around  the  other  silicic  volcanoes  on  the  moon.    By  comparing  four  different  types  of  characteris9cs  on  different  loca9ons  on  the  moon,  we  have  concluded  that  Compton-­‐Belkovich  is  unique  from  other  lunar  silicic  volcanoes.    (Surrounding  Geology  Fg.  8A-­‐  8J)      

Is  the  Compton-­‐Belkovich  Feature  (CBF)  unique  compared  to  other  silicic  volcanoes?  Joseph  Wong,  Maria  Orellana,  Rabiya  Subedar,  Reina  Ota  

California  Academy  of  Sciences  ,  55  Music  Concourse  Dr.,  San  Francisco,  California      94118  

Introduc@on  

               Recently,  a  silicic  volcano  at  the  Compton-­‐Belkovich  site  has  been  discovered  on  the  far  side  of  the  moon.    This  is  the  only  silicic  volcano  known  to  exist  on  the  far  side  of  the  moon.    Formally  known  as  the  Compton-­‐Belkovich  Thorium  Anomaly,  its  loca9on,  high  reflectance,  and  Th  enriched  substrate  marks  the  area  as  a  very  unique  site.    Compton-­‐Belkovich  is  believed  to  have  evolved  from  the  Procellarum  KREEP  Terrane  and  morphological  and  composi9onal  data  from  the  Diviner  lunar  radiometer  suggest  that  the  volcanic  region  originated  due  to  the  thorium  deposits  in  the  area.  (Jolliff  et  al.,    2011).                    We  hypothesize  that  the  Compton-­‐Belkovich  feature  is  unique  compared  to  other  nearside  silicic  volcanoes  on  the  moon.    By  looking  at  four  different  characteris9cs:  albedo,  eleva9on,  Th  concentra9on,  and  surrounding  geography,  we  believe  we  will  observe  differences  between  near  and  far  side  silicic  volcanoes.  .  

We  conducted  this  study  using  the  following  methods:  1.  Input  the  coordinates  (longitude  then  la9tude)  of  each  of  the  loca9ons  into  JMARS  for  the  

Moon.  2.  Select  the  appropriate  layers  in  Layer  Manager  in  order  to  observe  the  proper  dataset.  3.  Change  the  color  aspects  of  each  layer  to  help  enhance  the  dataset.  4.  Repeat  Steps  2-­‐3  to  have  the  appropriate  layers  when  observing  Th  concentra9on,  iron  (II)  

oxide  (FeO),  9tanium  dioxide  (TiO2),  albedo  values,  and  eleva9on.  5.  Add  Shape  Layer  in  Layer  Manager  to  draw  circles  at  each  loca9on  star9ng  at  the  center  of  

the  volcanoes  then  expanding  outwards    6.  Set  up  columns  in  Shape  Layer  to  record  the  maximum,  minimum,  average,  standard  

devia9on  and  sum  of  the  data  for  albedo,  Th  concentra9on,  and  eleva9on.      7.  Graph  the  values  recorded:  albedo  values,  Th  concentra9on,  and  eleva9on.  

Methods  

Future  Work                        Future  inves9ga9ons  comparing  terrestrial  sites  to  lunar  volcanic  regions  may  provide  interes9ng  results.    Also,  adding  addi9onal  sites  to  compare  would  give  us  a  beder  picture  of  just  how  unique  or  not  the  Compton-­‐Belkovich  site  really  is.                      

Results  

Acknowledgments                      We  would  like  to  thank  Nic  West,  Eric  Godoy,  Melissa  Tang,  Robert  Bred,  and  all  of  the  Careers  in  Science  interns  from  the  California  Academy  of  Science.    Also,  we  would  like  to  thank  Benjamin  Greenhagen  from  the  NASA  Jet  Propulsion  Laboratory  (JPL)  and  Andrew  Shaner  from  the  Lunar  Planetary  Ins9tute  (LPI).                    

Compton-­‐Belkovich   Hansteen  Alpha   Montes  Riphaeus   Aristarchus   Mons  Rumker  

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                 Although  silicic  volcanoes  on  the  nearside  of  the  Moon,  generally  located  around  the  Procellarum  KREEP  Terrane,  have  been  suspected  since  the  1970s,  they  have  not  been  directly  measureable  un9l  fairly  recently.    A  new  instrument,  the  Diviner  Lunar  Radiometer  on  the  Lunar  Reconnaissance  Orbiter,  measures  emided  thermal  radia9on  to  characterize  the  silicate  composi9on  of  the  lunar  surface.    Diviner  and  other  datasets,  provide  detailed  maps  that  help  characterize  the  complex  surface  of  the  Moon  (Greenhagen  et  al.,  2010;  Glotch  et  al.,  2010).