ORGANIZER

Lunar and Planetary Institute/
Universities Space Research Association (USRA)

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

Canadian Lunar Research Network

Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation

(CEMI)

Geological Association of Canada

Planetary Sciences Division

Laurentian University

University of Western Ontario

CONVENERS

 

Gordon R. Osinski

University of Western Ontario

 

David A. Kring

USRA-Lunar and Planetary Institute

SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

 

Richard A. F. Grieve

University of Western Ontario

 

Ulrich Riller

Universität Hamburg

 

James E. Mungall

University of Toronto

 

C. Michael Lesher

Laurentian University

 

Peter Lightfoot

Vale, Copper Cliff

 

Kai Wünnemann

Museum für Naturkunde-Leibniz Institute

 

First Announcement — December 2012

Meeting Location and Date

The Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution V meeting will be returning the series to Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The meeting will be held August 5–8, 2013, following the Meteoritical Society meeting, which is being held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Field trips are being planned for August 4 and 9 (see below).

Introduction

The process of impact cratering, its planetary effects, and its environmental implications have been the subject of four previous LMI conferences, which were hosted, respectively, in Sudbury, Canada (1992 and 1997); Nördlingen, Germany (2003); and the Vredefort Dome area in South Africa (2008). Since LMI IV, several major international drilling and field projects of terrestrial impact structures, as well as new spacecraft missions to the Moon, neighboring planets, asteroids, and comets, have begun to deliver important new insights into cratering processes within the solar system. LMI V will provide a forum for discussion of these results as well as recent advances based on experimental and numerical simulation studies.

Purpose and Scope

Potential topics include:

• Giant impacts during the accretional epoch
• Early solar system bombardment and the basin-forming epoch
• Large impact basins on Earth, the Moon, and elsewhere in the solar system: their formation, structure, and environmental effects
• Transition between central peak craters, peak-ring craters, and peak-ring basins
• Thermal and petrological evolution of large impact melt sheets on Earth, the Moon, and elsewhere
• Lunar sample return concepts that explore large impact structures
• The role of large meteorite impacts in the origin and evolution of life

Meeting Format

The conference will be dominated by contributed oral and poster presentations, although a small number of invited presentations will be included to help frame the issues to be explored. The schedule will be organized to promote discussion among meeting participants, so that meaningful dialogue and (ideally) consensus is developed.

Abstract Submission

The deadline for abstract submission will be May 23, 2013, and will be handled through this website. The final announcement and conference program will be available by June 21, 2013.

Scientific Excursions

Two field trips are being planned. The first, tentatively planned for August 4, will provide an overview of the Sudbury impact structure. The second, tentatively planned for August 9, will focus on key topics of interest at Sudbury. More details will follow in the second announcement.

Future Announcements

Further details regarding the conference, including guidelines for abstract submission and registration and field trips, will be included in the second announcement, which will be available in April.

Indication of Interest

To subscribe to a mailing list to receive electronic reminders and special announcements relating to the meeting via e-mail, please submit an electronic Indication of Interest form by April 5, 2013.

Contacts

For information regarding the format and scientific objectives of the conference, contact

For information regarding meeting details or announcements, contact

Ingrid Dudley
USRA/LPI
Phone:  281-486-2151
E-mail:  idudley@hou.usra.edu

For information regarding abstract submission or registration, contact

Schedule