163-7 Findings from Impact Crater and Associated Research United States (ICAARUS) Workshop 2025

Session: Impact Cratering Processes Across the Solar System: In Memory of Dr. Bevan M. French

Presenting Author:

Steven Jaret

Authors:

Jaret, Steven J.¹, Crow, Carolyn A.², Gemma, Marina E³, Runyon, Kirby D⁴, Salvatore, Mark Robert⁵, Sims, Melissa⁶, Daly, Ronald Terik⁷, Gullikson, Amber L.⁸, King, David T.⁹, Sapers, Haley¹⁰, Gulick, Sean S.¹¹, Harwell, Megan¹², Mouser, Megan D¹³, Erickson, Timmons¹⁴, McCall, Naoma T¹⁵

(1) Kingsborough Community College (CUNY), Brooklyn, NY, USA, (2) University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA, (3) American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA, (4) Planetary Science Institute, Tuscon, AZ, USA, (5) Northern Arizona UniversityDept. of As, Flagstaff, AZ, USA, (6) University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA, (7) Johns Hopkins APL, Laurel, MD, USA, (8) USGS Astrogeology, Flagstaff, AZ, USA, (9) Auburn University Dept of Geosciences, Auburn, AL, USA, (10) University of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ, USA, (11) University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, USA, (12) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA, (13) Amentum – JETS II, NASA JSC, ARES Division, Houston, TX, USA, (14) Amentum – JETS II, NASA JSC, ARES Division, Houston, TX, USA, (15) Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA, (16) University of Western Ontario, Department of Earth Sciences, London, ON, Canada, (17) Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA, (18) Barringer Crater Company, Flagstaff, AZ, USA,

Abstract:

Here we report preliminary findings from the Impact Crater and Associated Research United States (ICAARUS) Workshop, which was funded by the Barringer Crater Company and held in June 2025. This workshop brought together scientists from multiple subdisciplines within impact cratering research to assess the state of the field, identify areas of interdisciplinary collaboration, and brainstorm actionable steps to enable the community to pursue these and other research opportunities. The workshop followed an ‘ideas lab’ style where goal setting and discussion were participant-driven. The discussion centered around a common theme of supporting the impact cratering community in four areas: (1) maintaining and expanding research and collaboration opportunities, (2) on-ramping and bolstering the next generation of researchers, (3) developing a more robust public-facing presence, and (4) establishing self-organization to promote community development. Science themes, such as impact melt formation and evolution, and material properties under impact conditions, were identified as areas of research that could promote broad participation within the field and across subdisciplines. Community development activities like creating an impact newsletter and restarting Bridging the Gap workshops could help strengthen interdisciplinary connections. We acknowledge that only a subset of the cratering community could attend the workshop and look forward to increasing engagement from the broader community.

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Program. Vol. 57, No. 6, 2025

doi: 10.1130/abs/2025AM-9304

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