For my doctoral research, I’ve focused my efforts on comparative planetary volcanism. My main region of interest is the Cerberus plains on Mars, located between the Olympus Mons and Elysium Mons in the northern hemisphere. This region hosts pristine examples of large-scale, and very young, volcanic activity. Small shield volcanoes, vent and fissure sourced eruptions, and lava flows that fill channels created by enormous water floods and stretch for over a thousand kilometers are found there. I have been working to identify the source of the magma that fed this extensive and voluminous volcanism. Additionally, I am working on developing a computational model that can duplicate lava flows on both Earth and Mars, to determine which parameter controls the emplacement of long lava flows. The parameters I am testing include those that are inherent to the lava (e.g., viscosity), and those that are external to the lava (e.g., planetary gravity). Finally, I am working on lava flows found outside of the rim on the Caloris impact basin on Mercury. There is evidence that multiple eruptive events occurred along the exterior of this basin, and I am seeking to quantify the differences between the apparent lavas.
Cerberus Region Data
For an upcoming manuscript, I have uploaded the relevant data that shows the full extent of the channelized lavas in the Cerberus region (see figure on this page), the locations of the regional Cerberus Fossae fissure network, and the files for crater count locations and crater sizes/positions. Once the relevant manuscript has been published, I will include reference information.
To download the data, please click here.
Publications
- Golder, K.B., Burr, D.M., Kattenhorn, S.A., (2017) Crater count age dates for the Cerberus region channelized lavas: Implications for surface and subsurface sources. (manuscript in prep.)
- Simpson, E.L., Koch, R., Heness, E.A., Wizevich, M.C., Tindall, S.E., Hilbert-Wolf, H.L., Golder, K., Steullet, A.K. (2014) Sedimentology and Paleontology of the Upper Cretaceous Wahweap Formation sag ponds adjacent to syndepositional normal faults, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah. Cretaceous Research, 50, 332-343.
- Moran, K., Hilbert-Wolf, H.L., Golder, K.B., Malenda, H.F., Smith, C.J., Storm, L.P., Simpson, E.L., Wizevich, M.C., Tindall, S.E., 2010. Attributes of the wood-boring trace fossil Asthenopodichnium in the Late Cretaceous Wahweap Formation, Utah, USA. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Vol. 297, p. 662-669.
Conference Abstracts
- Golder, K. B. and D.M. Burr (2018) Geomorphological mapping of lava flows on Mercury, Earth, and Mars. 67th GSA Southeastern section, Knoxville, TN, Apr 12-13, Abstract 19-8.
- Golder, K. B., D. M. Burr, and L. T. Tran (2018) Constraining controls on the emplacement of long lava flows on Earth and Mars through modeling in ArcGIS. Lunar Planet. Sci. XLIX, The Woodlands, TX, Mar 19-23, Abstract 1515.
- Golder, K.B., Burr, D.M., Tran, L.T., 2017. Constraining Controls on the Emplacement of Long Lava Flows on Earth and Mars Through Modeling in ArcGIS, American Geophysical Union, Abstract #274370
- Bauer, J.E., Lam, A.R., Bryant, R.M., Fraas, A.J., Golder, K.B., Hartshorn, K.R., Hils, J.M., Limbeck, M.R., and Sheffield, S.L. 2017. Time Scavengers: A collaborative website for exploring climate change and evolution through scientists’ experiences. Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, X(X),
- Bauer, J.E., Lam, A.R., Bryant, R.M., Fraas, A.J., Golder, K.B., Hartshorn, K.R., Hils, J.M., Limbeck, M.R., and Sheffield, S.L. 2017. Time Scavengers: A website for the public to learn about climate change and evolution through the experiences of scientists. American Geophysical Union, Abstract #208605
- Golder, K.B., Burr, D.M., (2017) Age discrepancies within the Cerberus plains channelized lavas, Mars: Obscured eruption sources? LPSC XLVIII, Abstract #2045
- Golder, K.B., Burr, D.M., Tran, L.T., (2017) Constraining the controlling parameter(s) for the emplacement of long lava flows on Mars: A quantitative modeling approach. LPSC XLVIII, Abstract #2056
- Golder, K.B., Burr, D.M., (2016) Implications for late Amazonian magma migration derived from new crater-count age estimates of the Cerberus channel flood lavas, Mars. LPSC XLVII, Abstract #1543
- Golder, K.B., Burr, D.M., (2015) New age estimates for the Cerberus channel flood lavas, Mars: Implications for magma migration. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 7, p.778, Abstract #260804.
- Golder, K.B., Burr, D.M., (2015) Constraining the magma behavior that led to the Cerberus channel flood lavas, Mars. 2015 Planetary Geologic Mappers Meeting, Abstract
- Golder, K.B., Burr, D.M., (2015) Crater count ages as constraints on magma source(s) of the Cerberus plains flood lavas, Mars. Workshop on Issues in Crater Studies and the Dating of Planetary Surfaces, Abstract #9036
- Cartwright, R.J., Burr, D.M., Golder, K., (2015) How accurate is my geomorphic map? Investigating mapper disparities and spatial resolution effects. Titan Surface Workshop2015, *Poster.
- Golder, K.B., Burr, D.M., (2014) Mapping of flood channels in the Cerberus plains, Mars; channel development, lava flows, and fissure formation. 45th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, Abstract
- Golder, K.B., Burr, D.M., (2014) Mapping of flood channels, associated lavas, and fissures in the Cerberus plains, Mars. 2014 Planetary Geologic Mappers Meeting, Abstract
- Gilmore, M.S., Golder, K.B., Korn, L., Aaron, L.M., (2014) Carbonate associated with gullies in the Eridania region of Mars, Eighth International Conference on Mars, Abstract #1388.
- Di Primio, M., Gilmore, M., Lucia, M., Golder, K.B., (2014) Past water activity in Ariadnes Colles on Mars, Eighth International Conference on Mars, Abstract #1248.
- Di Primio, M., Gilmore, M., Marinangeli, L., Golder, K.B., (2013). Past Water Activity in Ariadnes Colles. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 45, No. 7, p. 358, Abstract #226766.
- Golder, K.B., Gilmore, M.S., (2013) Eridania Basin, Mars: Evolution of Electris Terrain, Chaos, and Paleolake. LPSC XLIV, Abstract # 2995.
- Golder, K.B., Gilmore, M.S., (2012) Geomorphological Mapping of Eastern Eridania Basin and Associated Subbasins, Mars. LPSC XLIII, Abstract # 2661.
- Golder, K.B., Gilmore, M.S., (2012) Evolution of Chaos Terrain in the Eridania Basin, Mars. LPSC XLIII, Abstract # 2796.
- Golder, K.B., Wizevich, M.C., (2009) Wetland trace fossils in the Paleogene Brian Head Formation, southwest Utah. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, No. 3, p. 88
- Golder, K.B., Wizevich, M.C., Simpson, E.L., (2009) Oligocene ichnofossils in non-marine limestone of the Brian Head Formation, Utah. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, No. 7, p. 262