![[Žd’ár nad Sázavou] A second meteorite (39.3 grams) of the Czech bolide on 9 December 2014 was found near Vatín on January 12 by Czech astronomers, first meteorite classified as type L3.9](http://karmaka.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/meteority-zdar-660x330.jpg)
![[Žd’ár nad Sázavou] First meteorite found near Nová Ves, close to Nového Města na Moravě on 20 December, ~3 p.m. CET/ Meteorite fall near Rudolec, Jihlava district, Czech Republic, 9 December, 16:16:45-54 UT UTC](http://karmaka.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/attachment-660x330.jpg)
CM carbonaceous chondrite falls and their terrestrial alterationOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Luke Daly, Cameron Floyd, Pierre‐Etienne Martin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM carbonaceous chondrites provide unique insights into the composition of…
Presolar stardust in highly pristine CM chondrites Asuka 12169 and Asuka 12236OPEN ACCESS
Larry R. Nittler, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Andrea Patzer, Maximilien J. Verdier‐Paoletti Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report a NanoSIMS search for presolar grains…
Fe‐redox changes in Itokawa space‐weathered rimsOPEN ACCESS
L. J. Hicks, J. C. Bridges, T. Noguchi, A. Miyake, J. D. Piercy, S. H. Baker Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Synchrotron Fe‐K X‐ray absorption…
The response of zircon to the extreme pressures and temperatures of a lightning strikeOPEN ACCESS
Gavin G. Kenny & Matthew A. Pasek Scientific Reports volume 11, Article number: 1560 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hypervelocity impacts can produce features in zircon that are not normally produced by endogenic processes….
Elemental composition and physical characteristics of the massive meteorite of the Saudi Empty QuarterOPEN ACCESS
M. S. AlSalhi, V. Masilamani, Nasser Alarifi, W. Aslam Farooq, M. Atif, Shahid Ramay, Hayat Saeed Althobaiti, Saqib Anwar, Ibrahim Elkhedr, Bassam A.Abuamarah Journal of King Saud University – ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online…
Iron‐rich olivine in the unequilibrated ordinary chondrite, MET 00526: Earliest stages of formation
Elena Dobrică, Adrian J. Brearley Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 12 January 2021 LINK “In order to understand the effects of the earliest stages of hydrothermal alteration and fluid‐assisted metamorphism on the matrices…
Calathus: A sample-return mission to Ceres
Oriane Gassot, Paolo Panicucci, Giacomo Acciarini, Helena Bates, Manel Caballero, Pamela Cambianica, Maciej Dziewiecki, Zelia Dionnet, Florine Enengl, Selina-Barbara Gerig, Felix Hessinger, Lucy Kissick, Moritz Novak, Carmine Pellegrino, Angèle Pontoni, Tânia M.Ribeiro, Clemens Riegler, Nini…
Microstructures of enstatite in fine-grained CAIs from CV3 chondrites: Implications for mechanisms and conditions of formation
Shaofan Che, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 12 January 2021 LINK “Enstatite is a ubiquitous phase in chondritic meteorites, interplanetary dust particles, and cometary samples. In equilibrium condensation models, enstatite is predicted…
Nickel isotopic evidence for late-stage accretion of Mercury-like differentiated planetary embryosOPEN ACCESS
Shui-Jiong Wang, Wenzhong Wang, Jian-Ming Zhu, Zhongqing Wu, Jingao Liu, Guilin Han, Fang-Zhen Teng, Shichun Huang, Hongjie Wu, Yujian Wang, Guangliang Wu & Weihan Li Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 294 (2021) LINK (OPEN…
Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimationOPEN ACCESS
Stefan E. Schröder, Olivier Poch, Marco Ferrari, Simone De Angelis, Robin Sultana, Sandra M. Potin, Pierre Beck, Maria Cristina De Sanctis & Bernard Schmitt Nature Communications 12 , 1–9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The…
Stirred not shaken; critical evaluation of a proposed Archean meteorite impact in West GreenlandOPEN ACCESS
Chris Yakymchuk, Christopher L. Kirkland, Aaron J.Cavosie, Kristoffer Szilas, Julie Hollis, Nicholas J.Gardiner, Pedro Waterton, Agnete Steenfelt, Laure Martin Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 557, 1 March 2021, 116730 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • We…
Organic Matter in Cometary EnvironmentsOPEN ACCESS
Adam J. McKay and Nathan X. Roth Life 2021, 11(1), 37Review LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Comets contain primitive material leftover from the formation of the Solar System, making studies of their composition important for understanding…
The Great Chinese Fireball of December 22, 2020OPEN ACCESS
Albino Carbognani manuscript submitted to EPJPlus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “On December 22, 2020 at about 23h 23m 33s UTC a very bright fireball was seen in the sky of south-eastern China. The fireball lasted for…
Collisions and compositional variability in chondrule-forming events
Emmanuel Jacquet Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 January 2021 LINK “Compound chondrules, i.e. chondrules fused together, make a powerful probe of the density and compositional diversity in chondrule-forming environments, but…
Carbonaceous chondrite meteorites experienced fluid flow within the past million yearsOPEN ACCESS
Simon Turner, Lucy McGee, Munir Humayun, John Creech, Brigitte Zanda Science 08 Jan 2021:Vol. 371, Issue 6525, pp. 164-167DOI: 10.1126/science.abc8116 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials “Carbonaceous chondritic meteorites are primordial Solar System materials…
Trajectory and orbit of the unique carbonaceous meteorite FlensburgOPEN ACCESS
Jiří Borovička, Felix Bettonvil, Gerd Baumgarten, Jörg Strunk, Mike Hankey, Pavel Spurný, Dieter Heinlein Manuscript submitted to Meteoritics & Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The C1-ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite Flensburg fell in Germany on September 12,…
Heating events in the nascent solar system recorded by rare earth element isotopic fractionation in refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
J. Y. Hu, N. Dauphas, F. L. H. Tissot, R. Yokochi, T. J. Ireland, Z. Zhang, A. M. Davis, F. J. Ciesla, L. Grossman, B. L. A. Charlier, M. Roskosz, E. E. Alp, M. Y….
Synthesis of Organic Matter in Aqueous Environments Simulating Small Bodies in the Solar System and the Effects of Minerals on Amino Acid FormationOPEN ACCESS
Walaa Elmasry, Yoko Kebukawa, and Kensei Kobayashi Life 2021, 11(1), 32 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The extraterrestrial delivery of organics to primitive Earth has been supported by many laboratory and space experiments. Minerals played an…
Modeling the evaporation of CAI-like melts, and constraining the origin of CH-CB CAIs
Marina A. Ivanova, Ruslan A. Mendybaev, Sergei I. Shornikov, Cyril A. Lorenz, Glenn J. MacPherson Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 January 2021 LINK “To address the bulk compositions of CAIs…
The effects of terrestrial weathering on samarium‑neodymium isotopic composition of ordinary chondrites
Hamed Pourkhori, Vinciane Debaille, Rosalind M.G. Armytage, Matthias van Ginneken, Pierre Rochette, Jérôme Gattacceca Chemical GeologyAvailable online 4 January 2021 LINK “Following their fall to Earth, meteorites experience weathering. In this systematic study, we evaluate…
Thermally altered subsurface material of asteroid (162173) Ryugu
K. Kitazato, R. E. Milliken, T. Iwata, M. Abe, M. Ohtake, S. Matsuura, Y. Takagi, T. Nakamura, T. Hiroi, M. Matsuoka, L. Riu, Y. Nakauchi, K. Tsumura, T. Arai, H. Senshu, N. Hirata, M. A….
The origin of the Moon’s Earth-like tungsten isotopic composition from dynamical and geochemical modelingOPEN ACCESS
Rebecca A. Fischer, Nicholas G. Zube & Francis Nimmo Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 35 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Earth and Moon have identical or very similar isotopic compositions for many…
History of the solar nebula from meteorite paleomagnetismOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, Xue-Ning Bai and Roger R. Fu Science Advances 01 Jan 2021:Vol. 7, no. 1, eaba5967DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba5967 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials “We review recent advances in our understanding of magnetism…
Nebular thermal processing of accretionary fine-grained rims in the Paris CM chondrite
P-M. Zanetta, H. Leroux, C. Le Guillou, B. Zanda, R.H. Hewins Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 December 2020 LINK “Highlights • Fine-grained rims are less altered than the matrix in…
Chondrules from high-velocity collisions: thermal histories and the agglomeration problemOPEN ACCESS
Nick Choksi, Eugene Chiang, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Zack Gainsforth, Andrew J. Westphal Major revisions to agglomeration, connections made to Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx. Last revised 28 Dec 2020. Re-submitted to the refereeVersion 3 of Chondrules…
Petrographic and isotopic investigations of two unusual Ca-Al-rich Inclusions from primitive CO3 chondrites
A. T. Hertwig, M.-C. Liu, A.J. Brearley, S.B. Simon Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 28 December 2020 LINK “We performed high-precision SIMS (secondary ion mass spectrometry) 26Al-26Mg and oxygen isotope analyses of two unique CAIs,…
An unusual porous, cryptocrystalline forsterite chondrule in Murchison
Michael Zolensky, Tomoki Nakamura, James Martinez, Yuma Enokido Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 28 December 2020 LINK “We describe a fragmented cryptocrystalline chondrule consisting solely of forsterite (Fo98) in the Murchison CM2 chondrite,…
Organic Material on Ceres: Insights from Visible and Infrared Space ObservationsOPEN ACCESS
Andrea Raponi, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Filippo Giacomo Carrozzo, Mauro Ciarniello, Batiste Rousseau, Marco Ferrari , Eleonora Ammannito, Simone De Angelis, Vassilissa Vinogradoff, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez, Federico Tosi, Alessandro Frigeri, Michelangelo Formisano, Francesca Zambon, Carol…
Al‐Mg isotopic study of spinel‐rich fine‐grained CAIs
Glenn J. MacPherson, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst published: 23 December 2020 LINK “High‐precision SIMS analyses of seven spinel‐rich fine‐grained CAIs from the CV3 chondrites Efremovka, Kaba, and Vigarano and the…
Volatile abundances and hydrogen isotope ratios of apatite in Martian basaltic breccia NWA 11522—A paired stone of NWA 7034
Aimee Smith, Lydia J. Hallis, Kazuhide Nagashima, Gary R. Huss Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 22 December 2020 LINK “This study aimed to determine the volatile content (Cl, F, OH) and hydrogen isotope…
Crystallization histories of the group IIF iron meteorites and Eagle Station pallasites
Connor D. Hilton, Richard D. Ash, Richard J. Walker Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 22 December 2020 LINK “The group IIF iron meteorites and Eagle Station pallasites (PES) have highly siderophile element abundances…
Meteoritic evidence for a Ceres-sized water-rich carbonaceous chondrite parent asteroid
V. E. Hamilton, C. A. Goodrich, A. H. Treiman, H. C. Connolly Jr, M. E. Zolensky & M. H. Shaddad Nature Astronomy (2020)Published: 21 December 2020 LINK “Carbonaceous chondrite meteorites record the earliest stages of…
Nature of the Clinoenstatite Rim in Refractory Forsterite-Rich Objects from Carbonaceous Chondrites: First Results of Study by the Method of Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)
S. V. Berzin, V. A. Koroteev, K. A. Dugushkina, V. V. Shilovskikh, D. A. Zamyatin & S. Yu. Stepanov Doklady Earth Sciences, Volume 495, pages 812–815 LINK “A clinoenstatite rim occurs in many refractory forsterite-rich…
New constraints on the formation of main group pallasites derived from in situ trace element analysis and 2D mapping of olivine and phosphate
M. Chernonozhkin, Seann J. McKibbin, Steven Goderis, Stijn J.M.Van Malderen, Philippe Claeys, Frank Vanhaecke Chemical GeologyAvailable online 20 December 2020 LINK “Pallasites are stony‑iron meteorites consisting mainly of olivine and Fe-Ni metal with a formation…
Effects of early intense bombardment on megaregolith evolution and on lunar (and planetary) surface samples
William K. Hartmann, Alessandro Morbidelli Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 December 2020 LINK “Impact rates in the first 500 Myr of the solar system are critical to an understanding of lunar geological…
New discovery of two seismite horizons challenges the Ries–Steinheim double-impact theoryOPEN ACCESS
Elmar Buchner, Volker J. Sach & Martin Schmieder Scientific Reports 10 , 1–14 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Nördlinger Ries and the Steinheim Basin are widely perceived as a Middle Miocene impact crater doublet….
Analysis of amino acids, hydroxy acids, and amines in CR chondritesOPEN ACCESS
José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, Jason E. Hein, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Hannah L. McLain, Eric T. Parker, Timothy Cao, Eve L. Berger, Aaron S. Burton Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record…
Valence determinations and oxybarometry on FIB‐sectioned olivine and pyroxene using correlated Ti, V, and Cr micro‐XAFS spectroscopy: Evaluation of ion‐milling effects and application to Antarctic micrometeorite grains
S. R. Sutton, A. J. Brearley, E. Dobrică, A. Lanzirotti, M. Newville, O. Tschauner Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:15 December 2020 LINK “X‐ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy methods have been applied to…
Sputtering of Presolar Grains via Galactic Cosmic Rays in the Interstellar Medium
Akshat Garg, Kuljeet K. Marhas, and Vikram Goyal The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 905, Number 1Published: 2020 December 15 LINK “The sputtering rate of presolar silicon carbide grains due to galactic cosmic rays has been computed…
Evidence for shock provides insight into the formation of the central elevated area in the Dhala impact structure, India
Amar Agarwal, Satyendra Kumar, Gaurav Joshi, K. K. Agarwal Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 14 December 2020 LINK “The central elevated area is a postimpact morphological landmark in the otherwise flat eroded remnant…
First finding of impact cratering in the Korean PeninsulaOPEN ACCESS
Jaesoo Lim, Sei-Sun Hong, Min Han, Sangheon Yi, Sung Won Kim Gondwana ResearchIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 December 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • First report of robust evidence for impact…
Nature of bright C-complex asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Sunao Hasegawa, Toshihiro Kasuga, Fumihiko Usui, Daisuke Kuroda accepted for publication in PASJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Most C-complex asteroids have albedo values less than 0.1, but there are some high-albedo (bright) C-complex asteroids with albedo…
Mineralogy and Spectroscopy (Visible Near Infrared and Fourier Transform Infrared) of Mukundpura CM2: Implications for asteroidal aqueous alteration
S. Baliyan, H. Moitra, S. Sarkar, D. Ray, D.K. Panda, A.D. Shukla, S. Bhattachary, S. Gupta GeochemistryIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 December 2020 LINK “We report the textures, mineralogy and mineral chemistry of…
Spectral analysis of craters on (101955) Bennu
J.D.P. Deshapriya, M.A. Barucci, E.B. Bierhaus, S. Fornasier, P.H. Hasselmann, F. Merlin, B.E. Clark, A. Praet, M. Fulchignoni, A.A. Simon, Victoria E. Hamilton, E.A. Cloutis, C. Lantz, X.D. Zou, J.-Y. Li, D.C. Reuter, J.R. Brucato,…
Assessment of Cr isotopic heterogeneities of volatile-rich asteroids based on multiple planet formation modelsOPEN ACCESS
Ryota Fukai, Sota Arakawa accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Describing the comprehensive evolutionary scenario for asteroids is key to explaining the various physical processes of the solar system. Bulk-scale carbonaceous…
Isotopic signatures as tools to reconstruct the primordial architecture of the Solar System
Jan Render, Gregory A. Brennecka Earth and Planetary Science LettersAvailable online 10 December 2020 LINK “Highlights • Angrites and eucrites exhibit nucleosynthetic anomalies in Nd and Zr isotopes.• These isotopic signatures are consistent with deficits…
Cluster analysis of presolar silicon carbide grains: evaluation of their classification and astrophysical implicationsOPEN ACCESS
Asmaa Boujibar, Samantha Howell, Shuang Zhang, Grethe Hystad, Anirudh Prabhu, Nan Liu, Thomas Stephan, Shweta Narkar, Ahmed Eleish, Shaunna M. Morrison, Robert M. Hazen, Larry R. Nittler accepted at ApJL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Cluster analysis…
Spectral characterization of the craters of Ryugu as observed by the NIRS3 instrument on-board Hayabusa2
L. Riu, C. Pilorget, R. Milliken, K. Kitazato, T. Nakamura, Y. Cho, M. Matsuoka, S. Sugita, M. Abe, S. Matsuura, M. Ohtake, S. Kameda, N. Sakatani, E. Tatsumi, Y. Yokota, T. Iwata IcarusIn Press, Journal…
Thermal emission measurements of ordinary chondrite mineral analogs in a simulated asteroid environment: 2. Representative mineral mixtures
Michael S. Bramble, Ralph E. Milliken, William R. Patterson IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 December 2020 LINK “Highlights • The thermal emission of mineral mixtures was analyzed in a simulated asteroid environment.• The…
Extraterrestrial hexamethylenetetramine in meteorites—a precursor of prebiotic chemistry in the inner solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Yasuhiro Oba, Yoshinori Takano, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin & Shogo Tachibana Nature Communications 11 , 1–8 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Despite extensive studies on the formation of organic…
Spin evolution of Ceres and Vesta due to impacts
Xiaochen Mao, William B. McKinnon Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 05 December 2020 LINK “All asteroid spins evolve due to collisions. Geophysical analysis (Mao and McKinnon 2018b) implies Ceres might have been modestly…
Arrival and magnetization of carbonaceous chondrites in the asteroid belt before 4562 million years agoOPEN ACCESS
Timothy O’Brien, John A. Tarduno, Atma Anand, Aleksey V. Smirnov, Eric G. Blackman, Jonathan Carroll-Nellenback & Alexander N. Krot Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 1, Article number: 54 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorite…
Presolar Stardust in Highly Pristine CM Chondrites Asuka 12169 and Asuka 12236OPEN ACCESS
Larry R. Nittler, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Andrea Patzer, Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti Accepted for publication in Meteoritics and Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report a NanoSIMS search for presolar grains in the CM chondrites…
Trace Element Composition of Silicate Minerals in the Chondrules and Matrix of the Buschhof Meteorite
K. G. Sukhanova, S. G. Skublov, O. L. Galankina, E. V. Obolonskaya & E. L. Kotova Geochemistry International, Volume 58, pages 1321–1330 (2020) LINK “The paper presents results of SIMS and SEM-EDS studies of the…
Mantle–melt partitioning of the highly siderophile elements: New results and application to Mars
K. Righter, R. Rowland II, L. R. Danielson, M. Humayun, S. Yang, N. Mayer (Waeselmann), K. Pando Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 01 December 2020 LINK “Trace elements and extant and extinct isotopic…
Nucleosynthesis of an 11.8 M ⊙ Supernova with 3D Simulation of the Inner Ejecta: Overall Yields and Implications for Short-lived Radionuclides in the Early Solar System
A. Sieverding, B. Müller, and Y.-Z. Qian The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 904, Number 2Published: 1 December 2020 LINK “Based on a 3D supernova simulation of an 11.8 M ⊙ progenitor model with an initial solar…
Experiments to understand crystallization of levitated high temperature silicate melt droplets under low vacuum conditionsOPEN ACCESS
Biswajit Mishra, Pratikkumar Manvar, Kaushik Choudhury, S. Karagadde & Atul Srivastava Scientific Reports, Volume 10, Article number: 20910 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report experiments on crystallization of highly undercooled forsterite melt droplets…
Titanium isotope fractionation in solar system materials
Niel H. Williams, Manuela A. Fehr, Ian J. Parkinson, Maximilian B. Mandl, Maria Schönbächler Chemical GeologyIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 December 2020, 120009 LINK “Highlights • Nebular processes produce limited Ti isotope fractionation…
A reclassification of Northwest Africa 2900 from CV3 to CK3 chondrite
Zachary A. Torrano, Jemma Davidson, Meenakshi Wadhwa Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 29 November 2020 LINK “The similarities between CV and CK chondrites are so substantial that some studies have argued for a…
Spectrophotometric analysis of the Ryugu rock seen by MASCOT: Searching for a carbonaceous chondrite analogOPEN ACCESS
Stefan Schröder, Katharina Otto, Hannah Scharf, Klaus-Dieter Matz, Nicole Schmitz, Frank Scholten, Stefano Mottola, Frank Trauthan, Alexander Koncz, Harald Michaelis, Ralf Jaumann, Tra-Mi Ho, Hikaru Yabuta, Seiji Sugita Submitted to Planetary Science Journal PDF (OPEN…
Variable refractory lithophile element compositions of planetary building blocksOPEN ACCESS
Takashi Yoshizaki, Richard D. Ash, Marc D. Lipella, Tetsuya Yokoyama, William F. McDonough PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrites are undifferentiated sediments of materials left over from the earliest stage of the solar system history, and are…
New fission-track ages of australasian tektites define two age groups: Discriminating between formation and reset ages
John A. Westgate, Bradley J. Pillans, Brent V. Alloway, Nicholas J.G. Pearce, Peter Simmonds Quaternary GeochronologyAvailable online 27 November 2020 LINK “Highlights • The studied tektites from across the Australasian strewn field fall into two…
3D X-ray tomographic analysis reveals how coesite is preserved in Muong Nong-type tektitesOPEN ACCESS
Matteo Masotta, Stefano Peres, Luigi Folco, Lucia Mancini, Pierre Rochette, Billy P. Glass, Fabrizio Campanale, Nicolas Gueninchault, Francesco Radica, Sounthone Singsoupho & Enrique Navarro Scientific Reports volume 10, Article number: 20608 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
A condensation origin for the mass-dependent Silicon isotopic variations in Allende components: implications for complementarity
Rayssa Martins, Marc Chaussidon, Frédéric Moynier Earth and Planetary Science LettersAvailable online 25 November 2020, 116678In press, corrected proof LINK “Highlights • Silicon isotopes in Allende components show large variations due to fractionation during a…
The lunar surface as a recorder of astrophysical processesOPEN ACCESS
Ian A. Crawford, Katherine H. Joy, Jan H. Pasckert, Harald Hiesinger Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, A379: 20190562 (2020)Review article PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The lunar surface has been exposed to the space…
The fall of the Murchison meteorite
Michael Zolensky, Sara Russell, Adrian Brearley Invited Review Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 25 November 2020 LINK
Observations of the Onset of Complex Organic Molecule Formation in Interstellar Ices
Laurie E. U. Chu, Klaus Hodapp, and Adwin Boogert The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 904, Number 2Published: 24 November 2020 LINK “Isolated dense molecular cores are investigated to study the onset of complex organic molecule formation…
What martian meteorites reveal about the interior and surface of Mars
A. Udry, G. H. Howarth, C. D. K. Herd, J. M. D. Day, T. J. Lapen, J. Filiberto Journal of Geophysical Research: PlanetsREVIEW ARTICLE, First published: 20 November 2020 LINK “Martian meteorites are the only…
Cavezzo, the first Italian meteorite recovered by the PRISMA fireball network. Orbit, trajectory, and strewn-field
D Gardiol, D Barghini, A Buzzoni, A Carbognani, M Di Carlo, M Di Martino, C Knapic, E Londero, G Pratesi, S Rasetti, W Riva, R Salerno, G M Stirpe, G B Valsecchi, C A Volpicelli,…
Early solar system aqueous activity: K isotope evidence from Allende
Yun Jiang, Piers Koefoed, Olga Pravdivtseva, Heng Chen, Chun‐Hui Li, Fang Huang, Li‐Ping Qin, Jia Liu, Kun Wang Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 24 November 2020 LINK “The alkali element K is moderately…
Biconical reflectance, micro‐Raman, and nano‐FTIR spectroscopy of the Didim (H3‐5) meteorite: Chemical content and molecular variations
M. Yesiltas, M. Kaya, T. D. Glotch, R. Brunetto, A. Maturilli, J. Helbert, M. E. Ozel Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 24 November 2020 LINK “The Didim meteorite contains multiple lithologies and clasts…
Quartz and cristobalite ballen in impact melt rocks from the Ries impact structure, Germany, formed by dehydration of shock‐generated amorphous phasesOPEN ACCESS
Claudia A. Trepmann, Fabian Dellefant, Melanie Kaliwoda, Kai‐Uwe Hess, Wolfgang W. Schmahl, Stefan Hölzl Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 24 November 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Quartz and cristobalite ballen aggregates surrounded…
Evidence for the presence of chondrule‐ and CAI‐derived material in an isotopically anomalous Antarctic micrometeorite
Bastien Soens, Martin D. Suttle, Ryoga Maeda, Frank Vanhaecke, Akira Yamaguchi, Matthias Van Ginneken, Vinciane Debaille, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 24 November 2020 LINK “We report the discovery…
Structural and spectral properties of astronomical complex organic molecules: 1:1:1 glycine-X-Y and Y-glycine-X
Anita Kabi, Pradipta K.Behera, Prabhat K. Sahu Molecular AstrophysicsAvailable online 21 November 2020 LINK “Current research to understand astrochemistry and astrobiology with regard to the weakly bound astronomical complexes including amino acids in the Inter-Stellar…
Meteorite Potůčky (Steinbach): history and new finds (Czech Republic) / [Meteorit potůčky (Steinbach): historie a nové nálezy (Česká Republika)]OPEN ACCESS
Pauliš, Petr; Černý, David; Malý, Tomáš; Dolníček, Zdeněk; Bohatý, Martin; Ulmanová, Jana; Pour, Ondřej; Plášil, Jakub; Malina, Ondřej; Bohdálek, Petr; Sýkora, Ivan; Povinec, P. Pavel Bulletin Mineralogie Petrologie, Volume 28, issue 1 (2020), pages 179-202…
A primordial 15N-depleted organic component detected within the carbonaceous chondrite MariboOPEN ACCESS
Christian Vollmer, Jan Leitner, Demie Kepaptsoglou, Quentin M. Ramasse, Ashley J. King, Paul F. Schofield, Addi Bischoff, Tohru Araki & Peter Hoppe Scientific Reports 10 , 1–9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report on…
Observational constraints on the likelihood of 26Al in planet-forming environmentsOPEN ACCESS
Megan Reiter accepted to A&A Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Recent work suggests that 26Al may determine the water budget in terrestrial exoplanets as its radioactive decay dehydrates planetesimals leading to rockier compositions. Here I consider…
Phase reddening on asteroid Bennu from visible and near-infrared spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
S. Fornasier, P. H. Hasselmann, J. D. P Deshapriya, M. A. Barucci, B. E. Clark, A. Praet, V. E. Hamilton, A. Simon, J-Y. Li, E. A. Cloutis, F. Merlin, X-D. Zou, D. S. Lauretta Astronomy…
The aqueous alteration of GEMS-like amorphous silicate in a chondritic micrometeorite by Antarctic water
M.D. Suttle, L. Folco, M.J. Genge, I.A. Franchi, F. Campanale, E. Mugnaioli, X. Zhaoe Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 November 2020 LINK “We analysed the heterogenous fine-grained (sub-μm) matrix of…
The internal structure and geodynamics of Mars inferred from a 4.2-Gyr zircon recordOPEN ACCESS
Maria M. Costa, Ninna K. Jensen, Laura C. Bouvier, James N. Connelly, Takashi Mikouchi, Matthew S. A. Horstwood, Jussi-Petteri Suuronen, Frédéric Moynier, Zhengbin Deng, Arnaud Agranier, Laure A. J. Martin, Tim E. Johnson, Alexander A….
The NC-CC Isotope Dichotomy: Implications for the Chemical and Isotopic Evolution of the Early Solar System
Katherine R. Bermingham, Evelyn Füri, Katharina Lodders & Bernard Marty Space Science Reviews, Volume 216, Article number: 133 (2020) LINK “Understanding the formation of our planetary system requires identification of the materials from which it…
A non-energetic mechanism for glycine formation in the interstellar medium
S. Ioppolo, G. Fedoseev, K.-J. Chuang, H. M. Cuppen, A. R. Clements, M. Jin, R. T. Garrod, D. Qasim, V. Kofman, E. F. van Dishoeck & H. Linnartz Nature Astronomy (2020), Published: 16 November 2020…
UV laser‐induced fluorescence spectroscopy as a non‐destructive technique for mineral and organic detection in carbonaceous chondrites
Elizabeth A. Lymer, Michael G. Daly, Kimberly T. Tait, Veronica E. Di cecco, Emmanuel A. Lalla Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 16 November 2020 LINK “Here, we discuss the merits of non‐destructive UV…
Origin of isolated olivine grains in carbonaceous chondrites
Emmanuel Jacquet, Maxime Piralla, Pauline Kersaho, Yves Marrocchi Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:16 November 2020 LINK “We report microscopic, cathodoluminescence, chemical, and O isotopic measurements of FeO‐poor isolated olivine grains (IOG) in the…
Luminous efficiency based on FRIPON meteorsOPEN ACCESS
Esther Drolshagen, Theresa Ott, Detlef Koschny, Gerhard Drolshagen, Jeremie Vaubaillon, Francois Colas, Josep Maria Trigo-Rodriguez, Brigitte Zanda, Sylvain Bouley, Simon Jeanne, Adrien Malgoyre, Mirel Birlan, Pierre Vernazza, Daniele Gardiol, Dan Alin Nedelcu, Jim Rowe, Mathieu…
Reassessing the thermal history of martian meteorite Shergotty and Apollo mare basalt 15555 using kinetic isotope fractionation of zoned minerals
Frank Richter, Lee M. Saper, Johan Villeneuve, Marc Chaussidon, E. Bruce Watson, Andrew M. Davis, Ruslan A. Mendybaev, Steven B. Simon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “Elemental abundance and isotopic fractionation profiles across zoned minerals…
Bjurböle L/LL4 ordinary chondrite properties studied by raman spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements and mössbauer spectroscopy
A. A. Maksimova, E. V. Petrova, A.V. Chukin, B.A. Nogueira, R. Fausto, Á. Szabó, Z. Dankházi, I. Felner, M. Gritsevich, T.Kohout, E. Kuzmann, Z. Homonnay, M. I. Oshtrakh Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular…
Astronomical context of Solar System formation from molybdenum isotopes in meteorite inclusions
Gregory A. Brennecka, Christoph Burkhardt, Gerrit Budde, Thomas S. Kruijer, Francis Nimmo, Thorsten Kleine Science 13 Nov 2020:Vol. 370, Issue 6518, pp. 837-840DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz8482 LINK “Calcium-aluminum–rich inclusions (CAIs) in meteorites are the first solids to…
Graphite-Based Geothermometry on Almahata Sitta Ureilitic MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Anna Barbaro, M. Chiara Domeneghetti, Cyrena A. Goodrich, Moreno Meneghetti, Lucio Litti, Anna Maria Fioretti, Peter Jenniskens, Muawia H. Shaddad and Fabrizio Nestola Minerals 2020, 10(11), 1005 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The thermal history…
Oxygen-isotope systematics of chondrules and olivine fragments from Tagish Lake C2 chondrite: Implications of chondrule-forming regions in protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Takayuki Ushikubo, Makoto Kimura Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 November 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights: • Oxygen isotopic systematics of chondrules and olivine fragments of Tagish Lake meteorite were studied.•…
Aqueous Alteration Studies on Mukundpura (MK) Carbonaceous Chondrite using FTIR, TGA and Raman spectroscopy and its CM classificationOPEN ACCESS
A. Dixit, R. P. Tripathi, Sudhanshu Kumar, Mohd. Azaj Ansari, K Sreenivas Submitted to MAPS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “FTIR measurement on MK immediately after its fall, shows a unique doublet around 10 micrometer, significantly different…
Photometry of asteroid (101955) Bennu with OVIRS on OSIRIS-REx
Xiao-Duan Zou, Jian-Yang Li, Beth E. Clark, Dathon R. Golish, Salvatore Ferrone, Amy A. Simon, Dennis C. Reuter, Deborah L. Domingue, Hannah Kaplan, Maria Antonietta Barucci, Sonia Fornasiere, Alice Praet, Pedro Henrique Hasselmann, Carina Bennett,…
In situ occurrence of Muong Nong-type Australasian tektite fragments from the Quaternary deposits near Huai Om, northeastern ThailandOPEN ACCESS
Toshihiro Tada, Ryuji Tada, Praphas Chansom, Wickanet Songtham, Paul A. Carling & Eiichi Tajika Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, Volume 7, Article number: 66 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “There are several reports…
Reviewing Martian Atmospheric Noble Gas Measurements: From Martian Meteorites to Mars MissionsOPEN ACCESS
Thomas Smith, P.M. Ranjith, Huaiyu He and Rixiang Zhu Geosciences 2020, 10 (11), 439 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian meteorites are the only samples from Mars available for extensive studies in laboratories on Earth….
Development of innovative Non-Destructive Analytical Strategies for Mars Sample Return tested on Dar al Gani 735 Martian Meteorite
C. García-Florentino, I. Torre-Fdez, P. Ruiz-Galende, J. Aramendia, K. Castro, G.Arana, M. Maguregui, S. Fdz. Ortiz de Vallejuelo, J. M. Madariaga TalantaIn press, journal pre-proof, Available online 5 November 2020 LINK “Highlights • Non- Destructive…
Isotopic Composition of Noble Gases, Nitrogen, and Carbon in the Ozerki New L Chondrite
E. V. Korochantseva, A. B. Verchovsky, A. I. Buikin, K. A. Lorents & A. V. Korochantsev Geochemistry International, Volume 58, pages 1239–1256(2020) LINK “The isotopic composition of noble gases, nitrogen, and carbon in two samples…
Vanadium micro-XANES determination of oxygen fugacity in olivine-hosted glass inclusion and groundmass glasses of martian primitive shergottite Yamato 980459
Ryoichi Nakada, Tomohiro Usui, Masashi Ushioda, Yoshio Takahashi American Mineralogist (2020) 105 (11): 1695–1703 LINK “The redox condition of magma determines the stability and composition of crystallizing and volatile phases in martian meteorites, reflecting the…
A probabilistic approach to determination of Ceres’ average surface composition from Dawn VIR and GRaND dataOPEN ACCESS
H. Kurokawa, B. L. Ehlmann, M. C. De Sanctis, M. G. A. Lapôtre, T. Usui, N. T. Stein, T. H. Prettyman, A. Raponi, M. Ciarniello accepted for publication in JGR: Planets PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The…
Halo Meteors
Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb New AstronomyAvailable online 2 November 2020 LINK “Highlights • We propose a search for interstellar meteors originating from Milky Way Halo stars• We show that halo meteors would be kinematically distinct…
Donwilhelmsite, [CaAl4Si2O11], a new lunar high-pressure Ca-Al-silicate with relevance for subducted terrestrial sediments
Jörg Fritz, Ansgar Greshake, Mariana Klementova, Richard Wirth, Lukas Palatinus, Reidar G. Trønnes,Vera Assis Fernandes, Ute Böttger, Ludovic Ferrière American Mineralogist (2020) 105 (11): 1704–1711. LINK “We report on the occurrence of a new high-pressure…
A new occurrence of corundum in eucrite and its significance
Jie-Ya Li, Ai-Cheng Zhang, Naoya Sakamoto, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Li-Xin Gu American Mineralogist (2020) 105 (11): 1656–1661 LINK “The diversity of lithologies is an important proxy of internal evolution in differentiated planets and asteroids. The major…
New constraints from 26Al-26Mg chronology of anorthite bearing chondrules in unequilibrated ordinary chondrites
Guillaume Siron, Kohei Fukuda, Makoto Kimura, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn press, journal pre-proof, Available online 1 November 2020 LINK “26Al-26Mg ages were determined for 14 anorthite-bearing chondrules from five different unequilibrated ordinary…
Early oxidation of the martian crust triggered by impactsOPEN ACCESS
Zhengbin Deng, Frédéric Moynier, Johan Villeneuve, Ninna K. Jensen, Deze Liu, Pierre Cartigny, Takashi Mikouchi, Julien Siebert, Arnaud Agranier, Marc Chaussidon and Martin Bizzarro Science Advances, 30 Oct 2020:Vol. 6, no. 44, eabc4941DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc4941 LINK…
In-situ water-immersion experiments on amorphous silicates in the MgO–SiO2 system: implications for the onset of aqueous alteration in primitive meteorites
Yohei Igami, Akira Tsuchiyama, Tomoya Yamazaki, Megumi Matsumoto, Yuki Kimura Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 October 2020 LINK “Amorphous silicates, abundant in primitive carbonaceous chondrites, are among the most primitive…
Highly siderophile elements in shergottite sulfides and the sulfur content of the martian mantle
Marine Paquet, James M.D. Day, Arya Udry, Ruan Hattingh, Ben Kumler, Rachel R.Rahib, Kimberly T. Tait, Clive R. Neal Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 October 2020 LINK “Shergottite meteorites are…
The fall, recovery, classification, and initial characterization of the Hamburg, Michigan H4 chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Philipp R. Heck, Jennika Greer, Joseph S. Boesenberg, Audrey Bouvier, Marc W. Caffee, William S. Cassata, Catherine Corrigan, Andrew M. Davis, Donald W. Davis, Marc Fries, Mike Hankey, Peter Jenniskens, Philippe Schmitt‐Kopplin, Shannon Sheu, Reto…
Network of thermal cracks in meteorites due to temperature variations: new experimental evidence and implications for asteroid surfaces
Guy Libourel, Clément Ganino, Marco Delbo, Mathieu Niezgoda, Benjamin Remy, Lionel Aranda, Patrick Michel Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,Published: 22 October 2020 LINK “In recent years several studies have shown the importance of…
Bennu’s near-Earth lifetime of 1.75 million years inferred from craters on its boulders
R.-L. Ballouz, K. J. Walsh, O. S. Barnouin, D. N. DellaGiustina, M. Al Asad, E. R. Jawin, M. G. Daly, W. F. Bottke, P. Michel, C. Avdellidou, M. Delbo, R. T. Daly, E. Asphaug, C….
Molecular water detected on the sunlit Moon by SOFIAOPEN ACCESS
C. I. Honniball, P. G. Lucey, S. Li, S. Shenoy, T. M. Orlando, C. A. Hibbitts, D. M. Hurley & W. M. Farrell Nature Astronomy , 1–7 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Widespread hydration was…
Satellite observation of the dust trail of a major bolide event over the Bering Sea on December 18, 2018OPEN ACCESS
J. Borovicka, M. Setvak, H. Roesli, J. K. Kerkmann accepted for publication in A&A PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “One of the most energetic bolide events in recent decades was detected by the US Government sensors (USGS)…
Microporosity and parent body of the rubble-pile NEA (162173) Ryugu
Wladimir Neumann, Matthias Grott, Mario Trieloff, Ralf Jaumann, Jens Biele, Maximilian Hamm, Ekkehard Kührt IcarusIn press, journal pre-proof, Available online 24 October 2020 LINK “Highlights • We investigate the porosity for ice-rich planetesimals of the…
The old, unique C1 chondrite Flensburg – insight into the first processes of aqueous alteration, brecciation, and the diversity of water-bearing parent bodies and lithologiesOPEN ACCESS
Addi Bischoff, Conel M. O’D Alexander, Jean-Alix Barrat, Christoph Burkhardt, Henner Busemann, Detlev Degering, Tommaso Di Rocco, Meike Fischer, Thomas Fockenberg, Dionysis I. Foustoukos Jérôme Gattacceca, Jose R. A. Godinho, Dennis Harries, Dieter Heinlein, Jan…
Primary crystallization and partial remelting of chondrules in the protoplanetary disk: Petrographic, mineralogical and chemical constraints recorded in zoned type-I chondrulesOPEN ACCESS
J. Pape, Å.V. Rosén, K. Mezger, M. Guillong Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 October 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrules from unequilibrated ordinary chondrites are among the oldest Solar system materials…
Motion of Dust Ejected from the Surface of Asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
Yu Jiang, Jürgen Schmidt Heliyon (2020) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “From Jan. 6, 2019 to Feb. 18, 2019, OSIRIS-REx observed asteroid (101955) Bennu ejecting 11 plumes of dust, of which part is escaping and another part…
Irradiation origin of 10Be in the solar nebula: Evidence from Li-Be-B and Al-Mg isotope systematics, and REE abundances of CAIs from Yamato-81020 CO3.05 chondrite
Kohei Fukuda, Hajime Hiyagon, Wataru Fujiya, Takanori Kagoshima, Keita Itano, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Noriko T. Kita, Yuji Sano Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 October 2020 LINK “We have performed in situ…
Oxygen isotopic heterogeneity in the early Solar System inherited from the protosolar molecular cloudOPEN ACCESS
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, James R. Lyons, Jeong-Eun Lee, Martin Bizzarro Science Advances 16 Oct 2020:Vol. 6, no. 42, eaay2724DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay2724 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Sun is 16O-enriched (Δ17O = −28.4 ±…
Mass-independent and mass-dependent Cr isotopic composition of the Rumuruti (R) chondrites: Implications for their origin and planet formation
Ke Zhu (朱柯), Frédéric Moynier, Martin Schiller, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jean-Alix Barrat, Addi Bischoff, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 15 October 2020 LINK “Chromium (Cr) isotopes play an…
Accuracy of meteor positioning from space-and ground-based observationsOPEN ACCESS
Hongru Chen, Nicolas Rambaux, Jérémie Vaubaillon Astronomy & Astrophysics 642 L11 (2020), manuscript no. 39014 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Aims. The knowledge of the orbits and origins derived from meteors is important for the study of…
When the Moon had a magnetosphereOPEN ACCESS
James Green, David Draper, Scott Boardsen, Chuanfei Dong Science Advances 14 Oct 2020:Vol. 6, no. 42, eabc0865DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc0865 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Apollo lunar samples reveal that the Moon generated its own global magnetosphere,…
Gravity strike angles: a modern approach and tool to estimate the direction of impactors of meteoritic craters
Jaroslav Klokočník, Jan Kostelecký, Aleš Bezděk, Gunther Kletetschka Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 October 2020 LINK “Highlights the direction of impactor is estimated by a new method, independent of all…
Mineralogical and oxygen isotopic study of a new ultrarefractory inclusion in the Northwest Africa 3118 CV3 chondrite
Yong Xiong, Ai‐Cheng Zhang, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Chi Ma, Naoya Sakamoto, Jia‐Ni Chen, Li‐Xin Gu, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 14 October 2020 LINK “Calcium‐aluminum‐rich inclusions (CAIs) are the first solid materials…
A scheme for moldavite fluvial abrasion based on observations from a natural river stream
Tomasz Brachaniec Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:10 October 2020 LINK “Tektite resistance to fluvial abrasion has become the core issue of several recent papers. Because of contradictory results of barrel observations, the experiment…
Kaitianite, Ti3+2Ti4+O5, a new titanium oxide mineral from Allende
Chi Ma, John R. Beckett Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:10 October 2020 LINK “Kaitianite, Ti3+2Ti4+O5, is a new titanium oxide mineral discovered in the Allende CV3 carbonaceous chondrite. The type grain coexists with…
Potassium isotope anomalies in meteorites inherited from the protosolar molecular cloudOPEN ACCESS
Y. Ku, S. B. Jacobsen Science Advances 09 Oct 2020:Vol. 6, no. 41, eabd0511 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Potassium (K) and other moderately volatile elements are depleted in many solar system bodies relative to…
Widespread carbon-bearing materials on near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu
Amy A. Simon, Hannah H. Kaplan, Victoria E. Hamilton, Dante S. Lauretta, Humberto Campins, Joshua P. Emery, M. Antonietta Barucci, Daniella N. DellaGiustina, Dennis C. Reuter, Scott A. Sandford, Dathon R. Golish, Lucy F. Lim,…
Bright carbonate veins on asteroid (101955) Bennu: Implications for aqueous alteration history
H. H. Kaplan, D. S. Lauretta, A. A. Simon, V. E. Hamilton, D. N. DellaGiustina, D. R. Golish, D. C. Reuter, C. A. Bennett, K. N. Burke, H. Campins, H. C. Connolly Jr., J. P….
Variations in color and reflectance on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu
D. N. DellaGiustina, K. N. Burke, K. J. Walsh, P. H. Smith, D. R. Golish, E. B. Bierhaus, R.-L. Ballouz, T. L. Becker, H. Campins, E. Tatsumi, K. Yumoto, S. Sugita, J. D. Prasanna Deshapriya,…
Heterogeneous mass distribution of the rubble-pile asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
D. J. Scheeres, A. S. French, P. Tricarico, S. R. Chesley, Y. Takahashi, D. Farnocchia, J. W. McMahon, D. N. Brack, A. B. Davis, R.-L. Ballouz, E. R. Jawin, B. Rozitis, J. P. Emery, A….
Asteroid (101955) Bennu’s weak boulders and thermally anomalous equatorOPEN ACCESS
B. Rozitis, A. J. Ryan, J. P. Emery, P. R. Christensen, V. E. Hamilton, A. A. Simon, D. C. Reuter, M. Al Asad, R.-L. Ballouz, J. L. Bandfield, O. S. Barnouin, C. A. Bennett, M….
Hemispherical differences in the shape and topography of asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
M. G. Daly, O. S. Barnouin, J. A. Seabrook, J. Roberts, C. Dickinson, K. J. Walsh, E. R. Jawin, E. E. Palmer, R. Gaskell, J. Weirich, T. Haltigin, D. Gaudreau, C. Brunet, G. Cunningham, P….
Modeling optical roughness and first-order scattering processes from OSIRIS-REx color images of the rough surface of asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
Pedro H. Hasselmann, Sonia Fornasier, Maria A. Barucci, Alice Praet, Beth E. Clark, Jian-Yang Li, Dathon R. Golish, Daniella N. Della Giustina, Jasinghege Don P. Deshapriya, Xian-Duan Zou, Mike G. Daly, Olivier S. Barnouin, Amy…
The surface of (1) Ceres in visible light as seen by Dawn/VIROPEN ACCESS
B. Rousseau, M. C. De Sanctis, A. Raponi, M. Ciarniello, E. Ammannito, A. Frigeri, M. Ferrari, S. De Angelis, F. Tosi, S. E. Schröder, C. A. Raymond, C. T. Russell A&A 642, A74 (2020)Published online…
Correlated isotopic and chemical evidence for condensation origins of olivine in comet 81P/Wild 2 and in AOAs from CV and CO chondrites
Kohei Fukuda, Donald E. Brownlee, David J. Joswiak, Travis J. Tenner, Makoto Kimura, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 October 2020 LINK “Magnesium stable isotope ratios and minor…
The petrochemical constraint and cosmogenic records of Mahadeva (H5/6) chondrite: a new fall in India
Dipak K. Panda, Dwijesh Ray, Anil D. Shukla Planetary and Space ScienceIn press, journal pre-proof, Available online 6 October 2020 LINK “Highlights Mahadeva Meteorite fell as a new single piece on July 22, 2019 in…
Visible and near-infrared reflectance of hyperfine and Hyperporous particulate surfaces
R. Sultana, O. Poch, P. Beck, B. Schmitt, E. Quiricoa IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 October 2020 LINK “Highlights • A protocol for production of sub-μm grains in hyperporous surfaces was developed• Reflectance…
Bennu regolith mobilized by TAGSAM: Expectations for the OSIRIS-REx sample collection event and application to understanding naturally ejected particles
E.B. Bierhaus, J.T. Songer, B.C. Clark, R.D. Dubisher, S.L. Deden, K.S. Payne, D. Wurts, J.W. McMahon, B.Rozitis, D.S.Lauretta IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 October 2020 LINK “Highlights • The OSIRIS-REx sampling system will…
Probing the nature of extraterrestrial dust reaching the Earth’s surface collected from the Maitri station, Antarctica
N. G. Rudraswami, D. Fernandes, M. Pandey Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 04 October 2020 LINK “Micrometeorites (MMs) are extraterrestrial dust particles, in the size range of tens of µm to mm, recovered…
A Portable Magnetometer for Magnetic Measurements of Meter‐Sized Meteorites
Elise Clavé, Clara Maurel, Eduardo A. Lima, Jay Shah, Elias N. Mansbach, Minoru Uehara, Benjamin P. Weiss Geochemistry, Geophysics, GeosystemsFirst published: 02 October 2020 LINK “Meteorites contain records of past magnetic fields experienced on their…
A high-resolution normal albedo map of asteroid (101955) Bennu
D.R. Golish, N.K. Shultz, T.L. Becker, K.J. Becker, K.L. Edmundson, D.N. DellaGiustina, C. Drouet d’Aubigny, C.A. Bennett, B. Rizk, O.S. Barnouin, M.G. Daly, J.A. Seabrook, L. Philpott, M.M. Al Asad, C.L. Johnson, J.-Y. Li, R.-L….
The formation of H2O and Si-OH by H2+ irradiation in major minerals of carbonaceous chondrites
Yusuke Nakauchi, Masanao Abe, Makiko Ohtake, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Tsuchiyama, Kohei Kitazato, Keisuke Yasuda, Kohtaku Suzuki, Yoshinori Nakata IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 October 2020 LINK “Highlights • We report the spectral modification…
The formation of the cold classical Kuiper Belt by a short range transport mechanism
Rodney Gomes IcarusAvailable online 2 October 2020, 114121 LINK “Highlights • The Cold Classical Kuiper Belt is usually believed to be formed in situ.• I propose a scenario by which the Cold Classical Kuiper Belt…
Composition and origin of the volatile released from the Pesyanoe aubrite by stepwise crushing and heating
C.A. Lorenz, A.I. Buikin, A.A. Shiryaev, O.V. Kuznetsova GeochemistryIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 2 October 2020 LINK “Aubrites are achondritic meteorites (enstatite pyroxenites) that were formed in highly reduced magmatic environments on a differentiated…
