Variable distribution of s-process Hf and W isotope carriers in chondritic meteorites – evidence from 174Hf and 180W
Bo-Magnus Elfers, Peter Sprung, Markus Pfeifer, Frank Wombacher, Stefan T.M.Peters, Carsten Münker Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 11 August 2018 LINK “The stepwise acid digestion of primitive chondritic meteorites allows…
Collisional and alteration history of the CM parent body
Lionel G. Vacher, Yves Marrocchi, Johan Villeneuve, Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Matthieu Gounelle Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 August 2018 LINK “Boriskino is a little studied CM2 chondrite composed of…
Insights into the origin of carbonaceous chondrite organics from their triple oxygen isotope composition
Romain Tartèse, Marc Chaussidon, Andrey Gurenko, Frédéric Delarue, and François Robert PNAS August 6, 2018. 201808101; published ahead of print August 6, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1808101115 LINK Significance “Refractory organic matter found in volatile-rich asteroidal materials essentially…
Organic and mineralogic heterogeneity of the Paris meteorite followed by FTIR hyperspectral imaging
Z. Dionnet, A. Aleon‐Toppani, D. Baklouti, F. Borondics, F. Brisset, Z. Djouadi, C. Sandt, R. Brunetto LINK Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13178 “Significant compositional and structural heterogeneity at nm to mm scales is an important…
Ti isotopic evidence for a non-CAI refractory component in the inner Solar System
Samuel Ebert, Jan Render, Gregory A. Brennecka, Christoph Burkhardt, Addi Bischoff, Simone Gerber, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 498, 15 September 2018, Pages 257-265 In Press, Available online 20 July 2018 LINK…
The soluble organic compounds of the Mukundpura meteorite: A new CM chondrite fall
Sandra Pizzarello, Christopher T. Yarnes Planetary and Space Science Available online 2 July 2018 LINK “Highlights • The first analyses of water-soluble organic content of the MK meteorite are presented and MK composition appears to…
Hydrothermal dynamics in a CM‐based model of Ceres
B. J. Travis, P. A. Bland, W. C. Feldman, M. V. Sykes Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 28 June 2018 doi:10.1111/maps.13138 LINK “A 2‐D numerical study of the evolution of Ceres from a “frozen…
Redox-influenced trace element compositional differences among variably aqueously altered CM chondrites
Jon M. Friedrich, Neyda M. Abreu, Stephen F. Wolf, Julianne M. Troiano, Gregory L. Stanek Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 27 June 2018 LINK “It is generally agreed that the CM chondrites are remarkably…
Composition, petrology, and chondrule‐matrix complementarity of the recently discovered Jbilet Winselwan CM2 chondrite
Pia Friend, Dominik C. Hezel, Jean‐Alix Barrat, Jutta Zipfel, Herbert Palme, Knut Metzler Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi/10.1111/maps.13139 First published: 25 June 2018 LINK “Jbilet Winselwan (JW) is a recently found CM2 chondrite breccia containing…
Isotope record of mineralogical changes in a spectrum of aqueously altered CM chondrites
Elishevah M.M.E. van Kooten, Larissa L. Cavalcante, Kazuhide Nagashima, Takeshi Kasama, Zoltan I. Balogh, Zan Peeters, Silver Sung-Yun Hsiao, Hsien Shang, Der-Chuen Lee, Typhoon Lee, Alexander N. Krot, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available…
Compositional variability on the surface of 1 Ceres revealed through GRaND measurements of high‐energy gamma raysOPEN ACCESS
Lawrence, D. J., Peplowski, P. N., Beck, A. W., Feldman, W. C., Prettyman, T. H., Russell, C. T., Toplis, M. J., Wilson, J. T., Ammannito, E. , Castillo‐Rogez, J. C., DeSanctis, M. C., Mest, S….
Lack of resolvable titanium stable isotopic variations in bulk chondrites
Zhengbin Deng, Frédéric Moynier, Kirsten van Zuilen, Paolo A. Sossi, Emily A. Pringle, Marc Chaussidon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 23 June 2018 LINK “Titanium and calcium are both refractory lithophile elements. Significant stable…
Chiral molecules in space and their possible passage to planetary bodies recorded by meteorites
Sandra Pizzarello, Christopher T. Yarnes Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 496, 15 August 2018, Pages 198–205 LINK “Highlights • Murchison extracts were found to contain two close derivatives of Propylene Oxide. • Both are…
Xenolithic Fragment in the CM Chondrite Mukundpura: Greetings from the Tucson Parent Body?
Ebert S. *, Patzek M., Bischoff A. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6246] abstract “Achondritic fragment with distinct exsolution lamellae in the CM chondrite Mukundpura. Investigation is based on major and trace…
Nature and Occurence Frequency of Heating Processes in CM and C2- Ungrouped Chondrites as Revealed by Insoluble Organic Matter
Quirico E., Bonal L., Beck P., Alexander C. O’ M. D., Yabuta H., Nakamura T., Nakato A., Flandinet L., Montagnac G., Schmitt-Kopplin P., Herd C. D. K. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018…
The Mukundpura (CM2) Chondrite: A New Carbonaceous Meteorite Fall in India
Ray D., Shukla A. D. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6036] abstract “Mukundpura (CM2) is the new carbonaceous chondrite fall in India. Alteration escaped a few pristine forsteritic olivine chondrule (often with…
Aqueous Alteration Characteristics of Mukundpura (CM2) Chondrite
Panda D. K., Ray D., Shukla A. D. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6270] abstract “Hydrated minerals are commonly found in the carbonaceous chondrite due to high content of H2O (upto 10…
Mineralogy of Fine Grained Rims and Inter-Chondrules Matrix in the Paris CM Chondrite
Zanetta P.-M., Leroux H., Le Guillou C., Manda B. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6211] abstract “We studied the mineralogy of the fine grained rims of Paris with a new high resolution…
Post-Accretion History and Reflectance Spectroscopy Properties of the Mukundpura Meteorite
Potin S., Beck P., Bonal L., Schmitt B., Moynier F., Quirico E., Garenne A. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6072] abstract “We characterized the bulk mineralogy and alteration processes of the parent…
Preliminary Investigation of Cosmogenic Radionuclides in Mukundpura (CM2)
Shukla A. D., Ray D., Dutta A., Raychaudhuri D., Bhattacharya A. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6112] abstract “Cosmogenic radioanuclides in the freshly fallen Mukundpura carbonaceous Chondrite (CM2) were studied to understand…
Hyperspectral FTIR imaging of irradiated carbonaceous meteorites
R. Brunetto, C. Lantz, Z. Dionnet, F. Borondics, A. Aléon-Toppani, D. Baklouti, M.A. Barucci, R.P. Binzel, Z. Djouadi, K. Kitazato, C. Pilorget Planetary and Space Science Available online 8 May 2018 LINK “Highlights • We…
Primary iron sulfides in CM and CR carbonaceous chondrites: Insights into nebular processes
Singerling, S. A. and Brearley, A. J. (2018) Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13108 LINK “We have carried out a systematic study involving SEM, EPMA, and TEM analyses to determine the textures and compositions of sulfides…
Ambient and cold‐temperature infrared spectra and XRD patterns of ammoniated phyllosilicates and carbonaceous chondrite meteorites relevant to Ceres and other solar system bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Bethany L. Ehlmann, Robert Hodyss, Thomas F. Bristow, George R. Rossman, Eleonora Ammannito, M. Cristina De Sanctis, Carol A. Raymond Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13103 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mg‐phyllosilicate‐bearing, dark surface materials…
Rapid effects of terrestrial alteration on highly siderophile elements in the Sutter’s Mill meteorite
Richard J. Walker, Qing‐Zhu Yin, Philipp R. Heck Meteoritics & Planetary Science Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13102 LINK “The 187Re‐187Os isotopic systematics of many bulk chondrites plot well beyond analytical uncertainties of a primordial isochron….
Petrography and mineralogy of calcium-, aluminum-rich inclusions in an unequilibrated carbonaceous chondrite Y 81020 (CO3.05)OPEN ACCESS
Mishra, Ritesh Kumar Current Science Volume 114 – Issue 07 : 10 April 2018 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Petrographic and quantitative analyses of more than 70 refractory inclusions found in the studied thin section of Yamato…
Fine‐grained volatile components ubiquitous in solar nebula: Corroboration from scoriaceous cosmic spherules
N. G. Rudraswami, D. Fernandes, A. K. Naik, M. Shyam Prasad, S. Taylor Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 25 March 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13068 LINK “The scoriaceous cosmic spherules (CSs) that make up to a few…
Fe isotope composition of bulk chondrules from Murchison (CM2): Constraints for parent body alteration, nebula processes and chondrule-matrix complementarity
Dominik C. Hezel, Johanna S. Wilden, Daniel Becker, Sonja Steinbach, Markus Harak Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 490, 15 May 2018, Pages 31-39 LINK “Highlights • We report the first Fe isotope data for…
Calcium and titanium isotopes in refractory inclusions from CM, CO, and CR chondrites
Levke Kööp, Andrew M. Davis, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Steven B. Simon Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 489, 1 May 2018, Pages 179–190 Available online 9 March 2018 LINK “Highlights • Some CAIs…
Oxygen isotope systematics of chondrules in the Murchison CM2 chondrite and implications for the CO-CM relationship
Noël Chaumard, Céline Defouilloy, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 5 March 2018 LINK “High-precision oxygen three-isotope measurements of olivine and pyroxene were performed on 29 chondrules in the Murchison CM2 chondrite…
Development of an Advanced Electron Microscopy Methodology: Comparison of the Mineralogy of Fine-Grained Rims and Adjacent Matrix in the CM Paris Chondrite
Zanetta P-M., Leroux H., Le Guillou C., Zanda B. 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018 POSTER LOCATION #97 [#2232] PDF The mineralogy of the matrix and fine-grained rims are compared in the Paris chondrite…
A dual origin for water in carbonaceous asteroids revealed by CM chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Laurette Piani, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Laurent Remusat Submitted manuscript for publication in Nature Astronomy – Version February, 2 2018 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous asteroids represent the principal source of water in the inner Solar System and…
Chemical, isotopic and amino acid composition of Mukundpura CM2.0 (CM1) chondrite: Evidence of parent body aqueous alterationOPEN ACCESS
N.G. Rudraswami, A.K. Naik, R.P. Tripathi, N. Bhandari, S.G. Karapurkar, M.Shyam Prasad, E.V.S.S.K. Babu, V. Sarathi Geoscience Frontiers, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 17 February 2018 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Highlights • Mukundpura has…
Probing the use of spectroscopy to determine the meteoritic analogues of meteorsOPEN ACCESS
A. Drouard, P. Vernazza, S. Loehle, J. Gattacceca, J. Vaubaillon, B. Zanda, M. Birlan, S. Bouley, et al. A&A, Forthcoming article Accepted: 26 January 2018 LINK Update (16 February 2018): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Context. Determining…
Spectral reflectance “deconstruction” of the Murchison CM2 carbonaceous chondrite and implications for spectroscopic investigations of dark asteroids
Edward A. Cloutis, Valerie B. Pietrasz, Cain Kiddell, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Pierre Vernazza, Thomas H. Burbine, Francesca DeMeo, Kimberly T. Tait, James F. Bell III, Paul Mann, Daniel M. Applin, Vishnu Reddy Icarus, Volume 305,…
Extending the Mudball Model to Other Chondrite Groups
P. A. Bland, B. J. Travis 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #2911 abstract
Ephemeral Nebular Components in the Mildly Aqueously Altered CM Carbonaceous Chondrite LEW 85311
M. R. Lee, B. E. Cohen, D. F. Mark, A. Boyce 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #1287 abstract
High Abundances of Presolar Grains and 15N-rich Organic Matter in CO3.0 Chondrite Dominion Range 08006OPEN ACCESS
Larry R. Nittler, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jemma Davidson, My E. I. Riebe, Rhonda M. Stroud, Jianhua Wang accepted for publication in Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (10 Feb 2018): LINK “NanoSIMS C-,…
Late formation of silicon carbide in type II supernovaeOPEN ACCESS
Nan Liu, Larry R. Nittler, Conel M. O’D. Alexander and Jianhua Wang Science Advances 17 Jan 2018: Vol. 4, no. 1, eaao1054 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao1054 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We have found that individual…
Transition Elements in Supernova Presolar Grains: Condensation versus Implantation
Kuljeet K. Marhas and Piyush Sharda The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 853, Number 1 LINK “We compute the concentrations of five transition elements (Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, and Zn) via condensation and implantation in supernova presolar…
Characterization of Mukundpura Carbonaceous Chondrite
R. P. Tripathi, Ambesh Dixit, N. Bhandari Current Science Vol 114, No 01 (2018) Pages: 214-217 Published: 2018-01-10 https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv114%2Fi01%2F214-217 LINK “Two meteorite fragments collected from the Mukundpura impact site, Rajasthan, India have been analysed using…
Investigation of carbonates in the Sutter’s Mill meteorite grains with hyperspectral infrared imaging micro-spectroscopy
Mehmet, Yesiltas Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy Volume 194, 5 April 2018, Pages 92-101 LINK “Highlights • High resolution hyperspectral FTIR imaging microspectroscopy is applied to the Sutter’s Mill meteorite. • Different…
A TEM study of exsolution in Ca-rich pyroxenes from the Paris and Renazzo chondrites: Determination of type I chondrule cooling rates
Cuvillier, P., Chaumard, N., Leroux, H., Zanda, B., Hewins, R. H., Jacob, D. and Devouard, B. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.13032 LINK “We conducted a transmission electron microscope study of the exsolution microstructures of…
Oxygen isotope reservoirs in the outer asteroid belt inferred from oxygen isotope systematics of chondrule olivines and isolated forsterite and olivine grains in Tagish Lake-type carbonaceous chondrites, WIS 91600 and MET 00432OPEN ACCESS
Masakuni Yamanobe, Tomoki Nakamura, Daisuke Nakashima Polar Science Volume 15, March 2018, Pages 29-38 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To understand oxygen isotope ratios and redox conditions of the chondrule formation environments of the…
A Hibonite-Pyroxene Spherule in Allan Hills 77307 (CO3.03): Petrography and MineralogyOPEN ACCESS
Ritesh Kumar Mishra PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hibonite-pyroxene spherules are an extremely rare kind of refractory inclusion that show a wide range of exotic isotopic properties despite their defining similarity and simplicity in morphology and mineralogy….
Extraterrestrial formation of oldhamite and portlandite through thermal metamorphism of calcite in the Sutter’s Mill carbonaceous chondrite
Christopher W. Haberle; Laurence A.J. Garvie American Mineralogist (2017) 102 (12): 2415-2421. DOI:https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2017-6180 Published: December 01, 2017 LINK “The CM and CI carbonaceous chondrites are typically dominated by phyllosilicates with variable proportions of tochilinite, anhydrous…
Ground-based Characterization of Hayabusa2 Mission Target Asteroid 162173 Ryugu: Constraining Mineralogical Composition in Preparation for Spacecraft OperationsOPEN ACCESS
Lucille Le Corre, Juan A. Sanchez, Vishnu Reddy, Driss Takir, Edward A. Cloutis, Audrey Thirouin, Kris J. Becker, Jian-Yang Li, Seiji Sugita, Eri Tatsumi PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroids that are targets of spacecraft missions are…
Non-destructive elemental analysis of a carbonaceous chondrite with direct current Muon beam at MuSICOPEN ACCESS
K. Terada, A. Sato, K. Ninomiya, Y. Kawashima, K. Shimomura, G. Yoshida, Y. Kawai, T. Osawa & S. Tachibana Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 15478 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-15719-5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Electron- or…
The Mukundpura meteorite, a new fall of CM chondrite
Dwijesh Ray, Anil D. Shukla Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 November 2017 LINK “Highlights • Mukundpura is a new CM chondrite fall. • Petrological classification suggests Mukundpura is CM2…
Origin and abundance of water in carbonaceous asteroids
Yves Marrocchi, David V. Bekaert, Laurette Piani Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 482, 15 January 2018, Pages 23-32 LINK Highlights • Bulk, matrix and fayalite grains of CV chondrites define a continuous trend. •…
The selenium isotopic variations in chondrites are mass-dependent; Implications for sulfide formation in the early solar system
J. Labidi, S. König, T. Kurzawa, A. Yierpan, R. Schoenberg Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 481, 1 January 2018, Pages 212–222 LINK “Highlights • Significant δ82/78Se variations are recorded in chondrites. • The Se…
Oxygen isotopic ratios of primordial water in carbonaceous chondrites
Wataru Fujiya Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 481, 1 January 2018, Pages 264–272 LINK “Highlights • The O isotopic ratio of the primordial water in CM chondrites is determined. • The water contents of…
Evidence for accretion of fine-grained rims in a turbulent nebula for CM Murchison
Romy D. Hanna, Richard A. Ketcham Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 481, 1 January 2018, Pages 201–211 LINK “Highlights • Fine-grained rims on CM chondrules were formed in a weakly turbulent nebula. • Chondrules…
A new mineralogical approach for CO3 chondrite characterization by X-ray diffraction: Identification of primordial phases and thermal history
Imae, N. and Nakamuta, Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12996 LINK “Using the in-plane rotation of polished thin section, the X-ray diffraction patterns exhibiting a high degree of randomness similar to powder pattern were…
Distribution of aliphatic amines in CO, CV, and CK carbonaceous chondrites and relation to mineralogy and processing history
Aponte, J. C., Abreu, N. M., Glavin, D. P., Dworkin, J. P. and Elsila, J. E. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12959 LINK “The analysis of water-soluble organic compounds in meteorites provides valuable insights into…
Molecular Evolution of N-Containing Cyclic Compounds in the Parent Body of the Murchison Meteorite
Hiroshi Naraoka, Yohei Yamashita, Mihoko Yamaguchi, François-Régis Orthous-Daunay ACS Earth Space Chem., Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.7b00058 Publication Date (Web): August 14, 2017 LINK “Primitive meteorites contain various classes of organic compounds. Because the molecular distribution…
Correlated silicon and titanium isotopic compositions of presolar sic grains from the Murchison CM2 chondrite
Frank Gyngard, Sachiko Amari, Ernst Zinner, Kuljeet Kaur Marhas Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 23 September 2017 LINK “We report correlated Si, and Ti isotopic compositions and elemental concentrations of…
A history of violence: insights into post-accretionary heating in carbonaceous chondrites from volatile element abundances, Zn isotopes, and water contentsOPEN ACCESS
Brandon Mahan, Frédéric Moynier, Pierre Beck, Emily A. Pringle, Julien Siebert Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 20 September 2017 Update (19 October 2017): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Carbonaceous chondrites (CCs)…
Effects of Pressure on Model Compounds of Meteorite Organic Matter
Christian Potiszil, Wren Montgomery, and Mark A. Sephton ACS Earth and Space Chemistry Publication Date: August 28, 2017 DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.7b00053 LINK “Extraterrestrial organic matter has been widely studied; however, its response to pressure has not….
Bonanza: An extremely large dust grain from a supernova
Frank Gyngard, Manavi Jadhav, Larry R. Nittler, Rhonda M. Stroud, Ernst Zinner Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 7 September 2017 LINK “We report the morphology, microstructure, and isotopic composition of…
An evaluation method of reflectance spectra to be obtained by Hayabusa2 Near-Infrared Spectrometer (NIRS3) based on laboratory measurements of carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Moe Matsuoka, Tomoki Nakamura, Takahito Osawa, Takahiro Iwata, Kohei Kitazato, Masanao Abe, Yusuke Nakauchi, Takehiko Arai, Mutsumi Komatsu, Takahiro Hiroi, Naoya Imae, Akira Yamaguchi, Hideyasu Kojima Earth, Planets and Space December 2017, 69:120 First Online:04…
Carbonaceous chondrites as analogs for the composition and alteration of Ceres.
McSween, H. Y., Emery, J. P., Rivkin, A. S., Toplis, M. J., C. Castillo-Rogez, J., Prettyman, T. H., De Sanctis, M. C., Pieters, C. M., Raymond, C. A. and Russell, C. T. Meteoritics & Planetary…
CM and CO chondrites: A common parent body or asteroidal neighbors? Insights from chondrule silicates
Devin L. Schrader, Jemma Davidson Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 July 2017 LINK “By investigating the petrology and chemical composition of type II (FeO-rich) chondrules in the Mighei-like carbonaceous…
Shock fabrics in fine-grained micrometeorites.OPEN ACCESS
Suttle, M. D., Genge, M. J. and Russell, S. S. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12927 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The orientations of dehydration cracks and fracture networks in fine-grained, unmelted micrometeorites were analyzed using…
Giant convecting mud balls of the early solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Philip A. Bland, Bryan J. Travis Science Advances 14 Jul 2017: Vol. 3, no. 7, e1602514 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1602514 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous asteroids may have been the precursors to the terrestrial planets,…
Origin of Na in glass inclusions hosted in olivine from Allende CV3 and Jbilet Winselwan CM2: Implications for chondrule formation
L. Florentin, F. Faure, E. Deloule, L. Tissandier, A. Gurenko, D. Lequin Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 474, 15 September 2017, Pages 160–171 LINK “Highlights • Glass inclusions hosted in olivines from Allende experimentally…
Petrographic and C & O isotopic characteristics of the earliest stages of aqueous alteration of CM chondrites
Lionel G. Vacher, Yves Marrocchi, Johan Villeneuve, Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Matthieu Gounelle Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 July 2017 LINK “CM chondrites form the largest group of hydrated meteorites…
J-type carbon stars: A dominant source of 14N-rich presolar SiC grains of type ABOPEN ACCESS
Nan Liu, Thomas Stephan, Patrick Boehnke, Larry R. Nittler, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang, Andrew M. Davis, Reto Trappitsch, Michael J. Pellin The Astrophysical Journal Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) updated: 22 July 2017 LINK…
Cosmogenic He and Ne in chondrules from clastic matrix and a lithic clast of Murchison: No pre-irradiation by the early sun
My E.I. Riebe, Liliane Huber, Knut Metzler, Henner Busemann, Stefanie M. Luginbuehl, Matthias M.M. Meier, Colin Maden, Rainer Wieler Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 June 2017 LINK “Whether or…
Identification of PAH Isomeric Structure in Cosmic Dust Analogs: The AROMA Setup
Hassan Sabbah, Anthony Bonnamy, Dimitris Papanastasiou, Jose Cernicharo, Jose-Angel Martín-Gago, and Christine Joblin The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 843, Number 1 LINK “We developed a new analytical experimental setup called AROMA (Astrochemistry Research of Organics with…
Paris vs. Murchison: Impact of hydrothermal alteration on organic matter in CM chondrites
V. Vinogradoff, C. Le Guillou, S. Bernard, L. Binet, P. Cartigny, A.J. Brearley, L. Remusat Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 June 2017 LINK “Unravelling the origin of organic compounds…
MUKUNDPURA (CM2) meteorite fall (>2.23 kg) on 6 June 2017 at ~5:15 a.m. IST (UTC+05:30) in Mukundpurā (मुकुन्दपुरा), Jaipur (जयपुर), Rajastan, India (updated: 27 March)
Last update: 27 March 2018 On 6 June 2017 at about 5:10-20 a.m. IST (UTC+05:30) a carbonaceous meteorite, apparently weighing ~ 3.13 kg in total, fell on the farmland of Banśī Bāgaṛā (बंशी बागड़ा) in…
Calcium and Titanium Isotope Systematics in Refractory Inclusions from CM, CO, and CR Chondrites
Kööp L. * Davis A. M. Krot A. N. Nagashima K. Simon S. B. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6280] abstract (PDF) “We studied a large number of CAIs from three different…
Correlations Among MicroStructure, Morphology, Chemistry, and Isotopic Systematics of Hibonite in CM Chondrites
Han J. * Liu M.-C. Kööp L. Keller L. P. Davis A. M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6380] abstract (PDF) ” We present TEM observations of CM hibonites to examine possible…
Measurements of Silica Excess in Plagioclase in Chondrules from Primitive Carbonaceous Chondrites: Implications for 26Al-26Mg Systematics
Chaumard N. * Hertwig A. T. Kita N. T. Tenner T. J. Kimura M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6309] abstract (PDF) “Chondrules in 3.05–3.1 CCs contain plagioclases that retained silica excess,…
Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy of Deuterium-Rich Organic Matter in the CM Chondrite Queen Alexandra Range 97990
Haenecour P. * Zega T. J. Bose M. Howe J. Y. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6138] abstract (PDF) “We report electron energy-loss spectroscopy measurements of a D-rich hotspot identified in the…
Correlated Deuterium and Nitrogen Isotopic Enrichments in Meteoritic Organic Matter
Bose M. * Zega T. J. Haenecour P. Domanik K. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6033] abstract (PDF) “Two hotspots with correlated N and H isotopic anomalies, as well as two C-rich…
Formation Mechanism of Iron-Rich Olivine: Experimental Constrains into Early Fluid-Assisted Hydration and Dehydration Processes on Asteroids
Dobricǎ E. * Nuth J. A. Brearley A. J. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6342] abstract (PDF) “We performed three new experiments in an attempt to synthesize FeO-rich olivine. This study shows…
A New Method for Modal Abundance, Chemistry and Density Determination of Fine Grained Matrices of Primitive Chondrites
Zanetta P-M. * Leroux H. Le Guillou C. Zanda B. Hewins R. H. Lewin E. Pont S. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6274] abstract (PDF) “Analyses of primitive chondrite matrices are not…
Olivine Extracted from the Jbilet Winselwan CM2 Chondrite — A Reference for the Regolith of C-Group Asteroids?
Harries D. * Wild P. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6198] abstract (PDF) “We have investigated olivine grains of an unbrecciated specimen of Jbilet Winselwan (CM2) for surface morphology and particle tracks….
Solar-Radiation Heating as a Possible Heat Source for Dehydration of Hydrous Carbonaceous Chondrites
Nakamura T. * Golabek G. Ohtsuka K. Matsuoka M. abstract (PDF) 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6233] “We have calculated time-dependent temperature profiles of near surface layers of primitive Near Sun Asteroid…
The Thermal History of CI and CM Chondrites and Their Relationship to Primitive Asteroid Surfaces
King A. J. * Maturilli A. Schofield P. F. Helbert J. Russell S. S. abstract (PDF) 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6220] “Heated CI and CM chondrites are likely to be excellcent…
50Ti Evidence for Different Refractory Precursors in Chondrules
Ebert S. Render J. Brennecka G. A. Burkhardt C. Bischoff A. Kleine T. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6255] abstract “Different refractory precursors in chondrules are necessary to explain the different 50Ti…
Breccia Classification of CM Chondrites
Bischoff A., Ebert S., Metzler K., Lentfort S. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6089] abstract “CM chondrites are heavily brecciated rocks. We suggest to classify CM chondrites in the same way as…
Northwest Africa 11118: A Unique Accretionary Aggregate
Greshake A., Ziegler K., Mahlow K., Wirth R., Schmitt-Kopplin Ph. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6208] abstract “The CM-like carbonaceous chondrite Northwest Africa 11118 is an unique very loosely consolidated highly porous…
Insights into Parent Body Alteration from the Distribution of Water and Hydroxyl in Carbonaceous Chondrites
Hamilton V. E. * Abreu N. M. Connolly H. C. Jr. abstract (PDF) 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6263] “We are using µ-FTIR to characterize the spatial distribution of water and hydroxyl…
The Effect of Aqueous Alteration on Primordial Noble Gases in CM Chondrites
Weimer D. * Busemann H. Alexander C. M. O’D. Maden C. abstract (PDF) 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6300] “We have analyzed 32 CM chondrites for their noble gas contents and isotopic…
Petrographic and Isotopic C and O Survey of the Earliest Stages of Aqueous Alteration of CM Chondrites
Vacher L. G. * Marrocchi Y. Villeneuve J. Verdier-Paoletti M. J. Gounelle M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6031] abstract “CM Paris shows two populations of carbonates: T1a and a new T0….
Minerals as Markers of Fluid Alteration in Paris Chondrite
Pignatelli I. * Marrocchi Y. Mugnaioli E. Bourdelle F. Gounelle M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6189] abstract “This nanoscale study deals with tochilinite/cronstedtite intergrowths formed by pseudomorphism of anhydrous minerals in…
Presolar Silicates in the Matrix and Fine-grained Rims Around Chondrules in Primitive CO3.0 Chondrites: Evidence for Pre-Accretionary Aqueous Alteration of the Rims in the Solar Nebula
Pierre Haenecour, Christine Floss, Thomas J. Zega, Thomas K. Croat, Alian Wang, Bradley L. Jolliff, Paul Carpenter Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 June 2017 LINK “To investigate the origin…
Rare Earth Element abundances in presolar SiC
T.R. Ireland, J.N. Ávila, M. Lugaro, S. Cristallo, P. Holden, P. Lanc, L. Nittler, C.M.O’D. Alexander, F. Gyngard, S. Amari Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 May 2017 LINK “Individual…
D/H diffusion in serpentine
Hélène Pilorge, Bruno Reynard, Laurent Remusat, Sylvie Le Floch, Gilles Montagnac, Hervé Cardon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 May 2017 LINK “Interactions between aqueous fluids and ultrabasic rocks are…
Stellar origin of 15N-rich presolar SiC grains of type AB: supernovae with explosive hydrogen burningOPEN ACCESS
Nan Liu, Larry R. Nittler, Marco Pignatari, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang The Astrophysical Journal Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report C, N, and Si isotopic data for 59 highly 13C-enriched presolar submicron- to…
The Bulk Valence State of Fe and the Origin of Water in Chondrites
S. Sutton, C.M.O’D. Alexander, A. Bryant, A. Lanzirotti, M. Newville, E.A. Cloutis Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 19 May 2017 LINK “There is abundant petrologic evidence for the oxidation of…
A multielement isotopic study of refractory FUN and F CAIs: Mass-dependent and mass-independent isotope effects
Levke Kööp, Daisuke Nakashima, Philipp R. Heck, Noriko T. Kita, Travis J. Tenner, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Changkun Park, Andrew M. Davis Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 April…
A multi-technique search for the most primitive CO chondrites
C.M.O’D. Alexander, R.C. Greenwood, R. Bowden, J.M. Gibson, K.T. Howard, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 24 April 2017 LINK “As part of a study to identify the most…
Mineralogical, crystallographic and redox features of the earliest stages of fluid alteration in CM chondrites
Isabella Pignatelli, Yves Marrocchi, Enrico Mugnaioli, Franck Bourdelle, Matthieu Gounelle Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 19 April 2017 LINK “The CM chondrites represent the largest group of hydrated meteorites and…
The origin of volatile element depletion in early solar system material: Clues from Zn isotopes in chondrulesOPEN ACCESS
Emily A. Pringle, Frédéric Moynier, Pierre Beck, Randal Paniello, Dominik C. Hezel Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 468, 15 June 2017, Pages 62-71 Open Access funded by European Research Council LINK (OPEN ACCESS) Update…
Primordial and cosmogenic noble gases in the Sutter’s Mill CM chondrite.
Okazaki, R. and Nagao, K. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12819 LINK “The Sutter’s Mill (SM) CM chondrite fell in California in 2012. The CM chondrite group is one of the most primitive, consisting of…
Type 1 aqueous alteration in CM carbonaceous chondrites: Implications for the evolution of water-rich asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
A.J. King, P.F. Schofield, S.S. Russell Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12872 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM carbonaceous chondrite meteorites experienced aqueous alteration in the early solar system. They range from mildly…
A new family of extraterrestrial amino acids in the Murchison meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Toshiki Koga & Hiroshi Naraoka Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 636 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00693-9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The occurrence of extraterrestrial organic compounds is a key for understanding prebiotic organic synthesis in the universe. In particular,…
Characterizing amorphous silicates in extraterrestrial materials: polymerization effects on Raman and mid-IR spectral features of alkali and alkali earth silicate glasses
Fu, Xiaohui; Wang, Alian; Krawczynski, Michael J. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Accepted manuscript online: 20 March 2017 LINK “Amorphous silicates are common in extraterrestrial materials, especially in carbonaceous chondrites of petrologic types 1 and…
The Thermal Decomposition of Fine-grained Micrometeorites, Observations from Mid-IR SpectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
Martin David Suttle, Matthew J. Genge, Luigi Folco, Sara S. Russell Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 March 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “We analysed 44 fine-grained and scoriaceous micrometeorites. A…
Evolution of Morphological and Physical Properties of Laboratory Interstellar Organic Residues with Ultraviolet IrradiationOPEN ACCESS
L. Piani, S. Tachibana, T. Hama, H. Tanaka, Y. Endo, I. Sugawara, L. Dessimoulie, Y. Kimura, A. Miyake, J. Matsuno, A. Tsuchiyama, K. Fujita, S. Nakatsubo, H. Fukushi, S. Mori, T. Chigai, H. Yurimoto, and…
Titanium isotopic compositions of rare presolar SiC grain types from the Murchison meteorite
Ann N. Nguyen, Larry R. Nittler, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Peter Hoppe Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 February 2017 LINK “We report the Ti isotopic compositions of 8 mainstream, 22…
A divergent heritage for complex organics in Isheyevo lithic clastsOPEN ACCESS
Elishevah M.M.E. van Kooten, Kazuhide Nagashima, Takeshi Kasama, Susanne Wampfler, Jon P. Ramsey, Søren Frimann, Zoltan I. Balogh, Martin Schiller, Daniel P. Wielandt, Ian A. Franchi, Jes K. Jørgensen, Alexander N. Krot, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica…
Spectra and physical properties of Taurid meteoroids
Pavol Matlovič, Juraj Tóth, Regina Rudawska, Leonard Kornoš Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 13 February 2017 LINK “Highlights • The widest spectral classification of Taurid meteors to date is presented….
Fluid evolution in CM carbonaceous chondrites tracked through the oxygen isotopic compositions of carbonatesOPEN ACCESS
P. Lindgren, M.R. Lee, N.A. Starkey, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 February 2017 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.01.048 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The oxygen isotopic compositions of calcite grains in four CM…
NanoSIMS Isotope Studies of Rare Types of Presolar Silicon Carbide Grains from the Murchison Meteorite: Implications for Supernova Models and the Role of 14C
Peter Hoppe, Marco Pignatari, János Kodolányi, Elmar Gröner, Sachiko Amari Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 February 2017 LINK “We have conducted a NanoSIMS ion imaging survey of about 1800…
Non Destructive IR Micro-Imaging of the Paris Meteorite
Z. Dionnet, A. Aléon-Toppani, F. Borondics, R. Brunetto, Z. Djouadi, D. Troadec 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1466 LINK
Unusual Carbonate-Sulfide Assemblages in Cold Bokkeveld CM Chondrite
S. Farsang, T. D. Raub, I. Buisman, G. I. Lampronti, M. M. Grady 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1587 LINK
Noble Gas Compositions of Seven CV, CO, and CK Chondrites from Deserts
J. Choi, K. Nagao, J. M. Baek, R. Bartoschewitz, C. Park, J. I. Lee, M. J. Lee 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1852 LINK
Effect of Tube-Based X-Ray Microtomography Imaging on the Amino Acid and Amine Content of the Murchison CM2 Chondrite
D. P. Glavin, J. M. Friedrich, J. C. Aponte, J. P. Dworkin, D. S. Ebel, J. E. Elsila, M. Hill, H. L. McLain, W. H. Towbin 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1070…
Understanding the Origin and Distribution of Primary Phases in CM Chondrites: Weakly Altered CMs from LaPaz Fields, LAP 04514, LAP 04527, LAP 04565, and LAP 02333
N. M. Abreu, J. M. Friedrich, K. Crispin 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2935 PDF
In Situ Analyses of Carbonate and Magnetite in CM1 Chondrites
M. Telus, C. M. O’D. Alexander, J. Wang, E. H. Hauri 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1725 LINK
The Fate of Primary Iron Sulfides in the Highly-Altered CM1(/2) Carbonaceous Chondrites
S. A. Singerling, C. M. Corrigan, A. J. Brearley 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2027 LINK
The Relationship Between Cosmic-Ray Exposure Ages and Mixing of CM Chondrite Lithologies
M. E. Zolensky, A. Takenouchi, T. Gregory, K. Nishiizumi, M. Caffee, M. A. Velbel, K. Ross, A. Zolensky, L. Le, N. Imae, A. Yamaguchi, T. Mikouchi 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2094…
An Overview of Type II Chondrules in the CM Chondrite Jbilet Winselwan
M. J. Cato, A. L. Fagan 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2676 PDF
A Dual Origin for Water in the CM Carbonaceous Chondrites
L. Piani, H. Yurimoto, L. Remusat 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1203 PDF
Oxygen Isotope Systematics of Chondrules from the Paris CM2 Chondrite
N. Chaumard, C. Defouilloy, N. T. Kita, A. Hertwig 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1610 PDF
Northwest Africa 11024 – The First CM3 Chondrite or a Dehydrated Anomalous Carbonaceous Chondrite?
S. Ebert, A. Bischoff, D. Harries, J.-A. Barrat, A. Pack, S. Lentfort, S. Kimpel, S. Vasilev, S. Wengert 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1903 PDF
The radiation shielding potential of CI and CM chondrites
Leos Pohl, Daniel T. Britt Advances in Space Research In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 December 2016 LINK “Highlights • The feasibility of using asteroidal material as a shield against radiation is studied •…
The key role of meteorites in the formation of relevant prebiotic molecules in a formamide/water environmentOPEN ACCESS
Luca Rotelli, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Carles E. Moyano-Cambero, Eleonora Carota, Lorenzo Botta, Ernesto Di Mauro & Raffaele Saladino Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 38888 (2016) doi:10.1038/srep38888 Published online: 13 December 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF…
Ion irradiation of carbonaceous chondrites: a new view of space weathering on primitive asteroids
C. Lantz, R. Brunetto, M.A. Barucci, S. Fornasier, D. Baklouti, J. Bourçois, M. Godard Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 December 2016 LINK “Highlights • New ion irradiations on several carbonaceous chondrites to…
Extensive water ice within Ceres’ aqueously altered regolith: Evidence from nuclear spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
by T. H. Prettyman, N. Yamashita, M. J. Toplis, H. Y. McSween, N. Schorghofer, S. Marchi, W. C. Feldman, J. Castillo-Rogez, O. Forni, D. J. Lawrence, E. Ammannito, B. L. Ehlmann, H. G. Sizemore, S….
Water in type I chondrules of Paris CM chondrite
A. Stephant, L. Remusat, F. Robert Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 November 2016 LINK “Hydrogen isotopic ratio and water concentration have been measured with the NanoSIMS in olivine, pyroxene…
Oxygen isotope constraints on the alteration temperatures of CM chondrites
Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Yves Marrocchi, Guillaume Avice, Mathieu Roskosz, Andrey Gurenko, Matthieu Gounelle Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 15 November 2016 LINK “Highlights • Carbonate O-isotope compositions of 9…
Microstructures and Formation History of Melilite-Rich Calcium-Aluminum-Rich Inclusions from the ALHA77307 CO3.0 Chondrite
Jangmi Han, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 October 2016 LINK “We have studied four melilite-rich calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) from the Allan Hills A77307 CO3.0 chondrite using…
Mass independent sulfur isotope signatures in CMs: implications for sulfur chemistry in the early solar system
J. Labidi, J. Farquhar, C.M.O’D. Alexander, D.L. Eldridge, H. Oduro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 October 2016 LINK “We have investigated the quadruple sulfur isotopic composition of inorganic sulfur-bearing…
Photo and thermochemical evolution of astrophysical ice analogs as a source for soluble and insoluble organic materials in Solar System minor bodies
Pierre de Marcellus, Aurelien Fresneau, Rosario Brunetto, Gregoire Danger, Fabrice Duvernay, Cornelia Meinert, Uwe J. Meierhenrich, Ferenc Borondics, Thierry Chiavassa, and Louis Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt MNRAS doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2292 First published online September 12, 2016 LINK “Soluble…
A long duration of the 16O-rich reservoir in the solar nebula, as recorded in fine-grained refractory inclusions from the least metamorphosed carbonaceous chondrites
Takayuki Ushikubo, Travis J. Tenner, Hajime Hiyagon, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 September 2016 LINK “Oxygen isotope ratios and corresponding 26Al-26Mg isotope systematics of refractory inclusions…
A partially differentiated interior for (1) Ceres deduced from its gravity field and shape
R. S. Park, A. S. Konopliv, B. G. Bills, N. Rambaux, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, C. A. Raymond, A. T. Vaughan, A. I. Ermakov, M. T. Zuber, R. R. Fu, M. J. Toplis, C. T. Russell,…
Inward Radial Mixing of Interstellar Water Ices in the Solar Protoplanetary Disk
Lionel G. Vacher, Yves Marrocchi, Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Johan Villeneuve, and Matthieu Gounelle The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 827, Number 1 Published 2016 August 2 LINK “The very wide diversity of asteroid compositions in the…
Material composition assessment and discovering sublimation activity on asteroids 145 Adeona, 704 Interamnia, 779 Nina, and 1474 Beira
V. V. Busarev , S. I. Barabanov, V. B. Puzin Solar System Research July 2016, Volume 50, Issue 4, pp 281-293 First online: 23 July 2016 LINK “Spectrophotometric observations of 145 Adeona, 704 Interamnia, 779…
Characterization of asteroid analogues by means of emission and reflectance spectroscopy in the 1- to 100-µm spectral rangeOPEN ACCESS
Alessandro Maturilli, Jörn Helbert, Sabrina Ferrari, Björn Davidsson and Mario D’Amore Earth, Planets and Space 2016 68:113 DOI: 10.1186/s40623-016-0489-y Published: 11 July 2016 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) HTML (OPEN ACCESS) “The last decades have seen a…
Spectral Nature of CO2 Adsorption onto Meteorites
Genesis Berlanga, Charles A. Hibbitts, Driss Takir, M. Darby Dyar, Elizabeth Sklute Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 July 2016 LINK Highlights • We report on CO2 gas adsorption experiments on carbonaceous chondrite…
Coordinated Analysis of Two Graphite Grains from the CO3.0 LAP 031117 Meteorite: First Identification of a CO Nova Graphite and a Presolar Iron Sulfide SubgrainOPEN ACCESS
Pierre Haenecour, Christine Floss, Jordi Jose, Sachiko Amari, Katharina Lodders, Manavi Jadhav, Alian Wang, Frank Gyngard Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal PDF (open access) abstract “Presolar grains constitute remnants of stars that existed…
Aliphatic Amines in Antarctic CR2, CM2, and CM1/2 Carbonaceous Chondrites
José C. Aponte, Hannah L. McLain, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 June 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.06.018 LINK “Meteoritic water-soluble organic compounds provide a unique record…
Chromium Nitride in Metal of the CM Chondrite QUE 97990
Barth M. I. F. * Harries D. Langenhorst F. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6334 LINK
