MGS‐TES spectra suggest a basaltic component in the regolith of PhobosOPEN ACCESS
Timothy D. Glotch, Christopher S. Edwards, Mehmet Yesiltas, Katherine A. Shirley, Dylan S. McDougall, Alexander M. Kling, Joshua L. Bandfield, Christopher D. K. Herd Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 123. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JE005647 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF…
1.34 billion-year-old magmatism on Mars evaluated from the co-genetic nakhlite and chassignite meteorites
Arya Udry, James M.D. Day Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 12 July 2018 LINK “Nakhlite and chassignite martian meteorites have similar crystallization (1340 ± 40 Ma) and ejection (∼11 Ma) ages, and 87Rb-87Sr and…
Jupiter’s influence on the building blocks of Mars and EarthOPEN ACCESS
R. Brasser, N. Dauphas, S. J. Mojzsis Accepted for publication in GRL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Radiometric dating indicates that Mars accreted in the first ~4 Myr of solar system formation, which coincides with the formation…
Chronology of martian breccia NWA 7034 and the formation of the martian crustal dichotomyOPEN ACCESS
William S. Cassata, Benjamin E. Cohen, Darren F. Mark, Reto Trappitsch, Carolyn A. Crow, Joshua Wimpenny, Martin R. Lee, Caroline L. Smith Science Advances 23 May 2018: Vol. 4, no. 5, eaap8306 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aap8306 LINK…
Origin of Phobos and Deimos by the impact of a Vesta-to-Ceres sized body with MarsOPEN ACCESS
Robin Canup and Julien Salmon Science Advances 18 Apr 2018: Vol. 4, no. 4, eaar6887 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aar6887 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “It has been proposed that Mars’ moons formed from a disk produced…
Hapke mixture modeling applied to VNIR spectra of mafic mineral mixtures and shergottites: Implications for quantitative analysis of satellite dataOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer K., Harris Peter, M. Grindrod Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 24 March 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13065 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The mineralogy of Mars is well understood on a qualitative level at a…
On the impact origin of Phobos and Deimos III: resulting composition from different impactorsOPEN ACCESS
Francesco C. Pignatale, Sebastien Charnoz, Pascal Rosenblatt, Ryuki Hyodo, Tomoki Nakamura, Hidenori Genda Accepted for publication in ApJ (13/12/2017) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The origin of Phobos and Deimos in a giant impact generated disk is…
Aeolis Mons and Aeolis Palus meteorites on Mars registered in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Aeolis Mons 001 -4.70156176, 137.3560462 Mars Find: 2016 Oct 30 Classification: Iron meteorite History: The MSL rover Curiosity observed a very small rock informally named Egg Rock (Henceforth Aeolis Mons 001), on sol 1505. The…
Meteorite constraints on Martian atmospheric loss and paleoclimate
William S. Cassata Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 479, 1 December 2017, Pages 322–329 LINK “Highlights • Two ancient Martian meteorites host a common trapped atmospheric noble gas component. • The Xe isotopes provide…
Taking the pulse of Mars via dating of a plume-fed volcanoOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin E. Cohen, Darren F. Mark, William S. Cassata, Martin R. Lee, Tim Tomkinson & Caroline L. Smith Nature Communications 8, Article number: 640 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00513-8 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mars hosts the…
Basalt–trachybasalt samples in Gale Crater, MarsOPEN ACCESS
Edwards, P. H., Bridges, J. C., Wiens, R., Anderson, R., Dyar, D., Fisk, M., Thompson, L., Gasda, P., Filiberto, J., Schwenzer, S. P., Blaney, D. and Hutchinson, I. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12953 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
Hydrocode modeling of the spallation process during hypervelocity impacts: Implications for the ejection of Martian meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Kosuke Kurosawa, Takaya Okamoto, Hidenori Genda accepted for publication in Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hypervelocity ejection of material by impact spallation is considered a plausible mechanism for material exchange between two planetary bodies. We have…
A Lower Limit of Atmospheric Pressure on Early Mars Inferred from Nitrogen and Argon Isotopic Compositions
Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Kosuke Kurosawa, Tomohiro Usui Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 24 August 2017 LINK “Highlights • Isotopic composition of early atmosphere recorded in ALH 84001 has been reported • Taking escape/replenishment processes…
On the Impact Origin of Phobos and Deimos I: Thermodynamic and Physical AspectsOPEN ACCESS
Ryuki Hyodo, Hidenori Genda, Sébastien Charnoz, Pascal Rosenblatt Accepted for publication in ApJ, Available online 21 July 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Phobos and Deimos are the two small moons of Mars. Recent works have shown…
The early differentiation of Mars inferred from Hf–W chronometry
Thomas S. Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine, Lars E. Borg, Gregory A. Brennecka, Anthony J. Irving, Addi Bischoff, Carl B. Agee Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 20 July 2017 LINK “Highlights…
A Martian origin for the Mars Trojan asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
D. Polishook, S. A. Jacobson, A. Morbidelli & O. Aharonson Nature Astronomy 1, Article number: 0179 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41550-017-0179 LINK Updated (3 Oct 2017): PDF “Seven of the nine known Mars Trojan asteroids belong to an…
Geochemistry of Martian basalts with constraints on magma genesis
Justin Filiberto Chemical Geology Volume 466, 5 September 2017, Pages 1-14 LINK “Highlights • Review of geochemistry of Martian basalts and formation conditions • Martian basalts are more chemically more diverse than represented by meteorites….
Multiple Igneous Bodies for Nakhlites and Chassignites as Inferred from Olivine Cooling Rates Using Calcium Zoning
Mikouchi T. * Takenouchi A. Zolensky M. E. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6177] abstract (PDF) “We analyzed Ca zoning of olivine from nakhlites and chassignites to calculate their cooling rates. The…
Water content in the Martian mantle: a Nakhla perspective
Franz A. Weis, Jeremy J. Bellucci, Henrik Skogby, Roland Stalder, Alexander A. Nemchin, Martin J. Whitehouse Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 June 2017 LINK “Water contents of the Martian…
Silver contents and Cu/Ag ratios in Martian meteorites and the implications for planetary differentiation
Zaicong Wang, Harry Becker Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 May 2017 LINK “Silver and Cu show very similar partitioning behavior in sulfide melt-silicate melt and metal-silicate systems at low…
Testing the chondrule-rich accretion model for planetary embryos using calcium isotopesOPEN ACCESS
Elsa Amsellem, Frédéric Moynier, Emily A. Pringle, Audrey Bouvier, Heng Chen, James M. D. Day PhD Student Conference (PhDSC), l’Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), 13-17 March 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (28…
D/H ratios of the inner Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
L. J. Hallis Review article Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2017 375 20150390 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0390. Published 17 April 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The original hydrogen isotope (D/H) ratios of different planetary bodies…
Iron isotopic fractionation between silicate mantle and metallic core at high pressureOPEN ACCESS
Jin Liu, Nicolas Dauphas, Mathieu Roskosz, Michael Y. Hu, Hong Yang, Wenli Bi, Jiyong Zhao, Esen E. Alp, Justin Y. Hu & Jung-Fu Lin Nature Communications 8, Article number: 14377 (2017) doi:10.1038/ncomms14377 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
Non-chondritic iron isotope ratios in planetary mantles as a result of core formation
Stephen M. Elardo & Anat Shahar Nature Geoscience (2017) doi:10.1038/ngeo2896 Published online 20 February 2017 LINK “Information about the materials and conditions involved in planetary formation and differentiation in the early Solar System is recorded…
Classification of Igneous Rocks analyzed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars.
Violaine Sautter, Valérie Payré, Olivier Forni, Nicolas Mangold, Olivier Gasnault, Laetitia Le Deit, Jeff Johnson, Sylvestre Maurice, Mark Salvatore, Roger C Wiens, Patrick Gasda, William Rapin, Agnes Cousin Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online…
Chalcophile elements in Martian meteorites indicate low sulfur content in the Martian interior and a volatile element-depleted late veneer
Zaicong Wang, Harry Becker Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 463, 1 April 2017, Pages 56–68 LINK “Highlights • Ratios of Cu, S, Se, Te, Re, Pt and Pd in Martian meteorites are relatively constant….
Two billion years of magmatism recorded from a single Mars meteorite ejection siteOPEN ACCESS
Thomas J. Lapen, Minako Righter, Rasmus Andreasen, Anthony J. Irving, Aaron M. Satkoski, Brian L. Beard, Kunihiko Nishiizumi, A. J. Timothy Jull, Marc W. Caffee Science Advances 01 Feb 2017: Vol. 3, no. 2, e1600922…
Chemical layering in the upper mantle of Mars: Evidence from olivine-hosted melt inclusions in Tissint.
Basu Sarbadhikari, A., Babu, E. V. S. S. K. and Vijaya Kumar, T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12790 LINK “Melting of Martian mantle, formation, and evolution of primary magma from the depleted mantle were…
Amazonian chemical weathering rate derived from stony meteorite finds at Meridiani Planum on MarsOPEN ACCESS
Christian Schröder, Phil A. Bland, Matthew P. Golombek, James W. Ashley, Nicholas H. Warner & John A. Grant Nature Communications 7 Article number: 13459 (2016) doi:10.1038/ncomms13459 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Little is known…
A review of volatiles in the Martian interior
Filiberto, J., Baratoux, D., Beaty, D., Breuer, D., Farcy, B. J., Grott, M., Jones, J. H., Kiefer, W. S., Mane, P., McCubbin, F. M. and Schwenzer, S. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12680 Version…
Geologic history of martian regolith breccia Northwest Africa 7034: Evidence for hydrothermal activity and lithologic diversity in the martian crust
McCubbin, Francis M., Boyce, Jeremy W., Novák-Szabó, Tímea, Santos, Alison R., Tartèse, Romain, Muttik, Nele, Domokos, Gabor, Vazquez, Jorge, Keller, Lindsay P., Moser, Desmond E., Jerolmack, Douglas J., Shearer, Charles K., Steele, Andrew, Elardo, Stephen…
Water in the Martian interior—The geodynamical perspective.
Breuer, D., Plesa, A.-C., Tosi, N. and Grott, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12727 LINK “Petrological analysis of the Martian meteorites suggests that rheologically significant amounts of water are present in the Martian mantle….
Hydrogen isotopic composition of the Martian mantle inferred from the newest Martian meteorite fall, Tissint.
Mane, P., Hervig, R., Wadhwa, M., Garvie, L. A. J., Balta, J. B. and McSween, H. Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12717 LINK “The hydrogen isotopic composition of planetary reservoirs can provide key constraints…
Replacement of glass in the Nakhla meteorite by berthierine: Implications for understanding the origins of aluminum-rich phyllosilicates on Mars.OPEN ACCESS
Lee, M. R. and Chatzitheodoridis, E. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12687 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A scanning and transmission electron microscope study of aluminosilicate glasses within melt inclusions from the Martian meteorite Nakhla shows…
Fluids during diagenesis and sulfate vein formation in sediments at Gale crater, Mars.OPEN ACCESS
Schwenzer, S. P., Bridges, J. C., Wiens, R. C., Conrad, P. G., Kelley, S. P., Leveille, R., Mangold, N., Martín-Torres, J., McAdam, A., Newsom, H., Zorzano, M. P., Rapin, W., Spray, J., Treiman, A. H.,…
Influence of mineralogy on the preservation of amino acids under simulated Mars conditionsOPEN ACCESS
Renato dos Santos, Manish Patel, Javier Cuadros, Zita Martins Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 May 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The detection of organic molecules associated with life on Mars is one of…
Effect of chlorine on near-liquidus crystallization of olivine-phyric shergottite NWA 6234 at 1 GPa: Implication for volatile-induced melting of the Martian mantle.
Farcy, B. J., Gross, J., Carpenter, P., Hicks, J. and Filiberto, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12662 LINK “Martian magmas are thought to be rich in chlorine compared with their terrestrial counterparts. Here, we…
A new approach to cosmogenic corrections in 40Ar/39Ar chronometry: Implications for the ages of Martian meteorites
W.S. Cassata, L.E. Borg Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 May 2016 LINK “Anomalously old 40Ar/39Ar ages are commonly obtained from Shergottites and are generally attributed to uncertainties regarding the…
Heterogeneous distribution of H2O in the Martian interior: Implications for the abundance of H2O in depleted and enriched mantle sources.
McCubbin, F. M., Boyce, J. W., Srinivasan, P., Santos, A. R., Elardo, S. M., Filiberto, J., Steele, A. and Shearer, C. K. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12639 LINK “We conducted a petrologic study of…
New triple oxygen isotope data of bulk and separated fractions from SNC meteorites: Evidence for mantle homogeneity of Mars.
Ali, A., Jabeen, I., Gregory, D., Verish, R. and Banerjee, N. R. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12640 LINK “We report precise triple oxygen isotope data of bulk materials and separated fractions of several Shergotty–Nakhla–Chassigny…
The chlorine isotope composition of Martian meteorites 2. Implications for the early solar system and the formation of Mars
Sharp, Z., Williams, J., Shearer, C., Agee, C. and McKeegan, K. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12591 Article first published online: 22 JAN 2016 LINK “We determined the chlorine isotope composition of 16 Martian meteorites…
Accretion Timescale and Impact History of Mars Deduced from the Isotopic Systematics of Martian Meteorites
Lars E. Borg, Gregory A. Brennecka, Steven J.K. Symes Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 December 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.12.002 LINK Update (24 June 2016): Evolution of the Solar System Inferred from…
The building blocks of Earth and Mars: A close genetic link
Caroline Fitoussi, Bernard Bourdon, Xueying Wang Earth and Planetary Science Letters Available online 8 December 2015 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.11.036 LINK “The Earth formed in a swarm of Moon- to Mars-sized objects that collided together to build our…
The early thermal evolution of Mars
Bhatia, G. K. and Sahijpal, S. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12573 LINK “Hf-W isotopic systematics of Martian meteorites have provided evidence for the early accretion and rapid core formation of Mars. We present the…
The Pb isotopic evolution of the Martian mantle constrained by initial Pb in Martian meteorites
Bellucci, J. J., Nemchin, A. A., Whitehouse, M. J., Snape, J. F., Bland, P., Benedix, G.K. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Accepted manuscript online: 21 November 2015 DOI: 10.1002/2015JE004809 LINK “The Pb isotopic compositions of…
Petrology on Mars
Harry Y. McSween Jr. American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5257 Volume 100 no. 11-12 p. 2380-2395 INVITED CENTENNIAL ARTICLE / REVIEW PDF (full text) abstract “Petrologic investigations of martian rocks have been accomplished by mineralogical, geochemical, and…
Nickeliferous pyrite tracks pervasive hydrothermal alteration in Martian regolith breccia: A study in NWA 7533
Lorand, J.-P., Hewins, R. H., Remusat, L., Zanda, B., Pont, S., Leroux, H., Marinova, M., Jacob, D., Humayun, M., Nemchin, A., Grange, M., Kennedy, A. and Göpel, C. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12565 LINK…
The calcium isotope systematics of Mars
Tomáš Magna, Nikolaus Gussone, Klaus Mezger Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 430, 15 November 2015, Pages 86–94 LINK
Terrestrial Planet Formation Constrained by Mars and the Structure of the Asteroid Belt
André Izidoro, Sean N. Raymond, Alessandro Morbidelli, Othon C. Winter Accepted for publication in MNRAS update (Sept 9): MNRAS (November 11, 2015) 453 (4): 3619-3634. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stv1835 First published online September 9, 2015 PDF (full…
New Constraints on the Water Budget in the Martian Breccia Meteorite NWA 7533
Remusat L. * Zanda B. Beck P. Lorand J.-P. Pont S. Leroux H. Hewins R. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5125 abstract (PDF)
Evidence in Tissint for recent subsurface water on Mars
Yang Chen, Yang Liu, Yunbin Guan, John M. Eiler, Chi Ma, George R. Rossman, Lawrence A. Taylor Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 425, 1 September 2015, Pages 55–63 LINK We report unambiguous chemical evidence…
Thermal and near-infrared analyses of central peaks of Martian impact craters: Evidence for a heterogeneous Martian crust
C. Pan, A. D. Rogers and J. R. Michalski Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets article first published online DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004676 LINK
Extinct isotope heterogeneities in the mantles of Earth and Mars: Implications for mantle stirring rates
Jacobsen, S. B. and Yu, G. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12426 LINK
Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars
C. Freissinet, D. P. Glavin, P. R. Mahaffy, K. E. Miller, J. L. Eigenbrode, R. E. Summons, A. E. Brunner, A. Buch, C. Szopa, P. D. Archer Jr, H. B. Franz, S. K. Atreya, W….
Petrology of igneous clasts in Northwest Africa 7034: Implications for the petrologic diversity of the martian crust
Alison R. Santos, Carl B. Agee, Francis M. McCubbin, Charles K. Shearer, Paul V. Burger, Romain Tartèse, Mahesh Anand Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta available online 25 February 2015 LINK
Petrography and composition of Martian regolith breccia meteorite Northwest Africa 7475
Wittmann, A., Korotev, R. L., Jolliff, B. L., Irving, A. J., Moser, D. E., Barker, I. and Rumble, D. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50: 326–352. doi: 10.1111/maps.12425 first published online: 19 FEB 2015 LINK…
Formation of Phobos and Deimos via a giant impact
Robert I. Citron, Hidenori Genda, Shigeru Ida Icarus Volume 252, 15 May 2015, Pages 334–338 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.02.011 LINK
The Northwest Africa (NWA) 5790 meteorite: A mesostasis-rich nakhlite with little or no Martian aqueous alteration (OPEN ACCESS)
Tomkinson, T., Lee, M. R., Mark, D. F., Dobson, K. J. and Franchi, I. A. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12424 PDF LINK (OPEN ACCESS)
Morphometry of small recent impact craters on Mars: size and terrain dependence, short-term modification
W. A. Watters, L. M. Geiger, M. Fendrock and R. Gibson Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004630 available online 8 January 2015 LINK
Photochemical Escape of Oxygen from Early Mars
Jinjin Zhao, Feng Tian Icarus doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.12.032 available online 6 January 2015 LINK
Highly siderophile element (HSE) abundances in the mantle of Mars are due to core formation at high pressure and temperature
K. Righter, L. R. Danielson, K. M. Pando, J. Williams, M. Humayun, R. L. Hervig and T. G. Sharp Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12393 LINK
Siderophile and chalcophile element abundances in shergottites: Implications for Martian core formation
Shuying Yang, Munir Humayun, Kevin Righter, Gwendolyn Jefferson, Dana Fields and Anthony J. Irving Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12384 LINK
Meteoritic evidence for a previously unrecognized hydrogen reservoir on Mars
Tomohiro Usui, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang, Justin I. Simon, John H. Jones Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 410, 15 January 2015, Pages 140–151 LINK
Constraints on the Depth and Thermal Vigor of Melting in the Martian Mantle
Justin Filiberto and Rajdeep Dasgupta Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004745 Accepted manuscript online: 4 DEC 2014 04:51PM EST LINK
Pb-isotopic evidence for an early, enriched crust on Mars
J.J. Bellucci, A.A. Nemchin, M.J. Whitehouse, M. Humayun, R. Hewins, B. Zanda Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 410, 15 January 2015, Pages 34–41 available online 2 December 2014 LINK (open access)
Study of phyllosilicates and carbonates from the Capri Chasma region of Valles Marineris on Mars based on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter-Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (MRO-CRISM) observations
Nirmala Jain, Prakash Chauhan Icarus available online 24 November 2014 LINK
Crystal chemistry of merrillite from Martian meteorites: Mineralogical recorders of magmatic processes and planetary differentiation
C. K. Shearer, P. V. Burger, J. J. Papike, F. M. McCubbin and A. S. Bell Meteoritics & Planetary Science, article first published online: 18 NOV 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12355 LINK
Episodic warming of early Mars by punctuated volcanism
Itay Halevy, James W. Head III Nature Geoscience (2014) doi:10.1038/ngeo2293 published online 17 November 2014 LINK
Widespread surface weathering on early Mars: A case for a warmer and wetter climate
John Carter, Damien Loizeau, Nicolas Mangold, François Poulet, Jean-Pierre Bibring Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.11.011, available online 15 November 2014 LINK
Chloromethane release from carbonaceous meteorite affords new insight into Mars lander findings
Frank Keppler, David B. Harper, Markus Greule, Ulrich Ott, Tobias Sattler, Heinz F. Schöler, John T. G. Hamilton Scientific Reports 4, Article number:7010 doi:10.1038/srep07010 published 13 November 2014 LINK (open access) Supplementary information (PDF)
Earth and Mars in one photo viewed from lunar orbit
PHOTO VIDEO Information Mars and Earth as viewed from lunar orbit on 24 May 2014. Mars was about 112.5 million km away when this image was acquired, and the Earth was about 376,687 km from…
Record of the ancient martian hydrosphere and atmosphere preserved in zircon from a martian meteorite
A. A. Nemchin, M. Humayun, M. J. Whitehouse, R. H. Hewins, J-P. Lorand, A. Kennedy, M. Grange, B. Zanda, C. Fieni, D. Deldicque, Nature Geoscience (2014) doi:10.1038/ngeo2231 published online: 24 August 2014 LINK Supplementary materials:…
Potential for analysis of carbonaceous matter on Mars using Raman spectroscopy
Hutchinson IB, Parnell J, Edwards HGM, Jehlicka J, Marshall CP, Harris LV, Ingley R Planetary and Space Science Volume 103, 15 November 2014, Pages 184–190 LINK
Origin and age of the earliest Martian crust from meteorite NWA 7533
Humayun M et al. (2013) Nature 503, 513–516 (28 November 2013) doi:10.1038/nature12764 LINK
Planetary science: A chunk of ancient Mars
McSween H.Y. Nature 503, 473–474 (28 November 2013) doi:10.1038/nature12836 LINK
No Martian soil component in shergottite meteorites
Barrat JA, Jambon A, Ferrière L, Bollinger C, Langlade JA, Liorzou C, Boudouma O and Fialin M (in press) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 125, 15 January 2014, Pages 23–33 LINK
