Lead and Mg isotopic age constraints on the evolution of the HED parent body
Martin Schiller, James N. Connelly and Martin Bizzarro Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12848 Version of Record online: 23 MAR 2017 LINK “The large collection of howardite-eucrite-diogenite (HED) meteorites allows us to study the initial…
In search of the Earth-forming reservoir: Mineralogical, chemical, and isotopic characterizations of the ungrouped achondrite NWA 5363/NWA 5400 and selected chondrites.
Burkhardt, C., Dauphas, N., Tang, H., Fischer-Gödde, M., Qin, L., Chen, J. H., Rout, S. S., Pack, A., Heck, P. R. and Papanastassiou, D. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12834 LINK “High-precision isotope data…
The entry heating and abundances of basaltic micrometeoritesOPEN ACCESS
Matthew J. Genge Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12830 Version of Record online: 15 MAR 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Basaltic micrometeorites (MMs) derived from HED-like parent bodies have been found among particles collected from…
Secondary-volatiles linked metallic iron in eucrites: The dual-origin metals of Camel Donga.
Paul H. Warren, Junko Isa, Mitsuru Ebihara, Akira Yamaguchi and Bastian Baecker Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12827 LINK “The unique occurrence of abundant (~1 vol%) near-pure-Fe metal in the Camel Donga eucrite is more…
Modeling the early evolution of Vesta.
Weisfeiler, M., Turcotte, D. L. and Kellogg, L. H. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12836 LINK “The early evolution of the asteroid Vesta has been extensively studied because of the availability of relevant data, especially…
Petrographic and geochemical evidence for multiphase formation of carbonates in the Martian orthopyroxenite Allan Hills 84001OPEN ACCESS
Moyano-Cambero, C. E., Trigo-Rodríguez, J. M., Benito, M. I., Alonso-Azcárate, J., Lee, M. R., Mestres, N., Martínez-Jiménez, M., Martín-Torres, F. J. and Fraxedas, J. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12851 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian…
KREEP basalt petrogenesis: Insights from 15434,181
Cronberger, K. and Neal, C. R. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12837 LINK “Returned lunar KREEP basalts originated through impact processes or endogenous melting of the lunar interior. Various methods have been used to distinguish…
40Ar/39Ar and (U-Th)/He model age signatures of elusive Mercurian and Venusian meteorites.
Jourdan, F. and Eroglu, E. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12838 LINK “No meteorites from Mercury and Venus have been conclusively identified so far. In this study, we develop an original approach based on extensive…
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)…
Origin and transportation history of lunar breccia 14311.
Merle, R. E., Nemchin, A. A., Whitehouse, M. J., Pidgeon, R. T., Grange, M. L., Snape, J. F. and Thiessen, F. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12835 First published: 17 February 2017 LINK “In this…
Lifetime of the solar nebula constrained by meteorite paleomagnetism
By Huapei Wang, Benjamin P. Weiss, Xue-Ning Bai, Brynna G. Downey, Jun Wang, Jiajun Wang, Clément Suavet, Roger R. Fu, Maria E. Zucolotto Science 10 Feb 2017: Vol. 355, Issue 6325, pp. 623-627 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf5043…
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….
Noble Gas Compositions of Seven North West Africa (NWA) Ureilites
K. Nagao, J. Choi, J. M. Baek, R. Bartoschewitz, C. Park, J. I. Lee, M. J. Lee 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1848 LINK
Melting of C-Rich Planetesimals and Implications for the Composition of the Ureilite Parent Body
M. Collinet, T. L. Grove 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2052 LINK
Petrology and Mineralogy of the Northwest Africa 8179 Polymict Ureilite
T. Mikouchi 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2212 LINK
Reassessing the Formation of CK7 Northwest Africa (NWA) 8186
P. Srinivasan, F. M. McCubbin, T. J. Lapen, M. Righter, C. B. Agee 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1995 LINK
The Mn-Fe Systematics of the Angrite Parent Body as Compared to Other Major Planetary Body Reservoirs in the Solar System: A Crystal Chemical Perspective
J. J. Papike, P. V. Burger, C. K. Shearer, A. S. Bell, A. Santos 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2688 LINK
Melt Formation and Evolution on the Ureilite Parent Body, as Shown by Feldspathic Clasts in Polymict Ureilites
C. A. Goodrich, A. H. Treiman, S. Boyle 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1196 LINK
A Report on 63 Newly Sampled Stones of the Almahata Sitta Fall (Asteroid 2008 TC3) from the University of Khartoum Collection, Including a C2 Carbonaceous Chondrite
A. M. Fioretti, C. A. Goodrich, M. Shaddad, P. Jenniskens, M. Zolensky, I. Kohl, E. Young, D. Rumble, N. Kita, B. Turrin, G. Herzog 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1846 LINK
A New Type of Foreign Clast in a Polymict Ureilite: A CAI or Al-Rich Chondrule
C. A. Goodrich, D. K. Ross, A. H. Treiman 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1101 PDF
Ultra-Refractory Calcium-Aluminum-Rich Inclusion in an AOA in CR Chondrite Yamato-793261
M. Komatsu, T. J. Fagan, A. Yamaguchi, T. Mikouchi, M. Yasutake, M. E. Zolensky 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2009 PDF
First Meteorites from a Russian Antarctic Expedition
C. A. Lorenz, M. A. Ivanova, N. G. Zinovieva, N. N. Kononkova, G. A. Yakovlev, E. V. Petrova, R. F. Muftakhetdinova, M. Yu. Larionov, V. I. Grokhovsky 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract…
The Unique Crowdfunded Oued Awlitis 001 Lunar Meteorite – A Consortium Overview
L. Ferrière, M. M. M. Meier, V. Assis Fernandes, J. Fritz, A. Greshake, J.-A. Barrat, U. Böttger, A. Bouvier, F. Brandstätter, H. Busemann, R. L. Korotev, C. Maden, T. Magna, Ph. Schmitt-Kopplin, D. L. Schrader,…
Ultraviolet Reflectance Spectroscopy of the Tighert Eucrite
M. R. M. Izawa, E. A. Cloutis, D. M. Applin, P. Mann, V. Reddy 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2116 PDF
Northwest Africa 8535: Sampling a New Portion of the Angrite Parent Body
A. R. Santos, C. B. Agee, C. K. Shearer, A. S. Bell, P. V. Burger, F. M. McCubbin 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2266 PDF
Benchmarking the Pb-Pb Age of Ungrouped Achondrite NWA 6704 for Project Milestones
M. H. Huyskens, Q.-Z. Yin, Y. Amelin 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2260 PDF
The Origin and Chemical Evolution of the Parent Body to Northwest Africa 6704 Primitive Achondrite
Y. Hibiya, G. J. Archer, R. Tanaka, T. Iizuka, K. Ozawa, R. J. Walker, A. Yamaguchi, A. J. Irving 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1317 PDF
Northwest Africa 11042: Ungrouped Ultramafic Cumulate Achondrite: Petrology, Oxygen Isotopes, and High Pressure Phases
Z. Vaci, C. B. Agee, K. Ziegler, M. Humayun 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2016 PDF
Rb-Sr Systematics of Ungrouped Achondrites
Y. Amelin 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1343 PDF
Calcic Plagioclase-Rich Clasts Resembling the NWA 7325 Ungrouped Achondrite in Polymict Ureilites
S. Boyle, C. A. Goodrich, N. T. Kita, A. H. Treiman, J. Gross 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1219 PDF
In Search of a Group for the Ungrouped Achondrites NWA 7680 and NWA 6962
B. C. Hyde, D. E. Moser, K. T. Tait, J. R. Darling, H. Moreira 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2168 PDF
The mineralogy, petrology, and composition of anomalous eucrite Emmaville.
Barrett, T. J., Mittlefehldt, D. W., Greenwood, R. C., Charlier, B. L. A., Hammond, S. J., Ross, D. K., Anand, M., Franchi, I. A., Abernethy, F. A. J. and Grady, M. M. Meteoritics & Planetary…
Titanium, Vanadium and Chromium Valences in Silicates of Ungrouped Achondrite NWA 7325 and Ureilite Y-791538 Record Highly-Reduced Origins
S.R. Sutton, C.A. Goodrich, S. Wirick Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 February 2017 LINK “Titanium, Cr, and V valences were determined by applying micro-X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (micro-XANES)…
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…
The petrology and chronology of NWA 8009 impact melt breccia: Implication for early thermal and impact histories of Vesta
Shiyong Liao, Weibiao Hsu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 January 2017 LINK “Studies of petrology, mineralogy and geochronology of eucrites are keys to reconstruct the thermal and impact history…
Petrogenesis of the NWA 7320 enriched martian gabbroic shergottite: Insight into the martian crust
Arya Udry, Geoffrey H. Howarth, Thomas J. Lapen, Minako Righter Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 January 2017 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 7320 is classified as a gabbroic shergottite, the…
Petrogenesis of the EET 92023 achondrite and implications for early impact events
A. Yamaguchi, N. Shirai, C. Okamoto and M. Ebihara Meteoritics & Planetary Science 27 JAN 2017 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12821 LINK “We report petrology and geochemistry of an achondrite EET 92023 and compare it with normal…
Origin of mass-independent oxygen isotope variation among ureilites: Clues from chondrites and primitive achondrites
I. S. Sanders, E. R. D. Scott and J. S. Delaney Meteoritics & Planetary Science 27 JAN 2017 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12820 LINK “Ureilite meteorites are abundant, carbon-rich, primitive achondrites made of coarse-grained, equilibrated olivine and…
Brachinite-Like Clast in the Kaidun Meteorite: First Report of Primitive Achondrite Material
Higashi, K.; Hasegawa, H.; Mikouchi, T.; Zolensky, M. E. Conference Paper Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; 48th; 20-24 Mar. 2017; The Woodlands, TX; United States JSC-CN-38570 Date Acquired: Jan 26, 2017 PDF 48th Lunar…
Rare meteorites common in the Ordovician periodOPEN ACCESS
Philipp R. Heck, Birger Schmitz, William F. Bottke, Surya S. Rout, Noriko T. Kita, Anders Cronholm, Céline Defouilloy, Andrei Dronov & Fredrik Terfelt Nature Astronomy 1 Article number: 0035 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41550-016-0035 Published online: 23 January…
Asteroid 2008 TC3 Breakup and Meteorite Fractions
Goodrich, C.; Jenniskens, P.; Shaddad, M. H.; Zolensky; M. E.; Fioretti, A. M. JSC-CN-38419, Conference Paper Asteroid Comets and Meteors Conference (ACM 2017); 10-14 Apr. 2017; Montevideo; Uruguay abstract “The recovery of meteorites from the…
Igneous lithologies on asteroid (4) Vesta mapped using gamma-ray and neutron data
Andrew W. Beck, David J. Lawrence, Patrick N. Peplowski, Christina E. Viviano-Beck, Thomas H. Prettyman, Timothy J. McCoy, Harry Y. McSween Jr, Naoyuki Yamashita Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 January 2017 LINK…
Petrogenesis and Provenance of Ungrouped Achondrite Northwest Africa 7325 from Petrology, Trace Elements, Oxygen, Chromium and Titanium Isotopes, and Mid-IR Spectroscopy
Cyrena A. Goodrich, Noriko T. Kita, Qing-Zhu Yin, Matthew E. Sanborn, Curtis D. Williams, Daisuke Nakashima, Melissa D. Lane, Shannon Boyle Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 January 2017 LINK…
Effects of Shock and Martian Alteration on Tissint Hydrogen Isotope Ratios and Water ContentOPEN ACCESS
L.J. Hallis, G.R. Huss, K. Nagashima, G.J. Taylor, D. Stöffler, C.L. Smith, M.R. Lee Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 January 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Tissint…
Non-Vestoid candidate asteroids in the inner main beltOPEN ACCESS
Dagmara Oszkiewicz, Brian A. Skiff, Nick Moskovitz, Paweł Kankiewicz, Anna Marciniak, Javier Licandro, Mattia Galiazzo, Werner Zeilinger Astronomy & Astrophysics December 16, 2016 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract “Most Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) meteorites (analogs to V-type asteroids)…
Formation of Apollo 16 impactites and the composition of late accreted material: constraints from Os isotopes, highly siderophile elements and sulfur abundances
Philipp Gleißner, Harry Becker Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 December 2016 LINK “Fe-Ni metal-schreibersite-troilite intergrowths in Apollo 16 impact melt rocks and new highly siderophile element (HSE) and S…
Trace elements in olivine and the petrogenesis of the intermediate, olivine-phyric shergottite NWA 10170.
Howarth, G. H. and Udry, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12799 LINK “Olivine-phyric shergottites represent primitive basaltic to picritic rocks, spanning a large range of Mg# and olivine abundances. As primitive olivine-bearing magmas are…
Physical Characterization of ~2-meter Diameter Near-Earth Asteroid 2015 TC25: A possible boulder from E-type Asteroid (44) NysaOPEN ACCESS
Vishnu Reddy, Juan A. Sanchez, William F. Bottke, Audrey Thirouin, Edgard G. Rivera-Valentin, Michael S. Kelley, William Ryan, Edward A. Cloutis, Stephen C. Tegler, Eileen V. Ryan, Patrick A. Taylor, James E. Richardson, Nicholas Moskovitz,…
Distribution of p-process 174Hf in early solar system materials and the origin of nucleosynthetic Hf and W isotope anomalies in Ca–Al rich inclusions
Stefan T.M. Peters, Carsten Münker, Markus Pfeifer, Bo-Magnus Elfers, Peter Sprung Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 29 November 2016 LINK “Highlights • Chondrites, eucrites and Earth carry uniform p-process…
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…
The variability of ruthenium in chromite from chassignite and olivine-phyric shergottite meteorites: New insights into the behavior of PGE and sulfur in Martian magmatic systems.
Baumgartner, R. J., Fiorentini, M. L., Baratoux, D., Ferrière, L., Locmelis, M., Tomkins, A. and Sener, K. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12795 LINK “The Martian meteorites comprise mantle-derived mafic to ultramafic rocks that…
A carbon-rich region in Miller Range 091004 and implications for ureilite petrogenesis
James M.D. Day, Christopher A. Corder, Pierre Cartigny, Andrew M. Steele, Nelly Assayag, Douglas Rumble III, Lawrence A. Taylor Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 November 2016 LINK “Ureilite meteorites…
Melting and differentiation of early-formed asteroids: The perspective from high precision oxygen isotope studiesOPEN ACCESS
Richard C. Greenwood, Thomas H. Burbine, Martin F. Miller, Ian. A. Franchi Chemie der Erde – Geochemistry Review article In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 14 November 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “A number of distinct…
Northwest Africa 5790: A previously unsampled portion of the upper part of the nakhlite pile.
Brian Balta, J., Sanborn, M. E., Mayne, R. G., Wadhwa, M., McSween, H. Y. and Crossley, S. D. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12744 First published: 14 November 2016 LINK “We present a geochemical study…
Hungaria Asteroid Region Telescopic Spectral Survey (HARTSS) I: Stony Asteroids Abundant in the Hungaria Background Population
Michael P. Lucas, Joshua P. Emery, Noemi Pinilla-Alonso, Sean S. Lindsay, Vania Lorenzi Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 November 2016 LINK “Highlights • HARTSS describes taxonomy, mineralogy, and meteorite analogs of Hungaria…
A geochemical study of the winonaites: Evidence for limited partial melting and constraints on the precursor composition
Alison C. Hunt, Gretchen K. Benedix, Samantha J. Hammond, Philip A. Bland, Mark Rehkämper, Katharina Kreissig, Stanislav Strekopytov Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 November 2016 LINK “The winonaites are…
Regolith breccia Northwest Africa 7533: Mineralogy and petrology with implications for early Mars.
Hewins, R. H., Zanda, B., Humayun, M., Nemchin, A., Lorand, J.-P., Pont, S., Deldicque, D., Bellucci, J. J., Beck, P., Leroux, H., Marinova, M., Remusat, L., Göpel, C., Lewin, E., Grange, M., Kennedy, A. and…
Numerical determination of visible/NIR optical constants from laboratory spectra of HED meteorites
Jorge A.G. Davalos, Jorge Márcio Carvano, Julio Blanco Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 October 2016 LINK “Highlights • Optical constants from reflectance spectra of meteorite samples are retrieved. • The method uses…
Geochemistry and petrology of howardite Miller Range 11100: A lithologically diverse piece of the Vestan regolith
Gregory, T., Joy, K. H., Strekopytov, S. and Curran, N. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12782 LINK “The howardite-eucrite-diogenite (HED) clan of meteorites, which most likely originate from the asteroid Vesta, provide an opportunity…
Experimental petrology of the Tissint meteorite: Redox estimates, crystallization curves, and evaluation of petrogenetic models
Castle, N. and Herd, C. D. K. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12739 LINK “Tissint is an olivine-phyric shergottite from an incompatible element depleted Martian mantle source. Oxythermobarometry applied to Tissint mineral phases demonstrates that…
The petrology, geochemistry, and age of lunar regolith breccias Miller Range 090036 and 090070: Insights into the crustal history of the Moon.
Calzada-Diaz, A., Joy, K. H., Crawford, I. A. and Strekopytov, S. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12737 LINK “Meteorites ejected from the surface of the Moon as a result of impact events are an important…
Reported sulfate mineral in lunar meteorite PCA 02007 is impact glass.
Gross, J., Treiman, A. H. and Harlow, G. E. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12741 LINK “A grain of light-blue sulfate material was reported in the lunar highlands regolith meteorite PCA 02007 (Satterwhite and Righter…
Mineral chemistry of the Tissint meteorite: Indications of two-stage crystallization in a closed system.
Liu, Y., Baziotis, I. P., Asimow, P. D., Bodnar, R. J. and Taylor, L. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12726 Version of Record online: 5 OCT 2016 DOI: 10.1111/maps.12726 LINK “The Tissint meteorite is…
Hiding in the howardites: Unequilibrated eucrite clasts as a guide to the formation of Vesta’s crust.
Mayne, R. G., Smith, S. E. and Corrigan, C. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12730 LINK “204 howardites in the National Meteorite Collection at the Smithsonian were examined for the presence of fine-grained eucrite…
Thermal and irradiation history of lunar meteorite Dhofar 280.
Korochantseva, E. V., Buikin, A. I., Hopp, J., Lorenz, C. A., Korochantsev, A. V., Ott, U. and Trieloff, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12732 First published: 26 September 2016 LINK “Dhofar 280 recorded a…
Spectral characterization of V-type asteroids outside the Vesta family
Alessandra Migliorini, M.C. De Sanctis, D. Lazzaro, and E. Ammannito MNRAS doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2441 first published online September 26, 2016 LINK “We present new NIR reflectance spectra of 10 V-type candidate asteroids obtained at the 3.6 m…
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…
Global variations in regolith properties on asteroid Vesta from Dawn’s low-altitude mapping orbit.
Denevi, B. W., Beck, A. W., Coman, E. I., Thomson, B. J., Ammannito, E., Blewett, D. T., Sunshine, J. M., De Sanctis, M. C., Li, J.-Y., Marchi, S., Mittlefehldt, D. W., Petro, N. E., Raymond,…
(U-Th)/He Ages of Phosphates from Zagami and ALHA77005 Martian Meteorites: Implications to Shock Temperatures
Kyoungwon Min, Annette Farah, Seung Ryeol Lee, Jong Ik Lee Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 September 2016 LINK “Shock conditions of martian meteorites provide crucial information about ejection dynamics…
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…
Partial melting of a C-rich asteroid: Lithophile trace elements in ureilites
Jean-Alix Barrat, Albert Jambon, Akira Yamaguchi, Addi Bischoff, Marie-Laure Rouget, Céline Liorzou Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 September 2016 LINK “Ureilites are among the most common achondrites and are…
Prolonged magmatism on 4 Vesta inferred from Hf–W analyses of eucrite zircon
J. Roszjar, M.J. Whitehouse, G. Srinivasan, K. Mezger, E.E. Scherer, J.A. Van Orman, A. Bischoff Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 452, 15 October 2016, Pages 216–226 LINK “Highlights • Distinct zircon growth intervals require…
Alteration minerals, fluids, and gases on early Mars: Predictions from 1-D flow geochemical modeling of mineral assemblages in meteorite ALH 84001.OPEN ACCESS
Melwani Daswani, M., Schwenzer, S. P., Reed, M. H., Wright, I. P. and Grady, M. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12713 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Clay minerals, although ubiquitous on the ancient terrains of…
Crystallization and cooling conditions for the diogenite formation in the turbulent magma ocean of the asteroid 4 VestaOPEN ACCESS
Yusuke Kawabata, Hiroko Nagahara PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The asteroid 4 Vesta has been completely differentiated to core and mantle despite its small size, of which surface materials are howardite-eucrite-diogenite (HED) meteorites that we know the…
The provenance, formation, and implications of reduced carbon phases in Martian meteorites.
Steele, A., McCubbin, F. M. and Fries, M. D. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12670 LINK “This review is intended to summarize the current observations of reduced carbon in Martian meteorites, differentiating between terrestrial contamination…
An analysis of Apollo lunar soil samples 12070,889, 12030,187, and 12070,891: Basaltic diversity at the Apollo 12 landing site and implications for classification of small-sized lunar samples.
Alexander, L., Snape, J. F., Joy, K. H., Downes, H. and Crawford, I. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12689 LINK “Lunar mare basalts provide insights into the compositional diversity of the Moon’s interior. Basalt…
The origin of aubrites: Evidence from lithophile trace element abundances and oxygen isotope compositions
J.A. Barrat, R.C. Greenwood, K. Keil, M.L. Rouget, J.S. Boesenberg, B. Zanda, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 July 2016 LINK “We report the abundances of a selected…
Ancient Impactor Components Preserved and Reworked in Martian Regolith Breccia Northwest Africa 7034
Steven Goderis, Alan D. Brandon, Bernhard Mayer, Munir Humayun Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 July 2016 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 and paired stones represent unique samples of martian…
Olivine on Vesta as exogenous contaminants brought by impacts: Constraints from modeling Vesta’s collisional history and from impact simulationsOPEN ACCESS
D. Turrini, V. Svetsov, G. Consolmagno, S. Sirono, S. Pirani PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 July 2016 LINK “Highlights • The Dawn mission revealed the presence of olivine on…
The formation environment of potassic-chloro-hastingsite in the nakhlites MIL 03346 and pairs and NWA 5790: Insights from terrestrial chloro-amphibole.
Giesting, P. A. and Filiberto, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12675 LINK “Potassic-chloro-hastingsite has been found in melt inclusions in MIL 03346, its paired stones, and NWA 5790. It is some of the most…
Rare-earth-element minerals in martian breccia meteorites NWA 7034 and 7533: Implications for fluid–rock interaction in the martian crust
Yang Liu, Chi Ma, John R. Beckett, Yang Chen, Yunbin Guan Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 21 July 2016 LINK “Highlights • Martian meteorite NWA 7034/7533 contains monazite, xenotime,…
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.,…
Martian meteorite Tissint records unique petrogenesis among the depleted shergottites.
Basu Sarbadhikari, A., Babu, E. V. S. S. K., Vijaya Kumar, T. and Chennaoui Aoudjehane, H. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12684 Version of Record online: 19 JUL 2016 LINK “Tissint, a new unaltered piece…
The effect of titanium on the partitioning behavior of high-field strength elements between silicates, oxides and lunar basaltic melts with applications to the origin of mare basalts
Felipe P. Leitzke, Raúl O.C. Fonseca, Lina T. Michely, Peter Sprung, Carsten Münker, Alexander Heuser, Henrik Blanchard Chemical Geology In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 July 2016 LINK “Highlights • DHFSEcrystal/melt were calculated from…
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…
Northwest Africa 5790: Revisiting Nakhlite PetrogenesisOPEN ACCESS
A. Jambon, V. Sautter, J-A. Barrat, J. Gattacceca, P. Rochette, O. Boudouma, D. Badia, B. Devouard Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 July 2016 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Submitted: 18…
Evolution of Olivine Composition in the Meteorite Fusion Crust
Pittarello L. * McKibbin S. Debaille V. Claeys Ph. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6061 LINK
The Noble Gas Concentration of the Martian Meteorites GRV 99027 and NWA 7906/NWA 7907 (Paired with NWA 7034)
Stephenson P. C. Leya I. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6138 LINK
Ar-Ar Ages of Brachinite and Brachinite-Like Achondrites
Beard S. P. Swindle T. D. Isachsen C. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6411 LINK
Iron Isotope Compositions of Achondritic Meteorites from Distinct Parent Bodies
Dybal E. M. K. Wadhwa M. * Romaniello S. Hines R. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6535 LINK
Martian Alteration in Unique Meteorite NWA 8159?
Hallis L. J. * Simpson S. Mark D. Lee M. R. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6442 LINK
NWA 10659: A Clay-Rich Nakhlite Pair of NWA 10153
Hicks L. J. * Bridges J. C. Greenwood R. C. Franchi I. A. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6421 LINK
Petrology, Mineralogy and Oxygen Isotopic Composition of the Northwest Africa 10153 Nakhlite: A Sample from a Different Flow from Other Nakhlites?
Mikouchi T. * Righter M. Ziegler K. Irving A. J. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6396 LINK
Oxygen Isotopes and Origin of Opal in an Antarctic Ureilite
Downes H. Beard A. D. Franchi I. A. Greenwood R. C. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) [#6141] abstract updated (27 June, 2016): NAM2016 press release (27 June 2016)
Mineralogical and Petrofabric Study of Brachinite Reid 013
Hasegawa H. * Mikouchi T. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6246 LINK
U-Pb Dating of Zircon with Petrographic Settings from the Martian Regolith Breccia NWA 7034
Lin Y. T. * Hu S. Zhang T. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6248 LINK
Chalcophile Siderophile Trace Element Systematics of Hydrothermal Pyrite from Martian Regolith Breccia NWA 7533
Lorand J.-P. * Hewins R. H. Humayun M. Remusat L. Zanda B. La C. Pont S. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6082 LINK
NWA 7533: An Overview of Melt Rocks and Breccia Assembly History
Hewins R. H. * Zanda B. Humayun M. Leroux H. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6366 LINK
Multiple Olivine-Phyric Shergottite Stones of Differing Crystallization Age in the 2011 Tissint Meteorite Fall Imply Impact Excavation from a Long-Lived Depleted Magmatic Complex on Mars (Hint: Olympus Mons)
Irving A. J. * Lapen T. J. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6454 LINK
New Volatile-Rich Clasts from Brecciated Chondrites and Achondrites
Patzek M. * Ebert S. Bischoff A. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6136 LINK
Recent Terrestrial Disturbance of the 176Lu-176Hf Systematics in Meteorites
Bast R. * Scherer E. E. Sprung P. Mezger K. Bischoff A. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6164 LINK
53Mn-53Cr Systematics of the Brachinite NWA 4882
Dunlap D. R. * Romaniello S. J. Wadhwa M. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6217 LINK
Heterogeneity in the 238U/235U Ratios of Angrites
Tissot F. L. H. * Dauphas N. Grove T. L. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6104 LINK
Formation of Vesicles Within the Fusion Crust of Eucritic Meteorites
Nicolau-Kuklińska A. Łosiak A. I. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6424 LINK
Almahata Sitta News: Well-Known Varieties and New Species in the Zoo
Bischoff A. Ebert S. Patzek M. Horstmann M. Pack A. Decker S. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6319 LINK
Expected Geochemical and Mineralogical Properties of Meteorites from Mercury:Inferences from MESSENGER Data
McCubbin F. M. * McCoy T. J. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) [#6242] LINK
U-Pb Age of the Ungrouped Achondrite NWA 8486
Cartwright J. A. * Amelin Y. Koefoed P. Wadhwa M. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6231 abstract
Search and Recover of Antarctic Meteorites from Lomonosov Mountains, Queen Maud Land by the First Russian Meteorite Expedition
Larionov M. Yu. Grokhovsky V. I. Kolunin R. N. Pastukhovich A. Yu. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6369 abstract
On the iron isotope composition of Mars and volatile depletion in the terrestrial planets
Paolo A. Sossi, Oliver Nebel, Mahesh Anand, Franck Poitrasson Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 8 June 2016 LINK “Iron is the most abundant multivalent element in planetary reservoirs, meaning…
CV and CM Chondrite Impact Melts
Nicole G. Lunning, Catherine M. Corrigan, Harry Y. McSween, Travis J. Tenner, Noriko T. Kita, Robert. J. Bodnar Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 June 2016 LINK “Volatile-rich and typically…
Erratum to “Reassessing the cooling rate and geologic setting of Martian meteorites MIL 03346 and NWA 817” [Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 182 (2016) 1–23]
Erratum to “Reassessing the cooling rate and geologic setting of Martian meteorites MIL 03346 and NWA 817” [Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 182 (2016) 1–23] Frank Richter, Marc Chaussidon, Ruslan Mendybaev, Edwin Kite Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta…
The abundance and isotopic composition of water in eucrites.OPEN ACCESS
Barrett, T. J., Barnes, J. J., Tartèse, R., Anand, M., Franchi, I. A., Greenwood, R. C., Charlier, B. L. A. and Grady, M. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12649 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN…
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…
Igneous cooling history of olivine-phyric shergottite Yamato 980459 constrained by dynamic crystallization experiments.
First, E. and Hammer, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12659 Article first published online: 10 MAY 2016 LINK “Dynamic crystallization experiments were performed on a liquid having the bulk composition of olivine-phyric shergottite Yamato…
Petrology and oxygen isotopic compositions of clasts in HED polymict breccia NWA 5232.
van Drongelen, K. D., Rumble, D. and Tait, K. T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12651 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 5232, an 18.5 kg polymict eucrite, comprises eucritic and exogenic CM carbonaceous chondrite clasts within…
Petrogenesis of the Northwest Africa 4898 high-Al mare basalt.
Li, S., Hsu, W., Guan, Y., Wang, L. and Wang, Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12663 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 4898 is the only low-Ti, high-Al basaltic lunar meteorite yet recognized. It predominantly consists…
The chlorine isotopic composition of Martian meteorites 1: Chlorine isotope composition of Martian mantle and crustal reservoirs and their interactions.
Williams, J. T., Shearer, C. K., Sharp, Z. D., Burger, P. V., McCubbin, F. M., Santos, A. R., Agee, C. B. and McKeegan, K. D. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12647 LINK “The Martian meteorites…
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…
Exsolution and shock microstructures of igneous pyroxene clasts in the Northwest Africa 7533 Martian meteorite.
Leroux, H., Jacob, D., Marinova, M., Hewins, R. H., Zanda, B., Pont, S., Lorand, J.-P. and Humayun, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12637 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 7533 is a Martian regolith breccia. This…
In situ observation, X–ray diffraction and Raman analyses of carbon minerals in ureilites: Origin and formation mechanisms of diamond in ureilitesOPEN ACCESS
Yoshihiro NAKAMUTA, Fumio KITAJIMA, Kazuhiko SHIMADA Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbon minerals in sixteen monomict ureilites which are variable in shock features in olivine were observed in situ by optical…
U-Pb and Al-Mg systematics of the ungrouped achondrite Northwest Africa 7325
Piers Koefoed, Yuri Amelin, Qing-Zhu Yin, Josh Wimpenny, Matthew E. Sanborn, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Anthony J. Irving Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 April 2016 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 7325 is…
Geochemistry of the lunar highlands as revealed by measurements of thermal neutrons
Patrick N. Peplowski, Andrew W. Beck, David J. Lawrence Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 10.1002/2015JE004950 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Thermal neutron emissions from the lunar surface provide a direct measure of bulk elemental composition that can…
The stable Cr isotopic compositions of chondrites and silicate planetary reservoirs
Ronny Schoenberg, Alexandra Merdian, Chris Holmden, Ilka C. Kleinhanns, Kathrin Haßler, Martin Wille, Elmar Reitter Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 March 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.03.013 LINK “The depletion of chromium in…
Mineralogy and Geology of asteroid (4) Vesta from Dawn Framing Camera
Guneshwar Thangjam PhD Thesis, Clausthal University of Technology, 2015 PDF (open access) abstract “This thesis presents insights into the surface compositional heterogeneity and geology of asteroid Vesta. Lithologic mapping using Framing Camera onboard the NASA…
Constraints on the water, chlorine, and fluorine content of the Martian mantle.
Filiberto, J., Gross, J. and McCubbin, F. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12624 abstract “Previous estimates of the volatile contents of Martian basalts, and hence their source regions, ranged from nearly volatile-free through estimates…
Mercury (Hg) in meteorites: variations in abundance, thermal release profile, mass-dependent and mass-independent isotopic fractionation
Matthias M. M. Meier, Christophe Cloquet, Bernard Marty Accepted for publication in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta PDF (open access) abstract “We have measured the concentration, isotopic composition and thermal release profiles of Mercury (Hg) in…
Reassessing the Cooling Rate and Geologic Setting of Martian Meteorites MIL 03346 and NWA 817
Frank Richter, Marc Chaussidon, Ruslan Mendybaev, Edwin Kite Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 February 2016 LINK “Lithium concentration and isotopic fractionation profiles across augite grains from two Martian meteorites…
Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd isotopic and REE studies of igneous components in the bulk matrix domain of Martian breccia Northwest Africa 7034
Nyquist, L. E., Shih, C.-Y., McCubbin, F. M., Santos, A. R., Shearer, C. K., Peng, Z. X., Burger, P. V. and Agee, C. B. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12606 LINK “The bulk matrix domain…
Aqueous Corrosion of Olivine in the Mars Meteorite Miller Range (MIL) 03346 During Antarctic Weathering: Implications for Water on Mars
Michael A. Velbel Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 15 February 2016 LINK “Several nakhlites (clinopyroxenite meteorites from Mars) contain olivine phenocrysts with corrosion features identical in size, shape and distribution…
Ni/S/Cl systematics and the origin of impact-melt glasses in Martian meteorite Elephant Moraine 79001
Schrader, C. M., Cohen, B. A., Donovan, J. J. and Vicenzi, E. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12612 LINK “Martian meteorite Elephant Moraine A79001 (EET 79001) has received considerable attention for the unusual composition…
Lithologic variation within bright material on Vesta revealed by linear spectral unmixing
F. Zambon, F. Tosi, C. Carli, M.C. De Sanctis, D.T. Blewett, E. Palomba, A. Longobardo, A. Frigeri, E. Ammannito, C.T. Russell, C.A. Raymond Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 February 2016 LINK “Vesta’s…
Catching Constraints on the Parent Body Genesis of Mesosiderites and a Possible Link to HED (Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite) Meteorites — A New Hope?
B. Baecker, B. A. Cohen 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2179 PDF
Mineralogy, Petrology, and Mineral Chemistry of Northwest Africa 8173: An Anomalous Enstatite Achondrite with Evidence for High-Temperature Silicate Sulphidation
D. D. Uribe, M. R. M. Izawa, P. J. A. McCausland, R. L. Flemming 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2797 PDF
The Diversity of Anomalous HEDs: Isotopic Constraints on the Connection of EET 92023, GRA 98098, and Dhofar 700 with Vesta
M. E. Sanborn, Q.-Z. Yin, D. W. Mittlefehldt 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2256 PDF
Large Solar Cosmic Ray Effects on Oued Awlitis 001 Lunar Meteorite and Northwest Africa 10134 Shergottite
K. Nishiizumi, M. W. Caffee, A. J. T. Jull 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1669 PDF
Spectral Properties of Primitive Achondrite Meteorites: Establishing S-Type Asteroid-Meteorite Connections
M. P. Lucas, J. P. Emery, T. Hiroi, R. E. Milliken 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #3003 PDF
Water and the Formation of the Northwest Africa 8114 Martian Regolith
J. L. MacArthur, J. C. Bridges, L. J. Hicks, R. Burgess, K. H. Joy 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2916 PDF