The stardust abundance in the local interstellar cloud at the birth of the Solar System
Peter Hoppe, Jan Leitner & János Kodolányi Nature Astronomy (2017) doi:10.1038/s41550-017-0215-0 Published online: 14 August 2017 LINK “Primitive Solar System materials, such as certain types of meteorites, interplanetary dust particles and cometary matter, contain small…
A two-billion-year history for the lunar dynamoOPEN ACCESS
Sonia M. Tikoo, Benjamin P. Weiss, David L. Shuster, Clément Suavet, Huapei Wang and Timothy L. Grove Science Advances 09 Aug 2017: Vol. 3, no. 8, e1700207 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1700207 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Tungsten isotopes and the origin of the Moon
Thomas S. Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 475, 1 October 2017, Pages 15–24 LINK “Highlights • There are no resolvable radiogenic 182W variations within the Moon. • implying that lunar differentiation…
Similarities in Element Content between Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Coma Dust and Selected Meteorite Samples
Oliver J. Stenzel, Martin Hilchenbach, Sihane Merouane, John Paquette, Kurt Varmuza, Cécile Engrand, Franz Brandstätter, Christian Koeberl, Ludovic Ferrière, Peter Filzmoser Mon Not R Astron Soc doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1908 LINK “We have analyzed the element composition and…
Titanium isotopes and rare earth patterns in CAIs: evidence for thermal processing and gas-dust decoupling in the protoplanetary disk
Andrew M. Davis, Junjun Zhang, Nicolas D. Greber, Jingya Hu, François L.H. Tissot, Nicolas Dauphas Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 July 2017 LINK “Titanium isotopic compositions (mass-dependent fractionation and…
The spatial distribution of carbon dust in the early solar nebula and the carbon content of planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Hans-Peter Gail, Mario Trieloff accepted by Astronomy & Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A high fraction of carbon bound in solid carbonaceous material is observed to exist in bodies formed in the cold outskirts of the…
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…
Pb isotopes in the impact melt breccia 66095: Association with the Imbrium basin and the isotopic composition of lithologies at the Apollo 16 landing site
Joshua F. Snape, Alexander A. Nemchin, Jeremy J. Bellucci, Martin J. Whitehouse Chemical Geology In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 19 July 2017 LINK “Recent in situ Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) Pb isotope analyses…
Assessing the shock state of the lunar highlands: Implications for the petrogenesis and chronology of crustal anorthositesOPEN ACCESS
J. F. Pernet-Fisher, K. H. Joy, D. J. P. Martin & K. L. Donaldson Hanna Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 5888 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-06134- LINK “Our understanding of the formation and evolution of the primary lunar…
A Martian origin for the Mars Trojan asteroids
D. Polishook, S. A. Jacobson, A. Morbidelli & O. Aharonson Nature Astronomy 1, Article number: 0179 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41550-017-0179 LINK “Seven of the nine known Mars Trojan asteroids belong to an orbital cluster1,2 named after its…
Neodymium isotope heterogeneity of ordinary and carbonaceous chondrites and the origin of non-chondritic 142Nd compositions in the Earth
Ryota Fukai, Tetsuya Yokoyama Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 474, 15 September 2017, Pages 206–214 LINK “Highlights • Ordinary and carbonaceous chondrites possess non-radiogenic Nd isotope anomalies. • Nd isotope variability was caused by…
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,…
Redox States of Initial Atmospheres Outgassed on Rocky Planets and Planetesimals
Laura Schaefer, Bruce Fegley Jr. The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 843, Number 2 Published 2017, July 12 LINK “The Earth and other rocky planets and planetesimals in the solar system formed through the mixing of materials…
Formation of an Ultracarbonaceous Antarctic Micrometeorite through Minimal Aqueous Alteration in a Small Porous Icy Body
Hikaru Yabuta, Takaaki Noguchi, Shoichi Itoh, Tomoki Nakamura, Akira Miyake, Shinichi Tsujimoto, Noriaki Ohashi, Naoya Sakamoto, Minako Hashiguchi, Ken-ichi Abe, Aya Okubo, A.L. David Kilcoyne, Shogo Tachibana, Ryuji Okazaki, Kentaro Terada, Mitsuru Ebihara, Hiroko Nagahara…
Distinct 238U/235U ratios and REE patterns in plutonic and volcanic angrites: Geochronologic implications and evidence for U isotope fractionation during magmatic processes
François L.H. Tissot, Nicolas Dauphas, Timothy L. Grove Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 July 2017 LINK “Angrites are differentiated meteorites that formed between 4 and 11 Myr after Solar…
Mineralogy and petrogenesis of lunar magnesian granulitic meteorite Northwest Africa 5744OPEN ACCESS
Kent, J. J., Brandon, A. D., Joy, K. H., Peslier, A. H., Lapen, T. J., Irving, A. J. and Coleff, D. M. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12898 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Lunar meteorite Northwest…
The production rate of cosmogenic deuterium at the Moon’s surface
Evelyn Füri, Etienne Deloule, Reto Trappitsch Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 474, 15 September 2017, Pages 76–82 LINK “Highlights • The deuterium content of olivines from eight mare basalts is determined by SIMS. •…
Magnetite in Comet Wild 2: Evidence for parent body aqueous alterationOPEN ACCESS
Hicks, L. J., Macarthur, J. L., Bridges, J. C., Price, M. C., Wickham-Eade, J. E., Burchell, M. J., Hansford, G. M., Butterworth, A. L., Gurman, S. J., Baker, S. H. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12909 LINK…
Valence of Ti, V, and Cr in Apollo 14 aluminous basalts 14053 and 14072
Simon, S. B. and Sutton, S. R. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12908 LINK “The valences of Ti, V, and Cr in olivine and pyroxene, important indicators of the fO2 of the source region of…
Origin of water in the inner Solar System: planetesimals scattered inward during Jupiter and Saturn’s rapid gas accretionOPEN ACCESS
Sean N. Raymond, Andre Izidoro Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 June 2017 (updated 6 July 2017) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Highlights • The water-rich bodies interior to Jupiter’s orbit – both the…
Triggering Collapse of the Presolar Dense Cloud Core and Injecting Short-Lived Radioisotopes with a Shock Wave. V. Nonisothermal Collapse RegimeOPEN ACCESS
Alan P. Boss accepted by ApJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Recent meteoritical analyses support an initial abundance of the short-lived radioisotope $^{60}$Fe that may be high enough to require nucleosynthesis in a core collapse supernova, followed…
Coordinated mineralogical and isotopic analyses of a cosmic symplectite discovered in a comet 81P/Wild 2 sample.
Nguyen, A. N., Berger, E. L., Nakamura-Messenger, K., Messenger, S. and Keller, L. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12905 LINK “We have discovered in a Stardust mission terminal particle a unique mineralogical assemblage of…
3.1 Ga crystallization age for magnesian and ferroan gabbro lithologies in the Northwest Africa 773 clan of lunar meteorites
B.J. Shaulis, M. Righter, T.J. Lapen, B.L. Jolliff, A.J. Irving Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 June 2017 LINK “The Northwest Africa (NWA) 773 clan of meteorites is a group…
The future of Stardust scienceOPEN ACCESS
Westphal, A. J., Bridges, J. C., Brownlee, D. E., Butterworth, A. L., De Gregorio, B. T., Dominguez, G., Flynn, G. J., Gainsforth, Z., Ishii, H. A., Joswiak, D., Nittler, L. R., Ogliore, R. C., Palma,…
Nucleosynthetic molybdenum isotope anomalies in iron meteorites – new evidence for thermal processing of solar nebula materialOPEN ACCESS
Graeme M. Poole, Mark Rehkämper, Barry J. Coles, Tatiana Goldberg, Caroline L. Smith Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 20 June 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights •…
Rubidium isotopic composition of the Earth, meteorites, and the Moon: Evidence for the origin of volatile loss during planetary accretionOPEN ACCESS
Emily A. Pringle, Frédéric Moynier Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 473, 1 September 2017, Pages 62-70 LINK “Highlights • We measured high-precision stable Rb isotope ratios in terrestrial samples, chondrites, HED meteorites, and lunar…
In situ 60Fe-60Ni Systematics of Chondrules from Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrites
Myriam Telus, Gary R. Huss, Kazuhide Nagashima, Ryan C. Ogliore, Shogo Tachibana Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 June 2017 LINK “The initial 60Fe/56Fe ratio of chondrules from unequilibrated ordinary…
Refractory materials in comet samples.OPEN ACCESS
Joswiak, D. J., Brownlee, D. E., Nguyen, A. N., Messenger, S. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12877 LINK “Transmission electron microscope examination of more than 250 fragments, >1 μm from comet Wild 2 and a giant cluster…
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….
A Case for Nebula Scale Mixing Between Non-Carbonaceous and Carbonaceous Chondrite Reservoirs: Testing the Grand Tack Model with Chromium Isotopic Composition of Almahata Sitta Stone 91A
Sanborn M. E. * Yin Q.-Z. Goodrich C. A. Zolensky M. Fioretti A. M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6277] abstract (PDF) “We present new Cr isotopic composition results for Almahata Sitta…
Ureilites Provide a New Model for Planetesimal Formation
Rai N. Downes H. * 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6067] abstract (PDF) “Modelling shows that ureilite parent planetesimal formed from a mixture of Mg- and Fe-rich chondrules with a primary layered…
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…
Accretion and Disruption Histories of the Ordinary Chondrite Parent Bodies
Edwards G. H. * Blackburn T. Alexander C. M. O’D. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6367] abstract (PDF) “Discrepant Pb-Pb phosphate ages and Ni-metal metallographic cooling rates for ordinary chondrites may be…
Was 26Al Heterogeneously Distributed in the Early Solar System?
Yin Q.-Z. * Sanborn M. E. Huyskens M. Amelin Y. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6259] abstract (PDF) “In this talk, we will examine critically the issue of homogeneity versus heterogeneity of…
The Life and Death of Iron-60
Trappitsch R. * Boehnke P. Stephan T. Telus M. Savina M. R. Pardo O. Davis A. M. Dauphas N. Huss G. R. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6299] abstract (PDF) “We measured…
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….
Effects of Space Weathering on Reflectance Spectra of Ureilites: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Goodrich C. A. Gillis-Davis J. Cloutis E. Applin D. Hibbits C. Klima R. Christoffersen R. Fries M. Decker S. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6224] abstract “Space weathering and spectral studies of…
A Speculative “Fiefdom” Model for Chondrite Origins
Melosh H. J. * Bland P. A. Collins G. S. Johnson B. C. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6239] abstract (PDF) “Distinct chondrite classes, complementarity of chondrules and matrix, and chondrule ages…
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 Evolution of the Protoplanetary Disk Recorded by Nucleosynthetic Isotope Variations of Variable Stellar Origin in Refractory Inclusions
Schönbächler M. * Lai Y.-J. Henshall T. Fehr M. A. Cook D. L. Bullock E. S. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6222] abstract (PDF) “New CAI data confirm the homogeneous distribution of…
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…
Water on Asteroids: The Curious Case of R-Chondrite Miller Range 11207
Gross J. * Treiman A. H. Connolly H. C. Jr. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6145] abstract (PDF) “MIL 11207 is a R-6 chondrite and contains ~12 vol% OH-bearing minerals — amphibole,…
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…
Meteoritic Constraints on the Origins of Our Solar System
Dwarkadas V. V., Dauphas N., Meyer B.S., Boyajian P.H., Bojazi M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6159] abstract “At the time of formation, our solar system had a high abundance of 26Al,…
Angrite meteorites record the onset and flux of water to the inner solar system
Adam R. Sarafian, Sune G. Nielsen, Horst R. Marschall, Glenn A. Gaetani, Erik H. Hauri, Kevin Righter, Emily Sarafian Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 7 June 2017 LINK “Earth and…
Measuring the level of interstellar inheritance in the solar protoplanetary disk
Conel M. O’D. Alexander,Larry R. Nittler,Jemma Davidson,Fred J. Ciesla Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12891 First published: 6 June 2017 LINK “The timing and extent to which the initial interstellar material was thermally processed provide…
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…
Tracing the oxygen isotope composition of the upper Earth’s atmosphere using cosmic spherulesOPEN ACCESS
Andreas Pack, Andres Höweling, Dominik C. Hezel, Maren T. Stefanak, Anne-Katrin Beck, Stefan T. M. Peters, Sukanya Sengupta, Daniel Herwartz & Luigi Folco Nature Communications 8, Article number: 15702 (2017) doi:10.1038/ncomms15702 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK…
3D shape of asteroid (6)~Hebe from VLT/SPHERE imaging: Implications for the origin of ordinary H chondritesOPEN ACCESS
M. Marsset, B. Carry, C. Dumas, J. Hanus, M. Viikinkoski, P. Vernazza, T. G. Müller, M. Delbo, E. Jehin, M. Gillon, J. Grice, B. Yang, T. Fusco, J. Berthier, S. Sonnett, F. Kugel, J. Caron,…
Cometary dust: the diversity of primitive refractory grainsOPEN ACCESS
D. H.Wooden, H. A.Ishii, M. E.Zolensky Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2017 375 20160260; DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2016.0260. Published 29 May 2017 Review article LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Comet dust is primitive and shows significant…
Silicate–SiO reaction in a protoplanetary disk recorded by oxygen isotopes in chondrules
Ryoji Tanaka & Eizo Nakamura Nature Astronomy 1, Article number: 0137 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41550-017-0137 LINK “The formation of planetesimals and planetary embryos during the earliest stages of the solar protoplanetary disk largely determined the composition and…
New candidates for active asteroids: main-belt (145) Adeona, (704) Interamnia, (779) Nina, (1474) Beira, and near-Earth (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Vladimir V. Busarev, Andrei B. Makalkin, Faith Vilas, Sergey I. Barabanov, Marina P. Scherbina submitted to Icarus 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “For the first time, spectral signs of subtle coma activity were observed for four…
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…
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…
The compositional diversity of non-Vesta basaltic asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Thomas B. Leith, Nicholas A. Moskovitz, Rhiannon G. Mayne, Francesca E. DeMeo, Driss Takir, Brian J. Burt, Richard P. Binzel, Dimitra Pefkou Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 11 May 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Correlated Nanoscale Characterization of a Unique Complex Oxygen-rich Stardust Grain: Implications for Circumstellar Dust Formation
J. Leitner, P. Hoppe, C. Floss, F. Hillion, T. Henkel Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 11 May 2017 LINK “We report the light to intermediate-mass element abundances as well as…
Tracing metal–silicate segregation and late veneer in the Earth and the ureilite parent body with palladium stable isotopes
J.B. Creech, F. Moynier, M. Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 May 2017 LINK “Stable isotope studies of highly siderophile elements (HSE) have the potential to yield valuable insights…
Meteorite transport—Revisited
Wisdom, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12876 LINK “Meteorites are delivered from the asteroid belt by way of chaotic zones (Wisdom 1985a). The dominant sources are believed to be the chaotic zones associated with…
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…
The search for and analysis of direct samples of early Solar System aqueous fluids
Michael E. Zolensky, Robert J. Bodnar, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Shoichi Itoh, Marc Fries, Andrew Steele, Queenie H.-S. Chan, Akira Tsuchiyama, Yoko Kebukawa, Motoo Ito Review article Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2017 375 20150386 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0386….
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…
Early accretion of water and volatile elements to the inner Solar System: evidence from angrites
Adam R. Sarafian, Erik H. Hauri, Francis M. McCubbin, Thomas J. Lapen, Eve L. Berger, Sune G. Nielsen, Horst R. Marschall, Glenn A. Gaetani, Kevin Righter, Emily Sarafian Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2017 375…
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…
Stony Meteoroid Space Erosion and Drag: Effect on Cosmic Ray Exposure Ages
David Parry Rubincam Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript Available online 12 April 2017 doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.04.003 LINK “Highlights • Particles impacting a meteoroid cause space erosion in addition to a drag force. • The meteoroid’s shrinking size…
The Future of Stardust ScienceOPEN ACCESS
A. J. Westphal, J. C. Bridges, D. E. Brownlee, A. L. Butterworth, B. T. De Gregorio, G. Dominguez, G. J. Flynn, Z. Gainsforth, H. A. Ishii, D. Joswiak, L. R. Nittler, R. C. Ogliore, R….
Sedimentary laminations in the Isheyevo (CH/CBb) carbonaceous chondrite formed by gentle impact-plume sweep-up
Laurence A.J. Garvie, L. Paul Knauth, Melissa A. Morris Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript Available online 2 April 2017 LINK “Highlight • Isheyevo is the first meteorite that shows prominent macroscopic sedimentary laminations. • It…
Origin of crystalline silicates from Comet 81P/Wild 2: Combined study on their oxygen isotopes and mineral chemistry
Céline Defouilloy, Daisuke Nakashima, David J. Joswiak, Donald E. Brownlee, Travis J. Tenner, Noriko T. Kita Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 465, 1 May 2017, Pages 145-154 LINK “Highlights • 7 silicates grains from…
Early Solar System irradiation quantified by linked vanadium and beryllium isotope variations in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Paolo A. Sossi, Frédéric Moynier, Marc Chaussidon, Johan Villeneuve, Chizu Kato & Matthieu Gounelle Nature Astronomy 1, Article number: 0055 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41550-017-0055 Published online: 20 March 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “X-ray emission in young…
In situ isotopic studies of the U-depleted Allende CAI Curious Marie: Pre-accretionary alteration and the co-existence of 26Al and 36Cl in the early solar nebula
Haolan Tang, Ming-Chang Liu, Kevin D. McKeegan, Francois L.H. Tissot, Nicolas Dauphas Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 March 2017 LINK “The isotopic composition of oxygen as well as 26Al-26Mg…
The impact trajectory of asteroid 2008 TC3
Davide Farnocchia, Peter Jenniskens, Darrel K. Robertson, Steven R. Chesley, Linda Dimare, Paul W. Chodas Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 14 March 2017 LINK “Highlights • 2008 TC3 was the first ever predicted…
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…
Impact of radiogenic heating on the formation conditions of comet 67P/Churyumov-GerasimenkoOPEN ACCESS
O. Mousis, A. Drouard, P. Vernazza, J. I. Lunine, M. Monnereau, R. Maggiolo, K. Altwegg, H. Balsiger, J.-J. Berthelier, G. Cessateur, J. De Keyser, S. A. Fuselier, S. Gasc, A. Korth, T. Le Deun, U….
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…
A Low Abundance of 135Cs in the Early Solar System from Barium Isotopic Signatures of Volatile-depleted Meteorites
Gregory A. Brennecka and Thorsten Kleine The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 837, Number 1 Published 2017 March 2 LINK “Precise knowledge of the abundances of short-lived radionuclides at the start of the solar system leads…
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…
Chondrule Accretion with a Growing ProtoplanetOPEN ACCESS
Yuji Matsumoto, Shoichi Oshino, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Shigeru Wakita accepted for publication in ApJ Draft version published: 28 February 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (8 March 2017): LINK The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 837, Number 2 “Chondrules…
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…
Low-velocity collisions of chondrules: How a thin dust cover helps enhance the sticking probabilityOPEN ACCESS
Nina Gunkelmann, Akimasa Kataoka, Cornelis P. Dullemond and Herbert M. Urbassek A&A Volume 599, March 2017 24 February 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Aims. The collision of two chondrules covered by a dust…
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…
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…
Localized aliphatic organic material on the surface of Ceres
By M. C. De Sanctis, E. Ammannito, H. Y. McSween, A. Raponi, S. Marchi, F. Capaccioni, M. T. Capria, F. G. Carrozzo, M. Ciarniello, S. Fonte, M. Formisano, A. Frigeri, M. Giardino, A. Longobardo, G….
Mass Accumulation of Earth from Interplanetary Dust, Meteoroids, Asteroids and Comets
Gerhard Drolshagen, Detlef Koschny, Sandra Drolshagen, Jana Kretschmer, Björn Poppe Planetary and Space Science SI:Meteoroids 2016 Available online 14 February 2017 LINK “Using new data and recent models this paper derives a total combined flux…
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….
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….
Core Formation and Internal Structure of Planetesimals: The Role of Formation Time, Accretion Duration, and Terminal Size
T. Suwa, H. Nagahara 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2130 LINK
Dating the Formation of Jupiter through W and Mo Isotope Analyses of Meteorites
T. S. Kruijer, T. Kleine, C. Burkhardt, G. Budde 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1386 LINK
36Cl-36S in Allende CAIs: Implication for the Origins of 36Cl in the Early Solar System
H. Tang, M. C. Liu, K. D. McKeegan, F. L. H. Tissot, N. Dauphas 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2618 LINK
Once a CAI, always a CAI: Flare-Up-Induced Episodic Fractionation and Melting in the Early Solar Nebula
G. J. MacPherson 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2719 LINK
Giant Planet Formation and the Evolution of Oxygen Isotopes in the Solar System
L. P. Keller, C. Snead, K. D. McKeegan 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2457 LINK
Presolar Grains in Micrometeorites: Evidence for the Injection of Supernova Dust into the Solar Nebula
P. Haenecour, C. Floss, R. Ogliore, A. Wang, T. Yada 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1080 LINK
Magnesium, Titanium, and Chromium Isotope Compositions of Refractory Inclusions from Several CV3 and CK3 Chondrites: Implications for Nebular Heterogeneity
Z. A. Torrano, V. K. Rai, M. Wadhwa 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #3045 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
Search for Primitive Matter in the Solar System
G. Libourel, P. Michel, M. Delbo, C. Ganino, A. Recio-Blanco, P. de Laverny, M. E. Zolensky, A. R. Krot 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2280 LINK
Vis-IR Reflectance Spectroscopy of Hydrous Carbonaceous Chondrites with Variable Heating and Dehydration Degrees
M. Matsuoka, T. Nakamura, N. Miyajima, N. Imae, A. Yamaguchi, H. Kojima 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2050 LINK
Analyzing the Chemical and Spectral Effects of Pulsed Laser Irradiation to Simulate Space Weathering of a Carbonaceous Chondrite
M. S. Thompson, L. P. Keller, R. Christoffersen, M. J. Loeffler, R. V. Morris, T. G. Graff, Z. Rahman 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2799 LINK
Fine-Grained CAIs in Comet Samples: Moderate Refractory Character and Comparison to Small Refractory Inclusions in Chondrites
D. J. Joswiak, D. E. Brownlee, A. N. Nguyen, S. Messenger 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1646 LINK
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
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…
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…
A tale of clusters: No resolvable periodicity in the terrestrial impact cratering recordOPEN ACCESS
Matthias M. M. Meier, Sanna Holm-Alwmark MNRAS (2017) stx211. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx211 Published: 25 January 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) (updated: 1 Feb) LINK “Rampino & Caldeira (2015) carry out a circular spectral analysis (CSA) of the terrestrial…
Ruthenium isotopic evidence for an inner Solar System origin of the late veneer
Mario Fischer-Gödde & Thorsten Kleine Nature 541, 525–527 doi:10.1038/nature 21045 Published online: 25 January 2017 LINK “The excess of highly siderophile elements in the Earth’s mantle is thought to reflect the addition of primitive meteoritic…
The isotopic nature of the Earth’s accreting material through time
Nicolas Dauphas Nature 541, 521–524 (25 January 2017) doi:10.1038/nature20830 Published online: 25 January 2017 LINK “The Earth formed by accretion of Moon- to Mars-size embryos coming from various heliocentric distances. The isotopic nature of these…
Different origins or different evolutions? Decoding the spectral diversity among C-type asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
P. Vernazza, J. Castillo-Rogez, P. Beck, J. Emery, R. Brunetto, M. Delbo, M. Marsset, F. Marchis, O. Groussin, B. Zanda, P. Lamy, L. Jorda, O. Mousis, A. Delsanti, Z. Djouadi, Z. Dionnet, F. Borondics, B….
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…
Assessment of different sunspot number series using the cosmogenic isotope 44Ti in meteorites
Eleanna Asvestari, Ilya G. Usoskin, Gennady A. Kovaltsov, Mathew J. Owens, Natalie A. Krivova, Sara Rubinetti, Carla Taricco MNRAS (2017) stx190. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx190 Published: 22 January 2017 LINK “Many sunspot number series exist suggesting different levels…
Accretional and alterational differences in a carbonaceous chondrite parent body: Evidence from the NWA 5491 CV3 meteorite
Kereszturi, A., Gyollai, I., Jozsa, S. and Kanuchova, Z. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12802 Version of Record online: 17 JAN 2017 LINK “The NWA 5491 CV3 meteorite is a CVoxA subtype, and composed of…
Early formation of the Moon 4.51 billion years agoOPEN ACCESS
Melanie Barboni, Patrick Boehnke, Brenhin Keller, Issaku E. Kohl, Blair Schoene, Edward D. Young, Kevin D. McKeegan Science Advances 11 Jan 2017: Vol. 3, no. 1, e1602365 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1602365 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
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…
Simulated Space Weathering of Fe- and Mg-rich Aqueously Altered Minerals Using Pulsed Laser IrradiationOPEN ACCESS
H.M. Kaluna, H.A. Ishii, J.P. Bradley, J.J. Gillis-Davis, P.G. Lucey Update (2 Jan 17): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 December 2016 LINK “Highlights • We simulate space weathering on…
Tungsten stable isotope compositions of terrestrial samples and meteorites determined by double spike MC-ICPMS
Nadine Krabbe, Thomas S. Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine Chemical Geology In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 23 December 2016 LINK “Tungsten stable isotopes hold great potential to examine a variety of physical and chemical processes operating…
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)…
Nanoindenting the Chelyabinsk meteorite to learn about impact deflection effects in asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Carles E. Moyano-Cambero, Eva Pellicer, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Iwan P. Williams, Jürgen Blum, Patrick Michel, Michael Küppers, Marina Martínez-Jiménez, Ivan Lloro, Jordi Sort Astrophysical Journal (2017) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract Update (24 January 2017): LINK…
Thermal evolution of planetesimals during accretion
Y. Ricard, D. Bercovici, F. Albarède Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 December 2016 LINK “Highlights • joint mass-temperature distributions in a planetesimal swarm • molten planetary embryos are formed in only a…
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…
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….
Timing of the formation and migration of giant planets as constrained by CB chondritesOPEN ACCESS
By Brandon C. Johnson, Kevin J. Walsh, David A. Minton, Alexander N. Krot, Harold F. Levison Science Advances 09 Dec 2016: Vol. 2, no. 12, e1601658 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1601658 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The…
Diversity of the initial rocky planetary building materials at the edge of the solar system
Brownlee, D. E. and Joswiak, D. J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12804 First published: 9 December 2016 LINK “Asteroids and comets are surviving members of the vast planetesimal population that was distributed across the…
The accretion and impact history of the ordinary chondrite parent bodies
Terrence Blackburn, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Richard Carlson, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 December 2016 LINK “A working timeline for the history of ordinary chondrites includes…
Further evidence for early lunar magnetism from troctolite 76535
Garrick-Bethell, I., B. P. Weiss, D. L. Shuster, S. M. Tikoo, and M. M. Tremblay J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 120, doi: 10.1002/2016JE005154 Accepted manuscript online: 7 December 2016 LINK “The earliest history of the lunar…
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…
Mid-infrared spectra of comet nucleiOPEN ACCESS
Michael S.P. Kelley, Charles E. Woodward, Robert D. Gehrz, William T. Reach, David E. Harker Icarus (in Press) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract “Highlights • We observed two comet nuclei with the Spitzer Space Telescope. •…
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…
Mn-Cr ages and formation conditions of fayalite in CV3 carbonaceous chondrites: Constraints on the accretion ages of chondritic asteroids
Kaori Jogo, Tomoki Nakamura, Motoo Ito, Shigeru Wakita, Mikhail Yu. Zolotov, Scott R. Messenger Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 November 2016 LINK “Chondritic planetesimals are among the first planetary…
Asteroid Fragmentation Approaches for Modeling Atmospheric Energy Deposition
Paul J. Register, Donovan L. Mathias, Lorien F. Wheeler Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 November 2016 LINK “Highlights • Fragmentation modeling approaches are compared using Chelyabinsk meteor data. • A new model…
Chronologic Implications for Slow Cooling of Troctolite 76535 and Temporal Relationships between the Mg-suite and the Ferroan Anorthosite Suite
Lars E. Borg, James N. Connelly, William Cassata, Amy M. Gaffney, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 November 2016 LINK “Ages have been obtained using the 87Rb-87Sr, 147Sm-143Nd,…
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…
Rocky Planetesimal Formation via Fluffy Aggregates of NanograinsOPEN ACCESS
Sota Arakawa, Taishi Nakamoto Updated (18 Nov. 2016): The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 832, Number 2 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract “Several pieces of evidence suggest that silicate grains in primitive meteorites are not interstellar grains…
Thermal and chemical evolution in the early Solar System as recorded by FUN CAIs: Part I – Petrology, mineral chemistry, and isotopic composition of Allende FUN CAI CMS-1
C.D. Williams, T. Ushikubo, E.S. Bullock, P.E. Janney, R.R. Hines, N.T. Kita, R.L. Hervig, G.J. MacPherson, R.A. Mendybaev, F.M. Richter, M. Wadhwa Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 14 November 2016…
Extreme early solar system chemical fractionation recorded by alkali-rich clasts contained in ordinary chondrite breccias
Tatsunori Yokoyama, Keiji Misawa, Osamu Okano, Chi-Yu Shih, Laurence E. Nyquist, Justin I. Simon, Michael J. Tappa, Shigekazu Yoneda Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 11 November 2016 LINK “Highlights…
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…
Evidence for geologic processes on cometsOPEN ACCESS
Jessica M. Sunshine, Nicolas Thomas, Mohamed R. El‐Maarry, Tony L. Farnham Journal of Geophysical Research Review article DOI: 10.1002/2016JE005119 First published: 7 November 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Spacecraft missions have resolved the…
Modeling orbital gamma-ray spectroscopy experiments at carbonaceous asteroids
Lucy F. Lim, Richard D. Starr, Larry G. Evans, Ann M. Parsons, Michael E. Zolensky and William V. Boynton Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12786 Version of Record online: 6 NOV 2016 LINK “To evaluate…
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…
FC Colour Images of Dwarf Planet Ceres Reveal a Complicated Geological History
A. Nathues, M. Hoffmann, T. Platz, G.S. Thangjam, E.A. Cloutis, V. Reddy, L. Le Corre, J.-Y. Li, K. Mengel, A. Rivkin, D.M. Applin, M. Schaefer, U. Christensen, H. Sierks, J. Ripken, B.E. Schmidt, H. Hiesinger,…
Matrix effects on the relative sensitivity factors for manganese and chromium during ion microprobe analysis of carbonate: implications for early Solar System chronology
Robert C.J. Steele, Veronika S. Heber, Kevin D. McKeegan Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 November 2016 LINK “The short-lived radionuclide 53Mn decays to 53Cr providing a relative chronometer for…
