Generation of a measurable magnetic field in a metal asteroid with a rubble-pile core
Zhongtian Zhang and David Bercovici PNAS Vol. 120 | No. 32July 31, 2023 LINK “SignificanceIron meteorites represent cores of differentiated objects, which are possibly the building blocks of planetary cores. The parent body of iron…
Evidence for Very Early Planetesimal Formation and 26Al/27Al Heterogeneity in the Protoplanetary DiskOPEN ACCESS
J. N. Connelly, J. Bollard, E. Amsellem, M. Schiller, K. K. Larsen, and M. Bizzarro The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 952, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a U-corrected Pb–Pb age of…
Optical spectropolarimetry of large C-complex asteroids: polarimetric evidence for heterogeneous surface compositionsOPEN ACCESS
Yuna G. Kwon, Stefano Bagnulo, Alberto Cellino Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This study presents the first optical spectropolarimetric study of large C-complex asteroids. A total of 64 C-complex asteroids…
A machine learning classification of meteorite spectra applied to understanding asteroids
M. Darby Dyar, Sydney M. Wallace, Thomas H. Burbine, Daniel R. Sheldon IcarusAvailable online 26 July 2023, 115718 LINK “Understanding the distribution of matter within our Solar System requires a robust methodology for evaluating the…
Bidirectional reflectance distribution function measurements of the Winchcombe meteorite using the Visible Oxford Space Environment Goniometer
R. J. Curtis, H. C. Bates, T. J. Warren, K. A. Shirley, E. C. Brown, A. J. King, N. E. Bowles MAPSVersion of Record online: 21 July 2023 LINK “A laboratory study was performed using…
Bulk mineralogy, water abundance, and hydrogen isotope composition of unequilibrated ordinary chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Helen Grant, Romain Tartèse, Rhian Jones, Laurette Piani, Yves Marrocchi, Ashley King, Thomas Rigaudier MAPSFirst published: 19 July 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The origin and transport of water in the early Solar System…
Origin of Low-26Al/27Al Corundum/Hibonite Inclusions in MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Steven J. Desch, Emilie T. Dunham, Ashley K. Herbst, Cayman T. Unterborn, Thomas G. Sharp, Maitrayee Bose, Prajkta Mane, Curtis D. Williams Accepted to The Astrophysical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (11 August 2023): The…
Abundant presolar grains and primordial organics preserved in carbon-rich exogenous clasts in asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Ann. N. Nguyen, Prajkta Mane, Lindsay P. Keller, Laurette Piani, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Martin Bizzarro, Audrey Bouvier, Richard W. Carlson, Marc Chaussidon, Byeon-Gak Choi,Nicolas…
V-type Asteroids as the Origin of MesosideritesOPEN ACCESS
Guy Libourel, Pierre Beck, Akiko M. Nakamura, Pierre Vernazza, Clement Ganino and Patrick Michel The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 7 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present the results of a campaign of…
Epitaxial fluorapatite vein in Northwest Africa 998 host apatite: Clues on the geochemistry of late hydrothermal fluids on Mars
Marina Martínez, Charles K. Shearer, Adrian J. Brearley MAPSFirst published: 11 July 2023 LINK “Secondary minerals in martian nakhlites provide a powerful tool for investigating the nature, composition, and duration of aqueous activity in the…
Carbonate record of temporal change in oxygen fugacity and gaseous species in asteroid Ryugu
Wataru Fujiya, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Kazuhide Nagashima, Naoya Sakamoto, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Noriko T. Kita, Kouki Kitajima, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Martin Bizzarro, Audrey Bouvier, Richard W. Carlson, Marc…
Reconciling fast and slow cooling during planetary formation as recorded in the main group pallasitesOPEN ACCESS
M. Murphy Quinlan, A.M. Walker, C.J. Davies Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 618, 15 September 2023, 118284 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights Fast and slow cooling recorded in pallasites can be explained by metal…
Distribution of s-, r-, and p-process nuclides in the early Solar System inferred from Sr isotope anomalies in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Jonas M. Schneider, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (25 July 2023):The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 952, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Nucleosynthetic…
I/Pu reveals Earth mainly accreted from volatile-poor differentiated planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Weiyi Liu, Yigang Zhang, François. L. H. Tissot, Guillaume Avice, Zhilin Ye, and Qing-Zhu Yin Science Advances5 Jul 2023Vol 9, Issue 27 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The observation that mid-ocean ridge basalts had ~3×…
Trace element redistributions during metamorphism of E-chondrites: implications for reduced bodies and the Earth
Jean-Alix Barrat, Addi Bischoff, Brigitte Zanda Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 July 2023 LINK “We report on new trace element analyses of enstatite chondrites (ECs) to clarify their behavior during…
Development of preparation methods of polished sections of returned samples from asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft
Daisuke Nakashima, Yuri Fujioka, Kanchi Katayama, Tomoyo Morita, Mizuha Kikuiri, Kana Amano, Eiichi Kagawa, Tomoki Nakamura MAPSVersion of Record online: 03 July 2023 LINK “Preparation procedures of polished sections of the Ryugu samples returned by…
Genetic relationships of solar system bodies based on their nucleosynthetic Ti isotope compositions and sub-structures of the solar protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Miriam Rüfenacht, Précillia Morino, Yi-Jen Lai, Manuela A. Fehr, Makiko K. Haba, Maria Schönbächler Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 June 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Nucleosynthetic isotope variations are powerful tools…
The Formation of a Rubble Pile Asteroid: Insights from the Asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Tsutomu Ota, Christian Potiszil, Katsura Kobayashi, Ryoji Tanaka, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Tak Kunihiro, Chie Sakaguchi, Masahiro Yamanaka and Eizo Nakamura Universe 2023, 9(6), 293, REVIEW LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The Hayabusa2 mission returned primitive samples from…
Pyroxene and Hydroxyl Signatures in Vesta Newly Calibrated Data from Dawn MissionOPEN ACCESS
Giuseppe Massa, Andrea Longobardo, Ernesto Palomba, Marianna Angrisani, Chiara Gisellu, Fabrizio Dirri, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Andrea Raponi, Filippo Giacomo Carrozzo and Mauro Ciarniello Universe 2023, 9(6), 296 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Thanks to…
Silicon isotope constraints on terrestrial planet accretionOPEN ACCESS
Isaac J. Onyett, Martin Schiller, Georgy V. Makhatadze, Zhengbin Deng, Anders Johansen & Martin Bizzarro NaturePublished: 14 June 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Understanding the nature and origin of the precursor material to terrestrial…
Hydrothermal fluid activity on asteroid Itokawa
Shaofan Che & Thomas J. Zega Nature AstronomyPublished: 12 June 2023 LINK “Carbonaceous chondrites contain widespread mineralogical evidence for water–rock interactions, indicating that the C-type asteroids from which they are derived had active hydrothermal systems….
Mantle fragmentation and incomplete core merging of colliding planetesimals as evidenced by pallasites
Nicolas P. Walte, Christopher M. Howard, Gregor J. Golabek Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 617, 1 September 2023, 118247 LINK “Main group pallasites were likely formed by the collision of their parent body with a…
High reactivity of condensed amorphous silicate and implication for chondrites
Morgano Maxime, Le Guillou Corentin, Leroux Hugues, Marinova Maya, Dohmen Ralf IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 June 2023 LINK “Amorphous silicates are abundant in extraterrestrial objects such as interplanetary dust particles and primitive…
Early solar system chronology from short-lived chronometersOPEN ACCESS
Aryavart Anand, Klaus Mezger GeochemistryInvited ReviewAvailable online 30 May 2023, 126004 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Age constraints on early solar system processes and events can be derived from meteorites and their components using…
Space Weathering of Genesis Mission Solar-wind Collectors with Inferences for Weathering on Airless BodiesOPEN ACCESS
Amy J. G. Jurewicz, Karen D. Rieck, Chad Olinger, Judy Allton, Mukul Sharma, Lindsay P. Keller and Roy Christoffersen The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Samples from the…
The high-temperature origin of hydrogen in enstatite chondrite chondrules and implications for the origin of terrestrial water
Dorian Thomassin, Laurette Piani, Johan Villeneuve, Marie-Camille Caumon, Nordine Bouden, Yves Marrocchi Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 616, 15 August 2023, 118225, Available online 30 May 2023 LINK “Due to their numerous isotopic similarities to…
Ryugu asteroid sample return provides a natural laboratory for primordial chemical evolutionOPEN ACCESS
Yasuhiro Oba, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin & Hiroshi Naraoka Nature Communications, Volume 14, Article number: 3107Comment, published: 30 May 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The samples returned from near-Earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu provide…
Hydrogen in acapulcoites and lodranites: A unique source of water for planetesimals in the inner Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
A. Stephant, X. Zhao, M. Anand, J. Davidson, C. Carli, T. Cuppone, G. Pratesi, I.A. Franchi Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 615, 1 August 2023, 118202 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights Partial melting up to 20%…
Determining the Pyroxene Mineralogies of VestoidsOPEN ACCESS
T. H. Burbine, P. C, Buchanan, M. J. Jercinovic and R. C. Greenwood The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Bulk pyroxene compositions were calculated for a number of…
A Comparison of Presolar Isotopic Signatures in Laboratory-Studied Primitive Solar System Materials and Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: New Insights from Light Elements, Halogens, and Noble GasesOPEN ACCESS
Peter Hoppe, Martin Rubin & Kathrin Altwegg Space Science Reviews, Volume 219, Article number: 32 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Comets are considered the most primitive planetary bodies in our Solar System. ESA’s Rosetta mission…
Paleomagnetic evidence for a long-lived, potentially reversing martian dynamo at ~3.9 GaOPEN ACCESS
Sarah C. Steele, Roger R. Fu, Michael W. R. Volk, Thomas L. North, Alec R. Brenner, Adrian R. Muxworthy, Gareth S. Collins, Thomas M. Davison Science Advances, 24 May 2023, Vol 9, Issue 21 LINK…
Impact mixing among rocky planetesimals in the early Solar System from angrite oxygen isotopes
B. G. Rider-Stokes, R. C. Greenwood, M. Anand, L. F. White, I. A. Franchi, V. Debaille, S. Goderis, L. Pittarello, A. Yamaguchi, T. Mikouchi & P. Claeys Nature Astronomy, Published: 15 May 2023 LINK “Angrite…
Calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions in non-carbonaceous chondrites: Abundances, sizes, and mineralogyOPEN ACCESS
E. T. Dunham, A. Sheikh, D. Opara, N. Matsuda, M.-C. Liu, K. D. McKeegan MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 May 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “As the Sun was forming, calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs)…
The spatial distribution of soluble organic matter and their relationship to minerals in the asteroid (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Minako Hashiguchi, Dan Aoki, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin, Karin E. Dworkin, José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, John M. Eiler, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Aogu Furusho, Daniel P. Glavin, Heather V. Graham,…
Influence of hydrothermal asteroidal conditions on the molecular structure and isotopic compositions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Marceau Lecasble, Sylvain Bernard, Jean-Christophe Viennet, Isis Criouet, Laurent Remusat IcarusAvailable online 28 April 2023, 115603 LINK “A variety of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are reported in carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) and in the interstellar medium…
Simulation of Space Weathering on Asteroid Spectra through Hydrogen Ion Irradiation of MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Lakshika Palamakumbure, Kenichiro Mizohata, Kateřina Flanderová, David Korda, Antti Penttilä and Tomáš Kohout The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 4 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Space weathering can be defined as the combination of…
Insights on the Sun Birth Environment in the Context of Star Cluster Formation in Hub–Filament SystemsOPEN ACCESS
Doris Arzoumanian, Sota Arakawa, Masato I. N. Kobayashi, Kazunari Iwasaki, Kohei Fukuda, Shoji Mori, Yutaka Hirai, Masanobu Kunitomo, M. S. Nanda Kumar, and Eiichiro Kokubo The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 947, Number 2 LINK (OPEN…
Origin and abundances of volatiles on Mars from the zinc isotopic composition of Martian meteorites
M. Paquet, Paolo A. Sossi, Frédéric Moynier Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 611, 1 June 2023, 118126, Version of Record: 14 April 2023 LINK “Volatile elements are key to understanding the accretion and differentiation processes…
Overview of the search for signs of space weathering on the low-albedo asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
B.E. Clark, A. Sen, X.-D. Zou, D.N. DellaGiustina, S. Sugita, N. Sakatani, M. Thompson, D. Trang, E. Tatsumi, M.A. Barucci, M. Barker, H. Campins, T. Morota, C. Lantz, A.R. Hendrix, F. Vilas, L. Keller, V.E….
Upper limits of water contents in olivine and orthopyroxene of equilibrated chondrites and several achondritesOPEN ACCESS
Dennis Harries, Xuchao Zhao, Ian Franchi MAPSVersion of Record online: 13 April 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hydroxyl defects in nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs) were potential carriers of water in the early Solar System…
Mass-dependent nickel isotopic variations in achondrites and lunar rocks
Shui-Jiong Wang, Shi-Jie Li, Yangting Lin, Si-Zhang Sheng Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 April 2023 LINK “We present high-precision mass-dependent nickel isotopic data for a comprehensive suite of achondrites and…
The grain size distribution of matrix in primitive chondritesOPEN ACCESS
E. Vaccaro, P. Wozniakiewicz, I. A. Franchi, N. Starkey, S. S. Russell MAPSVersion of Record online: 10 April 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The matrix of primitive chondrites is composed of submicron crystals embedded…
Keck and Gemini spectral characterization of Lucy mission fly-by target (152830) DinkineshOPEN ACCESS
B.T. Bolin, K.S. Noll, I. Caiazzo, C. Fremling, R.P. Binzel IcarusAvailable online 7 April 2023, 115562 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Recently, the inner main belt asteroid (152830) Dinkinesh was identified as an additional fly- by…
Curation planning and facilities for asteroid Bennu samples returned by the OSIRIS-REx mission
K. Righter, N. G. Lunning, K. Nakamura-Messenger, C. J. Snead, J. McQuillan, M. Calaway, K. Allums, M. Rodriguez, R. C. Funk, R. S. Harrington, W. Connelly, T. Cowden, J. P. Dworkin, C. C. Lorentson, S….
Spectral Type and Geometric Albedo of (98943) 2001 CC21, the Hayabusa2# Mission TargetOPEN ACCESS
Jooyeon Geem, Masateru Ishiguro, Mikael Granvik, Hiroyuki Naito, Hiroshi Akitaya, Tomohiko Sekiguchi, Sunao Hasegawa, Daisuke Kuroda, Tatsuharu Oono, Yoonsoo P. Bach, Sunho Jin, Ryo Imazawa, Koji S. Kawabata, Seiko Takagi, Makoto Yoshikawa, Anlaug A. Djupvik,…
MASCOT’s in situ analysis of asteroid Ryugu in the context of regolith samples and remote sensing data returned by Hayabusa2OPEN ACCESS
Katharina Otto, Tra-Mi Ho, Stephan Ulamec, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Jens Biele, Matthias Grott, Maximilian Hamm, David Hercik, Ralf Jaumann, Masahiko Sato, Stefan E. Schröder, Satoshi Tanaka, Ulrich Auster, Kohei Kitazato, Jörg Knollenberg, Aurelie Moussi, Tomoki Nakamura,…
Mission to Psyche: Including Undergraduates and the Public on the Journey to a Metal WorldOPEN ACCESS
Catherine D. D. Bowman, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Adriana Talamante, James F. Bell III, Ernest Cisneros, Alexandra Cook, Jason D. Frieman, Danya Gainor, Jamie Hunziker, Shaheer Khan, Christopher R. Lawler, Jessica Maschino, Timothy J. McCoy, Kaxandra…
Interstellar ObjectsOPEN ACCESS
Darryl Z. Seligman, Amaya Moro-Martín invited review for Contemporary Physics, comments welcome PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Since 2017, two macroscopic interstellar objects have been discovered in the inner Solar System, both of which are distinct in…
Elemental sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, and carbon monoxide-driven dimerization of glycine at sub-millimolar concentrations: Implications for the origin of lifeOPEN ACCESS
Norio Kitadai, Shigeru Shimamura, Wataru Takahagi, Masayuki Miyazaki, Eiji Tasumi, Satoshi Okada Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 3 April 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The life’s origin in submarine hydrothermal systems is a long-standing scenario supported…
Evaluating the abiotic synthesis potential and the stability of building blocks of life beneath an impact-induced steam atmosphereOPEN ACCESS
Zongbin Zhang, Haofan Jiang, Pengcheng Ju, Lu Pan, Joti Rouillard, Gentao Zhou, Fang Huang and Jihua Hao Frontiers in Microbiology, Volume 14 – 2023, 03 April 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “A prerequisite for prebioticIf applicable,…
Early bombardment of the moon: Connecting the lunar crater record to the terrestrial planet formation
David Nesvorný, Fernando V. Roig, David Vokrouhlický, William F. Bottke, Simone Marchi, Alessandro Morbidelli, Rogerio Deienno Icarus, Available online 29 March 2023, 115545 LINK „The lunar crater record features ∼50 basins. The radiometric dating of…
Lead-Lead (Pb-Pb) Dating of Eucrites and Mesosiderites: Implications for the Formation and Evolution of VestaOPEN ACCESS
I. Kouvatsis, J.A. Cartwright, M.J. Whitehouse Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 March 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid 4 Vesta is the largest known differentiated body in the asteroid belt, and…
The Psyche Magnetometry InvestigationOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, José M. G. Merayo, Jodie B. Ream, Rona Oran, Peter Brauer, Corey J. Cochrane, Kyle Cloutier, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, John L. Jørgensen, Clara Maurel, Ryan S. Park, Carol A. Polanskey, Maria de…
Variations of the surface characteristics of Ryugu returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Aiko Nakato, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Kasumi Yogata, Akiko Miyazaki, Kana Nagashima, Kentaro Hatakeda, Kazuya Kumagai, Yuya Hitomi, Hiromichi Soejima, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Cedric Pilorget, Vincent Hamm, Rosario Brunetto, Lucie Riu, Lionel Lourit, Damien Loizeau, Tania…
A solar wind-derived water reservoir on the Moon hosted by impact glass beadsOPEN ACCESS
Huicun He, Jianglong Ji, Yue Zhang, Sen Hu, Yangting Lin, Hejiu Hui, Jialong Hao, Ruiying Li, Wei Yang, Hengci Tian, Chi Zhang, Mahesh Anand, Romain Tartèse, Lixin Gu, Jinhua Li, Di Zhang, Qian Mao, Lihui…
Terrestrial planet and asteroid belt formation by Jupiter–Saturn chaotic excitationOPEN ACCESS
Patryk Sofia Lykawka & Takashi Ito Scientific Reports, Volume 13, Article number: 4708 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The terrestrial planets formed by accretion of asteroid-like objects within the inner solar system’s protoplanetary disk. Previous…
Sulfuric acid as a corrosive cryofluid and oxygen isotope reservoir in planetesimals
Akihiko Hashimoto, Yuki Nakano IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 25 March 2023 LINK “The Earth-Moon and other planetary objects are enriched in the heavier isotopes, 17O and 18O, relative to 16O by several %,…
Protracted Timescales for Nebular Processing of First-formed Solids in the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Prajkta Mane, Maitrayee Bose, Meenakshi Wadhwa, and Céline Defouilloy The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 946, Number 1, Published: 24 March 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) from chondritic meteorites are the first…
Grain Size Effects on Visible and Near-infrared (0.35–2.5μm) Laboratory Spectra of Ordinary Chondrite and HED MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Bryn Bowen, Vishnu Reddy, Mario De Florio, Theodore Kareta, Neil Pearson, Roberto Furfaro, Benjamin Sharkey, Allison McGraw, David Cantillo, Juan A. Sanchez and Adam Battle The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 3 LINK (OPEN…
Uracil in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Yasuhiro Oba, Toshiki Koga, Yoshinori Takano, Nanako O. Ogawa, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Kazunori Sasaki, Hajime Sato, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Hiroshi Naraoka, Shogo Tachibana, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta,…
Insight into multi-step geological evolution of C-type asteroids from Ryugu particles
Akira Yamaguchi, Naotaka Tomioka, Motoo Ito, Naoki Shirai, Makoto Kimura, Richard C. Greenwood, Ming-Chang Liu, Kaitlyn A. McCain, Nozomi Matsuda, Masayuki Uesugi, Naoya Imae, Takuji Ohigashi, Kentaro Uesugi, Aiko Nakato, Kasumi Yogata, Hayato Yuzawa, Yu…
High mobility of asteroid particles revealed by measured cohesive force of meteorite fragmentsOPEN ACCESS
Yuuya Nagaashi and Akiko M. Nakamura Science Advances17 Mar 2023Vol 9, Issue 11 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The cohesive force of asteroid particles is a crucial parameter in microgravity. The cohesive force was evaluated…
Spins and shapes of basaltic asteroids and the missing mantle problemOPEN ACCESS
Dagmara Oszkiewicz, Volodymyr Troianskyi, Adrián Galád, Josef Hanuš, Josef Ďurech, Emil Wilawer, Anna Marciniak, Tomasz Kwiatkowski, Paweł Koleńczuk, Brian A. Skiff, Tom Polakis, Nicholas A. Moskovitz, Stefan Geier, Dóra Föhring, Denise Hung, Štefan Gajdoš, Jozef…
Degassing of early-formed planetesimals restricted water delivery to Earth
M. E. Newcombe, S. G. Nielsen, L. D. Peterson, J. Wang, C. M. O’D. Alexander, A. R. Sarafian, K. Shimizu, L. R. Nittler & A. J. Irving NaturePublished: 15 March 2023 LINK “The timing of…
An inner solar system origin of volatile elements in MarsOPEN ACCESS
Thorsten Kleine, Theodor Steller, Christoph Burkhardt, Francis Nimmo IcarusAvailable online 12 March 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The origin of volatile elements in Mars and whether these elements derive from the inner or…
In-situ formation of halite in the Sidi El Habib 001 (H5) ordinary chondrite: Implications for hydrothermal alteration in ordinary chondrite parent bodies
Shaofan Che, Kenneth J. Domanik, Thomas J. Zega Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 March 2023 LINK “The microstructures and chemistry of secondary feldspars and phosphates in equilibrated ordinary chondrites (OCs)…
Interaction between clay minerals and organics in asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
J.-C. Viennet, M. Roskosz, T. Nakamura, P. Beck, B. Baptiste, B. Lavina, E.E. Alp, M.Y. Hu, J. Zhao, M. Gounelle, R. Brunetto, H. Yurimoto, T. Noguchi, R. Okazaki, H. Yabuta, H. Naraoka, K. Sakamoto, S….
Origin of isotopic diversity among carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Jan L. Hellmann, Jonas M. Schneider, Elias Wölfer, Joanna Drążkowska, Christian A. Jansen, Timo Hopp, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in ApJL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous chondrites are some of the most primitive…
Ejecta from the DART-produced active asteroid DimorphosOPEN ACCESS
Jian-Yang Li, Masatoshi Hirabayashi,Tony L. Farnham, Jessica M. Sunshine, Matthew M. Knight, Gonzalo Tancredi, Fernando Moreno, Brian Murphy, Cyrielle Opitom, Steve Chesley, Daniel J. Scheeres, Cristina A. Thomas, Eugene G. Fahnestock, Andrew F. Cheng, Linda…
New chondritic bodies identified in eight oxygen-bearing white dwarfsOPEN ACCESS
Alexandra E. Doyle, Beth L. Klein, Patrick Dufour, Carl Melis, B. Zuckerman, Siyi Xu, Alycia J. Weinberger, Isabella L. Trierweiler, Nathaniel N. Monson, Michael A. Jura, Edward D. Young Accepted for publication in ApJ PDF…
Temporally distributed parent body accretion in the C reservoir of the solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Wladimir Neumann, Ning Ma, Audrey Bouvier, Mario Trieloff PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Accretion processes in protoplanetary disks produce a diversity of small bodies that played a crucial role in multiple reshuffling events throughout the solar system…
Thermal history of the Erg Chech 002 parent body: Early accretion and early differentiation of a small asteroidOPEN ACCESS
Wladimir Neumann, Robert Luther, Mario Trieloff, Philip M. Reger, Audrey Bouvier Draft version: 27 February 2023 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The history of accretion and differentiation processes in the planetesimals is provided by various groups of…
Extraterrestrial Amino Acids and Amines Identified in Asteroid Ryugu Samples Returned by the Hayabusa2 Mission
Eric T. Parker, Hannah L. McLain, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, José C. Aponte, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshinori Takano, Shogo Tachibana, Hikaru Yabuta, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko…
Regolith migration on asteroid 101955 Bennu inferred from boulder alignment
J.R. Marshall, C. Beddingfield, L.K. Fenton, K. Walsh, D.S. Lauretta Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 21 February 2023 LINK “The alignment of elongated-boulder long axes was measured for the surface regolith…
Late accretion of Ceres-like asteroids and their implantation into the outer main belt
Driss Takir, Wladimir Neumann, Sean N. Raymond, Joshua P. Emery & Mario Trieloff Nature AstronomyPublished: 20 February 2023 LINK “Low-albedo asteroids preserve a record of the primordial Solar System planetesimals and the conditions in which…
Nonequilibrium Spherulitic Magnetite In The Ryugu Samples
Elena Dobrică, Hope A. Ishii, John P. Bradley, Kenta Ohtaki, Adrian J. Brearley, Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata, Yusuke Seto, Masaaki Miyahara, Naotaka Tomioka, Hugues Leroux,…
Simulating impact-induced shaking as a triggering mechanism for mass movements on Bennu
Y. Tang, D.S. Lauretta, R.-L. Ballouz, D.N. DellaGiustina, C.A. Bennett, K.J. Walsh, D.R. Golish IcarusAvailable online 6 February 2023 LINK “Observations of near-Earth asteroid Bennu have revealed a dynamic surface composed of unconsolidated material. The…
Spectral reflectance properties of nontronite exposed to Mars-like surface conditions and low-temperature heating (<300 °C)
Nathalie Turenne, Sahejpal Sidhu, Daniel M. Applin, Edward A. Cloutis, Z.U. Wolf, Stanley A. Mertzman, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, Teresa Fornaro, Adrian Brown IcarusAvailable online 7 February 2023 LINK “Spectral reflectance properties of nontronite [a phyllosilicate…
Characterization of a 2700 KM long bolide airburst chain, Phoebe Regio, Venus.
E.G. Antropova, C.H.G. Braga, R.E. Ernst, H. El Bilali, J.W. Head, B.A. Ivanov Planetary and Space ScienceAvailable online 7 February 2023 LINK “Detailed geological mapping of Phoebe Regio on Venus, located near 10°S, 282°W, at…
Multiple generation magmatic and hydrothermal processes in a Martian subvolcanic environment based on the analysis of Yamato-000593 nakhlite meteorite
Ildiko Gyollai, Elias Chatzitheodoridis, Ákos Kereszturi, Máté Szabó MAPSVersion of Record online: 05 February 2023 LINK “We studied the occurrence of secondary minerals and inferred their formation in the Yamato-000593 Martian meteorite using multiple technological approaches such as…
Evidence CI Chondrite Compositions are Not Solar
Jurewicz A. J. G.* Burnett D. S. Amarsi A. M. Grevesse N. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1702] Both CI/Photospheric and CI/Genesis elemental ratios become larger with decreasing condensation temperature, suggesting CI composition is not exactly solar.
An Astrophysical Site for Chondrule Formation
Herbst W.* Greenwood J. P. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1209] We propose that chondrules form during the accretion of primitive planetesimal fragments to differentiated planetesimals.
History of Hydrogen in the Early Inner Solar System as Recorded in Angrite Meteorites
Rider-Stokes B. G.* Anand M. White L. F. Stephant A. Franchi I. A. Zhao X. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1602] We investigate H abundance and isotopic compositions of minerals in angrites, providing insights into the timing of volatile addition to…
Evidence of Space Weathering on the CI1-Chondrite Asteroid 162173 Ryugu
Hiroi T.* Milliken R. E. Robertson K. M. Schultz C. D. Amano K. Nakamura T. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1040] A 6 nm shift in the 2.7-micron band positoin between returned samples and the surface materials of asteroid Ryugu indicates…
Compositions of Carbonaceous-Type Asteroidal Cores in the Early Solar System
Zhang B.* Chabot N. L. Rubin A. E. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1606] Fractional-crystallization modeling of carbonaceous-type iron meteorites shows that the CAIs distribution in the protoplanetary disk (<1 Ma) was heterogeneous.
Ni Isotopic Composition of Ryugu Samples Returned by the Hayabusa2 Mission
Spitzer F.* Burkhardt C. Kleine T. Hayabusa2 Initial Analysis Chem. Team Hayabusa2-Initial-Analysis core 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023abstract [#2488] The Ni isotopic composition of Ryugu is identical to that of CIs and different from all other…
Water in Asteroid Ryugu is Deuterium-Rich Compared to Earth and CI Chondrites
Nittler L. R.* Barosch J. Wang J. Alexander C. M. O’D. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023abstract [#1411] Use oxygen ions / Measure Ryugu water / Deuterium-rich!
Observational constraints on the process and products of Martian serpentinizationOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin M. Tutolo and Nicholas J. Tosca Science Advances3 Feb 2023Vol 9, Issue 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The alteration of olivine-rich rocks to serpentine minerals, (hydr)oxides, and aqueous hydrogen through serpentinization is long thought to…
Early water delivery to terrestrial planet regions during the stages of Jupiter’s formation and migration in the Grand Tack modelOPEN ACCESS
Masahiro Ogihara, Hidenori Genda, Yasuhito Sekine accepted for publication in PSJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS)6-minute video summary Update (13 February 2023): The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 2LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The formation and…
Laboratory measurements of anhydrous minerals mixed with hyperfine hydrated minerals to support interpretation of infrared reflectance observations of planetary surfaces
G. Poggiali, S. Iannini Lelarge, J.R. Brucato, M.A. Barucci, M. Masotta, M.A. Corazzi, T. Fornaro, A.J. Brown, L. Mandon, N. Randazzo IcarusAvailable online 29 January 202 LINK “Identification of water in our Solar System is…
Nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies of zinc in meteorites constrain the origin of Earth’s volatiles
Rayssa Martins, Sven Kuthning, Barry J. Coles, Katharina Kreissig, and Mark Rehkämper Science26 Jan 2023Vol 379, Issue 6630pp. 369-372 LINK “Material inherited from different nucleosynthesis sources imparts distinct isotopic signatures to meteorites and terrestrial planets….
Meteorites have inherited nucleosynthetic anomalies of potassium-40 produced in supernovae
Nicole X. Nie, Da Wang, Zachary A. Torrano, Richard W. Carlson, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, and Anat Shahar Science26 Jan 2023Vol 379, Issue 6630pp. 372-376 LINK “Meteorites record processes that occurred before and during the…
The noble gas and nitrogen relationship between Ryugu and carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
M.W. Broadley, D.J. Byrne, E. Füri, L. Zimmermann, B. Marty, R. Okazaki, T. Yada, F. Kitajima, S. Tachibana, K. Yogata, K. Sakamoto, H. Yurimoto, T. Nakamura, T. Noguchi, H. Naraoka, H. Yabuta, S. Watanabe, Y….
Ferro-chloro-winchite in Northwest Africa (NWA) 998 apatite-hosted melt inclusion: New insights into the nakhlite parent melt
Marina Martínez, Charles K. Shearer, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 23 January 2023 LINK “Melt inclusions are of major significance because they can constrain the volatile abundances in magmas. Here, we report…
Origin of nitrogen on Mars: First in situ N isotope analyses of martian meteorites
C. Deligny, E. Füri, E. Deloule, A.H. Peslier, F. Faure, Y. Marrocchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 23 January 2023 LINK “Martian meteorites are key for assessing the isotopic characteristics of nitrogen in different martian…
Rubble pile asteroids are forever
Fred Jourdan, Nicholas E. Timms, Tomoki Nakamura, William D. A. Rickard, Celia Mayers, Steven M. Reddy, David Saxey, Luke Daly, Phil A. Bland, Ela Eroglu, and Denis Fougerouse PNASJanuary 23, 2023120 (5) e22143531 LINK “Rubble…
Uncertainties in physical properties of Itokawa-like asteroids widen constraints on their formation timeOPEN ACCESS
Jonas Hallstrom & Maitrayee Bose Earth, Planets and Space volume 75, Article number: 11Published: 20 January 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “One of the outstanding questions in planetary science is to determine how the fundamental mechanical and…
Mass-independent Sn isotope fractionation and radiogenic 115Sn in chondrites and terrestrial rocks
Alessandro Bragagni, Frank Wombacher, Maria Kirchenbaur, Ninja Braukmüller, Carsten Münker Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 20 January 2023 LINK “Tin has ten stable isotopes, providing the opportunity to investigate and discriminate nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies from…
Origin of the superchondritic carbon/nitrogen ratio of the bulk silicate Earth − an outlook from iron meteorites
Damanveer S. Grewal, Paul D. Asimow Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 20 January 2023 LINK “Disagreement regarding the origin of the bulk silicate Earth’s (BSE) superchondritic carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio is due, in part, to the…
K-Ca dating and Ca isotope composition of the oldest Solar System lava, Erg Chech 002OPEN ACCESS
W. Dai, F. Moynier, L. Fang, J. Siebert Geochemical Perspectives Letters v24 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Erg Chech 002 (EC 002) is an andesitic meteorite, which is the oldest lava in the Solar System…
The photochemical evolution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nontronite clay on early Earth and MarsOPEN ACCESS
Nina Kopacz, Maria Angela Corazzi, Giovanni Poggiali, Ayla von Essen, Vincent Kofman, Teresa Fornaro, Hugo van Ingen, Eloi Camprubi, Helen E. King, John Brucato, Inge Loes ten Kate IcarusAvailable online 18 January 2023, 115437 LINK…
Pristinity and petrogenesis of eucrites
Jasmeet K. Dhaliwal, James M. D. Day, Kimberly T. Tait MAPSVersion of Record online:18 January 2023 LINK “New petrography, mineral chemistry, and whole rock major, minor, and trace element abundance data are reported for 29 dominantly unbrecciated…
Phyllosilicate formation on early Mars via open-system acid alteration of basaltic glass
S.J. Ralston, T.S. Peretyazhko, B. Sutter, D.W. Ming, R.V. Morris, A. Garcia, A. Ostwald Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 603, 1 February 2023, 117987 LINK “Smectites are widespread on Mars, but the water-rich, neutral-to-alkaline pH…
Carbon Depletion in the Early Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Fabian Binkert, Til Birnstiel Accepted for publication in MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Earth and other rocky objects in the inner Solar System are depleted in carbon compared to objects in the outer Solar System, the…
Leaky Dust Traps: How Fragmentation impacts Dust Filtering by PlanetsOPEN ACCESS
Sebastian Markus Stammler, Tim Lichtenberg, Joanna Drążkowska, Tilman Birnstiel Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The nucleosynthetic isotope dichotomy between carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteorites has been interpreted as evidence for…
Early fluid activity on Ryugu inferred by isotopic analyses of carbonates and magnetite
Kaitlyn A. McCain, Nozomi Matsuda, Ming-Chang Liu, Kevin D. McKeegan, Akira Yamaguchi, Makoto Kimura, Naotaka Tomioka, Motoo Ito, Naoya Imae, Masayuki Uesugi, Naoki Shirai, Takuji Ohigashi, Richard C. Greenwood, Kentaro Uesugi, Aiko Nakato, Kasumi Yogata,…
Constraints on Solar System early evolution by MicrOmega analysis of Ryugu carbonates
D. Loizeau, C. Pilorget, L. Riu, R. Brunetto, J.-P. Bibring, A. Nakato, A. Aléon-Toppani, K. Hatakeda, K. Yogata, J. Carter, T. Le Pivert-Jolivet, T. Yada, T. Okada, T. Usui, Y. Langevin, C. Lantz, D. Baklouti,…
Assessing the spatial variability of the ~3 μm OH/H2O absorption feature in CM2 carbonaceous chondrites
Cody Schultz, Brendan A. Anzures, Ralph E. Milliken, Taki Hiroi, Kevin Robertson MAPSVersion of Record online: 12 January 2023 LINK “H2O and OH are readily detected in hydrated minerals in CM chondrites via reflectance spectroscopy due to their characteristic…
Complex carbonaceous matter in Tissint martian meteorites give insights into the diversity of organic geochemistry on MarsOPEN ACCESS
Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Marco Matzka, Alexander Ruf, Benedicte Menez, Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane, Mourad Harir, Marianna Lucio, Jasmine Hertzog, Norbert Hertkorn, Régis D. Gougeon, Victor Hoffmann, Nancy W. Hinman, Ludovic Ferrière, Ansgar Greshake, Zelimir Gabelica, László Trif,…
Solar System Abundances and Condensation Temperatures of the Halogens Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, and IodineOPEN ACCESS
Katharina Lodders, Bruce Fegley Jr Submitted to Chemie der Erde/Geochemistry October 2020, revised December 2022 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (9 February 2023): LINK Geochemistry, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 February 2023 “We review…
Identifying meteorite droppers among the population of bright ‘sporadic’ bolides imaged by the Spanish Fireball Network during the spring of 2022OPEN ACCESS
Eloy Peña-Asensio, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Albert Rimola, Marc Corretgé-Gilart, Detlef Koschny Accepted in MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We take advantage of the extraordinary weather conditions available between February and March 2022 over Spain to analyze…
Small grains from Ryugu: handling and analysis pipeline for infrared synchrotron microspectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
Stefano Rubino, Zélia Dionnet, Alice Aléon-Toppani, Rosario Brunetto, Tomoki Nakamura, Donia Baklouti, Zahia Djouadi, Cateline Lantz, Obadias Mivumbi, Ferenc Borondics, Stephane Lefrançois, Christophe Sandt, Francesco Capitani, Eva Héripré, David Troadec, Megumi Matsumoto, Kana Amano, Tomoyo…
Ubiquitous and progressively increasing ferric iron content on the lunar surfaces revealed by the Chang’e-5 sample
Haiyang Xian, Jianxi Zhu, Yiping Yang, Shan Li, Xiaoju Lin, Jiaxin Xi, Jieqi Xing, Xiao Wu, Hongmei Yang, Qin Zhou, Akira Tsuchiyama, Hongping He & Yi-Gang Xu Nature AstronomyPublished: 09 January 2023 LINK “Although ferric…
A unified chronology of dust formation in the early solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Maxime Piralla, Johan Villeneuve, Nicolas Schnuriger, David V. Bekaert, Yves Marrocchi IcarusAvailable online 9 January 2023, 115427 (updated: 12 January 2023) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Highlights • Aluminum-Magnesium dating of spinel-bearing chondrules. • Chondrule…
Evidence for Enrichment of Niobium-92 in the Outer Protosolar DiskOPEN ACCESS
Yuki Hibiya, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Hatsuki Enomoto, and Takehito Hayakawa The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 942, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) The short-lived radionuclide, niobium-92 (92Nb), has been used to estimate the site of…
Gaia search for early-formed andesitic asteroidal crustsOPEN ACCESS
Marjorie Galinier, Marco Delbo, Chrysa Avdellidou, Laurent Galluccio, Yves Marrocchi Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript (January 3, 2023) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Context. Andesitic meteorites are among the oldest achondrites known to date. They record volcanic events…
High precision nickel isotope measurements of early Solar System materials and the origin of nucleosynthetic disk variabilityOPEN ACCESS
Georgy V. Makhatadze (Георгий В. Махатадзе), Martin Schiller, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 December 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Various chemical elements including nickel (Ni) exhibit mass-independent isotope heterogeneity…
Detection of ferric iron in an exsolved lunar pyroxene using electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS): Implications for space weathering and redox conditions on the Moon
Brittany A. Cymes, Katherine D. Burgess, Rhonda M. Stroud MAPSVersion of Record online: 29 December 2022 LINK “To shed light on the mechanism of formation of nanophase iron particles (npFe) in space-weathered materials from airless bodies, we…
Methods and tools for handling, transportation, weighing, and pelletization applied to the initial analysis of volatile components in the Hayabusa2 samplesOPEN ACCESS
Ryuji Okazaki, Shinji Yamanouchi, Kazuhiko Shimada, Atsushi Baba, Fumio Kitajima & Toru Yada Earth, Planets and Space, Volume 74, Article number: 190Published: 27 December 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Hayabusa2 spacecraft succeeded in sampling and returning…
A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata, Yusuke Seto, Masaaki Miyahara, Naotaka Tomioka, Hope A. Ishii, John P. Bradley, Kenta K. Ohtaki, Elena Dobrică, Hugues Leroux, Corentin Le…
Oxygen isotope evidence from Ryugu samples for early water delivery to Earth by CI chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Richard C. Greenwood, Ian A. Franchi, Ross Findlay, James A. Malley, Motoo Ito, Akira Yamaguchi, Makoto Kimura, Naotaka Tomioka, Masayuki Uesugi, Naoya Imae, Naoki Shirai, Takuji Ohigashi, Ming-Chang Liu, Kaitlyn A. McCain, Nozomi Matsuda, Kevin…
Raman instrument calibration for astromaterials and analysis of Mars return samples
Ryan Scott Jakubek, Marc D. Fries MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 December 2022 LINK “The study of astromaterials generally involves the distribution of limited sample to many laboratories for analysis. Maximum scientific yield for a…
Oxygen isotopes of anhydrous primary minerals show kinship between asteroid Ryugu and comet 81P/Wild2OPEN ACCESS
Noriyuki Kawasaki, Kazuhide Nagashima, Naoya Sakamoto, Toru Matsumoto, Ken-ichi Bajo, Sohei Wada, Yohei Igami, Akira Miyake, Takaaki Noguchi, Daiki Yamamoto, Sara S. Russell, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Martin…
Insistency between the Ancient Mars and Moon Impact Records of Megameter-scale CratersOPEN ACCESS
Stuart J. Robbins The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 12 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Impact crater populations provide a record of the bombardment history of a planetary body. These craters reveal an intense…
An observing campaign to search for meteoroids of Bennu at EarthOPEN ACCESS
Peter Jenniskens, Dante S. Lauretta, Lindsey R. Koelbel, Martin C. Towner, Phil Bland, Steve Heathcote, Tim Abbott, Emmanuel Jehin, Toni Hanke, Elise Fahl, Rynault van Wyk, Tim Cooper, Jack W. Baggaley, Dave Samuels, Peter S….
AFM Force Measurements to Explore Grain Contacts with Relevance for Planetary MaterialsOPEN ACCESS
Keanna Jardine, Adrienne Dove and Laurene Tetard The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 12Published: 15 December 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Most small asteroids are defined as “rubble piles” or bodies with zero…
Contribution of Ryugu-like material to Earth’s volatile inventory by Cu and Zn isotopic analysis
Marine Paquet, Frederic Moynier, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Wei Dai, Yan Hu, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Martin Bizzarro, Audrey Bouvier, Richard W. Carlson, Marc Chaussidon, Byeon-Gak Choi,…
Mature lunar soils from Fe-rich and young mare basalts in the Chang’e-5 regolith samples
Xuejin Lu, Jian Chen, Zongcheng Ling, Changqing Liu, Xiaohui Fu, Le Qiao, Jiang Zhang, Haijun Cao, Jianzhong Liu, Zhiping He & Rui Xu Nature Astronomy (2022)Published: 12 December 2022 LINK “Space weathering on airless bodies…
Direct measurement of decimetre-sized rocky material in the Oort cloud
Denis Vida, Peter G. Brown, Hadrien A. R. Devillepoix, Paul Wiegert, Danielle E. Moser, Pavol Matlovič, Christopher D. K. Herd, Patrick J. A. Hill, Eleanor K. Sansom, Martin C. Towner, Juraj Tóth, William J. Cooke…
Potassium isotope heterogeneity in the early Solar System controlled by extensive evaporation and partial recondensationOPEN ACCESS
Yan Hu, Frédéric Moynier & Martin Bizzarro Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 7669Published: 12 December 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Volatiles are vital ingredients for a habitable planet. Angrite meteorites sample the most…
Making the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
John Chambers Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (16 February 2023): The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 944, Number 2LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We model the early stages of planet formation…
A changing thermal regime revealed from shallow to deep basalt source melting in the MoonOPEN ACCESS
Yash Srivastava, Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, James M. D. Day, Akira Yamaguchi & Atsushi Takenouchi Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 7594 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Sample return missions have provided the basis for understanding…
Design of an in-situ science mission to a Jupiter Trojan
Michael Khan, Olivier Witasse, Waldemar Martens, Arnaud Boutonnet LINK Planetary and Space ScienceAvailable online 4 December 2022, “The NASA mission Lucy, launched in 2021, will perform flybys at several Jupiter Trojan asteroids. The logical next…
Building a High-resolution Digital Terrain Model of Bennu from Laser Altimetry DataOPEN ACCESS
Jeff A. Seabrook, Michael G. Daly, Olivier S. Barnouin, Eric E. Palmer, Robert W. Gaskell, Hari Nair and Dante S. Lauretta The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 12, Published: 2 December 2022 LINK (OPEN…
Statistical Chronometry of Meteorites. II. Initial Abundances and Homogeneity of Short-lived RadionuclidesOPEN ACCESS
Steven J. Desch, Daniel R. Dunlap, Curtis D. Williams, Prajkta Mane, Emilie T. Dunham Submitted to Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (published in Icarus, 6 May 2023): LINK “• We present a…
Statistical chronometry of meteorites. I. A Test of 26Al homogeneity and the Pb-Pb age of the solar system’s t=0OPEN ACCESS
Steven J. Desch, Daniel R. Dunlap, Emilie T. Dunham, Curtis D. Williams, Prajkta Mane Submitted to Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (published in Icarus, 6 May 2023, with new title): LINK “We…
Birth and decline of magma oceans in planetesimals. Part 2: Structure and thermal history of early accreted small planetary bodies
Cyril Sturtz, Angela Limare, Stephen Tait, Édouard Kaminski JGR Planets, First Published: 30 November 2022 LINK “Key Points We model the thermal and structural evolution of radiogenic heated early accreted planetesimals that experienced an internal…
Constraining surface properties of asteroid (162173) Ryugu from numerical simulations of Hayabusa2 mission impact experimentOPEN ACCESS
Martin Jutzi, Sabina D. Raducan, Yun Zhang, Patrick Michel & Masahiko Arakawa Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 7134 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Hayabusa2 mission impact experiment on asteroid Ryugu created an unexpectedly…
The accretion of planet Earth
Alex N. Halliday & Robin M. Canup Nature Reviews Earth & EnvironmentReview Article, Published: 29 November 2022 LINK “Earth’s origins are challenging to elucidate, given the lack of surviving terrestrial geology from the first 500 Myr…
Diverse Oxygen Isotopic Compositions Among Cometary Vapor-Phase Condensates
Kainen L. Utt, Ryan C. Ogliore, Nan Liu, Alexander N. Krot, John P. Bradley, Donald E. Brownlee, David J. Joswiak Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 24 November 2022 LINK “Filamentary enstatite crystals, formed by gas-solid…
Sub-microscopic magnetite and metallic iron particles formed by eutectic reaction in Chang’E-5 lunar soilOPEN ACCESS
Zhuang Guo, Chen Li, Yang Li, Yuanyun Wen, Yanxue Wu, Bojun Jia, Kairui Tai, Xiaojia Zeng, Xiongyao Li, Jianzhong Liu & Ziyuan Ouyang Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 7177 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
The early Solar System Abundance of Iron-60: New Constraints from Chondritic SilicatesOPEN ACCESS
János Kodolányi, Peter Hoppe, Christian Vollmer, Jasper Berndt, and Maren Müller The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 940, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The abundance of iron-60 in the early solar system is important for…
Spectral analysis of basaltic asteroids observed by the Gaia space missionOPEN ACCESS
Dagmara Oszkiewicz, Hanna Klimczak, Benoit Carry, Antti Penttila, Marcel Popescu, Joahim Kruger, Marcelo Aron Keniger Accepted to MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “There is a great deal of scientific interest in characterizing the basaltic asteroids (spectrally…