The Distinct Genetics of Carbonaceous and Non-Carbonaceous Meteorites Inferred from Molybdenum Isotopes
Budde G. * Burkhardt C. Kleine T. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6271] abstract (PDF) “Mo isotope systematics manifest a fundamental dichotomy in the genetic heritage of carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteorites. We…
A Breccia of Ureilitic and C2 Carbonaceous Chondrite Materials from Almahata Sitta: Implications for the Regolith of Ureilitic Asteroids
Goodrich C. A. * Fioretti A. M. Zolensky M. Fries M. Shaddad M. Kohl I. Young E. Jenniskens P. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6214] abstract (PDF) “We report the first sample…
Oxygen, Magnesium, and Aluminum Isotopes in the Ivuna CAI: Re-Examining High-Temperature Fractionations in CI Chondrites
Frank D. R. * Huss G. R. Nagashima K. Zolensky M. E. Le L. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6355] abstract (PDF) “The only whole CAI preserved in the aqueously altered CI…
Measurements of Silica Excess in Plagioclase in Chondrules from Primitive Carbonaceous Chondrites: Implications for 26Al-26Mg Systematics
Chaumard N. * Hertwig A. T. Kita N. T. Tenner T. J. Kimura M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6309] abstract (PDF) “Chondrules in 3.05–3.1 CCs contain plagioclases that retained silica excess,…
Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy of Deuterium-Rich Organic Matter in the CM Chondrite Queen Alexandra Range 97990
Haenecour P. * Zega T. J. Bose M. Howe J. Y. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6138] abstract (PDF) “We report electron energy-loss spectroscopy measurements of a D-rich hotspot identified in the…
Correlated Deuterium and Nitrogen Isotopic Enrichments in Meteoritic Organic Matter
Bose M. * Zega T. J. Haenecour P. Domanik K. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6033] abstract (PDF) “Two hotspots with correlated N and H isotopic anomalies, as well as two C-rich…
Comparative Microanalytical Study of Solid Organic Material in the CR2 Grove Mountain 021710 and the Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite Ningqiang
Changela H. G. * Zhao X. Miao B. Xia Z. Lin Y. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6212] abstract (PDF) “Organic material has been characterized in situ using traditional polished thin sections…
A Hypothesis to Explain the Presence of Amino Acids in the Tagish Lake Meteorite
Bassez M. P. * 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6035] abstract (PDF) “The Tagish Lake meteorite contains organic matter abiotically synthesized. An explanation is proposed on the basis of thermodynamic calculations and…
Formation Mechanism of Iron-Rich Olivine: Experimental Constrains into Early Fluid-Assisted Hydration and Dehydration Processes on Asteroids
Dobricǎ E. * Nuth J. A. Brearley A. J. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6342] abstract (PDF) “We performed three new experiments in an attempt to synthesize FeO-rich olivine. This study shows…
A New Method for Modal Abundance, Chemistry and Density Determination of Fine Grained Matrices of Primitive Chondrites
Zanetta P-M. * Leroux H. Le Guillou C. Zanda B. Hewins R. H. Lewin E. Pont S. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6274] abstract (PDF) “Analyses of primitive chondrite matrices are not…
Olivine Extracted from the Jbilet Winselwan CM2 Chondrite — A Reference for the Regolith of C-Group Asteroids?
Harries D. * Wild P. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6198] abstract (PDF) “We have investigated olivine grains of an unbrecciated specimen of Jbilet Winselwan (CM2) for surface morphology and particle tracks….
Constraints from Isotopic Dichotomy of Meteorites and from a Trans-Jovian Origin for Carbonaceous Chondrites on the Origin of Chondritic Components
Scott E. R. D. * Krot A. N. Sanders I. S. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6395] abstract (PDF) “Formation of carbonaceous chondrites beyond Jupiter helps explain CAI abundances in chondrites, differences…
Chondrule Olivine Provenance in Carbonaceous Chondrites: Chemical and Oxygen Isotope Systematics
Bonning G. P. Ireland T. R. Ávila J. N. Mallmann G. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6151] abstract (PDF) “Bulk chondrites have specific and distinct bulk O-isotopic compositions, yet they appear to…
Oxygen Isotopic Compositions of Fayalite in the CV Chondrite Kaba
Marrocchi Y. abstract (PDF) 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6179] “The oxygen isotopic compositions of fayalite grains in the CV3 carbonaceous chondrites Kaba bring information on the origin of water accreted by…
Microanalytical Investigation of Fine-Grained Matrix Material in Elephant Moraine 92042: Effects of Parent Body Processing on Primitive Components
Koch I. Floss C. * 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6013] abstract (PDF) “Aqueous alteration has affected presolar silicate abundances in the CR chondrite EET 92042 and has resulted in elemental changes…
Chondrule-Cored Aggregates in CV Chondrites: Origin by Chondrule Formation Followed by Olivine Condensation
Fagan T. J. Yasuda T. Nagashima K. Krot A. N. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6202] abstract “Chondrule-cored aggregates (ChCAs) are a new component of CV chondrites, in which early-stage pyroxene crystallized…
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…
50Ti Evidence for Different Refractory Precursors in Chondrules
Ebert S. Render J. Brennecka G. A. Burkhardt C. Bischoff A. Kleine T. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6255] abstract “Different refractory precursors in chondrules are necessary to explain the different 50Ti…
Breccia Classification of CM Chondrites
Bischoff A., Ebert S., Metzler K., Lentfort S. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6089] abstract “CM chondrites are heavily brecciated rocks. We suggest to classify CM chondrites in the same way as…
Northwest Africa 11118: A Unique Accretionary Aggregate
Greshake A., Ziegler K., Mahlow K., Wirth R., Schmitt-Kopplin Ph. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6208] abstract “The CM-like carbonaceous chondrite Northwest Africa 11118 is an unique very loosely consolidated highly porous…
Insights into Parent Body Alteration from the Distribution of Water and Hydroxyl in Carbonaceous Chondrites
Hamilton V. E. * Abreu N. M. Connolly H. C. Jr. abstract (PDF) 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6263] “We are using µ-FTIR to characterize the spatial distribution of water and hydroxyl…
The Effect of Aqueous Alteration on Primordial Noble Gases in CM Chondrites
Weimer D. * Busemann H. Alexander C. M. O’D. Maden C. abstract (PDF) 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6300] “We have analyzed 32 CM chondrites for their noble gas contents and isotopic…
Petrographic and Isotopic C and O Survey of the Earliest Stages of Aqueous Alteration of CM Chondrites
Vacher L. G. * Marrocchi Y. Villeneuve J. Verdier-Paoletti M. J. Gounelle M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6031] abstract “CM Paris shows two populations of carbonates: T1a and a new T0….
Minerals as Markers of Fluid Alteration in Paris Chondrite
Pignatelli I. * Marrocchi Y. Mugnaioli E. Bourdelle F. Gounelle M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6189] abstract “This nanoscale study deals with tochilinite/cronstedtite intergrowths formed by pseudomorphism of anhydrous minerals in…
Presolar Silicates in the Matrix and Fine-grained Rims Around Chondrules in Primitive CO3.0 Chondrites: Evidence for Pre-Accretionary Aqueous Alteration of the Rims in the Solar Nebula
Pierre Haenecour, Christine Floss, Thomas J. Zega, Thomas K. Croat, Alian Wang, Bradley L. Jolliff, Paul Carpenter Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 June 2017 LINK “To investigate the origin…
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…
Crystal growth and disequilibrium distribution of oxygen isotopes in an igneous Ca-Al-rich inclusion from the Allende carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Noriyuki Kawasaki, Steven B. Simon, Lawrence Grossman, Naoya Sakamoto, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 June 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “TS34 is a Type B1 Ca-Al-rich inclusion (CAI)…
Rare Earth Element abundances in presolar SiC
T.R. Ireland, J.N. Ávila, M. Lugaro, S. Cristallo, P. Holden, P. Lanc, L. Nittler, C.M.O’D. Alexander, F. Gyngard, S. Amari Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 May 2017 LINK “Individual…
D/H diffusion in serpentine
Hélène Pilorge, Bruno Reynard, Laurent Remusat, Sylvie Le Floch, Gilles Montagnac, Hervé Cardon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 May 2017 LINK “Interactions between aqueous fluids and ultrabasic rocks are…
Stellar origin of 15N-rich presolar SiC grains of type AB: supernovae with explosive hydrogen burningOPEN ACCESS
Nan Liu, Larry R. Nittler, Marco Pignatari, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang The Astrophysical Journal Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report C, N, and Si isotopic data for 59 highly 13C-enriched presolar submicron- to…
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…
Osmium isotopic homogeneity in the CK carbonaceous chondrites
Steven Goderis, Alan D. Brandon, Bernhard Mayer, Munir Humayun Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 May 2017 LINK “Variable proportions of isotopically diverse presolar components are known to account for…
Mixing and transport of dust in the early solar nebula as inferred from titanium isotope variations among chondrulesOPEN ACCESS
Simone Gerber, Christoph Burkhardt, Gerrit Budde, Knut Metzler, Thorsten Kleine accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, May 10, 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (22 May 2017): LINK “Chondrules formed by the melting of…
Evidence of cross-cutting and redox reaction in Khatyrka meteorite reveals metallic-Al minerals formed in outer spaceOPEN ACCESS
Chaney Lin, Lincoln S. Hollister, Glenn J. MacPherson, Luca Bindi, Chi Ma, Christopher L. Andronicos & Paul J. Steinhardt Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 1637 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-01445-5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “We report on a fragment…
A multielement isotopic study of refractory FUN and F CAIs: Mass-dependent and mass-independent isotope effects
Levke Kööp, Daisuke Nakashima, Philipp R. Heck, Noriko T. Kita, Travis J. Tenner, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Changkun Park, Andrew M. Davis Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 April…
A multi-technique search for the most primitive CO chondrites
C.M.O’D. Alexander, R.C. Greenwood, R. Bowden, J.M. Gibson, K.T. Howard, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 24 April 2017 LINK “As part of a study to identify the most…
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…
Mineralogical, crystallographic and redox features of the earliest stages of fluid alteration in CM chondrites
Isabella Pignatelli, Yves Marrocchi, Enrico Mugnaioli, Franck Bourdelle, Matthieu Gounelle Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 19 April 2017 LINK “The CM chondrites represent the largest group of hydrated meteorites and…
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…
Rubinite
Ma, C., Yoshizaki, T., Nakamura, T. and Muto, J. IMA 2016-110. CNMNC Newsletter No. 36, April 2017, page 408; Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 403–409. PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “IMA No. 2016-110 Rubinite Ca3Ti23+Si3O12 Vigarano meteorite, fell near…
Defining the mechanism for compaction of the CV chondrite parent body
L.V. Forman, P.A. Bland, N.E. Timms, L. Daly, G.K. Benedix, P.W. Trimby, G.S. Collins, T.M. Davison Geology First published on 11 April 2017 doi:10.1130/G38864.1 LINK “The Allende meteorite, a relatively unaltered member of the CV…
Primordial and cosmogenic noble gases in the Sutter’s Mill CM chondrite.
Okazaki, R. and Nagao, K. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12819 LINK “The Sutter’s Mill (SM) CM chondrite fell in California in 2012. The CM chondrite group is one of the most primitive, consisting of…
Type 1 aqueous alteration in CM carbonaceous chondrites: Implications for the evolution of water-rich asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
A.J. King, P.F. Schofield, S.S. Russell Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12872 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM carbonaceous chondrite meteorites experienced aqueous alteration in the early solar system. They range from mildly…
A new family of extraterrestrial amino acids in the Murchison meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Toshiki Koga & Hiroshi Naraoka Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 636 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00693-9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The occurrence of extraterrestrial organic compounds is a key for understanding prebiotic organic synthesis in the universe. In particular,…
Nepheline and sodalite in chondrules of the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for a genetic relationship with those in the matrix
Megumi Matsumoto, Kazushige Tomeoka, Yusuke Seto Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 April 2017, LINK “Ningqiang is an ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite that has a chemical and mineralogical affinity to CV3…
Effective radium-226 concentration in meteorites
Frédéric Girault, Frédéric Perrier, Manuel Moreira, Brigitte Zanda, Pierre Rochette, Yoram Teitler Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 April 2017 LINK “The analysis of noble gases in meteorites provides constraints…
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 see also: Accretional Layers Preserved in a Meteorite Written by Linda M. V. Martel Hawai’i…
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…
Characterizing amorphous silicates in extraterrestrial materials: polymerization effects on Raman and mid-IR spectral features of alkali and alkali earth silicate glasses
Fu, Xiaohui; Wang, Alian; Krawczynski, Michael J. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Accepted manuscript online: 20 March 2017 LINK “Amorphous silicates are common in extraterrestrial materials, especially in carbonaceous chondrites of petrologic types 1 and…
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…
One-pot synthesis of amino acid precursors with insoluble organic matter in planetesimals with aqueous activityOPEN ACCESS
By Yoko Kebukawa, Queenie H. S. Chan, Shogo Tachibana, Kensei Kobayashi, Michael E. Zolensky Science Advances 17 Mar 2017: Vol. 3, no. 3, e1602093 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1602093 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The exogenous delivery…
The role of acidity–basicity in evaporating refractory inclusions in chondrites
O. I. Yakovlev, K. M. Ryazantsev, S. I. Shornikov Geochemistry International March 2017, Volume 55, Issue 3, pp 251–256 First Online: 12 March 2017 LINK “When melts of Ca–Al inclusions in chondrites, which are dominated…
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…
Hollisterite (Al3Fe), kryachkoite (Al,Cu)6(Fe,Cu), and stolperite (AlCu): Three new minerals from the Khatyrka CV3 carbonaceous chondrite
Chi Ma, Chaney Lin, Luca Bindi, Paul J. Steinhardt American Mineralogist, v. 102, i. 3, p. 690-693, First Published on March 01, 2017 doi:10.2138/am-2017-5991 LINK “Our nanomineralogy investigation of the Khatyrka CV3 carbonaceous chondrite has…
Evolution of Morphological and Physical Properties of Laboratory Interstellar Organic Residues with Ultraviolet IrradiationOPEN ACCESS
L. Piani, S. Tachibana, T. Hama, H. Tanaka, Y. Endo, I. Sugawara, L. Dessimoulie, Y. Kimura, A. Miyake, J. Matsuno, A. Tsuchiyama, K. Fujita, S. Nakatsubo, H. Fukushi, S. Mori, T. Chigai, H. Yurimoto, and…
Titanium isotopic compositions of rare presolar SiC grain types from the Murchison meteorite
Ann N. Nguyen, Larry R. Nittler, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Peter Hoppe Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 February 2017 LINK “We report the Ti isotopic compositions of 8 mainstream, 22…
A divergent heritage for complex organics in Isheyevo lithic clastsOPEN ACCESS
Elishevah M.M.E. van Kooten, Kazuhide Nagashima, Takeshi Kasama, Susanne Wampfler, Jon P. Ramsey, Søren Frimann, Zoltan I. Balogh, Martin Schiller, Daniel P. Wielandt, Ian A. Franchi, Jes K. Jørgensen, Alexander N. Krot, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica…
Composition and origin of holotype Al-Cu-Zn minerals in relation to quasicrystals in the Khatyrka meteorite.
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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….
Closed System Step Etching of CI chondrite Ivuna reveals primordial noble gases in the HF-solubles
My E.I. Riebe, Henner Busemann, Rainer Wieler, Colin Maden Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 11 February 2017 LINK “We analyzed all the noble gases in HF-soluble phases in the CI…
Fluid evolution in CM carbonaceous chondrites tracked through the oxygen isotopic compositions of carbonatesOPEN ACCESS
P. Lindgren, M.R. Lee, N.A. Starkey, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 February 2017 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.01.048 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The oxygen isotopic compositions of calcite grains in four CM…
NanoSIMS Isotope Studies of Rare Types of Presolar Silicon Carbide Grains from the Murchison Meteorite: Implications for Supernova Models and the Role of 14C
Peter Hoppe, Marco Pignatari, János Kodolányi, Elmar Gröner, Sachiko Amari Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 February 2017 LINK “We have conducted a NanoSIMS ion imaging survey of about 1800…
Oxygen Isotopic Heterogeneity in an Ultrarefractory Phase Bearing CAI from a Reduced Type CV3 Chondrite RBT 04143
T. Yoshizaki, D. Nakashima, T. Nakamura, C. Park, N. Sakamoto, H. Ishida, J. I. Lee 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1378 LINK
Beryllium-Boron Systematics of Two Distinctive CAIs from CV3 Chondrites: The Relatively Pristine CAI B4 from NWA 6991 and the FUN CAI CMS-1 from Allende
E. Dunham, M. Wadhwa, S. J. Desch 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1507 LINK
Al-Mg Systematics of Nebular Condensates in the Efremovka CV3 Chondrite
N. Kawasaki, H. Yurimoto 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1091 LINK
Non Destructive IR Micro-Imaging of the Paris Meteorite
Z. Dionnet, A. Aléon-Toppani, F. Borondics, R. Brunetto, Z. Djouadi, D. Troadec 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1466 LINK
Metallographic Tint Etching Reveals Nickel Zonation Patterns in Meteoritic Metal: Application to the Isheyevo (CH/CBb) Carbonaceous Chondrite
L. A. J. Garvie 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1605 LINK
Hafnium-Tungsten Chronology of CR Chondrites
G. Budde, T. S. Kruijer, T. Kleine 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1886 LINK
Abundances and Compositions of Presolar Grains in CR2 Chondrite EET 92042
I. Koch, C. Floss 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2984 LINK
Meteoritic Component in Melt Rocks from the Boltysh (Ukraine) and Lonar (India) Impact Structures: First Assessment
C. Koeberl, B. Mougel, F. Moynier 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1331 LINK
Unusual Carbonate-Sulfide Assemblages in Cold Bokkeveld CM Chondrite
S. Farsang, T. D. Raub, I. Buisman, G. I. Lampronti, M. M. Grady 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1587 LINK
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
Noble Gas Compositions of Seven CV, CO, and CK Chondrites from Deserts
J. Choi, K. Nagao, J. M. Baek, R. Bartoschewitz, C. Park, J. I. Lee, M. J. Lee 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1852 LINK
Effect of Tube-Based X-Ray Microtomography Imaging on the Amino Acid and Amine Content of the Murchison CM2 Chondrite
D. P. Glavin, J. M. Friedrich, J. C. Aponte, J. P. Dworkin, D. S. Ebel, J. E. Elsila, M. Hill, H. L. McLain, W. H. Towbin 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1070…
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
A New Method of Absorption-Phase Nanotomography for 3D Observation of Mineral-Organics-Water Textures and Its Application to Pristine Carbonaceous Chondrites
A. Tsuchiyama, A. Nakato, J. Matsuno, M. Sugimoto, K. Uesugi, A. Takeuchi, T. Nakano, E. Vaccaro, S. Russel, K. Nakamura-Messenger, A. S. Burton, S. Messenger, A. Miyake, A. Takigawa, A. Takayama 48th Lunar and Planetary…
Reassessing the Formation of CK7 Northwest Africa (NWA) 8186
P. Srinivasan, F. M. McCubbin, T. J. Lapen, M. Righter, C. B. Agee 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1995 LINK
Understanding the Origin and Distribution of Primary Phases in CM Chondrites: Weakly Altered CMs from LaPaz Fields, LAP 04514, LAP 04527, LAP 04565, and LAP 02333
N. M. Abreu, J. M. Friedrich, K. Crispin 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2935 PDF
Live(?) 60Fe During Aqueous Alteration of Chondrite Parent Bodies: Evidence from UOCs and CV Chondrites
P. H. Donohue, G. R. Huss, K. Nagashima, M. Telus 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2307 LINK
Model Calculations for Evaporation of AOA and CAI Melts: Implications for the Bulk CAIs Compositions of CV3 and CH-CB Chondrites
M. A. Ivanova, S. I. Shornikov, K. P. Ryazantsev, O. I. Yakovlev 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1363 LINK
Hypervelocity Impact Cratering and Disruption of the CV3 Carbonaceous Chondrite Northwest Africa 4502 and the Saratov Ordinary Chondrite
G. J. Flynn, D. D. Durda, S. J. Jack, M. J. Molesky, M. M. Strait, R. J. Macke 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1058 LINK
In Situ Analyses of Carbonate and Magnetite in CM1 Chondrites
M. Telus, C. M. O’D. Alexander, J. Wang, E. H. Hauri 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1725 LINK
The Fate of Primary Iron Sulfides in the Highly-Altered CM1(/2) Carbonaceous Chondrites
S. A. Singerling, C. M. Corrigan, A. J. Brearley 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2027 LINK
The Relationship Between Cosmic-Ray Exposure Ages and Mixing of CM Chondrite Lithologies
M. E. Zolensky, A. Takenouchi, T. Gregory, K. Nishiizumi, M. Caffee, M. A. Velbel, K. Ross, A. Zolensky, L. Le, N. Imae, A. Yamaguchi, T. Mikouchi 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2094…
Testing the Common Source Hypothesis for CV and CK Chondrites Parent Body Using Δ17O-ε54Cr Isotope Systematics
Q.-Z. Yin, M. E. Sanborn, K. Ziegler 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1771 PDF
An Overview of Type II Chondrules in the CM Chondrite Jbilet Winselwan
M. J. Cato, A. L. Fagan 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2676 PDF
A Dual Origin for Water in the CM Carbonaceous Chondrites
L. Piani, H. Yurimoto, L. Remusat 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1203 PDF
Oxygen Isotope Systematics of Chondrules from the Paris CM2 Chondrite
N. Chaumard, C. Defouilloy, N. T. Kita, A. Hertwig 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1610 PDF
Mineralogical, Spectral, and Compositional Changes During Heating of Hydrous Carbonaceous Chondrites
T. Nakamura, M. Matsuoka, S. Yamashita, Y. Sato, K. Mogi, Y. Enokido, A. Nakata, S. Okumura, Y. Furukawa, M. Zolensky 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1954 PDF
On the Existence of Meteoroid Groups, Containing Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorites
N. A. Konovalova 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1392 PDF
Ultra-Refractory Calcium-Aluminum-Rich Inclusion in an AOA in CR Chondrite Yamato-793261
M. Komatsu, T. J. Fagan, A. Yamaguchi, T. Mikouchi, M. Yasutake, M. E. Zolensky 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2009 PDF
Northwest Africa 11024 – The First CM3 Chondrite or a Dehydrated Anomalous Carbonaceous Chondrite?
S. Ebert, A. Bischoff, D. Harries, J.-A. Barrat, A. Pack, S. Lentfort, S. Kimpel, S. Vasilev, S. Wengert 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1903 PDF
Northwest Africa 5958: A Weakly Altered C2 Ungrouped Chondrite
E. Jacquet, F. Caste, J.-A. Barrat, P. Beck, J. Gattacceca, C. Sonzogni, M. Gounelle 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1016 PDF
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…
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…
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….
Asteroid 2008 TC3 Breakup and Meteorite Fractions
Goodrich, C.; Jenniskens, P.; Shaddad, M. H.; Zolensky; M. E.; Fioretti, A. M. JSC-CN-38419, Conference Paper Asteroid Comets and Meteors Conference (ACM 2017); 10-14 Apr. 2017; Montevideo; Uruguay abstract “The recovery of meteorites from the…
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…
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…
The radiation shielding potential of CI and CM chondrites
Leos Pohl, Daniel T. Britt Advances in Space Research In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 December 2016 LINK “Highlights • The feasibility of using asteroidal material as a shield against radiation is studied •…
Chromium isotope evidence in ejecta deposits for the nature of Paleoproterozoic impactorsOPEN ACCESS
Berengere Mougel, Frederic Moynier, Christa Gopel, Christian Koeberl PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract “Non-mass dependent chromium isotopic signatures have been successfully used to determine the presence and identification of extra-terrestrial materials in terrestrial impact rocks. Paleoproterozoic…
The key role of meteorites in the formation of relevant prebiotic molecules in a formamide/water environmentOPEN ACCESS
Luca Rotelli, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Carles E. Moyano-Cambero, Eleonora Carota, Lorenzo Botta, Ernesto Di Mauro & Raffaele Saladino Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 38888 (2016) doi:10.1038/srep38888 Published online: 13 December 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF…
Ion irradiation of carbonaceous chondrites: a new view of space weathering on primitive asteroids
C. Lantz, R. Brunetto, M.A. Barucci, S. Fornasier, D. Baklouti, J. Bourçois, M. Godard Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 December 2016 LINK “Highlights • New ion irradiations on several carbonaceous chondrites to…
High Precision Al-Mg Systematics of Forsterite-Bearing Type B CAIs from CV3 Chondrites
G.J. MacPherson, E.S. Bullock, T.J. Tenner, D. Nakashima, N.T. Kita, M.A. Ivanova, A.N. Krot, M.I. Petaev, S.B. Jacobsen Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 December 2016 LINK “In order 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….
Oxygen isotope characteristics of chondrules from the Yamato-82094 ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite: Further evidence for common O-isotope environments sampled among carbonaceous chondrites.
Tenner, T. J., Kimura, M. and Kita, N. T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12791 LINK “High-precision secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was employed to investigate oxygen three isotopes of phenocrysts in 35 chondrules from…
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…
Collisions in outer space produced an icosahedral phase in the Khatyrka meteorite never observed previously in the laboratoryOPEN ACCESS
Luca Bindi, Chaney Lin, Chi Ma & Paul J. Steinhardt Scientific Reports 6 Article number: 38117 (2016) doi:10.1038/srep38117 Published online: 08 December 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report the first occurrence of…
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…
Oxygen isotope constraints on the alteration temperatures of CM chondrites
Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Yves Marrocchi, Guillaume Avice, Mathieu Roskosz, Andrey Gurenko, Matthieu Gounelle Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 15 November 2016 LINK “Highlights • Carbonate O-isotope compositions of 9…
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…
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,…
26Al-26Mg systematics in chondrules from Kaba and Yamato 980145 CV3 carbonaceous chondrites
Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Mutsumi Komatsu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 November 2016 LINK “We report the mineralogy, petrography, and in situ measured 26Al-26Mg systematics in chondrules from…
The initial 41Ca/40Ca ratios in two Type A Ca-Al-rich Inclusions: Implications for the origin of short-lived 41Ca
Ming-Chang Liu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 October 2016 LINK “This paper reports new 41Ca-41K isotopic data for two Type A CAIs, NWA 3118 #1Nb (Compact Type A) and…
Microstructures and Formation History of Melilite-Rich Calcium-Aluminum-Rich Inclusions from the ALHA77307 CO3.0 Chondrite
Jangmi Han, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 October 2016 LINK “We have studied four melilite-rich calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) from the Allan Hills A77307 CO3.0 chondrite using…
New constraints on the magnetic history of the CV parent body and the solar nebula from the Kaba meteorite
Jérôme Gattacceca, Benjamin P. Weiss, Matthieu Gounelle Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 6 October 2016 LINK “Highlights • Kaba meteorite is a high-fidelity recorder of the CV parent body…
Calcium Isotopic Compositions of Chondrites
Shichun Huang, Stein B. Jacobsen Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 October 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.09.039 LINK “We report mass-dependent and mass-independent Ca isotopic variations in nine chondrites from three groups: carbonaceous,…
Morphological changes of olivine grains reacted with amino acid solutions by impact process
Yuhei Umeda, Atsushi Takase, Nao Fukunaga, Toshimori Sekine, Takamichi Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takeshi Kakegawa Physics and Chemistry of Minerals First Online:04 October 2016 DOI: 10.1007/s00269-016-0849-y LINK “Early oceans on Earth might have contained certain amounts…
Molybdenum isotopic evidence for the origin of chondrules and a distinct genetic heritage of carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Gerrit Budde, Christoph Burkhardt, Gregory A. Brennecka, Mario Fischer-Gödde, Thomas S. Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 3 October 2016 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Nucleosynthetic…
53Mn-53Cr Chronology of Ca-Fe Silicates in CV3 Chondrites
Glenn J. MacPherson, Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Patricia M. Doyle, Marina A. Ivanova Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 October 2016 LINK This study is dedicated to our late…
High-temperature Rims around Calcium-aluminum-rich Inclusions from the CR, CB and CH Carbonaceous Chondrites
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Elishevah M.M. van Kooten, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 October 2016 LINK “We describe the mineralogy, petrology and oxygen isotopic compositions of…
Mass independent sulfur isotope signatures in CMs: implications for sulfur chemistry in the early solar system
J. Labidi, J. Farquhar, C.M.O’D. Alexander, D.L. Eldridge, H. Oduro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 October 2016 LINK “We have investigated the quadruple sulfur isotopic composition of inorganic sulfur-bearing…
Evidence for impact induced pressure gradients on the Allende CV3 parent body: Consequences for fluid and volatile transportOPEN ACCESS
Alastair W. Tait, Kent R. Fisher, Poorna Srinivasan, Justin I. Simon Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 30 September 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous chondrites, such as…
Modeling Orbital Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy Experiments at Carbonaceous AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Lucy F. Lim, Richard D. Starr, Larry G. Evans, Ann M. Parsons, Michael E. Zolensky, William V. Boynton Accepted to Meteoritics and Planetary Science, September 2016 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract “To evaluate the feasibility of…
Young asteroidal fluid activity revealed by absolute age from apatite in carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Ai-Cheng Zhang, Qiu-Li Li, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Naoya Sakamoto, Xian-Hua Li, Sen Hu, Yang-Ting Lin, Ru-Cheng Wang Nature Communications 7, Article number:12844 doi:10.1038/ncomms12844 Published 29 September 2016 PDF (open access) LINK (open access) “Chondritic meteorites, consisting…
Calcium-Aluminum-Rich Inclusions Recycled During Formation of Porphyritic Chondrules from CH Carbonaceous Chondrites
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Elishevah M.M. van Kooten, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 September 2016 LINK “We report on the mineralogy, petrography, and O-isotope compositions of…
53Mn-53Cr Radiometric Dating of Secondary Carbonates in CR Chondrites: Timescales for Parent Body Aqueous AlterationOPEN ACCESS
Christine E. Jilly-Rehak, Gary R. Huss, Kazuhide Nagashima Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 September 2016 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present 53Mn-53Cr ages of secondary carbonates in Renazzo-like (CR)…
Primitive Solar System materials and Earth share a common initial 142Nd abundance
A. Bouvier & M. Boyet Nature 537, 399–402 (15 September 2016) doi:10.1038/nature19351 LINK “The early evolution of planetesimals and planets can be constrained using variations in the abundance of neodymium-142 (142Nd), which arise from the…
Potassium isotopic evidence for a high-energy giant impact origin of the Moon
Kun Wang, Stein B. Jacobsen Nature doi:10.1038/nature19341 Published online 12 September 2016 LINK “The Earth–Moon system has unique chemical and isotopic signatures compared with other planetary bodies1, 2, 3; any successful model for the origin…
Photo and thermochemical evolution of astrophysical ice analogs as a source for soluble and insoluble organic materials in Solar System minor bodies
Pierre de Marcellus, Aurelien Fresneau, Rosario Brunetto, Gregoire Danger, Fabrice Duvernay, Cornelia Meinert, Uwe J. Meierhenrich, Ferenc Borondics, Thierry Chiavassa, and Louis Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt MNRAS doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2292 First published online September 12, 2016 LINK “Soluble…
High-molecular-weight organic matter in the particles of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Nicolas Fray, Anaïs Bardyn, Hervé Cottin, Kathrin Altwegg, Donia Baklouti, Christelle Briois, Luigi Colangeli, Cécile Engrand, Henning Fischer, Albrecht Glasmachers, Eberhard Grün, Gerhard Haerendel, Hartmut Henkel, Herwig Höfner, Klaus Hornung, Elmar K. Jessberger, Andreas Koch,…
Heterogeneous histories of Ni-bearing pyrrhotite and pentlandite grains in the CI chondrites Orgueil and Alais.
Berger, E. L., Lauretta, D. S., Zega, T. J. and Keller, L. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12721 LINK “Compositional and structural analyses of CI chondrite iron–nickel sulfide grains reveal heterogeneity both across and…