Meteorite transport—Revisited
Wisdom, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12876 LINK “Meteorites are delivered from the asteroid belt by way of chaotic zones (Wisdom 1985a). The dominant sources are believed to be the chaotic zones associated with…
Meteorite falls in Bulgaria: Reappraisal of mineralogy, chemistry, and classification.
Dekov, V., Rochette, P. and Gattacceca, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12879 LINK “We present a summary of the mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and magnetic characteristics of all the five Bulgarian meteorite falls. We report…
The behavior of osmium and other siderophile elements during impacts: Insights from the Ries impact structure and central European tektites
Lukáš Ackerman, Tomáš Magna, Karel Žák, Roman Skála, Šárka Jonášová, Jiří Mizera, Zdeněk Řanda Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 April 2017 LINK “Impact processes are natural phenomena that contribute…
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…
Refinement of Bolide Characteristics from Infrasound measurementsOPEN ACCESS
Nayeob Gi, Peter Brown PDF (OPEN ACCESS) arXiv:1704.07794 Update (29 April 2017): LINK “We have detected and performed signal measurements on 78 individual bolide events as recorded at 179 infrasound stations between 2006 and 2015….
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…
AIQUILE (H5, S3,W0) registered as confirmed fall in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
LINK More information on this fall can be found HERE “Aiquile 18°17’4″S, 65°8’39″W Cochabamba, Bolivia Confirmed fall: 2016 Nov 20 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: A bright fireball appeared over Aiquile, Cochabamba district of Bolivia,…
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…
Asteroid impact effects and their immediate hazards for human populations
Rumpf, Clemens M., Lewis, Hugh G., Atkinson, Peter M. Geophysical Research Letters 10.1002/2017GL073191 19 April 2017 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) until 19 May 2017 “A set of 50,000 artificial Earth impacting asteroids was used to…
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…
A nonmagnetic differentiated early planetary body
Benjamin P. Weiss, Huapei Wang, Thomas G. Sharp, Jérôme Gattacceca, David L. Shuster, Brynna Downey, Jinping Hu, Roger R. Fu, Aaron T. Kuan, Clément Suavet, Anthony J. Irving, Jun Wang, Jiajun Wang Earth and Planetary…
Park Forest (L5) and the asteroidal source of shocked L chondrites.
Meier, M. M. M., Welten, K. C., Riebe, M. E. I., Caffee, M. W., Gritsevich, M., Maden, C. and Busemann, H. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12874 LINK “The Park Forest (L5) meteorite fell in…
The role of sulfides in the fractionation of highly siderophile and chalcophile elements during the formation of martian shergottite meteorites
Raphael J. Baumgartner, Marco L. Fiorentini, Jean-Pierre Lorand, David Baratoux, Federica Zaccarini, Ludovic Ferrière, Marko K. Prašek, Kerim Sener Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 April 2017 LINK “The shergottite…
Formation of unequilibrated R chondrite chondrules and opaque phases
K.E. Miller, D.S. Lauretta, H.C. Connolly Jr., E.L. Berger, K. Nagashima, K. Domanik Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 April 2017 LINK “Sulfide assemblages are commonly found in chondritic meteorites…
The search for and analysis of direct samples of early Solar System aqueous fluids
Michael E. Zolensky, Robert J. Bodnar, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Shoichi Itoh, Marc Fries, Andrew Steele, Queenie H.-S. Chan, Akira Tsuchiyama, Yoko Kebukawa, Motoo Ito Review article Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2017 375 20150386 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0386….
D/H ratios of the inner Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
L. J. Hallis Review article Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2017 375 20150390 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0390. Published 17 April 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The original hydrogen isotope (D/H) ratios of different planetary bodies…
Early accretion of water and volatile elements to the inner Solar System: evidence from angrites
Adam R. Sarafian, Erik H. Hauri, Francis M. McCubbin, Thomas J. Lapen, Eve L. Berger, Sune G. Nielsen, Horst R. Marschall, Glenn A. Gaetani, Kevin Righter, Emily Sarafian Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2017 375…
A numerical assessment of simple airblast models of impact airburstsOPEN ACCESS
Collins, Gareth S., Lynch, Elliot, McAdam, Ronan, Davison, Thomas M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12873 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroids and comets 10–100 m in size that collide with Earth disrupt dramatically…
The Allende multicompound chondrule (ACC)—Chondrule formation in a local super-dense region of the early solar system
Bischoff, A., Wurm, G., Chaussidon, M., Horstmann, M., Metzler, K., Weyrauch, M. and Weinauer, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12833 LINK “In Allende, a very complex compound chondrule (Allende compound chondrule; ACC) was found…
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…
On Shock Waves and the Role of Hyperthermal Chemistry in the Early Diffusion of Overdense Meteor TrainsOPEN ACCESS
Elizabeth A. Silber, Wayne K. Hocking, Mihai L. Niculescu, Maria Gritsevich, Reynold E. Silber accepted for publication in MNRAS on 12 April 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) update (17 April 2017): abstract “Studies of meteor trails…
Stony Meteoroid Space Erosion and Drag: Effect on Cosmic Ray Exposure Ages
David Parry Rubincam Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript Available online 12 April 2017 doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.04.003 LINK “Highlights • Particles impacting a meteoroid cause space erosion in addition to a drag force. • The meteoroid’s shrinking size…
Characterizing cosmochemical materials with genetic affinities to the Earth: Genetic and chronological diversity within the IAB iron meteorite complex
Emily A. Worsham, Katherine R. Bermingham, Richard J. Walker Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof Available online 11 April 2017 LINK “Highlights • Some IAB subgroups are the closest genetic relations to…
The Varre-Sai chondrite, a Brazilian fall: petrology and geochemistry
Caio Vinícius Gabrig Turbay Rangel, Marcos Tadeu D’Azeredo Orlando, Cláudio De Morisson Valeriano & Alexandre de Oliveira Chaves International Geology Review Volume 59, 2017 – Issue 15 Published online: 10 Apr 2017 LINK “The Varre-Sai…
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…
Annama H chondrite—Mineralogy, physical properties, cosmic ray exposure, and parent body history.OPEN ACCESS
Kohout, T., Haloda, J., Halodová, P., Meier, M. M. M., Maden, C., Busemann, H., Laubenstein, M., Caffee, Marc. W., Welten, K. C., Hopp, J., Trieloff, M., Mahajan, R. R., Naik, S., Trigo-Rodriguez, J. M., Moyano-Cambero,…
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…
The Future of Stardust ScienceOPEN ACCESS
A. J. Westphal, J. C. Bridges, D. E. Brownlee, A. L. Butterworth, B. T. De Gregorio, G. Dominguez, G. J. Flynn, Z. Gainsforth, H. A. Ishii, D. Joswiak, L. R. Nittler, R. C. Ogliore, R….
Update (2012–2017) on lunar meteorites from Oman.
Korotev, R. L. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12869 LINK “This report presents bulk composition data for 10 lunar meteorite stones from Oman for which the names have been approved since June, 2012. On the…
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,…
Magnesium and chromium isotope evidence for initial melting by radioactive decay of 26Al and late stage impact-meltingOPEN ACCESS
Elishevah M.M.E. van Kooten, Martin Schiller, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 April 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Polymict ureilites are meteoritic breccias that provide insights…
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…
Variation of mineralogy and organic material during the early stages of aqueous activity recorded in Antarctic micrometeorites
T. Noguchi, H. Yabuta, S. Itoh, N. Sakamoto, T. Mitsunari, A. Okubo, R. Okazaki, T. Nakamura, S. Tachibana, K. Terada, M. Ebihara, N. Imae, M. Kimura, H. Nagahara Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted…
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…