Hypervelocity cratering and disruption of the Northwest Africa 869 ordinary chondrite meteorite: Implications for crater production, catastrophic disruption, momentum transfer and dust production on asteroids
George J. Flynn, Daniel D. Durda, Emma B. Patmore, Sarah J. Jack, Mason J. Molesky, Brian A. May, Spenser N. Congram, Melissa M. Strait, Robert J. Macke Planetary and Space Science Available online 30 June…
High pressure minerals in the Château-Renard (L6) ordinary chondrite: implications for collisions on its parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Ioannis Baziotis, Paul D. Asimow, Jinping Hu, Ludovic Ferrière, Chi Ma, Ana Cernok, Mahesh Anand & Dan Topa Scientific Reportsvolume 8, Article number: 9851 (2018) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report the first…
Atmospheric Energy Deposition Modeling and Inference for Varied Meteoroid StructuresOPEN ACCESS
Lorien F. Wheeler, Donovan L. Mathias, Edward Stokan, Peter G. Brown Icarus Available online 28 June 2018 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • The fragment-cloud model is extended to represent atmospheric breakup of…
Meteorite flaws and scaling for atmospheric entry
Kathryn L. Bryson, Daniel R. Ostrowski, Aline Blasizzo Planetary and Space Science Available online 28 June 2018 doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2018.06.018 LINK “Highlights • Scale strength of meteorite to parent body using scaling factor. • Non-destructive technique to…
Aqueous alteration of the Martian meteorite Northwest Africa 817: Probing fluid–rock interaction at the nakhlite launch siteOPEN ACCESS
M. R. LeeL. Daly, B. E. Cohen, L. J. Hallis, S. Griffin, P. Trimby, A. Boyce, D. F. Mark Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 28 June 2018 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The…
Hydrothermal dynamics in a CM‐based model of Ceres
B. J. Travis, P. A. Bland, W. C. Feldman, M. V. Sykes Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 28 June 2018 doi:10.1111/maps.13138 LINK “A 2‐D numerical study of the evolution of Ceres from a “frozen…
Evidence for extremely rapid magma ocean crystallization and crust formation on Mars
Laura C. Bouvier, Maria M. Costa, James N. Connelly, Ninna K. Jensen, Daniel Wielandt, Michael Storey, Alexander A. Nemchin, Martin J. Whitehouse, Joshua F. Snape, Jeremy J. Bellucci, Frédéric Moynier, Arnaud Agranier, Bleuenn Gueguen, Maria…
Redox-influenced trace element compositional differences among variably aqueously altered CM chondrites
Jon M. Friedrich, Neyda M. Abreu, Stephen F. Wolf, Julianne M. Troiano, Gregory L. Stanek Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 27 June 2018 LINK “It is generally agreed that the CM chondrites are remarkably…
Composition, petrology, and chondrule‐matrix complementarity of the recently discovered Jbilet Winselwan CM2 chondrite
Pia Friend, Dominik C. Hezel, Jean‐Alix Barrat, Jutta Zipfel, Herbert Palme, Knut Metzler Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi/10.1111/maps.13139 First published: 25 June 2018 LINK “Jbilet Winselwan (JW) is a recently found CM2 chondrite breccia containing…
On the carrier phase of the “planetary” noble gases: TEM, Raman, and stepped combustion data for acid‐resistant residues from the Saratov (L4) meteorite
Anatolii V. Fisenko, Alexander B. Verchovsky, Andrei A. Shiryaev, Luba F. Semjonova, Alexey A. Averin, Alexander L. Vasiliev, Maximilian S. Nickolsky Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi.org/10.1111/maps.13130 First published: 25 June 2018 LINK “Acid‐resistant residues (ARR)…
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of CAIs discovery by Mireille Christophe Michel–Lévy
Matthieu Gounelle Meteorit Planet Sci. doi.org/10.1111/maps.13127 First published: 25 June 2018 LINK “The scope of the present short report is to honor the discovery of the first calcium‐aluminum‐rich inclusion in 1968 as well as the…
Summanen, a new meteorite impact structure in Central FinlandOPEN ACCESS
Jüri Plado, Satu Hietala, Timmu Kreitsmann, Jouni Lerssi, Jari Nenonen, Lauri J. Pesonen Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.13134 First published: 25 June 2018 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Summanen structure (62°39.0′N, 25°22.5′E) is located within the Paleoproterozoic…
Isotope record of mineralogical changes in a spectrum of aqueously altered CM chondrites
Elishevah M.M.E. van Kooten, Larissa L. Cavalcante, Kazuhide Nagashima, Takeshi Kasama, Zoltan I. Balogh, Zan Peeters, Silver Sung-Yun Hsiao, Hsien Shang, Der-Chuen Lee, Typhoon Lee, Alexander N. Krot, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available…
Compositional variability on the surface of 1 Ceres revealed through GRaND measurements of high‐energy gamma raysOPEN ACCESS
Lawrence, D. J., Peplowski, P. N., Beck, A. W., Feldman, W. C., Prettyman, T. H., Russell, C. T., Toplis, M. J., Wilson, J. T., Ammannito, E. , Castillo‐Rogez, J. C., DeSanctis, M. C., Mest, S….
OZERKI (L6, S4/5, W0) meteorites (>91 specimens, >6.5 kg) found – Fall on 21 June 2018, ~ 4:16:20 a.m. MSK (1:16:20 UTC) near OZERKI (Oзeрки) and Zlobino (Злобино), Stanovlyansky District, Lipetsk, Russia
Last update: 20 July 2018 In the afternoon of 25 June 2018 a search group of the Ural Federal University (UrFU) found the first meteorite (59.85 g, L6) of the 21 June bolide, on a…
Lack of resolvable titanium stable isotopic variations in bulk chondrites
Zhengbin Deng, Frédéric Moynier, Kirsten van Zuilen, Paolo A. Sossi, Emily A. Pringle, Marc Chaussidon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 23 June 2018 LINK “Titanium and calcium are both refractory lithophile elements. Significant stable…
Simulating the Propagation of Infrasonic Waves and Estimating the Energy of the Chelyabinsk Meteoroid Explosion Observed on February 15, 2013
S. N. Kulichkov, O. Ye. Popov, K. V. Avilov, I. P. Chunchuzov, O. G. Chkhetiani, A. A. Smirnov, V. I. Dubrovin, A. A. Mishenin Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics May 2018, Volume 54, Issue 3,…
Chiral molecules in space and their possible passage to planetary bodies recorded by meteorites
Sandra Pizzarello, Christopher T. Yarnes Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 496, 15 August 2018, Pages 198–205 LINK “Highlights • Murchison extracts were found to contain two close derivatives of Propylene Oxide. • Both are…
Shaw meteorite: water-poor and water-rich melt inclusions in olivine and enstatite
Rainer Thomas, Paul Davidson Mineralogy and Petrology, pp 1–5 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-018-0598-3 First Online: 14 June 2018 LINK “During the petrological examination of a double polished thick section of the light-colored lithology of the Shaw meteorite, small…
On the Pre-impact Orbital Evolution of 2018 LA, Parent Body of the Bright Fireball Observed over Botswana on 2018 June 2OPEN ACCESS
C. de la Fuente Marcos, R. de la Fuente Marcos Accepted for publication in Research Notes of the AAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “On 2018 June 2, meteoroid 2018 LA became the third natural body ever…
The vanadium isotopic composition of L ordinary chondrites
Yongli Xue, Chun-hui Li, Yuhan Qi, Chuantong Zhang, Bingkui Miao, Fang Huang Acta Geochimica pp 1–8 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-018-0279-2 LINK “Stable isotopic data of meteorites are critical for understanding the evolution of terrestrial planets. In this study,…
Multiple generations of grain aggregation in different environments preceded solar system body formationOPEN ACCESS
Hope A. Ishii, John P. Bradley, Hans A. Bechtel, Donald E. Brownlee, Karen C. Bustillo, James Ciston, Jeffrey N. Cuzzi, Christine Floss, and David J. Joswiak PNAS June 11, 2018. 201720167; published ahead of print…
Basaltic material in the main belt: a tale of two (or more) parent bodies?OPEN ACCESS
S. Ieva,E. Dotto, D. Lazzaro, D. Fulvio,D. Perna, E. Mazzotta Epifani, H. Medeiros, M. Fulchignoni accepted for publication to MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The majority of basaltic objects in the main belt are dynamically connected…
Amino Acid Chiral Selection Via Weak Interactions in Stellar Environments: Implications for the Origin of LifeOPEN ACCESS
Michael A. Famiano, Richard N. Boyd, Toshitaka Kajino, Takashi Onaka & Yirong Mo Scientific Reportsvolume 8, Article number: 8833 (2018) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Magnetochiral phenomena may be responsible for the selection of…
Characterisation, Sources and Flux of Unmelted Micrometeorites on Earth During the Last ~50,000 YearsOPEN ACCESS
M. Shyam Prasad, N. G. Rudraswami, Agnelo Alexandre de Araujo & V. D. Khedekar Scientific Reports, volume 8, Article number: 8887 (2018) doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27158-x LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Dust dominates extraterrestrial flux on the…
Neon isotopes in individual presolar low‐density graphite grains from the Orgueil meteorite
Philipp R. Heck, Manavi Jadhav, Matthias M. M. Meier, Teruyuki Maruoka, Sachiko Amari, Ernst K. Zinner, Henner Busemann, Colin Maden, Frank Gyngard, Heinrich Baur, Rainer Wieler Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13129 LINK “We present He…
Carbonaceous and noncarbonaceous iron meteorites: Differences in chemical, physical, and collective properties
Alan E. Rubin Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13128 LINK “Iron‐meteorite groups that appear from published isotopic data to have been derived from melted carbonaceous‐chondrite‐like precursors (CC irons) (IIC, IID, IIF, IIIF, IVB) tend to have…
Cation distribution in orthopyroxenes from São João Nepomuceno iron meteorite inferred from 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy: Implications for thermal history and origin of IVA parent body
Edivaldo Dos Santos, Rosa B. Scorzelli, Maria E. Varela Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13121 LINK “São João Nepomuceno (SJN) is an IVA iron meteorite, found in Minas Gerais state (Brazil) in 1960, that consists of…
The Meteorite from Steinheim, SW Germany: Probably a Pallasite
Buchner E. *, Hölzel M., Schmieder M., Ferrière L., Koeberl C., Rasser M., Fietzke J., Frische M., Meier M. M. M., Busemann H., Maden C., Kutterolf S. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018…
O-Isotope Composition of CI- and CM-Like Clasts in Ureilites, HEDs, and CR Chondrites
Patzek M. *, Pack A., Bischoff A., Visser R., John T. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6254] abstract “Oxygen isotopes of CM-like clasts from HEDs links them to CM chondrites. However, CI-like…
Xenolithic Fragment in the CM Chondrite Mukundpura: Greetings from the Tucson Parent Body?
Ebert S. *, Patzek M., Bischoff A. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6246] abstract “Achondritic fragment with distinct exsolution lamellae in the CM chondrite Mukundpura. Investigation is based on major and trace…
Nakhlite Caleta el Cobre 022: Initial Description and Comparison with Other Nakhlites
Gattacceca J., Devouard B., Debaille V., Rochette P., * Lorand J.-P., Bonal L., Beck P., Sautter V., Meier M. M. M., Gounelle M., Marrocchi Y., Maden C., Busemann H. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical…
Terrestrial Ages of Meteorites Using in situ C-14 and Be-10 Measurements
Sliz M. U., Braucher R., Gattacceca J., Hofmann B. A., Jull A. J. T., Leya I., Szidat S., ASTER Team 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6297] abstract “We present the preliminary 14C/10Be…
Nature and Occurence Frequency of Heating Processes in CM and C2- Ungrouped Chondrites as Revealed by Insoluble Organic Matter
Quirico E., Bonal L., Beck P., Alexander C. O’ M. D., Yabuta H., Nakamura T., Nakato A., Flandinet L., Montagnac G., Schmitt-Kopplin P., Herd C. D. K. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018…
Thermal Stress-Marker in Meteorites; A Molecular Approach with (Ultra)High Resolution Organic Spectroscopy
Schmitt-Kopplin Ph., Ruf A., Hertkorn N., Hariri M., Kanawati B., Lucio M., Quirico E., Gabelica Z. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6281] abstract “We observed a complex organic chemistry in the CHNOSMg-space…
The Mukundpura (CM2) Chondrite: A New Carbonaceous Meteorite Fall in India
Ray D., Shukla A. D. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6036] abstract “Mukundpura (CM2) is the new carbonaceous chondrite fall in India. Alteration escaped a few pristine forsteritic olivine chondrule (often with…
The Mukundpura CM2 Chondrite — Mineralogical and Magnetic Signature
Hoffmann V. H., Schmitt-Kopplin P., Wimmer K., Hochleitner R., Kaliwoda M. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6060] abstract “The main focus of our investigations on the new CM2 chondrite Mukundpura is on…
Aqueous Alteration Characteristics of Mukundpura (CM2) Chondrite
Panda D. K., Ray D., Shukla A. D. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6270] abstract “Hydrated minerals are commonly found in the carbonaceous chondrite due to high content of H2O (upto 10…
Mineralogy of Fine Grained Rims and Inter-Chondrules Matrix in the Paris CM Chondrite
Zanetta P.-M., Leroux H., Le Guillou C., Manda B. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6211] abstract “We studied the mineralogy of the fine grained rims of Paris with a new high resolution…
Post-Accretion History and Reflectance Spectroscopy Properties of the Mukundpura Meteorite
Potin S., Beck P., Bonal L., Schmitt B., Moynier F., Quirico E., Garenne A. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6072] abstract “We characterized the bulk mineralogy and alteration processes of the parent…
Preliminary Investigation of Cosmogenic Radionuclides in Mukundpura (CM2)
Shukla A. D., Ray D., Dutta A., Raychaudhuri D., Bhattacharya A. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6112] abstract “Cosmogenic radioanuclides in the freshly fallen Mukundpura carbonaceous Chondrite (CM2) were studied to understand…
Oxygen isotopic diversity of chondrule precursors and the nebular origin of chondrules
Yves Marrocchi, Johan Villeneuve, Valentina Batanova, Laurette Piani, Emmanuel Jacquet Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 496, 15 August 2018, Pages 132–141 LINK “Highlights • High-resolution X-ray maps reveal different populations of olivine in chondrules….
An Isotopic, Elemental and Structural Study of Silicon Nitride from Enstatite Chondrites
J. Leitner, C. Vollmer, T. Henkel, U. Ott, P. Hoppe Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 4 June 2018 LINK “We report an in-situ investigation of silicon nitride (Si3N4) grains from several enstatite chondrites of…
Bolide of asteroid 2018 LA (ZLAF9B2) above Botswana on 2 June 2018 at ~18.49.17-23 local time (UTC+2)
Last update: 7 July 2018 First meteorite (17.92 g) of Botswana bolide of 2018 LA (2 June 2018) found in Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana The bolide of asteroid 2018 LA CCTV recording by Barend…
MANGUI (L6, S5) meteorites found in and around the villages Manlun (曼伦) and MANGUI (曼桂), Menghai County (勐海县), Autonomous Dai Prefecture Xishuangbanna (西双版纳) in Yunnan (云南), China. Meteorite fall at ~21:43 (CST, UTC+08:00) on 1 June 2018
Last update: 31 August 2018 A meteorite, an ordinary chondrite (L6 / 84 g), was found by a local villager in the early morning of 2 June 2018. The meteorite hit a roof tile of…
Determination of Meteorite Trajectories: Observations and Modeling
A. Yu. Gavrilov, M. G. Lebedev Computational Mathematics and Modeling July 2018, Volume 29, Issue 3, pp 265–274 Translated from Prikladnaya Matematika i Informatika, No. 56, 2017, pp. 18–29. LINK “We construct the complete trajectory…
High-temperature Ionization-induced Synthesis of Biologically Relevant Molecules in the Protosolar NebulaOPEN ACCESS
David V. Bekaert, Sylvie Derenne, Laurent Tissandier, Yves Marrocchi, Sebastien Charnoz, Christelle Anquetil, and Bernard Marty The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 859, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Biologically relevant molecules (hereafter biomolecules) have…