An extremely heavy chlorine reservoir in the Moon: Insights from the apatite in lunar meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Ying Wang, Weibiao Hsu & Yunbin Guan Scientific Reports Volume 9, Article number: 5727 (2019) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chlorine, an extremely hydrophilic volatile element, provides important information regarding the origin of intrinsic…
Carbonaceous matter in the Sariçiçek meteorite
Mehmet Yesiltas, Timothy D. Glotch, Steven Jaret, Alexander B. Verchovsky, Richard C. Greenwood Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 4 April 2019 LINK “As of today, the Sariçiçek (SC) meteorite is the newest howardite and…
The layered structure model for winonaite parent asteroid implicated by textural and mineralogical diversityOPEN ACCESS
Xiaojia Zeng, Yingli Shang, Shijie LiEmail author, Xiongyao Li, Shijie Wang and Yang Li Earth, Planets and Space 2019 71:38, Published: 2 April 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The winonaites are primitive achondrites that are…
On the origin of 7Be isotopic records in a Calcium, Aluminium, -rich inclusionOPEN ACCESS
Ritesh Kumar Mishra, Kuljeet Kaur Marhas PDF “A prime question in the formation and early evolution of the Solar system studies is to discern the source(s) of short-lived now extinct nuclides and to determine the…
Anales de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba Vol. 9, Núm. 1 Especial – EL METEORITO DE VIÑALES (2019)OPEN ACCESS
Meteorito caído en Cuba: por los caminos de la verdad científica Luis Velázquez-Pérez PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Muestra una colección de trabajos científicos dedicados al estudio del meteorito que el pasado primero de febrero de 2019, se…
Oxygen and Al‐Mg isotopic compositions of grossite‐bearing refractory inclusions from CO3 chondrites
Steven B. Simon, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “The distribution of the short‐lived radionuclide 26Al in the early solar system remains a major topic of investigation in planetary science. Thousands…
Probing the protosolar disk using dust filtering at gaps in the early Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Troels Haugbølle, Philipp Weber, Daniel P. Wielandt, Pablo Benítez-Llambay, Martin Bizzarro, Oliver Gressel, Martin E. Pessah accepted by Astrophysical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) ” Jupiter and Saturn formed early, before the gas disk dispersed. The…
A Radiative Heating Model for Chondrule and Chondrite FormationOPEN ACCESS
William Herbst, James P. Greenwood Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (11 April 2019): LINK “We propose that chondrules and chondrites formed together during a brief radiative heating event caused by the close encounter of a…
Cosmic ray exposure ages for ureilites—New data and a literature studyOPEN ACCESS
Ingo Leya, Peter C. Stephenson Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 29 March 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report newly measured noble gas isotopic concentrations of He, Ne, and Ar for 21…
In search of historical roots of the meteorite impact theory: Franz von Paula Gruithuisen as the first proponent of an impact cratering model for the Moon in the 1820s
Grzegorz Racki, Christian Koeberl Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 28 March 2019 LINK “Franz von Paula Gruithuisen (1774–1852), the Bavarian medic, physician, and astronomer, enfant terrible of German science, is known for his insightful…
Chondrule radiative cooling in a non-uniform density environment
J. Delpeyrat, F. Pigeonneau, G. Libourel Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 March 2019 LINK “Highlights • Simulated chondrule cooling rates are related to chondrule textural abundances. • Optical depth is the relevant…
To be or not to be oxidized: A case study of olivine behavior in the fusion crust of ureilite A 09368 and H chondrites A 09004 and A 09502OPEN ACCESS
Lidia Pittarello, Akira Yamaguchi, Julia Roszjar, Vinciane Debaille, Christian Koeberl, Philippe Claeys Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 28 March 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorite fusion crusts are quenched melt layers formed…
A microchondrule‐bearing micrometeorite and comparison with microchondrules in CM chondrites
M. D. Suttle, M. J. Genge, T. Salge, M. R. Lee, L. Folco, T. Góral, S. S. Russell, P. Lindgren Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 27 March 2019 LINK “We report the discovery of…
New insights into the heterogeneity of the Tagish Lake meteorite: Soluble organic compositions of variously altered specimens
Danielle N. Simkus, José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, Robert W. Hilts, Hannah L. McLain, Christopher D. K. Herd LINK “The Tagish Lake carbonaceous chondrite exhibits a unique compositional heterogeneity that may be attributed to…
Meteoritic evidence of a late superflare as source of 7Be in the early Solar System
Ritesh Kumar Mishra & Kuljeet Kaur Marhas Nature Astronomy 1–8 (2019) LINK “Fossil meteoritic records of short-lived, now-extinct radionuclides provide crucial high-resolution temporal information about the events, processes and activity of the Sun during the…
Variability of Chelyabinsk meteoroid stones studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction
M.I. Oshtrakha, A.A. Maksimova, A.V. Chukin, E.V. Petrova, P. Jenniskens, E. Kuzmann, V.I. Grokhovsky, Z. Homonnay, V.A.Semionkin Biomolecular Spectroscopy Volume 219, 5 August 2019, Pages 206-224 LINK “Highlights • The internal differences on a meter-size…
Oxygen isotopic and chemical composition of chromites in micrometeorites: Evidence of ordinary chondrite precursors
N. G. Rudraswami, Yves Marrocchi, M. Shyam Prasad, D. Fernandes, Johan Villeneuve, S. Taylor Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 March 2019 LINK “We identified 66 chromite grains from 42 of ~5000 micrometeorites collected…
Evidence for widespread hydrated minerals on asteroid (101955) Bennu
V. E. Hamilton, A. A. Simon, P. R. Christensen, D. C. Reuter, B. E. Clark, M. A. Barucci, N. E. Bowles, W. V. Boynton, J. R. Brucato, E. A. Cloutis, H. C. Connolly Jr, K….
Indigenous Organic‐Oxidized Fluid Interactions in the Tissint Mars MeteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Elizabeth A. Jaramillo, Samuel H. Royle, Mark W. Claire, Samuel P. Kounaves, Mark A. Sephton Geographical Research Letters, 46 First published: 07 March 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The observed fall and rapid…
Meteoroid Structure and FragmentationOPEN ACCESS
Margaret D. Campbell-Brown PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Preprint submitted to Planetary and Space Science “The physical composition and structure of meteoroids gives us insight into the formation processes of their parent asteroids and comets. The strength…
The Sariçiçek howardite fall in Turkey: Source crater of HED meteorites on Vesta and impact risk of VestoidsOPEN ACCESS
Ozan Unsalan, Peter Jenniskens, Qing‐Zhu Yin, Ersin Kaygisiz, Jim Albers, David L. Clark, Mikael Granvik, Iskender Demirkol, Ibrahim Y. Erdogan, Aydin S. Bengu, Mehmet E. Özel, Zahide Terzioglu, Nayeob Gi, Peter Brown, Esref Yalcinkaya, Tuğba…
Titanium isotopic evidence for a shared genetic heritage of refractory inclusions from different carbonaceous chondrites
Jan Render, Samuel Ebert, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine, Gregory A. Brennecka Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 14 March 2019 LINK “Insights into the earliest stages of our Solar System can…
Evidence for early impact on a hot differentiated planetesimal from Al-rich micro-inclusions in ungrouped achondrite Northwest Africa 7325
Jing Yang, Chi Zhang, Masaaki Miyahara, Xu Tang, Lixin Gu, Yangting Lin Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 13 March 2019 LINK “The ungrouped achondrite NWA 7325 is a cumulate olivine…
Sedimentary record from Patagonia, southern Chile supports cosmic-impact triggering of biomass burning, climate change, and megafaunal extinctions at 12.8 kaOPEN ACCESS
Mario Pino,Ana M. Abarzúa,Giselle Astorga,Alejandra Martel-Cea,Nathalie Cossio-Montecinos,R. Ximena Navarro,Maria Paz Lira,Rafael Labarca,Malcolm A. LeCompte,Victor Adedeji,Christopher R. Moore,Ted E. Bunch,Charles Mooney,Wendy S. Wolbach,Allen West & James P. Kennett Scientific Reports 9, 1–27 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF…
Fates of hydrous materials during planetesimal collisionsOPEN ACCESS
Shigeru Wakita, Hidenori Genda PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (Icarus, 20 March 2019) LINK “Hydrous minerals are found on the surfaces of asteroids, but their origin is not clear. If their origin is endogenic, the hydrous…
Origin of the metamorphosed clasts in the CV3 carbonaceous chondrite breccias of Graves Nunataks 06101, Vigarano, Roberts Massif 04143, and Yamato‐86009
Kaori Jogo, Motoo Ito, Shigeru Wakita, Sachio Kobayashi, Jong Ik Lee Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 12 March 2019 LINK “We observed metamorphosed clasts in the CV3 chondrite breccias Graves Nunataks 06101, Vigarano, Roberts…
On beryllium-10 production in gaseous protoplanetary disks and implications on the astrophysical setting of refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
Emmanuel Jacquet Accepted to Astronomy & Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Calcium-Aluminum-rich Inclusions (CAIs), the oldest known solids of the solar system, show evidence for the past presence of short-lived radionuclide beryllium-10, which was likely produced…
Libyan Desert Glass area in western Egypt: Shocked quartz in bedrock points to a possible deeply eroded impact structure in the regionOPEN ACCESS
Christian Koeberl, Ludovic Ferrière Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 10 March 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Libyan Desert Glass (LDG) is an enigmatic natural glass, about 28.5 million years old, which occurs…
Testing accretion mechanisms of the H chondrite parent body utilizing nucleosynthetic anomalies
Søren Grube Pedersen, Martin Schiller, James N. Connelly, Martin Bizzarro Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 7 March 2019 LINK “Planetary bodies a few hundred kilometers in radii are the precursors to larger planets but…
Siderophile element characteristics of acapulcoite–lodranites and winonaites: Implications for the early differentiation processes of their parent bodies
Yoshihiro Hidaka Naoki Shirai, Akira Yamaguchi, Mitsuru Ebihara Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 7 March 2019 LINK “We have studied magnetic fractions of five acapulcoites, three lodranites, and two winonaites to investigate chemical compositions…
Chromium Isotopic Evidence for an Early Formation of Chondrules from the Ornans CO Chondrite
Ke Zhu (朱柯), Jia Liu, Frédéric Moynier, Liping Qin, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, and Yongsheng He The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 873, Number 1 LINK “Chondrules are the main components of primitive meteorites and possibly the…
Lithium- and oxygen-isotope compositions of chondrule constituents in the Allende meteorite
Tak Kunihiro, Tsutomu Ota, Eizo Nakamura Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 6 March 2019 LINK “We report in situ ion-microprobe analyses of Li- and O-isotope compositions for olivine, low-Ca pyroxene,…
The potential science and engineering value of samples delivered to Earth by Mars sample returnOPEN ACCESS
International MSR Objectives and Samples Team (iMOST) D. W. Beaty M. M. Grady H. Y. McSween E. Sefton‐Nash B. L. Carrier F. Altieri Y. Amelin E. Ammannito M. Anand L. G. Benning J. L. Bishop…
Upper atmosphere effects after the entry of small cosmic bodies: Dust trains, plumes, and atmospheric disturbances
N. Artemieva, V.V. Shuvalov, V.M. Khazins Icarus Available online 4 March 2019 LINK “In this paper we present the results of numerical modeling of the Chelyabinsk dust train during the first 3 min after the meteoroid…
Petrography and geochemistry of the impact to postimpact transition layer at the El’gygytgyn impact structure in Chukotka, Arctic RussiaOPEN ACCESS
Karin Maierhofer, Christian Koeberl, Julie Brigham‐Grette Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 3 March 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The 3.6 Ma El’gygytgyn impact structure, located in northeast Chukotka in Arctic Russia, was…
Ancient geologic events on Mars revealed by zircons and apatites from the Martian regolith breccia NWA 7034
Sen Hu, Yangting Lin, Jianchao Zhang, Jialong Hao, Weifan Xing, Ting Zhang, Wei Yang, Hitesh Changela Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 3 March 2019 LINK “Zircons and apatites in clasts and matrix from the…
Reflectance spectroscopy of insoluble organic matter (IOM) and carbonaceous meteorites
Hannah H. Kaplan, Ralph E. Milliken, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Christopher D. K. Herd Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 3 March 2019 LINK “Insoluble organic matter (IOM) is the major organic component of chondritic…
Accretion of the asteroids: Implications for their thermal evolution
S. J. Weidenschilling Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 3 March 2019 LINK “Thermal models of asteroids generally assume that they accreted either instantaneously or over an extended interval with a prescribed growth rate. It…
Uncertainty Quantification in Continuous Fragmentation Airburst Models
S. McMullan, G.S. Collins Icarus Available online 28 February 2019 LINK “Highlights • Comparison of three existing semi-analytical airburst models • Models can be calibrated to data but diverge when upscaled • Investigations into how…
A novel organic-rich meteoritic clast from the outer solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Yoko Kebukawa, Motoo Ito, Michael E. Zolensky, Richard C. Greenwood, Zia Rahman, Hiroki Suga, Aiko Nakato, Queenie H. S. Chan, Marc Fries, Yasuo Takeichi, Yoshio Takahashi, Kazuhiko Mase & Kensei Kobayashi Scientific Reports 9, 1–8…
Genetics, crystallization sequence, and age of the South Byron Trio iron meteorites: New insights to carbonaceous chondrite (CC) type parent bodies
Connor D. Hilton, Katherine R. Bermingham, Richard J. Walker, Timothy J. McCoy Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 February 2019 LINK “The nucleosynthetic Mo, Ru, and W isotopic compositions of…
The future of Genesis scienceOPEN ACCESS
D. S. Burnett, A. J. G. Jurewicz, D. S. Woolum Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 25 February 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Solar abundances are important to planetary science since the prevalent…
Dissipation of the Solar System’s debris disk recorded in primitive meteorites
Jamie D. Gilmour & Michal J. Filtness Nature Astronomy, 1–6 Published: 25 February 2019 LINK “Many newly formed Sun-like stars show evidence of debris disks composed of dust generated through destructive collisions among residual planetesimals….
Highly siderophile element and 187Re‐187Os isotopic systematics of ungrouped achondrite Northwest Africa 7325: Evidence for complex planetary processes
Gregory J. Archer, Richard J. Walker, Anthony J. Irving Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 24 February 2019 LINK “The abundances of highly siderophile elements (HSE; including Re, Os, Ir, Ru, Pt, and Pd) and…
The Maribo CM2 meteorite fall—Survival of weak material at high entry speed
Jiří Borovička, Olga Popova, Pavel Spurný Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 22 February 2019 LINK “High entry speed (>25 km s−1) and low density (<2500 kg m−3) are the two factors that lower the…
Textural and compositional evidence for in situ crystallization of palisade bodies in coarse‐grained Ca‐Al‐rich inclusions
Mingming Zhang, Yangting Lin, Ingo Leya, Guoqiang Tang, Yu Liu Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 21 February 2019 LINK “Palisade bodies, mineral assemblages with spinel shells, in coarse‐grained Ca‐, Al‐rich inclusions (CAIs) have been…
Petrology and geochemistry of olivine‐phyric shergottites LAR 12095 and LAR 12240: Implications for their petrogenetic history on MarsOPEN ACCESS
Emilie T. Dunham, J. Brian Balta, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Thomas G. Sharp, Harry Y. McSween Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 21 February 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Larkman Nunatak (LAR) 12095 and LAR 12240…
Quantitative models for the elemental and isotopic fractionations in the non-carbonaceous chondrites
Conel M. O’D. Alexander Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 20 February 2019 LINK “Two models that for the first time attempt to quantitatively reproduce the bulk elemental and isotopic fractionations…
Oxygen isotopes in HED meteorites and their constraints on parent asteroids
Chuantong Zhang, Bingkui Miao, Huaiyu He Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 19 February 2019 LINK “Highlights • 146 HEDs have similar Δ17O values of −0.240 ± 0.020‰ (2σ) and derive from 4Vesta….
Reclassification of four aubrites as enstatite chondrite impact melts: Potential geochemical analogs for Mercury
Arya Udry, Zoë E. Wilbur, Rachel R. Rahib, Francis M. McCubbin, Kathleen E. Vander Kaaden, Timothy J. McCoy, Karen Ziegler, Juliane Gross, Christopher DeFelice, Logan Combs, Brent D. Turrin Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published:…
Possible records of space weathering on Vesta: Case study in a brecciated eucrite Northwest Africa 1109
Shu‐Zhou Wang, Ai‐Cheng Zhang, Run‐Lian Pang, Yang Li, Jia‐Ni Chen Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 February 2019 LINK “Records of space weathering are important for understanding the formation and evolution of surface regolith…
The 26Al-26Mg systematics of FeO-rich chondrules from Acfer 094: two chondrule generations distinct in age and oxygen isotope ratios
Andreas T. Hertwig, Kimura Makoto, Takayuki Ushikubo, Céline Defouilloy, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 February 2019 LINK “The 26Al-26Mg ages of FeO-rich (type II) chondrules from…
Quantitative models for the elemental and isotopic fractionations in chondrites: The carbonaceous chondrites
Conel M. O’D. Alexander Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 February 2019 LINK “A quantitative understanding of the elemental and isotopic fractionations recorded in the compositions of the chondritic meteorites…
Interstellar ices: a possible scenario for symmetry breaking of extraterrestrial chiral organic molecules of prebiotic interestOPEN ACCESS
Louis D’hendecourt, Paola Modica (LPC2E), Cornelia Meinert (ICN), Laurent Nahon (SSOLEIL), Uwe Meierhenrich (LCMBA) Journal of Interdisciplinary Methodologies and Issues in Science, 2019 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In the laboratory, the photo-and thermochemical evolution of ices,…
Petrological, petrofabric, and oxygen isotopic study of five ungrouped meteorites related to brachinites
Hikari Hasegawa, Takashi Mikouchi, Akira Yamaguchi, Masahiro Yasutake, Richard C. Greenwood, Ian A. Franchi Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 12 February 2019 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 6112, Miller Range (MIL) 090206 (plus its pairs:…
A Possible Second Large Subglacial Impact Crater in Northwest GreenlandOPEN ACCESS
Joseph A. MacGregor, William F. Bottke Jr., Mark A. Fahnestock, Jeremy P. Harbeck, Kurt H. Kjær, John D. Paden, David E. Stillman, Michael Studinger Geophysical Research Letters, 46. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078126 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Following…
Pantasma: Evidence for a Pleistocene circa 14 km diameter impact crater in Nicaragua
P. Rochette, R. Alaç, P. Beck, G. Brocard, A. J. Cavosie, V. Debaille, B. Devouard, F. Jourdan, B. Mougel, F. Moustard, F. Moynier, S. Nomade, G. R. Osinski, B. Reynard, J. Cornec Meteoritics & Planetary…
Can we predict the impact conditions of meter-sized meteoroids?OPEN ACCESS
Jorge I. Zuluaga [SEAP/IF/UdeA], Pablo A. Cuartas-Restrepo [SEAP/IF/UdeA],Jhonatan Ospina [SAA/CAMO], Mario Sucerquia [SEAP/IF/UdeA] Submitted to MNRAS Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A few meter-sized meteoroids impact the atmosphere of the Earth per year. Most (if not…
Nanoscale infrared imaging analysis of carbonaceous chondrites to understand organic-mineral interactions during aqueous alteration
Yoko Kebukawa, Hanae Kobayashi, Norio Urayama, Naoki Baden, Masashi Kondo, Michael E. Zolensky, and Kensei Kobayashi PNAS January 15, 2019 116 (3) 753-758 published ahead of print January 2, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1816265116 LINK “Spatial relationships between…
A Model for Thermal Radiation from the Tunguska Airburst
Christopher O. Johnston, Eric C. Stern Icarus Available online 7 February 2019 LINK “Highlights • Radiative heating to the ground from the Tunguska event modeled • Applies recently-developed computational fluid dynamic and radiation models •…
The Maribo CM2 meteorite fall – survival of weak material at high entry speedOPEN ACCESS
Jiri Borovicka, Olga Popova, Pavel Spurny Submitted version of an article accepted in Meteoritics and Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “High entry speed (> 25 km/s) and low density (< 2500 kg/m3) are two factors…
Accretion of water in carbonaceous chondrites: current evidence and implications for the delivery of water to early EarthOPEN ACCESS
Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Albert Rimola, Safoura Tanbakouei, Victoria Cabedo, Martin Lee Presented in the International ESAC workshop “Ices in the Solar System” To be published in Space Science Reviews (SPAC-D-18-00036R3) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (12…
Origin of the non-carbonaceous–carbonaceous meteorite dichotomyOPEN ACCESS
Josefine A. M. Nanne, Francis Nimmo, Jeffrey N.Cuzzi, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 511, 1 April 2019, Pages 44-54 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • New Ni isotopic data for iron meteorites confirm…
Variations in initial 26Al/27Al ratios among fluffy Type A Ca–Al-rich inclusions from reduced CV chondrites
Noriyuki Kawasaki, Changkun Park, Naoya Sakamoto, Sun Young Park, Hyun Na Kim, Minami Kuroda, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 511, 1 April 2019, Pages 25-35 LINK “Highlights • We obtained Al–Mg mineral…
The vanadium isotopic composition of lunar basaltsOPEN ACCESS
S.S. Hopkins, J. Prytulak, J. Barling, S.S. Russell, B.J. Coles, A.N. Halliday Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 511, 1 April 2019, Pages 12-24 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • We present the first measurements of…
Meteorite cloudy zone formation as a quantitative indicator of paleomagnetic field intensities and cooling rates on planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Clara Maurel, Benjamin P. Weiss, James F. J. Bryson PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Metallic microstructures in slowly-cooled iron-rich meteorites reflect the thermal and magnetic histories of their parent planetesimals. Of particular interest is the cloudy zone,…
Location, orbit and energy of a meteoroid impacting the moon during the Lunar Eclipse of January 21, 2019OPEN ACCESS
Jorge I. Zuluaga [SEAP/IF/UdeA],Pablo A. Cuartas-Restrepo [SEAP/IF/UdeA],Jonathan Ospina [SCLUB/SAA],Fritz Pichardo [ASTRODOM],Sergio A. Lopez [SCLUB/SAA],Karls Pena [ASTRODOM],J. Mauricio Gaviria-Posada [Obs.LaLoma] Submitted to Icarus Update (12 December 2019): replaced and accepted for publication in MNRAS PDF (OPEN…
Cosmogenic effects on chromium isotopes in iron meteorites
Jia Liu, Liping Qin, Jiuxing Xia, Richard W. Carlson, Ingo Leya, Nicolas Dauphas, Yong sheng He Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 January 2019 LINK “The 53Mn-53Cr short-lived radionuclide decay…
H and Cl isotope characteristics of indigenous and late hydrothermal fluids on the differentiated asteroidal parent body of Grave Nunataks 06128OPEN ACCESS
Romain Tartèse, Mahesh Anand, Ian A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 January 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The paired achondrites Graves Nunataks (GRA) 06128 and 06129 are samples of…
Molybdenum Isotopic Evidence for an Outer Solar System Origin of the Moon-Forming Impactor
G. Budde, C. Burkhardt, T. Kleine 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2349 PDF abstract
Monitoring the Thermal Evolution of the CM Parent Body(ies) with In Situ Oxygen Isotope Analyses
L. G. Vacher, M. Piralla, L. Piani, Y. Marrocchi 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1862 PDF abstract
A New Model for Planetesimal Formation: Case Study of the Ureilite Parent Body
N. Rai, H. Downes, C. L. Smith 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #3265 PDF abstract
Genetic Heritage and Chronology of Ungrouped Iron Meteorites
F. Spitzer, C. Burkhardt, G. Budde, T. S. Kruijer, T. Kleine 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2592 PDF abstract
Origin of the Non-Carbonaceous-Carbonaceous Meteorite Dichotomy
T. Kleine, J. A. M. Nanne, F. Nimmo, J. Cuzzi 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #3076 PDF abstract
Pb-Isotopic and Initial Sr Ages of the Achondrite NWA 4587
Y. Amelin, E. Rydeblad, E. Krestianinov, M. H. Huyskens, Q,-Z. Yin 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2261 PDF abstract
The Mineralogy of Recently Fallen Carbonaceous Meteorites, Mukundpura and Sutter’s Mill, in the Context of Asteroid (101955) Bennu
C. W. Haberle, P. R. Christensen, L. A. J. Garvie, V. E. Hamilton, R. D. Hanna, H. C. Connolly Jr., D. S. Lauretta, OSIRIS-REx Team 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2144 PDF…
Colour Cathodoluminesence Study of Forsteritic Olivine in Mukundpura (CM2) Meteorite
S. Baliyan, D. Ray 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1603 PDF abstract
Terrestrial-like zircon in a clast from an Apollo 14 breccia
J.J. Bellucci, A.A. Nemchin, M. Grange, K.L. Robinson, G. Collins, M.J. Whitehouse, J.F. Snape, M.D. Norman, D.A. Kring Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 510, 15 March 2019, Pages 173-185 LINK “Highlights • Unique felsite…
UV to FIR Reflectance Spectroscopy of Fresh Carbonaceous Chondrite, Mukundpura Meteorite: A Potential Analogue to JAXA Hayabusa 2’s Target Ryugu
I. Varatharajan, A. Maturilli, B. Sivaraman, J. Helbert, J. K. Meka, S. Vijayan, A. Bhardwaj, K. Otto 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2247 PDF abstract
Aqueous Alteration of Enstatite Chondrite Material in the Kaidun Meteorite
K. Higashi, T. Mikouchi, M. E. Zolensky 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2344 PDF abstract
First Detection of Presolar Grains in Paris, the Most Preserved CM Chondrite
M. J. Verdier-Paoletti, L. R. Nittler, J. Wang 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2948 PDF abstract
First Direct Measurements of Compositions of Early Solar System Aqueous Fluids
R. J. Bodnar, A. Dolocan, M. E. Zolensky, H. Lamadrid, Y. Kebukawa, Q. H.-S. Chan 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1142 PDF abstract
Carbonaceous Chondrite-Like Xenoliths in Polymict Ureilites: A Large Variety of Unique Outer Solar System Materials
C. A. Goodrich, M. Zolensky, I. Kohl, E. D. Young, Q.-Z. Yin, M. E. Sanborn, M. H. Shaddad 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1312 PDF abstract
Oxygen Isotope Systematics of Chondrules and Isolated Olivine Grains from the Tagish Lake C2 Chondrite
T. Ushikubo, M. Kimura 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1145 PDF abstract
Chromium Isotopic Evidence for an Early Formation of Chondrules from the Ornans CO Chondrite
K. Zhu, J. Liu, L. P. Qin, C. M.O’D. Alexander, Y. S. He, F. Moynier 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2405 PDF abstract
Planetary Genealogy of Iron Meteorites and Pallasites Using ε54Cr-Δ17O Isotope Systematics
S. Dey, Q.-Z. Yin, M. E. Sanborn, K. Ziegler, T. J. McCoy 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2977 PDF abstract
Grossite-Rich Refractory Inclusions in Carbonaceous Chondrites: Evidence for Early Generation of Different O-Isotope Reservoirs in the Protoplanetary Disk and O-Isotope Exchange During Fluid-Rock Interaction
A. N. Krot, K. Nagashima, S. B. Simon, C. Ma 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1230 PDF abstract
Chronology of Carbonaceous Achondrites from the Outer Solar System
M. H. Huyskens, M. E. Sanborn, Q.-Z. Yin, Y. Amelin, P. Koefoed 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2736 PDF abstract
Evidence for a Unique Carbonaceous Chondrite Parent Body (‘CX’) and Another One with a Dunitic Mantle
A. J. Irving, S. M. Kuehner, L. A. J. Garvie, K. Ziegler, M. E. Sanborn, Q.-Z. Yin, P. P. Sipiera, G. M. Hupe, B. Hoefnagels 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2542 PDF…
A New Not So Eucrite-Like Ungrouped Achondrite: Northwest Africa 12338
Z. Guo, A. Bouvier, E. Webb, A. Alexandre, F. J. Longstaffe, R. A. Korotev, Z. Zajacz, M. Boyet 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1583 PDF abstract
Northwest Africa 12273: Unique Ungrouped Metal-Rich Chondrite
C. B. Agee, Z. Vaci, K. Ziegler, M. N. Spilde 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1176 PDF abstract
Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopic Evidence for the Existence of Several C1 Parent Bodies in the Early Solar System
M. Patzek, A. Bischoff, P. Hoppe, A. Pack, R. Visser, T. John 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1779 PDF abstract
Almahata Sitta Magnetic Susceptibility Database — Update of the Enstatite Chondritic Lithologies
V. H. Hoffmann, K. Wimmer, R. Hochleitner, M. Kaliwoda, M. Funaki, M. Torii, S. Decker 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2839 PDF abstract
Hamburg: A Pristine H4 Chondrite Fall
J. Greer, P. R. Heck, J. S. Boesenberg, A. Bouvier, M. W. Caffee, W. Cassata, C. Corrigan, A. M. Davis, D. Davis, M. Fries, M. Hankey, P. Jenniskens, Q. L. Li, X.-H. Li, Y. Liu,…
Discovery of a Possible CM2 Carbonaceous Chondrite Parent Body in the Near-Earth Asteroid Population
M. R. M. Izawa, V. Reddy, L. Le Corre, A. McGraw, J. A. Sanchez, E. A. Cloutis, K. Yamashita, D. M. Applin, A. P. Jephcoat, B. J. Hall 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019),…
Revisiting the CY (Yamato) Carbonaceous Chondrite Group
A. J. King, S. S. Russell 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1386 PDF abstract
Delivery of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur to the silicate Earth by a giant impactOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal, Rajdeep Dasgupta, Chenguang Sun, Kyusei Tsuno and Gelu Costin Science Advances 23 Jan 2019: Vol. 5, no. 1, eaau3669 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau3669 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Earth’s status as the only…
Volatile element depletion of the Moon—The roles of precursors, post-impact disk dynamics, and core formationOPEN ACCESS
K. Righter Science Advances 23 Jan 2019: Vol. 5, no. 1, eaau7658 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau7658 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The compositional and isotopic similarity of Earth’s primitive upper mantle (PUM) and the Moon supports…
Mineralogically zoned chondrules in ordinary chondrites as evidence for open system chondrule behaviour
Jens Barosch, Dominik C. Hezel, Denton S. Ebel, Pia Friend Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 23 January 2019 LINK “Chondrules are a major component of chondritic meteorites. Understanding their formation…
The Creston, California, meteorite fall and the origin of L chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Peter Jenniskens, Jason Utas, Qing‐Zhu Yin, Robert D. Matson, Marc Fries, J. Andreas Howell, Dwayne Free, Jim Albers, Hadrien Devillepoix, Phil Bland, Aaron Miller, Robert Verish, Laurence A. J. Garvie, Michael E. Zolensky, Karen Ziegler,…
Evidence for multiple 4.0–3.7 Ga impact events within the Apollo 16 collection
Takafumi Niihara, Sky P. Beard, Timothy D. Swindle, Lillian A. Schaffer, Hideaki Miyamoto, David A. Kring Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 22 January 2019 , doi.org/10.1111/maps.13237 LINK “In a histogram of lunar impact ages…
Near-equilibrium isotope fractionation during planetesimal evaporationOPEN ACCESS
E.D. Young, A. Shahar, F. Nimmo, H.E. Schlichting, E.A. Schauble, H. Tang, J. Labidi Icarus Available online 21 January 2019 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Silicon and Mg in differentiated rocky bodies exhibit heavy…
On the principle building blocks of Mars and Earth
Christian Liebske, Amir Khan IcarusAvailable online 20 January 2019 LINK “Highlights • Stochastic mixing of chondrites and achondrites to reconcile isotopic signatures for Mars and Earth indicate highly non-unique solution spaces • Complementary geophysical and…
UK meteorite search reconnaissance mission in Antarctica 2018/2019 – 36 meteorites found
Last update: 10 May 2022 On a blue icefield meteorite search reconnaissance mission members of the UK Polar Meteorite Exploration and Research team consisting of Katherine (Katie) Joy and field guide Julie Baum have found…
Petrology and oxygen isotopic composition of large igneous inclusions in ordinary chondrites: Early solar system igneous processes and oxygen reservoirs
Alex M. Ruzicka, Richard C. Greenwood, Katherine Armstrong, Kristy L. Schepker, Ian A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “Large (>3.5 mm and up to 4 cm across) igneous inclusions poor in metal and sulfide…
Earth and Moon impact flux increased at the end of the Paleozoic
Sara Mazrouei, Rebecca R. Ghent, William F. Bottke, Alex H. Parker, Thomas M. Gernon Science 18 Jan 2019:Vol. 363, Issue 6424, pp. 253-257DOI: 10.1126/science.aar4058 LINK “The terrestrial impact crater record is commonly assumed to be…
Exploring the variability of argon loss in Apollo 17 impact melt rock 77135 using high‐spatial resolution 40Ar/39Ar geochronology
Cameron M. Mercer, Kip V. Hodges, Bradley L. Jolliff, Matthijs C. Van Soest, Jo‐Anne Wartho, John R. Weirich Meteoritics & Planetary Sciencedoi:10.1111/maps.13240 LINK “40Ar/39Ar incremental heating experiments on whole‐rock lunar samples commonly provide evidence of…
Further characterization of carbonaceous materials in Hayabusa‐returned samples to understand their origin
Masayuki Uesugi, Motoo Ito, Hikaru Yabuta, Hiroshi Naraoka, Fumio Kitajima, Yoshinori Takano, Hajime Mita, Yoko Kebukawa, Aiko Nakato, Yuzuru Karouji Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi:10.1111/maps.13236 LINK “Carbonaceous materials in the sample catcher of the Hayabusa…
Shocked quartz in polymict impact breccia from the Upper Cretaceous Yallalie impact structure in Western Australia
Morgan A. Cox, Aaron J. Cavosie, Ludovic Ferrière, Nicholas E. Timms, Phil A. Bland, Katarina Miljković, Timmons M. Erickson, Brian Hess Meteoritics & Planetary Sciencedoi:10.1111/maps.13238 LINK “Yallalie is a ~12 km diameter circular structure located…
A Paleozoic age for the Tunnunik impact structure
Camille Lepaulard, Jérôme Gattacceca, Nicholas Swanson‐Hysell, Yoann Quesnel, François Demory, Gordon R. Osinski Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi:10.1111/maps.13239 LINK “We report paleomagnetic directions from the target rocks of the Tunnunik impact structure, as well as…
Shedding of dust rims in chondrule collisions in the protoplanetary disc
Philipp Umstätter, Nina Gunkelmann, Cornelis P Dullemond, Herbert M Urbassek Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 483, Issue 4, 11 March 2019, Pages 4938–4948 LINK “Dust rims covering chondrules may strongly influence their…
Tunguska eyewitness accounts, injuries, and casualties
Peter Jenniskens, Olga P. Popova, Dmitry O. Glazachev, Elena D. Podobnaya, Anna P. Kartashova Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 January 2019 LINK “Highlights • A literature study of over 700 eyewitness accounts…
Unravelling the high-altitude Nansen blue ice field meteorite trap (East Antarctica) and implications for regional palaeo-conditions
Harry Zekollari, Steven Goderis, Vinciane Debaille, Matthias van Ginneken, Jérôme Gattacceca, ASTER Team, A.J. Timothy Jull, Jan Lenaerts, Akira Yamaguchi, Philippe Huybrechts, Philippe Claeys Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 4 January 2019. LINK “Antarctic…
Formation of CV chondrules by recycling of amoeboid olivine aggregate-like precursors
Yves Marrocchi, Romain Euverte, Johan Villeneuve, Valentina Batanova, Benoit Welsch, Ludovic Ferrière, Emmanuel Jacquet Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 January 2019 LINK “We have studied porphyritic olivine-rich chondrules of…
Condensation of SiC Stardust in CO Nova OutburstsOPEN ACCESS
Maitrayee Bose, Sumner Starrfield Accepted in the Astrophysical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (27 February 2019): LINK “This study on presolar grains compares high-precision isotopic compositions of individual SiC grains with low 12C/13C ratios, low…
Chemically defining the building blocks of the EarthOPEN ACCESS
Takashi Yoshizaki, William F. McDonough, Richard D. Ash, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Marc D. Lipella PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrites are undifferentiated sediments of material left over from the earliest solar system and are widely considered as representatives…
Investigating the subsurface structure of the main crater of the proposed Sirente meteorite crater field (Central Italy): New clues from reflection seismics
P. Torrese, A.P. Rossi, J. Ormö, M.L. Rainone, G.G. Ori Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 December 2018 LINK “Highlights • A deep, rootless, bowl-shaped structure with a deep-seated central…
ANSMET 2018/2019 Field Season has ended / ~ 865 specimens found (upd. 24 Jan)
Last update: 24 January 2019 Most meteorites found on the blue ice fields and the eastern and western moraines at the foot of Mount Ward appear to be rather smallish ordinary chondrites but one meteorite…
Deoxyribose and deoxysugar derivatives from photoprocessed astrophysical ice analogues and comparison to meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Michel Nuevo, George Cooper & Scott A. Sandford Nature Communications 9, 1–10 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Sugars and their derivatives are essential to all terrestrial life. Their presence in meteorites, together with amino…
Physical properties of the meteoroids using simultaneous radar and optical observationsOPEN ACCESS
Mirhusen Narziev Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 7 December 2018 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The calculation results of photographic and radar meteoroid mass of simultaneous radio – TV…
Magma ascent in planetesimals: Control by grain size
Tim Lichtenberg, Tobias Keller, Richard F.Katz, Gregor J. Golabek, Taras V. Gerya Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 507, 1 February 2019, Pages 154-165 LINK “Highlights • Planetesimal melt transport regimes from coupled models of…
The alteration history of the Jbilet Winselwan CM carbonaceous chondrite: An analog for C‐type asteroid sample returnOPEN ACCESS
A. J. King, S. S. Russell, P. F. Schofield, E. R. Humphreys‐Williams, S. Strekopytov, F. A. J. Abernethy, A. B. Verchovsky, M. M. Grady Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.13224 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Jbilet…
Iron Isotope Constraints on Planetesimal Core Formation in the Early Solar System
Michelle K. Jordan, HaoLan Tang, Issaku E. Kohl, Edward D. Young Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “We determined the Fe isotope fractionation between the metal and silicate phases of two aubrite meteorites, Norton County and…
New Insights into the Galactic Chemical Evolution of Magnesium and Silicon Isotopes from Studies of Silicate Stardust
Peter Hoppe, Jan Leitner, János Kodolányi The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 869, Number 1 LINK “We report high-resolution (<100 nm) Mg and Si isotope data of 12 presolar silicate grains (230–440 nm) from red giant and/or…
Measuring the Fidelity of Asteroid Regolith and Cobble Simulants
Philip T.Metzger, Daniel T.Britt, StephenCovey, CodySchultz, Kevin M.Cannon, Kevin D.Grossman, James G.Mantovani, Robert P.Mueller Icarus LINK “Highlights • Extraterrestrial simulants are often used inappropriately • NASA developed a “Figure of Merit” system to help end…
An aqueously altered carbon-rich Ceres
S. Marchi, A. Raponi, T. H. Prettyman, M. C. De Sanctis, J. Castillo-Rogez, C. A. Raymond, E. Ammannito, T. Bowling, M. Ciarniello, H. Kaplan, E. Palomba, C. T. Russell, V. Vinogradoff & N. Yamashita Nature…
Microimaging spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy of Northwest Africa 8657 shergottite: Interpretation of future in situ Martian data
P. Manzari, S. De Angelis, M. C. De Sanctis, G. Agrosì, G. Tempesta Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13221 LINK “Microimaging spectroscopy is going to be the new frontier for validating reflectance remote sensed data from…
Noble gas, nitrogen composition and cosmic ray exposure history of two eucrites Vissannapeta, Piplia Kalan and one howardite Lohawat
Ramakant R. Mahajan, Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, M.S. Sisodia Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 7 December 2018 LINK “Highlights • Cosmic ray exposure ages of Piplia Kalan, Vissannapeta and Lohawat were…
Probabilistic Assessment of Tunguska-scale Asteroid ImpactsOPEN ACCESS
F. Wheeler, Donovan L. Mathias Icarus Available online 6 December 2018 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • The PAIR model is used to assess 50 million Tunguska-scale asteroid impacts with probabilistically distributed properties….
Petrography, mineral chemistry and shock metamorphism of the Mangui meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Jianglong Ji, Sen Hu, Yangting Lin, Qin Zhou, Yuan Xiao Chinese Science Bulletin, Volume 64, Issue 5-6: 579-587(2019) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Mangui meteorite, also known as the Xishuangbanna meteorite, fell in Menghai, Xishuangbanna Dai…
Nebular history of an ultrarefractory phase bearing CAI from a reduced type CV chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Takashi Yoshizaki, Daisuke Nakashima, Tomoki Nakamura, Changkun Park, Naoya Sakamoto, Hatsumi Ishida, Shoichi Itoh PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (1 Mar 2019): LINK “Ultrarefractory (UR) phases in calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) could have formed at higher temperature…
Maohokite, a post‐spinel polymorph of MgFe2O4 in shocked gneiss from the Xiuyan crater in ChinaOPEN ACCESS
Ming Chen, Jinfu Shu, Xiande Xie, Dayong Tan Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 30 November 2018 LINK “Maohokite, a post‐spinel polymorph of MgFe2O4, was found in shocked gneiss from the Xiuyan crater in China….
The atmospheric entry of fine‐grained micrometeorites: The role of volatile gases in heating and fragmentation
M. D. Suttle, M. J. Genge, L. Folco, M. Van Ginneken, Q. Lin, S. S. Russell, J. Najorka Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 30 November 2018 LINK “The early stages of atmospheric entry are…
Waiting to make an impact: a probable excess of near-Earth asteroids in 2018 LA-like orbitsOPEN ACCESS
C. de la Fuente Marcos,R. de la Fuente Marcos Astronomy & Astrophysics November 30, 2018 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The discovery and tracking of 2018 LA marks only the third instance in history that the parent…
Evidence for oxygen-isotope exchange in refractory inclusions from Kaba (CV3.1) carbonaceous chondrite during fluid-rock interaction on the CV parent asteroidOPEN ACCESS
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Krisztián Fintor, Elemér Pál-Molnár Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report on the mineralogy, petrology, and in situ measured oxygen-isotope compositions of three Fluffy Type…
Spinel assemblages in lunar meteorites Graves Nunataks 06157 and Dhofar 1528: Implications for impact melting and equilibration in the Moon’s upper mantle
Axel Wittmann, Randy L. Korotev, Bradley L. Jolliff, Paul K. Carpenter Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 28 November 2018 LINK “Magnesium‐rich spinel assemblages occur in the two lunar vitric breccia meteorites—Dhofar (Dho) 1528 and…
The Impact Effect Calculator of Celestial Body Impacts to the Earth: The Constructor of Hazardous Orbits
S. A. Naroenkov, D. O. Glazachev, A. P. Kartashova, O. P. Popova I. S. Turuntaev Solar System Research November 2018, Volume 52, Issue 6, pp 534–546 LINK Original Russian Text © S.A. Naroenkov, D.O. Glazachev,…