New constraints on the formation of lunar mafic impact melt breccias from S‐Se‐Te and highly siderophile elementsOPEN ACCESS
Philipp Gleißner, Harry Becker Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:08 September 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mass fractions of the siderophile volatile elements S, Se, and Te were determined together with highly siderophile…
The sulfur budget and sulfur isotopic composition of Martian regolith breccia NWA 7533
Jean‐Pierre Lorand Jabrane Labidi Claire Rollion‐Bard Emilie Thomassot Jeremy J. Bellucci Martin Whitehouse Alexander Nemchin Munir Humayun James Farquhar Roger H. Hewins Brigitte Zanda Sylvain Pont Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:08 September 2020…
Laser microprobe noble gases and nitrogen analysis of chondrules from the Dhajala chondrite
Ramakant R. Mahajan Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:08 September 2020 LINK “Noble gases and nitrogen are investigated in eight individual chondrules of the Dhajala H3.8 chondrite. The mean cosmic ray exposure age of…
The surprising thermal properties of CM carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
C. P. Opeil, D. T. Britt, R. J. Macke, G. J. Consolmagno Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 08 September 2020 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Measurements of the low‐temperature thermodynamic and physical properties of…
High precision meteor observations with the Canadian Automated Meteor Observatory — Data reduction pipeline and application to meteoroid mechanical strength measurementsOPEN ACCESS
Denis Vida, Peter G. Brown, Margaret Campbell-Brown, Robert J. Weryk, Gunter Stober, John P. McCormack Accepted for publication in Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (10 September 2020): LINK “The mirror tracking system of the Canadian…
OSLO (H3-6, 2012) and VALLE (H5, 2013) finally approved
On 5 September 2020 the Norwegian meteorites OSLO (2012, H3-6) and VALLE (2013, H5) have finally been registered as probable and possible falls in the Meteoritical Bulletin database. The first Oslo specimen (Rodeløkka). Photo: Terje…
Laboratory examination of the physical properties of ordinary chondrites
D. Ostrowski, K. Bryson Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 04 September 2020 LINK “Meteorites provide vast amounts of information on the makeup and history of the solar system. The physical properties help to…
Terrestrial target and melting site of Libyan Desert Glass: New evidence from trace elements and Sr isotopes
Giampaolo P. Sighinolfi, Federico Lugli, Federica Piccione, Vincenzo DE Michele, Anna Cipriani Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 04 September 2020 LINK “Strontium isotopes and selected trace elements (Rb, Sr, REE, Zr, Hf, Th,…
The Role of Meteorite Impacts in the Origin of LifeOPEN ACCESS
G.R. Osinski, C.S. Cockell, A. Pontefract, and H.M. Sapers AstrobiologyReview articlePublished Online: 1 Sep 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The conditions, timing, and setting for the origin of life on Earth and whether…
Low-phase spectral reflectance and equivalent “geometric albedo” of meteorites powdersOPEN ACCESS
P. Beck, B. Schmitt, S. Potin, A. Pommerol, O. Brissaud IcarusAvailable online 1 September 2020, 114066 LINK Update (23 September 2020): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Reflectance spectra of 72 different meteorite are obtained low…
Mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy of carbonaceous chondrites and Calcium–Aluminum-rich inclusions
Andreas Morlok, Benjamin Schiller, Iris Weber, Mohit Melwani Daswani, Aleksandra N. Stojic, Maximilian P. Reitze, Tim Gramse, Stephen D. Wolters, Harald Hiesinger, Monica M.Grady, Joern Helbert Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online…
Cosmic ray effects on the isotope composition of hydrogen and noble gases in lunar samples: Insights from Apollo 12018OPEN ACCESS
Evelyn Füri, Laurent Zimmermann, Etienne Deloule, Reto Trappitsch Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 550, 15 November 2020, 116550, First available on 31 August 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Abundances of D, 3He, 21Ne, and…
The initial structure of chondrule dust rims II: Charged grains
C. Xiang, A. Carballido, L.S. Matthews, T.W. Hyde IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 August 2020 LINK “Highlights • Compare rim formation in varied turbulence, dust charge and size of chondrule core.• Rim characteristics…
Organic contamination on the surface of meteorites as a function of space and time: A case study of the Buzzard Coulee H4 chondrite
Libby D. Tunney, Christopher D. K. Herd, Robert W. Hilts Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:28 August 2020 LINK “The study of organic compounds in astromaterials represents a unique window into organic matter in…
Earth’s water may have been inherited from material similar to enstatite chondrite meteorites
Laurette Piani, Yves Marrocchi, Thomas Rigaudier, Lionel G. Vacher, Dorian Thomassin, Bernard Marty Science 28 Aug 2020:Vol. 369, Issue 6507, pp. 1110-1113DOI: 10.1126/science.aba1948 LINK Supplementary Materials (PDF) “The origin of Earth’s water remains unknown. Enstatite…
TARDA meteorite fall (~ 4 kg, C2-ung) near (Ksar) Tarda (قصر تاردة , ⵜⴰⵔⴷⴰ), near Errachidia ( الرشيدية , ⵉⵎⵜⵖⵔⵏ), Errachidia province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco at ~ 2.30 p.m. (1.30 UT) on 25 August 2020
Last update: 20 May 2021 As first published in social media on 26 August, thousands of smaller masses (mostly below 1 gram, very few between 50 and 99 grams) of rare carbonaceous chondrites (C2-ung) have…
The Piancaldoli meteorite: A forgotten primitive LL3.10 ordinary chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Yves Marrocchi, Lydie Bonal, Jérome Gattacceca, Laurette Piani, Pierre Beck, Richard Greenwood, Jolantha Eschrig, Anne Basque, Pasquale Mario Nuccio, Franco Foresta Martin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 24 August 2020 LINK PDF (OPEN…
The Santa Rosa de Viterbo meteorite, Colombia. New work on it’s petrological, geochemical and economical characterization
B. Bsdok, U. Altenberger, A. E. Concha, F. D. H. Wilke, J. G. Gil-Rodríguez Journal of South American Earth SciencesIn press, journal pre-proof, Available online 22 August 2020. LINK “Undifferentiated meteorites, like primitive chondrites, can…
Isotopically distinct terrestrial planets via local accretion
Jingyi Mah, Ramon Brasser IcarusAvailable online 21 August 2020, 114052 LINK “Highlights • We find out what the depleted disc model predicts for the terrestrial planets’ isotopic compositions.• The terrestrial planets accrete most of their…
Using Atmospheric Impact Data to Model Meteoroid Close EncountersOPEN ACCESS
Using Atmospheric Impact Data to Model Meteoroid Close Encounters P.M. Shober, T. Jansen-Sturgeon, P.A. Bland, H.A.R. Devillepoix, E.K. Sansom, M.C. Towner, M. Cupák, R.M. Howie, B.A.D. Hartig Accepted for publication in MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Abundant extraterrestrial amino acids in the primitive CM carbonaceous chondrite Asuka 12236
Daniel P. Glavin, Hannah L. McLain, Jason P. Dworkin, Eric T. Parker, Jamie E. Elsila, José C. Aponte, Danielle N. Simkus, Chad I. Pozarycki, Heather V. Graham, Larry R. Nittler, Conel M.O’D. Alexander Meteoritics &…
Origin of volatile element depletion among carbonaceous chondrites
Jan L. Hellmann, Timo Hopp, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 549, 1 November 2020, 116508 LINK “Highlights • Correlation of Te isotope composition with Te, matrix fraction, and Cr anomalies.•…
Melilite condensed from an 16O-poor gaseous reservoir: Evidence from a fine-grained Ca-Al-rich inclusion of Northwest Africa 8613
Sohei Wada, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Changkun Park, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 August 2020 LINK “Fine-grained Ca-Al-rich inclusions (FGIs) in CV chondrites are suggested to be condensates from the…
Chemical procedure for Zn purification and double spike method for high precision measurement of Zn isotopes by MC-ICPMS
Quentin Amet, Caroline Fitoussi International Journal of Mass SpectrometryAvailable online 15 August 2020, 116413 LINK “Highlights • A new method of Zn isotope analysis by MC-ICPMS has been developed.• This technique includes a new chemical…
Illuminating the dark side of the asteroid population: Visible near-infrared (0.7–2.45 μm) surface mineralogy modeling of D-type asteroids using Shkuratov theory
Gordon M.Gartrelle, Paul S. Hardersen, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Matthew C. Nowinski IcarusAvailable online 15 August 2020, 114043 LINK “Highlights • Shkuratov theory produces reasonable fits to D-type asteroid spectra using mineralogy grounded in meteorite analogues.•…
Impact Experiment on Asteroid (162173) Ryugu: Structure beneath the Impact Point Revealed by In Situ Observations of the Ejecta Curtain
Toshihiko Kadono, Masahiko Arakawa, Rie Honda, Ko Ishibashi, Kazunori Ogawa, Naoya Sakatani, Hirotaka Sawada, Yuri Shimaki, Kei Shirai, Seiji Sugita, and Koji Wada The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 899, Number 1 LINK “An impact experiment…
Parauapebas meteorite from Pará, Brazil, a “hammer” breccia chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Daniel Atencio, Dorília Cunha, André Luiz Ribeiro Moutinho, Maria Elizabeth Zucolotto, Amanda Araujo Tosi, Caio Vidaurre Nassif Villaça Brazilian Journal of GeologyVol. 50, no.3 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Parauapebas meteorite, third official meteorite discovered in…
Post-impact cryo-hydrologic formation of small mounds and hills in Ceres’s Occator crater
B. E. Schmidt, H. G. Sizemore, K. H. G. Hughson, K. D. Duarte, V. N. Romero, J. E. C. Scully, P. M. Schenk, D. L. Buczkowski, D. A. Williams, A. Nathues, K. Udell, J. C….
Evidence of non-uniform crust of Ceres from Dawn’s high-resolution gravity data
R. S. Park, A. S. Konopliv, A. I. Ermakov, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, R. R. Fu, K. H. G. Hughson, T. H. Prettyman, C. A. Raymond, J. E. C. Scully, H. G. Sizemore, M. M. Sori,…
Impact-driven mobilization of deep crustal brines on dwarf planet Ceres
C. A. Raymond, A. I. Ermakov, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, S. Marchi, B. C. Johnson, M. A. Hesse, J. E. C. Scully, D. L. Buczkowski, H. G. Sizemore, P. M. Schenk, A. Nathues, R. S. Park,…
Fresh emplacement of hydrated sodium chloride on Ceres from ascending salty fluids
M. C. De Sanctis, E. Ammannito, A. Raponi, A. Frigeri, M. Ferrari, F. G. Carrozzo, M. Ciarniello, M. Formisano, B. Rousseau, F. Tosi, F. Zambon, C. A. Raymond & C. T. Russell Nature Astronomy, Volume…
Simulating the Benešov bolide flowfield and spectrum at altitudes of 47 and 57 km
Christopher O. Johnston, Eric C. Stern, Jiří Borovička IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 August 2020 LINK “Highlights • State-of-the-art meteor flowfield and luminosity model developed for the continuum flow regime.• Developed model includes…
The varied sources of faculae-forming brines in Ceres’ Occator crater emplaced via hydrothermal brine effusionOPEN ACCESS
J. E. C. Scully, P. M. Schenk, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, D. L. Buczkowski, D. A. Williams, J. H. Pasckert, K. D. Duarte, V. N. Romero, L. C. Quick, M. M. Sori, M. E. Landis, C….
Impact heat driven volatile redistribution at Occator crater on Ceres as a comparative planetary processOPEN ACCESS
P. Schenk, J. Scully, D. Buczkowski, H. Sizemore, B. Schmidt, C. Pieters, A. Neesemann, D. O’Brien, S. Marchi, D. Williams, A. Nathues, M. De Sanctis, F. Tosi, C. T. Russell, J. Castillo-Rogez & C. Raymond…
Recent cryovolcanic activity at Occator crater on Ceres
A. Nathues, N. Schmedemann, G. Thangjam, J. H. Pasckert, K. Mengel, J. Castillo-Rogez, E. A. Cloutis, H. Hiesinger, M. Hoffmann, L. Le Corre, J.-Y. Li, C. Pieters, C. A. Raymond, V. Reddy, O. Ruesch &…
Temperature dependent mid-infrared (5–25 μm) reflectance spectroscopy of carbonaceous meteorites and minerals: Implication for remote sensing in Solar System exploration
Giovanni Poggiali, John R. Brucato, Elisabetta Dotto, Simone Ieva, Antonella Barucci, Maurizio Pajola IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 August 2020 LINK “Interpretation of spectroscopic data from remote sensing strongly depends on the spectroscopic…
The challenge of identifying interstellar meteors
Maria Hajdukova, Veerle Sterken, Paul Wiegert, Leonard Kornoš Planetary and Space ScienceReview ArticleIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 August 2020 LINK “Highlights We have shown how challenging the identification of interstellar particles is. The…
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry as an advanced tool for meteorite classification
Justina Novakova, Monika Jerigova, Eduard Jane, Vojtech Szoecs, Dusan Velic Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 August 2020 LINK “Highlights • Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry proves to be a competitive technique…
Assessing the survivability of biomarkers within terrestrial material impacting the lunar surfaceOPEN ACCESS
Samuel H. Halim, Ian A. Crawford, Gareth S. Collins, Katherine H. Joy, Thomas M. Davison IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 August 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Large impacts on Earth can eject…
Spectral reflectance analysis of type 3 carbonaceous chondrites and search for their asteroidal parent bodies
J. Eschrig, L. Bonal, P. Beck, T.J. Prestgard IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 August 2020 LINK “Non-differentiated asteroids are among the most primitive objects in our Solar System, having escaped intense heating mechanisms….
Exploring Mars at the nanoscale: Applications of transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography in planetary explorationOPEN ACCESS
L. Daly, M. R. Lee, P. Bagot, J. Halpin, W. Smith, S. Mcfadzean, A. C. O’Brien, S. Griffin, L. J. Hallis and B. E. Cohen EMAS 2019 Workshop – 16th European Workshop on Modern Developments…
Petrological evidence for the existence and disruption of a 500 km-sized differentiated planetesimal of enstatite-chondritic parentage
Dennis Harries, Addi Bischoff Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 548, 15 October 2020, 116506 LINK “Highlights • A unique enstatite-rich lithology was found among Almahata Sitta meteorite samples.• Petrology indicates a radius of ∼500 km…
Pb‐Pb ages and initial Pb isotopic composition of lunar meteorites: NWA 773 clan, NWA 4734, and Dhofar 287OPEN ACCESS
R. E. Merle, A. A. Nemchin, M. J. Whitehouse, J. F. Snape, G. G. Kenny, J. J. Bellucci, J. N. Connelly, M. Bizzarro Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 04 August 2020 LINK (OPEN…
Kinetics in thermal evolution of Raman spectra of chondritic organic matter to evaluate thermal history of their parent bodies
Kento Kiryu, Yoko Kebukawa, Motoko Igisu, Takazo Shibuya, Michael E. Zolensky, Kensei Kobayashi Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:04 August 2020 LINK “In order to establish kinetic expressions for Raman spectroscopic parameters of organic…
Genetics, Age and Crystallization History of Group IIC Iron Meteorites
Hope A. Tornabene, Connor D. Hilton, Katherine R. Bermingham, Richard D. Ash, Richard J. Walker Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 August 2020 LINK “The eight iron meteorites currently classified as…
Heavy iron isotope composition of iron meteorites explained by core crystallization
Peng Ni, Nancy L. Chabot, Caillin J. Ryan & Anat Shahar Nature Geoscience , 1–5Published: 03 August 2020 LINK “Similar to Earth, many large planetesimals in the Solar System experienced planetary-scale processes such as accretion,…
KOLANG meteorite fall (CM1/2, ~2.75 kg) in Sitahan Barat, Pasar Onan Hurlang, and Satahi Nauli area, Kolang, Central Tapanuli Regency (Tapanuli Tengah), North Sumatra (Sumatra Utara), Indonesia at ~ 16.40 WIB (9.40 a.m. UTC) on 1 August 2020
Last update: 6 March 2021 A rare meteorite, the most aqueously altered witnessed CM fall (CM1/2) so far, weighing ~2.4 kilograms fell through the zinc roof of 33-year old coffin-maker Josua Hutagalung’s house in the…
Sierra Gorda 009: A new member of the metal‐rich G chondrites grouplet
Marina A. Ivanova, Cyril A. Lorenz, Munir Humayun, Catherine M. Corrigan, Thomas Ludwig, Mario Trieloff, Kevin Righter, Ian A. Franchi, Alexander B. Verchovsky, Ekaterina V. Korochantseva, Vladimir V. Kozlov, Svetlana N. Teplyakova, Alexander V. Korochantsev,…
Are quasicrystals really so rare in the Universe?
Luca Bindi, Vladimir E. Dmitrienko, Paul J. Steinhardt American Mineralogist, Volume 105, Number 8, 1121–11251 August 2020 LINK “Until 2009, the only known quasicrystals were synthetic, formed in the laboratory under highly controlled conditions. Conceivably,…
Aqueous alteration without initial water: Possibility of organic-induced hydration of anhydrous silicates in meteorite parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Naoki Hirakawa, Yoko Kebukawa, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Masashi Kondo, Kensei Kobayashi Earth, Planets and Space, preprint, under review Update (11 January 2021): LINK (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Early evolution of Solar System small…
A Special Role of Spectrophotometry in the Study of Asteroids and Meteorite Analogs
Vladimir V. Busarev, Andrey M. Sobolev, Victor I. Grohovsky, Nikolai A. Kruglikov Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation. pp 43-52, Conference paper LINK “The significance of spectrophotometry among other optical methods for the assessment of…
The First Russian-Mongolian Meteorite Expedition to the Gobi Desert
Aleksander Yu. Pastukhovich, S. Demberel, Viktor I. Grokhovsky, Viktor V. Sharygin, Stepan V. Berzin, Kseniya A. Dugushkina, Mikhail Yu. Larionov, Lev A. Muravyev, T. Nasan-Ochir, Evgeniya V. Petrova, Grigoriy A. Yakovlev Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods…
The Nature of the Enstatite Rim in Refractory Forsterite-Rich Inclusions: An EBSD Study
Kseniya A. Dugushkina, Stepan V. Berzin, Dmitry A. Zamyatin Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation. pp 59-63, Conference paper LINK “Refractory forsterite-rich inclusions are a common component for different classes of chondrites. They belong to…
Phase and Elemental Analysis of Marsa Alam 009 Ordinary Chondrite
Svetlana S. Hontsova, Elena M. Maksimova, Igor A. Nauhatsky Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation. pp 73-78, Conference paper LINK “The phase and elemental composition of Marsa Alam 009 ordinary chondrite is investigated. The mineral…
Preliminary Study of Composition and Mechanical Properties of the NWA 12370 Meteorite
Andrey Kocherov, Sergey Voropaev, Alexander Korochantsev, Ilmir Nugmanov Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation. pp 119-124, Conference paper LINK “In this paper, new NWA 12370 meteorite is described using the geochemical methods including its compositional…
Historical List of Harmful Meteorites
Lev A. Muravyev, Viktor I. Grokhovsky Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation pp 147-159, Conference paper LINK “As is known, the possibility of stones falling from the sky was completely confirmed by scientists only in…
Influence of Seymchan Meteorite Structure on the Growth and Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Anastasia S. Begunova, Grigoriy A. Yakovlev, Robert V. Kamalov, Elizaveta A. Pankrushina, Victor I. Grokhovsky Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation pp 27-35, Conference paper LINK “Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition…
Early accretion of planetesimals unraveled by the thermal evolution of the parent bodies of magmatic iron meteorites
Edouard Kaminski, Angela Limare, Balthasar Kenda, Marc Chaussidon Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 548, 15 October 2020, 116469 LINK “Highlights • Hf/W ages of magmatic iron meteorites define a common thermal evolution.• We propose a…
PULI ILKARINGURU meeteorite fall (H5, 18 November 2019) on the Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia
Last update: 30 May 2023 Curtin University press release (30 July 2020) The Desert Fireball Network (30 July 2020) Puli Ilkaringuru, Fall on 18 November 2019 On 29 May 2023 the meteorite fall was added…
On the Origin and Evolution of the Material in 67P/Churyumov-GerasimenkoOPEN ACCESS
Martin Rubin, Cécile Engrand, Colin Snodgrass, Paul Weissman, Kathrin Altwegg, Henner Busemann, Alessandro Morbidelli & Michael Mumma Space Science Reviews, Volume 216, Article number: 102 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive objects like comets…
Volatile Sample Return in the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Stefanie N. Milam, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, Daniel P. Glavin, Perry A. Gerakines, Julie L. Mitchell, Keiko Nakamura-Messenger, Marc Neveu, Larry Nittler, James Parker, Elisa Quintana, Scott A. Sandford, Joshua E. Schlieder, Rhonda…
Origin of Large Meteoritic SiC Stardust Grains in Metal-rich AGB Stars
Maria Lugaro, Borbála Cseh, Blanka Világos, Amanda I. Karakas, Paolo Ventura, Flavia Dell’Agli, Reto Trappitsch, Melanie Hampel, Valentina D’Orazi, Claudio B. Pereira, Giuseppe Tagliente, Gyula M. Szabó, Marco Pignatari, Umberto Battino, Ashley Tattersall, Mattias Ek,…
CV chondrites: More than one parent body
J. Gattacceca, L. Bonal, C. Sonzogni, J. Longerey Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 547, 1 October 2020, 116467First available on 28 July 2020 LINK “Highlights • CV chondrites are classically separated in three subgroups (CVOxA,…
The Ries-Steinheim crater pair and two major earthquakes – New discoveries challenging the double-impact theoryOPEN ACCESS
Elmar Buchner, Volker Sach, Martin Schmieder Naturepreprint, under reviewPosted 27 Jul, 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Nördlinger Ries and the Steinheim Basin are widely perceived as a Middle Miocene impact crater doublet. We…
Potassium isotope systematics of the LL4 chondrite Hamlet: Implications for chondrule formation and alteration
Piers Koefoed, Olga Pravdivtseva, Heng Chen, Carina Gerritzen, Maxwell M. Thiemens, Kun Wang Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:27 July 2020 LINK “Here, we apply recently developed high‐precision K isotope analyses to individual components…
Aluminum-26 Enrichment in the Surface of Protostellar Disks Due to Protostellar Cosmic RaysOPEN ACCESS
Brandt A. L. Gaches, Stefanie Walch, Stella S. R. Offner, Carsten Münker The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 898, Number 1Published 2020 July 27 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “The radioactive decay of aluminum-26 (26Al) is an important…
The noble gases in five ordinary chondrites from Grove Mountains in Antarctica
Ying Wang, Huaiyu He, Ingo Leya, P.M. Ranjith, Fei Su, P.C. Stephenson, Chuantong Zhang, Dewen Zhenge Planetary and Space ScienceAvailable online 26 July 2020, 105045 LINK “Highlights • Two Antarctic L chondrites GRV023149 and GRV052243…
Effect of impact shock on extremophilic Halomonas gomseoemensis EP-3 isolated from hypersaline sulphated lake Laguna de Peña Hueca, Spain
R. Thombre, F. Gomez, R. Parkhe, K. Kaur, P. Vaishampayan, E. Shivakarthik, B. Sivaraman, R.Perumal, N. Mason Planetary and Space ScienceAvailable online 26 July 2020, 105041 LINK “Highlights • First report on effect of shock…
NEMO – The NEar real-time MOnitoring system – Harvesting information online for a fireball monitoring and alert system
Theresa Ott, Esther Drolshagen, Detlef Koschny, Gerhard Drolshagen, Christoph Pilger, Pierrick Mialle, Jeremie Vaubaillon, Björn Poppe Acta AstronauticaAvailable online 25 July 2020 LINK “Highlights • NEMO is an information collection and distribution system for bright…
Meteorite evidence for partial differentiation and protracted accretion of planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Clara Maurel, James F. J. Bryson, Richard J. Lyons, Matthew R. Ball, Rajesh V. Chopdekar, Andreas Scholl, Fred J. Ciesla, William F. Bottke, Benjamin P. Weiss Science Advances 24 Jul 2020:Vol. 6, no. 30, eaba1303DOI:…
Noble gases and nitrogen in metal from the ordinary chondrites Katol (L6), Itawa Bhopji (L3-5) and Portales Valley (H6)
Ramakant R. Mahajan Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 365, Article number: 130 (2020) LINK “This is the first report of coupled noble gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe) and nitrogen isotopic results in metal…
Comparing the reflectivity of ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites with those of short-period comets like 2P/EnckeOPEN ACCESS
Safoura Tanbakouei, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Jürgen Blum, Iwan Williams, Jordi Llorca Astronomy & Astrophysics, manuscript, 22 July 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The existence of asteroid complexes produced by the disruption of these comets suggests that…
Color Cathodoluminescence and minor element zonation of forsterite in Mukundpura chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Shivani BALIYAN, Dwijesh RAY Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological SciencesReleased: July 22, 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mukundpura is a carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) recently fell in Rajasthan, India (June 6, 2017). A typical fine–grained,…
Modeling the chronologies and size distributions of Ceres and Vesta cratersOPEN ACCESS
Fernando Roig, David Nesvorný Submitted to AJ LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “We infer the crater chronologies of Ceres and Vesta from a self-consistent dynamical model of asteroid impactors. The model accounts for planetary migration/instability early in…
Discovery of coesite from the martian shergottite Northwest Africa 8657
Sen Hu, Yang Li, Lixin Gu, Xu Tang, Ting Zhang, Akira Yamaguchi, Yangting Lin, Hitesh Changela Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 July 2020 LINK “We report occurrences of coesite in…
Asteroid shower on the Earth-Moon system immediately before the Cryogenian period revealed by KAGUYAOPEN ACCESS
Kentaro Terada, Tomokatsu Morota & Mami Kato Nature Communications, Volume 11, Article number: 3453 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteoroid bombardment of the Earth-Moon system must have caused catastrophic damage to the terrestrial ecosphere….
Characterization of Potential Micrometeorites by Synchrotron AnalysisOPEN ACCESS
Madison Esposito , Kevin Souhrada , Erin Garland , Mary Kroll , Robert Bolen , Victoria Hernandez , Janet Kaczmarek , David Meisel , Anya Swiss , Paul Northrup , Vivian Stojanoff , Juergen Thieme…
Characterization of Kemer L4 meteorite using Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements and Mössbauer spectroscopy
A. A. Maksimova, E. V. Petrova, A. V. Chukin, M. S. Karabanalov, B.A. Nogueira, R. Fausto, M. Yesiltas, I. Felner, M. I. Oshtrakh Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular SpectroscopyAvailable online 20 July 2020,…
Small Bodies Tell the Story of the Solar System: A Scientific Rationale for a Multi-Target Small Body Sample Return Program including the Earth-based Laboratory Analysis of Returned SamplesOPEN ACCESS
Seth A. Jacobson, Maitrayee Bose, Dennis Bodewits, Marc Fries, Devanshu Jha, Prajkta Mane, Larry Nittler, Scott Sandford, Michelle Thompson A White Paper submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032 PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Identifying primitive noble gas components in lunar ferroan anorthositesOPEN ACCESS
J.F. Pernet-Fisher, K.H. Joy, J.D. Gilmour IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 July 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Noble gas isotope systematics of lunar anorthosite reflect a mixture of solar wind…
Absolute dating of the L-chondrite parent body breakup with high-precision U–Pb zircon geochronology from Ordovician limestone
Shi Yong Liao, Magdalena H. Huyskens, Qing-Zhu Yin, Birger Schmitz Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 547, 1 October 2020, 116442 LINK “Highlights • High-precision dates for events in the asteroid belt can be derived from…
Closure temperature of the Pd-Ag system and the crystallization and cooling history of IIIAB iron meteorites
M. Matthes, J.A. van Orman, T. Kleine Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 14 July 2020 LINK “To better constrain the crystallization and cooling history of the IIIAB iron meteorite parent body, we report new 107Pd-107Ag…
The Aguas Zarcas (CM2) meteorite: New insights into early solar system organic chemistry
Sandra Pizzarello, Christopher T. Yarnes, George Cooper Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 15 July 2020 LINK “To date, the CM2 class of carbonaceous chondrites has provided the most detailed view of organic synthesis in…
Global photometric properties of (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
E. Tatsumi, D. Domingue, S. Schröder, Y. Yokota, D. Kuroda, M. Ishiguro, S. Hasegawa, T. Hiroi, R. Honda, R. Hemmi, L. Le Corre, N. Sakatani, T. Morota, M. Yamada, S. Kameda, T. Koyama, H. Suzuki,…
Exposure Ages, Noble Gases and Nitrogen in the Ordinary Chondrite Karimati (L5)
Ramakant R. Mahajan Earth, Moon, and Planets (2020) LINK “Noble gas and nitrogen isotopic compositions of Karimati ordinary (L5) chondrite are presented. Aliquots of the meteorite were studied in two noble gas mass spectrometers. Its…
Chemical assessment of the explosive chamber in the projector system of Hayabusa2 for asteroid samplingOPEN ACCESS
Yoshinori Takano, Keita Yamada, Chisato Okamoto, Hirotaka Sawada, Ryuji Okazaki, Kanako Sakamoto, Yoko Kebukawa, Kento Kiryu, Takazo Shibuya, Motoko Igisu, Hajime Yano, Shogo Tachibana & Hayabusa2 project team Earth, Planets and Space volume 72, Article…
Investigation of the Ozerki meteoroid parameters
Anna Kartashova, Alexander Golubaev, Alona Mozgova, Ivan Chuvashov, Galina Bolgova, Dmitry Glazachev, Vladimir Efremov Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 July 2020 LINK “Highlights • The method of the determination of…
One of the earliest refractory inclusions and its implications for solar system history
Jean-David Bodénan, Natalie A. Starkey, Sara S. Russell, Ian P. Wright, Ian A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 July 2020 LINK “A ∼175 µm refractory inclusion, A-COR-01 from one…
Highly reduced accretion of the Earth by large impactors? Evidence from elemental partitioning between sulfide liquids and silicate melts at highly reduced conditions
E.S.Steenstraa, E.Kelderman, E. Kelderman, J. Berndt, S. Klemme, E.S.Bullock, W. van Westrenen Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 July 2020 LINK “The Earth may have formed at very reducing conditions through…
A long-lived magma ocean on a young MoonOPEN ACCESS
M. Maurice, N. Tosi, S. Schwinger, D. Breuer, T. Kleine Science Advances, 10 July 2020:Vol. 6, no. 28, eaba8949DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba8949 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A giant impact onto Earth led to the formation of…
Ureilite meteorites provide a new model of early planetesimal formation and destructionOPEN ACCESS
N. Rai, H. Downes, C. Smith Geochemical Perspectives Letters 14, pp. 20–25 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Ureilite meteorites are ultramafic rocks derived from parts of the depleted silicate mantle of their parent planetesimal. We…
Tardi-magmatic precipitation of Martian Fe/Mg-rich clay minerals via igneous differentiationOPEN ACCESS
J.-C. Viennet, S. Bernard, C. Le Guillou, V. Sautter, P. Schmitt-Kopplin, O. Beyssac, S. Pont, B. Zanda, R. Hewins, L. Remusat Geochemical Perspectives Letters 14, 47–52 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mars is seen as…
The Albedo of Ryugu: Evidence for a High Organic Abundance, as Inferred from the Hayabusa2 Touchdown ManeuverOPEN ACCESS
Christian Potiszil, Ryoji Tanaka, Katsura Kobayashi, Tak Kunihiro, Eizo Nakamura Astrobiology, Vol. 20, No. 7Hypothesis ArticlePublished Online:8 Jul 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Hayabusa2 mission successfully collected samples from the asteroid Ryugu last year and…
Determination of Cu, Zn, Ga, Ag, Cd, In, Sn and Tl in Geological Reference Materials and Chondrites by Isotope Dilution ICP‐MSOPEN ACCESS
Ninja Braukmüller, Frank Wombacher, Alessandro Bragagni, Carsten Münker Geostandards & Geoanalytical ResearchFirst published: 07 July 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mass fractions of Cu, Zn, Ga, Ag, Cd, In, Sn and Tl were determined…
Nanophase iron carbides in fine‐grained rims in CM2 carbonaceous chondrites: Formation of organic material by Fischer–Tropsch catalysis in the solar nebula
Adrian J. Brearley Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:07 July 2020 LINK “Transmission electron microscope studies of fine‐grained rims in three CM2 carbonaceous chondrites, Y‐791198, Murchison, and ALH 81002, have revealed the presence of…
26Al-26Mg isotopic, mineralogy, petrography of a Hibonite-Pyroxene Spherule in Allan Hills 77307 (CO3.03): Implications for the origin and evolution of these objectsOPEN ACCESS
Ritesh Kumar Mishra Solar and Stellar Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Substantial text overlap with A Hibonite-Pyroxene Spherule in Allan Hills 77307 (CO3.03): Petrography and Mineralogy “10 Hibonite-pyroxene/glass spherules discovered hitherto are a rare suite of…
Comparison of PGAA and wet chemical analysis for determining major element contents in eucritic meteorites
N. Shirai, T. Hozumi, Y. Toh & M. Ebihara Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (2020) LINK “Prompt gamma-ray activation analysis (PGAA) was applied to well homogenized meteorite samples initially prepared for the wet chemical…
Carbonaceous Chondrites and the Condensation of Elements from the Solar Nebula
Hauke Vollstaedt, Klaus Mezger, and Yann Alibert The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 897, Number 1 LINK “Common features of all carbonaceous chondrite groups are invariant refractory element ratios, depletions of moderately volatile elements as a function…
Fumarolic-like activity on carbonaceous chondrite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Clément Ganino, Guy Libourel Science Advances, 03 Jul 2020 : eabb1166 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Comparative planetology studies are key for understanding the main processes driving planetary formation and evolution. None have been yet…
IUPAC-IUGS recommendation on the half-lives of 147Sm and 146Sm
IUPAC-IUGS recommendation on the half-lives of 147Sm and 146Sm I.M. Villa, N.E. Holden, A. Possolo, R.B. Ickert, D.B. Hibbert, P.R. Renne Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 June 2020 LINK “The…
Combining IR and X‐ray microtomography data sets: Application to Itokawa particles and to Paris meteorite
Zelia Dionnet, Rosario Brunetto, Alice Aléon‐Toppani, Stefano Rubino, Donia Baklouti, Ferenc Borondics, Anne‐Cécile Buellet, Zahia Djouadi, Andrew King, Tomoki Nakamura, Alessandra Rotundi, Christophe Sandt, David Troadec, Akira Tsuchiyama Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:30…
Silica‐rich objects in the Acfer 182 CH chondrite: A new view
Maria Eugenia Varela Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:30 June 2020 LINK “Five silica‐rich objects (SRO) from Acfer 182 were studied. They have cryptocrystalline textures characterized by micro‐emulsion and amoeboid patterns that point toward…
Xenon systematics of individual lunar zircons, a new window on the history of the lunar surface
Carolyn A. Crow, Sarah A. Crowther, Kevin D. McKeegan, Grenville Turner, Henner Busemann, Jamie D. Gilmour Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 June 2020 LINK “We demonstrate a new way of…
The hydrogen isotopic composition of lunar melt inclusions: An interplay of complex magmatic and secondary processesOPEN ACCESS
A. Stephant, M. Anand, R. Tartèse, X. Zhao, G.Degli-Alessandrini, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 June 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Since the discovery of water (a term collectively used…
Evidence for diverse lunar melt compositions and mixing of the pre-3.9 Ga crust from zircon chemistry
Dustin Trail, Mélanie Barboni, Kevin D. McKeegan Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 June 2020 LINK “Lunar samples collected during Apollo missions are typically impact-related breccias or regolith that contain amalgamations…
Search for Nova Presolar Grains: γ-Ray Spectroscopy of 34Ar and its Relevance for the Astrophysical 33Cl(p,γ) Reaction
A. R. L. Kennington, G. Lotay, D. T. Doherty, D. Seweryniak, C. Andreoiu, K. Auranen, M. P. Carpenter, W. N. Catford, C. M. Deibel, K. Hadyńska-Klęk, S. Hallam, D. E. M. Hoff, T. Huang, R. V. F. Janssens, S. Jazrawi, J. José, F. G. Kondev, T….
Isotopic evolution of the inner Solar System inferred from molybdenum isotopes in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Fridolin Spitzer, Christoph Burkhardt, Gerrit Budde, Thomas S. Kruijer, Alessandro Morbidelli, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal Letters, June 17, 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The fundamentally different isotopic compositions of non-carbonaceous (NC) and…
Caleta el Cobre 022 Martian meteorite: Increasing nakhlite diversityOPEN ACCESS
L. Krämer Ruggiu, J. Gattacceca, B. Devouard, A. Udry, V. Debaille, P. Rochette, J.‐P. Lorand, L. Bonal, P. Beck, V. Sautter, H. Busemann,M. M. M. Meier, C. Maden, G. Hublet, R. Martinez Meteoritics & Planetary…
X‐ray computed tomography: Morphological and porosity characterization of giant Antarctic micrometeorites
Zelia Dionnet, Martin D. Suttle, Andrea Longobardo, Alessandra Rotundi, Luigi Folco, Vincenzo Della Corte, Andrew King Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:23 June 2020 LINK “Giant micrometeorites (MMs; 400–2000 µm) are exceedingly rare and…
Amorphous silicates as a record of solar nebular and parent body processes—A transmission electron microscope study of fine‐grained rims and matrix in three Antarctic CR chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Christian Vollmer, Mandy Pelka, Jan Leitner, Arne Janssen Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:22 June 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Renazzo‐type (CR) carbonaceous chondrites belong to one of the most pristine meteorite groups…
High‐pressure metamorphic mineralogy of the Martian crust with implications for density and seismic profilesOPEN ACCESS
Julia Semprich, Justin Filiberto Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:22 June 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Here, we calculate the mineralogy of the Martian lower crust and upper mantle as a function of…
Extraterrestrial organic compounds and cyanide in the CM2 carbonaceous chondrites Aguas Zarcas and Murchison
José C. Aponte, Hannah L. McLain, Danielle N. Simkus, Jamie E. Elsila, Daniel P. Glavin, Eric T. Parker, Jason P. Dworkin, Dolores H. Hill, Harold C. Connolly, Jr. Dante S. Lauretta Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion…
Julius Obsequens’s book, Liber Prodigiorum : A Roman era record of meteorite falls, fireballs, and other celestial phenomena
Annarita Franza, Giovanni Pratesi Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “Julius Obsequens was the pseudonym of a Roman historian presumably living in the 4th century ad , whose life is shrouded in mystery. All that is…
Meteorite (~ 5 kg) fall in Bimbe (Limbe ?) village, Chitanda chiefdom, Chibombo District, Central Province, Zambia at ~7:00 a.m. CAT (~5:00 UT) on 7 June 2020
Last update: 12 October 2020 A meteorite (~ 5 kg), apparently an ordinary chondrite, fell at around 7 a.m. on 7th June 2020 in Bimbe (Limbe ?) village, in Chitanda Lumamba’s chiefdom in the northwest…
ORIGIN: a novel and compact Laser Desorption – Mass Spectrometry system for sensitive in situ detection of amino acids on extraterrestrial surfacesOPEN ACCESS
Niels F. W. Ligterink, Valentine Grimaudo, Pavel Moreno-García, Rustam Lukmanov, Marek Tulej, Ingo Leya, Robert Lindner, Peter Wurz, Charles S. Cockell, Pascale Ehrenfreund & Andreas Riedo Scientific Reports volume 10, Article number: 9641 (2020) LINK…
Murrili meteorite’s fall and recovery from Kati ThandaOPEN ACCESS
E. K. Sansom, P. A. Bland, M. C. Towner, H. A. R. D. Devillepoix, M. Cupak, R. M. Howie, T. Jansen-Sturgeon, M. A. Cox, B. A. D. Hartig, J. P. Paxman, G. Benedix, L. V….
Two Strengths of Ordinary Chondritic Meteoroids as Derived from their Atmospheric Fragmentation ModelingOPEN ACCESS
Jiří Borovička, Pavel Spurný, Lukáš Shrbený Accepted for publication in AJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The internal structure and strength of small asteroids and large meteoroids is poorly known. Observation of bright fireballs in the Earth’s…
Ionospheric effects of the Kamchatka meteoroid: Results from multipath oblique sounding
Y. Luo, L.F. Chernogor, K.P. Garmash, Q. Guo, V.T. Rozumenko, S.N.Shulga, Y. Zheng Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial PhysicsVolume 207, 1 October 2020, 105336 LINK “Highlights • Kamchatka meteoroid of 18 December 2018 detected in…
In situ evidence of thermally induced rock breakdown widespread on Bennu’s surfaceOPEN ACCESS
J. L. Molaro, K. J. Walsh, E. R. Jawin, R.-L. Ballouz, C. A. Bennett, D. N. DellaGiustina, D. R. Golish, C. Drouet d’Aubigny, B. Rizk, S. R. Schwartz, R. D. Hanna, S. J. Martel, M….
Identification of chondritic krypton and xenon in Yellowstone gases and the timing of terrestrial volatile accretionOPEN ACCESS
Michael W. Broadley, Peter H. Barry, David V. Bekaert, David J. Byrne, Antonio Caracausi, Christopher J. Ballentine, and Bernard Marty PNAS, first published June 8, 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Identifying the origin of…
Electron Microprobe/SIMS Determinations of Al in Olivine: Applications to Solar Wind, Pallasites and Trace Element Measurements
Julie M. Paque, Amy E. Hofmann, Donald S. Burnett, Yunbin Guan, Amy J.G. Jurewicz, Dorothy S. Woolum, Chi Ma, George R. Rossman Geostandards & Geoanalytical Research LINK “Electron probe microanalyser measurements of trace elements with…
Impact-induced amino acid formation on Hadean Earth and Noachian MarsOPEN ACCESS
Yuto Takeuchi, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takamichi Kobayashi, Toshimori Sekine, Naoki Terada & Takeshi Kakegawa Scientific Reports 10 , 1–7 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Abiotic synthesis of biomolecules is an essential step for the chemical origin…
Dating a Martian meteorite with 20 Myr precision using a prototype in-situ dating instrument
F. Scott Anderson, Jonathan Levine, Tom Whitaker Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 June 2020 LINK “Highlights • Using a prototype spaceflight Rb–Sr in-situ dating instrument called CODEX we demonstrate a…
Analysis of Ionospheric Disturbances Caused by the 2018 Bering Sea Meteor Explosion Based on GPS ObservationsOPEN ACCESS
Yiyong Luo, Yibin Yao and Lulu Shan Sensors 2020, 20(11), 3201Published: 4 June 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “The Bering Sea meteor explosion that occurred on 18 December 2018 provides a good opportunity to study…
The influence of meteor measurement errors on the heliocentric orbits of meteoroids
Mária Hajduková, Leonard Kornoš Planetary and Space ScienceAvailable online 7 June 2020, 104965 LINK “Highlights • We tested the dependence of the heliocentric orbital elements on the reduced meteor data, the pre-atmospheric velocity and the…
A chondrule formation experiment aboard the ISS: Experimental set-up and test experiments
Dominik Spahr, Tamara E. Koch, David Merges, Anna A. Beck, Bernhard Bohlender, Johan M. Carlsson, Oliver Christ, Shintaro Fujita, Philomena-Theresa Genzel, Jochen Kerscher, Tobin Knautz, Miles Lindner, Diego Mederos Leber, Victor Milman, Wolfgang Morgenroth, Fabian…
Collisional heating and compaction of small bodies: Constraints for their origin and evolution
Martin Jutzi, Patrick Michel IcarusAvailable online 5 June 2020, 113867 LINK “Highlights • We study the degree of collisional heating and compaction by analysing a large set of simulations of break-ups of small bodies in…
An unusual compound object in Yamato 793408 (H3.2‐an): The missing link between compound chondrules and macrochondrules?OPEN ACCESS
Jens Barosch, Dominik C. Hezel, Yves Marrocchi, Andrey Gurenko, Christoph Lenting Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:05 June 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We found a large (~2 mm) compound object in the…
Petrogenesis, alteration, and shock history of intermediate shergottite Northwest Africa 7042: Evidence for hydrous magmatism on Mars?
T.V. Kizovski, M.R.M. Izawa, K.T. Tait, D.E. Moser, J.M.D. Day, B.C. Hyde, L.F. White, L. Kovarik, S.D. Taylor, D.E. Perea, I.R. Barker, B.R. Joy Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 4 June…
The all-sky-6 and the Video Meteor Archive system of the AMS Ltd.
Mike Hankey, Vincent Perlerin, David Meisel Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 June 2020 LINK “Over a period of several years, the American Meteor Society, Ltd. (AMS) has developed a custom…
NanoSIMS isotopic investigation of xenolithic carbonaceous clasts from the Kapoeta howarditeOPEN ACCESS
Nan Liu, Ryan C. Ogliore, Lionel G. Vacher Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 2 June 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Kapoeta images LINK “We report on the investigation of the inventories of…
Meteoritic Nanodiamonds: Alternative Composition of Xenon Components
A. V. Fisenko & L. F. Semjonova Solar System Research, Volume 54, pages 253–262 (2020) LINK “For the first time, abundances of the main xenon components (Xe-P3, Xe-P3(fr), Xe-P6 and Xe-pr instead Xe-HL) in the…
New insights into the structure and formation of coals, terrestrial and extraterrestrial kerogens from resonant UV Raman spectroscopy
Eric Quirico, Lydie Bonal, Gilles Montagnac, Pierre Beck, Bruno Reynard Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 June 2020 LINK “Resonant UV (244 nm-excitation) Raman spectroscopy was used to characterize a series…
(Fe,Ni)2P allabogdanite can be an ambient pressure phase in iron meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Konstantin D. Litasov, Tatyana B. Bekker, Nursultan E. Sagatov, Pavel N. Gavryushkin, Pavel G. Krinitsyn & Konstantin E. Kuper Scientific Reports 10 , 1–11 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “An orthorhombic modification of (Fe,Ni)2P, allabogdanite,…
Meteoritical Bulletin updates
- Oued El Hamim 003 (Eucrite)
- Northwest Africa 18237 (Ureilite)
- Northwest Africa 18222 (Ureilite)
- Northwest Africa 18223 (Eucrite)
- Northwest Africa 18205 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18206 (Eucrite-melt breccia)
- Northwest Africa 18122 (Eucrite)
- Ganq 027 (L3)
- Dalangtan 004 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18188 (LL3)
- Hammadah al Hamra 348 (Ureilite)
- Gadamis 010 (Angrite)
- Northwest Africa 18184 (CV3)
- Northwest Africa 18180 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18181 (L3)
- Sabkhat Arryd 002 (Eucrite-pmict)
- Northwest Africa 18183 (Eucrite-melt breccia)
- Yagan 003 (LL3)
- Northwest Africa 18164 (CK3)
- Northwest Africa 18163 (Winonaite)
