Comparing the Reflectivity of Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites with those of Short Period Comets Like 2P/Encke
S. Tanbakouei, Trigo-Rodríguez J. M., Blum J., Williams I., Llorca J. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1581 PDF “The main goal of our work is to identify samples in our meteorite collections…
Extra-Terrestrial Carbon and Water Molecule in Mukundpura Carbonaceous Chondrite (CM2)
A. Dutta, Raychaudhuri D., Nevin C. G., Bhattacharya A. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1869 PDF “In the present study, LRS and FTIR spectroscopy has been carried out to determine qualitative and…
Hibonite and Its Associated Ultrarefractory Phases from the Paris CM Chondrite
Han J., Keller L. P. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2587 PDF “TEM studies of hibonite and its inclusions of Zr-bearing perovskite, lakargiite, tazheranite, and Os-Ir-W-Mo alloy to determine their microstructure, chemistry,…
Hydrogen Isotopic Composition of Water in the Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite Tagish Lake
L. G. Vacher, Ogliore R. C., Liu N. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2528 PDF “We evaluate the δD value of the water in Tagish Lake (TL) from in-situ Si/H and δD…
Round up the unusual suspects: Near-Earth Asteroid 17274 (2000 LC16) a plausible D-type parent body of the Tagish Lake meteorite
Gordon M. Gartrelle, Paul S. Hardersen, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Matthew C. Nowinski IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 February 2021 LINK “Highlights • Spectral, visual, mathematical and Shkuratov radiative transfer analyses have determined near-Earth…
Mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy of synthetic glass analogs for mercury surface studies
Andreas Morlok, Christian Renggli, Bernard Charlier, Maximilian P. Reitze, Stephan Klemme, Olivier Namur, Martin Sohn, Dayl Martin, Iris Weber, Leksandra N.Stojic, Harald Hiesinger, Katherine H.Joy, Roy Wogelius, Peter Tollan, Cristian Carli, Karin E. Bauch, Joern…
Multi-collector 40Ar/39Ar dating of microtektites from Transantarctic Mountains (Antarctica): a definitive link with the Australasian tektite/microtektite strewn field
Gianfranco Di Vincenzo, Luigi Folco, Martin D.Suttle, Lauren Brase, Ralph P. Harvey Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 5 February 2021 LINK “Microtektites represent high-velocity/distal meteorite impact ejecta. Demonstrating that microtektites found at several locations…
Mineralogy and Bulk Elemental Composition of Ungrouped Relatively Sodic Gabbroic Achondrite Erg Chech 002: An Ancient Planetary Crustal Sample?
P. K. Carpenter, Irving A. J., Righter M., Lapen T. J., Tepper J. H. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2205 PDF “A unique mafic gabbroic achondrite characterized by sodic plagioclase may represent…
Petrology and Geochemistry of Erg Chech 002, the Oldest Andesite in the Solar System
A. Yamaguchi, Barrat J. A., Chaussidon M., Beck P., Villeneuvee J. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1892 PDF “We present the petrology and geochemistry of Erg Chech 002, and discuss…
Mineralogy and Cooling History of Ungrouped Achondrite Erg Chech 002
T. Mikouchi, Zolensky M. E. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2457 PDF “Erg Chech 002 is characterized by large pyroxene xenocrysts whose diffusive zoning profiles suggest fast cooling from high temperature. Trapping…
Multi-Stage Differentiation History of Andesitic Achondrite Erg Chech 002
R. W. Nicklas, Day J. M. D., Gardner-Vandy K. G., Udry A. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1074 PDF “Erg Chech 002 is a new evolved achondrite dominated by pyroxene, plagioclase, and…
26Al Chronology of Erg Chech 002, the Oldest Andesite in the Solar System
M. Chaussidon, Barrat J. A., Yamaguchi A., Beck P., Villeneuve J. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2222 PDF “26Al chronology shows that the Erg Chech 002 meteorite of andesitic composition…
Petrology of the opaque assemblages in unequilibrated ordinary chondrites
Samuel P. Alpert, Denton S. Ebel, Michael K. Weisberg, Jeremy R. Neiman Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 05 February 2021 LINK “Opaque assemblages (OAs) are small (submillimeter) objects composed primarily of metals, sulfides,…
The Flensburg (C1-Ungrouped) 2019 Meteorite Fall: Raman Spectroscopy and Compilation of Magnetic Susceptibility Data on C — Ungrouped Falls/Finds
The Flensburg (C1-Ungrouped) 2019 Meteorite Fall: Raman Spectroscopy and Compilation of Magnetic Susceptibility Data on C — Ungrouped Falls/Finds Hoffmann V. H., Wimmer K., Kaliwoda M., Schmahl W., Schmitt-Kopplin P. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science…
Occurrence of the Sodium Carbonate Shortite in the Flensburg C1 Chondrite
Occurrence of the Sodium Carbonate Shortite in the Flensburg C1 Chondrite D. Harries 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1953
The Bulk Mineralogy and Water Contents of the Carbonaceous Chondrite Falls Kolang and Tarda
The Bulk Mineralogy and Water Contents of the Carbonaceous Chondrite Falls Kolang and Tarda King A. J., Bates H. C., Schofield P. F., Russell S. S. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1909…
The Kolang (CM 1/2) and Tarda (C2 ungrouped) Meteorite Falls from 2020: First Systematic Mineralogical Investigations by LASER Raman Spectroscopy and SEM/EDX
The Kolang (CM 1/2) and Tarda (C2 ungrouped) Meteorite Falls from 2020: First Systematic Mineralogical Investigations by LASER Raman Spectroscopy and SEM/EDX Hoffmann V. H., Kaliwoda M., Schmahl W., Wimmer K., Schmitt-Kopplin P. 52nd Lunar…
Bulk Mineralogy of the Tarda (C2-ung) 2020 Fall: Results from Powder XRD and Thermal (TG-DSC-MSEGA) Analysis
Bulk Mineralogy of the Tarda (C2-ung) 2020 Fall: Results from Powder XRD and Thermal (TG-DSC-MSEGA) Analysis L. A. J. Garvie, Trif L. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2446 “Tarda (C2-ung) is dominated…
Distribution of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds in the C2 Ungrouped Tarda Carbonaceous Chondrite
Distribution of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds in the C2 Ungrouped Tarda Carbonaceous Chondrite L. D. Tunney, P. J. A. Hill, C. D. K. Herd, R. W. Hilts, and M. C. Holt 52nd Lunar and…
Exploring the Planetary Genealogy of Tarda — A Unique New Carbonaceous Chondrite
Exploring the Planetary Genealogy of Tarda — A Unique New Carbonaceous Chondrite Dey S., Yin Q.-Z., Zolensky M. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2517 “Enigmatic new meteorite from Morocco, / Sibling of…
Tarda (C2-Ung): A New and Unusual Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite Fall from Morocco
Tarda (C2-Ung): A New and Unusual Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite Fall from Morocco Chennaoui Aoudjehane H., Agee C. B., Ziegler K., Garvie L. A. J., Irving A. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021),…
Clast Populations Within the CM2.2 Brecciated Carbonaceaous Chondrite Aguas Zarcas: Implications for Understanding Aqueous Alteration on Ryugu
Clast Populations Within the CM2.2 Brecciated Carbonaceaous Chondrite Aguas Zarcas: Implications for Understanding Aqueous Alteration on Ryugu P. M. C. Martin, Lee M. R. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2068 “Petrological characterization…
Meteoritic amino acids as chemical tracers of parent body chemistries
Y Ellinger, M Lattelais, F Pauzat, J-C Guillemin, B Zanda Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stab217 LINK “The analysis of the organic matter of meteorites made it possible to identify over 70 amino…
Ceres, a wet planet: The view after Dawn
Thomas B. McCorda, Jean-Philippe Combe, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez, Harry Y. McSween, Thomas H. Prettyman GeochemistryAvailable online 3 February 2021, 125745 LINK “Ceres, a nearly 1000-km diameter body located in the Solar System’s main asteroid belt,…
Australasian microtektites across the Antarctic continent: Evidence from the Sør Rondane Mountain range (East Antarctica)OPEN ACCESS
Bastien Soens, Matthias van Ginneken, Steven Goderis Geoscience FrontiersAvailable online 2 February 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Discovery of microtektites (n = 33) on the eastern Antarctic continent.• Physicochemical properties consistent with the Australasian strewn field.•…
Extension of the plasma radiation database PARADE for the analysis of meteor spectraOPEN ACCESS
Stefan Loehle, Martin Eberhart, Fabian Zander, Arne Meindl, Regina Rudawska, Detlef Koschny, Joe Zender, Ron Dantowitz, Peter Jenniskens Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 3 February 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The advancement in the…
Lunar meteorites from northern Africa
Randy L. Korotev, Anthony J. Irving Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 2 February 2021 LINK “We report bulk composition data for 235 stones of ~77 lunar meteorites from northern Africa and 33 lunar meteorites from…
The aqueous alteration of CM chondrites, a review
M.D. Suttle, A.J. King, P.F. Schofield, H.Bates, S.S. Russell Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 2 February 2021 LINK “The CM chondrites are samples of primitive water-rich asteroids formed during the early solar system. They record…
Simultaneous determination of mass-dependent Mg isotopic variations and radiogenic 26Mg by laser ablation-MC-ICP-MS and implications for the formation of chondrules
Zhengbin Deng, Marc Chaussidon, Denton S. Ebel, Johan Villeneuve, Julien Moureau, Frédéric Moynier Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 2 February 2021 LINK “Improvements in our understanding of the formation of chondrules requires a better knowledge…
The polymict carbonaceous breccia Aguas Zarcas: A potential analog to samples being returned by the OSIRIS‐REx and Hayabusa2 missionsOPEN ACCESS
Imene Kerraouch, Addi Bischoff, Michael E. Zolensky, Andreas Pack, Markus Patzek, Romy D. Hanna, Marc D. Fries, Dennis Harries, Yoko Kebukawa, Loan LeMotoo, ItoZia Rahman Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 2 February 2021 LINK (OPEN…
Bubbles to Chondrites-I. Evaporation and condensation experiments, and formation of chondrulesOPEN ACCESS
Yuki Nakano & Akihiko Hashimoto Progress in Earth and Planetary Science volume 7, Article number: 47 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We propose a simple model of chondrule formation that is supported by our…
Bubbles to Chondrites-II. Chemical fractionations in chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Akihiko Hashimoto & Yuki Nakano Progress in Earth and Planetary Science volume 8, Article number: 9 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “We attempt to develop a possible theory of chemical fractionations in chondrites, that is…
Application of a dielectric breakdown induced by high-power lasers for a laboratory simulation of meteor plasma
Anna Křivková, Lukáš Petera, Vojtěch Laitl, Petr Kubelík, Elias Chatzitheodoridis, Libor Lenža, Jakub Koukal, Antonín Knížek, Roman Dudžák, Dan Páclík, Svatopluk Civiš, Miroslav Krůs & Martin Ferus Experimental AstronomyPublished: 01 February 2021 LINK “Spectra of…
Aubrite Pesyanoe: Clues to composition and evolution of the enstatite achondrite parent body
C. A. Lorenz, M. A. Ivanova, F. Brandstaetter, N. N. Kononkova, N. G. Zinovieva Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 1 February 2021 LINK “The Pesyanoe aubrite is an essentially polymict regolith breccia comprised by fragments…
Improved method of hydrous mineral detection by latitudinal distribution of 0.7-μm surface reflectance absorption on the asteroid Ryugu
Shingo Kameda, Yasuhiro Yokota, Toru Kouyama, Eri Tatsumi, Marika Ishida, Tomokatsu Morota, Rie Honda, Naoya Sakatani, Manabu Yamada, Moe Matsuoka, Hidehiko Suzuki, Yuichiro Choe, Masahiko Hayakawa, Chikatoshi Honda, Hirotaka Sawada, Kazuo Yoshioka, Kazunori Ogawa, Seiji…
Cohesion of regolith: Measurements of meteorite powdersOPEN ACCESS
Yuuya Nagaashi, Takanobu Aoki, Akiko M. Nakamura Accepted for publication in Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (6 February 2021): LINK “The cohesion of particles has a significant effect on the properties of small bodies. In…
The discovery of meteorites near the Yamato Mountains: How the 1969 discoveries changed planetary science
Akira Yamaguchi, Kazuyuki Shiraishi, Ralph Harvey Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceInvited ReviewVersion of Record online: 27 January 2021 LINK “No abstract is available for this article.”
A detailed record of the BELARE 2019－2020 meteorite recovery expedition on the Nansen Ice Field, East AntarcticaOPEN ACCESS
Steven Goderis, Mehmet Yesiltas, Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Naoki Shirai, Manu Poudelet, Martin Leitl, Akira Yamaguchi, Vinciane Debaille, Philippe Claeys Antarctic Record 65:1-20 – Conference Paper LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This report summarizes the Belgian Antarctic…
Ådalen (prov.) iron meteorite of 7 November 2020 (21:27:00 UT) bolide found near Ådalen, Enköping Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden
Last update: 23 February 2021 The regmaglypted ‘Ådalen’ (prov.) iron meteorite with its velvety fusion crust. Photo: Andreas Forsberg and Anders Zetterqvist On 23 February it was announced that on 5 December 2020 a ~14-kilogram…
In-situ visualization of dynamic fracture and fragmentation of an L-type ordinary chondrite by combined synchrotron X-ray radiography and microtomography
Lukasz Farbaniec, David J. Chapman, Jack R.W. Patten, Liam C. Smith, James D. Hogan, Alexander Rack, Daniel E. Eakins IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 26 January 2021 LINK “Highlights • Dynamic mechanical properties of…
Primordial porous structure of chondrite parent bodies due to self-gravityOPEN ACCESS
Tomomi Omura, Akiko M. Nakamura Accepted for publication in The Planetary Science Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The porosity of an asteroid is important when studying the evolution of our solar system through small bodies and…
Implications of High Polarization Degree for the Surface State of RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Daisuke Kuroda, Jooyeon Geem, Hiroshi Akitaya, Sunho Jin, Jun Takahashi, Koki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Naito, Kana Makino, Tomohiko Sekiguchi, Yoonsoo P. Bach, Jinguk Seo, Shuji Sato, Hiroshi Sasago, Koji S. Kawabata, Aoi Kawakami, Miyako Tozuka, Makoto…
Space Weathering within C-Complex Main Belt Asteroid FamiliesOPEN ACCESS
Cristina A. Thomas, David E. Trilling, Andrew S. Rivkin, Tyler Linder to be published in the Astronomical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Moving Object Catalog, we study color…
ID-TIMS zircon U-Pb geochronology of the Camel Donga eucrite
Makiko K. Haba, Jörn-Frederik Wotzlaw Chemical GeologyAvailable online 22 January 2021 LINK “Highlights • A method for efficient extraction of small zircons from bulk meteorite samples.• High-precision ID-TIMS U-Pb dating for zircons from the Camel…
Bifurcation of planetary building blocks during Solar System formationOPEN ACCESS
Tim Lichtenberg, Joanna Dra̧żkowska, Maria Schönbächler, Gregor J. Golabek, Thomas O. Hands Science, 22 Jan 2021Vol. 371, Issue 6527, pp. 365-370 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Published 21 January 2021; authors’ version LINK Supplementary Materials (PDF) “Geochemical…
A very early origin of isotopically distinct nitrogen in inner Solar System protoplanets
Damanveer S. Grewal, Rajdeep Dasgupta & Bernard Marty Nature Astronomy (2021) LINK “Understanding the origin of life-essential volatiles such as nitrogen (N) in the Solar System and beyond is critical to evaluate the potential habitability…
Salt – A critical material to consider when exploring the solar system
M.R.M. Izawa, P.L. King, P. Vernazza, J.A. Berger, W.A. McCutcheon IcarusAvailable online 20 January 2021 LINK “Highlights • Mid-IR spectra of mixtures of salt and E, C, and O chondrites are reported.• Intimate mixtures of…
Study of Bursa L6 ordinary chondrite by X‐ray diffraction, magnetization measurements, and Mössbauer spectroscopy
Alevtina A. Maksimova, Evgeniya V. Petrova, Andrey V. Chukin, Ozan Unsalan, Ábel Szabó, Zoltán Dankházi, Israel Felner, Dmitry A. Zamyatin, Ernő Kuzmann, Zoltán Homonnay, Michael I. Oshtrakh Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 20…
The Allende meteorite: Landmark and cautionary tale
Timothy J. McCoy, Catherine M. Corrigan Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceInvited Review, Version of Record online: 20 January 2021 LINK
CM carbonaceous chondrite falls and their terrestrial alterationOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Luke Daly, Cameron Floyd, Pierre‐Etienne Martin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM carbonaceous chondrites provide unique insights into the composition of…
Presolar stardust in highly pristine CM chondrites Asuka 12169 and Asuka 12236OPEN ACCESS
Larry R. Nittler, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Andrea Patzer, Maximilien J. Verdier‐Paoletti Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report a NanoSIMS search for presolar grains…
Fe‐redox changes in Itokawa space‐weathered rimsOPEN ACCESS
L. J. Hicks, J. C. Bridges, T. Noguchi, A. Miyake, J. D. Piercy, S. H. Baker Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Synchrotron Fe‐K X‐ray absorption…
The response of zircon to the extreme pressures and temperatures of a lightning strikeOPEN ACCESS
Gavin G. Kenny & Matthew A. Pasek Scientific Reports volume 11, Article number: 1560 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hypervelocity impacts can produce features in zircon that are not normally produced by endogenic processes….
Elemental composition and physical characteristics of the massive meteorite of the Saudi Empty QuarterOPEN ACCESS
M. S. AlSalhi, V. Masilamani, Nasser Alarifi, W. Aslam Farooq, M. Atif, Shahid Ramay, Hayat Saeed Althobaiti, Saqib Anwar, Ibrahim Elkhedr, Bassam A.Abuamarah Journal of King Saud University – ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online…
Iron‐rich olivine in the unequilibrated ordinary chondrite, MET 00526: Earliest stages of formation
Elena Dobrică, Adrian J. Brearley Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 12 January 2021 LINK “In order to understand the effects of the earliest stages of hydrothermal alteration and fluid‐assisted metamorphism on the matrices…
Calathus: A sample-return mission to Ceres
Oriane Gassot, Paolo Panicucci, Giacomo Acciarini, Helena Bates, Manel Caballero, Pamela Cambianica, Maciej Dziewiecki, Zelia Dionnet, Florine Enengl, Selina-Barbara Gerig, Felix Hessinger, Lucy Kissick, Moritz Novak, Carmine Pellegrino, Angèle Pontoni, Tânia M.Ribeiro, Clemens Riegler, Nini…
Microstructures of enstatite in fine-grained CAIs from CV3 chondrites: Implications for mechanisms and conditions of formation
Shaofan Che, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 12 January 2021 LINK “Enstatite is a ubiquitous phase in chondritic meteorites, interplanetary dust particles, and cometary samples. In equilibrium condensation models, enstatite is predicted…
Nickel isotopic evidence for late-stage accretion of Mercury-like differentiated planetary embryosOPEN ACCESS
Shui-Jiong Wang, Wenzhong Wang, Jian-Ming Zhu, Zhongqing Wu, Jingao Liu, Guilin Han, Fang-Zhen Teng, Shichun Huang, Hongjie Wu, Yujian Wang, Guangliang Wu & Weihan Li Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 294 (2021) LINK (OPEN…
Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimationOPEN ACCESS
Stefan E. Schröder, Olivier Poch, Marco Ferrari, Simone De Angelis, Robin Sultana, Sandra M. Potin, Pierre Beck, Maria Cristina De Sanctis & Bernard Schmitt Nature Communications 12 , 1–9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The…
Stirred not shaken; critical evaluation of a proposed Archean meteorite impact in West GreenlandOPEN ACCESS
Chris Yakymchuk, Christopher L. Kirkland, Aaron J.Cavosie, Kristoffer Szilas, Julie Hollis, Nicholas J.Gardiner, Pedro Waterton, Agnete Steenfelt, Laure Martin Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 557, 1 March 2021, 116730 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • We…
Organic Matter in Cometary EnvironmentsOPEN ACCESS
Adam J. McKay and Nathan X. Roth Life 2021, 11(1), 37Review LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Comets contain primitive material leftover from the formation of the Solar System, making studies of their composition important for understanding…
The Great Chinese Fireball of December 22, 2020OPEN ACCESS
Albino Carbognani manuscript submitted to EPJPlus Update (9 March): manuscript v2 submitted to EPJPlus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “On December 22, 2020 at about 23h 23m 33s UTC a very bright fireball was seen in the…
Collisions and compositional variability in chondrule-forming eventsOPEN ACCESS
Emmanuel Jacquet Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 January 2021 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Compound chondrules, i.e. chondrules fused together, make a powerful probe of the density and compositional diversity in…
Carbonaceous chondrite meteorites experienced fluid flow within the past million yearsOPEN ACCESS
Simon Turner, Lucy McGee, Munir Humayun, John Creech, Brigitte Zanda Science 08 Jan 2021:Vol. 371, Issue 6525, pp. 164-167DOI: 10.1126/science.abc8116 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials “Carbonaceous chondritic meteorites are primordial Solar System materials…
Trajectory and orbit of the unique carbonaceous meteorite FlensburgOPEN ACCESS
Jiří Borovička, Felix Bettonvil, Gerd Baumgarten, Jörg Strunk, Mike Hankey, Pavel Spurný, Dieter Heinlein Manuscript submitted to Meteoritics & Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (9 February 2021): LINK “The C1-ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite Flensburg fell…
Heating events in the nascent solar system recorded by rare earth element isotopic fractionation in refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
J. Y. Hu, N. Dauphas, F. L. H. Tissot, R. Yokochi, T. J. Ireland, Z. Zhang, A. M. Davis, F. J. Ciesla, L. Grossman, B. L. A. Charlier, M. Roskosz, E. E. Alp, M. Y….
Synthesis of Organic Matter in Aqueous Environments Simulating Small Bodies in the Solar System and the Effects of Minerals on Amino Acid FormationOPEN ACCESS
Walaa Elmasry, Yoko Kebukawa, and Kensei Kobayashi Life 2021, 11(1), 32 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The extraterrestrial delivery of organics to primitive Earth has been supported by many laboratory and space experiments. Minerals played an…
Modeling the evaporation of CAI-like melts, and constraining the origin of CH-CB CAIs
Marina A. Ivanova, Ruslan A. Mendybaev, Sergei I. Shornikov, Cyril A. Lorenz, Glenn J. MacPherson Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 January 2021 LINK “To address the bulk compositions of CAIs…
The effects of terrestrial weathering on samarium‑neodymium isotopic composition of ordinary chondrites
Hamed Pourkhori, Vinciane Debaille, Rosalind M.G. Armytage, Matthias van Ginneken, Pierre Rochette, Jérôme Gattacceca Chemical GeologyAvailable online 4 January 2021 LINK “Following their fall to Earth, meteorites experience weathering. In this systematic study, we evaluate…
Thermally altered subsurface material of asteroid (162173) Ryugu
K. Kitazato, R. E. Milliken, T. Iwata, M. Abe, M. Ohtake, S. Matsuura, Y. Takagi, T. Nakamura, T. Hiroi, M. Matsuoka, L. Riu, Y. Nakauchi, K. Tsumura, T. Arai, H. Senshu, N. Hirata, M. A….
The origin of the Moon’s Earth-like tungsten isotopic composition from dynamical and geochemical modelingOPEN ACCESS
Rebecca A. Fischer, Nicholas G. Zube & Francis Nimmo Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 35 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Earth and Moon have identical or very similar isotopic compositions for many…
History of the solar nebula from meteorite paleomagnetismOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, Xue-Ning Bai and Roger R. Fu Science Advances 01 Jan 2021:Vol. 7, no. 1, eaba5967DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba5967 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials “We review recent advances in our understanding of magnetism…
Nebular thermal processing of accretionary fine-grained rims in the Paris CM chondrite
P-M. Zanetta, H. Leroux, C. Le Guillou, B. Zanda, R.H. Hewins Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 December 2020 LINK “Highlights • Fine-grained rims are less altered than the matrix in…
Chondrules from high-velocity collisions: thermal histories and the agglomeration problemOPEN ACCESS
Nick Choksi, Eugene Chiang, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Zack Gainsforth, Andrew J. Westphal Major revisions to agglomeration, connections made to Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx. Minor updates to Sections 2.3 and 3.2 discussing the treatment of the…
Petrographic and isotopic investigations of two unusual Ca-Al-rich Inclusions from primitive CO3 chondrites
A. T. Hertwig, M.-C. Liu, A.J. Brearley, S.B. Simon Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 28 December 2020 LINK “We performed high-precision SIMS (secondary ion mass spectrometry) 26Al-26Mg and oxygen isotope analyses of two unique CAIs,…
An unusual porous, cryptocrystalline forsterite chondrule in Murchison
Michael Zolensky, Tomoki Nakamura, James Martinez, Yuma Enokido Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 28 December 2020 LINK “We describe a fragmented cryptocrystalline chondrule consisting solely of forsterite (Fo98) in the Murchison CM2 chondrite,…
Organic Material on Ceres: Insights from Visible and Infrared Space ObservationsOPEN ACCESS
Andrea Raponi, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Filippo Giacomo Carrozzo, Mauro Ciarniello, Batiste Rousseau, Marco Ferrari , Eleonora Ammannito, Simone De Angelis, Vassilissa Vinogradoff, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez, Federico Tosi, Alessandro Frigeri, Michelangelo Formisano, Francesca Zambon, Carol…
Al‐Mg isotopic study of spinel‐rich fine‐grained CAIs
Glenn J. MacPherson, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst published: 23 December 2020 LINK “High‐precision SIMS analyses of seven spinel‐rich fine‐grained CAIs from the CV3 chondrites Efremovka, Kaba, and Vigarano and the…
Formation of Venus, Earth and Mars: Constrained by Isotopes
Helmut Lammer, Ramon Brasser, Anders Johansen, Manuel Scherf & Martin Leitzinger Space Science ReviewsPublished: 22 December 2020 LINKUpdate (12 February 2021); PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Here we discuss the current state of knowledge of terrestrial planet…
Volatile abundances and hydrogen isotope ratios of apatite in Martian basaltic breccia NWA 11522—A paired stone of NWA 7034
Aimee Smith, Lydia J. Hallis, Kazuhide Nagashima, Gary R. Huss Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 22 December 2020 LINK “This study aimed to determine the volatile content (Cl, F, OH) and hydrogen isotope…
Crystallization histories of the group IIF iron meteorites and Eagle Station pallasites
Connor D. Hilton, Richard D. Ash, Richard J. Walker Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 22 December 2020 LINK “The group IIF iron meteorites and Eagle Station pallasites (PES) have highly siderophile element abundances…
Meteoritic evidence for a Ceres-sized water-rich carbonaceous chondrite parent asteroid
V. E. Hamilton, C. A. Goodrich, A. H. Treiman, H. C. Connolly Jr, M. E. Zolensky & M. H. Shaddad Nature Astronomy (2020)Published: 21 December 2020 LINK “Carbonaceous chondrite meteorites record the earliest stages of…
Nature of the Clinoenstatite Rim in Refractory Forsterite-Rich Objects from Carbonaceous Chondrites: First Results of Study by the Method of Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)
S. V. Berzin, V. A. Koroteev, K. A. Dugushkina, V. V. Shilovskikh, D. A. Zamyatin & S. Yu. Stepanov Doklady Earth Sciences, Volume 495, pages 812–815 LINK “A clinoenstatite rim occurs in many refractory forsterite-rich…
New constraints on the formation of main group pallasites derived from in situ trace element analysis and 2D mapping of olivine and phosphate
M. Chernonozhkin, Seann J. McKibbin, Steven Goderis, Stijn J.M.Van Malderen, Philippe Claeys, Frank Vanhaecke Chemical GeologyAvailable online 20 December 2020 LINK “Pallasites are stony‑iron meteorites consisting mainly of olivine and Fe-Ni metal with a formation…
Effects of early intense bombardment on megaregolith evolution and on lunar (and planetary) surface samples
William K. Hartmann, Alessandro Morbidelli Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 December 2020 LINK “Impact rates in the first 500 Myr of the solar system are critical to an understanding of lunar geological…
New discovery of two seismite horizons challenges the Ries–Steinheim double-impact theoryOPEN ACCESS
Elmar Buchner, Volker J. Sach & Martin Schmieder Scientific Reports 10 , 1–14 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Nördlinger Ries and the Steinheim Basin are widely perceived as a Middle Miocene impact crater doublet….
Analysis of amino acids, hydroxy acids, and amines in CR chondritesOPEN ACCESS
José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, Jason E. Hein, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Hannah L. McLain, Eric T. Parker, Timothy Cao, Eve L. Berger, Aaron S. Burton Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record…
Valence determinations and oxybarometry on FIB‐sectioned olivine and pyroxene using correlated Ti, V, and Cr micro‐XAFS spectroscopy: Evaluation of ion‐milling effects and application to Antarctic micrometeorite grains
S. R. Sutton, A. J. Brearley, E. Dobrică, A. Lanzirotti, M. Newville, O. Tschauner Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:15 December 2020 LINK “X‐ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy methods have been applied to…
Sputtering of Presolar Grains via Galactic Cosmic Rays in the Interstellar Medium
Akshat Garg, Kuljeet K. Marhas, and Vikram Goyal The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 905, Number 1Published: 2020 December 15 LINK “The sputtering rate of presolar silicon carbide grains due to galactic cosmic rays has been computed…
Evidence for shock provides insight into the formation of the central elevated area in the Dhala impact structure, India
Amar Agarwal, Satyendra Kumar, Gaurav Joshi, K. K. Agarwal Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 14 December 2020 LINK “The central elevated area is a postimpact morphological landmark in the otherwise flat eroded remnant…
First finding of impact cratering in the Korean PeninsulaOPEN ACCESS
Jaesoo Lim, Sei-Sun Hong, Min Han, Sangheon Yi, Sung Won Kim Gondwana ResearchIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 December 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • First report of robust evidence for impact…
Nature of bright C-complex asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Sunao Hasegawa, Toshihiro Kasuga, Fumihiko Usui, Daisuke Kuroda accepted for publication in PASJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Most C-complex asteroids have albedo values less than 0.1, but there are some high-albedo (bright) C-complex asteroids with albedo…
Mineralogy and Spectroscopy (Visible Near Infrared and Fourier Transform Infrared) of Mukundpura CM2: Implications for asteroidal aqueous alteration
S. Baliyan, H. Moitra, S. Sarkar, D. Ray, D.K. Panda, A.D. Shukla, S. Bhattachary, S. Gupta GeochemistryIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 December 2020 LINK “We report the textures, mineralogy and mineral chemistry of…
Spectral analysis of craters on (101955) Bennu
J.D.P. Deshapriya, M.A. Barucci, E.B. Bierhaus, S. Fornasier, P.H. Hasselmann, F. Merlin, B.E. Clark, A. Praet, M. Fulchignoni, A.A. Simon, Victoria E. Hamilton, E.A. Cloutis, C. Lantz, X.D. Zou, J.-Y. Li, D.C. Reuter, J.R. Brucato,…
Assessment of Cr isotopic heterogeneities of volatile-rich asteroids based on multiple planet formation modelsOPEN ACCESS
Ryota Fukai, Sota Arakawa accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal (Volume 908, Number 1) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (15 February 2021): LINK “Describing the comprehensive evolutionary scenario for asteroids is key to explaining the…
Isotopic signatures as tools to reconstruct the primordial architecture of the Solar System
Jan Render, Gregory A. Brennecka Earth and Planetary Science LettersAvailable online 10 December 2020 LINK “Highlights • Angrites and eucrites exhibit nucleosynthetic anomalies in Nd and Zr isotopes.• These isotopic signatures are consistent with deficits…
Cluster analysis of presolar silicon carbide grains: evaluation of their classification and astrophysical implicationsOPEN ACCESS
Asmaa Boujibar, Samantha Howell, Shuang Zhang, Grethe Hystad, Anirudh Prabhu, Nan Liu, Thomas Stephan, Shweta Narkar, Ahmed Eleish, Shaunna M. Morrison, Robert M. Hazen, Larry R. Nittler accepted at ApJL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Cluster analysis…
Spectral characterization of the craters of Ryugu as observed by the NIRS3 instrument on-board Hayabusa2
L. Riu, C. Pilorget, R. Milliken, K. Kitazato, T. Nakamura, Y. Cho, M. Matsuoka, S. Sugita, M. Abe, S. Matsuura, M. Ohtake, S. Kameda, N. Sakatani, E. Tatsumi, Y. Yokota, T. Iwata IcarusIn Press, Journal…
Thermal emission measurements of ordinary chondrite mineral analogs in a simulated asteroid environment: 2. Representative mineral mixtures
Michael S. Bramble, Ralph E. Milliken, William R. Patterson IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 December 2020 LINK “Highlights • The thermal emission of mineral mixtures was analyzed in a simulated asteroid environment.• The…
Extraterrestrial hexamethylenetetramine in meteorites—a precursor of prebiotic chemistry in the inner solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Yasuhiro Oba, Yoshinori Takano, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin & Shogo Tachibana Nature Communications 11 , 1–8 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Despite extensive studies on the formation of organic…
Spin evolution of Ceres and Vesta due to impacts
Xiaochen Mao, William B. McKinnon Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 05 December 2020 LINK “All asteroid spins evolve due to collisions. Geophysical analysis (Mao and McKinnon 2018b) implies Ceres might have been modestly…
Arrival and magnetization of carbonaceous chondrites in the asteroid belt before 4562 million years agoOPEN ACCESS
Timothy O’Brien, John A. Tarduno, Atma Anand, Aleksey V. Smirnov, Eric G. Blackman, Jonathan Carroll-Nellenback & Alexander N. Krot Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 1, Article number: 54 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorite…
Presolar Stardust in Highly Pristine CM Chondrites Asuka 12169 and Asuka 12236OPEN ACCESS
Larry R. Nittler, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Andrea Patzer, Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti Accepted for publication in Meteoritics and Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report a NanoSIMS search for presolar grains in the CM chondrites…
Trace Element Composition of Silicate Minerals in the Chondrules and Matrix of the Buschhof Meteorite
K. G. Sukhanova, S. G. Skublov, O. L. Galankina, E. V. Obolonskaya & E. L. Kotova Geochemistry International, Volume 58, pages 1321–1330 (2020) LINK “The paper presents results of SIMS and SEM-EDS studies of the…
Mantle–melt partitioning of the highly siderophile elements: New results and application to Mars
K. Righter, R. Rowland II, L. R. Danielson, M. Humayun, S. Yang, N. Mayer (Waeselmann), K. Pando Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 01 December 2020 LINK “Trace elements and extant and extinct isotopic…
Nucleosynthesis of an 11.8 M ⊙ Supernova with 3D Simulation of the Inner Ejecta: Overall Yields and Implications for Short-lived Radionuclides in the Early Solar System
A. Sieverding, B. Müller, and Y.-Z. Qian The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 904, Number 2Published: 1 December 2020 LINK “Based on a 3D supernova simulation of an 11.8 M ⊙ progenitor model with an initial solar…
Experiments to understand crystallization of levitated high temperature silicate melt droplets under low vacuum conditionsOPEN ACCESS
Biswajit Mishra, Pratikkumar Manvar, Kaushik Choudhury, S. Karagadde & Atul Srivastava Scientific Reports, Volume 10, Article number: 20910 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report experiments on crystallization of highly undercooled forsterite melt droplets…
Titanium isotope fractionation in solar system materials
Niel H. Williams, Manuela A. Fehr, Ian J. Parkinson, Maximilian B. Mandl, Maria Schönbächler Chemical GeologyIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 December 2020, 120009 LINK “Highlights • Nebular processes produce limited Ti isotope fractionation…
A reclassification of Northwest Africa 2900 from CV3 to CK3 chondrite
Zachary A. Torrano, Jemma Davidson, Meenakshi Wadhwa Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 29 November 2020 LINK “The similarities between CV and CK chondrites are so substantial that some studies have argued for a…
Spectrophotometric analysis of the Ryugu rock seen by MASCOT: Searching for a carbonaceous chondrite analogOPEN ACCESS
Stefan Schröder, Katharina Otto, Hannah Scharf, Klaus-Dieter Matz, Nicole Schmitz, Frank Scholten, Stefano Mottola, Frank Trauthan, Alexander Koncz, Harald Michaelis, Ralf Jaumann, Tra-Mi Ho, Hikaru Yabuta, Seiji Sugita Submitted to Planetary Science Journal PDF (OPEN…
Variable refractory lithophile element compositions of planetary building blocksOPEN ACCESS
Takashi Yoshizaki, Richard D. Ash, Marc D. Lipella, Tetsuya Yokoyama, William F. McDonough PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrites are undifferentiated sediments of materials left over from the earliest stage of the solar system history, and are…
New fission-track ages of australasian tektites define two age groups: Discriminating between formation and reset ages
John A. Westgate, Bradley J. Pillans, Brent V. Alloway, Nicholas J.G. Pearce, Peter Simmonds Quaternary GeochronologyAvailable online 27 November 2020 LINK “Highlights • The studied tektites from across the Australasian strewn field fall into two…
3D X-ray tomographic analysis reveals how coesite is preserved in Muong Nong-type tektitesOPEN ACCESS
Matteo Masotta, Stefano Peres, Luigi Folco, Lucia Mancini, Pierre Rochette, Billy P. Glass, Fabrizio Campanale, Nicolas Gueninchault, Francesco Radica, Sounthone Singsoupho & Enrique Navarro Scientific Reports volume 10, Article number: 20608 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
A condensation origin for the mass-dependent Silicon isotopic variations in Allende components: implications for complementarity
Rayssa Martins, Marc Chaussidon, Frédéric Moynier Earth and Planetary Science LettersAvailable online 25 November 2020, 116678In press, corrected proof LINK “Highlights • Silicon isotopes in Allende components show large variations due to fractionation during a…
The lunar surface as a recorder of astrophysical processesOPEN ACCESS
Ian A. Crawford, Katherine H. Joy, Jan H. Pasckert, Harald Hiesinger Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, A379: 20190562 (2020)Review article PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The lunar surface has been exposed to the space…
The fall of the Murchison meteorite
Michael Zolensky, Sara Russell, Adrian Brearley Invited Review Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 25 November 2020 LINK
Observations of the Onset of Complex Organic Molecule Formation in Interstellar Ices
Laurie E. U. Chu, Klaus Hodapp, and Adwin Boogert The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 904, Number 2Published: 24 November 2020 LINK “Isolated dense molecular cores are investigated to study the onset of complex organic molecule formation…
What martian meteorites reveal about the interior and surface of Mars
A. Udry, G. H. Howarth, C. D. K. Herd, J. M. D. Day, T. J. Lapen, J. Filiberto Journal of Geophysical Research: PlanetsREVIEW ARTICLE, First published: 20 November 2020 LINK “Martian meteorites are the only…
Cavezzo, the first Italian meteorite recovered by the PRISMA fireball network. Orbit, trajectory, and strewn-field
D Gardiol, D Barghini, A Buzzoni, A Carbognani, M Di Carlo, M Di Martino, C Knapic, E Londero, G Pratesi, S Rasetti, W Riva, R Salerno, G M Stirpe, G B Valsecchi, C A Volpicelli,…
Early solar system aqueous activity: K isotope evidence from Allende
Yun Jiang, Piers Koefoed, Olga Pravdivtseva, Heng Chen, Chun‐Hui Li, Fang Huang, Li‐Ping Qin, Jia Liu, Kun Wang Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 24 November 2020 LINK “The alkali element K is moderately…
Biconical reflectance, micro‐Raman, and nano‐FTIR spectroscopy of the Didim (H3‐5) meteorite: Chemical content and molecular variations
M. Yesiltas, M. Kaya, T. D. Glotch, R. Brunetto, A. Maturilli, J. Helbert, M. E. Ozel Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 24 November 2020 LINK “The Didim meteorite contains multiple lithologies and clasts…
Quartz and cristobalite ballen in impact melt rocks from the Ries impact structure, Germany, formed by dehydration of shock‐generated amorphous phasesOPEN ACCESS
Claudia A. Trepmann, Fabian Dellefant, Melanie Kaliwoda, Kai‐Uwe Hess, Wolfgang W. Schmahl, Stefan Hölzl Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 24 November 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Quartz and cristobalite ballen aggregates surrounded…
Evidence for the presence of chondrule‐ and CAI‐derived material in an isotopically anomalous Antarctic micrometeorite
Bastien Soens, Martin D. Suttle, Ryoga Maeda, Frank Vanhaecke, Akira Yamaguchi, Matthias Van Ginneken, Vinciane Debaille, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 24 November 2020 LINK “We report the discovery…
Structural and spectral properties of astronomical complex organic molecules: 1:1:1 glycine-X-Y and Y-glycine-X
Anita Kabi, Pradipta K.Behera, Prabhat K. Sahu Molecular AstrophysicsAvailable online 21 November 2020 LINK “Current research to understand astrochemistry and astrobiology with regard to the weakly bound astronomical complexes including amino acids in the Inter-Stellar…
Meteorite Potůčky (Steinbach): history and new finds (Czech Republic) / [Meteorit potůčky (Steinbach): historie a nové nálezy (Česká Republika)]OPEN ACCESS
Pauliš, Petr; Černý, David; Malý, Tomáš; Dolníček, Zdeněk; Bohatý, Martin; Ulmanová, Jana; Pour, Ondřej; Plášil, Jakub; Malina, Ondřej; Bohdálek, Petr; Sýkora, Ivan; Povinec, P. Pavel Bulletin Mineralogie Petrologie, Volume 28, issue 1 (2020), pages 179-202…
A primordial 15N-depleted organic component detected within the carbonaceous chondrite MariboOPEN ACCESS
Christian Vollmer, Jan Leitner, Demie Kepaptsoglou, Quentin M. Ramasse, Ashley J. King, Paul F. Schofield, Addi Bischoff, Tohru Araki & Peter Hoppe Scientific Reports 10 , 1–9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report on…
Observational constraints on the likelihood of 26Al in planet-forming environmentsOPEN ACCESS
Megan Reiter accepted to A&A Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Recent work suggests that 26Al may determine the water budget in terrestrial exoplanets as its radioactive decay dehydrates planetesimals leading to rockier compositions. Here I consider…
Phase reddening on asteroid Bennu from visible and near-infrared spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
S. Fornasier, P. H. Hasselmann, J. D. P Deshapriya, M. A. Barucci, B. E. Clark, A. Praet, V. E. Hamilton, A. Simon, J-Y. Li, E. A. Cloutis, F. Merlin, X-D. Zou, D. S. Lauretta Astronomy…
The aqueous alteration of GEMS-like amorphous silicate in a chondritic micrometeorite by Antarctic water
M.D. Suttle, L. Folco, M.J. Genge, I.A. Franchi, F. Campanale, E. Mugnaioli, X. Zhaoe Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 November 2020 LINK “We analysed the heterogenous fine-grained (sub-μm) matrix of…
The internal structure and geodynamics of Mars inferred from a 4.2-Gyr zircon recordOPEN ACCESS
Maria M. Costa, Ninna K. Jensen, Laura C. Bouvier, James N. Connelly, Takashi Mikouchi, Matthew S. A. Horstwood, Jussi-Petteri Suuronen, Frédéric Moynier, Zhengbin Deng, Arnaud Agranier, Laure A. J. Martin, Tim E. Johnson, Alexander A….
The NC-CC Isotope Dichotomy: Implications for the Chemical and Isotopic Evolution of the Early Solar System
Katherine R. Bermingham, Evelyn Füri, Katharina Lodders & Bernard Marty Space Science Reviews, Volume 216, Article number: 133 (2020) LINK “Understanding the formation of our planetary system requires identification of the materials from which it…
A non-energetic mechanism for glycine formation in the interstellar medium
S. Ioppolo, G. Fedoseev, K.-J. Chuang, H. M. Cuppen, A. R. Clements, M. Jin, R. T. Garrod, D. Qasim, V. Kofman, E. F. van Dishoeck & H. Linnartz Nature Astronomy (2020), Published: 16 November 2020…
UV laser‐induced fluorescence spectroscopy as a non‐destructive technique for mineral and organic detection in carbonaceous chondrites
Elizabeth A. Lymer, Michael G. Daly, Kimberly T. Tait, Veronica E. Di cecco, Emmanuel A. Lalla Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 16 November 2020 LINK “Here, we discuss the merits of non‐destructive UV…
Origin of isolated olivine grains in carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Emmanuel Jacquet, Maxime Piralla, Pauline Kersaho, Yves Marrocchi Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 16 November 2020 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report microscopic, cathodoluminescence, chemical, and O isotopic measurements of FeO‐poor isolated olivine…
Luminous efficiency based on FRIPON meteorsOPEN ACCESS
Esther Drolshagen, Theresa Ott, Detlef Koschny, Gerhard Drolshagen, Jeremie Vaubaillon, Francois Colas, Josep Maria Trigo-Rodriguez, Brigitte Zanda, Sylvain Bouley, Simon Jeanne, Adrien Malgoyre, Mirel Birlan, Pierre Vernazza, Daniele Gardiol, Dan Alin Nedelcu, Jim Rowe, Mathieu…
Reassessing the thermal history of martian meteorite Shergotty and Apollo mare basalt 15555 using kinetic isotope fractionation of zoned minerals
Frank Richter, Lee M. Saper, Johan Villeneuve, Marc Chaussidon, E. Bruce Watson, Andrew M. Davis, Ruslan A. Mendybaev, Steven B. Simon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “Elemental abundance and isotopic fractionation profiles across zoned minerals…
Bjurböle L/LL4 ordinary chondrite properties studied by raman spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements and mössbauer spectroscopy
A. A. Maksimova, E. V. Petrova, A.V. Chukin, B.A. Nogueira, R. Fausto, Á. Szabó, Z. Dankházi, I. Felner, M. Gritsevich, T.Kohout, E. Kuzmann, Z. Homonnay, M. I. Oshtrakh Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular…
Astronomical context of Solar System formation from molybdenum isotopes in meteorite inclusions
Gregory A. Brennecka, Christoph Burkhardt, Gerrit Budde, Thomas S. Kruijer, Francis Nimmo, Thorsten Kleine Science 13 Nov 2020:Vol. 370, Issue 6518, pp. 837-840DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz8482 LINK “Calcium-aluminum–rich inclusions (CAIs) in meteorites are the first solids to…
Graphite-Based Geothermometry on Almahata Sitta Ureilitic MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Anna Barbaro, M. Chiara Domeneghetti, Cyrena A. Goodrich, Moreno Meneghetti, Lucio Litti, Anna Maria Fioretti, Peter Jenniskens, Muawia H. Shaddad and Fabrizio Nestola Minerals 2020, 10(11), 1005 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The thermal history…
Oxygen-isotope systematics of chondrules and olivine fragments from Tagish Lake C2 chondrite: Implications of chondrule-forming regions in protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Takayuki Ushikubo, Makoto Kimura Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 November 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights: • Oxygen isotopic systematics of chondrules and olivine fragments of Tagish Lake meteorite were studied.•…
Aqueous Alteration Studies on Mukundpura (MK) Carbonaceous Chondrite using FTIR, TGA and Raman spectroscopy and its CM classificationOPEN ACCESS
A. Dixit, R. P. Tripathi, Sudhanshu Kumar, Mohd. Azaj Ansari, K Sreenivas Submitted to MAPS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “FTIR measurement on MK immediately after its fall, shows a unique doublet around 10 micrometer, significantly different…
Photometry of asteroid (101955) Bennu with OVIRS on OSIRIS-REx
Xiao-Duan Zou, Jian-Yang Li, Beth E. Clark, Dathon R. Golish, Salvatore Ferrone, Amy A. Simon, Dennis C. Reuter, Deborah L. Domingue, Hannah Kaplan, Maria Antonietta Barucci, Sonia Fornasiere, Alice Praet, Pedro Henrique Hasselmann, Carina Bennett,…
