Shocked chromites in fossil L chondrites: A Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy study.
Rout, S. S., Heck, P. R., Zaluzec, N. J., Ishii, T., Wen, J., Miller, D. J. and Schmitz, B. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12887 LINK “Chromites from Middle Ordovician fossil L chondrites and from…
Meteorite transport—Revisited
Wisdom, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12876 LINK “Meteorites are delivered from the asteroid belt by way of chaotic zones (Wisdom 1985a). The dominant sources are believed to be the chaotic zones associated with…
Meteorite falls in Bulgaria: Reappraisal of mineralogy, chemistry, and classification.
Dekov, V., Rochette, P. and Gattacceca, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12879 LINK “We present a summary of the mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and magnetic characteristics of all the five Bulgarian meteorite falls. We report…
The behavior of osmium and other siderophile elements during impacts: Insights from the Ries impact structure and central European tektites
Lukáš Ackerman, Tomáš Magna, Karel Žák, Roman Skála, Šárka Jonášová, Jiří Mizera, Zdeněk Řanda Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 April 2017 LINK “Impact processes are natural phenomena that contribute…
A multielement isotopic study of refractory FUN and F CAIs: Mass-dependent and mass-independent isotope effects
Levke Kööp, Daisuke Nakashima, Philipp R. Heck, Noriko T. Kita, Travis J. Tenner, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Changkun Park, Andrew M. Davis Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 April…
Refinement of Bolide Characteristics from Infrasound measurementsOPEN ACCESS
Nayeob Gi, Peter Brown PDF (OPEN ACCESS) arXiv:1704.07794 Update (29 April 2017): LINK “We have detected and performed signal measurements on 78 individual bolide events as recorded at 179 infrasound stations between 2006 and 2015….
A multi-technique search for the most primitive CO chondrites
C.M.O’D. Alexander, R.C. Greenwood, R. Bowden, J.M. Gibson, K.T. Howard, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 24 April 2017 LINK “As part of a study to identify the most…
AIQUILE (H5, S3,W0) registered as confirmed fall in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
LINK More information on this fall can be found HERE “Aiquile 18°17’4″S, 65°8’39″W Cochabamba, Bolivia Confirmed fall: 2016 Nov 20 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: A bright fireball appeared over Aiquile, Cochabamba district of Bolivia,…
Testing the chondrule-rich accretion model for planetary embryos using calcium isotopesOPEN ACCESS
Elsa Amsellem, Frédéric Moynier, Emily A. Pringle, Audrey Bouvier, Heng Chen, James M. D. Day PhD Student Conference (PhDSC), l’Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), 13-17 March 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (28…
Asteroid impact effects and their immediate hazards for human populations
Rumpf, Clemens M., Lewis, Hugh G., Atkinson, Peter M. Geophysical Research Letters 10.1002/2017GL073191 19 April 2017 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) until 19 May 2017 “A set of 50,000 artificial Earth impacting asteroids was used to…
Mineralogical, crystallographic and redox features of the earliest stages of fluid alteration in CM chondrites
Isabella Pignatelli, Yves Marrocchi, Enrico Mugnaioli, Franck Bourdelle, Matthieu Gounelle Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 19 April 2017 LINK “The CM chondrites represent the largest group of hydrated meteorites and…
A nonmagnetic differentiated early planetary body
Benjamin P. Weiss, Huapei Wang, Thomas G. Sharp, Jérôme Gattacceca, David L. Shuster, Brynna Downey, Jinping Hu, Roger R. Fu, Aaron T. Kuan, Clément Suavet, Anthony J. Irving, Jun Wang, Jiajun Wang Earth and Planetary…
Park Forest (L5) and the asteroidal source of shocked L chondrites.
Meier, M. M. M., Welten, K. C., Riebe, M. E. I., Caffee, M. W., Gritsevich, M., Maden, C. and Busemann, H. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12874 LINK “The Park Forest (L5) meteorite fell in…
The role of sulfides in the fractionation of highly siderophile and chalcophile elements during the formation of martian shergottite meteorites
Raphael J. Baumgartner, Marco L. Fiorentini, Jean-Pierre Lorand, David Baratoux, Federica Zaccarini, Ludovic Ferrière, Marko K. Prašek, Kerim Sener Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 April 2017 LINK “The shergottite…
Formation of unequilibrated R chondrite chondrules and opaque phases
K.E. Miller, D.S. Lauretta, H.C. Connolly Jr., E.L. Berger, K. Nagashima, K. Domanik Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 April 2017 LINK “Sulfide assemblages are commonly found in chondritic meteorites…
The search for and analysis of direct samples of early Solar System aqueous fluids
Michael E. Zolensky, Robert J. Bodnar, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Shoichi Itoh, Marc Fries, Andrew Steele, Queenie H.-S. Chan, Akira Tsuchiyama, Yoko Kebukawa, Motoo Ito Review article Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2017 375 20150386 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0386….
D/H ratios of the inner Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
L. J. Hallis Review article Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2017 375 20150390 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0390. Published 17 April 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The original hydrogen isotope (D/H) ratios of different planetary bodies…
Early accretion of water and volatile elements to the inner Solar System: evidence from angrites
Adam R. Sarafian, Erik H. Hauri, Francis M. McCubbin, Thomas J. Lapen, Eve L. Berger, Sune G. Nielsen, Horst R. Marschall, Glenn A. Gaetani, Kevin Righter, Emily Sarafian Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 2017 375…
A numerical assessment of simple airblast models of impact airburstsOPEN ACCESS
Collins, Gareth S., Lynch, Elliot, McAdam, Ronan, Davison, Thomas M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12873 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroids and comets 10–100 m in size that collide with Earth disrupt dramatically…
The Allende multicompound chondrule (ACC)—Chondrule formation in a local super-dense region of the early solar system
Bischoff, A., Wurm, G., Chaussidon, M., Horstmann, M., Metzler, K., Weyrauch, M. and Weinauer, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12833 LINK “In Allende, a very complex compound chondrule (Allende compound chondrule; ACC) was found…
The origin of volatile element depletion in early solar system material: Clues from Zn isotopes in chondrulesOPEN ACCESS
Emily A. Pringle, Frédéric Moynier, Pierre Beck, Randal Paniello, Dominik C. Hezel Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 468, 15 June 2017, Pages 62-71 Open Access funded by European Research Council LINK (OPEN ACCESS) Update…
Rubinite
Ma, C., Yoshizaki, T., Nakamura, T. and Muto, J. IMA 2016-110. CNMNC Newsletter No. 36, April 2017, page 408; Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 403–409. PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “IMA No. 2016-110 Rubinite Ca3Ti23+Si3O12 Vigarano meteorite, fell near…
On Shock Waves and the Role of Hyperthermal Chemistry in the Early Diffusion of Overdense Meteor TrainsOPEN ACCESS
Elizabeth A. Silber, Wayne K. Hocking, Mihai L. Niculescu, Maria Gritsevich, Reynold E. Silber accepted for publication in MNRAS on 12 April 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) update (17 April 2017): abstract “Studies of meteor trails…
Stony Meteoroid Space Erosion and Drag: Effect on Cosmic Ray Exposure Ages
David Parry Rubincam Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript Available online 12 April 2017 doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.04.003 LINK “Highlights • Particles impacting a meteoroid cause space erosion in addition to a drag force. • The meteoroid’s shrinking size…
Characterizing cosmochemical materials with genetic affinities to the Earth: Genetic and chronological diversity within the IAB iron meteorite complex
Emily A. Worsham, Katherine R. Bermingham, Richard J. Walker Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof Available online 11 April 2017 LINK “Highlights • Some IAB subgroups are the closest genetic relations to…
The Varre-Sai chondrite, a Brazilian fall: petrology and geochemistry
Caio Vinícius Gabrig Turbay Rangel, Marcos Tadeu D’Azeredo Orlando, Cláudio De Morisson Valeriano & Alexandre de Oliveira Chaves International Geology Review Volume 59, 2017 – Issue 15 Published online: 10 Apr 2017 LINK “The Varre-Sai…
Defining the mechanism for compaction of the CV chondrite parent body
L.V. Forman, P.A. Bland, N.E. Timms, L. Daly, G.K. Benedix, P.W. Trimby, G.S. Collins, T.M. Davison Geology First published on 11 April 2017 doi:10.1130/G38864.1 LINK “The Allende meteorite, a relatively unaltered member of the CV…
Primordial and cosmogenic noble gases in the Sutter’s Mill CM chondrite.
Okazaki, R. and Nagao, K. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12819 LINK “The Sutter’s Mill (SM) CM chondrite fell in California in 2012. The CM chondrite group is one of the most primitive, consisting of…
Annama H chondrite—Mineralogy, physical properties, cosmic ray exposure, and parent body history.OPEN ACCESS
Kohout, T., Haloda, J., Halodová, P., Meier, M. M. M., Maden, C., Busemann, H., Laubenstein, M., Caffee, Marc. W., Welten, K. C., Hopp, J., Trieloff, M., Mahajan, R. R., Naik, S., Trigo-Rodriguez, J. M., Moyano-Cambero,…
Type 1 aqueous alteration in CM carbonaceous chondrites: Implications for the evolution of water-rich asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
A.J. King, P.F. Schofield, S.S. Russell Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12872 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM carbonaceous chondrite meteorites experienced aqueous alteration in the early solar system. They range from mildly…
The Future of Stardust ScienceOPEN ACCESS
A. J. Westphal, J. C. Bridges, D. E. Brownlee, A. L. Butterworth, B. T. De Gregorio, G. Dominguez, G. J. Flynn, Z. Gainsforth, H. A. Ishii, D. Joswiak, L. R. Nittler, R. C. Ogliore, R….
Update (2012–2017) on lunar meteorites from Oman.
Korotev, R. L. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12869 LINK “This report presents bulk composition data for 10 lunar meteorite stones from Oman for which the names have been approved since June, 2012. On the…
A new family of extraterrestrial amino acids in the Murchison meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Toshiki Koga & Hiroshi Naraoka Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 636 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00693-9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The occurrence of extraterrestrial organic compounds is a key for understanding prebiotic organic synthesis in the universe. In particular,…
Magnesium and chromium isotope evidence for initial melting by radioactive decay of 26Al and late stage impact-meltingOPEN ACCESS
Elishevah M.M.E. van Kooten, Martin Schiller, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 April 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Polymict ureilites are meteoritic breccias that provide insights…
Nepheline and sodalite in chondrules of the Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for a genetic relationship with those in the matrix
Megumi Matsumoto, Kazushige Tomeoka, Yusuke Seto Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 April 2017, LINK “Ningqiang is an ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite that has a chemical and mineralogical affinity to CV3…
Effective radium-226 concentration in meteorites
Frédéric Girault, Frédéric Perrier, Manuel Moreira, Brigitte Zanda, Pierre Rochette, Yoram Teitler Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 April 2017 LINK “The analysis of noble gases in meteorites provides constraints…
Variation of mineralogy and organic material during the early stages of aqueous activity recorded in Antarctic micrometeorites
T. Noguchi, H. Yabuta, S. Itoh, N. Sakamoto, T. Mitsunari, A. Okubo, R. Okazaki, T. Nakamura, S. Tachibana, K. Terada, M. Ebihara, N. Imae, M. Kimura, H. Nagahara Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted…
Sedimentary laminations in the Isheyevo (CH/CBb) carbonaceous chondrite formed by gentle impact-plume sweep-up
Laurence A.J. Garvie, L. Paul Knauth, Melissa A. Morris Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript Available online 2 April 2017 LINK see also: Accretional Layers Preserved in a Meteorite Written by Linda M. V. Martel Hawai’i…
Bunburra Rockhole: Exploring the Geology of a new differentiated asteroid
G.K. Benedix, P.A. Bland, J.M. Friedrich, D.W. Mittlefehldt, M.E. Sanborn, Q.-Z. Yin, R.C. Greenwood, I.A. Franchi, A.W.R. Bevan, M.C. Towner, G.C. Perotta, S.A. Mertzman Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 31…
Current status of Polish Fireball Network
M. Wiśniewski, P. Żołądek, A. Olech, Z. Tyminski, M. Maciejewski, K. Fietkiewicz, R. Rudawska, M. Gozdalski, M.P. Gawroński, T. Suchodolski, M. Myszkiewicz, M. Stolarz, K. Polakowski Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available…
Crystallization history of enriched shergottites from Fe and Mg isotope fractionation in olivine megacrysts
Max Collinet, Bernard Charlier, Olivier Namur, Martin Oeser, Etienne Médard, Stefan Weyer Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 March 2017 LINK “Martian meteorites are the only samples available from the…
Enigmatic cathodoluminescent objects in the Dhofar 025 lunar meteorite: Origin and sources
Petrology March 2017, Volume 25, Issue 2, pp 139–149 10.1134/S0869591117020023 LINK Original Russian Text © S.I. Demidova, M.A. Nazarov, K.M. Ryazantsev, M.O. Anosova, T. Ntaflos, F. Brandstätter, 2017, published in Petrologiya, 2017, Vol. 25, No….
Lead and Mg isotopic age constraints on the evolution of the HED parent body
Martin Schiller, James N. Connelly and Martin Bizzarro Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12848 Version of Record online: 23 MAR 2017 LINK “The large collection of howardite-eucrite-diogenite (HED) meteorites allows us to study the initial…
Modeling the influence of the Chelyabinsk meteorite’s bow shock wave on the Earth’s surface
A. V. Astanin, A. D. Dashkevich, I. B. Petrov, M. N. Petrov, S. V. Utyuzhnikov, N. I. Khokhlov Mathematical Models and Computer Simulations March 2017, Volume 9, Issue 2, pp 133–141 First Online: 24 March…
Neon produced by solar cosmic rays in ordinary chondrites.
Roth, A. S. G., Trappitsch, R., Metzler, K., Hofmann, B. A. and Leya, I. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. DOI: 10.1111/maps.12868 update (28 March 20017): LINK “”Solar-cosmic-ray-produced Ne (SCR-Ne), in the form of low cosmogenic 21Ne/22Ne…
Origin of crystalline silicates from Comet 81P/Wild 2: Combined study on their oxygen isotopes and mineral chemistry
Céline Defouilloy, Daisuke Nakashima, David J. Joswiak, Donald E. Brownlee, Travis J. Tenner, Noriko T. Kita Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 465, 1 May 2017, Pages 145-154 LINK “Highlights • 7 silicates grains from…
Early Solar System irradiation quantified by linked vanadium and beryllium isotope variations in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Paolo A. Sossi, Frédéric Moynier, Marc Chaussidon, Johan Villeneuve, Chizu Kato & Matthieu Gounelle Nature Astronomy 1, Article number: 0055 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41550-017-0055 Published online: 20 March 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “X-ray emission in young…
Characterizing amorphous silicates in extraterrestrial materials: polymerization effects on Raman and mid-IR spectral features of alkali and alkali earth silicate glasses
Fu, Xiaohui; Wang, Alian; Krawczynski, Michael J. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Accepted manuscript online: 20 March 2017 LINK “Amorphous silicates are common in extraterrestrial materials, especially in carbonaceous chondrites of petrologic types 1 and…
Protracted volcanism after large impacts: evidence from the Sudbury impact basin
Ubide, Teresa; Guyett, Paul C.; Kenny, Gavin G.; O’Sullivan, Edel M.; Ames, Doreen E.; Petrus, Joseph A.; Riggs, Nancy Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Accepted manuscript online: 20 March 2017 LINK “Morphological studies of large…
In search of the Earth-forming reservoir: Mineralogical, chemical, and isotopic characterizations of the ungrouped achondrite NWA 5363/NWA 5400 and selected chondrites.
Burkhardt, C., Dauphas, N., Tang, H., Fischer-Gödde, M., Qin, L., Chen, J. H., Rout, S. S., Pack, A., Heck, P. R. and Papanastassiou, D. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12834 LINK “High-precision isotope data…
In situ isotopic studies of the U-depleted Allende CAI Curious Marie: Pre-accretionary alteration and the co-existence of 26Al and 36Cl in the early solar nebula
Haolan Tang, Ming-Chang Liu, Kevin D. McKeegan, Francois L.H. Tissot, Nicolas Dauphas Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 March 2017 LINK “The isotopic composition of oxygen as well as 26Al-26Mg…
One-pot synthesis of amino acid precursors with insoluble organic matter in planetesimals with aqueous activityOPEN ACCESS
By Yoko Kebukawa, Queenie H. S. Chan, Shogo Tachibana, Kensei Kobayashi, Michael E. Zolensky Science Advances 17 Mar 2017: Vol. 3, no. 3, e1602093 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1602093 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The exogenous delivery…
Cathodoluminescence of moldavites.
Fritzke, B., Götze, J. and Lange, J.-M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12852 LINK “A systematic study of a large set of moldavites and the application of cathodoluminescence (CL)-spectroscopy with a detailed discussion of spectral…
On the occurrence and origin of anthropogenic radionuclides found in a fragment of the Chelyabinsk (LL5) meteorite.
Querfeld, R., Tanha, M. R., Heyer, L., Renz, F., Guggenberger, G., Brandstätter, F., Ferrière, L., Koeberl, C. and Steinhauser, G. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12855 LINK “A piece of the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteorite was…
The entry heating and abundances of basaltic micrometeoritesOPEN ACCESS
Matthew J. Genge Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12830 Version of Record online: 15 MAR 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Basaltic micrometeorites (MMs) derived from HED-like parent bodies have been found among particles collected from…
A high spatial resolution synchrotron Mössbauer study of the Tazewell IIICD and Esquel pallasite meteorites.OPEN ACCESS
Blukis, R., Rüffer, R., Chumakov, A. I. and Harrison, R. J. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12841 Version of Record online: 15 MAR 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Metallic phases in the Tazewell IIICD iron…
The impact trajectory of asteroid 2008 TC3
Davide Farnocchia, Peter Jenniskens, Darrel K. Robertson, Steven R. Chesley, Linda Dimare, Paul W. Chodas Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 14 March 2017 LINK “Highlights • 2008 TC3 was the first ever predicted…
Secondary-volatiles linked metallic iron in eucrites: The dual-origin metals of Camel Donga.
Paul H. Warren, Junko Isa, Mitsuru Ebihara, Akira Yamaguchi and Bastian Baecker Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12827 LINK “The unique occurrence of abundant (~1 vol%) near-pure-Fe metal in the Camel Donga eucrite is more…
Modeling the early evolution of Vesta.
Weisfeiler, M., Turcotte, D. L. and Kellogg, L. H. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12836 LINK “The early evolution of the asteroid Vesta has been extensively studied because of the availability of relevant data, especially…
Impact of radiogenic heating on the formation conditions of comet 67P/Churyumov-GerasimenkoOPEN ACCESS
O. Mousis, A. Drouard, P. Vernazza, J. I. Lunine, M. Monnereau, R. Maggiolo, K. Altwegg, H. Balsiger, J.-J. Berthelier, G. Cessateur, J. De Keyser, S. A. Fuselier, S. Gasc, A. Korth, T. Le Deun, U….
The role of acidity–basicity in evaporating refractory inclusions in chondrites
O. I. Yakovlev, K. M. Ryazantsev, S. I. Shornikov Geochemistry International March 2017, Volume 55, Issue 3, pp 251–256 First Online: 12 March 2017 LINK “When melts of Ca–Al inclusions in chondrites, which are dominated…
Numerical prediction of meteoric infrasound signaturesOPEN ACCESS
Marian Nemec, Michael J. Aftosmis, Peter G. Brown Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 March 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a thorough validation of a computational approach to predict…
Petrographic and geochemical evidence for multiphase formation of carbonates in the Martian orthopyroxenite Allan Hills 84001OPEN ACCESS
Moyano-Cambero, C. E., Trigo-Rodríguez, J. M., Benito, M. I., Alonso-Azcárate, J., Lee, M. R., Mestres, N., Martínez-Jiménez, M., Martín-Torres, F. J. and Fraxedas, J. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12851 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian…
A gamma-ray spectroscopy survey of Omani meteorites.OPEN ACCESS
Weber, P., Hofmann, B. A., Tolba, T. and Vuilleumier, J.-L. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12847 LINK Update (31 May 2017): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The gamma-ray activities of 33 meteorite samples (30 ordinary chondrites, 1…
Coesite in suevite from the Ries impact structure (Germany): From formation to postshock evolution.
Fazio, A., Mansfeld, U. and Langenhorst, F. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12849 LINK “Coesite is one of the most common and abundant high-pressure phases occurring in impactites. The mechanism of formation of coesite and…
A Gibeon meteorite yields a high-performance water oxidation electrocatalystOPEN ACCESS
Florian Le Formal, Néstor Guijarro, Wiktor S. Bourée, Aswin Gopakumar, Mathieu S. Prévot, Albert Daubry, Loris Lombardo, Charlotte Sornay, Julie Voit, Arnaud Magrez, Paul J. Dyson and Kevin Sivula Energy Environ. Sci., 2016,9, 3448-3455 First…
The Thermal Decomposition of Fine-grained Micrometeorites, Observations from Mid-IR SpectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
Martin David Suttle, Matthew J. Genge, Luigi Folco, Sara S. Russell Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 March 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “We analysed 44 fine-grained and scoriaceous micrometeorites. A…
Ablation of small iron meteoroids – first results
David Čapek, Jiří Borovička Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 March 2017 LINK “A population of faint meteors with low velocities, and low beginning heights have been described by Borovička…
Experimental Simulation of Meteorite Ablation during Earth Entry Using a Plasma Wind Tunnel
Stefan Loehle, Fabian Zander, Tobias Hermann, Martin Eberhart, Arne Meindl, Rainer Oefele, Jeremie Vaubaillon, Francois Colas, Pierre Vernazza, Alexis Drouard, and Jerome Gattacceca The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 837, Number 2 Published 2017 March 8 LINK…
Origin of EL3 chondrites: Evidence for variable C/O ratios during their course of formation—A state of the art scrutiny.
El Goresy, A., Lin, Y., Miyahara, M., Gannoun, A., Boyet, M., Ohtani, E., Gillet, P., Trieloff, M., Simionovici, A., Feng, L. and Lemelle, L. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12832 LINK “Mineral inventories of enstatite…
Dingle Dell (LL6, S2, W0) registered as confirmed fall
More information on this fall can be found HERE [wc_row][wc_column size=”one-half” position=”first”] [/wc_column][wc_column size=”one-half” position=”last”] [/wc_column][/wc_row] [wc_row][wc_column size=”one-half” position=”first”] [/wc_column][wc_column size=”one-half” position=”last”] [/wc_column][/wc_row] ” Dingle Dell -29.20608 S, 116.21547 E Western Australia, Australia Confirmed fall:…
A Low Abundance of 135Cs in the Early Solar System from Barium Isotopic Signatures of Volatile-depleted Meteorites
Gregory A. Brennecka and Thorsten Kleine The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 837, Number 1 Published 2017 March 2 LINK “Precise knowledge of the abundances of short-lived radionuclides at the start of the solar system leads…
Hollisterite (Al3Fe), kryachkoite (Al,Cu)6(Fe,Cu), and stolperite (AlCu): Three new minerals from the Khatyrka CV3 carbonaceous chondrite
Chi Ma, Chaney Lin, Luca Bindi, Paul J. Steinhardt American Mineralogist, v. 102, i. 3, p. 690-693, First Published on March 01, 2017 doi:10.2138/am-2017-5991 LINK “Our nanomineralogy investigation of the Khatyrka CV3 carbonaceous chondrite has…
Comparing eyewitness-derived trajectories of bright meteors to instrumentally-observed data
D.E. Moser Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 March 2017 LINK “Highlights • A tool to calculate crude meteor trajectories from eyewitness reports is described. • The tool’s performance is…
Evolution of Morphological and Physical Properties of Laboratory Interstellar Organic Residues with Ultraviolet IrradiationOPEN ACCESS
L. Piani, S. Tachibana, T. Hama, H. Tanaka, Y. Endo, I. Sugawara, L. Dessimoulie, Y. Kimura, A. Miyake, J. Matsuno, A. Tsuchiyama, K. Fujita, S. Nakatsubo, H. Fukushi, S. Mori, T. Chigai, H. Yurimoto, and…
Petrology, mineralogy, porosity, and cosmic-ray exposure history of Huaxi ordinary chondrite
Li, S., Wang, S., Leya, I., Li, Y., Li, X. and Smith, T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12842 Version of Record online: 28 FEB 2017 LINK “A meteorite fall was heard and collected on…
KREEP basalt petrogenesis: Insights from 15434,181
Cronberger, K. and Neal, C. R. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12837 LINK “Returned lunar KREEP basalts originated through impact processes or endogenous melting of the lunar interior. Various methods have been used to distinguish…
Chondrule Accretion with a Growing ProtoplanetOPEN ACCESS
Yuji Matsumoto, Shoichi Oshino, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Shigeru Wakita accepted for publication in ApJ Draft version published: 28 February 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (8 March 2017): LINK The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 837, Number 2 “Chondrules…
Titanium isotopic compositions of rare presolar SiC grain types from the Murchison meteorite
Ann N. Nguyen, Larry R. Nittler, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Peter Hoppe Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 February 2017 LINK “We report the Ti isotopic compositions of 8 mainstream, 22…
40Ar/39Ar and (U-Th)/He model age signatures of elusive Mercurian and Venusian meteorites.
Jourdan, F. and Eroglu, E. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12838 LINK “No meteorites from Mercury and Venus have been conclusively identified so far. In this study, we develop an original approach based on extensive…
Degtevo (H5) registered as confirmed fall
Degtevo / Дёгтево (H5,S2,W0) is registered as confirmed fall in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database LINK “Degtevo 49°09.6’N, 40°39.7’E Rostovskaya oblast’, Russia Confirmed fall: 20 March 2016 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: Imamkulov Toir Mamazoirovich was…
Low-velocity collisions of chondrules: How a thin dust cover helps enhance the sticking probabilityOPEN ACCESS
Nina Gunkelmann, Akimasa Kataoka, Cornelis P. Dullemond and Herbert M. Urbassek A&A Volume 599, March 2017 24 February 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Aims. The collision of two chondrules covered by a dust…
Novel Experimental Simulations of the Atmospheric Injection of Meteoric Metals
J. C. Gómez Martín, D. L. Bones, J. D. Carrillo-Sánchez, A. D. James, J. M. Trigo-Rodríguez, B. Fegley Jr., and J. M. C. Plane The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 836, Number 2 Published February 23, 2017…
Modelling a short-wake meteor as a single or fragmenting body
M. Campbell-Brown Planetary and Space Science In Press, Available online 22 February 2017 LINK “An attempt is made to model a meteor observed with the Canadian Automated Meteor Observatory tracking system using a single body…
Correlated XANES, TEM, and NanoSIMS of Presolar Graphite Grains
Evan E. Groopman, Larry R. Nittler Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 20 February 2017 LINK “We report correlated XANES, TEM, and NanoSIMS measurements of twelve presolar graphite grains extracted from…
Iron isotopic fractionation between silicate mantle and metallic core at high pressureOPEN ACCESS
Jin Liu, Nicolas Dauphas, Mathieu Roskosz, Michael Y. Hu, Hong Yang, Wenli Bi, Jiyong Zhao, Esen E. Alp, Justin Y. Hu & Jung-Fu Lin Nature Communications 8, Article number: 14377 (2017) doi:10.1038/ncomms14377 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
Non-chondritic iron isotope ratios in planetary mantles as a result of core formation
Stephen M. Elardo & Anat Shahar Nature Geoscience (2017) doi:10.1038/ngeo2896 Published online 20 February 2017 LINK “Information about the materials and conditions involved in planetary formation and differentiation in the early Solar System is recorded…
Origin and transportation history of lunar breccia 14311.
Merle, R. E., Nemchin, A. A., Whitehouse, M. J., Pidgeon, R. T., Grange, M. L., Snape, J. F. and Thiessen, F. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12835 First published: 17 February 2017 LINK “In this…
AMSNEXRAD-Automated Detection of Meteorite Strewnfields in Doppler Weather Radar
Michael Hankey, Marc Fries, Rob Matson, Jeff Fries Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 17 February 2017 LINK “For several years meteorite recovery in the United States has been greatly enhanced…
Localized aliphatic organic material on the surface of Ceres
By M. C. De Sanctis, E. Ammannito, H. Y. McSween, A. Raponi, S. Marchi, F. Capaccioni, M. T. Capria, F. G. Carrozzo, M. Ciarniello, S. Fonte, M. Formisano, A. Frigeri, M. Giardino, A. Longobardo, G….
A divergent heritage for complex organics in Isheyevo lithic clastsOPEN ACCESS
Elishevah M.M.E. van Kooten, Kazuhide Nagashima, Takeshi Kasama, Susanne Wampfler, Jon P. Ramsey, Søren Frimann, Zoltan I. Balogh, Martin Schiller, Daniel P. Wielandt, Ian A. Franchi, Jes K. Jørgensen, Alexander N. Krot, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica…
Discovery of the Fe-analogue of akimotoite in the shocked Suizhou L6 chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Luca Bindi, Ming Chen & Xiande Xie Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 42674 (2017) doi:10.1038/srep42674 Published online: 15 February 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “We report the first natural occurrence of the Fe-analogue of akimotoite, ilmenite-structured…
The January 7, 2015, superbolide over Romania and structural diversity of meter-sized asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Jiří Borovička, Pavel Spurný, Valentin I. Grigore, Ján Svoreň accepted in Planetary and Space Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (16 Feb 2017): abstract “Superbolides, i.e. extremely bright meteors produced by entries of meter-sized bodies into…
Composition and origin of holotype Al-Cu-Zn minerals in relation to quasicrystals in the Khatyrka meteorite.
Last update: 26 June 2018 Ivanova, M. A., Lorenz, C. A., Borisovskiy, S. E., Burmistrov, A. A., Korost, D. V., Korochantsev, A. V., Logunova, M. N., Shornikov, S. I. and Petaev, M. I. Meteoritics &…
Mass Accumulation of Earth from Interplanetary Dust, Meteoroids, Asteroids and Comets
Gerhard Drolshagen, Detlef Koschny, Sandra Drolshagen, Jana Kretschmer, Björn Poppe Planetary and Space Science SI:Meteoroids 2016 Available online 14 February 2017 LINK “Using new data and recent models this paper derives a total combined flux…
Spectra and physical properties of Taurid meteoroids
Pavol Matlovič, Juraj Tóth, Regina Rudawska, Leonard Kornoš Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 13 February 2017 LINK “Highlights • The widest spectral classification of Taurid meteors to date is presented….
Closed System Step Etching of CI chondrite Ivuna reveals primordial noble gases in the HF-solubles
My E.I. Riebe, Henner Busemann, Rainer Wieler, Colin Maden Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 11 February 2017 LINK “We analyzed all the noble gases in HF-soluble phases in the CI…
Ejby meteorites – Danekræ financial compensation paid – Ejby meteorite exhibition
According to a press release of the Statens Naturhistoriske Museum, published on 10 February 2017, the 15 official finders of Ejby meteorites are going to be paid 2 million Danish kroner (~ 286,000 dollars) as…
Snow carrots after the Chelyabinsk event and model implications for highly porous solar system objects
Luther, R., Artemieva, N., Ivanova, M., Lorenz, C. and Wünnemann, K. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12831 LINK “After the catastrophic disruption of the Chelyabinsk meteoroid, small fragments formed funnels in the snow layer covering…
Geochemical evidence of an extraterrestrial component in impact melt breccia from the Paleoproterozoic Dhala impact structure, India.
Pati, J. K., Qu, W. J., Koeberl, C., Reimold, W. U., Chakarvorty, M. and Schmitt, R. T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12826 LINK “The Paleoproterozoic Dhala structure with an estimated diameter of ~11 km…
Lifetime of the solar nebula constrained by meteorite paleomagnetism
By Huapei Wang, Benjamin P. Weiss, Xue-Ning Bai, Brynna G. Downey, Jun Wang, Jiajun Wang, Clément Suavet, Roger R. Fu, Maria E. Zucolotto Science 10 Feb 2017: Vol. 355, Issue 6325, pp. 623-627 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf5043…
Classification of Igneous Rocks analyzed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars.
Violaine Sautter, Valérie Payré, Olivier Forni, Nicolas Mangold, Olivier Gasnault, Laetitia Le Deit, Jeff Johnson, Sylvestre Maurice, Mark Salvatore, Roger C Wiens, Patrick Gasda, William Rapin, Agnes Cousin Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online…
Fluid evolution in CM carbonaceous chondrites tracked through the oxygen isotopic compositions of carbonatesOPEN ACCESS
P. Lindgren, M.R. Lee, N.A. Starkey, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 February 2017 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.01.048 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The oxygen isotopic compositions of calcite grains in four CM…
NanoSIMS Isotope Studies of Rare Types of Presolar Silicon Carbide Grains from the Murchison Meteorite: Implications for Supernova Models and the Role of 14C
Peter Hoppe, Marco Pignatari, János Kodolányi, Elmar Gröner, Sachiko Amari Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 February 2017 LINK “We have conducted a NanoSIMS ion imaging survey of about 1800…
Photoacoustic Sounds from MeteorsOPEN ACCESS
Richard Spalding, John Tencer, William Sweatt, Benjamin Conley, Roy Hogan, Mark Boslough, GiGi Gonzales & Pavel Spurný Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 41251 (2017) doi:10.1038/srep41251 Published online: 01 February 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN…
Complex crater formation: Insights from combining observations of shock pressure distribution with numerical models at the West Clearwater Lake impact structureOPEN ACCESS
Rae, A. S. P., Collins, G. S., Grieve, R. A. F., Osinski, G. R., Morgan, J. V. Meteoritic & Planetary Science doi:10.1111/maps.12825 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Large impact structures have complex morphologies, with…
Chalcophile elements in Martian meteorites indicate low sulfur content in the Martian interior and a volatile element-depleted late veneer
Zaicong Wang, Harry Becker Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 463, 1 April 2017, Pages 56–68 LINK “Highlights • Ratios of Cu, S, Se, Te, Re, Pt and Pd in Martian meteorites are relatively constant….
Effect of Yield Curves and Porous Crush on Hydrocode Simulations of Asteroid AirburstOPEN ACCESS
D.K. Robertson, D.L. Mathias Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Accepted manuscript online: 6 February 2017 First published: 23 March 2017 DOI: 10.1002/2016JE005194 Last update: 23 March 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Simulations of…
Core Formation and Internal Structure of Planetesimals: The Role of Formation Time, Accretion Duration, and Terminal Size
T. Suwa, H. Nagahara 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2130 LINK
Spinel-Bearing, Al-Rich Chondrules in the Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrite NWA 7402
D. K. Ross, J. I. Simon, M. J. Cato 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1616 LINK
Dating the Formation of Jupiter through W and Mo Isotope Analyses of Meteorites
T. S. Kruijer, T. Kleine, C. Burkhardt, G. Budde 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1386 LINK
36Cl-36S in Allende CAIs: Implication for the Origins of 36Cl in the Early Solar System
H. Tang, M. C. Liu, K. D. McKeegan, F. L. H. Tissot, N. Dauphas 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2618 LINK
Once a CAI, always a CAI: Flare-Up-Induced Episodic Fractionation and Melting in the Early Solar Nebula
G. J. MacPherson 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2719 LINK
Oxygen Isotopic Heterogeneity in an Ultrarefractory Phase Bearing CAI from a Reduced Type CV3 Chondrite RBT 04143
T. Yoshizaki, D. Nakashima, T. Nakamura, C. Park, N. Sakamoto, H. Ishida, J. I. Lee 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1378 LINK
Beryllium-Boron Systematics of Two Distinctive CAIs from CV3 Chondrites: The Relatively Pristine CAI B4 from NWA 6991 and the FUN CAI CMS-1 from Allende
E. Dunham, M. Wadhwa, S. J. Desch 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1507 LINK
Al-Mg Systematics of Nebular Condensates in the Efremovka CV3 Chondrite
N. Kawasaki, H. Yurimoto 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1091 LINK
Giant Planet Formation and the Evolution of Oxygen Isotopes in the Solar System
L. P. Keller, C. Snead, K. D. McKeegan 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2457 LINK
Non Destructive IR Micro-Imaging of the Paris Meteorite
Z. Dionnet, A. Aléon-Toppani, F. Borondics, R. Brunetto, Z. Djouadi, D. Troadec 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1466 LINK
Metallographic Tint Etching Reveals Nickel Zonation Patterns in Meteoritic Metal: Application to the Isheyevo (CH/CBb) Carbonaceous Chondrite
L. A. J. Garvie 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1605 LINK
Hafnium-Tungsten Chronology of CR Chondrites
G. Budde, T. S. Kruijer, T. Kleine 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1886 LINK
Abundances and Compositions of Presolar Grains in CR2 Chondrite EET 92042
I. Koch, C. Floss 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2984 LINK
Presolar Grains in Micrometeorites: Evidence for the Injection of Supernova Dust into the Solar Nebula
P. Haenecour, C. Floss, R. Ogliore, A. Wang, T. Yada 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1080 LINK
Meteoritic Component in Melt Rocks from the Boltysh (Ukraine) and Lonar (India) Impact Structures: First Assessment
C. Koeberl, B. Mougel, F. Moynier 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1331 LINK
Unusual Carbonate-Sulfide Assemblages in Cold Bokkeveld CM Chondrite
S. Farsang, T. D. Raub, I. Buisman, G. I. Lampronti, M. M. Grady 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1587 LINK
Magnesium, Titanium, and Chromium Isotope Compositions of Refractory Inclusions from Several CV3 and CK3 Chondrites: Implications for Nebular Heterogeneity
Z. A. Torrano, V. K. Rai, M. Wadhwa 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #3045 LINK
Noble Gas Compositions of Seven North West Africa (NWA) Ureilites
K. Nagao, J. Choi, J. M. Baek, R. Bartoschewitz, C. Park, J. I. Lee, M. J. Lee 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1848 LINK
Noble Gas Compositions of Seven CV, CO, and CK Chondrites from Deserts
J. Choi, K. Nagao, J. M. Baek, R. Bartoschewitz, C. Park, J. I. Lee, M. J. Lee 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1852 LINK
Melting of C-Rich Planetesimals and Implications for the Composition of the Ureilite Parent Body
M. Collinet, T. L. Grove 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2052 LINK
Search for Primitive Matter in the Solar System
G. Libourel, P. Michel, M. Delbo, C. Ganino, A. Recio-Blanco, P. de Laverny, M. E. Zolensky, A. R. Krot 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2280 LINK
Effect of Tube-Based X-Ray Microtomography Imaging on the Amino Acid and Amine Content of the Murchison CM2 Chondrite
D. P. Glavin, J. M. Friedrich, J. C. Aponte, J. P. Dworkin, D. S. Ebel, J. E. Elsila, M. Hill, H. L. McLain, W. H. Towbin 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1070…
Petrology and Mineralogy of the Northwest Africa 8179 Polymict Ureilite
T. Mikouchi 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2212 LINK
Vis-IR Reflectance Spectroscopy of Hydrous Carbonaceous Chondrites with Variable Heating and Dehydration Degrees
M. Matsuoka, T. Nakamura, N. Miyajima, N. Imae, A. Yamaguchi, H. Kojima 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2050 LINK
Analyzing the Chemical and Spectral Effects of Pulsed Laser Irradiation to Simulate Space Weathering of a Carbonaceous Chondrite
M. S. Thompson, L. P. Keller, R. Christoffersen, M. J. Loeffler, R. V. Morris, T. G. Graff, Z. Rahman 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2799 LINK
A New Method of Absorption-Phase Nanotomography for 3D Observation of Mineral-Organics-Water Textures and Its Application to Pristine Carbonaceous Chondrites
A. Tsuchiyama, A. Nakato, J. Matsuno, M. Sugimoto, K. Uesugi, A. Takeuchi, T. Nakano, E. Vaccaro, S. Russel, K. Nakamura-Messenger, A. S. Burton, S. Messenger, A. Miyake, A. Takigawa, A. Takayama 48th Lunar and Planetary…
Reassessing the Formation of CK7 Northwest Africa (NWA) 8186
P. Srinivasan, F. M. McCubbin, T. J. Lapen, M. Righter, C. B. Agee 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1995 LINK
