Two very Precisely Instrumentally Documented Meteorite Falls: Zdar nad Sazavou and Stubenberg – Prediction and Reality
Spurny P. * Borovicka J. Haloda J. Shrbeny L. Heinlein D. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6221 abstract
A new type of solar-system material recovered from Ordovician marine limestoneOPEN ACCESS
B. Schmitz, Q. -Z. Yin, M. E. Sanborn,M. Tassinari,C. E. Caplan & G. R. Huss Nature Communications 7, Article number:ncomms11851 doi:10.1038/ncomms11851 Published 14 June 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “From mid-Ordovician ~470 Myr-old limestone…
On the Nature of the Impactor That Formed the Shackleton Crater on the Moon
Svetlana G. Pugacheva, Ekaterina A. Feoktistova Earth, Moon, and Planets pp 1-24, 10.1007/s11038-016-9489-y First online: 14 June 2016 LINK “The present paper attempts to assess the characteristics of the impactor that formed the Shackleton crater,…
Shock synthesis of quasicrystals with implications for their origin in asteroid collisions
Paul D. Asimow, Chaney Lin, Luca Bindi, Chi Ma, Oliver Tschauner, Lincoln S. Hollister, and Paul J. Steinhardt PNAS2016 ; published ahead of print June 13, 2016, doi:10.1073/pnas.1600321113 LINK “Significance The singular occurrence, to date,…
The Agoudal (High Atlas Mountains, Morocco) shatter cone conundrum: A recent meteorite fall onto the remnant of an impact site
Chennaoui Aoudjehane, H., El Kerni, H., Reimold, W. U., Baratoux, D., Koeberl, C., Bouley, S. and Aoudjehane, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12661 LINK “Associations between impact structures and meteorite occurrences are rare and…
Titanium stable isotope investigation of magmatic processes on the Earth and Moon
Marc-Alban Millet, Nicolas Dauphas, Nicolas D. Greber, Kevin W. Burton, Chris W. Dale, Baptiste Debret, Colin G. Macpherson, Geoffrey M. Nowell, Helen M. Williams Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 449, 1 September 2016, Pages…
The Cretaceous/Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary at the J Anomaly Ridge, Newfoundland (IODP Expedition 342, Hole U1403B).
Loroch, D., Deutsch, A., Berndt, J. and Bornemann, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12667 LINK “We present results of an in-situ geochemical study using laser-ablation inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analyses along a ~4.3…
On the iron isotope composition of Mars and volatile depletion in the terrestrial planets
Paolo A. Sossi, Oliver Nebel, Mahesh Anand, Franck Poitrasson Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 8 June 2016 LINK “Iron is the most abundant multivalent element in planetary reservoirs, meaning…
Gas/solid carbon branching ratios in surface-mediated reactions and the incorporation of carbonaceous material into planetesimals.
Nuth, J. A., Johnson, N. M., Ferguson, F. T. and Carayon, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12666 LINK “We report the ratio of the initial carbon available as CO that forms gas-phase compounds compared…
Reflectance spectroscopy of oxalate minerals and relevance to solar system carbon inventories
Daniel M. Applin, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Edward A. Cloutis Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 June 2016 LINK “The diversity of oxalate formation mechanisms suggests that significant concentrations of oxalic acid and oxalate…
The Collisional Evolution of Undifferentiated Asteroids and the Formation of Chondritic Meteoroids
E. Beitz, J. Blum, M. G. Parisi, and J. Trigo-Rodriguez The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 824, Number 1 Published 2016 June 3 LINK “Most meteorites are fragments from recent collisions experienced in the asteroid belt. In…
CV and CM Chondrite Impact Melts
Nicole G. Lunning, Catherine M. Corrigan, Harry Y. McSween, Travis J. Tenner, Noriko T. Kita, Robert. J. Bodnar Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 June 2016 LINK “Volatile-rich and typically…
Target rocks, impact glasses, and melt rocks from the Lonar crater, India: Highly siderophile element systematics and Sr-Nd-Os isotopic signatures.
Schulz, T., Luguet, A., Wegner, W., van Acken, D. and Koeberl, C. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12665 LINK “The Lonar crater is a ~0.57-Myr-old impact structure located in the Deccan Traps of the Indian…
An asteroidal origin for water in the MoonOPEN ACCESS
Jessica J. Barnes, David A. Kring, Romain Tartèse, Ian A. Franchi, Mahesh Anand & Sara S. Russell Nature Communications7, Article number:11684 doi:10.1038/ncomms11684 Published 31 May 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Apollo-derived tenet of an anhydrous…
Enantiomer excesses of rare and common sugar derivatives in carbonaceous meteorites
George Cooper and Andro C. Rios PNAS2016 ; published ahead of print May 31, 2016, doi:10.1073/pnas.1603030113 LINK “Significance The majority of biological sugars and their derivatives contain higher abundances of the “d” mirror-image forms relative…
Sulfur solubility in reduced mafic silicate melts: Implications for the speciation and distribution of sulfur on Mercury
Olivier Namur, Bernard Charlier, Francois Holtz, Camille Cartier, Catherine McCammon Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 448, 15 August 2016, Pages 102–114 LINK “Chemical data from the MESSENGER spacecraft revealed that surface rocks on Mercury…
Erratum to “Reassessing the cooling rate and geologic setting of Martian meteorites MIL 03346 and NWA 817” [Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 182 (2016) 1–23]
Erratum to “Reassessing the cooling rate and geologic setting of Martian meteorites MIL 03346 and NWA 817” [Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 182 (2016) 1–23] Frank Richter, Marc Chaussidon, Ruslan Mendybaev, Edwin Kite Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta…
FRIPON camera network officially launched on May 31, 2016
last update: 10 June 2016 With two-thirds of the cameras installed the French camera network FRIPON was officially launched on May 31, 2016. The remaining cameras will be installed in the course of this year….
Prebiotic chemicals—amino acid and phosphorus—in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Kathrin Altwegg, Hans Balsiger, Akiva Bar-Nun, Jean-Jacques Berthelier, Andre Bieler, Peter Bochsler, Christelle Briois, Ursina Calmonte, Michael R. Combi, Hervé Cottin, Johan De Keyser, Frederik Dhooghe, Bjorn Fiethe, Stephen A. Fuselier, Sébastien Gasc, Tamas I….
Influence of mineralogy on the preservation of amino acids under simulated Mars conditionsOPEN ACCESS
Renato dos Santos, Manish Patel, Javier Cuadros, Zita Martins Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 May 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The detection of organic molecules associated with life on Mars is one of…
Macrofossil evidence for a rapid and severe Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction in AntarcticaOPEN ACCESS
James D. Witts, Rowan J. Whittle, Paul B. Wignall, J. Alistair Crame, Jane E. Francis, Robert J. Newton, Vanessa C. Bowman Nature Communications 7, Article number:11738 doi:10.1038/ncomms11738 Published 26 May 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Debate…
Water in evolved lunar rocks: Evidence for multiple reservoirs
Katharine L. Robinson, Jessica J. Barnes, Kazuhide Nagashima, Aurélien Thomen, Ian A. Franchi, Gary R. Huss, Mahesh Anand, G. Jeffrey Taylor Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 24 May 2016 LINK…
Differentiated planetesimal impacts into a terrestrial magma ocean: Fate of the iron core
Jordan D. Kendall, H.J. Melosh Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 448, 15 August 2016, Pages 24–33 LINK “The abundance of moderately siderophile elements (“iron-loving”; e.g. Co, Ni) in the Earth’s mantle is 10 to…
Searching for calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions in cometary particles with Rosetta/COSIMA.
Paquette, J. A., Engrand, C., Stenzel, O., Hilchenbach, M., Kissel, J. and the COSIMA Team Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12669 LINK “The calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) found in chondritic meteorites are probably the oldest solar…
Bayes’ theorem and early solar short-lived radionuclides: the case for an unexceptional origin for the solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Edward D. Young In press, ApJ PDF (open access) abstract “The presence of excesses of short-lived radionuclides in the early solar system evidenced in meteorites has been taken as testament to close encounters with exotic…
Siderophile element systematics of IAB complex iron meteorites: New insights into the formation of an enigmatic group
Emily A. Worsham, Katherine R. Bermingham, Richard J. Walker Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 May 2016 LINK “Siderophile trace element abundances and the 187Re-187Os isotopic systematics of the metal…
Ca–Al-rich inclusions in carbonaceous chondrites: the oldest solar system objects
M.A. Ivanova Geochemistry International May 2016, Volume 54, Issue 5, pp 387-402 First online: 22 May 2016 LINK “This paper presents a review of recent available data on the first solid condensates of the Solar…
The meteoritic origin of Tutankhamun’s iron dagger blade.
Comelli, D., D’orazio, M., Folco, L., El-Halwagy, M., Frizzi, T., Alberti, R., Capogrosso, V., Elnaggar, A., Hassan, H., Nevin, A., Porcelli, F., Rashed, M. G. and Valentini, G. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12664 LINK…
Chemical Complementarity between the Gas Phase of the Interstellar Medium and the Rocky Material of Our Planetary SystemOPEN ACCESS
Haiyang Wang (RSAA, The Australian National University), Charles H. Lineweaver (RSAA, RSES, The Australian National University) Accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed proceedings of the 15th Australian Space Research Conference PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract “We…
Production and Recoil Loss of Cosmogenic Nuclides in Presolar Grains
Reto Trappitsch and Ingo Leya Published 2016 May 16 The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 823, Number 1 LINK “Presolar grains are small particles that condensed in the vicinity of dying stars. Some of these grains survived…
Insights into secondary reactions occurring during atmospheric ablation of micrometeoroids.
Court, R. W. and Tan, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12652 LINK “Ablation of micrometeoroids during atmospheric entry yields volatile gases such as water, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide, capable of altering atmospheric chemistry…
A link between oxygen, calcium and titanium isotopes in 26Al-depleted hibonite-rich CAIs from Murchison and implications for the heterogeneity of dust reservoirs in the solar nebula
Levke Kööp, Andrew M. Davis, Daisuke Nakashima, Changkun Park, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Travis J. Tenner, Philipp R. Heck, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 13 May…
The abundance and isotopic composition of water in eucrites.OPEN ACCESS
Barrett, T. J., Barnes, J. J., Tartèse, R., Anand, M., Franchi, I. A., Greenwood, R. C., Charlier, B. L. A. and Grady, M. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12649 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN…
A study of the observed shift in the peak position of olivine Raman spectra as a result of shock induced by hypervelocity impacts.
Harriss, K. H. and Burchell, M. J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12660 LINK “Kuebler et al. (2006) identified variations in olivine Raman spectra based on the composition of individual olivine grains, leading to identification…
Nanomorphology of Itokawa regolith particles:Application to space-weathering processes affecting the Itokawa asteroid
Toru Matsumoto, Akira Tsuchiama, Kentaro Uesugi, Tsukasa Nakano, Masayuki Uesugi, Junya Matsuno, Takashi Nagano, Akira Shimada, Akihisa Takeuchi, Yoshio Suzuki, Tomoki Nakamura, Michihiko Nakamura, Arnold Gucsik, Keita Nagaki, Tatsuhiro Sakaiya, Tadashi Kondo Geochimica et Cosmochimica…
The effect of site geometry, Ti content and Ti oxidation state on the Ti K-edge XANES spectrum of synthetic hibonite
P.M. Doyle, A.J. Berry, P.F. Schofield, J.F.W. Mosselmans Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 May 2016 LINK “The Al-rich oxide hibonite (CaAl12O19) is modelled to be the second mineral to…
Effect of chlorine on near-liquidus crystallization of olivine-phyric shergottite NWA 6234 at 1 GPa: Implication for volatile-induced melting of the Martian mantle.
Farcy, B. J., Gross, J., Carpenter, P., Hicks, J. and Filiberto, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12662 LINK “Martian magmas are thought to be rich in chlorine compared with their terrestrial counterparts. Here, we…
Igneous cooling history of olivine-phyric shergottite Yamato 980459 constrained by dynamic crystallization experiments.
First, E. and Hammer, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12659 Article first published online: 10 MAY 2016 LINK “Dynamic crystallization experiments were performed on a liquid having the bulk composition of olivine-phyric shergottite Yamato…
Photostimulated luminescence applicable to pre-screening of potassium-rich phases in chondritic breccias
Tatsunori Yokoyama, Keiji Misawa, Osamu Okano, Haruka Minowa, Takaaki Fukuoka Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry pp 1-9 First online: 10 May 2016 LINK “The identification of alkali-rich components in extraterrestrial materials along with their…
Elephant Moraine 96029, a very mildly aqueously altered and heated CM carbonaceous chondrite: implications for the drivers of parent body processingOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Paula Lindgren, Ashley J. King, Richard C. Greenwood, Ian A. Franchi, Robert Sparkes Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 May 2016 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
Effect of parent body evolution on equilibrium and kinetic isotope fractionation: a combined Ni and Fe isotope study of iron and stony-iron meteorites
Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Steven Goderis, Marta Costas-Rodríguez, Philippe Claeys, Frank Vanhaecke Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 May 2016 LINK “Various iron and stony-iron meteorites have been characterized for their…
Cosmic-ray exposure ages of chondrules.
Roth, A. S. G., Metzler, K., Baumgartner, L. P. and Leya, I. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12658 Article first published online: 9 MAY 2016 LINK “If chondrules were exposed to cosmic rays prior to…
Scale-Dependent Measurements of Meteorite Strength: Implications for Asteroid Fragmentation.
Desireé Cotto-Figueroa, Erik Asphaug, Laurence A.J. Garvie, Ashwin Rai, Joel Johnston, Luke Borkowski, Siddhant Datta, Aditi Chattopadhyay, Melissa A. Morris Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 May 2016 LINK “Measuring the strengths of…
Petrology and oxygen isotopic compositions of clasts in HED polymict breccia NWA 5232.
van Drongelen, K. D., Rumble, D. and Tait, K. T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12651 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 5232, an 18.5 kg polymict eucrite, comprises eucritic and exogenic CM carbonaceous chondrite clasts within…
Petrogenesis of the Northwest Africa 4898 high-Al mare basalt.
Li, S., Hsu, W., Guan, Y., Wang, L. and Wang, Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12663 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 4898 is the only low-Ti, high-Al basaltic lunar meteorite yet recognized. It predominantly consists…
The chlorine isotopic composition of Martian meteorites 1: Chlorine isotope composition of Martian mantle and crustal reservoirs and their interactions.
Williams, J. T., Shearer, C. K., Sharp, Z. D., Burger, P. V., McCubbin, F. M., Santos, A. R., Agee, C. B. and McKeegan, K. D. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12647 LINK “The Martian meteorites…
A new approach to cosmogenic corrections in 40Ar/39Ar chronometry: Implications for the ages of Martian meteorites
W.S. Cassata, L.E. Borg Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 May 2016 LINK “Anomalously old 40Ar/39Ar ages are commonly obtained from Shergottites and are generally attributed to uncertainties regarding the…
Compound chondrule formation via collision of supercooled dropletsOPEN ACCESS
Sota Arakawa, Taishi Nakamoto Updated May 6: PDF (open access) Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 May 2016 LINK “We present a novel model showing that compound chondrules are formed by collisions of…
Mineralogy of iron sulfides in CM1 and CI1 lithologies of the Kaidun breccia: Records of extreme to intense hydrothermal alteration
Harries, D. and Zolensky, M. E. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12648 LINK “The polymict Kaidun microbreccia contains lithologies of C-type chondrites with euhedral iron sulfide crystals of hydrothermal origin. Our FIB-TEM study reveals that…
Oxygen isotopic variations in the outer margins and Wark-Lovering rims of refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
Justin I. Simon, Jennifer E.P. Matzel, Steven B. Simon, D. Kent Ross, Peter K. Weber, Lawrence Grossman Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 May 2016 LINK (open access) “Oxygen isotopic…
Corundum-hibonite inclusions and the environments of high temperature processing in the early solar system
Andrew W. Needham, Scott Messenger, Jangmi Han, Lindsay P. Keller Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 May 2016 LINK “Corundum-bearing Ca-Al-rich inclusions (CAIs) are a rare class of high-temperature condensates…
Origin of molecular oxygen in Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
O. Mousis, T. Ronnet, B. Brugger, O. Ozgurel, F. Pauzat, Y. Ellinger, R. Maggiolo, P. Wurz, P. Vernazza, J. I. Lunine, A. Luspay-Kuti, K. E. Mandt, K. Altwegg, A. Bieler, A. Markovits, M. Rubin The…
A protosolar nebula origin for the ices agglomerated by Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
O. Mousis, J. I. Lunine, A. Luspay-Kuti, T. Guillot, B. Marty, M. Ali-Dib, P. Wurz, K. Altwegg, A. Bieler, M. Hässig, M. Rubin, P. Vernazza, J. H. Waite The Astrophysical Journal Letters, in press PDF…
Joegoldsteinite: A new sulfide mineral (MnCr2S4) from the Social Circle IVA iron meteorite
Junko Isa, Chi Ma, Alan E. Rubin American Mineralogist 10.2138/am-2016-5594 First Published on May 02, 2016 LINK “Joegoldsteinite, a new sulfide mineral of end-member formula MnCr2S4, was discovered in the Social Circle IVA iron meteorite….
Majindeite, Mg2Mo3O8, a new mineral from the Allende meteorite and a witness to post-crystallization oxidation of a Ca-Al-rich refractory inclusion
Chi Ma, John R. Beckett American Mineralogist 10.2138/am-2016-5399 First Published on May 02, 2016 LINK “Majindeite (IMA 2012-079), Mg2Mo3O8, is a new mineral, occurring as submicrometer-sized crystals with Ni-Fe and Ru-Os-Ir alloys, ± apatite and…
Aligned olivine in the Springwater pallasite.
Fowler-Gerace, N. A., Tait, K. T., Moser, D. E., Barker, I. and Tian, B. Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12650 LINK “The mechanism by which olivine grains became embedded within iron-nickel alloy in pallasite…
Inner solar system material discovered in the Oort cloud
By Karen J. Meech, Bin Yang, Jan Kleyna, Olivier R. Hainaut, Svetlana Berdyugina, Jacqueline V. Keane, Marco Micheli, Alessandro Morbidelli, Richard J. Wainscoat Science Advances 29 Apr 2016: Vol. 2, no. 4, e1600038 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1600038…
An Earth-grazing fireball from the Daytime ζ-Perseid shower observed over Spain on 10 June 2012
José M. Madiedo, Francisco Espartero, Alberto J. Castro-Tirado, Sensi Pastor, José A. de los Reyes Accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) on 2016 April 28 PDF (open access) abstract…
Highly siderophile and chalcogen element constraints on the origin of components of the Allende and Murchison meteorites.
Kadlag, Y. and Becker, H. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12653 LINK “187Re-187Os systematics, abundances of highly siderophile elements (HSE: Re, PGE, and Au), chalcogen elements (Te, Se, and S), and some major and minor…
Differentiated impact melt sheets may be a potential source of Hadean detrital zircon
Gavin G. Kenny, Martin J. Whitehouse, Balz S. Kamber Geology DOI: 10.1130/G37898.1 First Published on April 28, 2016 LINK “Constraining the origin and history of very ancient detrital zircons has unique potential for furthering our…
Precise titanium isotope compositions of refractory inclusions in the Allende CV3 chondrite by LA-MC-ICPMS
C.D. Williams, , P.E. Janney1, R.R. Hines, M. Wadhwa Chemical Geology Volume 436, 15 October 2016, Pages 1–10 LINK “We present here analyses of mass-independent effects in the Ti isotope ratios of 17 coarse-grained (compact…
Origin of the eclogitic clasts with graphite-bearing and graphite-free lithologies in the Northwest Africa 801 (CR2) chondrite: Possible origin from a Moon-sized planetary body inferred from chemistry, oxygen isotopes and REE abundances
H. Hiyagon, N. Sugiura, N.T. Kita, M. Kimura, Y. Morishita, Y. Takehana Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 April 2016 LINK “In order to clarify the origin of the eclogitic…
Generating potassium abundance variations in the Solar Nebula
Alexander Hubbard Accepted for publication, ApJ PDF (open access) abstract “An intriguing aspect of chondritic meteorites is that they are complementary: while their separate components have wildly varying abundances, bulk chondrites have nearly solar composition….
Partitioning tungsten between matrix precursors and chondrule precursors through relative settling
Alexander Hubbard Accepted for publication, ApJ update (July 27): LINK PDF (open access) abstract “Recent studies of chondrites have found a tungsten isotopic anomaly between chondrules and matrix. Given the refractory nature of tungsten, this…
Chondritic xenon in the Earth’s mantle
Antonio Caracausi,Guillaume Avice,Peter G. Burnard, Evelyn Füri,Bernard Marty Nature (25 April 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature17434 LINK “Noble gas isotopes are powerful tracers of the origins of planetary volatiles, and the accretion and evolution of the Earth….
A note on cement in asteroids
G. Bilalbegovic accepted for publications in Icarus PDF (open access) abstract “Cement mineral tobermorite was formed in hydrothermal experiments on alternation of calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. Unidentified bands at 14 microns were…
New constraints on the relationship between 26Al and oxygen, calcium, and titanium isotopic variation in the early Solar System from a multielement isotopic study of spinel-hibonite inclusions
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, Available online 20 April 2016 LINK…
The origins of I-type spherules and the atmospheric entry of iron micrometeoroids.
Genge, M. J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12645 LINK (open access) “The Earth’s extraterrestrial dust flux includes a wide variety of dust particles that include FeNi metallic grains. During their atmospheric entry iron micrometeoroids…
Evidence for high-temperature fractionation of lithium isotopes during differentiation of the Moon.
Day, J. M. D., Qiu, L., Ash, R. D., McDonough, W. F., Teng, F.-Z., Rudnick, R. L. and Taylor, L. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12643 LINK “Lithium isotope and abundance data are reported…
The Gao-Guenie impact melt breccia—Sampling a rapidly cooled impact melt dike on an H chondrite asteroid?.
Schmieder, M., Kring, D. A., Swindle, T. D., Bond, J. C. and Moore, C. B. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12642 LINK “The Gao-Guenie H5 chondrite that fell on Burkina Faso (March 1960) has portions…
Heterogeneous distribution of H2O in the Martian interior: Implications for the abundance of H2O in depleted and enriched mantle sources.
McCubbin, F. M., Boyce, J. W., Srinivasan, P., Santos, A. R., Elardo, S. M., Filiberto, J., Steele, A. and Shearer, C. K. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12639 LINK “We conducted a petrologic study of…
New triple oxygen isotope data of bulk and separated fractions from SNC meteorites: Evidence for mantle homogeneity of Mars.
Ali, A., Jabeen, I., Gregory, D., Verish, R. and Banerjee, N. R. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12640 LINK “We report precise triple oxygen isotope data of bulk materials and separated fractions of several Shergotty–Nakhla–Chassigny…
Exsolution and shock microstructures of igneous pyroxene clasts in the Northwest Africa 7533 Martian meteorite.
Leroux, H., Jacob, D., Marinova, M., Hewins, R. H., Zanda, B., Pont, S., Lorand, J.-P. and Humayun, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12637 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 7533 is a Martian regolith breccia. This…
Aqueous alteration of chondrules from the Murchison CM carbonaceous chondrite: Replacement, pore filling, and the genesis of polyhedral serpentine.
Lee, M. R. and Lindgren, P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12644 LINK (open access) “Forsterite and clinoenstatite in type IAB chondrules from the Murchison CM carbonaceous chondrite have been partially serpentinized, and the mechanisms…
KABA (digital model)
KABA as digital model by the Department of Physical Geography and GIS, Debrecen Kaba as digital model Kaba as digital model 2 Kaba meteorite Kaba meteorite LINK
Electrical properties and porosity of the first meter of the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. As constrained by the Permittivity Probe SESAME-PP/Philae/Rosetta
Anthony Lethuillier, Alice Le Gall, Michel Hamelin, Walter Schmidt, Klaus J. Seidensticker, Réjean Grard, Valérie Ciarletti, Sylvain Caujolle-Bert, Hans-Herbert Fischer, Roland Trautner Accepted in Astronomy and Astrophysics PDF (open access) abstract “Comets are primitive objects,…
Molecular Asymmetry in Prebiotic Chemistry: An Account from MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Sandra Pizzarello Life2016, 6(2), 18; doi:10.3390/life6020018 Published: 13 April 2016 (This article belongs to the Special Issue The Emergence of Life: From Chemical Origins to Synthetic Biology) PDF (open access) abstract “Carbonaceous Chondrite (CC) meteorites…
Comparison of iron-bearing minerals in ordinary chondrites from H, L and LL groups using Mössbauer spectroscopy with a high velocity resolution
A.A. Maksimova, M.I. Oshtrakh, E.V. Petrova, V.I. Grokhovsky, V.A. Semionkin Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy Volume 172, 5 February 2017, Pages 65-76 LINK “Ordinary chondrites from H, L and LL groups were…
Microstructural constraints on complex thermal histories of refractory CAI-like objects in an amoeboid olivine aggregate from the ALHA77307 CO3.0 chondrite
Jangmi Han, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 April 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.04.011 LINK “We have carried out a FIB/TEM study of refractory CAI-like objects in one AOA from…
Peculiarities in the formation of complex organic compounds in a nitrogen–methane atmosphere during hypervelocity impacts
M. A. Zaitsev , M. V. Gerasimov, E. N. Safonova, A. S. Vasiljeva Solar System Research March 2016, Volume 50, Issue 2, pp 113-129 First online: 12 April 2016 LINK “Results of the experiments on…
Mesoscale Modeling of Impact Compaction of Primitive Solar System Solids
Thomas M. Davison, Gareth S. Collins, and Philip A. Bland The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 821, Number 1 Published 2016 April 11 LINK “We have developed a method for simulating the mesoscale compaction of early solar…
The collisional evolution of undifferentiated asteroids and the formation of chondritic meteoroids
Eike Beitz, Jürgen Blum, M. Gabriela Parisi, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez Accepted by ApJ PDF (open access) “Most meteorites are fragments from recent collisions experienced in the asteroid belt. In such a hyper-velocity collision, the smaller…
Chemostratigraphy of the Sudbury impact basin fill: volatile metal loss and post-impact evolution of a submarine impact basin
Edel M. O’Sullivan, Robbie Goodhue, Doreen E. Ames, Balz S. Kamber Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 April 2016 LINK “The 1.85 Ga Sudbury structure provides a unique opportunity to…
Formation and Recondensation of Complex Organic Molecules during Protostellar Luminosity Outbursts
Vianney Taquet, Eva S. Wirström, and Steven B. Charnley The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 821, Number 1 LINK “During the formation of stars, the accretion of surrounding material toward the central object is thought to undergo…
Ribose and related sugars from ultraviolet irradiation of interstellar ice analogs
Cornelia Meinert, Iuliia Myrgorodska, Pierre de Marcellus, Thomas Buhse, Laurent Nahon, Søren V. Hoffmann, Louis Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt, Uwe J. Meierhenrich Science 08 Apr 2016: Vol. 352, Issue 6282, pp. 208-212 DOI: 10.1126/science.aad8137 LINK “Ribose…
Scattering Mössbauer studies of weathered and unweathered Mexican iron meteorites
Raúl W. Gómez, Vivianne Marquina Meteorites Vol. 4, Nos. 1–2, 2016, 5–10 www.meteorites.pwr.wroc.pl DOI 10.5277/met160101 PDF (open access) “Non-destructive Mössbauer spectra (MS) of a series of nine Mexican iron meteorites belonging to the collection of…
Identification and Discrimination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Using Raman Spectroscopy
Edward Cloutis, Paul Szymanski, Daniel Applin, Douglas Goltz Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 April 2016 LINK “Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widely present throughout the solar system and beyond. They have been…
Chromium, vanadium, and titanium valence systematics in Solar System pyroxene as a recorder of oxygen fugacity, planetary provenance, and processes
James J. Papike, Steven B. Simon, Paul V. Burger, Aaron S. Bell, Charles K. Shearer and James M. Karner American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2016-5507 v. 101 no. 4 p. 907-918 LINK “Pyroxene is arguably the most…
In situ observation, X–ray diffraction and Raman analyses of carbon minerals in ureilites: Origin and formation mechanisms of diamond in ureilitesOPEN ACCESS
Yoshihiro NAKAMUTA, Fumio KITAJIMA, Kazuhiko SHIMADA Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbon minerals in sixteen monomict ureilites which are variable in shock features in olivine were observed in situ by optical…
U-Pb and Al-Mg systematics of the ungrouped achondrite Northwest Africa 7325
Piers Koefoed, Yuri Amelin, Qing-Zhu Yin, Josh Wimpenny, Matthew E. Sanborn, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Anthony J. Irving Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 April 2016 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 7325 is…
‘Kati Thanda (Lake Eyre South)’ fall officially registered as MURRILI
Murrili is officially registered in the Meteoritical Bulletin Murrili “Murrili 29.26089°S, 137.53765°E South Australia, Australia Confirmed fall: 2015 Nov 27 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: The Murrili fireball was imaged by observatories of the Desert…
Komar Gaon (L6) is officially registered
Komar Gaon is officially registered in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database Komar Gaon “Komar Gaon 26°37’56.9884″N, 93°46’11.5115″E Assam, India Confirmed fall: 13 Nov 2015 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6) History: On November 13, 2015, at 12:00 pm…
El Médano 301 classified as ‘ungrouped chondrite’
El Médano 301 classified as ungrouped chondrite with affinities to NWA 7135 LINK “El Médano 301 ~24°51’S, ~70°32’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 2013 Nov 09 Classification: Ungrouped chondrite History: A single stone was found in the…
The Role of Ultrahigh Resolution Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry (FT-MS) in Astrobiology-Related Research: Analysis of Meteorites and TholinsOPEN ACCESS
Árpád Somogyi, Roland Thissen, Francois-Régis Orthous-Daunay, Véronique Vuitton Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2016, 17(4), 439; doi:10.3390/ijms17040439 PDF (open access) abstract “It is an important but also a challenging analytical problem to understand the chemical composition…
The oxidation state and mass of the Moon-forming impactor
Jon Wade , Bernard J. Wood Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 442, 15 May 2016, Pages 186–193 LINK (open access) “Physical simulations of the origin of the Moon have, until recently, centred on impact,…
Coesite in suevites from the Chesapeake Bay impact structure.
Jackson, J. C., Horton, J. W., Chou, I.-M. and Belkin, H. E. (2016), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12638 LINK “The occurrence of coesite in suevites from the Chesapeake Bay impact structure is confirmed within…
Geochemistry of the lunar highlands as revealed by measurements of thermal neutrons
Patrick N. Peplowski, Andrew W. Beck, David J. Lawrence Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 10.1002/2015JE004950 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Thermal neutron emissions from the lunar surface provide a direct measure of bulk elemental composition that can…
Formation of the Treysa quintet and the main-group pallasites by impact-generated processes in the IIIAB asteroid.
Wasson, J. T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12635 LINK “Treysa and Delegate have compositions closely similar to those of IIIAB irons but plot above the IIIAB field on Ir-Au diagrams; for this reason they…
The two Suvasvesi impact structures, Finland: Argon isotopic evidence for a “false” impact crater doublet.
Schmieder, M., Schwarz, W. H., Trieloff, M., Buchner, E., Hopp, J., Tohver, E., Pesonen, L. J., Lehtinen, M., Moilanen, J., Werner, S. C. and Öhman, T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12636 LINK “The two…
Multiple precursors of secondary mineralogical assemblages in CM chondrites.
Pignatelli, I., Marrocchi, Y., Vacher, Lionel. G., Delon, R. and Gounelle, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12625 LINK “We report a petrographic and mineralogical survey of tochilinite/cronstedtite intergrowths (TCIs) in Paris, a new CM…
The Red Edge Problem in asteroid band parameter analysis.
Lindsay, S. S., Dunn, T. L., Emery, J. P. and Bowles, N. E. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12611 LINK “Near-infrared reflectance spectra of S-type asteroids contain two absorptions at 1 and 2 μm (band…
Temperature dependent grain growth of forsterite–nickel mixtures: Implications for grain growth in two-phase systems and applications to the H-chondrite parent body
J. Guignard, M.J. Toplis, M. Bystricky, M. Monnereau Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 443, 1 June 2016, Pages 20–31 LINK “Grain growth experiments in the system forsterite (Fo) + nickel (Ni) have been performed…
Microchondrules in two unequilibrated ordinary chondrites: Evidence for formation by splattering from chondrules during stochastic collisions in the solar nebula
E. Dobrică and A. J. Brearley Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12633 LINK “The diversity of silicate, glassy spherules analogous to chondrules, called microchondrules, and the implications for their presence in unequilibrated ordinary chondrites (UOCs)…
Rare earth element measurements and mapping of minerals in the Allende CAI, 7R19-1, by NanoSIMS ion microprobe.
Ito, M. and Messenger, S. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12623 LINK “We have established analytical procedures for quantitative rare earth element (REE) measurements by NanoSIMS 50L ion microprobe with 2–10 μm spatial resolution. Measurements…
Microstructural analysis of Wark-Lovering rims in the Allende and Axtell CV3 chondrites: Implications for high-temperature nebular processes.
Bolser, D., Zega, T. J., Asaduzzaman, A., Bringuier, S., Simon, S. B., Grossman, L., Thompson, M. S. and Domanik, K. J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12620 LINK “A coordinated, electron-backscatter-diffraction (EBSD) and transmission electron…
A contamination assessment of the CI carbonaceous meteorite Orgueil using a DNA-directed approach.
Aerts, J. W., Elsaesser, A., Röling, W. F. M. and Ehrenfreund, P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12629 LINK “The Orgueil meteorite has become one of the most well-studied carbonaceous meteorites, after it fell in…
Meteorites found on Misfits Flat dry lake, Nevada.
Harlan, S., Jenniskens, P., Zolensky, M. E., Yin, Q.-Z., Verosub, K. L., Rowland, D. J., Sanborn, M., Huyskens, M., Creager, E. R., Jull, A. J. T. and (The Misfits Flat Meteorite Consortium) Meteoritics & Planetary…
X-ray computed tomography imaging: A not-so-nondestructive technique.
Sears, D. W. G., Sears, H., Ebel, D. S., Wallace, S. and Friedrich, J. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12622 LINK “X-ray computed tomography has become a popular means for examining the interiors of…
The effects of short-lived radionuclides and porosity on the early thermo-mechanical evolution of planetesimals
Tim Lichtenberg, Gregor J. Golabek, Taras V. Gerya, Michael R. Meyer Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 March 2016 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.03.004 Updated (22 March): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “The thermal history and internal structure…
Insights into chondrule formation process and shock-thermal history of the Dergaon chondrite (H4-5)
D. Ray, S. Ghosh, T.K. Goswami, M.J. Jobin Geoscience Frontiers Available online 15 March 2016 In Press, Corrected Proof LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Dergaon fall represents a shock-melted H4-5 (S5) ordinary chondrite which includes at…
The stable Cr isotopic compositions of chondrites and silicate planetary reservoirs
Ronny Schoenberg, Alexandra Merdian, Chris Holmden, Ilka C. Kleinhanns, Kathrin Haßler, Martin Wille, Elmar Reitter Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 March 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.03.013 LINK “The depletion of chromium in…
Dating a small impact crater: An age of Kaali crater (Estonia) based on charcoal emplaced within proximal ejecta.
Losiak, A., Wild, E. M., Geppert, W. D., Huber, M. S., Jõeleht, A., Kriiska, A., Kulkov, A., Paavel, K., Pirkovic, I., Plado, J., Steier, P., Välja, R., Wilk, J., Wisniowski, T. and Zanetti, M. Meteoritics…
Nanosecond formation of diamond and lonsdaleite by shock compression of graphite
D. Kraus, A. Ravasio, M. Gauthier, D. O. Gericke, J. Vorberger, S. Frydrych, J. Helfrich, L. B. Fletcher, G. Schaumann, B. Nagler, B. Barbrel, B. Bachmann, E. J. Gamboa, S. Göde, E. Granados, G. Gregori,…
Mineralogy and Geology of asteroid (4) Vesta from Dawn Framing Camera
Guneshwar Thangjam PhD Thesis, Clausthal University of Technology, 2015 PDF (open access) abstract “This thesis presents insights into the surface compositional heterogeneity and geology of asteroid Vesta. Lithologic mapping using Framing Camera onboard the NASA…
Cosmogenic Effects on Cu Isotopes in IVB Iron Meteorites
Heng Chen, Frédéric Moynier, Munir Humayun, Matthew C. Bishop, Jeffrey T. Williams Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 March 2016 abstract “We measured Cu isotope compositions of 12 out of…
Constraints on the water, chlorine, and fluorine content of the Martian mantle.
Filiberto, J., Gross, J. and McCubbin, F. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12624 abstract “Previous estimates of the volatile contents of Martian basalts, and hence their source regions, ranged from nearly volatile-free through estimates…
Cluster analysis on the bulk elemental compositions of Antarctic stony meteorites.
Miyamoto, H., Niihara, T., Kuritani, T., Hong, P. K., Dohm, J. M. and Sugita, S. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12634 abstract “Remote sensing observations by recent successful missions to small bodies have revealed the…
Ferromagnetism and particle collisions: applications to protoplanetary disks and the meteoritical record
Alexander Hubbard accepted, ApJ update (July 27): LINK PDF (open access) abstract “The meteoritical record shows both iron partitioning and tungsten isotopic partitioning between matrix and chondrules. Tungsten is not abundant enough to have driven…
Northwest Africa 5958: A weakly altered CM-related ungrouped chondrite, not a CI3.OPEN ACCESS
Jacquet, E., Barrat, J.-A., Beck, P., Caste, F., Gattacceca, J., Sonzogni, C. and Gounelle, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12628 Update (20 Feb 2017): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 5958 is a…
The effect of multiple particle sizes on cooling rates of chondrules produced in large-scale shocks in the solar nebula.
Morris, M. A., Weidenschilling, S. J. and Desch, S. J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12631 LINK updated (14 March): PDF (open access) “Chondrules represent one of the best probes of the physical conditions and…
Effects of dust enrichment on oxygen fugacity of cosmic gases.
Fedkin, A. V. and Grossman, L. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12627 LINK “The degree to which dust enrichment enhances the oxygen fugacity (fO2) of a system otherwise solar in composition depends on the dust…
Major and trace element geochemistry of S-type cosmic spherules.
Rudraswami, N. G., Shyam Prasad, M., Babu, E. V. S. S. K. and Vijaya Kumar, T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12618 LINK “Micrometeorites that pass through the Earth’s atmosphere undergo changes in their chemical…
Pallasite paleomagnetism: Quiescence of a core dynamo
Claire I.O. Nichols, James F.J. Bryson, Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast, Francis Nimmo, Richard J. Harrison Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 441, 1 May 2016, Pages 103–112 Available online 9 March 2016 LINK (open access)…
A Protosolar Nebula Origin for the Ices Agglomerated by Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
O. Mousis, J. I. Lunine, A. Luspay-Kuti, T. Guillot, B. Marty, M. Ali-Dib, P. Wurz, K. Altwegg, A. Bieler, M. Hässig, M. Rubin, P. Vernazza, and J. H. Waite The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 819,…
Did Jupiter’s core form in the innermost parts of the Sun’s protoplanetary disk?
Sean N. Raymond, Andre Izidoro, Bertram Bitsch, Seth A. Jacobson Accepted to MNRAS arXiv:1602.06573v2 last revised: 7 Mar 2016 PDF (open access) abstract “Jupiter’s core is generally assumed to have formed beyond the snow line….
Mercury (Hg) in meteorites: variations in abundance, thermal release profile, mass-dependent and mass-independent isotopic fractionation
Matthias M. M. Meier, Christophe Cloquet, Bernard Marty Accepted for publication in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta PDF (open access) abstract “We have measured the concentration, isotopic composition and thermal release profiles of Mercury (Hg) in…
Cold curation of pristine astromaterials: Insights from the Tagish Lake meteorite
Christopher D. K. Herd, Robert W. Hilts, Aaron W. Skelhorne and Danielle N. Simkus Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12603 Article first published online: 7 MAR 2016 LINK “The curation and handling of volatile-bearing astromaterials…
WIP: A Web-based program for indexing planar features in quartz grains and its usage.
Losiak, A., Golebiowska, I., Ferrière, L., Wojciechowski, J., Huber, M. S. and Koeberl, C. Meteoritics & Planetary Science Article first published online: 4 MAR 2016 DOI: 10.1111/maps.12614 LINK “Planar deformation features (PDFs) in quartz are…
Origin of uranium isotope variations in early solar nebula condensates
By François L. H. Tissot, Nicolas Dauphas, Lawrence Grossman Science Advances 04 Mar 2016: Vol. 2, no. 3, e1501400 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1501400 PDF (open access) abstract Supplementary Materials (PDF) “High-temperature condensates found in meteorites display uranium…
Frictional melting processes and the generation of shock veins in terrestrial impact structures: evidence from the Steen River impact structure, Alberta, Canada
Erin L. Walton, Thomas G. Sharp, Jinping Hu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.02.024 LINK
Mesoscale Modeling of Impact Compaction of Primitive Solar System Solids
Thomas M Davison, Gareth S Collins, Philip A Bland Accepted for publication in ApJ (Submitted on 1 Mar 2016) PDF (open access) abstract “We have developed a method for simulating the mesoscale compaction of early…
Forming Chondrites in a Solar Nebula with Magnetically Induced Turbulence
Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Neal J. Turner, Joseph Masiero, Shigeru Wakita, Yuji Matsumoto, Shoichi Oshino Updated (16 March 2016): abstract Yasuhiro Hasegawa et al 2016 ApJ 820 L12 PDF (open access) abstract “Chondritic meteorites provide valuable opportunities…
Associations of organic matter with minerals in Tagish Lake meteorite via high spatial resolution synchrotron-based FTIR microspectroscopy.
Yesiltas, M. and Kebukawa, Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12609 LINK “We have investigated spatial and spectral associations between mineral species and organic matter in the Tagish Lake meteorite. Synchrotron-based infrared microspectroscopy allowed us…
Tungsten isotopic constraints on the age and origin of chondrules
Gerrit Budde, Thorsten Kleine, Thomas S. Kruijer, Christoph Burkhardt, and Knut Metzler PNAS2016 ; published ahead of print February 29, 2016, doi:10.1073/pnas.1524980113 LINK “Significance The origin of chondrules—millimeter-sized silicate-rich spherules that dominate the most primitive…
Refractory and semi-volatile organics at the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Insights from the VIRTIS/ROSETTA Imaging Spectrometer
E. Quirico, L.V. Moroz, B. Schmitt, G. Arnold, M. Faure, P. Beck, L. Bonal, M. Ciarniello, F. Capaccioni, G. Filacchione, S. Erard, C. Leyrat, D. Bockelée-Morvan, A. Zinzi, E. Palomba, P. Drossart, F. Tosi, M.T….
Reassessing the Cooling Rate and Geologic Setting of Martian Meteorites MIL 03346 and NWA 817
Frank Richter, Marc Chaussidon, Ruslan Mendybaev, Edwin Kite Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 February 2016 LINK “Lithium concentration and isotopic fractionation profiles across augite grains from two Martian meteorites…
