A Martian origin for the Mars Trojan asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
D. Polishook, S. A. Jacobson, A. Morbidelli & O. Aharonson Nature Astronomy 1, Article number: 0179 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41550-017-0179 LINK Updated (3 Oct 2017): PDF “Seven of the nine known Mars Trojan asteroids belong to an…
Shergottite lead Isotope Signature in Chassigny and the Nakhlites
Jones J. H. Simon J. I. * 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6331] abstract (PDF) “A model based on recent Pb isotopic analyses is presented that indicates interaction between shergottite and nakhlite/chassignite…
Distinct Chlorine Isotope Reservoirs on Mars. Origins and Interactions
Shearer C. K. * Messenger S. Sharp Z. D. Burger P. V. Nguyen N. McCubbin F. M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6364] abstract (PDF) “Chlorine isotopes measured in Chassigny provide evidence…
The variability of ruthenium in chromite from chassignite and olivine-phyric shergottite meteorites: New insights into the behavior of PGE and sulfur in Martian magmatic systems.
Baumgartner, R. J., Fiorentini, M. L., Baratoux, D., Ferrière, L., Locmelis, M., Tomkins, A. and Sener, K. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12795 LINK “The Martian meteorites comprise mantle-derived mafic to ultramafic rocks that…
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 Pb isotopic resolution to the Martian meteorite age paradox
J.J. Bellucci, A.A. Nemchin, M.J. Whitehouse, J.F. Snape, R.B. Kielman, P.A. Bland, G.K. Benedix Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 1 December 2015 LINK “Determining the chronology and quantifying various…
Glass-bearing inclusions in Shergotty and Chassigny: Consistent samples of a primary trapped melt?
Varela, M. E. and Zinner, E. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12566 LINK “Glass-bearing inclusions hosted by different mineral phases in SNC meteorites provide important information on the conditions that prevailed during formation of…
Candidates source regions of Martian Meteorites as identified by OMEGA/MEx
A. Ody, F. Poulet, C. Quantin, J.-P. Bibring, J.L. Bishop, M.D. Dyar Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 May 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.05.019 LINK
Igneous and shock processes affecting chassignite amphibole evaluated using chlorine/water partitioning and hydrogen isotopes
Giesting, P. A., Schwenzer, S. P., Filiberto, J., Starkey, N. A., Franchi, I. A., Treiman, A. H., Tindle, A. G. and Grady, M. M. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12430 LINK
