Paris vs. Murchison: Impact of hydrothermal alteration on organic matter in CM chondrites
V. Vinogradoff, C. Le Guillou, S. Bernard, L. Binet, P. Cartigny, A.J. Brearley, L. Remusat Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 June 2017 LINK “Unravelling the origin of organic compounds…
Breccia Classification of CM Chondrites
Bischoff A., Ebert S., Metzler K., Lentfort S. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6089] abstract “CM chondrites are heavily brecciated rocks. We suggest to classify CM chondrites in the same way as…
Northwest Africa 11118: A Unique Accretionary Aggregate
Greshake A., Ziegler K., Mahlow K., Wirth R., Schmitt-Kopplin Ph. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6208] abstract “The CM-like carbonaceous chondrite Northwest Africa 11118 is an unique very loosely consolidated highly porous…
Petrographic and Isotopic C and O Survey of the Earliest Stages of Aqueous Alteration of CM Chondrites
Vacher L. G. * Marrocchi Y. Villeneuve J. Verdier-Paoletti M. J. Gounelle M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6031] abstract “CM Paris shows two populations of carbonates: T1a and a new T0….
Minerals as Markers of Fluid Alteration in Paris Chondrite
Pignatelli I. * Marrocchi Y. Mugnaioli E. Bourdelle F. Gounelle M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6189] abstract “This nanoscale study deals with tochilinite/cronstedtite intergrowths formed by pseudomorphism of anhydrous minerals in…
Rare Earth Element abundances in presolar SiC
T.R. Ireland, J.N. Ávila, M. Lugaro, S. Cristallo, P. Holden, P. Lanc, L. Nittler, C.M.O’D. Alexander, F. Gyngard, S. Amari Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 May 2017 LINK “Individual…
New candidates for active asteroids: main-belt (145) Adeona, (704) Interamnia, (779) Nina, (1474) Beira, and near-Earth (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Vladimir V. Busarev, Andrei B. Makalkin, Faith Vilas, Sergey I. Barabanov, Marina P. Scherbina submitted to Icarus 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “For the first time, spectral signs of subtle coma activity were observed for four…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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….
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…
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
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
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…
Understanding the Origin and Distribution of Primary Phases in CM Chondrites: Weakly Altered CMs from LaPaz Fields, LAP 04514, LAP 04527, LAP 04565, and LAP 02333
N. M. Abreu, J. M. Friedrich, K. Crispin 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2935 PDF
In Situ Analyses of Carbonate and Magnetite in CM1 Chondrites
M. Telus, C. M. O’D. Alexander, J. Wang, E. H. Hauri 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1725 LINK
The Fate of Primary Iron Sulfides in the Highly-Altered CM1(/2) Carbonaceous Chondrites
S. A. Singerling, C. M. Corrigan, A. J. Brearley 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2027 LINK
An Overview of Type II Chondrules in the CM Chondrite Jbilet Winselwan
M. J. Cato, A. L. Fagan 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2676 PDF
A Dual Origin for Water in the CM Carbonaceous Chondrites
L. Piani, H. Yurimoto, L. Remusat 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1203 PDF
Oxygen Isotope Systematics of Chondrules from the Paris CM2 Chondrite
N. Chaumard, C. Defouilloy, N. T. Kita, A. Hertwig 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1610 PDF
The radiation shielding potential of CI and CM chondrites
Leos Pohl, Daniel T. Britt Advances in Space Research In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 December 2016 LINK “Highlights • The feasibility of using asteroidal material as a shield against radiation is studied •…
Ion irradiation of carbonaceous chondrites: a new view of space weathering on primitive asteroids
C. Lantz, R. Brunetto, M.A. Barucci, S. Fornasier, D. Baklouti, J. Bourçois, M. Godard Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 December 2016 LINK “Highlights • New ion irradiations on several carbonaceous chondrites to…
Water in type I chondrules of Paris CM chondrite
A. Stephant, L. Remusat, F. Robert Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 November 2016 LINK “Hydrogen isotopic ratio and water concentration have been measured with the NanoSIMS in olivine, pyroxene…
Oxygen isotope constraints on the alteration temperatures of CM chondrites
Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Yves Marrocchi, Guillaume Avice, Mathieu Roskosz, Andrey Gurenko, Matthieu Gounelle Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 15 November 2016 LINK “Highlights • Carbonate O-isotope compositions of 9…
Mass independent sulfur isotope signatures in CMs: implications for sulfur chemistry in the early solar system
J. Labidi, J. Farquhar, C.M.O’D. Alexander, D.L. Eldridge, H. Oduro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 October 2016 LINK “We have investigated the quadruple sulfur isotopic composition of inorganic sulfur-bearing…
Inward Radial Mixing of Interstellar Water Ices in the Solar Protoplanetary Disk
Lionel G. Vacher, Yves Marrocchi, Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Johan Villeneuve, and Matthieu Gounelle The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 827, Number 1 Published 2016 August 2 LINK “The very wide diversity of asteroid compositions in the…
Material composition assessment and discovering sublimation activity on asteroids 145 Adeona, 704 Interamnia, 779 Nina, and 1474 Beira
V. V. Busarev , S. I. Barabanov, V. B. Puzin Solar System Research July 2016, Volume 50, Issue 4, pp 281-293 First online: 23 July 2016 LINK “Spectrophotometric observations of 145 Adeona, 704 Interamnia, 779…
Characterization of asteroid analogues by means of emission and reflectance spectroscopy in the 1- to 100-µm spectral rangeOPEN ACCESS
Alessandro Maturilli, Jörn Helbert, Sabrina Ferrari, Björn Davidsson and Mario D’Amore Earth, Planets and Space 2016 68:113 DOI: 10.1186/s40623-016-0489-y Published: 11 July 2016 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) HTML (OPEN ACCESS) “The last decades have seen a…
Aliphatic Amines in Antarctic CR2, CM2, and CM1/2 Carbonaceous Chondrites
José C. Aponte, Hannah L. McLain, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 June 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.06.018 LINK “Meteoritic water-soluble organic compounds provide a unique record…
Chromium Nitride in Metal of the CM Chondrite QUE 97990
Barth M. I. F. * Harries D. Langenhorst F. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6334 LINK
Extended In-Situ Search of Amino Acids in the Murchison Meteorite
Henkel T. * Lyon I. C. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6437 LINK
Diverse Anhydrous Silicates in a Fine-Grained Rim in the Weakly Altered CM2 Chondrite Queen Elizabeth Range 97990: Evidence for the Localized Preservation of Pristine Nebular Dust in CM Chondrites.
Brearley A. J. * 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6190 LINK
Oxygen Isotopes in Chondrules from the Murchison CM2 Chondrite and Evidence for a CO-CM Link
Chaumard N. * Defouilloy C. Kita N. T. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) [#6408] LINK
Non Destructive IR Micro-Imaging of Whole Grains of the Paris Meteorite
Dionnet Z. * Aleon-Toppani A. Borondics F. Brunetto R. Djouadi Z. Troadec D. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) [#6130] LINK
Do We have Meteorites from the Veritas Asteroid Break-Up Event 8 Ma ago?
Meier M. M. M. * Grimm S. Maden C. Busemann H. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) [#6291] LINK
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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….
40Ar/39Ar Ages vs. Meteoroid Depth in Murchison (CM2): A Test of the Solar Heating Hypothesis
J. S. Delaney, B. Turrin, F. N. Lindsay, J. Park, G. F. Herzog, C. C. Swisher III 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1569 PDF
Rationalizing the Composition and Alteration of Ceres
H. Y. McSween, J. Castillo-Rogez, J. P. Emery, M. C. De Sanctis, Dawn Science Team 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1258 PDF
Characterizing Type 1 Aqueous Alteration in CM Carbonaceous Chondrites with Modal Mineral Abundances
A. J. King, P. F. Schofield, S. S. Russell 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1130 PDF
Oxygen and Carbon Isotopic Ratios of Carbonates in the Nogoya CM Chondrite
W. Fujiya, K. Fukuda, M. Koike, A. Ishida, Y. Sano 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1712 PDF
Pristine Pre-Accretionary Signatures in CM Chondrite Silicates: A Common Parent-Body with the CO Chondrites?
D. L. Schrader, J. Davidson 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1288 PDF
The Chemical Composition of Matrix, Chondrules and Bulk Meteorite of the CM Chondrite Jbilet Winselwan
P. Friend, D. C. Hezel, J.-A. Barrat, J. Zipfel, H. Palme 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1893 PDF
Formation and Preservation of Methane in Aqueously Altered and Shocked CM Carbonaceous Chondrites
P. Lindgren, N. J. F. Blamey, J. Parnell, M. R. Lee 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1133 PDF
Spectral variability on primitive asteroids of the Themis and Beagle families: space weathering effects or parent body heterogeneity? (updated: Jan. 21)
S. Fornasier, C. Lantz, D. Perna, H. Campins, M.A. Barucci, D. Nesvorny Icarus Available online 15 January 2016 Last update (21 January 2016): PDF (open access) LINK “Themis is an old and statistically robust asteroid…
P-O-rich sulfide phase in CM chondrites: Constraints on its origin on the CM parent body.
Zhang, A.-C., Itoh, S., Yurimoto, H., Hsu, W.-B., Wang, R.-C. and Taylor, L. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12583 Article first published online: 20 DEC 2015 DOI: 10.1111/maps.12583 LINK “CM chondrites are a group…
Geochemistry, thermal evolution, and cryovolcanism on Ceres with a muddy ice mantle
Marc Neveu, Steven J. Desch Geophysical Research Letters 10.1002/2015GL066375 published: 12 December 2015 LINK “We present a model of the internal evolution of Ceres consistent with pre-Dawn observations and preliminary data returned by Dawn. We…
Redistribution of alkaline elements in association with aqueous activity in the early solar system
Hiroshi Hidaka, Takuya Higuchi, and Shigekazu Yoneda The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 815, Number 1 Published 2015 December 10 LINK “It is known that the Sayama meteorite (CM2) shows an extensive signature for aqueous alteration on…
Episodic carbonate precipitation in the CM chondrite ALH 84049: An ion microprobe analysis of O and C isotopes
Mark Tyra, Adrian Brearley, Yunbin Guan Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 November 2015 LINK “We have determined the O and C isotope compositions of dolomite grains and the C…
2P/Encke, the Taurid complex NEOs and the Maribo and Sutter’s Mill meteorites
C. Tubiana, C. Snodgrass, R. Michelsen, H. Haack, H. Boehnhardt, A. Fitzsimmons, I. P. Williams in press in A&A PDF (full text) abstract “The Taurid meteoroid stream has long been linked with 2P/Encke owing to…
Effects of viewing geometry, aggregation state, and particle size on reflectance spectra of the Murchison CM2 chondrite deconvolved to Dawn FC band passes
Matthew R.M. Izawa, Tanja Schäfer, Valerie B. Pietrasz, Edward A. Cloutis, Paul Mann, Andreas Nathues, Kurt Mengel, Michael Schäfer, Guneshwar Thangjam, Martin Hoffmann, Kimberly T. Tait, Daniel M. Applin Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available…
The conditions of chondrule formation, Part II: Open system
Pia Friend, Dominik C. Hezel, Daniel Mucerschi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 November 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.10.026 LINK Refers to: Dominik C. Hezel, Herbert Palme The conditions of chondrule formation, Part…
Spectral Parameters for Dawn FC Color Data: Carbonaceous Chondrites and Aqueous Alteration Products as Potential Cerean Analog Materials
Tanja Schäfer, Andreas Nathues, Kurt Mengel, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Edward A. Cloutis, Michael Schäfer, Martin Hoffmann Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 23 October 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.10.005
Ion irradiation of carbonaceous chondrites as a simulation of space weathering on C-complex asteroids
C. LANTZ, R. Brunetto, M.A. Barucci, C. Bachelet, D. Baklouti, J. Bourçois, E. Dartois, J. Duprat, P. Duret, C. Engrand, M. Godard, D. Ledu, O. Mivumbi, and S. Fornasier EPSC Abstracts Vol. 10, EPSC2015-138, 2015…
Understanding the organo-carbonate associations in carbonaceous chondrites with the use of micro-Raman analysis
Q. H. S. Chan and M. E. Zolensky EPSC Abstracts Vol. 10, EPSC2015-257, 2015 European Planetary Science Congress 2015 PDF “Carbonates can potentially provide sites for organic materials to accrue and develop into complex macromolecules….
GEMS-like material in the matrix of the Paris meteorite and the early stages of alteration of CM chondrites
H. Leroux, P. Cuvillier, B. Zanda, R.H. Hewins Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 September 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.09.019 LINK “The Paris meteorite is a weakly altered CM chondrite that has been…
Widespread occurrence of (per)chlorate in the Solar System
W. Andrew Jackson, Alfonso F. Davila, Derek W.G. Sears, John D. Coates, Christopher P. McKay, Maeghan Brundrett, Nubia Estrada, J.K. Böhlke Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 430, 15 November 2015, Pages 470–476 LINK “Perchlorate…
Impact-induced brittle deformation, porosity loss, and aqueous alteration in the Murchison CM chondrite
Romy D. Hanna, Richard A. Ketcham, Mike Zolensky, Whitney Behr Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 14 September 2015 LINK “X-ray computed tomographic scanning of a 44 g Murchison stone (USNM…
Hydrogen and carbon isotopic ratios of polycyclic aromatic compounds in two CM2 carbonaceous chondrites and implications for prebiotic organic synthesis
Yongsong Huang, José C. Aponte, Jiaju Zhao, Rafael Tarozo, Christian Hallmann Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 426, 15 September 2015, Pages 101–108 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.06.027 LINK
Early aqueous activity on the ordinary and carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies recorded by fayalite
Patricia M. Doyle, Kaori Jogo, Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Shigeru Wakita, Fred J. Ciesla, Ian D. Hutcheon Nature Communications 6, Article number: 7444 doi:10.1038/ncomms8444 published: 23 June 2015 LINK Supplementary Information (PDF)
Nature’s Starships II: Simulating the Synthesis of Amino Acids in Meteorite Parent Bodies
Alyssa K. Cobb, Ralph E. Pudritz, Ben K. D. Pearce Accepted for publication in ApJ arXiv:1506.06740 PDF LINK abstract Carbonaceous chondrite meteorites are known for having high water and organic material contents, including amino acids….
Effect of a Routine Synchrotron X-Ray Microtomography Scan on the Amino Acid Content of the Murchison CM Chondrite
Friedrich J. M. * Glavin D. P. Rivers M. L. Dworkin J. P. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5208 abstract (PDF)
The Presolar Grain Inventory of CM Chondrites
Leitner J. * Hoppe P. Metzler K. Haenecour P. Floss C. Vollmer C. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5178 abstract (PDF)
More Evidence of the Importance of Amorphous Silicates in CM Carbonaceous Chondrites: New Observations from a Fine-Grained Rim in the CM2 Chondrite, TIL 91722
Brearley A. J., Le Guillou C. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5192 abstract (PDF)
Coordinated Chemical and Isotopic Imaging of the Bells (CM2) Meteorite
Clemett S. J., Messenger S., Nakamura-Messenger K., Thomas-Keprta K. L. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015) Berkeley, USA July 27-31 2015 PDF (abstract)
The Insoluble Organic Matter of the Paris CM Chondrite
Vinogradoff V., Remusat L., Bernard S., Le Guillou C. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015) Berkeley, USA July 27-31 2015 PDF (abstract)
Physical Records of Impacts in the Early and Modern Solar System
by Beauford, Robert E., Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 2015, 175; 3688247 Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-08(E), Section: B.; 173 p. abstract PDF (full text)
Non-Target Analysis of Murchison Soluble Organic Matter by High-Field NMR Spectroscopy and FTICR Mass Spectrometry
Hertkorn N, Harir M & Schmitt-Kopplin P Goldschmidt 2015, Prague, 16-21 August 2015 PDF (abstract)
Organic Matter Evolution on Asteroids: New Clues from Paris
Remusat L, Vinogradoff V, Le Guillou C & Bernard S Goldschmidt 2015, Prague, 16-21 August 2015 PDF (abstract)
Toward an Understanding of Phyllosilicate Mineralogy in the Outer Main Asteroid Belt
Driss Takir, Joshua P. Emery, Harry Y. McSween Icarus available online 13 May 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.04.042 LINK Proposed mineralogical linkages between CM/CI carbonaceous chondrites and outer Main Belt asteroids remain uncertain due to a dearth of…
Oxygen isotopic composition of relict olivine grains in cosmic spherules: Links to chondrules from carbonaceous chondrites
N.G. Rudraswami, M. Shyam Prasad, K. Nagashima, R.H. Jones Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, available online 12 May 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.05.004 LINK
Ca-, Al-Rich Inclusions in Two New Carbonaceous Chondrites from Grove Mountains, Antarctica
D. Dai, C. Zhou, X. Chen Earth, Moon, and Planets (2015) LINK
Seeding the Pregenetic Earth: Meteoritic Abundances of Nucleobases and Potential Reaction Pathways
Ben K. D. Pearce, Ralph E. Pudritz accepted for publication in ApJ PDF (full text) LINK
Ion irradiation of the Murchison meteorite: Visible to mid-infrared spectroscopic results
C. Lantz, R. Brunetto, M. A. Barucci, E. Dartois, J. Duprat, C. Engrand, M. Godard, D. Ledu and E. Quirico A&A Volume 577, May 2015 Published online: 29 April 2015 LINK
Pulse-laser irradiation experiments of Murchison CM2 chondrite for reproducing space weathering on C-type asteroids
Moe Matsuoka, Tomoki Nakamura, Yuki Kimura, Takahiro Hiroi, Ryosuke Nakamura, Satoshi Okumura, Sho Sasaki Icarus available online 14 March 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.02.029 LINK
Formation and transformations of Fe-rich serpentines by asteroidal aqueous alteration processes: A nanoscale study of the Murray chondrite
Agnès Elmaleh, Franck Bourdelle, Florent Caste, Karim Benzerara, Hugues Leroux, Bertrand Devouard Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.03.007 available online 12 March 2015 LINK
Morphological Study of Insoluble Organic Matter from Carbonaceous Chondrites: Correlation with Petrologic Grade
Hitesh G. Changela, George D. Cody, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Z Peeters, Larry R. Nittler, Rhonda M. Stroud Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta available online 16 February 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.02.007
A 33S Anomaly in CM Chondrites
J. Labidi, J. Farquhar, D. L. Eldridge, H. Oduro, C. Alexander, G. Cody 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1869 PDF LINK
Impact Melting of CV and CM Chondrites
N. G. Lunning, C. M. Corrigan, H. Y. McSween, T. J. Tenner, N. T. Kita 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2076 PDF LINK
Tracking the Earliest Stages of Aqueous Alteration in the Mildly Altered CM Chondrite EET 96029
P. Lindgren, M. R. Lee 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1760 PDF LINK
Lithologies Making Up CM Carbonaceous Chondrites and Their Link to Space Exposure Ages
T. Gregory, M. E. Zolensky, A. Trieman, E. Berger, L. Le, A. Fagan, A. Takenouchi, M. A. Velbel, K. Nishiizumi 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1227 PDF LINK
An early solar system magnetic field recorded in CM chondrites
C. Cournede, J. Gattacceca, M. Gounelle, P. Rochette, B.P. Weiss, B. Zanda Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 410, 15 January 2015, Pages 62–74 LINK
Discovery of unusual 3 micron bands on some CM chondrite chips of NIPR and possible link to asteroidal surface minerals
Takahiro Hiroi, Hiroshi Kaiden, Naoya Imae, Akira Yamaguchi, Hideyasu Kojima, Sho Sasaki, Moe Matsuoka, Tomoki Nakamura, Carle Pieters PDF LINK
Importance of water and organics in the early Solar System: From interstellar inheritance to planet formation
Conel M.O’D. Alexander (DTM, Carnegie Institution of Washington) PDF LINK
Chloromethane release from carbonaceous meteorite affords new insight into Mars lander findings
Frank Keppler, David B. Harper, Markus Greule, Ulrich Ott, Tobias Sattler, Heinz F. Schöler, John T. G. Hamilton Scientific Reports 4, Article number:7010 doi:10.1038/srep07010 published 13 November 2014 LINK (open access) Supplementary information (PDF)
Sutter’s Mill – Meteoritics & Planetary Science (MAPS) Theme Issue
Meteoritics & Planetary Science Thematic Issue focuses only on Sutter’s Mill LINK November 2014 Volume 49, Issue 11 Pages i–i, 1987–2127
Investigating the Hydration of CM2 meteorites by IR spectroscopy
S Góbi, Á Kereszturi, P Beck, E Quirico, B Schmidt Workshop on the Modern Analytical Methods Applied to Earth and Planetary Sciences, held 1 November 2014 in Sopron, Hungary. LPI Contribution No. 1821 LINK (PDF)…
Classification of hydrous meteorites (CR, CM and C2 ungrouped) by phyllosilicate fraction: PSD-XRD modal mineralogy and planetesimal environments
K.T. Howard, C.M.O’D. Alexander, D.L. Schrader, K.A. Dyl DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.10.025 available online 4 November 2014 LINK Here we report the bulk mineralogies and degrees of hydration in 37 different carbonaceous chondrites: Renazzo-like (CR), Mighei-like (CM),…
Replacement of olivine by serpentine in the Queen Alexandra Range 93005 carbonaceous chondrite (CM2): Reactant-product compositional relations, and isovolumetric constraints on reaction stoichiometry and elemental mobility during aqueous alteration
Michael A. Velbel, Eric K. Tonui, Michael E. Zolensky Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, available online 30 October 2014 LINK
PARIS: THE SLIGHTLY ALTERED, SLIGHTLY METAMORPHOSED CM THAT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN CMs AND COs
Bourot-Denism, M.; Zanda, B.; Marrocchi, Y.; Greenwood, R. C.; Pont, S.; Hewins, R. H.; Franchi, I. A. and Cornen, G. 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 1-5 March 2010, Houston, Texas PDF LINK
Infrared imaging spectroscopy with micron resolution of Sutter’s Mill meteorite grains
Mehmet Yesiltas, Yoko Kebukawa, Robert E. Peale, Eric Mattson, Carol J. Hirschmugl and Peter Jenniskens Meteoritics & Planetary Science Article first published online: 13 OCT 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12321 LINK Abstract Synchrotron-based Fourier transform infrared…
Chromium isotopic systematics of the Sutter’s Mill carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for isotopic heterogeneities of the early solar system
Akane Yamakawa and Qing-Zhu Yin Meteoritics & Planetary Science Article first published online: 13 OCT 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12346 LINK Abstract Recent studies have shown that major meteorite groups possess their own characteristic 54Cr values,…
Hydrocarbon Materials of Likely Interstellar Origin from the Paris Meteorite
S. Merouane, Z. Djouadi, L. Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt, B. Zanda, and J. Borg The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 756, Number 2 LINK (open access)
Oxygen Isotopic Composition of an Unusual Clast in the Paris CM Meteorite
Mostefaoui, S.; Caillet Komorowski, C.; Boudouma, O.; Godard, G.; Fialin, M. 77th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, held September 7–12, 2014 in Casablanca, Morocco. LPI Contribution No. 1800, id.5267 PDF LINK
The Paris CM chondrite: Secondary minerals and asteroidal processing
Yves Marrocchi, Matthieu Gounelle, Ingrid Blanchard, Florent Caste, Anton T. Kearsley Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 1232–1249. doi: 10.1111/maps.12329 LINK
The amino acid composition of the Sutter’s Mill CM2 carbonaceous chondrite
Burton AS, Glavin DP, Elsila JE, Dworkin JP, Jenniskens P and Yin Q-Z Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 11, pages 2074–2086, November 2014 LINK
Investigation of Pyridine Carboxylic Acids in CM2 Carbonaceous Chondrites: Potential Precursor Molecules for Ancient Coenzymes
Smith KE, Callahan MP, Gerakines PA, Dworkin JP and House CH Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 136, 1 July 2014, Pages 1–12 LINK
The abundance and stability of “water” in type 1 and 2 carbonaceous chondrites (CI, CM and CR)
Garenne A, Beck P, Montes-Hernandez G, Chiriac R, Toche F, Quirico E, Bonal L and B. Schmitt B (in press) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 137, 15 July 2014, Pages LINK
Coordinated Chemical and Isotopic Imaging of Bells (CM2) Meteorite Matrix
S. J. Clemett, S. Messenger, K. Nakamura-Messenger and K. L. Thomas-Keprta Meteoritic organic matter is a complex conglomeration of species formed in distinct environments and processes in circumstellar space, the interstellar medium, the Solar Nebula…
Degree of Aqueous Alteration in CM2 Paris and the Petrography of its Refractory and Amoeboid Olivine Inclusions
Rubin, A. E. 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held 17-21 March, 2014 at The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1777, p.1130 PDF LINK
Sub-Micrometer Composition Fields of Acfer 094 and Paris Matrices
Leroux, H.; Cuvillier, P.; Zanda, B.; Hewins, R. H. 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held 17-21 March, 2014 at The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1777, p.1706 PDF LINK
The secondary history of Sutter’s Mill CM carbonaceous chondrite based on water abundance and the structure of its organic matter from two clasts.
Beck, P., Quirico, E., Garenne, A., Yin, Q.-Z., Bonal, L., Schmitt, B., Montes-Hernandez, G., Montagnac, G., Chiriac, R. and Toche, F. Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 11, pages 2064–2073, November 2014 LINK
Weakly shocked and deformed CM microxenoliths in the Pułtusk H chondrite
Krzesińska A and Fritz J Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 595–610. doi: 10.1111/maps.12276 LINK
Sutter’s Mill dicarboxylic acids as possible tracers of parent-body alteration processes
Pizzarello S. and Garvie L.A.J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12264 LINK Dicarboxylic acids were searched for in three Sutter’s Mill (SM) fragments (SM2 collected prerain, SM12, and SM41) and found to occur almost exclusively…
Nature’s Starships. I. Observed Abundances and Relative Frequencies of Amino Acids in Meteorites
Cobb AK and Pudritz RE (2014) The Astrophysical Journal 783:140. ApJ 783 140. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/783/2/140 LINK We see a predominance in the abundance and variety of amino acids in CM2 and CR2 meteorites. The range in…
Evolution of organic matter in Orgueil, Murchison and Renazzo during parent body aqueous alteration: in-situ investigations
Le Guillou C, Bernard S, Brearley AJ and Remusat L Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 131, 15 April 2014, Pages 368–392 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.11.020 LINK (abstract) In contrast to Renazzo, organic grains in Murchison and Orgueil…
The Paris meteorite, the least altered CM chondrite so far
Hewins RH, Zanda B, Leroux H, Barrat J-A, Humayun M, Göpel C, Greenwood RC, Franchi IA, Pont S, Lorand J-P, Cournède C, Gattacceca J, Rochette P, Kuga M, Marrocchi Y and Marty B (in press)…
Correlated Petrologic and Mg-Isotopic Studies of an Unusual Igneous Fragment in the Paris CM Chondrite
Caillet Komorowski, C.; Mostefaoui, S.; Boudouma, O.; Godard, G.; Fialin, M. 76th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, held July 29-August 7, 2013 in Edmonton, Canada. Published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement, id.5199 PDF…
The oxygen isotope evolution of parent body aqueous solutions as recorded by multiple carbonate generations in the Lonewolf Nunataks 94101 CM2 carbonaceous chondrite
M.R. Lee, M.R. Sofe, P. Lindgren, N.A. Starkey, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 121, 15 November 2013, Pages 452–466 Available online 19 July 2013 OPEN ACCESS LINK Abstract The CM2 carbonaceous chondrite LON…
The classification of CM and CR chondrites using bulk H, C and N abundances and isotopic compositions
Alexander CMO’D, Howard KT, Bowden R and Fogel ML (in press) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.05.019 Volume 123, 15 December 2013, Pages 244–260 Available online 25 May 2013 LINK
A TEM INVESTIGATION OF THE FINE GRAINED MATRIX OF THE PARIS CM CHONDRITE
H Leroux, P. Cuvillier, B. Zanda and R. H. Hewins PDF LINK
Hydrogen Isotopic Compositions and Water Contents in Type I Chondrules of Paris CM Chondrite
44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held March 18-22, 2013 in The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1719, p.1560 PDF LINK
EARLY STAGES OF HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION IN ANOMALOUS PRIMITIVE CCs NWA 5958 & PARIS
Elmaleh, A.; Zanda, B.; Hewins, R. H.; Göpel, C.; Fieni, C.; Pont, S.; Humayun, M. (09/2012) PDF LINK
The Murchison Meteorite Story
John Lovering describes his excitement at seeing the Murchison meteorite and its scientific significance. VIDEO (MP4) Transcript: This particular fragment is one of the pieces of the Murchison meteorite that fell in Victoria in 1969….
Establishing a molecular relationship between chondritic and cometary organic solids
George D. Cody, Emily Heying, Conel M. O. Alexander, Larry R. Nittler, A. L. David Kilcoyne, Scott A. Sandford and Rhonda M. Stroud PNAS 2011 108 (48) 19171-19176; published ahead of print April 4, 2011,…
