A chondritic Martian mantle revealed by the heavy noble gas composition of the chassignite NWA 8694
Sandrine Péron, Sujoy Mukhopadhyay Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 January 2025 LINK “Accretion of volatile elements is a critical step to make a planet habitable. It is often assumed that…
Constraining the history of water and climate on Mars through light element stable isotope analysis of volatiles in returned martian samplesOPEN ACCESS
Monica M. Grady PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404260121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Much has been learned about Mars through data returned from space missions and analyses of martian meteorites. There are, however,…
What we can learn about Mars from the magnetism of returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, Elias N. Mansbach, Clara Maurel, Courtney J. Sprain, Nicholas L. Swanson-Hysell, and Wyn Williams PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404259121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Red Planet is a magnetic…
The value of returning a sample of the Martian atmosphereOPEN ACCESS
Timothy D. Swindle, Andreas Pack, Susanne P. Schwenzer, and Edward D. Young PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404258121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The elemental and isotopic abundances of major species in the Martian…
Sampling Mars: Geologic context and preliminary characterization of samples collected by the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover MissionOPEN ACCESS
Christopher D. K. Herd, Tanja Bosak, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, Keyron Hickman-Lewis, Lisa E. Mayhew, David L. Shuster, Sandra Siljeström, Justin I. Simon, Benjamin P. Weiss, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Maria-Paz Zorzano, Justin N. Maki, Kenneth A. Farley,…
Organic matter and biomarkers: Why are samples required?OPEN ACCESS
Mark A. Sephton, Andrew Steele, Frances Westall, and Florence Schubotz PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404256121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The search for evidence of past prebiotic or biotic activity on Mars will…
A tale of two planets: Disparate evolutionary models for Mars inferred from radiogenic isotope compositions of Martian meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Lars E. Borg and Thomas S. Kruijer PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404257121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The radiogenic isotopic compositions of basaltic Martian meteorites (shergottites) and clinopyroxene/olivine cumulate meteorites (nakhlite/chassignites) are used…
Mars Sample Return: From collection to curation of samples from a habitable worldOPEN ACCESS
Francis M. McCubbin, Kenneth A. Farley, Andrea D. Harrington, Aurore Hutzler, and Caroline L. Smith PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e24042531 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s Mars 2020 mission has initiated collection of…
Fundamental constraints and questions from the study of martian meteorites and the need for returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Arya Udry, Amanda M. Ostwald, James M.D. Day, and Lydia J. Hallis PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404254121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Physical materials from planetary bodies are crucial for understanding fundamental processes…
Perspectives on Mars Sample Return: A critical resource for planetary science and explorationOPEN ACCESS
Harry Y. McSween Jr., Victoria E. Hamilton, and Kenneth A. Farley PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404248121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mars Sample Return (MSR) has been the highest flagship mission priority in…
New high-pressure Fe-Ti oxide minerals in the Shergotty Martian meteorite: Feiite, Fe2+2(Fe2+Ti4+)O5, liuite, FeTiO3, and tschaunerite, (Fe2+)(Fe2+Ti4+)O4
Chi Ma, Oliver Tschauner, John R. Beckett, Vitali B. Prakapenka MAPS, Version of Record online: 29 December 2024 LINK “High-pressure oxides like perovskite-type FeTiO3, CaTi2O4-type Fe2TiO4, and ferrous-ferric oxides that form polysomes between wüstite and…
Timing of crustal reworking on Mars inferred from the Lu-Hf isotope systematics of igneous clasts in NWA 7533OPEN ACCESS
Ninna K. Jensen, Alexander A. Nemchin, Gavin Kenny, Martin J. Whitehouse, James N. Connelly, Takashi Mikouchi, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 19 November 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Dating recent aqueous activity on MarsOPEN ACCESS
M.M. Tremblay, D.F. Mark, D.N. Barfod, B.E. Cohen, R.B. Ickert, M.R. Lee, T. Tomkinson, C.L. Smith Geochemical Perspectives Letters v32Published 6 November 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Amazonian-age Martian meteorites contain products of indigenous…
Stable carbon isotope evolution of formaldehyde on early MarsOPEN ACCESS
Shungo Koyama, Tatsuya Yoshida, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Naoki Terada, Yuichiro Ueno, Yuki Nakamura, Arihiro Kamada, Takeshi Kuroda & Ann Carine Vandaele Scientific Reports, Volume 14, article number 21214, 17 September 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
The source craters of the martian meteorites: Implications for the igneous evolution of MarsOPEN ACCESS
Christopher D. K. Herd, Jarret S. Hamilton, Erin L. Walton, Livio L. Tornabene, Anthony Lagain, Gretchen K. Benedix, Alex I. Sheen, Harry J. Melosh, Brandon C. Johnson, Sean E. Wiggins, Thomas G. Sharp and James…
Mineralogy of the Martian mantle inferred from bulk chemical compositions
Shuying Yang, Munir Humayun, Kevin Righter MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 July 2024 LINK “Understanding the mineralogy of the Martian mantle is essential for constructing geochemical and geophysical models of Mars. This study employs…
An estimate of the impact rate on Mars from statistics of very-high-frequency marsquakesOPEN ACCESS
Géraldine Zenhäusern, Natalia Wójcicka, Simon C. Stähler, Gareth S. Collins, Ingrid J. Daubar, Martin Knapmeyer, Savas Ceylan, John F. Clinton & Domenico Giardini Nature AstronomyPublished: 28 June 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The number…
Complex zoning in the nakhlite and chassignite martian meteorites reveals multi-stage petrogenesis and undercooling during crystallization
Amanda Ostwald, Arya Udry, Juliane Gross, James M.D. Day, Sammy Griffin Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 June 2024 LINK “Nakhlites (clinopyroxene-rich cumulates) and chassignites (dunites) are two types of meteorites…
A heterogeneous mantle and crustal structure formed during the early differentiation of MarsOPEN ACCESS
James M. D. Day, Marine Paquet, Arya Udry, and Frederic Moynier Science Advances31 May 2024Vol 10, Issue 22 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highly siderophile element abundances and Os isotopes of nakhlite and chassignite meteorites…
The oxygen fugacity of intermediate shergottite NWA 11043: implications for Martian mantle evolution
Jun-Feng Chen, Yu-Yan Sara Zhao, Qiao Shu, Sheng-Hua Zhou, Wei Du, Jing Yang Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 May 2024 LINK “Shergottite meteorites, classified as depleted, intermediate, or enriched based…
New olivine morphologies in shergottites reveal complex thermal histories of martian magmas
S.A. Eckley, R.A. Ketcham, Y. Liu, A. Udry, J. Gross Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 April 2024 LINK “Petrogenetic models of martian magmas reflect the compositional, thermal, and geodynamical evolution…
Source and parental melts of poikilitic shergottites: Implications for martian magmatism
Evan W. O’Neal, A.M. Ostwald, A. Udry, J. Gross, M. Righter, T.J. Lapen, J. Darling, G.H. Howarth, R. Johnsen, D.R. McQuaig Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 March 2024 LINK “Martian…
Melt inclusion heterogeneity in nakhlite and chassignite meteorites and evidence for complicated, multigenerational magmas
Amanda Ostwald, Arya Udry, James M. D. Day, Juliane Gross MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 March 2024 LINK “Nakhlite and chassignite meteorites are cumulate rocks thought to originate from the same location on Mars….
Long-term orbital evolution of Dimorphos boulders and implications on the origin of meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
M. Fenucci, A. Carbognani Accepted for publication on MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) By using recent observations of the Dydimos-Dimorphos system from the Hubble Space Telescope, 37 boulders with a size of 4 to 7 meters…
Curation protocol of Phobos sample returned by Martian Moons eXplorationOPEN ACCESS
Ryota Fukai, Tomohiro Usui, Wataru Fujiya, Yoshinori Takano, Ken-ichi Bajo, Andrew Beck, Enrica Bonato, Nancy L. Chabot, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Hidenori Genda, Yuki Hibiya, Fred Jourdan, Thorsten Kleine, Mizuho Koike, Moe Matsuoka, Yayoi N. Miura, Frédéric…
Northwest Africa 13669, a reequilibrated nakhlite from a previously unsampled portion of the nakhlite igneous complex
Sierra R. Ramsey, Amanda M. Ostwald, Arya Udry, Evan O’Neal, James M. D. Day, Zoë Wilbur, Jessica J. Barnes, Sammy Griffin MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 December 2023 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 13669 is…
Petrogenesis of the Dar al Gani (DaG) 1.1 Ma ejection-paired olivine-phyric shergottites and implications for ~470 Ma Martian volcanismOPEN ACCESS
Tarryn Aucamp, Geoffrey H. Howarth, Chad J. Peel, Gelu Costin, James M. D. Day, Petrus le Roux, James M. Scott, Ansgar Greshake, Rainer Bartoschewitz MAPS Version of Record online: 01 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Geophysical evidence for an enriched molten silicate layer above Mars’s coreOPEN ACCESS
Henri Samuel, Mélanie Drilleau, Attilio Rivoldini, Zongbo Xu, Quancheng Huang, Raphaël F. Garcia, Vedran Lekić, Jessica C. E. Irving, James Badro, Philippe H. Lognonné, James A. D. Connolly, Taichi Kawamura, Tamara Gudkova & William B….
Evidence for a liquid silicate layer atop the Martian coreOPEN ACCESS
A. Khan, D. Huang, C. Durán, P. A. Sossi, D. Giardini & M. Murakami Nature, Volume 622, pages 718–723 (2023) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Seismic recordings made during the InSight mission1 suggested that Mars’s…
Microbial growth in actual martian regolith in the form of Mars meteorite EETA79001OPEN ACCESS
Neveda Naz, Bijan F. Harandi, Jacob Newmark & Samuel P. Kounaves Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 4, Article number: 381 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Studies to understand the growth of organisms on Mars are…
Bayesian Inference on the Isotopic Building Blocks of Mars and EarthOPEN ACCESS
Nicolas Dauphas, Timo Hopp, David Nesvorny Submitted to Icarus June 30, 2023, Accepted September 16, 2023 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Isotopic anomalies provide a means of probing the materials responsible for the formation of terrestrial planets….
Synchronising rock clocks of Mars’ history: Resolving the shergottite 40Ar/39Ar age paradoxOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin E. Cohen, Darren F. Mark, William S. Cassata, Lara M. Kalnins, Martin R. Lee, Caroline L. Smith, David L. Shuster Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 621, 1 November 2023, 118373 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Petrology and shock history of the first depleted-like poikilitic shergottite Asuka 12325OPEN ACCESS
Atsushi Takenouchi, Akira Yamaguchi, Takashi Mikouchi, Richard Greenwood, Sojiro Yamazaki MAPSVersion of Record online: 07 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asuka (A) 12325 is the first poikilitic shergottite having a depleted pattern in…
Identification of carbonate-associated sulfate (CAS) in a Noachian Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001
Iori Kajitani, Mizuho Koike, Ryoichi Nakada, Gaku Tanabe, Tomohiro Usui, Fumihiro Matsu’ura, Keisuke Fukushi, Tetsuya Yokoyama Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 620, 15 October 2023, 118345 LINK “The aqueous environment and possible habitability of early…
Volatile-depletion processing of the building blocks of Earth and Mars as recorded by potassium isotopes
Yan Hu, Frédéric Moynier, Xin Yang Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 620, 15 October 2023, 118319 LINK “The stable potassium isotopic ratios (41K/39K) of Earth and Mars have been interpreted to reflect either nucleosynthetic isotope…
Sulfur and chlorine in nakhlite clinopyroxenes: Source region concentrations and magmatic evolution
Don R. Baker, Sara Callegaro, Andrea Marzoli, Angelo De Min, Kalotina Geraki, Martin J. Whitehouse, Agata M. Krzesinska, Anna Maria Fioretti Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 August 2023 LINK “The…
Epitaxial fluorapatite vein in Northwest Africa 998 host apatite: Clues on the geochemistry of late hydrothermal fluids on Mars
Marina Martínez, Charles K. Shearer, Adrian J. Brearley MAPSFirst published: 11 July 2023 LINK “Secondary minerals in martian nakhlites provide a powerful tool for investigating the nature, composition, and duration of aqueous activity in the…
Paleomagnetic evidence for a long-lived, potentially reversing martian dynamo at ~3.9 GaOPEN ACCESS
Sarah C. Steele, Roger R. Fu, Michael W. R. Volk, Thomas L. North, Alec R. Brenner, Adrian R. Muxworthy, Gareth S. Collins, Thomas M. Davison Science Advances, 24 May 2023, Vol 9, Issue 21 LINK…
Origin and abundances of volatiles on Mars from the zinc isotopic composition of Martian meteorites
M. Paquet, Paolo A. Sossi, Frédéric Moynier Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 611, 1 June 2023, 118126, Version of Record: 14 April 2023 LINK “Volatile elements are key to understanding the accretion and differentiation processes…
An inner solar system origin of volatile elements in MarsOPEN ACCESS
Thorsten Kleine, Theodor Steller, Christoph Burkhardt, Francis Nimmo IcarusAvailable online 12 March 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The origin of volatile elements in Mars and whether these elements derive from the inner or…
Spectral reflectance properties of nontronite exposed to Mars-like surface conditions and low-temperature heating (<300 °C)
Nathalie Turenne, Sahejpal Sidhu, Daniel M. Applin, Edward A. Cloutis, Z.U. Wolf, Stanley A. Mertzman, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, Teresa Fornaro, Adrian Brown IcarusAvailable online 7 February 2023 LINK “Spectral reflectance properties of nontronite [a phyllosilicate…
Multiple generation magmatic and hydrothermal processes in a Martian subvolcanic environment based on the analysis of Yamato-000593 nakhlite meteorite
Ildiko Gyollai, Elias Chatzitheodoridis, Ákos Kereszturi, Máté Szabó MAPSVersion of Record online: 05 February 2023 LINK “We studied the occurrence of secondary minerals and inferred their formation in the Yamato-000593 Martian meteorite using multiple technological approaches such as…
Observational constraints on the process and products of Martian serpentinizationOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin M. Tutolo and Nicholas J. Tosca Science Advances3 Feb 2023Vol 9, Issue 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The alteration of olivine-rich rocks to serpentine minerals, (hydr)oxides, and aqueous hydrogen through serpentinization is long thought to…
Laboratory measurements of anhydrous minerals mixed with hyperfine hydrated minerals to support interpretation of infrared reflectance observations of planetary surfaces
G. Poggiali, S. Iannini Lelarge, J.R. Brucato, M.A. Barucci, M. Masotta, M.A. Corazzi, T. Fornaro, A.J. Brown, L. Mandon, N. Randazzo IcarusAvailable online 29 January 202 LINK “Identification of water in our Solar System is…
Ferro-chloro-winchite in Northwest Africa (NWA) 998 apatite-hosted melt inclusion: New insights into the nakhlite parent melt
Marina Martínez, Charles K. Shearer, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 23 January 2023 LINK “Melt inclusions are of major significance because they can constrain the volatile abundances in magmas. Here, we report…
Origin of nitrogen on Mars: First in situ N isotope analyses of martian meteorites
C. Deligny, E. Füri, E. Deloule, A.H. Peslier, F. Faure, Y. Marrocchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 23 January 2023 LINK “Martian meteorites are key for assessing the isotopic characteristics of nitrogen in different martian…
The photochemical evolution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nontronite clay on early Earth and MarsOPEN ACCESS
Nina Kopacz, Maria Angela Corazzi, Giovanni Poggiali, Ayla von Essen, Vincent Kofman, Teresa Fornaro, Hugo van Ingen, Eloi Camprubi, Helen E. King, John Brucato, Inge Loes ten Kate IcarusAvailable online 18 January 2023, 115437 LINK…
Phyllosilicate formation on early Mars via open-system acid alteration of basaltic glass
S.J. Ralston, T.S. Peretyazhko, B. Sutter, D.W. Ming, R.V. Morris, A. Garcia, A. Ostwald Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 603, 1 February 2023, 117987 LINK “Smectites are widespread on Mars, but the water-rich, neutral-to-alkaline pH…
Complex carbonaceous matter in Tissint martian meteorites give insights into the diversity of organic geochemistry on MarsOPEN ACCESS
Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Marco Matzka, Alexander Ruf, Benedicte Menez, Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane, Mourad Harir, Marianna Lucio, Jasmine Hertzog, Norbert Hertkorn, Régis D. Gougeon, Victor Hoffmann, Nancy W. Hinman, Ludovic Ferrière, Ansgar Greshake, Zelimir Gabelica, László Trif,…
Raman instrument calibration for astromaterials and analysis of Mars return samples
Ryan Scott Jakubek, Marc D. Fries MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 December 2022 LINK “The study of astromaterials generally involves the distribution of limited sample to many laboratories for analysis. Maximum scientific yield for a…
Insistency between the Ancient Mars and Moon Impact Records of Megameter-scale CratersOPEN ACCESS
Stuart J. Robbins The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 12 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Impact crater populations provide a record of the bombardment history of a planetary body. These craters reveal an intense…
Late delivery of exotic chromium to the crust of Mars by water-rich carbonaceous asteroidOPEN ACCESS
Ke Zhu, , Martin Schiller, Lu Pan, Nikitha Susan Saji, Kirsten K. Larsen, Elsa Amsellem, Courtney Rundhaug, Paolo Sossi, Ingo Leya, Frederic Moynier, and Martin Bizzarro Science Advances, 16 Nov 2022, Vol 8, Issue 46…
Xenon in the Protoplanetary Disk (PPD), in Two Planets, and a CometOPEN ACCESS
Kurt Marti and K. J. Mathew The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 940, Number 1Published: 16 November 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Isotopic anomalies in several elements, as recently observed in meteorites, are generally interpreted to…
Rapid characterisation of Mars’ mantle reservoirs by in situ laser ablation 87Sr/86Sr analysis of shocked feldspar (maskelynite)
Daniel L. Burgin, James M. Scott, Petrus J. le Roux, Geoffrey Howarth, Marshall C. Palmer, Thomas A. Czertowicz, Marianne Negrini, Malcolm R. Reid, Claudine H. Stirling Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 15 November 2022 LINK…
Surface waves and crustal structure on MarsOPEN ACCESS
D. Kim, W. B. Banerdt, S. Ceylan, D. Giardini, V. Lekić, P. Lognonné, C. Beghein, É. Beucler, S. Carrasco, C. Charalambous, J. Clinton, M. Drilleau, C. Durán, M. Golombek, R. Joshi, A. Khan, B. Knapmeyer-Endrun,…
Largest recent impact craters on Mars: Orbital imaging and surface seismic co-investigationOPEN ACCESS
L. V. Posiolova, P. Lognonné, W. B. Banerdt, J. Clinton, G. S. Collins, T. Kawamura, S. Ceylan, I. J. Daubar,,B. Fernando, M. Froment, D. Giardini, M. C. Malin, K. Miljković, S. C. Stähler, Z. Xu,…
In situ 87Rb–87Sr analyses of terrestrial and extraterrestrial samples by LA-MC-ICP-MS/MS with double Wien filter and collision cell technologiesOPEN ACCESS
Nicolas Dauphas, Timo Hopp, Grant Craig, Zhe J. Zhang, Maria C. Valdes, Philipp R. Heck, Bruce L. A. Charlier, Elizabeth A. Bell, T. Mark Harrison, Andrew M. Davis, Laure Dussubieux, Patrick R. Williams, Michael J….
The heterogeneous response of Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001 to planar shockOPEN ACCESS
Thomas L. North, Gareth S. Collins, Thomas M. Davison, Adrian R. Muxworthy, Sarah C.Steele, Roger R. Fu IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 25 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Evidence of strong shear…
Young magmatism and Si-rich melts on Mars as documented in the enriched gabbroic shergottite NWA 6963OPEN ACCESS
Miles Lindner, Dominik C. Hezel, Axel Gerdes, Horst R. Marschall, Frank E. Brenker MAPSVersion of Record online: 17 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Enriched shergottites contain interstitial Si-rich mesostasis; however, it is unclear…
Early differentiation processes on Mars inferred from silicon isotopesOPEN ACCESS
Delphine Losno, Caroline Fitoussi, Bernard Bourdon Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 10 October 2022 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (17 October 2022): LINKGeochimica et Cosmochimica ActaVolume 338, 1 December 2022, Pages 11-23 “Accretion of terrestrial planets…
Newly formed craters on Mars located using seismic and acoustic wave data from InSight
Raphael F. Garcia, Ingrid J. Daubar, Éric Beucler, Liliya V. Posiolova, Gareth S. Collins, Philippe Lognonné, Lucie Rolland, Zongbo Xu, Natalia Wójcicka, Aymeric Spiga, Benjamin Fernando, Gunnar Speth, Léo Martire, Andrea Rajšić, Katarina Miljković, Eleanor…
Sulfur in apatite from the Nakhla meteorite record a late-stage oxidation eventOPEN ACCESS
Maryjo Brounce, Jeremy W. Boyce, Francis M. McCubbin Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 595, 1 October 2022, 117784 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Martian apatite contain varying proportions of S2− and S6+.• Sulfur-in-apatite in Nakhla…
An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, MarsOPEN ACCESS
Y. Liu, M. M. Tice, M. E. Schmidt, A. H. Treiman, T. V. Kizovski, J. A. Hurowitz, A. C. Allwood, J. Henneke, D. A. K. Pedersen […] M.-P. Zorzano Science25 August 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, MarsOPEN ACCESS
K. A. Farley, K. M. Stack, D. L. Shuster, B. H. N. Horgan, J. A. Hurowitz, J. D. Tarnas, J. I. Simon, V. Z. Sun, E. L. Scheller, […] M.-P. Zorzano Science25 August 2022 LINK…
Solar System evolution and terrestrial planet accretion determined by Zr isotopic signatures of meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Jan Render, Gregory A. Brennecka, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 595, 1 October 2022, 117748 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • We present new Zr isotope data for a comprehensive suite of…
Widespread impact-generated porosity in early planetary crustsOPEN ACCESS
Sean E. Wiggins, Brandon C. Johnson, Gareth S. Collins, H. Jay Melosh & Simone Marchi Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 4817Published: 16 August 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior…
Phobos and deimos surface composition: Search for spectroscopic analogs
Giovanni Poggiali, M Matsuoka, M A Barucci, J R Brucato, P Beck, S Fornasier, A Doressoundiram, F Merlin, A Alberini Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stac2226Published: 10 August 2022 LINK “Phobos and Deimos,…
Noble Gas Evolution of the Martian Atmosphere in the last 4 Gyr Recorded by Regolith Breccia NWA 8114OPEN ACCESS
S.A. Crowther, P.L. Clay, S. Edwards, H. Busemann, K.H. Joy, A.A. Early, R. Burgess, A.R. Butcher, M. Humay, J.D. Gilmour Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 August 2022 LINK “The martian…
Early crustal processes revealed by the ejection site of the oldest martian meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
A. Lagain, S. Bouley, B. Zanda, K. Miljković, A. Rajšić, D. Baratoux, V. Payré, L. S. Doucet, N. E. Timms, R. Hewins, G. K. Benedix, V. Malarewic, K. Servis & P. A. Bland Nature Communications,…
Organic carbon concentrations in 3.5-billion-year-old lacustrine mudstones of MarsOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer C. Stern, Charles A. Malespin, Jennifer L. Eigenbrode, Christopher R. Webster, Greg Flesch, Heather B. Franz, Heather V. Graham, Christopher H. House, Brad Sutter, Paul Douglas Archer Jr., Amy E. Hofmann, Amy C. McAdam,…
Krypton in the Chassigny meteorite shows Mars accreted chondritic volatiles before nebular gases
Sandrine Péron and Sujoy Mukhopadhyay Science, 16 Jun 2022 LINK Supplementary Materials (DOWNLOAD) “Volatile chemical elements are thought to have been delivered to Solar System terrestrial planets late in their formation, by accretion of chondritic…
Constraints on the emplacement of Martian nakhlite igneous rocks and their source volcano from advanced micro-petrofabric analysisOPEN ACCESS
S. Griffin, L. Daly, T. Keller, S. Piazolo, L. V. Forman, M. R. Lee, R. J. Baumgartner, P. W. Trimby, G. K. Benedix, A. J. Irving, B. Hoefnagels JGR PlanetsAvailable online 16 May 2022 LINK…
The scale of a martian hydrothermal system explored using combined neutron and x-ray tomographyOPEN ACCESS
Josefin Martell, Carl Alwmark, Luke Daly, Stephen Hall, Sanna Alwmark, Robin Woracek, Johan Hektor, Lukas Helfen, Alessandro Tengattini and Martin Lee Science Advances • 11 May 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 19 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Early Solar System instability triggered by dispersal of the gaseous disk
Beibei Liu, Sean N. Raymond & Seth A. Jacobson Nature, Volume 604, pages 643–646Published: 27 April 2022 LINK “The Solar System’s orbital structure is thought to have been sculpted by an episode of dynamical instability…
A window into atmospheric escape on early Mars provided by argon isotopes in a Martian meteorite
Chelsea D. Willett, William S. Cassata, Naomi E. Marks Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online: 23 April 2022 Update (24 June 2023):Corrigendum to “A window into atmospheric escape on early Mars provided by argon isotopes in…
Preservation of Terrestrial Microorganisms and Organics Within Alteration Products of Chondritic Meteorites from the Nullarbor Plain, AustraliaOPEN ACCESS
Alastair W. Tait, Siobhan A. Wilson, Andrew G. Tomkins, Jessica L. Hamilton, Emma J. Gagen, Alex I. Holman, Kliti Grice, Louisa J. Preston, David J. Paterson, and Gordon Southam Astrobiology, Vol. 22, No. 4Published Online:…
Mission Overview and Scientific Contributions from the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover After Eight Years of Surface OperationsOPEN ACCESS
Ashwin R. Vasavadain Space Science Reviews218, Article number: 14 (2022)Published: 05 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, with its Curiosity rover, has been exploring Gale crater (5.4° S, 137.8° E) since…
Half-life and initial Solar System abundance of 146Sm determined from the oldest andesitic meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Linru Fang, Paul Frossard, Maud Boyet, Audrey Bouvier, Jean-Alix Barrat, Marc Chaussidon, and Frederic Moynier PNASMarch 15, 2022 | 119 (12) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The formation and differentiation of planetary bodies are dated…
A Review of the “Black Beauty” Martian Regolith Breccia and Its Martian Habitability RecordOPEN ACCESS
Arthur Goodwin, Russell J. Garwood and Romain Tartèse AstrobiologyMini Review, Published Online: 25 Feb 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The regolith breccia Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 and paired samples are unique meteorite representatives of…
Carbonate dissolution and replacement by odinite and saponite in the Lafayette nakhlite: part of the CO2-CH4 cycle on mars?
J.D. Piercy, J.C. Bridges, L.J. Hicks Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 February 2022 LINK “Highlights • Ca-siderite comprises between trace amounts and 4% of Lafayette sections.• Electron Microscopy and synchrotron…
Impact and habitability scenarios for early Mars revisited based on a 4.45-Ga shocked zircon in regolith brecciaOPEN ACCESS
Morgan A. Cox, Aaron J. Cavosie, Kenneth J. Orr, Luke Daly, Laure Martin, Anthony Lagain, Gretchen K. Benedix and Phil A. Bland Science Advances • 2 Feb 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 5 LINK (OPEN…
Xenon isotope constraints on ancient Martian atmospheric escape
William S. Cassata, Kevin J. Zahnle, Kyle M. Samperton, Peter C. Stephenson, Josh Wimpenny Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 580, 15 February 2022 LINK “Highlights • Xenon isotopes in an ancient Martian meteorite are mass-dependently…
Martian moons exploration MMX: sample return mission to Phobos elucidating formation processes of habitable planetsOPEN ACCESS
Kiyoshi Kuramoto, Yasuhiro Kawakatsu, Masaki Fujimoto, Akito Araya, Maria Antonietta Barucci, Hidenori Genda, Naru Hirata, Hitoshi Ikeda, Takeshi Imamura, Jörn Helbert, Shingo Kameda, Masanori Kobayashi, Hiroki Kusano, David J. Lawrence, Koji Matsumoto, Patrick Michel, Hideaki…
Chemical Differentiation of Planets: A Core IssueOPEN ACCESS
Hervé Toulhoat, Viacheslav Zgonnik The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 924, Number 2Published: 14 January 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “By plotting empirical chemical element abundances on Earth relative to the Sun and normalized to silicon…
Organic synthesis associated with serpentinization and carbonation on early Mars
A. Steele , L. G. Benning , R. Wirth, A. Schreiber, T. Araki , F. M. McCubbin , M. D. Fries, L. R. Nittler , J. Wang , L. J. Hallis , P. G. Conrad…
Has the impact flux of small and large asteroids varied through time on Mars, the Earth and the Moon?OPEN ACCESS
Anthony Lagain, Mikhail Kreslavsky, David Baratoux, Yebo Liu, Hadrien Devillepoix, Philip Bland, Gretchen K. Benedix, Luc S. Doucet, Konstantinos Servis accepted in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 28/12/2021 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The impact flux over…
Planetesimal rings as the cause of the Solar System’s planetary architectureOPEN ACCESS
Andre Izidoro, Rajdeep Dasgupta, Sean N. Raymond, Rogerio Deienno, Bertram Bitsch & Andrea Isella Nature Astronomy (2021)Published: 30 December 2021 LINK Update (3 January 2022): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Astronomical observations reveal that protoplanetary disks around…
The role of target strength on the ejection of Martian meteorites
J.R. Elliott, H.J. Melosh, B.C. Johnson IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 December 2021 LINK “Highlights • We explore the effect of target composition of the ejection of Martian meteorites.• Dry tuff fragments are…
Terrestrial planet formation from lost inner solar system materialOPEN ACCESS
Christoph Burkhardt, Fridolin Spitzer, Alessandro Morbidelli, Gerrit Budde, Jan H. Render, Thomas S. Kruijer and Thorsten Kleine Science Advances, 22 Dec 2021, Vol 7, Issue 52 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Two fundamentally different processes…
Indigenous Carbon-rich Matter Associated with Unusual Aqueous Alteration Features in Nakhla: Complex Formation and Preservation HistoryOPEN ACCESS
Kathie L. Thomas-Keprta, Simon J. Clemett, Everett K.Gibson, Zia Rahman, Neha Baskar, Susan J. Wentworth, Nathaniel T. Keprta, David S. McKay Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 14 December 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “While indigenous organic…
The Origins and Geological Histories of Deimos and Phobos: Hypotheses and Open Questions
Kenneth R. Ramsley & James W. Head Space Science Reviews, Volume 217, Article number: 86 (2021) LINK “Quantitative measurements and photographic imaging of the moons of Mars set limits on several key geological conclusions-such as…
The Tharsis mantle source of depleted shergottites revealed by 90 million impact cratersOPEN ACCESS
A. Lagain, G. K. Benedix, K. Servis, D. Baratoux, L. S. Doucet, A. Rajšic, H. A. R. Devillepoix, P. A. Bland, M. C. Towner, E. K. Sansom & K. Miljković Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article…
Shock-induced H loss from pyroxene and maskelynite in a Martian meteorite and the mantle source δD of enriched shergottites
J.-M. Dudley, A.H. Peslier, R.L. Hervig Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 28 October 2021 LINK “Assessing the water abundance and hydrogen isotopic signature (δD) of the Martian interior dictates our understanding of the formation of…
Potassium isotope composition of Mars reveals a mechanism of planetary volatile retention
Zhen Tian, Tomáš Magna, James M. D. Day, Klaus Mezger, Erik E. Scherer, Katharina Lodders, Remco C. Hin, Piers Koefoed, Hannah Bloom, and Kun Wang PNAS, September 28, 2021 118 (39) LINK “The abundances of…
Spectral endmember variability on hyperspectral datasets of a Martian meteorite – Implications for planetary surfacesOPEN ACCESS
Lu Pan, Cathy Quantin-Nataf, Lucia Mandon, Melissa Martinot, Pierre Beck IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 August 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Spectral images of a Martian meteorite are analyzed to test spectral…
New temperature and oxygen fugacity data of Martian nakhlite from Northwest Africa (NWA) 5790 and implications for shallow sulphur degassingOPEN ACCESS
Zilong Wang, Wei Tian & Yankun Di Earth, Planets and Space, Volume 73, Article number: 164 (2021)Published: 17 August 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Newly analysed titanomagnetite–ilmenite (Tim–Ilm) intergrowths from Martian nakhlite meteorite Northwest…
Exploring the environments of Martian impact-generated hydrothermal systems and their potential to support lifeOPEN ACCESS
Nisha K. Ramkissoon, Stuart M. R. Turner, Michael C. Macey, Susanne P. Schwenzer, Mark H. Reed, Victoria K. Pearson, Karen Olsson-Francis Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 12 July 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Melt inclusions in chassignite NWA 2737: A link between processes recorded in Martian meteorites and rocks at Gale crater
Peiyu Wu, Esteban Gazel, Arya Udry, Jacob B. Setera, Amanda Ostwald Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 10 July 2021 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 2737, one of the only three discovered Martian chassignites, provides…
The early instability scenario: Mars’ mass explained by Jupiter’s orbitOPEN ACCESS
Matthew S. Clement, Nathan A. Kaib, Sean N. Raymond, John E. Chambers PDF (OPEN ACCESS) IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 13 June 2021 LINK “Highlights • Present a large suite of controlled early instability…
The Detectability Limit of Organic Molecules within Mars South Polar Laboratory Analogues
J. D. Campbell, B. Schmitt, O. Brissaud, J-P. Muller Journal of Geophysical ResearchFirst Published: 10 June 2021 LINK “Key Points A new spectrum diagnostic of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) pertinent to Mars has been produced…
Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science, Part II: Differentiated Meteorites, Moon, and MarsOPEN ACCESS
Alevtina A. Maksimova, Michael V. Goryunov, Michael I. Oshtrakh Minerals 2021, 11(6), 612 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Mössbauer (nuclear γ-resonance) spectroscopy is a powerful technique which is actively used in various fields from physics and…
Analytical protocols for Phobos regolith samples returned by the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) missionOPEN ACCESS
Wataru Fujiya, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Haruna Sugahara, Mizuho Koike, Ken-ichi Bajo, Nancy L. Chabot, Yayoi N. Miura, Frederic Moynier, Sara S. Russell, Shogo Tachibana, Yoshinori Takano, Tomohiro Usui & Michael E. Zolensky Earth, Planets and Space…
Paleointensity and Rock Magnetism of Martian Nakhlite Meteorite Miller Range (MIL) 03346: Evidence for Intense Small Scale Crustal Magnetization on Mars
Michael Volk, Roger Fu, Anna Mittelholz, James M.D. Day Journal of Geophysical ResearchFirst published: 11 May 2021 LINK “The martian dynamo’s strength and duration are essential for understanding Mars’ habitability and deep interior dynamics. Although…
Martian meteorites reflectance and implications for rover missions
L. Mandon, P. Beck, C. Quantin-Nataf, E. Dehouck, A. Pommerol, Z. Yoldi, R. Cerubini, L. Pan, M. Martinot, V. Sautter IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 May 2021 LINK “Highlights • We provide the…
Martian Magmatic Clay Minerals Forming Vesicles: Perfect Niches for Emerging Life?OPEN ACCESS
Jean-Christophe Viennet, Sylvain Bernard, Corentin Le Guillou, Violaine Sautter, Brian Grégoire, Albert Jambon, Sylvain Pont, Olivier Beyssac, Brigitte Zanda, Roger Hewins, Laurent Remusat Astrobiology, Vol. 21, No. 5Published Online: 30 Apr 2021 (Updated: 12 October…
Manganese oxides in Martian meteorites Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 and 7533OPEN ACCESS
Yang Liu, Woodward W. Fischer, Chi Ma, John R. Beckett, Oliver Tschauner, Yunbin Guan, Usha F. Lingappa, Samuel M. Webb, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Nina L. Lanza, Carl B. Agee IcarusAvailable online: 20 April 2021 LINK…
Uniform oxygen fugacity of shergottite mantle sources and an oxidized martian lithosphere
Robert W. Nicklas, James M.D. Day, Zoltan Vaci, Arya Udry, Yang Liu, Kimberly T. Tait Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 564, 15 June 2021 LINK “Highlights • fO2 of eight SNCs measured using V-in-olivine oxybarometry.•…
Chemolithotrophy on the Noachian Martian breccia NWA 7034 via experimental microbial biotransformationOPEN ACCESS
Tetyana Milojevic, Mihaela Albu, Denise Kölbl, Gerald Kothleitner, Robert Bruner & Matthew L. Morgan Communications Earth & Environment 2 , 1–10 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Multiple lines of evidence indicate an active hydrogeological history…
A pebble accretion model for the formation of the terrestrial planets in the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Anders Johansen, Thomas Ronnet, Martin Bizzarro, Martin Schiller, Michiel Lambrechts, Åke Nordlund, Helmut Lammer Science Advances, 17 Feb 2021:Vol. 7, no. 8, eabc0444DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc0444 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Pebbles of millimeter sizes are abundant…
Earth and Mars – distinct inner solar system products
Takashi Yoshizaki, William F. McDonough GeochemistryAvailable online 10 February 2021 LINK “Composition of terrestrial planets records planetary accretion, core-mantle and crust-mantle differentiation, and surface processes. Here we compare the compositional models of Earth and Mars…
EXAFS Determination of Clay Minerals in Martian Meteorite Allan Hills 84001 and Its Implication for the Noachian Aqueous EnvironmentOPEN ACCESS
Ryoichi Nakada, Gaku Tanabe, Iori Kajitani, Tomohiro Usui, Masashi Shidare and Tetsuya Yokoyama Minerals 2021, 11(2), 176 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The aqueous environment of ancient Mars is of significant interest because of evidence suggesting…
What Have We Learned About the Interior and Surface of Mars from Martian Meteorites
Udry A., Howarth G. H., Herd C. D. K., Day J. M. D., Lapen T. K. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1046 PDF “Martian meteorites are the only samples that…
Formation of Venus, Earth and Mars: Constrained by Isotopes
Helmut Lammer, Ramon Brasser, Anders Johansen, Manuel Scherf & Martin Leitzinger Space Science ReviewsPublished: 22 December 2020 LINKUpdate (12 February 2021); PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Here we discuss the current state of knowledge of terrestrial planet…
Mantle–melt partitioning of the highly siderophile elements: New results and application to Mars
K. Righter, R. Rowland II, L. R. Danielson, M. Humayun, S. Yang, N. Mayer (Waeselmann), K. Pando Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 01 December 2020 LINK “Trace elements and extant and extinct isotopic…
What martian meteorites reveal about the interior and surface of Mars
A. Udry, G. H. Howarth, C. D. K. Herd, J. M. D. Day, T. J. Lapen, J. Filiberto Journal of Geophysical Research: PlanetsREVIEW ARTICLE, First published: 20 November 2020 LINK “Martian meteorites are the only…
The internal structure and geodynamics of Mars inferred from a 4.2-Gyr zircon recordOPEN ACCESS
Maria M. Costa, Ninna K. Jensen, Laura C. Bouvier, James N. Connelly, Takashi Mikouchi, Matthew S. A. Horstwood, Jussi-Petteri Suuronen, Frédéric Moynier, Zhengbin Deng, Arnaud Agranier, Laure A. J. Martin, Tim E. Johnson, Alexander A….
Reviewing Martian Atmospheric Noble Gas Measurements: From Martian Meteorites to Mars MissionsOPEN ACCESS
Thomas Smith, P.M. Ranjith, Huaiyu He and Rixiang Zhu Geosciences 2020, 10 (11), 439 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian meteorites are the only samples from Mars available for extensive studies in laboratories on Earth….
Early oxidation of the martian crust triggered by impactsOPEN ACCESS
Zhengbin Deng, Frédéric Moynier, Johan Villeneuve, Ninna K. Jensen, Deze Liu, Pierre Cartigny, Takashi Mikouchi, Julien Siebert, Arnaud Agranier, Marc Chaussidon and Martin Bizzarro Science Advances, 30 Oct 2020:Vol. 6, no. 44, eabc4941DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc4941 LINK…
Highly siderophile elements in shergottite sulfides and the sulfur content of the martian mantle
Marine Paquet, James M.D. Day, Arya Udry, Ruan Hattingh, Ben Kumler, Rachel R.Rahib, Kimberly T. Tait, Clive R. Neal Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 October 2020 LINK “Shergottite meteorites are…
Network of thermal cracks in meteorites due to temperature variations: new experimental evidence and implications for asteroid surfaces
Guy Libourel, Clément Ganino, Marco Delbo, Mathieu Niezgoda, Benjamin Remy, Lionel Aranda, Patrick Michel Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,Published: 22 October 2020 LINK “In recent years several studies have shown the importance of…
Potassium isotope anomalies in meteorites inherited from the protosolar molecular cloudOPEN ACCESS
Y. Ku, S. B. Jacobsen Science Advances 09 Oct 2020:Vol. 6, no. 41, eabd0511 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Potassium (K) and other moderately volatile elements are depleted in many solar system bodies relative to…
The vanadium isotope composition of Mars: implications for planetary differentiation in the early solar systemOPEN ACCESS
S.G. Nielsen, D.V. Bekaert, T. Magna, K. Mezger, M. Auro Geochem. Persp. Let. (2020) 15, 35–39 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The V isotope composition of martian meteorites reveals that Bulk Silicate Mars (BSM) is…
Water on Mars: Insights from apatite in regolith breccia Northwest Africa 7034
Jemma Davidson, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Richard L. Hervig, Alice Stephant Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 552, 15 December 2020, 116597 LINK “Highlights • We studied NWA 7034, a regolith breccia representative of the martian crust.• Water…
The sulfur budget and sulfur isotopic composition of Martian regolith breccia NWA 7533
Jean‐Pierre Lorand Jabrane Labidi Claire Rollion‐Bard Emilie Thomassot Jeremy J. Bellucci Martin Whitehouse Alexander Nemchin Munir Humayun James Farquhar Roger H. Hewins Brigitte Zanda Sylvain Pont Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:08 September 2020…
Isotopically distinct terrestrial planets via local accretion
Jingyi Mah, Ramon Brasser IcarusAvailable online 21 August 2020, 114052 LINK “Highlights • We find out what the depleted disc model predicts for the terrestrial planets’ isotopic compositions.• The terrestrial planets accrete most of their…
Exploring Mars at the nanoscale: Applications of transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography in planetary explorationOPEN ACCESS
L. Daly, M. R. Lee, P. Bagot, J. Halpin, W. Smith, S. Mcfadzean, A. C. O’Brien, S. Griffin, L. J. Hallis and B. E. Cohen EMAS 2019 Workshop – 16th European Workshop on Modern Developments…
Tardi-magmatic precipitation of Martian Fe/Mg-rich clay minerals via igneous differentiationOPEN ACCESS
J.-C. Viennet, S. Bernard, C. Le Guillou, V. Sautter, P. Schmitt-Kopplin, O. Beyssac, S. Pont, B. Zanda, R. Hewins, L. Remusat Geochemical Perspectives Letters 14, 47–52 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mars is seen as…
High‐pressure metamorphic mineralogy of the Martian crust with implications for density and seismic profilesOPEN ACCESS
Julia Semprich, Justin Filiberto Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:22 June 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Here, we calculate the mineralogy of the Martian lower crust and upper mantle as a function of…
Impact-induced amino acid formation on Hadean Earth and Noachian MarsOPEN ACCESS
Yuto Takeuchi, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takamichi Kobayashi, Toshimori Sekine, Naoki Terada & Takeshi Kakegawa Scientific Reports 10 , 1–7 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Abiotic synthesis of biomolecules is an essential step for the chemical origin…
Dating a Martian meteorite with 20 Myr precision using a prototype in-situ dating instrument
F. Scott Anderson, Jonathan Levine, Tom Whitaker Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 June 2020 LINK “Highlights • Using a prototype spaceflight Rb–Sr in-situ dating instrument called CODEX we demonstrate a…
Hydrous olivine alteration on Mars and Earth
Zoltán Váci, Carl B. Agee, Christopher D. K. Herd, Erin Walton, Oliver Tschauner, Karen Ziegler, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Eran Greenberg, Sylvia Monique‐Thomas Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:21 May 2020 LINK “Hydrous alteration of…
Onset of magma ocean solidification on Mars inferred from Mn-Cr chronometry
S. Kruijer, Lars E. Borg, Josh Wimpenny, Corliss K. Sio Earth and Planetary Science LettersAvailable online 7 May 2020, 116315 LINK “Highlights • There are no resolvable radiogenic 53Cr variations among martian meteorites.• Mantle differentiation…
Convective activity in a Martian magma chamber recorded by P‐zoning in Tissint olivineOPEN ACCESS
N. Mari, L. J. Hallis, L. Daly, M. R. Lee Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:07 May 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Tissint Martian meteorite is an unusual depleted olivine‐phyric shergottite, reportedly…
Hydrogen Isotopic Variations in the ShergottitesOPEN ACCESS
Shuai Wang and Sen Hu Geosciences 2020, 10(4), 148 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Hydrogen isotopes in the shergottite Martian meteorites are among the most varied in Mars laboratory samples. By collating results of previous studies…
Multiple early-formed water reservoirs in the interior of Mars
Jessica J. Barnes, Francis M. McCubbin, Alison R. Santos, James M. D. Day, Jeremy W. Boyce, Susanne P. Schwenzer, Ulrich Ott, Ian A. Franchi, Scott Messenger, Mahesh Anand & Carl B. Agee Nature Geoscience (2020)…
Heavy halogen geochemistry of martian shergottite meteorites and implications for the halogen composition of the depleted shergottite mantle source
Patricia L. Clay; Katherine H. Joy; Brian O’Driscoll; Henner Busemann; Lorraine Ruzié-Hamilton; Ray Burgess; Jonathan Fellowes; Bastian Joachim-Mrosko; John Pernet-Fisher; Stanislav Strekopytov; Christopher J. Ballentine American Mineralogist, March 01, 2020, Vol.105, 289-306 LINK “Volatile elements…
Dwell time at high pressure of meteorites during impact ejection from Mars
T.J. Bowling, B.C. Johnson, S.E. Wiggins, E.L. Walton, H.J.Melosh, T.G. Sharp Icarus In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 13 February 2020 LINK “Highlights • We simulate impacts to investigate the dwell time of Martian meteorites….
A compositionally heterogeneous martian mantle due to late accretionOPEN ACCESS
Simone Marchi, Richard J. Walker and Robin M. Canup Science Advances 12 Feb 2020: Vol. 6, no. 7, eaay2338 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay2338 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The approximately chondritic estimated relative abundances of highly…
Geochemically heterogeneous Martian mantle inferred from Pb isotope systematics of depleted shergottites
Ryota Moriwaki, Tomohiro Usui, Minato Tobita, Tetsuya Yokoyama Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 January 2020 LINK “Radiogenic isotopic compositions of shergottite meteorites suggest that early planetary differentiation processes, which…
D/H Ratio in the Interiors of Rocky Protoplanets Accreting in the Solar Nebula
Hiroaki Saito and Kiyoshi Kuramoto Astrophysical Journal, Published 2020 January 23 LINK “The deuterium/hydrogen (D/H) ratio of primordial water partitioned into a planetary interior seems to be different on Earth and Mars. Water from volcanic…
The composition of Mars
Takashi Yoshizaki, William F. McDonough Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 21 January 2020 LINK “Comparing compositional models of the terrestrial planets provides insights into physicochemical processes that produced planet-scale similarities and differences. The widely…
Transport of impact ejecta from Mars to its moons as a means to reveal Martian historyOPEN ACCESS
Ryuki Hyodo, Kosuke Kurosawa, Hidenori Genda, Tomohiro Usui & Kazuhisa Fujita Scientific Reports volume 9, Article number: 19833 (2019) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Throughout the history of the solar system, Mars has experienced…
Tracing martian surface interactions with the triple O isotope compositions of meteoritic phosphates
J.J. Bellucci, M.J. Whitehouse, A.A. Nemchin, J.F. Snape, G.G. Kenny, R.E. Merle, P.A. Bland, G.K.Benedix Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 27 November 2019 LINK “Highlights • A novel methodology…
A new type of isotopic anomaly in shergottite sulfides
Heather B. Franz, Nanping Wu, James Farquhar, Anthony J. Irving Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “The isotopic composition and abundance of sulfur in extraterrestrial materials are of interest for constraining models of both planetary and…
Volatiles in the martian crust and mantle: Clues from the NWA 6162 shergottite
Sen Hu, Yangting Lin, Jianchao Zhang, Jialong Hao, Akira Yamaguchi, Ting Zhang, Wei Yang, Hitesh Changela Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 11 November 2019 LINK “Highlights • The martian…
