Moderately volatile elements in chondrites record chondrule formation, two-component mixing and redistribution on parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Ninja Braukmüller, Claudia Funk, Wafa Abouchami, Harvey Pickard, Mark Rehkämper, Alessandro Bragagni, Stephen J.G. Galer, Carsten Münker, Harry Becker, Frank Wombacher Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 February 2025 LINK +…
Implications of Differentiated Late Accretion for the Volatile Inventory of the Bulk Silicate EarthOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal and Varun Manilal The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Earth is believed to have acquired its highly siderophile element (HSE) inventory through the late accretion…
Using X-ray computed microtomography (μCT) to determine subsample-specific cosmogenic noble gas production rates of E (enstatite) chondritesOPEN ACCESS
M. Mijjum, B. J. Andrews, T. J. McCoy, C. M. Corrigan, M. W. Caffee, M. M. Tremblay MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Cosmic ray exposure (CRE) ages…
Two isotopically distinct populations of refractory inclusions in the EHa3 chondrite Sahara 97072 – Significance for understanding the evolution of the CAI-formation regionOPEN ACCESS
Samuel Ebert, Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Addi Bischoff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 December 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The nature of isotopic differences between ‘normal’ Ca,Al-rich inclusions…
Cerium Stable Isotopic Composition of Non-Carbonaceous Chondrites
Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Vinciane Debaille, Rosalind M. G. Armytage, Jeroen de Jong ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, November 25, 2024 LINK “The elemental and isotopic compositions of the rare earth elements (REE) reveal critical information about…
Grain Size Effects on Visible and Near-infrared (0.35–2.5 μm) Laboratory Spectra of Rare Meteorite ClassesOPEN ACCESS
K. I. Ridenhour, V. Reddy, A. Battle, D. Cantillo, N. C. Pearson and J. A. Sanchez The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 11 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Linking near-Earth asteroids to associated meteorites…
An early giant planet instability recorded in asteroidal meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Graham Harper Edwards, C. Brenhin Keller, Elisabeth R. Newton & Cameron W. Stewart Nature AstronomyPublished: 15 August 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Giant planet migration appears widespread among planetary systems in our Galaxy. However,…
Visual observation of meteorite ablation in plasma wind tunnel experimentsOPEN ACCESS
F. Grigat, S. Loehle, J. Vaubaillon, P. Matlovič, J. Tóth IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 August 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “A set of 28 different meteorites was tested in 32…
The formation of volatile-bearing djerfisherite in reduced meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Zoë E. Wilbur, Timothy J. McCoy, Catherine M. Corrigan, Jessica J. Barnes, Sierra V. Brown, Arya Udry MAPS, Version of Record online: 03 June 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Enstatite meteorites, both aubrites and…
Compositional evidence for chondrule origins of low-Ca pyroxenes in comet Wild 2 and a giant cluster IDP
D. J. Joswiak, D. E. Brownlee, A. J. Westphal, Z. Gainsforth, M. Zhang, N. T. Kita MAPS, Version of Record online: 23 May 2024 LINK “A literature compilation of 1136 low-Ca pyroxene compositions from chondrules…
EL meteorites do date the giant planet instabilityOPEN ACCESS
Chrysa Avdellidou, Marco Delbo, David Nesvorny, Kevin J. Walsh, Alessandro Morbidelli (Submitted on 30 Apr 2024), comment on The link between Athor and EL meteorites does not constrain the timing of the giant planet instability,…
Insights on the origin of oldhamite in enstatites meteorites from Ca stable isotopes
Wei Dai, Frederic Moynier, Julien Siebert Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 April 2024 LINK “In order to understand the origin of oldhamite (CaS) in enstatite meteorites, we report Ca…
The link between Athor and EL meteorites does not constrain the timing of the giant planet instabilityOPEN ACCESS
Andre Izidoro, Rogerio Deienno, Sean N. Raymond, Matthew S. Clement Comments welcome PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The asteroid Athor, residing today in the inner main asteroid belt, has been recently associated as the source of EL…
Dating the Solar System’s giant planet orbital instability using enstatite meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Chrysa Avdellidou, Marco Delbo’, David Nesvorný, Kevin J. Walsh, and Alessandro Morbidelli Science, 16 Apr 2024, First Release LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The giant planets of the Solar System formed on initially compact orbits,…
Mapping the redox state of the young Solar System using ytterbium valence stateOPEN ACCESS
Tahar Hammouda, Paul Frossard, Maud Boyet, Audrey Bouvier, Matthew Newville, Antonio Lanzirotti Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 27 March 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “We have determined the valence state of Ytterbium (Yb) in a collection…
Forsteritic olivine in EH (enstatite) chondrite meteorites: A record of nebular, metamorphic, and crystal-lattice diffusion effectsOPEN ACCESS
Seann J. McKibbin, Lutz Hecht, Christina Makarona, Matthew Huber, Hermann Terryn, Philippe Claeys MAPS, Version of Record online: 20 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The occurrence of forsteritic olivine in EH enstatite chondrites…
Strewn field, mineralogy, and petrology of Al Haggounia 001: A unique enstatite chondrite
M. H. Leili, H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane, B. Devouard, P. Rochette, J. Gattacceca, L. Folco, M. Gemelli, I. Baziotis MAPS, Version of Record online: 21 January 2024 LINK “In this work, we investigate macroscopic characteristics, magnetic…
Nucleosynthetic isotope variations in chondritic meteorites and their relationship to bulk chemistry
Herbert Palme, Klaus Mezger MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 January 2024 LINK “The relationship of mass-independent stable isotope anomalies with the chemistry of chondritic meteorites provides constraints on mixing and fractionation processes in the…
Hf-W isotope systematics of enstatite chondrites: Parent body chronology and origin of Hf-W fractionations among chondritic meteorites
Jan L. Hellmann, James A. Van Orman, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 626, 15 January 2024, 118518 LINK “Five enstatite chondrites, including two EH4 (Abee, Indarch) and three EL6 samples (Hvittis, Khairpur, Pillistfer),…
Nanophase magnetite in matrix of anomalous EL3 chondrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 8785
M. K. Weisberg, M. E. Zolensky, M. Kimura, K. T. Howard, D. S. Ebel, M. L. Gray, C. M. O’D. Alexander MAPSVersion of Record online: 23 November 2023 LINK “NWA 8785 is a remarkable EL3…
Meteoritic Molybdenum and Ruthenium Isotopic Abundances Document Nucleosynthetic p-process ComponentsOPEN ACCESS
Kurt Marti, Mario Fischer-Gödde, and Carina Proksche The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 956, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Anomalies in isotopic abundances of Mo and Ru in solar system matter were found to document…
An early giant planet instability recorded in asteroidal meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Graham Harper Edwards, C. Brenhin Keller, Elisabeth R. Newton, Cameron W. Stewart Under review at Nature Astronomy PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Giant planet migration appears widespread among planetary systems in our Galaxy. However, the timescales of…
The H content of aubrites: An evaluation of bulk versus in situ methods for quantifying water in meteorites
Liam D. Peterson, Megan E. Newcombe, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang, Frieder Klein, David V. Bekaert, Sune G. Nielsen Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 620, 15 October 2023, 118341 LINK “Aubrites and enstatite chondrites (ECs)…
Identifying parent bodies of meteorites among near-Earth asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Albino Carbognani, Marco Fenucci accepted in MNRAS, Preprint 7 August 2023 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stad2382 (4 August 2023) “Meteorites provide an important source of information about the…
Distribution of s-, r-, and p-process nuclides in the early Solar System inferred from Sr isotope anomalies in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Jonas M. Schneider, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (25 July 2023):The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 952, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Nucleosynthetic…
Trace element redistributions during metamorphism of E-chondrites: implications for reduced bodies and the Earth
Jean-Alix Barrat, Addi Bischoff, Brigitte Zanda Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 July 2023 LINK “We report on new trace element analyses of enstatite chondrites (ECs) to clarify their behavior during…
The high-temperature origin of hydrogen in enstatite chondrite chondrules and implications for the origin of terrestrial water
Dorian Thomassin, Laurette Piani, Johan Villeneuve, Marie-Camille Caumon, Nordine Bouden, Yves Marrocchi Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 616, 15 August 2023, 118225, Available online 30 May 2023 LINK “Due to their numerous isotopic similarities to…
Calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions in non-carbonaceous chondrites: Abundances, sizes, and mineralogyOPEN ACCESS
E. T. Dunham, A. Sheikh, D. Opara, N. Matsuda, M.-C. Liu, K. D. McKeegan MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 May 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “As the Sun was forming, calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs)…
Upper limits of water contents in olivine and orthopyroxene of equilibrated chondrites and several achondritesOPEN ACCESS
Dennis Harries, Xuchao Zhao, Ian Franchi MAPSVersion of Record online: 13 April 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hydroxyl defects in nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs) were potential carriers of water in the early Solar System…
Using the potassium-argon laser experiment (KArLE) to date ancient, low-K chondritic meteorites
Fanny Cattani, Barbara A. Cohen, Cameron M. Mercer, Agnes J. Dahl MAPSVersion of Record online: 10 April 2023 LINK “Several laboratories have been investigating the feasibility of in situ K-Ar dating for use in future…
Lewis Cliff 87223, an anomalous enstatite chondrite and the diversity of enstatite chondrites
Kaitlyn R. Goss, Mabel L. Gray, Michael K. Weisberg, Denton S. Ebel MAPSVersion of Record online: 09 March 2023 LINK “We studied a thin section of Lewis Cliff (LEW) 87223, an unusual EL3-related, enstatite chondrite…
40Ar/39Ar ages of L4, H5, EL6, and feldspathic ureilitic clasts from the Almahata Sitta polymict ureilite (asteroid 2008 TC3)OPEN ACCESS
Brent D. Turrin, Fara Lindsay, Jeremy S. Delaney, Jisun Park, Gregory F. Herzog, Carl Swisher Jr, Cyrena A. Goodrich MAPSVersion of Record online: 22 February 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Almahata Sitta (AhS)…
Chondrite diversity revealed by chromium, calcium and magnesium isotopesOPEN ACCESS
Ke Zhu, Martin Schiller, Frédéric Moynier, Mirek Groen, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jemma Davidson, Devin L. Schrader, Addi Bischoff, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 13 December 2022 LINK (OPEN…
Limited nitrogen isotopic fractionation during core-mantle differentiation in rocky protoplanets and planets
Damanveer S. Grewal, Tao Sun, Sanath Aithala, Taylor Hough, Rajdeep Dasgupta, Laurence Y. Yeung, Edwin Schauble Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 19 October 2022 LINK “15N/14N ratios of meteorites are a powerful tool for tracing…
Nd isotope variation between the Earth–Moon system and enstatite chondrites
Shelby Johnston, Alan Brandon, Claire McLeod, Kai Rankenburg, Harry Becker & Peter Copeland NaturePublished: 06 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Reconstructing the building blocks that made Earth and the Moon is critical to constrain their…
Origin of Nitrogen Isotopic Variations in the Rocky Bodies of the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 937, Number 25 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Noncarbonaceous (NC; inner solar system) meteorites have lower 15N/14N ratios than carbonaceous (CC; outer solar system) meteorites. Whether…
Earth’s composition was modified by collisional erosion
Paul Frossard, Claudine Israel, Audrey Bouvier, Maud Boyet Science29 Sep 2022Vol 377, Issue 6614pp. 1529-1532 LINK Supplementary Materials “The samarium-146 (146Sm)–neodymium-142 (142Nd) short-lived decay system (half-life of 103 million years) is a powerful tracer of…
The Fate of Nitrogen during Parent Body Partial Melting and Accretion of the Inner Solar System Bodies at Reducing Conditions
Rajdeep Dasgupta, Emily Falksen, Aindrila Pal, Chenguang Sun Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 23 September 2022 LINK “Evolution of nitrogen (N), a life-essential volatile element, in highly reduced magmatic systems is a key for the…
Athor asteroid family as the source of the EL enstatite meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
C. Avdellidou, M. Delbo, A. Morbidelli, K. J. Walsh, E. Munaibari, J. Bourdelle de Micas, M. Devogèle, S. Fornasier, M. Gounelle, G. van Belle Astronomy & Astrophysics, Forthcoming articleReceived: 24 July 2022 / Accepted: 30…
Partitioning of Ru, Pd, Ag, Re, Pt, Ir and Au between sulfide-, metal- and silicate liquid at highly reduced conditions: implications for terrestrial accretion and aubrite parent body evolution
E.S. Steenstra, J. Berndt, A. Rohrbach, E.S Bullock, W. van Westrenen, S. Klemme, M.J. Walter Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 August 2022 LINK “The abundances of highly siderophile elements (HSE)…
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…
Nanodiamond of Meteorites: Concentrations and Isolation Kinetics of Possible Initial Xenon Components
A. V. Fisenko & L. F. Semjonova Geochemistry International, Volume 60, pages 530–536Published: 06 June 2022 LINK “The uncertainty in the isotope compositions of the initial (primary) xenon components responsible for its measured composition in…
Zolenskyite, FeCr2S4, a new sulfide mineral from the Indarch meteorite
Zolenskyite, FeCr2S4, a new sulfide mineral from the Indarch meteorite Chi Ma; Alan E. Rubin American Mineralogist June 01, 2022, Vol.107, 1030-1033 LINK “Zolenskyite (IMA 2020-070), FeCr2S4, is a new sulfide mineral that occurs within…
Enstatite chondrites: condensation and metamorphism under extremely reducing conditions and contributions to the EarthOPEN ACCESS
Yangting Lin Progress in Earth and Planetary Science LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Enstatite chondrites are a small clan of meteorites, only ~ 1% out of all meteorite collection. However, they are the most reduced meteorites and…
Meteoritic noble gas constraints on the origin of terrestrial volatilesOPEN ACCESS
Bernard Marty ICARUSIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • The composition of noble gases in primitive meteorites have the potential to yield stringent constraints on…
Connecting Asteroids and Meteorites with visible and near-infrared spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
Francesca E. DeMeo, Brian J. Burt, Michaël Marsset, David Polishook, Thomas H. Burbine, Benoît Carry, Richard P. Binzel, Pierre Vernazza, Vishnu Reddy, Michelle Tang, Cristina A. Thomas, Andrew S. Rivkin, Nicholas A. Moskovitz, Stephen M….
The message of oldhamites from enstatite chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Tahar Hammouda, Maud Boyet, Paul Frossard & Camille Cartier Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, Volume 9, Article number: 13 (2022)Published: 21 February 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We have determined rare-earth element (REE)…
Diverse space weathering effects on asteroid surfaces as inferred via laser irradiation of meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
P. Zhang, K. Tai, Y. Li, J. Zhang, C. Lantz, T. Hiroi, M. Matsuoka, S. Li, Y. Lin, Y. Wen, H. Han and X. Zeng A&A 659, A78 (2022)Received 5 November 2021 / Accepted 30…
An exploration of whether Earth can be built from chondritic components, not bulk chondrites
Conel M. O’D. Alexander Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 17 December 2021 LINK “Here, two of a range of possible models are explored that assume that: (i) two of the main chondritic components (chondrules and…
Chromium Stable Isotope Panorama of Chondrites and Implications for Earth Early Accretion
Ke Zhu (朱柯), Frédéric Moynier, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jemma Davidson, Devin L. Schrader, Jian-Ming Zhu, Guang-Liang Wu, Martin Schiller, Martin Bizzarro, and Harry Becker The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 923, Number 1 LINK “We investigated…
A 187Re-187Os, 87Rb-86Sr, highly siderophile and incompatible trace element study of some carbonaceous, ordinary and enstatite chondrite meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Nicole Phelan, James M.D. Day, Jasmeet K.Dhaliwal, Yang Liu, Christopher A. Corder, Caleb Strom, Emily Pringle, Nelly Assayag, Pierre Cartigny, Kurt Marti, Frédéric Moynier Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 19 November 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
Early solar irradiation as a source of the inner solar system chromium isotopic heterogeneityOPEN ACCESS
Yogita Kadlag, Jason Hirtz, Harry Becker, Ingo Leya, Klaus Mezger Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst published: 05 November 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Different solar system objects display variable abundances of neutron-rich isotopes such as…
Evolution of the parent body of enstatite (EL) chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Mario Trieloff, Jens Hopp, Hans-Peter Gail IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 October 2021 LINK Update (9 November 2021, Draft version): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • EL chondrite thermochronological data are used to construct…
Low total abundances and a predominance of n-ω-amino acids in enstatite chondrites: Implications for thermal stability of amino acids in the inner solar system
Danielle N. Simkus, José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, Hannah L. McLain, Eric T. Parker, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 25 October 2021 LINK “Investigating the organic…
An Almahata Sitta EL3 fragment: implications for the complex thermal history of enstatite chondritesOPEN ACCESS
M. Kimura, M. K. Weisberg, A. Takaki, N. Imae & A. Yamaguchi Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, Volume 8, Article number: 55 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Almahata Sitta is a polymict breccia,…
Mg isotope variations in microphases of unequilibrated enstatite chondrites
Jinia Sikdar, Vinai K. Rai Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 07 August 2021 LINK “Magnesium, a major mineral-forming element of the inner solar system, is partitioned between the silicate and the unique sulfidic…
53Mn-53Cr systematics of sphalerite in enstatite chondrites
Jens Hopp, Julian-Christopher Storck, Thomas Ludwig, Smail Mostefaoui, Rainer Altherr, Ulrich Ott, Hans-Peter Meyer, Mario Trieloff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 July 2021 LINK “Highlights • Mn-Cr systematics of sphalerite…
Tellurium isotope cosmochemistry: Implications for volatile fractionation in chondrite parent bodies and origin of the late veneer
Jan L. Hellmann, Timo Hopp, Christoph Burkhardt, Harry Becker, Mario Fischer-Gödde, Thorsten Kleine Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 July 2021 LINK “Tellurium stable isotope compositions and abundances (δ128/126Te relative to…
Origin of Enstatite Chondrite Fragments in Almahata Sitta: Implications for the Enstatite Chondrite Parent Body
Downes H., Goodrich C. A., Greenwood R. C., Abernethy F. J. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6089) PDF Almahata Sitta contains as wide a range of enstatite chondrite fragments as…
CAIs in Ordinary and Enstatite Chondrites
Dunham E. T. *, Liu M.-C., Matsuda N., McKeegan K. D. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6133) PDF NC CAIs / Very small and rare, unlike / CC CAIs.
Variable refractory lithophile element compositions of planetary building blocks: insights from components of enstatite chondrites
Takashi Yoshizaki, Richard D. Ash, Marc D. Lipella, Tetsuya Yokoyama, William F. McDonough Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 8 June 2021 LINK “Highlights • Refractory lithophile elements (RLE) are fractionated in chondrules from highly reduced…
Tracing the origin and core formation of the enstatite achondrite parent bodies using Cr isotopes
Ke Zhu (朱柯), Frédéric Moynier, Martin Schiller, Harry Becker, Jean-Alix Barrat,Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 June 2021 LINK “Enstatite achondrites (including aubrites) are the only differentiated meteorites that…
Graphite in ureilites, enstatite chondrites, and unique clasts in ordinary chondrites – Insights from the carbon-isotope compositionOPEN ACCESS
Jakob Storz, Thomas Ludwig, Addi Bischoff, Winfried H. Schwarz, Mario Trieloff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 21 May 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbon is of fundamental interest for constraining the volatile element inventory of terrestrial…
Silicon and Oxygen Isotope Evolution of the Inner Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Ryoji Tanaka, Christian Potiszil and Eizo Nakamura The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 3 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Enstatite chondrites have been regarded as major building blocks of the Earth and other differentiated…
Metal‐rich nodules in anomalous EL3 chondrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 8785
Margrit A. Rindlisbacher, Michael K. Weisberg, Denton S. Ebel, Samuel P. Alpert Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 13 May 2021 LINK “NWA 8785 is a remarkable, recently identified, unequilibrated enstatite chondrite. It was…
Aqueous alteration and bioalteration of a synthetic enstatite chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Caroline Avril, Valérie Malavergne, Eric D. van Hullebusch, Fabrice Brunet, Stephan Borensztajn, Jérôme Labanowski, Louis Hennet, François Guyot Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 28 March 2021 LINK Update: PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Understanding the…
Molybdenum Isotope Dichotomy in Meteorites Caused by s-Process Variability
Thomas Stephan and Andrew M. Davis The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 909, Number 1Published: 1 March 2021 LINK “Molybdenum isotopes measured in most individual presolar silicon carbide grains are dominated by s-process contributions from the helium…
Micro-distribution of Oxygen Isotopes in Unequilibrated Enstatite Chondrites
Michael K. Weisberg, Noriko T. Kita, Kohei Fukuda, Guillaume Siron, Denton S.Ebel Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 25 February 2021 LINK “We report petrology and high precision, in situ oxygen isotope…
Dynamic evolution of major element chemistry in protoplanetary disks and its implications for Earth-enstatite chondrite connection
Yoshinori Miyazaki, Jun Korenaga IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 19 February 2021 LINK “Chondrites are the likely building blocks of Earth, and identifying the group of chondrite that best represents Earth is a key…
Bubbles to Chondrites-II. Chemical fractionations in chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Akihiko Hashimoto & Yuki Nakano Progress in Earth and Planetary Science volume 8, Article number: 9 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “We attempt to develop a possible theory of chemical fractionations in chondrites, that is…
Salt – A critical material to consider when exploring the solar system
M.R.M. Izawa, P.L. King, P. Vernazza, J.A. Berger, W.A. McCutcheon IcarusAvailable online 20 January 2021 LINK “Highlights • Mid-IR spectra of mixtures of salt and E, C, and O chondrites are reported.• Intimate mixtures of…
Nature of bright C-complex asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Sunao Hasegawa, Toshihiro Kasuga, Fumihiko Usui, Daisuke Kuroda accepted for publication in PASJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Most C-complex asteroids have albedo values less than 0.1, but there are some high-albedo (bright) C-complex asteroids with albedo…
Variable refractory lithophile element compositions of planetary building blocksOPEN ACCESS
Takashi Yoshizaki, Richard D. Ash, Marc D. Lipella, Tetsuya Yokoyama, William F. McDonough PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrites are undifferentiated sediments of materials left over from the earliest stage of the solar system history, and are…
The NC-CC Isotope Dichotomy: Implications for the Chemical and Isotopic Evolution of the Early Solar System
Katherine R. Bermingham, Evelyn Füri, Katharina Lodders & Bernard Marty Space Science Reviews, Volume 216, Article number: 133 (2020) LINK “Understanding the formation of our planetary system requires identification of the materials from which it…
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…
Early evolution of the solar accretion disk inferred from Cr-Ti-O isotopes in individual chondrulesOPEN ACCESS
Jonas M. Schneider, Christoph Burkhardt, Yves Marrocchi, Gregory A. Brennecka, Thorsten Kleine Submitted to EPSL on Jan 29 2020, accepted in revised form Sep. 12 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Erratum to “Early evolution of the…
Earth’s water may have been inherited from material similar to enstatite chondrite meteorites
Laurette Piani, Yves Marrocchi, Thomas Rigaudier, Lionel G. Vacher, Dorian Thomassin, Bernard Marty Science 28 Aug 2020:Vol. 369, Issue 6507, pp. 1110-1113DOI: 10.1126/science.aba1948 LINK Supplementary Materials (PDF) “The origin of Earth’s water remains unknown. Enstatite…
Petrological evidence for the existence and disruption of a 500 km-sized differentiated planetesimal of enstatite-chondritic parentage
Dennis Harries, Addi Bischoff Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 548, 15 October 2020, 116506 LINK “Highlights • A unique enstatite-rich lithology was found among Almahata Sitta meteorite samples.• Petrology indicates a radius of ∼500 km…
Sectioning effects of porphyritic chondrules: Implications for the PP/POP/PO classification and correcting modal abundances of mineralogically zoned chondrulesOPEN ACCESS
Jens Barosch, Dominik C. Hezel, Lena Sawatzki, Lucia Halbauer, Yves Marrocchi Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mineralogically zoned chondrules are a common chondrule type in chondrites. They consist of olivine cores,…
Dynamic evolution of major element chemistry in protoplanetary disks and its implications for chondrite formationOPEN ACCESS
Yoshinori Miyazaki, Jun Korenaga PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrites are the likely building blocks of Earth, and identifying the group of chondrite that best represents Earth is a key to resolving the state of the early…
Concepts of the Small Body Sample Return Missions – the 1st 10 Million Year Evolution of the Solar System
Yangting Lin, Yonghe Zhang, Sen Hu, Yuchen Xu, Weijia Zhou, Shijie Li, Wei Yang, Yang Gao, Mingtao Li, Qingzhu Yin, Douglas Lin & Wing Ip Space Science Reviews, Volume 216, Article number: 45 (2020)Published: 20…
The origin and fate of volatile elements on Earth revisited in light of noble gas data obtained from comet 67P/Churyumov-GerasimenkoOPEN ACCESS
David V. Bekaert, Michael W. Broadley & Bernard Marty Scientific Reports, Volume 10, Article number: 5796 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The origin of terrestrial volatiles remains one of the most puzzling questions…
Supply of phosphate to early Earth by photogeochemistry after meteoritic weathering
Dougal J. Ritson, Stephen J. Mojzsis & John. D. Sutherland Nature Geoscience (2020) Published: 23 March 2020 LINK “During terrestrial differentiation, the relatively small amount of phosphorus that migrated to the lithosphere was incorporated into…
Subsolar Al/Si and Mg/Si ratios of non-carbonaceous chondrites reveal planetesimal formation during early condensation in the protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
A. Morbidelli, G. Libourel, H. Palme, S.A. Jacobson, D.C. Rubie Accepted for publication in EPSL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Al/Si and Mg/Si ratios in non-carbonaceous chondrites are lower than the solar (i.e., CI-chondritic) values, in…
Cadmium isotopes in chondrites and acid leachates: Nucleosynthetic homogeneity and a monitor for thermal neutron capture effects
Eniko R. Toth, Manuela A. Fehr, Matthias Friebel, Maria Schönbächler Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 February 2020 LINK “Nucleosynthetic isotope variations are well documented for refractory elements in meteorites…
Si-Mg isotopes in enstatite chondrites and accretion of reduced planetary bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Jinia Sikdar & Vinai K. Rai Scientific Reports 10 , 1–12 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Among the primitive meteorite classes, Enstatite Chondrites (EC) are believed to share a common origin with the Earth…
Thermal and porosity properties of meteorites: A compilation of published data and new measurements
A.‐J. Soini, I. T. Kukkonen, T. Kohout, A. Luttinen Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 22 January 2020 LINK “We report direct measurements of thermal diffusivity and conductivity at room temperature for 38 meteorite samples…
Heterogeneous accretion of Earth inferred from Mo-Ru isotope systematicsOPEN ACCESS
Timo Hopp, Gerrit Budde, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters (17 January 2020) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Mo and Ru isotopic compositions of meteorites and the bulk silicate Earth (BSE) hold…
The partitioning of the inner and outer Solar System by a structured protoplanetary disk
R. Brasser & S. J. Mojzsis Nature Astronomy (2020) Published: 13 January 2020 LINK “Mass-independent isotopic anomalies define two cosmochemically distinct regions: the carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteorites, implying that the non-carbonaceous (terrestrial) and carbonaceous (Jovian)…
Radionuclide activities in recent chondrite falls determined by gamma‐ray spectrometry: Implications for terrestrial age estimates
Åke V. Rosén, Beda A. Hofmann, Moritz von Sivers, Marc Schumann Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 December 2019 LINK “Radionuclide activities were measured in the low‐background gamma‐ray spectrometry facility GeMSE in eight meteorite…
The origin of unequilibrated EH chondrites – constraints from in-situ analysis of Si isotopes, major and trace elements in silicates and metal
Yogita Kadlag, Michael Tatzel, Daniel A. Frick, Harry Becker Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 September 2019 LINK “Various lines of evidence suggest that material isotopically similar to enstatite chondrites…
Rare Earth Element Partitioning Between Sulphides and Melt: Evidence for Yb2+ and Sm2+ in EH Chondrites
N.J. Ingrao, T. Hammouda, M. Boyet, M. Gaborieau, B.N. Moine, I. Vlastelic, M.A. Bouhifd, J.-L. Devidal, O. Mathon, D. Testemale, J.-L. Hazemann, O.Proux Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 September…
Bulk chondrite variability in mass independent magnesium isotope compositions – Implications for initial solar system 26Al/27Al and the timing of terrestrial accretion
Tu-Han Luu, Remco C. Hin, Christopher D. Coath, Tim Elliott Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 522, 15 September 2019, Pages 166-175 LINK “Highlights • Bulk chondrites Al–Mg isotope analyses define a canonical isochron. •…
Nucleosynthetic Sr–Nd Isotope Correlations in Chondrites: Evidence for Nebular Thermal Processing and Dust Transportation in the Early Solar System
Ryota Fukai, Tetsuya Yokoyama The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 879, Number 2 LINK “We conducted high-precision Sr and Nd isotopic measurements in bulk chondrites using a complete sample digestion technique. Our new data indicate that enstatite…
Petrogenesis of ungrouped enstatite meteorite Zakłodzie: Fabric, texture, and nanostructure analysis for identification of mechanisms responsible for chondrite–achondrite transition
Agata M. Krzesińska, Richard Wirth, Monika A. Kusiak Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 29 April 2019 LINK “Zakłodzie is an enstatite meteorite of unknown petrogenesis. Chemically, it resembles enstatite chondrites, but displays an achondrite‐like…
Quantitative models for the elemental and isotopic fractionations in the non-carbonaceous chondrites
Conel M. O’D. Alexander Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 20 February 2019 LINK “Two models that for the first time attempt to quantitatively reproduce the bulk elemental and isotopic fractionations…
Quantitative models for the elemental and isotopic fractionations in chondrites: The carbonaceous chondrites
Conel M. O’D. Alexander Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 February 2019 LINK “A quantitative understanding of the elemental and isotopic fractionations recorded in the compositions of the chondritic meteorites…
Aqueous Alteration of Enstatite Chondrite Material in the Kaidun Meteorite
K. Higashi, T. Mikouchi, M. E. Zolensky 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2344 PDF abstract
Almahata Sitta Magnetic Susceptibility Database — Update of the Enstatite Chondritic Lithologies
V. H. Hoffmann, K. Wimmer, R. Hochleitner, M. Kaliwoda, M. Funaki, M. Torii, S. Decker 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2839 PDF abstract
On the principle building blocks of Mars and Earth
Christian Liebske, Amir Khan IcarusAvailable online 20 January 2019 LINK “Highlights • Stochastic mixing of chondrites and achondrites to reconcile isotopic signatures for Mars and Earth indicate highly non-unique solution spaces • Complementary geophysical and…
Chemically defining the building blocks of the EarthOPEN ACCESS
Takashi Yoshizaki, William F. McDonough, Richard D. Ash, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Marc D. Lipella PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrites are undifferentiated sediments of material left over from the earliest solar system and are widely considered as representatives…
An Isotopic, Elemental and Structural Study of Silicon Nitride from Enstatite Chondrites
J. Leitner, C. Vollmer, T. Henkel, U. Ott, P. Hoppe Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 4 June 2018 LINK “We report an in-situ investigation of silicon nitride (Si3N4) grains from several enstatite chondrites of…
Jupiter’s influence on the building blocks of Mars and EarthOPEN ACCESS
R. Brasser, N. Dauphas, S. J. Mojzsis Accepted for publication in GRL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Radiometric dating indicates that Mars accreted in the first ~4 Myr of solar system formation, which coincides with the formation…
Nature of late accretion to Earth inferred from mass-dependent Ru isotopic compositions of chondrites and mantle peridotitesOPEN ACCESS
Timo Hopp, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters,Volume 494,15 July 2018,Pages 50-59 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Uniform mass-dependent Ru isotopic compositions of chondrites. • Chondritic mass-dependent Ru isotopic composition of Earth’s mantle. •…
Raman spectroscopy of shocked enstatite‐rich meteorites
Zhang, B. , Shieh, S. R., Withers, A. C. and Bouvier, A. Meteorit Planet Sci. . doi:10.1111/maps.13106 LINK “We present Raman patterns of enstatite in different classes of enstatite‐rich chondrites and achondrites of various shock…
Reflectance spectra of synthetic Fe-free ortho- and clinoenstatites in the UV/VIS/IR and implications for remote sensing detection of Fe-free pyroxenes on planetary surfaces
Kathrin Markus, Lyuba Moroz, Gabriele Arnold, Daniela Henckel, Harald Hiesinger, Arno Rohrbach, Klemme Stephan Planetary and Space Science Available online 11 April 2018 LINK “Highlights • Even extremely Fe-poor pyroxenes show deep ultraviolet absorption bands….
Thermal evolution and sintering of chondritic planetesimals IV. Temperature dependence of heat conductivity of asteroids and meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Hans-Peter Gail, Mario Trieloff Update (30 July 2018):LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Understanding the compaction and differentiation of the planetesimals and protoplanets from the Asteroid Belt and the terrestrial planet region of the Solar System requires…
Enstatite chondrites EL3 as building blocks for the Earth: The debate over the 146Sm–142Nd systematics
M. Boyet, A. Bouvier, P. Frossard, T. Hammouda, M. Garçon, A. Gannoun Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 488, 15 April 2018, Pages 68–78 LINK “Highlights • Here we present the first high precision Nd…
Chemical variations of sulfides and metal in enstatite chondrites—Introduction of a new classification scheme
Weyrauch, M., Horstmann, M. and Bischoff, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.13025 LINK “In this study, the metal and sulfide compositions of 45 enstatite chondrites were analyzed to determine possible mineral-chemical trends correlated with…
Discovery of a meteoritic ejecta layer containing unmelted impactor fragments at the base of Paleocene lavas, Isle of Skye, ScotlandOPEN ACCESS
Simon M. Drake; Andrew D. Beard; Adrian P. Jones; David J. Brown; A. Dominic Fortes; Ian L. Millar; Andrew Carter;Jergus Baca; Hilary Downes Geology (2017) DOI:https://doi.org/10.1130/G39452.1 Published: December 12, 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN…
Bulk chemical compositions of Antarctic meteorites in the NIPR collection
M. Kimura, N. Imae, A. Yamaguchi, H. Haramura, H. Kojima Polar Science doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2017.12.001 Available online 5 December 2017 LINK “Bulk chemical compositions of meteorites were traditionally analyzed by wet chemical analysis, and NIPR has data…
Halogens in chondritic meteorites and terrestrial accretion
Patricia L. Clay, Ray Burgess, Henner Busemann, Lorraine Ruzié-Hamilton, Bastian Joachim, James M. D. Day & Christopher J. Ballentine Nature 551, 614–618 (30 November 2017) doi:10.1038/nature24625 LINK “Volatile element delivery and retention played a fundamental…
The selenium isotopic variations in chondrites are mass-dependent; Implications for sulfide formation in the early solar system
J. Labidi, S. König, T. Kurzawa, A. Yierpan, R. Schoenberg Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 481, 1 January 2018, Pages 212–222 LINK “Highlights • Significant δ82/78Se variations are recorded in chondrites. • The Se…
Experiments on Condensation of Calcium Sulfide Grains To Demarcate Environments for the Formation of Enstatite Chondrites
Kaori Yokoyama, Yuki Kimura , and Chihiro Kaito ACS Earth Space Chem., Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.7b00076 LINK “To achieve a better understanding of material evolution in the early solar system, experiments have been performed to…
Variable Tl, Pb, and Cd concentrations and isotope compositions of enstatite and ordinary chondrites—Evidence for volatile element mobilization and decay of extinct 205PbOPEN ACCESS
Palk, C., Andreasen, R., Rehkämper, M., Stunt, A., Kreissig, K., Coles, B., Schönbächler, M. and Smith, C. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12989 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “New Tl, Pb, and Cd concentration and Tl,…
Chromium isotopic homogeneity between the Moon, the Earth, and enstatite chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Bérengère Mougel, Frédéric Moynier, Christa Göpel Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 481, 1 January 2018, Pages 1-8 LINK UPDATE (8 Dec 2017): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • The first Cr isotopic estimate (ε53ε53Cr and…
Tellurium stable isotope fractionation in chondritic meteorites and some terrestrial samples
Manuela A. Fehr, Samantha J. Hammond, Ian J. Parkinson Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 October 2017 LINK “New methodologies employing a 125Te-128Te double-spike were developed and applied to obtain…
The Effect of Jupiter’s Formation on the Distribution of Refractory Elements and Inclusions in MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Steven J. Desch, Anusha Kalyaan, Conel M. O’D. Alexander submitted to ApJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a comprehensive evolutionary model of the Sun’s protoplanetary disk. The model predicts from first principles the gas densities…
Chemical variations within and between the clasts, and the matrix of the Abee enstatite chondrite suggest an impact-based differentiation mechanism
Michael D. Higgins, Pierre-Etienne M.C. Martin, Sciences Appliquées Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 6 October 2017 LINK “Abee is an enstatite chondrite breccia dominantly composed of kamacite, enstatite, silica, plagioclase,…
Cosmic-ray exposure ages of six chondritic Almahata Sitta fragments
Riebe, M. E. I., Welten, K. C., Meier, M. M. M., Wieler, R., Barth, M. I. F., Ward, D., Laubenstein, M., Bischoff, A., Caffee, M. W., Nishiizumi, K. and Busemann, H. Meteoritics & Planetary Science….
Titanium Stable Isotopic Variations in Chondrites, Achondrites and Lunar Rocks
Nicolas D. Greber, Nicolas Dauphas, Igor S. Puchtel, Beda A. Hofmann, Nicholas T. Arndt Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 June 2017 LINK “Titanium isotopes are potential tracers of processes…
Rubidium isotopic composition of the Earth, meteorites, and the Moon: Evidence for the origin of volatile loss during planetary accretionOPEN ACCESS
Emily A. Pringle, Frédéric Moynier Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 473, 1 September 2017, Pages 62-70 LINK “Highlights • We measured high-precision stable Rb isotope ratios in terrestrial samples, chondrites, HED meteorites, and lunar…
Petrology and Bulk Composition of the Oudiyat Sbaa Fluororichterite-Bearing EH5 Chondrite: A Witnessed Fall from Eastern Morocco
Irving A. J., Kuehner S. M., Gao Y., Chen Y., Lapen T. J., Pitt D. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6383] abstract “We characterize a recent Moroccan enstatite chondrite fall and report…
Silicate–SiO reaction in a protoplanetary disk recorded by oxygen isotopes in chondrules
Ryoji Tanaka & Eizo Nakamura Nature Astronomy 1, Article number: 0137 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41550-017-0137 LINK “The formation of planetesimals and planetary embryos during the earliest stages of the solar protoplanetary disk largely determined the composition and…
Silver contents and Cu/Ag ratios in Martian meteorites and the implications for planetary differentiation
Zaicong Wang, Harry Becker Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 May 2017 LINK “Silver and Cu show very similar partitioning behavior in sulfide melt-silicate melt and metal-silicate systems at low…
Mixing and transport of dust in the early solar nebula as inferred from titanium isotope variations among chondrulesOPEN ACCESS
Simone Gerber, Christoph Burkhardt, Gerrit Budde, Knut Metzler, Thorsten Kleine accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, May 10, 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (22 May 2017): LINK “Chondrules formed by the melting of…
New insights on petrography and geochemistry of impactites from the Lonar crater, India.
Ray, D., Upadhyay, D., Misra, S., Newsom, H. E. and Ghosh, S. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12881 LINK “The Lonar impact crater, India, is one of the few known terrestrial impact craters excavated in…
Testing the chondrule-rich accretion model for planetary embryos using calcium isotopesOPEN ACCESS
Elsa Amsellem, Frédéric Moynier, Emily A. Pringle, Audrey Bouvier, Heng Chen, James M. D. Day PhD Student Conference (PhDSC), l’Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), 13-17 March 2017 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (28…
Origin of EL3 chondrites: Evidence for variable C/O ratios during their course of formation—A state of the art scrutiny.
El Goresy, A., Lin, Y., Miyahara, M., Gannoun, A., Boyet, M., Ohtani, E., Gillet, P., Trieloff, M., Simionovici, A., Feng, L. and Lemelle, L. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12832 LINK “Mineral inventories of enstatite…
The isotopic nature of the Earth’s accreting material through time
Nicolas Dauphas Nature 541, 521–524 (25 January 2017) doi:10.1038/nature20830 Published online: 25 January 2017 LINK “The Earth formed by accretion of Moon- to Mars-size embryos coming from various heliocentric distances. The isotopic nature of these…
Asteroid 2008 TC3 Breakup and Meteorite Fractions
Goodrich, C.; Jenniskens, P.; Shaddad, M. H.; Zolensky; M. E.; Fioretti, A. M. JSC-CN-38419, Conference Paper Asteroid Comets and Meteors Conference (ACM 2017); 10-14 Apr. 2017; Montevideo; Uruguay abstract “The recovery of meteorites from the…
The global elemental composition of 433 Eros: First results from the NEAR Gamma-Ray Spectrometer orbital dataset
Patrick N. Peplowski Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2016.10.006 LINK “Highlights • First results from the NEAR GRS orbital investigation • Eros’ surface composition is consistent with ordinary chondrites, enstatite chondrites, and…
Calcium Isotopic Compositions of Chondrites
Shichun Huang, Stein B. Jacobsen Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 October 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.09.039 LINK “We report mass-dependent and mass-independent Ca isotopic variations in nine chondrites from three groups: carbonaceous,…
Molybdenum isotopic evidence for the origin of chondrules and a distinct genetic heritage of carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Gerrit Budde, Christoph Burkhardt, Gregory A. Brennecka, Mario Fischer-Gödde, Thomas S. Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 3 October 2016 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Nucleosynthetic…
