El Ali meteorite: From whetstone to fame and to the tragedy of local people’s heritage
Ali H. Egeh CommentMAPS, Version of Record online: 12 June 2025 LINK “The El Ali meteorite, a colossal 15.2 t iron meteorite, was discovered in an area characterized by bushy calcareous evaporates (sedimentary distinctive textures, which…
Germanium isotope fractionation during evaporation from metal and sulfide melts: Implications for volatile element loss from planetary materialsOPEN ACCESS
Elias Wölfer, Christian J. Renggli, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 30 May 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Ge elemental and isotopic composition of planetary materials holds essential clues on…
Characterization of iron meteorites by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements, and Mössbauer spectroscopy: Kayakent IIIAB
M. V. Goryunov, G. Varga, Z. Dankházi, A. V. Chukin, I. Felner, E. Kuzmann, Z. Homonnay, R. F. Muftakhetdinova, V. I. Grokhovsky, M. I. Oshtrakh MAPS, First published: 29 May 2025 LINK “A fragment of…
Selective sampling of asteroids, the Moon, and Mars: Factors affecting the numerical abundances of members of meteorite groupsOPEN ACCESS
Alan E. Rubin MAPS, Version of Record online: 22 May 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorite collection inventories show that many related meteorite groups have very different numerical abundances (e.g., lunar versus Martian meteorites;…
Differentiated planetesimals record differing sources of sulfur in inner and outer solar system materials
Elizabeth A. Heiny, Edward M. Stolper, and John M. Eiler PNAS, May 2, 2025, 122 (18) e2418198122 LINK “The isotope anomalies of noncarbonaceous (NC) and carbonaceous (CC) extraterrestrial materials provide a framework for tracing the…
Magnetization of Iron Meteorites up to the Meter in Size as Possible Analogs for Asteroid PsycheOPEN ACCESS
Clara Maurel, Elise Clavé, Jérôme Gattacecca, Minoru Uehara, Elias N. Mansbach, Timothy J. McCoy, Benjamin P. Weiss JGR PlanetsFirst published: 23 April 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorite paleomagnetic studies indicate planetesimal generated magnetic…
A Potůčky fragment of the Steinbach IVA-an meteorite: Implications from the trace-element composition of the constituent phases
Alexandre V. Andronikov, Irina E. Andronikova, Ondrej Pour, Petr Bohdalek MAPS, Version of Record online: 03 April 2025 LINK “We have analyzed in situ mineral phases in a Potůčky fragment of the stony-iron IVA-an meteorite…
Classifying meteorites with MetNet: A deep learning approach using reflectance spectroscopy
Roshan Nath, Soham Mali, Denesh K., Neha Panwar, Abhishek J. Verma, Avadh Kumar, Ramakant R. Mahajan, Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, M. E. Varela, Shuhrat A. Ehgamberdiev, Tvisha Kapadia, Neeraj Srivastava MAPS, Version of Record online: 27…
An experimental study of trace element partitioning into troilite during iron meteorite crystallizationOPEN ACCESS
Nancy L. Chabot, Colin D. Hamill, Evangela E. Shread, Richard D. Ash, Catherine M. Corrigan MAPS, Version of Record online: 25 March 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Troilite is a common phase in iron…
Comparison of the earliest NC and CC planetesimals: Evidence from ungrouped iron meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Fridolin Spitzer, Christoph Burkhardt, Thomas S. Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine Update (24 March 2025): Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Isotope anomalies in meteorites reveal a fundamental dichotomy between non-carbonaceous- (NC) and…
Shock-heated graphite in three IAB iron meteorites—Implications on the formation of diamondOPEN ACCESS
Oliver Christ, Anna Barbaro, Ludovic Ferrière, Lidia Pittarello, M. Chiara Domeneghetti, Frank E. Brenker, Fabrizio Nestola, Matteo Alvaro MAPS, Version of Record online: 23 February 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Iron meteorites, originating from…
Heavenly metal for the commoners: Meteoritic irons from the Early Iron Age cemeteries in Częstochowa (Poland)
Albert Jambon, Gerta Bielińska, Maciej Kosiński, Magdalena Wieczorek-Szmal, Ewelina Miśta-Jakubowska, Jacek Tarasiuk, Karol Dzięgielewski Journal of Archaeological Science: ReportsVolume 62, April 2025 LINK “Highlights “The Częstochowa-Raków and Częstochowa-Mirów cemeteries in S Poland (Hallstatt C period)…
Textural and compositional characteristics of metallic spherules in impact melt from Monturaqui crater, ChileOPEN ACCESS
Daniel O. Cukierski, David W. Peate, Ingrid A. Ukstins, Christy Kloberdanz, C. Tom Foster, Chungwan Lim MAPS, First published: 06 February 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Samples of impactite from the small (~350 m diameter)…
Enrichment of moderately volatile elements in first-generation planetesimals of the inner Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal, Surjyendu Bhattacharjee, Bidong Zhang, Nicole X. Nie, and Yoshinori Miyazaki Science Advances5 Feb 2025Vol 11, Issue 6 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The depletion of moderately volatile elements (MVEs) in terrestrial planets…
Systematic meteorite collection in the Catalina Dense Collection area (Chile): Description and statisticsOPEN ACCESS
Carine Sadaka, Jérôme Gattacceca, Matthieu Gounelle, Mathieu Roskosz, Anthony Lagain, Romain Tartese, Lydie Bonal, Clara Maurel, Rodrigo Martinez, Millarca Valenzuela MAPS, Version of Record online: 10 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present…
The extent of liquid immiscibility in planetesimal coresOPEN ACCESS
G.D. Bromiley, M. Varnam, H. Terasaki, T. Komabayashi, J. Barosch Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V33Published: 26 November 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report results of experiments in the system Fe0.9Ni0.1, S, P, C, O,…
Tracing the origin of volatiles on Earth using nitrogen isotope ratios in iron meteorites
Damanveer S. Grewal, Surjyendu Bhattacharjee, Gabriel-Darius Mardaru, Paul D. Asimow Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 15 November 2024 LINK “Understanding the relationships between the nitrogen (N) isotope ratios of early solar…
Quantification of evaporative loss of volatile metals from planetary cores and metal-rich planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
E.S. Steenstra, C.J. Renggli, J. Berndt, S. Klemme Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 31 August 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The processes responsible for the isotopic compositions and abundances of…
Spectral properties of ablating meteorite samples for improved meteoroid composition diagnosticsOPEN ACCESS
Pavol Matlovič, Adriana Pisarčíková, Veronika Pazderová, Stefan Loehle, Juraj Tóth, Ludovic Ferrière, Peter Čermák, David Leiser, Jérémie Vaubaillon, Ranjith Ravichandran Astronomy & Astrophysics preprint, August 23, 2024 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Emission spectra and diagnostic spectral…
Isotopic evidence for a common parent body of IIG and IIAB iron meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Aryavart Anand, Fridolin Spitzer, Timo Hopp, Richard Windmill, Pascal Kruttasch, Christoph Burkhardt, Nicolas Dauphas, Richard Greenwood, Beda Hofmann, Klaus Mezger, Thorsten Kleine Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 26 July 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Magmatic iron…
From Disorder to Order: Inheritance of Magnetic Remanence in Tetrataenite-Bearing Meteorites From Multi-Phase Micromagnetic Modeling
José A. P. M. Devienne, Thomas A. Berndt, Wyn Williams, Shichu Chen JGR Planets, First published: 14 June 2024 LINK “ “An increasing amount of evidence suggests that the tetrataenite-bearing cloudy zones (CZ) in iron…
Compositions of iron-meteorite parent bodies constrain the structure of the protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Bidong Zhang, Nancy L. Chabot, and Alan E. Rubin PNAS, Vol. 121, No. 2328 May 28, 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Magmatic iron-meteorite parent bodies are the earliest planetesimals in the Solar System, and…
Extracting very small amounts of potassium from iron meteorites for the analysis of potassium isotope ratiosOPEN ACCESS
H. Khan, I. Leya, J. Hoffmann, K. Mezger Advances in Space ResearchAvailable online 10 May 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The isotope abundance of cosmogenic K, especially the ratios of cosmogenic 40K/41K, can be used to…
Mineralogical composition, surface inspection and analysis by Mössbauer spectroscopy to identify a meteorite
Julio Fabián-Salvador, César Barrero M, Jairo Ruiz C, William Bolivar, Stefano Enzo & J. C. Gonzalez Interactions, Published: 19 March 2024 LINK “A piece of rock belonging to the geological-mineralogical collection of the University of…
Nitrogen inventory of iron meteorite parent bodies constrained by nitrogen partitioning between Fe-rich solid and liquid alloys
Debjeet Pathak, Rajdeep Dasgupta Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 March 2024 LINK “Delivery of nitrogen (N), one of the most important elements for life, to Earth thought to have…
Study of Iron and Stony Meteorite Ablation Based on Simulation Experiments in an Arc HeaterOPEN ACCESS
Lei Wanget, Lei Ning Dang, Ling Wei Yang, Jin Bo Liu, Jie Huang, Zhen Jun Huang, Jing Kang Yang, and Yue Luo The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 962, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To…
Elemental Characterization of Iron Meteorites Solely Based on LA-ICP-MS
Margareth S. Navarro, Jacinta Enzweiler, Álvaro P. Crósta, André L. R. Moutinho, Gabriel G. Silva, Christopher D. K. Herd, and Patrick J. A. Hill ACS Earth and Space ChemistryPublication Date (Web): January 23, 2024 LINK…
Describing the fragment mass distribution in meteorite showers
I.G. Brykina, L.A. Egorova Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 January 2024 LINK “The mass distribution of fragments is an important characteristic that often needs to be defined for forward modelling…
Accretion of the earliest inner Solar System planetesimals beyond the water snowline
Damanveer S. Grewal, Nicole X. Nie, Bidong Zhang, Andre Izidoro & Paul D. Asimow Nature AstronomyPublished: 09 January 2024 LINK “How and where the first generation of inner Solar System planetesimals formed remains poorly understood….
Overview of the Lost Meteorites of Antarctica field campaignsOPEN ACCESS
K. H. Joy, A. R. D. Smedley, J. L. MacArthur, W. van Verre, L. A. Marsh, M. Rose, T. A. Harvey, R. Tartèse, R. H. Jones, I. D. Abrahams, J. W. Wilson, A. J. Peyton,…
The Luna structure, India: A probable impact crater formed by an iron bolide
K.S. Sajinkumar, S. James, G.K. Indu, Saranya R. Chandran, Devika Padmakumar, J. Aswathi, S. Keerthy, M.N. Praveen, N. Sorcar, J.K. Tomson, Anil Chavan, Subhash Bhandari, M. Satyanarayanan, R. Bhushan, A. Dabhi, Y. Anilkumar Planetary and…
Campo del Cielo modeling and comparison with observations: II. Funnels and cratersOPEN ACCESS
R. Luther, A. Schmalen, N. Artemieva MAPSVersion of Record online: 22 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Campo del Cielo impact structure exhibits several penetration funnels and impact craters. Here, we model the…
Trace elements in IVA iron meteorites explained by limited solid–liquid equilibration during inward solidification
Zhongtian Zhang IcarusAvailable online 7 November 2023, 115860 LINK “Iron meteorites are windows into the formation and evolution of planetesimal cores. The trace element compositions of IVA iron meteorites are enigmatic; specifically, to explain the…
Evaporation of moderately volatile elements from metal and sulfide melts: Implications for volatile element abundances in magmatic iron meteorites
E.S. Steenstra, C.J. Renggli, J. Berndt, S. Klemme Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 622, 15 November 2023, 118406 LINK “Volatile element abundances in magmatic iron meteorites provide fundamental insights into the processing of volatile elements…
Ice Sublimation in Planetesimals Formed at the Outward Migrating SnowlineOPEN ACCESS
Zhongtian Zhang The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 956, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Isotopic studies of meteorites suggest that planetesimals were formed as two distinct populations: noncarbonaceous (NC) and carbonaceous (CC) reservoirs. A…
Characterization of iron meteorites by scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements, and Mössbauer spectroscopy: Mundrabilla IAB-ung
M. V. Goryunov, G. Varga, Z. Dankházi, A. V. Chukin, I. Felner, E. Kuzmann, V. I. Grokhovsky, Z. Homonnay, M. I. Oshtrakh MAPSVersion of Record online: 11 September 2023 LINK “A fragment of Mundrabilla IAB-ung…
Isotopic constraints on genetic relationships among group IIIF iron meteorites, Fitzwater Pass, and the Zinder pallasiteOPEN ACCESS
Jonas Pape, Bidong Zhang, Fridolin Spitzer, Alan Rubin, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in Meteoritics & Planetary Science, pre-proof PDF (OPEN ACCESS) UPDATE (21 September 2023): MAPS, Version of Record online: 20 September 2023 LINK…
The Twannberg iron meteorite strewn field in the Swiss Jura mountains: insights for Quaternary environmental conditionsOPEN ACCESS
Beda A. Hofmann, Naki Akçar, Sönke Szidat, Pierre G. Valla, Marcus Christl, Christoph Vockenhuber & the Twannberg Search Team Swiss Journal of Geosciences, Volume 116, Article number: 13, Published: 09 August 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Generation of a measurable magnetic field in a metal asteroid with a rubble-pile core
Zhongtian Zhang and David Bercovici PNAS Vol. 120 | No. 32July 31, 2023 LINK “SignificanceIron meteorites represent cores of differentiated objects, which are possibly the building blocks of planetary cores. The parent body of iron…
The First Instrumentally Documented Fall of an Iron Meteorite: Orbit and Possible OriginOPEN ACCESS
Ihor Kyrylenko, Oleksiy Golubov, Ivan Slyusarev, Jaakko Visuri, Maria Gritsevich, Yurij N. Krugly, Irina Belskaya, and Vasilij G. Shevchenko The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 953, Number 1Published: 28 July 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A…
An arrowhead made of meteoritic iron from the late Bronze Age settlement of Mörigen, Switzerland and its possible sourceOPEN ACCESS
Beda A. Hofmann, Sabine Bolliger Schreyer, Sayani Biswas, Lars Gerchow, Daniel Wiebe, Marc Schumann, Sebastian Lindemann, Diego Ramírez García, Pierre Lanari, Frank Gfeller, Carlos Vigo, Debarchan Das, Fabian Hotz, Katharina von Schoeler, Kazuhiko Ninomiya, Megumi…
Magnetic Recording Stability of Taenite-Containing MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
José A. P. M. Devienne, Thomas A. Berndt, Wyn Williams, Lesleis Nagy Geophysical Research LettersVolume 50, Issue1228 June 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points Nanometer-scaled taenite observed in different meteoritic microstructures are magnetically…
Age, Genetics, and Crystallization Sequence of the Group IIIE Iron Meteorites
Emily M. Chiappe, Richard D. Ash, Richard J. Walker Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 June 2023 LINK “Chemical and isotopic data were obtained for ten iron meteorites classified as members…
Synthesis of prebiotic organics from CO2 by catalysis with meteoritic and volcanic particlesOPEN ACCESS
Sophia Peters, Dmitry A. Semenov, Rupert Hochleitner & Oliver Trapp Scientific Reports, Volume 13, Article number: 6843 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The emergence of prebiotic organics was a mandatory step toward the origin of…
Characterization of iron meteorites by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements, and Mössbauer spectroscopy: Gibeon IVA
M. V. Goryunov, G. Varga, Z. Dankházi, I. Felner, A. V. Chukin, E. Kuzmann, Z. Homonnay, V. I. Grokhovsky, M. I. Oshtrakh MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 May 2023 LINK “Gibeon IVA iron meteorite…
Siderophile element and Hf-W isotope characteristics of the metal-rich chondrite NWA 12273 – Implication for its origin and chondrite metal formation
Huanxin Liu, Richard D. Ash, Yan Luo, D. Graham Pearson, Jingao Liu Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 612, 15 June 2023, 118162 LINK “Metal phases in primitive chondrites contain important information for understanding early Solar…
The El Ali (Somalia) IAB Iron Meteorite: New Minerals Reflecting Unusual Conditions of Formation
Herd C. D. K.* Locock A. J. Saini R. Ma C. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#2220] Giant iron mass / Reveals three new minerals / Scientists elation.
Compositions of Carbonaceous-Type Asteroidal Cores in the Early Solar System
Zhang B.* Chabot N. L. Rubin A. E. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1606] Fractional-crystallization modeling of carbonaceous-type iron meteorites shows that the CAIs distribution in the protoplanetary disk (<1 Ma) was heterogeneous.
Origin of the superchondritic carbon/nitrogen ratio of the bulk silicate Earth − an outlook from iron meteorites
Damanveer S. Grewal, Paul D. Asimow Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 20 January 2023 LINK “Disagreement regarding the origin of the bulk silicate Earth’s (BSE) superchondritic carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio is due, in part, to the…
The Miller 03356 IVA iron: Insights into the formation mechanism of microplessite
D. Ray, S. Ghosh, M. Paliwal, S. Mishra, J. Jha Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 19 December 2022 LINK “The Miller 03356, IVA iron was earlier reported as a fragment of…
A comment to: “The manufacture and origin of the Tutankhamun meteoritic iron dagger” by Matsui et al.
Albert Jambon MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 December 2022 LINK “Matsui et al. (2022) performed X-ray fluorescence RF analyses of Tutankhamun’s dagger and its hilt. Although the approach is indeed interesting, this work has…
Impact-induced devolatilization of four ungrouped ataxites and the formation of a silica glass spherule in ALHA77255
Alan E. Rubin, Bidong Zhang MAPS, Version of Record online:13 December 2022 LINK “Allan Hills A77255, Babb’s Mill (Blake’s Iron), Nordheim, and Chinga are ungrouped ataxitic iron meteorites that are similar to the IAB group…
Minerochemical and Microtextural Study of the Ungrouped Iron Meteorite Oglat Sidi Ali, Eastern Highlands, Morocco, and Geomorphological Characterization of Its StrewnfieldOPEN ACCESS
Hassane Nachit, Abderrahmane Ibhi, Mohamed En-nasiry, Vanni Moggi Cecchi, Giovanni Pratesi, Christopher D. K. Herd, Giorgio S. Senesi Minerals 2022, 12(11), 1470Published: 20 November 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Fragments of a new iron meteorite…
Genetics, Age, and Crystallization History of Group IC Iron MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Hope A. Tornabene, Richard D. Ash, Richard J. Walker, Katherine R. Bermingham Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 November 2022 UPDATE (23 November 2022): Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaVolume 340, 1 January…
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…
Formation, cooling history and age of impact events on the IIE iron parent body: evidence from the Miles meteorite
Rachel S. Kirby, Penelope L. King, Marc D. Norman, Trevor R. Ireland, Margaret Forster, Arthur D. Pelton, Ulrike Troitzsch, Nobumichi Tamura Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 October 2022 LINK “Most…
Hydrogen Drives Part of the Reverse Krebs Cycle under Metal or Meteorite CatalysisOPEN ACCESS
Sophia A. Rauscher, Joseph Moran Angewandte Chemie International EditionFirst published: 17 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hydrogen (H2) is a geological source of reducing electrons that is thought to have powered the metabolism…
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…
Internal or external magma oceans in the earliest protoplanets – Perspectives from nitrogen and carbon fractionation
Damanveer S. Grewal, Johnny D. Seales, Rajdeep Dasgupta Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 598, 15 November 2022, 117847 LINK “Highlights • Fractionation of N and C into the cores of iron meteorite parent bodies via…
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…
Compositions of carbonaceous-type asteroidal cores in the early solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Bidong Zhang, Nancy L. Chabot and Alan E. Rubin Science Advances16 Sep 2022Vol 8, Issue 37 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials (PDF) “The parent cores of iron meteorites belong to the earliest accreted…
Differentiation time scales of small rocky bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Marc Monnereau, Jérémy Guignard, Adrien Néri, Michael J. Toplis, Ghylaine Quitté Submitted as ‘Time scales of small body differentiation’ to Icarus on August 9th 2022 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (1 October 2022): Differentiation time scales…
Meteorite petrology versus genetics: Toward a unified binominal classificationOPEN ACCESS
Emmanuel Jacquet MAPSVersion of Record online: 13 August 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The current meteorite taxonomy, a result of two centuries of meteorite research and tradition, entangles textural and genetic terms in a…
Geochemical evidence for the origin of the IIE parent body from H chondrite-like material
S. N. Teplyakova, M. Humayun, C. A. Lorenz, M. A. Ivanova MAPSVersion of Record online: 31 July 2022 LINK “Isotopic compositions of O, Mo, and Cu in the IIE iron meteorites have indicated a close…
Nickel-rich, volatile depleted iron meteorites: Relationships and formation processes
C.M. Corrigan, K. Nagashima, C. Hilton, T.J. McCoy, R.D. Ash, H.A. Tornabene, R.J. Walker, W.F. McDonough, D. Rumble Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaVolume 333, 15 September 2022, Pages 1-21 LINK “Ungrouped iron meteorites Tishomingo, Willow Grove,…
Microscopic impactor debris at Kamil Crater (Egypt): the origin of the Fe-Ni oxide spherules
L. Folco, L. Carone, M. D’Orazio, C. Cordier, M.D.Suttle, M. van Ginneken, M. Masotta Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 July 2022 LINK “Kamil crater (Egypt) is a natural laboratory for…
A unique stone skipping–like trajectory of asteroid AletaiOPEN ACCESS
Ye Li, Bin Li, Weibiao Hsu, A. J. Timothy Jull, Shiyong Liao, Yuhui Zhao, Haibin Zhao, Yunhua Wu, Shaolin Li and Chipui Tang Science Advances24 Jun 2022Vol 8, Issue 25 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
The Meteoritic Origin of Morocco Iron Dagger BladesOPEN ACCESS
Abderrahmane Ibhi, Lahcen Ouknine, Fouad Khiri, Ahmed Ait Touchnt, Hassan Nachit, Olga De Pascale, Giorgio S. Senesi Heritage 2022, 5(3), 1395-1400Published: 23 June 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Up until now, a few artifacts…
Campo del Cielo modeling and comparison with observations: I. Atmospheric entry of the iron meteoroidOPEN ACCESS
A. Schmalen, R. Luther, N. Artemieva MAPSVersion of Record online: 21 June 2022 LINK “This paper presents an attempt to reconstruct the Campo del Cielo (CdC) impact event, that is, to estimate the preatmospheric mass…
IVA iron meteorites as Late-Stage Crystallization Products Affected by Multiple Collisional EventsOPEN ACCESS
Alan E. Rubin, Bidong Zhang, Nancy L. Chabot Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 2 June 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Although IVA irons have O- and Cr-isotopic compositions resembling those of equilibrated…
The dissipation of the solar nebula constrained by impacts and core cooling in planetesimals
Alison C. Hunt, Karen J. Theis, Mark Rehkämper, Gretchen K. Benedix, Rasmus Andreasen & Maria Schönbächler Nature AstronomyPublished: 23 May 2022 LINK “Rapid cooling of planetesimal cores has been inferred for several iron meteorite parent…
The noble gas inventory in metal samples and troilite inclusions from IIIAB iron meteorites: Reinvestigating the live129I-129Xe dating methodOPEN ACCESS
Thomas Smith, Ingo Leya MAPSVersion of Record online:19 May 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The live 129I-129Xe dating technique, which internally corrects for shielding, is particularly well suited for large iron meteorites, for which…
Possible Implications of Relatively High Levels of Initial 60Fe in Iron Meteorites for the Non-Carbonaceous — Carbonaceous Meteorite Dichotomy and Solar Nebula FormationOPEN ACCESS
Alan P. Bossaccepted for ApJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (28 June 2022): The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 933, Number 1Published: 28 June 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Cook et al. (2021) found that iron meteorites…
Tungsten and molybdenum isotopic evidence for an impact origin of pallasites
Thomas S. Kruijer, Christoph Burkhardt, Lars E. Borg, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 584, 15 April 2022 LINK “Highlights • Strong isotopic and chronological link between pallasites and IIIAB iron meteorites.• Main-group pallasite…
The manufacture and origin of the Tutankhamen meteoritic iron daggerOPEN ACCESS
Takafumi Matsui, Ryota Moriwaki, Eissa Zidan, Tomoko Arai MAPSFirst published: 11 February 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) A comment to: “The manufacture and origin of the Tutankhamun meteoritic iron dagger” by Matsui et al….
Chemical study of group IIIF iron meteorites and the potentially related pallasites Zinder and Northwest Africa 1911OPEN ACCESS
Bidong Zhang, Nancy L. Chabot, Alan E. Rubin, Munir Humayun, Joseph S. Boesenberg, Deon van Niekerk Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 February 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Group IIIF was established…
A Jump of an Iron Meteorite
Moilanen J. Gritsevich M. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2933] “We study is it possible that a 14 kg iron meteorite can jump 75 meters after hitting on a granite boulder.”
Possible Origin of the First Iron Meteorite with an Instrumentally Documented Fall
Kyrylenko I. Golubov O. Slyusarev I. Visuri J. Gritsevich M. et al. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2655] “We determine the orbit of the first iron meteoroid with instrumentally recorded fall, simulate its past orbital evolution…
Contemporary formation of early Solar System planetesimals at two distinct radial locationsOPEN ACCESS
A. Morbidelli, K. Baillié, K. Batygin, S. Charnoz, T. Guillot, D. C. Rubie & T. Kleine Nature Astronomy (2021)Published: 22 December 2021 LINK Update (3 January 2022): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The formation of planetesimals is…
Chemical characteristics of iron meteorite parent bodies
Connor D. Hilton, Richard D. Ash, Richard J. Walker Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 6 December 2021 LINK “The projected relative abundances of the highly siderophile elements (HSE; Re, Os, Ir, Ru, Pt, and Pd)…
Early differentiation of magmatic iron meteorite parent bodies from Mn-Cr chronometryOPEN ACCESS
Aryavart Anand, Jonas Pape, Martin Wille, Klaus Mezger, Beda Hofmann Accepted for publication in Geochemical Perspective Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Magmatic iron meteorite groups such as IIAB, IIIAB and IVA, represent the largest sampling of…
Revisiting the Wasson fractional crystallization model for IIIAB iron meteorites with implications for the interpretation of their Fe isotope ratios
Edward D. Young Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 01 November 2021 LINK “The trapped melt fractional crystallization model for the IIIAB iron meteorites put forward by J. T. Wasson two decades prior is…
Three‐dimensional petrography of the Tucson meteorite
Jon M. Friedrich, Michael K. Weisberg, Lucille C. Malecek, C. E. Nehru Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 27 October 2021 LINK “We use X-ray microtomography (µCT) and digital data extraction techniques for the three-dimensional (3-D)…
Cooling rates and impact histories of group IAB and other IAB complex iron meteorites inferred from zoned taenite and the cloudy zone
Joseph I. Goldstein, Edward R. D. Scott, Timothy B. Winfield, Jijin Yang Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 October 2021 LINK “Metallographic cooling rates of 10–20 K Myr−1 were obtained for four IAB…
A revised trapped melt model for iron meteorites applied to the IIIAB groupOPEN ACCESS
Nancy L. Chabot, Bidong Zhang Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 October 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “As the largest magmatic iron meteorite group, the IIIAB group is often used to investigate…
Earth’s accretion inferred from iron isotopic anomalies of supernova nuclear statistical equilibrium originOPEN ACCESS
Timo Hopp, Nicolas Dauphas, Fridolin Spitzer, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in Earth and Planetary Science Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (10 November 2021):Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 577, 1 January 2022LINK “Highlights…
Nucleosynthetic Pt isotope anomalies and the Hf-W chronology of core formation in inner and outer solar system planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Fridolin Spitzer, Christoph Burkhardt, Francis Nimmo, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in Earth and Planetary Science Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (6 October 2021): Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 576, 15 December 2021LINK “The…
Collisional mixing between inner and outer solar system planetesimals inferred from the Nedagolla iron meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Fridolin Spitzer, Christoph Burkhardt, Jonas Pape, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in Meteoritics & Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (18 October 2021):Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Version of Record online: 18 October 2021LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Metallographic Cooling Rate and Petrogenesis of the Recently Found Huoyanshan Iron Meteorite Shower
Nian Wang, Guiqin Wang, Ting Zhang, Lixin Gu, Chi Zhang, Sen Hu, Bingkui Miao, Yangting Lin JGR: PlanetsFirst Published: 02 September 2021 LINK “The Huoyanshan iron meteorite shower, recently found in the Gobi Desert of…
Iron and Nickel Isotopes in IID and IVB Iron Meteorites: Evidence for Admixture of an SN II Component and Implications for the Initial Abundance of 60Fe
David L. Cook, Bradley S. Meyer, and Maria Schönbächler The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 917, Number 2 LINK “We measured Fe and Ni isotopes in 13 iron meteorites from magmatic groups IID and IVB. Resolvable deficits…
IIE irons: Origin, relationship to ordinary chondrites, and evidence for siderophile-element fractionations caused by chondrule formation
Alan E. Rubin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 19 July 2021 LINK “IIE irons were derived from chondritic precursors that were the most reduced ordinary chondrites. The bulk chemical (e.g., Ir/Ni, Ir/Au, Au/Ni,…
Neutron capture 128Xe and 129Xe in the San Juan mass of the Campo del Cielo IAB iron meteorite: Evidence for a high fluence of thermalized neutronsOPEN ACCESS
O. Pravdivtseva, M. E. Varela, A. Meshik, A. J. Campbell, M. Saavedra, D. Topa, Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 09 July 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The petrographic study of the San…
Calculation of a magnetic force acting on small superconducting celestial bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Lukasz Tomkow The European Physical Journal Plus volume 136, Article number: 730 (2021)Published: 08 July 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Recent discoveries of superconducting phases in the samples of meteorites suggest the possibility of…
Campo del Cielo Strewn Field: Modeling and Comparison with Observations
Schmalen A. *, Luther R., Artemieva N. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6044) PDF Reconstruction of the Campo del Cielo impact event, i.e., to estimate the minimal pre-atmospheric mass and…
A Spatial Heat Map for the 7 November 2020 Iron Meteorite Fall
Moilanen J., Gritsevich M. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6252) PDF On the difference between density and mass distribution per surface area heat maps made from dark flight Monte Carlo…
A 650 km2 Miocene strewnfield of splash-form impact glasses in the Atacama Desert, ChileOPEN ACCESS
J. Gattacceca, B. Devouard, J.-A. Barrat, P. Rochette, M.L. Balestrier, G. Bigazzi, G. Ménard, F. Moustard, E. Dos Santos, R. Scorzelli, M. Valenzuela, M. Gounelle, V. Debaille, P. Beck, L.Bonal, B. Reynard, M. Warner Earth…
Multiple thermal events recorded in IIE silicate inclusions: Evidence from in situ U–Pb dating of phosphates in Weekeroo Station
Shaolin Li, Weibiao Hsu (徐伟彪), Alexander Nemchin, Xiaochao Che, Dunyi Liu, Tao Long, Yexing Luo, Sky Beard, Chipui Tang Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 June 2021 LINK “Silicate-bearing iron meteorites…
57Fe Mössbauer Analysis of Meteorites and TektitesOPEN ACCESS
Benilde F.O. Costa, Eduardo Ivo Alves, Pedro A.O.C. Silva and António C. Batista ReviewMinerals 2021, 11(6), 628Published: 12 June 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “This review presents studies on iron meteorites (Campo del Cielo fall…
Solar noble gases in an iron meteorite indicate terrestrial mantle signatures derive from Earth’s coreOPEN ACCESS
Manfred Vogt, Mario Trieloff, Ulrich Ott, Jens Hopp & Winfried H. Schwarz Communications Earth & Environment 2 , 1–7 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Noble gases are important tracers of planetary accretion and acquisition of…
Colomera (Granada, Spain): More than a century of an IIE iron meteorite journey
R. P. Lozano, J. A. Sánchez, R. González‐Laguna, T. Martín‐Crespo Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 27 March 2021 LINK “Colomera is the Spanish meteorite (IIE) that has aroused the greatest interest among the…
Amino acid abundances and compositions in iron and stony‐iron meteorites
Jamie E. Elsila, Natasha M. Johnson, Daniel P. Glavin, José C. Aponte, Jason P. Dworkin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 25 March 2021 LINK “The organic compositions of carbonaceous chondrite meteorites have been…
Early volatile depletion on planetesimals inferred from C–S systematics of iron meteorite parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Marc M. Hirschmann, Edwin A. Bergin, Geoff A. Blake, Fred J. Ciesla, and Jie Li PNAS March 30, 2021 118 (13) e2026779118 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) manuscript PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “During the formation of…
Crater shape as a possible record of the impact environment of metallic bodies: Effects of temperature, impact velocity and impactor densityOPEN ACCESS
Ryo Ogawa, Akiko M. Nakamura, Ayako Suzuki, Sunao Hasegawa Icarus, accepted PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Metallic bodies that were the cores of differentiated bodies are sources of iron meteorites and are considered to have formed early…
Excellent mechanical properties of taenite in meteoric ironOPEN ACCESS
Shohei Ueki, Yoji Mine & Kazuki Takashima Scientific Reports 11 , 1–8 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteoric iron is the metal that humans first obtained and used in the earliest stage of metal culture….
XAFS and XRD study on Fe, Ni, and Ge in iron meteorite NWA 859
Huimin Shao, Hiroshi Isobe, Ginga Kitahara, Hiroshi Fukui & Akira Yoshiasa Physics and Chemistry of Minerals volume 48, Article number: 11 (2021) LINK “Iron meteorites record the evolutionary and cosmochemical processes of their parent bodies….
A long‐lived planetesimal dynamo powered by core crystallization
Clara Maurel, James F. J. Bryson, Jay Shah, Rajesh V. Chopdekar, L. T. Elkins‐Tanton, C. A. Raymond, Benjamin P. Weiss Geophysical Research LettersFirst published: 11 February 2021 LINK “The existence of numerous iron meteorite groups…
Evaluating the O‐Cr‐Mo isotope signatures in various meteorites representing core–mantle–crust fragments: Implications for partially differentiated planetesimal(s) accreted in the early outer solar system
Arshad Ali, Iffat Jabeen Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 07 February 2021 LINK “The Allende, Eagle Station pallasites (ESP), some ungrouped achondrites (UA), and ungrouped irons (UI) represent different types of meteorites; these…
Ådalen / Refvelsta / Altuna / Fjärdhundra (prov.) iron meteorite of 7 November 2020 (21:27:04 UT) bolide found near Revelsta, Altuna, Fjärdhundra, Enköping Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden
Last update: 28 January 2025 The regmaglypted ‘Ådalen’ (prov.) iron meteorite with its velvety fusion crust. Photo: Andreas Forsberg and Anders Zetterqvist On 23 February it was announced that on 5 December 2020 a 13.8-kilogram…
A very early origin of isotopically distinct nitrogen in inner Solar System protoplanetsOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal, Rajdeep Dasgupta & Bernard Marty Nature Astronomy (2021) LINK Preprint (differs from the journal version) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Understanding the origin of life-essential volatiles such as nitrogen (N) in…
Elemental composition and physical characteristics of the massive meteorite of the Saudi Empty QuarterOPEN ACCESS
M. S. AlSalhi, V. Masilamani, Nasser Alarifi, W. Aslam Farooq, M. Atif, Shahid Ramay, Hayat Saeed Althobaiti, Saqib Anwar, Ibrahim Elkhedr, Bassam A.Abuamarah Journal of King Saud University – ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online…
Crystallization histories of the group IIF iron meteorites and Eagle Station pallasites
Connor D. Hilton, Richard D. Ash, Richard J. Walker Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 22 December 2020 LINK “The group IIF iron meteorites and Eagle Station pallasites (PES) have highly siderophile element abundances…
Meteorite Potůčky (Steinbach): history and new finds (Czech Republic) / [Meteorit potůčky (Steinbach): historie a nové nálezy (Česká Republika)]OPEN ACCESS
Pauliš, Petr; Černý, David; Malý, Tomáš; Dolníček, Zdeněk; Bohatý, Martin; Ulmanová, Jana; Pour, Ondřej; Plášil, Jakub; Malina, Ondřej; Bohdálek, Petr; Sýkora, Ivan; Povinec, P. Pavel Bulletin Mineralogie Petrologie, Volume 28, issue 1 (2020), pages 179-202…
Iron Meteorites: Composition, Age, and OriginOPEN ACCESS
Edward R. D. Scott LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Iron meteorites are thought to be samples of metallic cores and pools that formed in diverse small planetary bodies. Their great diversity offers remarkable insights into the…
Reproduction of I‐type cosmic spherules and characterization in an Fe‐Ni‐O system
Huimin Shao, Hiroshi Isobe, Bingkui Miao Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 21 September 2020 LINK “The chemical composition and texture of cosmic spherules are influenced by atmospheric conditions and the characteristics of their…
The Santa Rosa de Viterbo meteorite, Colombia. New work on it’s petrological, geochemical and economical characterization
B. Bsdok, U. Altenberger, A. E. Concha, F. D. H. Wilke, J. G. Gil-Rodríguez Journal of South American Earth SciencesIn press, journal pre-proof, Available online 22 August 2020. LINK “Undifferentiated meteorites, like primitive chondrites, can…
Genetics, Age and Crystallization History of Group IIC Iron Meteorites
Hope A. Tornabene, Connor D. Hilton, Katherine R. Bermingham, Richard D. Ash, Richard J. Walker Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 August 2020 LINK “The eight iron meteorites currently classified as…
Heavy iron isotope composition of iron meteorites explained by core crystallization
Peng Ni, Nancy L. Chabot, Caillin J. Ryan & Anat Shahar Nature Geoscience , 1–5Published: 03 August 2020 LINK “Similar to Earth, many large planetesimals in the Solar System experienced planetary-scale processes such as accretion,…
Early accretion of planetesimals unraveled by the thermal evolution of the parent bodies of magmatic iron meteorites
Edouard Kaminski, Angela Limare, Balthasar Kenda, Marc Chaussidon Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 548, 15 October 2020, 116469 LINK “Highlights • Hf/W ages of magmatic iron meteorites define a common thermal evolution.• We propose a…
Meteorite evidence for partial differentiation and protracted accretion of planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Clara Maurel, James F. J. Bryson, Richard J. Lyons, Matthew R. Ball, Rajesh V. Chopdekar, Andreas Scholl, Fred J. Ciesla, William F. Bottke, Benjamin P. Weiss Science Advances 24 Jul 2020:Vol. 6, no. 30, eaba1303DOI:…
Closure temperature of the Pd-Ag system and the crystallization and cooling history of IIIAB iron meteorites
M. Matthes, J.A. van Orman, T. Kleine Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 14 July 2020 LINK “To better constrain the crystallization and cooling history of the IIIAB iron meteorite parent body, we report new 107Pd-107Ag…
Iron meteorite fall near Sanchore (सांचौर), Jalore, Rajasthan, India on 19 June 2020 at ~ 6.15 a.m. IST (0.45 UT)
Last update: 24 June 2020 Photo: Jaykishan Khanwat The iron meteorite weighing 2788 grams fell (according to our own research) next to Gayatri College MB Road at location ~ 24°44’47.35″N, 71°47’3.78″E, just outside the city…
(Fe,Ni)2P allabogdanite can be an ambient pressure phase in iron meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Konstantin D. Litasov, Tatyana B. Bekker, Nursultan E. Sagatov, Pavel N. Gavryushkin, Pavel G. Krinitsyn & Konstantin E. Kuper Scientific Reports 10 , 1–11 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “An orthorhombic modification of (Fe,Ni)2P, allabogdanite,…
Qarabawi’s Camel Charm: Tracing the meteoritic origins of a cultural artifact
Rhiannon G. Mayne, Catherine M. Corrigan, Timothy J. McCoy, James M. D. Day, Timothy R. Rose Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:09 May 2020 LINK “Qarabawi’s Camel Charm was acquired from Abdullah Qarabawi of…
New implications for the origin of the IAB main group iron meteorites and the isotopic evolution of the noncarbonaceous (NC) reservoir
Connor D.Hilton, Richard J.Walker Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 540, 15 June 2020, 116248 LINK “Highlights • The IAB-MG iron meteorites have a μ182W value of −295 ± 3.• The IAB-MG are constrained to have…
Petrography, geochemistry and classification of ten new iron meteorites from Northwest Africa and Chile
Massimo D’Orazio Periodico di MineralogiaVol 89, No 1 (2020) LINK “I present detailed petrographic descriptions and major- and trace-element data on a set of ten new iron meteorites (irons) from Nortwest Africa and the Atacama…
Origin and age of metal veins in Canyon Diablo graphite nodules
Connor D. Hilton, Richard D. Ash, Philip M. Piccoli, David A. Kring, Timothy J. McCoy, Richard J. Walker Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 9 April 2020 LINK “Previous studies attributed the origin of metal veins…
53Mn and 60Fe in iron meteorites—New data, model calculations
Ingo Leya, Jean‐Christophe David, Thomas Faestermann, Michaela Froehlich, Niko Kivel, Dominik Koll, Gunther Korschinek, Sarah McIntyre, Silke Merchel, Stefan Pavetich, Georg Rugel, Dorothea Schumann, Thomas Smith, Anton Wallner Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 31…
Superconductivity found in meteorites
James Wampler, Mark Thiemens, Shaobo Cheng, Yimei Zhu, and Ivan K. Schuller PNAS, first published March 23, 2020 LINK “Meteorites can contain a wide range of material phases due to the extreme environments found in…
Experimental partitioning of trace elements into schreibersite with applications to IIG iron meteorites
Nancy L. Chabot, Rachel H. Cueva, Andrew W. Beck, Richard D. Ash Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 4 March 2020 LINK “Some of the defining characteristics of the IIG iron meteorite group are their…
The properties of cm–sized iron meteoroids
Vlastimil Vojáček, Jiří Borovička, Pavel Spurný, David Čapek Planetary and Space Science LINK “Highlights • Eight iron meteoroids were found among 220 fireball spectra. • cm-sized iron meteoroids have diverse asteroidal orbits. • According to…
Galactic cosmic ray effects on iron and nickel isotopes in iron meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
David L. Cook, Ingo Leya, Maria Schönbächler Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present model calculations for cosmogenic production rates in order to quantify the potential effects of spallation and…
Design and construction of a bespoke system for the detection of buried, iron-rich meteorites in Antarctica
John W. Wilson, Liam A. Marsh, Wouter Van Verre, Michael C. Rose, Geoffrey Evatt, Andrew R.D. Smedley and Anthony J. Peyton Antarctic ScienceVolume 32, Issue 1 February 2020 , pp. 58-69 LINK “Iron-rich meteorites are…
Neutron activation analysis of meteorites at the VR-1 training reactor
Milan Stefanik, Martin Cesnek, Lubomir Sklenka, Tomas Kmjec, Marcel Miglierini Radiation Physics and Chemistry Volume 171, June 2020, 108675 LINK “Highlights • Applications of nuclear analytical techniques. • Neutron activation analysis and gamma-spectrometry in interdisciplinary…
The origin of s-process isotope heterogeneity in the solar protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Mattias Ek, Alison C. Hunt, Maria Lugaro & Maria Schönbächler Nature Astronomy , 1–9 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Rocky asteroids and planets display nucleosynthetic isotope variations that are attributed to the heterogeneous distribution of stardust…
The constancy of galactic cosmic rays as recorded by cosmogenic nuclides in iron meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Thomas Smith, David L. Cook, Silke Merchel, Stefan Pavetich, Georg Rugel, Andreas Scharf, Ingo Leya Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 21 November 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We measured the He, Ne,…
The Widmanstätten pattern
Jeremy B. Tatum Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “A table is provided to determine the angles within the Widmanstätten pattern as a function of orientation of the slice, and methods are provided to solve the…
