Paleomagnetic evidence for a long-lived, potentially reversing martian dynamo at ~3.9 GaOPEN ACCESS
Sarah C. Steele, Roger R. Fu, Michael W. R. Volk, Thomas L. North, Alec R. Brenner, Adrian R. Muxworthy, Gareth S. Collins, Thomas M. Davison Science Advances, 24 May 2023, Vol 9, Issue 21 LINK…
Hand magnets and the destruction of ancient meteorite magnetism
Foteini Vervelidou, Benjamin P. Weiss, France Lagroix JGR: PlanetsFirst Published: 06 April 2023 LINK “Key Points The magnetic records of meteorites provide information about planetary formation and evolution, yet they are routinely destroyed by magnets…
The Psyche Magnetometry InvestigationOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, José M. G. Merayo, Jodie B. Ream, Rona Oran, Peter Brauer, Corey J. Cochrane, Kyle Cloutier, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, John L. Jørgensen, Clara Maurel, Ryan S. Park, Carol A. Polanskey, Maria de…
Rock magnetic characterization of returned samples from asteroid (162173) Ryugu: Implications for paleomagnetic interpretation and paleointensity estimation
Masahiko Sato, Yuki Kimura, Satoshi Tanaka, Tadahiro Hatakeyama, Seiji Sugita, Tomoki Nakamuna, Shogo Tachibana, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hiroshi Naraoka, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko Nakato, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi…
The heterogeneous response of Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001 to planar shockOPEN ACCESS
Thomas L. North, Gareth S. Collins, Thomas M. Davison, Adrian R. Muxworthy, Sarah C.Steele, Roger R. Fu IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 25 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Evidence of strong shear…
Acquisition and Preservation of Remanent Magnetization in Carbonaceous Asteroids
Samuel W. Courville, Joseph G. O’Rourke, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez, Roger R. Fu, Rona Oran, Benjamin P. Weiss & Linda T. Elkins-Tanton Nature AstronomyPublished: 13 October 2022 LINK “The solar nebula sustained a strong magnetic field…
Paleomagnetic study of impactites from the Karla impact structure suggests protracted postimpact hydrothermalismOPEN ACCESS
Dilyara M. Kuzina, Jérôme Gattacceca, Natalia S. Bezaeva, Dmitry D. Badyukov, Pierre Rochette, Yoann Quesnel, François Demory, Daniel Borschneck MAPSVersion of Record online: 22 September 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a paleomagnetic…
Paleomagnetic Investigation of the Oldest-Known Andesite Erg Chech 002
Maurel C. Gattacceca J. Barrat J.-A. MetSoc22 abstract [#6053] LINK “We present the first paleomagnetic study of the oldest-known andesitic meteorite Erg Chech 002. The meteorite holds a stable magnetic record, which may be attributed…
Lifetime of the Outer Solar System Nebula from Carbonaceous ChondritesOPEN ACCESS
Cauê S. Borlina, Benjamin P. Weiss, James F. J. Bryson, Philip J. Armitage JGR: PlanetsFirst Published: 30 May 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points Paleomagnetic measurements of CO chondrites suggest solar nebula dissipation…
The Solar Wind at (16) Psyche: Predictions for a Metal WorldOPEN ACCESS
Glyn A. Collinson, Li-Jen Chen, Lan K. Jian, and John Dorelli The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 927, Number 2Published: 2022, March 17 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will carry a magnetometer to main-belt…
Plasma shielding removes prior magnetization record from impacted rocks near Santa Fe, New MexicoOPEN ACCESS
Gunther Kletetschka, Radana Kavkova & Hakan Ucar Scientific Reports, Volume 11, Article number: 22466 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The shock exposure of the Santa Fe’s impact structure in New Mexico is evidenced by…
Paleomagnetic evidence for a disk substructure in the early solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Cauê S. Borlina, Benjamin P. Weiss, James F. J. Bryson, Xue-Ning Bai, Eduardo A. Lima, Nilanjan Chatterjee, and Elias N. Mansbach Science Advances15 Oct 2021, Vol 7, Issue 42 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)Supplementary Materials…
Using Meteorite Magnetism to Understand the History of Our Solar System: A Decade of Progress and Upcoming ChallengesOPEN ACCESS
Claire I. O. Nichols AGU AdvancesViewpointFirst published: 17 August 2021 This article is a companion to Fu et al. (2021), https://doi.org/10.1029/2021AV000486. LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points High spatial and magnetic moment sensitivity microscopy…
The Fine-Scale Magnetic History of the Allende Meteorite: Implications for the Structure of the Solar NebulaOPEN ACCESS
Roger R. Fu, Michael W. R. Volk, Dario Bilardello, Guy Libourel, Geoffroy R. J. Lesur, Oren Ben Dor AGU AdvancesFirst published: 17 August 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Magnetic fields in the early solar…
Absence of a long-lived lunar paleomagnetosphereOPEN ACCESS
John A. Tarduno, Rory D. Cottrell, Kristin Lawrence, Richard K. Bono, Wentao Huang, Catherine L. Johnson, Eric G. Blackman, Aleksey V. Smirnov, Miki Nakajima, Clive R. Neal, Tinghong Zhou, Mauricio Ibanez-Mejia, Hirokuni Oda, Ben Crummins…
A time-resolved paleomagnetic record of Main Group pallasites: Evidence for a large-cored, thin-mantled parent body
Claire I. O. Nichols, James F.J. Bryson, Rory D. Cottrell, Roger R. Fu, Richard J. Harrison, Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast, John A. Tarduno, Benjamin P. Weiss JGR PlanetsFirst Published: 18 June 2021 LINK “Several paleomagnetic…
What Can Meteorites Tell Us About the Formation of Jupiter?OPENA ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, William F. Bottke CommentaryAGU AdvancesVolume 2, Issue 2June 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points Meteorite paleomagnetism constrains the lifetime of the solar nebula and therefore the time by which Jupiter…
Asteroid Magnetization from the Early Solar WindOPEN ACCESS
Atma Anand, Jonathan Carroll-Nellenback, Eric G. Blackman, John A. Tarduno submitted to MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (25 October 2021, MNRAS, Published: 25 October 2021): LINK “Magnetic fields provide an important probe of the thermal,…
Paleointensity and Rock Magnetism of Martian Nakhlite Meteorite Miller Range (MIL) 03346: Evidence for Intense Small Scale Crustal Magnetization on Mars
Michael Volk, Roger Fu, Anna Mittelholz, James M.D. Day Journal of Geophysical ResearchFirst published: 11 May 2021 LINK “The martian dynamo’s strength and duration are essential for understanding Mars’ habitability and deep interior dynamics. Although…
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…
Magnetization of Large C-Type Asteroids: A Detectable Consequence of Pebble Accretion?
S. W. Courville, O’Rourke J. G., Castillo-Rogez J. C., Oran R., Weiss B. P. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2355 PDF “The theory of pebble accretion implies that large planetesimals…
The Structure and Accretionary History of the CVox Parent Body Constrained from the Magnetization of Kaba
K. H. Dodds, Bryson J. F. J., Neufeld J. A., Harrison R. J. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2133 PDF “The magnetization of some CVox meteorites suggests their parent body was partially…
History of the solar nebula from meteorite paleomagnetismOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, Xue-Ning Bai and Roger R. Fu Science Advances 01 Jan 2021:Vol. 7, no. 1, eaba5967DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba5967 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials “We review recent advances in our understanding of magnetism…
Arrival and magnetization of carbonaceous chondrites in the asteroid belt before 4562 million years agoOPEN ACCESS
Timothy O’Brien, John A. Tarduno, Atma Anand, Aleksey V. Smirnov, Eric G. Blackman, Jonathan Carroll-Nellenback & Alexander N. Krot Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 1, Article number: 54 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorite…
A Portable Magnetometer for Magnetic Measurements of Meter‐Sized Meteorites
Elise Clavé, Clara Maurel, Eduardo A. Lima, Jay Shah, Elias N. Mansbach, Minoru Uehara, Benjamin P. Weiss Geochemistry, Geophysics, GeosystemsFirst published: 02 October 2020 LINK “Meteorites contain records of past magnetic fields experienced on their…
Weak Magnetic Fields in the Outer Solar Nebula Recorded in CR Chondrites
Roger R. Fu, Pauli Kehayias, Benjamin P. Weiss, Devin L. Schrader, Xue‐Ning Bai, Jacob B. Simon JGR PlanetsVolume 125, 5 May 2020 LINK ” – Paleomagnetic measurements of carbonaceous chondrites can provide important constraints on…
Evidence for Asteroid Scattering and Distal Solar System Solids From Meteorite PaleomagnetismOPEN ACCESS
James F. J. Bryson, Benjamin P. Weiss, Eduardo A. Lima, Jérôme Gattacceca, and William S. Cassata The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 892, Number 2 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Submitted: 22 October 2021 Asteroid-sized bodies are predicted…
Paleomagnetism of Rumuruti chondrites suggests a partially differentiated parent body
C. Cournède, J. Gattacceca, P. Rochette, D.L. Shuster Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 533, 1 March 2020, 116042 LINK “Highlights • We examine the paleomagnetism of two metamorphosed Rumuruti chondrites. • Both possess a…
The end of the lunar dynamoOPEN ACCESS
Saied Mighani, Huapei Wang, David L. Shuster, Cauȇ S. Borlina, Claire I. O. Nichols, Benjamin P. Weiss Science Advances 01 Jan 2020: Vol. 6, no. 1, eaax0883 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax0883 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Constraints on asteroid magnetic field evolution and the radii of meteorite parent bodies from thermal modelling
James F. J. Bryson, Jerome A. Neufeld, Francis Nimmo Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 521, 1 September 2019, Pages 68-78 LINK “Highlights • We predict the timing of asteroid magnetic field generation using thermal…
Meteorite cloudy zone formation as a quantitative indicator of paleomagnetic field intensities and cooling rates on planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Clara Maurel, Benjamin P. Weiss, James F. J. Bryson PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Metallic microstructures in slowly-cooled iron-rich meteorites reflect the thermal and magnetic histories of their parent planetesimals. Of particular interest is the cloudy zone,…
Were chondrites magnetized by the early solar wind?
Rona Oran, Benjamin P. Weiss, Ofer Cohen Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 492, 15 June 2018, Pages 222–231 LINK “Highlights • Some chondrites contain unidirectional, post-accretional remanent magnetization. • We consider whether this magnetization…
The oldest magnetic record in our solar system identified using nanometric imaging and numerical modelingOPEN ACCESS
Jay Shah, Wyn Williams, Trevor P. Almeida, Lesleis Nagy, Adrian R. Muxworthy, András Kovács, Miguel A. Valdez-Grijalva, Karl Fabian, Sara S. Russell, Matthew J. Genge & Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski Nature Communications, Volume 9, Article number:…
Magnetic Fields Recorded by Chondrules Formed in Nebular ShocksOPEN ACCESS
Chuhong Mai, Steven J. Desch, Aaron C. Boley, Benjamin P. Weiss accepted for publication in ApJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (19 April 2018): LINK “Recent laboratory efforts (Fu et al., 2014) have constrained the remanent…
Microstructural and Paleomagnetic Insight into the Cooling History of the IAB Parent Body
Claire I.O. Nichols, Robert Krakow, Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast, Geraint Northwood-Smitha, Richard J. Harrisona Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 15 March 2018 LINK “The IABs represent one of only two…
Evidence for Planetary Migration in the Early Solar System from Meteorite Paleomagnetism
J. F. J. Bryson, B. P. Weiss, E. A. Lima, J. Gattacceca, W. Cassata 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2018), Abstract #1252 abstract
Long-lived magnetism on chondrite parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Jay Shah, Helena C. Bates, Adrian R. Muxworthy, Dominik C. Hezel, Sara S. Russell, Matthew J. Genge Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 475, 1 October 2017, Pages 106–118 10. August 2017 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
A two-billion-year history for the lunar dynamoOPEN ACCESS
Sonia M. Tikoo, Benjamin P. Weiss, David L. Shuster, Clément Suavet, Huapei Wang and Timothy L. Grove Science Advances 09 Aug 2017: Vol. 3, no. 8, e1700207 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1700207 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Evidence for an impact-induced magnetic fabric in Allende, and exogenous alternatives to the core dynamo theory for Allende magnetization.OPEN ACCESS
Muxworthy, A. R., Bland, P. A., Davison, T. M., Moore, J., Collins, G. S. and Ciesla, F. J. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12918 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We conducted a paleomagnetic study of the…
Paleomagnetic evidence for dynamo activity driven by inward crystallisation of a metallic asteroidOPEN ACCESS
James F.J. Bryson, Benjamin P. Weiss, Richard J. Harrison, Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 472, 15 August 2017, Pages 152–163 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • We measured…
A nonmagnetic differentiated early planetary body
Benjamin P. Weiss, Huapei Wang, Thomas G. Sharp, Jérôme Gattacceca, David L. Shuster, Brynna Downey, Jinping Hu, Roger R. Fu, Aaron T. Kuan, Clément Suavet, Anthony J. Irving, Jun Wang, Jiajun Wang Earth and Planetary…
Lifetime of the solar nebula constrained by meteorite paleomagnetism
By Huapei Wang, Benjamin P. Weiss, Xue-Ning Bai, Brynna G. Downey, Jun Wang, Jiajun Wang, Clément Suavet, Roger R. Fu, Maria E. Zucolotto Science 10 Feb 2017: Vol. 355, Issue 6325, pp. 623-627 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf5043…
Further evidence for early lunar magnetism from troctolite 76535
Garrick-Bethell, I., B. P. Weiss, D. L. Shuster, S. M. Tikoo, and M. M. Tremblay J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 120, doi: 10.1002/2016JE005154 Accepted manuscript online: 7 December 2016 LINK “The earliest history of the lunar…
New constraints on the magnetic history of the CV parent body and the solar nebula from the Kaba meteorite
Jérôme Gattacceca, Benjamin P. Weiss, Matthieu Gounelle Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 6 October 2016 LINK “Highlights • Kaba meteorite is a high-fidelity recorder of the CV parent body…
Multi-scale three-dimensional characterization of iron particles in dusty olivine: Implications for paleomagnetism of chondritic meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Joshua F.Einsle, Richard J. Harrison, Takeshi Kasama, Pádraig Ó Conbhuí, Karl Fabian, Wyn Williams, Leonie Woodland, Roger R. Fu, Benjamin P. Weiss, Paul A. Midgley American Mineralogist, v. 101, i. 9, p. 2070-2084, First Published…
Evaluating the Evidence for Magnetic Dynamos in Chondritic Parent Bodies
Fu R. R. * Weiss B. P. Krot A. N. Kehayias P. Glenn D. R. Fintor K. Pál-Molnár E. Bryson J. F. J. Walsworth R. L. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6078…
Pallasite paleomagnetism: Quiescence of a core dynamo
Claire I.O. Nichols, James F.J. Bryson, Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast, Francis Nimmo, Richard J. Harrison Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 441, 1 May 2016, Pages 103–112 Available online 9 March 2016 LINK (open access)…
A Core Dynamo on an Iron Meteorite Parent Body and the Magnetism of Metallic Asteroids
B. P. Weiss, J. F. J. Bryson, R. J. Harrison, J. A. Neufeld, L. T. Elkins-Tanton, C. T. Russell, C. A. Raymond, F. Nimmo, J. Herrero-Albillos, F. Kronast 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016),…
Paleomagnetic Evidence for a Partially Differentiated H Chondrite Parent Planetesimal
J. F. J. Bryson, B. P. Weiss, A. Scholl, A. T. Young, F. Nimmo 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1546 PDF
Does the Magnetization of CV Meteorites Record a Parent Body Core Dynamo?
J. A. Tarduno, T. M. O’Brien, A. V. Smirnov 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2609 PDF
Allende Meteorite Remanence: Evidence for Magnetic Interactions
T. M. O’Brien, J. A. Tarduno 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2913 PDF
Magnetism of a Very Young Lunar Glass
Jennifer Buz, Benjamin P. Weiss, Sonia M. Tikoo, David L. Shuster, Jérôme Gattacceca and Timothy L. Grove Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 10.1002/2015JE004878 LINK “Recent paleomagnetic studies of Apollo samples have established that a core…
Influence of redox conditions on the intensity of Mars crustal magnetic anomalies
Brachfeld, S., Shah, D., First, E., Hammer, J. and Bowles, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12505 Article first published online: 21 SEP 2015 LINK
Paleomagnetic and rock magnetic study of the Mistastin Lake impact structure (Labrador, Canada): Implications for geomagnetic perturbation and shock effects
Gwenaël Hervé, Stuart A. Gilder, Cassandra L. Marion, Gordon R. Osinski, Jean Pohl, Nikolai Petersen, Paul J. Sylvester Earth and Planetary Science Letters doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.02.011 LINK
Magnetic Fields in the Late-Stage Solar Nebula Recorded in CR Chondrites
Fu R. R., Weiss B. P., Schrader D. L. PDF LINK
Onset of a Planetesimal Dynamo and the Lifetime of the Solar Nebular Magnetic Field
H. Wang, B. P. Weiss, B. G. Downey, J. Wang , Y. K. Chen-Wiegart , J. Wang , C. R.Suavet, R. R. Fu, E. A. Lima, and M. E. Zucolotto PDF LINK
Long-lived magnetism from solidification-driven convection on the pallasite parent body
James F. J. Bryson, Claire I. O. Nichols,Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast,Takeshi Kasama, Hossein Alimadadi, Gerrit van der Laan, Francis Nimmo, Richard J. Harrison Nature 517, 472–475, (22 January 2015), doi:10.1038/nature14114 LINK (abstract) A rock hard…
An early solar system magnetic field recorded in CM chondrites
C. Cournede, J. Gattacceca, M. Gounelle, P. Rochette, B.P. Weiss, B. Zanda Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 410, 15 January 2015, Pages 62–74 LINK
Solar nebula magnetic fields recorded in the Semarkona meteorite
Roger R. Fu, Benjamin P. Weiss, Eduardo A. Lima, Richard J. Harrison, Xue-Ning Bai, Steven J. Desch, Denton S. Ebel, Clement Suavet, Huapei Wang, David Glenn, David Le Sage, Takeshi Kasama, Ronald L. Walsworth, Aaron…
No nebular magnetization in the Allende CV carbonaceous chondrite
R.R. Fu, E.A. Lima, B.P. Weiss Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 404, 15 October 2014, Pages 54–66 DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.07.014 LINK
Magnetic properties of the LL5 ordinary chondrite Chelyabinsk (fall of February 15, 2013)
Bezaeva, N. S., Badyukov, D. D., Nazarov, M. A., Rochette, P., Feinberg, J. M., Markov, G. P., Borschneck, D., Demory, F., Gattacceca, J., Borisovskiy, S. E. and Skripnik, A. Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume…
