Nakhlite Emplacement as Constrained by X-Ray Computed Tomography and 3D Quantitative Textural and Petrofabric AnalysesOPEN ACCESS
Sierra R. Ramsey, Piper Irvin, Arya Udry, Scott A. Eckley, Amanda Ostwald, Richard A. Ketcham JGR Planets, First published: 30 November 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Nakhlites, clinopyroxene-rich rocks, are the largest single-origin suite…
The moon’s formation time recorded in lunar mare basalts
Mu-Han Yang, Qian W.L. Zhang, Richard W. Carlson, Bi-Wen Wang, Dongjian Ouyang, Qiu-Li Li IcarusAvailable online 27 November 2025, 116889 LINK “Highlights “The Moon’s formation time is a key factor for understanding the early evolution…
High precision Al-Mg dating of NWA 15118 challenges a primary anorthositic crust on VestaOPEN ACCESS
H. Ren, L. Fang, J.-A. Barrat, T.-H. Luu, J. Siebert, Y. Li, S. Li, Y. Liu, F. Moynier Geochemical Perspectives Letters, Version 38, Published 24 November 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A lunar-like magma…
The Moon-forming impactor Theia originated from the inner Solar System
Timo Hopp, Nicolas Dauphas, Maud Boyet, Seth A. Jacobson, and Thorsten Kleine Science, Vol 390, Issue 6775, pp. 819-823 (20 November 2025) LINK “The Moon formed from a giant impact of a planetary body, called…
Remanent crustal strain on Mars in non-poikilitic olivine of NWA 7721OPEN ACCESS
Yaozhu Li, Szilvia Kalácska, Phil McCausland, Roberta L. Flemming, Callum Hetherington, Bo Zhao, Can Yildirim, Carsten Detlefs PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a multiscale microstructural analysis of olivine from the non-poikilitic lithology of the poikilitic…
High-energy impact and vapor recondensation history of the angrite parent body revealed by nickel isotopes
Ke Zhu, Akira Yamaguchi, Paolo A. Sossi, Audrey Bouvier, Lu Chen, and Peng Ni PNAS, November 10, 2025, 122 (46) e2519759122 LINK “The angrite parent body (APB) is the most volatile-depleted among known differentiated bodies…
Parent body processing and constraints on an IAB iron connection from Re-Os isotopes and highly siderophile element abundances in winonaites
Xinmu J. Zhang, James M.D. Day, Robert W. Nicklas, Yash Srivastava Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 November 2025 LINK “Winonaites are a group of primitive achondrites with broadly chondritic…
Lunar spinel-bearing troctolitic anorthosite NWA 12279 meteorite: Linking petrology, mineralogy and spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
Hongyi Chen, Jiankai Zhou, Lanfang Xie, Jinyu Zhang, Zhipeng Xia Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 4 November 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Mg-suite lithologies, particularly pink spinel-bearing rocks, provide critical insights…
Micromechanical properties of Chang’e-5 lunar soil minerals: Comparison with meteorite and terrestrial analogs
Sijia Qiao, Lihui Li, Beixiu Huang, Heng-Ci Tian IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 November 2025 LINK “Highlights “The mechanical behavior of lunar materials holds significant engineering implications for lunar base construction and deep…
Martian differentiation history inferred from copper isotopesOPEN ACCESS
De-Liang Wang, Dan Zhu, Ying-Kui Xu, Shui-Jiong Wang, Shi-Jie Li, Zi-Ru Liu, Yang Li, Zhi Li, Hong Tang, Xiong-Yao Li & Jian-Zhong Liu Nature Communications, Volume 16, article number 9298, Published: 21 October 2025 LINK…
Impactor relics of CI-like chondrites in Chang’e-6 lunar samples
Jintuan Wang, Zhiming Chen, Zexian Cui, Qing Yang, Le Zhang, Pengli He, Jingyou Chen, Chengyuan Wang, Yan-Qiang Zhang, Jiangze Wang, Yonghua Cao, James W. Head III, Hugh O’Neill, Akira Tsuchiyama, Yuri Amelin, Maxwell M. Thiemens,…
A sub-chondritic nickel stable isotope composition of MarsOPEN ACCESS
Ke Zhu, Martijn Klaver, Wei-Biao Hsu, Harry Becker, Lu Chen, Qi Chen Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 14 October 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To understand accretion and differentiation of Mars, we report high-precision…
Complexity of the NWA 773 Clan: New Evidence from Lunar Olivine Gabbro NWA 6950
Qi He, Long Xiao, Ioannis Baziotis, Xiaochao Che, Yuqi Qian & Jiawei Zhao Journal of Earth ScienceVolume 36, pages 2224–2239, Published: 13 October 2025 LINK “NWA 6950 is a type of cumulate gabbro meteorite that…
Petrology and Geochemistry of Poikilitic Shergottite Northwest Africa 1950: bridging the gap between depleted and intermediate sources in Martian Mantle
Varsha M. Nair, Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, G.N.S. Sree Bhuvan, T. Vijaya Kumar, Nilanjana Sorcar, Sneha Mukherjee, E.V.S.S.K. Babu, Jyotiranjan S. Ray Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 October 2025 LINK…
The Noritic mineralogy of V- and S-type objects and the links with asteroid (4) VestaOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, A.Y.C. Wong, T.H. Burbine, E. MacLennan, R.C. Greenwood, S.L. Jackson, M. Anand, L.F. White, M.M. Grady Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 October 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Ungrouped…
Revisiting the oxygen fugacity of martian meteorites: implications for the redox history of the mantle of marsOPEN ACCESS
Christopher D.K. Herd, Sophie Benaroya Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 October 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We provide an updated compilation of oxygen fugacity (fO2) estimates for martian…
Consolidating the isotopic trichotomy of planetary materials with new evidenceOPEN ACCESS
E. Siciliano Rego, N. Dauphas, T. Hopp Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V37, Received 4 June 2025, Accepted 29 August 2025, Published 2 October 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies in planetary materials reveal…
Using carbon isotopes to trace the origin of volatiles on Earth and Mars
Damanveer S. Grewal, Sujoy Mukhopadhay Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 12 September 2025 LINK “The distinct accretionary histories of Earth and Mars – with Earth experiencing protracted growth and small contributions from outer solar system…
Trace element analyses of plagioclase from troctolite 76535 and implications for the petrogenesis of the lunar highlands Mg-suite
Isaiah Spring, Ananya Mallik, Jason Kirk, Pranabendu Moitra, Richard Hervig, Lars Borg MAPS, Version of Record online: 09 September 2025 LINK “We used trace element analyses of plagioclase from Mg-suite troctolite 76535 to estimate the…
In situ Sr-Nd-Pb isotopes of lunar basaltic meteorite NWA 14526: Implications for the generation of young mare basalts
Le Zhang, Zexian Cui, Zhiming Chen, Qing Yang, Jingyou Chen, Ya-Nan Yang, Pengli He, Haiyang Xian, Chengyuan Wang, Jintuan Wang, Yan-Qiang Zhang, Yi-Gang Xu MAPS, Version of Record online: 08 September 2025 LINK “This study…
The nature and formation of silica minerals in eucrite meteorites: Insight into the protoplanetary magma crystallizationOPEN ACCESS
Rei Kanemaru, Akira Yamaguchi, Naoya Imae, Ryoga Maeda, Makoto Kimura, Kenji Horie, Takashi Mikouchi, Masaaki Miyahara, Masahiro Yasutake, Atsushi Takenouchi, Haruka Ono, Aiko Nakato, Junko Isa, Tomohiro Usui, Hirotsugu Nishido MAPS, Version of Record online:…
Redox evolutions of planetary mantle reservoirs constrained by titanium isotopesOPEN ACCESS
Zhengbin Deng, Katrine Nikolajsen, Martin Schiller, Lu Pan, Wenzhong Wang & Martin Bizzarro Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 6, Article number: 731 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The oxygen fugacity (hereafter referred as fO2) of…
Comparison of three proton irradiated meteorite samples to better understand the solar wind-based space weathering
D. Rezes, I. Gyollai, S. Biri, K. Fintor, Z. Juhász, R. Rácz, B. Sulik, M. Szabó, Á. Kereszturi MAPS, Version of Record online: 01 September 2025 LINK “This paper presents the results of proton irradiation…
Constraints on the fluid alteration of Nakhla meteorite inferred from Fe-rich phyllosilicate characterization
Isabella Pignatelli, Enrico Mugnaioli, Yves Marrocchi, Luigi Folco MAPS, Version of Record online: 25 August 2025 LINK “The Nakhla Martian meteorite is known to contain secondary minerals, in particular phyllosilicates, that have recorded the conditions…
Olivine fabric and microstructure in Northwest Africa (NWA) 7059 and Nova 018: Insights into ureilite deformationOPEN ACCESS
A. I. Sheen, C. K. F. Tirona, K. T. Tait, L. F. White, B. C. Hyde, S. Korchinos MAPS, Version of Record online: 22 August 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Olivine is a major…
A terrestrial rock instead of an ureilite: Caution is recommended to scientists working on material received from meteorite collections
Lidia Pittarello, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Oscar Marchhart, Martin Martschini, Silke Merchel, Alexander Wieser, Frank Vanhaecke, Steven Goderis MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 August 2025 LINK “Planetary scientists heavily depend on meteorite curation facilities for…
Feasibility of in situ K-Ar isochron dating on Mars: assessment using the mineralogy of Martian meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Hikaru Hyuga, Yuichiro Cho, Yayoi N. Miura, Takashi Mikouchi, Seiji Sugita MAPS, Version of Record online: 07 August 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Dating rocks with a 2σ precision of 200 Ma is required to…
Space weathering on Vesta: Ion bombardment induced changes on HEDs in visible and infrared reflectanceOPEN ACCESS
Stefano Rubino, Francesca Zambon, Rosario Brunetto, Océane Barraud, Sébastien Besse, Ferenc Borondics, Cristian Carli, Jean-Philippe Combe, Kerri Donaldson-Hanna, Rachel Klima, Cateline Lantz, Giovanni Pratesi, Katrin Stephan, Federico Tosi Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online…
An atlas of apatite and merrillite in martian meteorites: REE Geochemistry and a new tool for shergottite classificationOPEN ACCESS
Tahnee Burke, Andrew G. Tomkins, Zsanett Pinter, Andrew D. Langendam, Laura A. Miller MAPS, Version of Record online: 22 July 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The phosphates, apatite and merrillite, are accessory phases in…
Northwest Africa 13489: A Strongly Metamorphosed Ungrouped Carbonaceous ChondriteOPEN ACCESS
T. Cuppone, C. Carli, M. Casalini, A. Stephant, C. R. Greenwood, G. Pratesi MAPS, Version of Record online: 21 July 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NWA 13489 is a meteorite that has been classified…
Vibrational spectroscopic, thermophysical, and structural properties of two Antarctic howardites: EET 87503 and QUE 97001
Ozan Unsalan, Cisem Altunayar-Unsalan, Bernardo A. Nogueira, Melanie Kaliwoda, Rui Fausto Advances in Space ResearchIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 July 2025 LINK “Highlights “This study uses optical microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry…
The evolution of planetesimal reservoirs revealed by Fe-Ni isotope anomalies in differentiated meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Fridolin Spitzer, Timo Hopp, Christoph Burkhardt, Nicolas Dauphas, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 667, 1 October 2025, Version of Record 14 July 2025. LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Differentiated meteorites sample planetesimals…
Thermal and irradiation history of lunar meteorites by the 40Ar/39Ar technique: Dhofar 025, 309, 730, 733, 1442, Northwest Africa 6888, and Sayh al Uhaymir 449OPEN ACCESS
M. Trieloff, E.V. Korochantseva, A.I. Buikin, J. Hopp, A.V. Korochantsev Geochemistry, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 July 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We performed high-resolution 40Ar/39Ar dating of a suite of lunar…
A feasibility assessment of micromill sampling for Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd geochronology of shergottitesOPEN ACCESS
A. I. Sheen, C. D. K. Herd, K. T. Tait MAPS, Version of Record online: 07 July 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Accurate dating of Martian meteorites is crucial for understanding key events in…
Rapid protoplanet formation in the outer Solar System recorded in a dunite from the carbonaceous chondrite reservoirOPEN ACCESS
B. G. Rider-Stokes, X. Zhao, S. L. Jackson, M. D. Suttle, I. A. Franchi, L. F. White, R. C. Greenwood, M. J. Whitehouse, L. Riches, M. Anand, B. Hoefnagels & M. M. Grady Communications Earth…
Insights into the mineralogy of the Rantila aubrite: A luminescence and VNIR reflectance spectroscopy studyOPEN ACCESS
Anna-Irene Landi, Michael Gaft, Cristian Carli, Fabrizio Capaccioni, Giovanni Pratesi Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 July 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Rantila aubrite fell in Rantila, Gujarat, India, in August…
Asteroids fail to retain cometary impact signaturesOPEN ACCESS
Sarah Joiret, Guillaume Avice, Ludovic Ferrière, Zoë M. Leinhardt, Simon Lock, Alexandre Mechineau, Sean N. Raymond preprint, Draft version July 2, 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (31 July 2025): The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6,…
The Flux of Differentiated Meteorites to the Earth
K. A. Lorenz, A. M. Abdrakhimov & D. A. Sadilenko Solar System Research, Volume 59, article number 64, Published: 30 June 2025 LINK “The meteorites of the SNC group are presumed to be of Martian…
Moon Meteorite Dar al Gani 400: Utilizing Mössbauer and Raman Spectroscopy for Extraterrestrial ResearchOPEN ACCESS
René Groß, Christoph Wetzel, Lei Zheng, Christoph Kahra, Justus Pawlak, Kevin Tran, Maximilian Seydi Kilic, Harald Gaber, Bernhard Roth, and Franz Renz ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, Publication Date (Web): June 23, 2025 LINK (OPEN…
Multiple thermal events during 4350–3920 ma recorded in a single lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 4485
Tomoko Arai, Takayuki Tomiyama, Takafumi Niihara, Tatsunori Yokoyama, Miwa Yoshitake, Hiroshi Kaiden, Keiji Misawa, Anthony J. Irving Icarus, in Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 June 2025 LINK “Highlights: We have undertaken mineralogical and petrological…
Insights into pyroxene-dominated surfaces and implications for ongoing space exploration missionsOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, E. Branagan-Harris, K. Markus, J.F. Snape, S.L. Jackson, S.S. Russell, R.C. Greenwood, T.H. Burbine, M.J. Whitehouse, D.A. Rothery, L.F. White, M.M. Grady IcarusAvailable online 18 June 2025, 116713 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Olivine–gabbroic shergottites: A petrogenetic link between poikilitic and gabbroic shergottitesOPEN ACCESS
S. Benaroya, J. Gross MAPS, Version of Record online: 16 June 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Shergottites span a textural, mineralogical, and geochemical range, and finding links between the various petrologic and geochemical groups…
What is Mars (not) made of? A joint isotopic, geochemical and geophysical analysis
Christian Liebske, Amir Khan, Scott M. McLennan, Paolo A. Sossi IcarusAvailable online 14 June 2025 LINK “Highlights “The terrestrial planets are believed to have accreted from chondritic meteorites of widely varying composition. Yet, making planets…
Origin of gabbroic shergottite Northwest Africa 6963 from an ~180-million-year-old flood basalt province on Mars
James M. D. Day, Hunter R. Edwards, Kim Tait, Carl B. Agee MAPS, Version of Record online: 10 June 2025 LINK “To understand chemical variability within individual martian meteorites, we report major, minor, trace, and…
Pairing relationships of howardites, eucrites and diogenites (HED) from the Miller Range ice fields, AntarcticaOPEN ACCESS
Kees C. Welten, Marc W. Caffee, Kevin Righter, Ralph P. Harvey, John Schutt, James M. Karner MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 June 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We reevaluated pairing relationships among 56…
A whole-scale volatile-depleted lunar interior
Wei Dai, Frédéric Moynier, Zheng-Yu Long, Linru Fang, James M. D. Day, Marine Paquet and Julien Siebert PNAS, Vol. 122 | No. 22, May 27, 2025 LINK “The extent of moderately volatile elements (MVE) depletion…
Long-lasting thermal activity on the brachinite parent body revealed by mineralogy, REE chemistry, and U–Pb dating of Ca-phosphates in Northwest Africa 10932OPEN ACCESS
Kengo T.M. Ito, Sota Niki, Hikaru Hasegawa, Kanoko Kurihara, Tokiyuki Morohoshi, Takashi Mikouchi, Takafumi Hirata, Martin Bizzarro, Tsuyoshi Iizuka Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 May 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN…
Djerfisherite in a Ryugu grain: A clue to localized heterogeneous conditions or material mixing in the early solar system
Masaaki Miyahara, Takaaki Noguchi, Akira Yamaguchi, Toru Nakahashi, Yuto Takaki, Toru Matsumoto, Naotaka Tomioka, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Yusuke Seto MAPS, Version of Record online: 28 May 2025 LINK “Djerfisherite, a K-bearing Fe-Ni sulfide, was…
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;…
Space weathering on the lunar nearside and farside constrained from Si isotopesOPEN ACCESS
Hui-Yan Zhang, Hui-Min Yu, Hao-Lan Tang, Yu-Chao Lin, Zicong Xiao, Lin Yang, Jin-Ting Kang, Ji Shen, Liping Qin & Fang Huang Nature Communications, Volume 16, Article number: 4248 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Over long…
Textural coarsening as the cause for impact-melt like plagioclase crystal size distributions and subtle layering in high-Al basalt 14053OPEN ACCESS
Stu Webb, Clive R. Neal, Bridget Guiza, James M. D. Day MAPS, Version of Record online: 07 May 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “High-Al Apollo 14 basalt 14053 has been identified as an endogenous…
238U/235U isotopic variations in angrites and their constituent minerals
Magdalena H. Huyskens, Yuri Amelin, Qing-Zhu Yin, Tsuyoshi Iizuka Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 May 2025 LINK “Ages of angrites, a diverse and rapidly growing group of differentiated meteorites, are…
Pinpointing the thermal history of lunar basaltic meteorites in a nutshellOPEN ACCESS
Farhang Nabiei, Cyril Cayron, A. Brian Aebersold, Martin Robyr, Mary-Alix Kaczmarek, Othmar Müntener & Philippe Gillet Nature Communications, Volume 16, article number 4092, Published: 01 May 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Native metals of…
The stable Zr isotope composition of the martian mantleOPEN ACCESS
Ninna K. Jensen, Zhengbin Deng, Martin Bizzarro Chemical Geology, available online 26 April 2025, 12281 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report high-precision stable Zr isotope data for a wide selection of martian meteorites using…
Petrogenesis of the Rantila meteorite fall and implications for the origin of aubrites
Yash Srivastava, Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, Varsha M. Nair, Avadh Kumar, Yogita Kadlag, Ramakant R. Mahajan, Neeraj Srivastava, Neha Panwar, Aditya Das, Ryoji Tanaka, James M. D. Day, Anil D. Shukla, Dwijesh Ray, Abhishek J. Verma,…
A reconstruction of the H2O and F contents of the Erg Cech 002 parent body
Liam D. Peterson, Megan E. Newcombe, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang, Sune G. Nielsen Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 April 2025 LINK “Erg Cech 002 (EC 002) is an andesitic…
Rubidium and potassium isotope compositions of enstatite meteorites: implications for the evolution of their parent body(ies)OPEN ACCESS
Baoliang Wang, Frédéric Moynier, Yan Hu Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 April 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Enstatite meteorites, including enstatite chondrites and enstatite achondrites (e.g., aubrites), formed under…
Melting experiments of an L6 ordinary chondrite: Implications for the formation of alkali-rich achondrites
S. Iannini Lelarge, M. Masotta, L. Folco, T. Ubide, M.D. Suttle, L. Pittarello Geochemistry, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 April 2025 LINK “Highlights “We conducted high-pressure (1 GPa) melting experiments (1100–1400 °C) on the equilibrated…
Analysis and interpretation of organic compounds in Martian meteorites with Raman imaging and chemometrics
Leire Coloma, Julene Aramendia, Jose Manuel Amigo, Iratxe Población, Fernando Alberquilla, Giulia Gorla, Jennifer Huidobro, Imanol Torre-Fdez, Gorka Arana, Juan Manuel Madariaga Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular SpectroscopyVolume 338, 5 October 2025Accepted 6…
Chemical, isotopic (O, He, U), and petrological characteristics of a slowly cooled enriched gabbroic shergottite, Northwest Africa 13134
Lee Saper, Yang Liu, Michael A. Kipp, David Burney, Chi Ma, Francois L. H. Tissot, Edward Young, Jonathan Treffkorn, Kenneth A. Farley MAPS, Version of Record online: 10 April 2025 LINK Correction to “Chemical, isotopic…
Multi-isotope (N, O, Ti, and Cr) study of C1 and CM-like clasts—Probing unsampled C1 materialOPEN ACCESS
Markus Patzek, Yogita Kadlag, Miriam Rüfenacht, Evelyn Füri, Andreas Pack, Addi Bischoff, Harry Becker, Robbin Visser, Timm John, Maria Schönbächler MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 April 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A multi-element…
Highly Heterogeneous Parent Body of the Rare Andesitic Erg Chech 002 Meteorite Revealed by the Revisited Mn–Cr Isotopic SystematicsOPEN ACCESS
Bing Yang, Runlian Pang, Qing Wang, Anning Zhang, Wei Du and Liping Qin The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 3 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Erg Chech 002 (EC 002), an andesitic meteorite, has…
Kumtag 061: A heavily shocked brachinite
Yuwei Zhang, Dongliang Zhang, Thomas Smith, P. M. Ranjith, Huaiyu He, Guangming Song, Yan Fan & Shijie Li Acta Geochimica, Published: 21 March 2025 LINK “Brachinite is a group of primitive achondrites that enables investigating…
Review of asteroid, meteor, and meteorite-type linksOPEN ACCESS
Peter Jenniskens, Hadrien A. R. Devillepoix MAPS, Version of Record online:17 March 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “With the goal to determine the origin of our meteorites in the asteroid belt, video and photographic…
Impact-induced ultra-high melting point oldhamite discovered in Chang’E-6 lunar soilOPEN ACCESS
Chen Li, Yang Li, Ronghua Pang, Jiyang Xie, Zixuan Han, Yuanyun Wen, Xiaojia Zeng, Li Wang, Ziyan Qin, Jie Yang, Wanbiao Hu, Jianzhong Liu, Xiongyao Li & Wenhui Ma Nature Communications, Volume 16, Article number:…
Genesis and timing of KREEP-free lunar Mg-suite magmatism indicated by the first norite meteorite Arguin 002OPEN ACCESS
Zilong Wang, Wei Tian, Wei-RZ Wang, Tabb C. Prissel, Yankun Di, Yuqi Qian, Ping-Ping Liu, Wenzhe Fa & Ao Su Communications Earth & EnvironmentVolume 6, article number 170, Published: 01 March 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
A closer look into the structure and magnetism of the recently fallen meteorite RibbeckOPEN ACCESS
Mieszko Kołodziej, Danuta Michalska, Karol Załęski, Igor Iatsunskyi, Andrzej Muszyński & Emerson Coy Scientific Reports, Volume 15, article number 6866, Published: 26 February 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorites are a unique source of…
The first Al-Cu-alloy-bearing unmelted micrometeorite suggests contributions from the disrupted ureilite protoplanetOPEN ACCESS
Matthew J. Genge, Matthias Van Ginneken, Chi Ma, Martin D. Suttle, Natasha Almeida, Noriko T. Kita, Mingming Zhang, Luca Bindi Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 656, 15 April 2025, 119276Available online 22 February 2025, Version…
Evidence for pre-Noachian granitic rocks on Mars from quartz in meteorite NWA 7533
V. Malarewicz, O. Beyssac, B. Zanda, J. Marin-Carbonne, H. Leroux, D. Rubatto, A. S. Bouvier, D. Deldicque, S. Pont, S. Bernard, E. Bloch, S. Bouley, M. Humayun & R. H. Hewins Nature Geoscience, Published: 21…
The mystery of the missing mantle problem and insights from spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, S.L. Jackson, T.J. Burbine, R.C. Greenwood, E.M. MacLennan, L.F. White, S.S. Russell, M. Anand, M.M. Grady IcarusAvailable online 11 February 2025, 116506 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Differentiation of planetesimals results in…
Microtextures and structures in metal–sulfide grains in NWA 869 meteorite and their relation to thermal history of L-chondrite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Paulina Skirak, Gabriela Opiła, Adam Piestrzyński, Gabriela Kozub-Budzyń, Czesław Kapusta MAPS, Version of Record online: 10 February 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Results of microanalysis study of NWA 869 meteorite, an ordinary chondrite, where…
Systematic Micro Raman Spectroscopy on the Ribbeck (Fall 2024) and Tiglit (Fall 2021) Aubrites
Hoffmann V. H.* Mikouchi T. Kaliwoda M. 56th LPSC abstract 2397 LINK (PDF) The Ribbeck and Tiglit aubrite meteorites have been investigated by micro Raman spectroscopy (phase composition) and later also by magnetic means (magnetic…
Radon on Mars and the Moon derived from Martian and lunar meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Frédéric Girault, Ludovic Ferrière, Carine Sadaka, Íñigo de Loyola Chacartegui Rojo, Rémi Losno, Frédéric Moynier, Frédéric Perrier & Pierre-Yves Meslin Scientific Reports, Volume 15, Article number: 3517 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The radioactive gas…
Ureilite parent body evolution from the perspective of noble gases and oxygen in samples from the Almahata Sitta strewn field
M.E.I. Riebe, A.A. Plant, M.M.M. Meier, T.Di Rocco, M. Anguelova, P. Morino, P. Will, A.-K. Krämer, A. Bischoff, A. Pack, C. Maden, M. Schönbächler, H. Busemann Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online…
Location of NWA 6148 and NWA 10153 in the nakhlite body and their aqueous alteration
Kakeru Kukihara, Masaaki Miyahara, Akira Yamaguchi, Yoshio Takahashi, Yasuo Takeichi, Naotaka Tomioka, Eiji Ohtani MAPS, Version of Record online: 24 January 2025 LINK “The petrologic and mineralogical characteristics and alteration processes of the nakhlites NWA…
Insights on the volcanic and impact histories of the lunar nearside from the petrology, geochemistry, and geochronology of the Calcalong Creek lunar regolith breccia meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
B. H. Oliveira, J. F. Snape, R. Tartèse, J. F. Pernet-Fisher, D. van Acken, M. J. Whitehouse, K. H. Joy MAPS, Version of Record online: 24 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Calcalong…
Tardi-magmatic iddingsite in the Martian Nakhlite NWA 817OPEN ACCESS
V. Megevand, J.-C. Viennet, C.Le Guillou, F. Guyot, S. Bernard Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The mineral assemblage referred to as “iddingsite” has…
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…
A chondritic Martian mantle revealed by the heavy noble gas composition of the chassignite NWA 8694
Sandrine Péron, Sujoy Mukhopadhyay Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 January 2025 LINK “Accretion of volatile elements is a critical step to make a planet habitable. It is often assumed that…
Petrology and shock history of hybrid lunar feldspathic–troctolitic breccia Northwest Africa 11515
Y. Li, P. J. A. McCausland, R. L. Flemming, G. R. Osinski MAPS, Version of Record online: 09 January 2025 LINK “Lunar impact breccia meteorites contain clasts from unknown lunar regions, including areas not studied…
Metal differentiation on asteroids recorded in Zn and Fe isotopic signatures of ureilitesOPEN ACCESS
S.M. Chernonozhkin, L. Pittarello, G. Hublet, S. Weyer, I. Horn, P. Claeys, V. Debaille, F. Vanhaecke, S. Goderis Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V.33, 38–43, Published 03 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Ureilites are meteorites…
The value of returning a sample of the Martian atmosphereOPEN ACCESS
Timothy D. Swindle, Andreas Pack, Susanne P. Schwenzer, and Edward D. Young PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404258121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The elemental and isotopic abundances of major species in the Martian…
Sampling Mars: Geologic context and preliminary characterization of samples collected by the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover MissionOPEN ACCESS
Christopher D. K. Herd, Tanja Bosak, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, Keyron Hickman-Lewis, Lisa E. Mayhew, David L. Shuster, Sandra Siljeström, Justin I. Simon, Benjamin P. Weiss, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Maria-Paz Zorzano, Justin N. Maki, Kenneth A. Farley,…
Organic matter and biomarkers: Why are samples required?OPEN ACCESS
Mark A. Sephton, Andrew Steele, Frances Westall, and Florence Schubotz PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404256121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The search for evidence of past prebiotic or biotic activity on Mars will…
A tale of two planets: Disparate evolutionary models for Mars inferred from radiogenic isotope compositions of Martian meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Lars E. Borg and Thomas S. Kruijer PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404257121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The radiogenic isotopic compositions of basaltic Martian meteorites (shergottites) and clinopyroxene/olivine cumulate meteorites (nakhlite/chassignites) are used…
Mars Sample Return: From collection to curation of samples from a habitable worldOPEN ACCESS
Francis M. McCubbin, Kenneth A. Farley, Andrea D. Harrington, Aurore Hutzler, and Caroline L. Smith PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e24042531 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s Mars 2020 mission has initiated collection of…
Fundamental constraints and questions from the study of martian meteorites and the need for returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Arya Udry, Amanda M. Ostwald, James M.D. Day, and Lydia J. Hallis PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404254121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Physical materials from planetary bodies are crucial for understanding fundamental processes…
Perspectives on Mars Sample Return: A critical resource for planetary science and explorationOPEN ACCESS
Harry Y. McSween Jr., Victoria E. Hamilton, and Kenneth A. Farley PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404248121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mars Sample Return (MSR) has been the highest flagship mission priority in…
Discovery of carbonaceous chondritic fragment in Chang’e-5 regolith samples
Linxi Li, Hejiu Hui, Sen Hu, Qiuli Li, Yi Chen, Wei Yang, Guoqiang Tang, Lihui Jia, Xiaoguang Li, Lixin Gu, Fuyuan Wu Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 January 2025 LINK “Highlights “Lunar…
Ureilite precursor formation from an isotopically and chemically heterogeneous, isolated protoplanetary disk reservoirOPEN ACCESS
Pascal M. Kruttasch, Karen Ziegler, Julian-Christopher Storck, Nicolas D. Greber, Aryavart Anand, Klaus Mezger Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 652, 15 February 2025, 119179 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Isotopic and chemical compositions of…
New high-pressure Fe-Ti oxide minerals in the Shergotty Martian meteorite: Feiite, Fe2+2(Fe2+Ti4+)O5, liuite, FeTiO3, and tschaunerite, (Fe2+)(Fe2+Ti4+)O4
Chi Ma, Oliver Tschauner, John R. Beckett, Vitali B. Prakapenka MAPS, Version of Record online: 29 December 2024 LINK “High-pressure oxides like perovskite-type FeTiO3, CaTi2O4-type Fe2TiO4, and ferrous-ferric oxides that form polysomes between wüstite and…
Multistage aqueous alteration in CeC 022 and other nakhlites
L. Krämer Ruggiu, B. Devouard, J. Gattacceca, L. Bonal, L. Piani, H. Leroux, O. Grauby MAPS, Version of Record online: 20 December 2024 LINK “We studied Caleta el Cobre 022, a nakhlite showing a high…
Tidally driven remelting around 4.35 billion years ago indicates the Moon is oldOPEN ACCESS
Francis Nimmo, Thorsten Kleine, Alessandro Morbidelli Nature, Volume 636, pages 598–602, Published: 18 December 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The last giant impact on Earth is thought to have formed the Moon. The timing…
A Fistful of Mars. Exploring the Role of Martian Meteorites in Cultural Heritage and Scientific InquiryOPEN ACCESS
Annarita Franza, Xhonatan Shehaj and Giovanni Pratesi Heritage 2024, 7(12), 6981-6997, Published: 10 December 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Meteorites have intrigued humanity for centuries, representing our enduring pursuit of knowledge and exploration of the…
Remnants of a lost Planetesimal: Searching for the Angrite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, S.L. Jackson, T.H. Burbine, L.F. White, R.C. Greenwood, E.M. MacLennan, M. Anand, A. Yamaguchi, M.M. Grady IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 December 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “It is…
Incompatible trace element geochemistry of the anorthositic achondrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 15118: Relation to diogenites and the Vestan magma oceanOPEN ACCESS
A. I. Sheen, K. T. Tait, V. E. Di Cecco, B. R. Joy, C. J. Bray MAPS, Version of Record online: 03 December 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Petrogenetic models for the howardite–eucrite–diogenite (HED)…
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…
Zircon trace element evidence for early hydrothermal activity on MarsOPEN ACCESS
Jack Gillespie, Aaron J. Cavosie, Denis Fougerouse, Cristiana L. Ciobanu, William D. A. Rickard, David W. Saxey, Gretchen K. Benedix, and Phil A. Bland Science Advances22 Nov 2024Vol 10, Issue 47 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
The influence of ALH 84001 on our understanding of the origin and evolution of MarsOPEN ACCESS
Kevin Righter MAPS, Version of Record online: 22 November 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “ALH 84001 is an orthopyroxenite that is the oldest known Martian meteorite. Given this rock type and age, and the…
Timing of crustal reworking on Mars inferred from the Lu-Hf isotope systematics of igneous clasts in NWA 7533OPEN ACCESS
Ninna K. Jensen, Alexander A. Nemchin, Gavin Kenny, Martin J. Whitehouse, James N. Connelly, Takashi Mikouchi, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 19 November 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Petrogenesis of lunar granulitic breccia meteorites Northwest Africa 15062 and 15063
Zhipeng Xia, Baochen Yang, Bowen Si, Guozhu Chen, Xi Wang, Hongyi Chen, Chuantong Zhang, Bingkui Miao MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 November 2024 LINK “We present petrology and mineralogy for two lunar granulitic breccia…
Fractionation of radiogenic Pb isotopes in meteorites and their components induced by acid leaching
Yuri Amelin, Qing-Zhu Yin, Piers Koefoed, Renaud Merle, Yuki Hibiya, Magdalena H. Huyskens, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Julia A. Cartwright Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 10 November 2024 LINK “In this study we test the possibility that…
Dating recent aqueous activity on MarsOPEN ACCESS
M.M. Tremblay, D.F. Mark, D.N. Barfod, B.E. Cohen, R.B. Ickert, M.R. Lee, T. Tomkinson, C.L. Smith Geochemical Perspectives Letters v32Published 6 November 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Amazonian-age Martian meteorites contain products of indigenous…
Petrogenesis of the unbrecciated pigeonite cumulate eucrite Northwest Africa 8326: Bridging the gap between eucrites and diogenites
Xiao-Wen Liu, Ai-Cheng Zhang, Li-Hui Chen, Lang Zhang, Xiao-Jun Wang, Jia Liu, Li-Ping Qin, Yu Liu, Qiu-Li Li, Xiao-Xiao Ling Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 November 2024 LINK “Understanding of…
Potential Chronological Disturbance of the D’Orbigny Angrite Inferred from Discordant 26Al AgesOPEN ACCESS
Cécile Deligny, Maxime Pirall, Johan Villeneuve, Evelyn Füri, and Yves Marrocchi The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 975, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Angrites originate from the early-formed differentiated angrite parent body. The pristine…
Unique achondritic impact debris in the CH3 chondrite Acfer 182
Kainen L. Utt, Ryan C. Ogliore, Michael J. Krawczynski, Paul K. Carpenter, Alian Wang Geochemistry, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 October 2024 LINK “The metal-rich CH carbonaceous chondrites contain abundant xenolithic clasts originating…
Raman Spectroscopy Investigations of Ribbeck MeteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Mariusz Dudek, Jacek Grabarczyk, Tomasz Jakubowski, Paweł Zaręba and Anna Karczemska Materials 2024, 17(20), 5105Published: 19 October 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “On 21 January 2024, asteroid 2024BX1, discovered the three hours before, fell to…
Evidence of a 4.33 billion year age for the Moon’s South Pole–Aitken basinOPEN ACCESS
K. H. Joy, N. Wang, J. F. Snape, A. Goodwin, J. F. Pernet-Fisher, M. J. Whitehouse, Y. Liu, Y. T. Lin, J. R. Darling, P. Tar & R. Tartèse Nature AstronomyPublished: 16 October 2024 LINK…
Noble Gases, Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes in Different Lithologies of Pesyanoe: Irradiation History and Impact Processes on the Aubrite Parent Body
A. I. Buikin, A. B. Verchovsky, J. Hopp, C. A. Lorenz, E. V. Korochantseva, M. Trieloff & U. Ott Geochemistry International, Published: 12 October 2024 LINK “We present the results of stepwise crushing and combustion…
Fe, Zn, and Mg stable isotope systematics of acapulcoite lodranite clan meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Lidia Pittarello, Genevieve Hublet, Philippe Claeys, Vinciane Debaille, Frank Vanhaecke, Steven Goderis MAPS, Version of Record online: 24 September 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The processes of planetary accretion and differentiation,…
Quantitative analysis of spectral properties and composition of primitive achondrites (acapulcoites, lodranites and winonaites)
PengYue Wang, Edward Cloutis, Ye Su, PengFei Zhang Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 September 2024 LINK “Highlights “The establishment of robust meteorite-asteroid links has been a major focus of planetary exploration, and…
Stable carbon isotope evolution of formaldehyde on early MarsOPEN ACCESS
Shungo Koyama, Tatsuya Yoshida, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Naoki Terada, Yuichiro Ueno, Yuki Nakamura, Arihiro Kamada, Takeshi Kuroda & Ann Carine Vandaele Scientific Reports, Volume 14, article number 21214, 17 September 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Mid-infrared Measurements of Ion-irradiated Carbonaceous Meteorites: How to Better Detect Space Weathering EffectsOPEN ACCESS
C. Lantz, T. Nakamura, D. Baklouti, R. Brunetto, E. Henault, S. Kobayashi, O. Mivumbi, Z. Djouadi, E. Quirico, M. Zolensky and T. Hiroi The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Testing the Bus–DeMeo Asteroid Taxonomy Using Meteorite SpectraOPEN ACCESS
Thomas H. Burbine, Iman Khanani, Deepika Kumawat, Ahlay Hussain, Sydney M. Wallace and M. Darby Dyar The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 9, 3 September 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The most widely…
First widespread occurrence of rare phosphate chladniite in a meteorite, winonaite Graves Nunataks (GRA) 12510: Implications for phosphide–phosphate redox buffered genesis in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Brendan A. Anzures, Francis M. McCubbin, Timmons M. Erickson, Ryan S. Jakubek, Marc D. Fries, Loan Le American Mineralogist (2024) 109 (9): 1513–15221 September 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The first widespread occurrence of…
Petrology and chronology of mare components in lunar basaltic breccia meteorite Northwest Africa 12384OPEN ACCESS
Christopher J.-K. Yen, Paul K. Carpenter, Cécile Deligny, Alexander Nemchin, Renaud Merle, Anthony J. Irving, Kunihiko Nishiizumi, Marc W. Caffee, A. J. Timothy Jull, Martin Whitehouse, Bradley L. Jolliff MAPS, Version of Record online: 30…
Magmatic evolution of KREEP-free lunar meteorite Asuka-881757 inferred from sector-zoned clinopyroxene, pyroxene symplectites, and thermodynamic modeling
Y. Srivastava, A. Basu Sarbadhikari, A. Yamaguchi, A. Takenouchi, J. M. D. Day, T. Ubide MAPS, Version of Record online: 30 August 2024 LINK “Lunar basaltic meteorite Asuka-881757 (A-881757), a member of the source crater…
NQWEBA meteorite fall (~530 g, Howardite) in Nqweba (Kirkwood), Eastern Cape, South Africa at ~6:50:40-~6:50:50 UTC on 25 August 2024
Last update: 29 September 2025 (19:15 CEST) Ek was by ‘n inkyk by my oupa op die plaas en ek het net my honde bal gespeel en toe het ewe skielik het rumbelling sound gekom…
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…
NWA 11562: A Unique Ureilite with Extreme Mg-rich ConstituentsOPEN ACCESS
Mingbao Li, Ke Zhu, Yan Fan, P. M. Ranjith, Chao Wang, Wen Yu and Shijie Li The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 8, Published 22 August 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A comprehensive…
The source craters of the martian meteorites: Implications for the igneous evolution of MarsOPEN ACCESS
Christopher D. K. Herd, Jarret S. Hamilton, Erin L. Walton, Livio L. Tornabene, Anthony Lagain, Gretchen K. Benedix, Alex I. Sheen, Harry J. Melosh, Brandon C. Johnson, Sean E. Wiggins, Thomas G. Sharp and James…
The origin of 4-Vesta’s volatile depletion revealed by the zinc isotopic composition of diogenitesOPEN ACCESS
Linru Fang, Frederic Moynier, Jean-Alix Barrat, Akira Yamaguchi, Marine Paquet and Marc Chaussidon Science Advances14 Aug 2024Vol 10, Issue 33 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Volatile element abundances vary substantially among terrestrial planetary bodies like…
53Mn-53Cr chronometry of ureilites: Implications for the timing of parent body accretion, differentiation and secondary reductionOPEN ACCESS
Pascal M. Kruttasch, Aryavart Anand, Paul H. Warren, Chi Ma, Klaus Mezger Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 13 August 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Establishing the temporal evolution of the…
Symplectite formation in ultramafic achondrites by impact percolation of a sulfide melt
Z. Váci, P.M. Kruttasch, M.J. Krawczynski, R.C. Ogliore, K. Mezger Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 13 August 2024 LINK “The ungrouped dunitic achondrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 12,217 contains symplectic spinel-pyroxene veins that are mineralogically identical…
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…
Petrographic and geochemical analysis of lunar meteorite NWA 11788: Parallels with Luna 20 and the Apollo magnesian granulitesOPEN ACCESS
Craig R. Hulsey, Katie M. O’Sullivan MAPS, Version of Record online: 06 August 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The first in-depth geochemical and petrological analyses of new lunar meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 11788 were…
Cosmic pears from the Havelland (Germany): Ribbeck, the twelfth recorded aubrite fall in historyOPEN ACCESS
Addi Bischoff, Markus Patzek, Jean-Alix Barrat, Jasper Berndt, Henner Busemann, Detlev Degering, Tommaso Di Rocco, Mattias Ek, Dennis Harries, Jose R. A. Godinho, Dieter Heinlein, Armin Kriele, Daniela Krietsch, Colin Maden, Oscar Marchhart, Rachael M….
High-precision U-Pb zircon dating identifies a major magmatic event on the Moon at 4.338 GaOPEN ACCESS
Mélanie Barboni Dawid Szymanowski Blair Schoene Nicolas Dauphas Zhe J. Zhang Xi Chen Kevin D. McKeegan Science Advances24 Jul 2024Vol 10, Issue 30 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Moon has had a complex history,…
Mineralogy of the Martian mantle inferred from bulk chemical compositions
Shuying Yang, Munir Humayun, Kevin Righter MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 July 2024 LINK “Understanding the mineralogy of the Martian mantle is essential for constructing geochemical and geophysical models of Mars. This study employs…
Evidence against water delivery by impacts within 10 million years of planetesimal formationOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, A. Stephant, M. Anand, I.A. Franchi, X. Zhao, L.F. White, A. Yamaguchi, R.C. Greenwood, S.L. Jackson Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 642, 15 September 2024, 118860 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “The quenched (rapidly-cooled)…
Complex zoning in the nakhlite and chassignite martian meteorites reveals multi-stage petrogenesis and undercooling during crystallization
Amanda Ostwald, Arya Udry, Juliane Gross, James M.D. Day, Sammy Griffin Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 June 2024 LINK “Nakhlites (clinopyroxene-rich cumulates) and chassignites (dunites) are two types of meteorites…
A mineralogical and isotopic study of the historic monomict eucrite PadvarninkaiOPEN ACCESS
T. J. Barrett, A. J. King, G. Degli-Alessandrini, S. J. Hammond, E. Humphreys-Williams, B. Schmidt, R. C. Greenwood, F. A. J. Abernethy, M. Anand, E. Rudnickaitė MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 June 2024 LINK…
Laboratory Spectral Characterization of Ribbeck Aubrite: Meteorite Sample of Earth-impacting Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 BX1OPEN ACCESS
David C. Cantillo, Kaycee I. Ridenhour, Adam Battle, Thomas Joyce, Juliana Nunez Breceda, Neil Pearson and Vishnu Reddy The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 6 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Characterization of near-Earth objects…
A heterogeneous mantle and crustal structure formed during the early differentiation of MarsOPEN ACCESS
James M. D. Day, Marine Paquet, Arya Udry, and Frederic Moynier Science Advances31 May 2024Vol 10, Issue 22 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highly siderophile element abundances and Os isotopes of nakhlite and chassignite meteorites…
The 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…
Petrological, chemical, and chronological study of breccias in the Chang’e-5 soil
Yuruo Shi, Wenxiao Peng, Katherine H. Joy, Xuefeng Yu, Yue Guan, Zemin Bao, Xiaochao Che, Romain Tartèse, Joshua F. Snape, James W. Head, Martin J. Whitehouse, Xiaolei Wang, Yuqi Qian, Zengsheng Li, Chen Wang, Tao…
Meteoritical Bulletin updates
- Northwest Africa 18175 (L3)
- Northwest Africa 18171 (LL3)
- Northwest Africa 18172 (Eucrite-br)
- Northwest Africa 18170 (Eucrite-pmict)
- Hassi Khebi 003 (Howardite-melt breccia)
- Hassi Khebi 002 (Diogenite-pm)
- Northwest Africa 17888 (LL7)
- Northwest Africa 2916 (Eucrite-br)
- Gadoufaoua 001 (L3)
- Northwest Africa 16009 (CK3)
- Northwest Africa 17095 (Iron, IAB-sLH)
- Northwest Africa 17094 (Iron, IAB-sHL)
- Northwest Africa 17093 (Iron, IIIAB)
- Northeast Africa 068 (Iron, IIIAB)
- Northwest Africa 17598 (CK5)
- Northeast Africa 083 (Lunar)
- Northwest Africa 17286 (Iron, IAB-sLM)
- Northwest Africa 16785 (CR2)
- Northwest Africa 5512 (Enst achon-ung)
- Northwest Africa 16526 (Pallasite, ungrouped)
