The Fate of Nitrogen during Parent Body Partial Melting and Accretion of the Inner Solar System Bodies at Reducing Conditions
Rajdeep Dasgupta, Emily Falksen, Aindrila Pal, Chenguang Sun Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 23 September 2022 LINK “Evolution of nitrogen (N), a life-essential volatile element, in highly reduced magmatic systems is a key for the…
53Mn-53Cr chronology and ε54Cr-Δ17O genealogy of Erg Chech 002: the oldest andesite in the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Aryavart Anand, Pascal M. Kruttasch, Klaus Mezger Accepted in ‘Meteoritics & Planetary Science’ journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The meteorite sample Erg Chech (EC) 002 is the oldest felsic igneous rock from the Solar System analysed…
Sequential Lonsdaleite to Diamond Formation in Ureilite Meteorites via In Situ Chemical Fluid/Vapor Deposition
Andrew G. Tomkins, Nicholas C. Wilson, Colin MacRae, , Alan Salek, , Matthew R. Field, Helen E. A. Brand, Andrew D. Langendam, Natasha R. Stephen, , Aaron Torpy, Zsanett Pintér, Lauren A. Jennings, and Dougal…
Chang’E-5 samples reveal high water content in lunar mineralsOPEN ACCESS
Chuanjiao Zhou, Hong Tang, Xiongyao Li, Xiaojia Zeng, Bing Mo, Wen Yu, Yanxue Wu, Xiandi Zeng, Jianzhong Liu & Yuanyun Wen Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 5336Published: 10 September 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Apollo 15 regolith breccia provides first natural evidence for olivine incongruent melting
Niccolò Satta, Masaaki Miyahara, Shin Ozawa, Hauke Marquardt, Masahiko Nishijima, Tomoko Arai, Eiji Ohtani American Mineralogist (2022) 107 (9): 1661–1667 LINK “The Apollo 15 mission returned various samples of regolith breccias, typical lunar rocks lithified…
Localized equilibrium and mineralogic effects on trace element distribution and mobility in highly metamorphosed eucrite Elephant Moraine (EET) 90020OPEN ACCESS
J.S. Gorce, D.W. Mittlefehldt, J.I. Simon Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 September 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Eucrites exhibit a range of igneous and metamorphic textures and geochemistries…
Sulfur in apatite from the Nakhla meteorite record a late-stage oxidation eventOPEN ACCESS
Maryjo Brounce, Jeremy W. Boyce, Francis M. McCubbin Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 595, 1 October 2022, 117784 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Martian apatite contain varying proportions of S2− and S6+.• Sulfur-in-apatite in Nakhla…
Coordinated neutron and X-ray computed tomography of meteorites: Detection and distribution of hydrogen-bearing materials
Allan H. Treiman, Jacob M. LaManna, Daniel S. Hussey, Isabella deClue, Lawrence M. Anovitz MAPSVersion of Record online: 29 August 2022 LINK “The presence and distribution of hydrogen-bearing materials in meteorites are important constraints on…
Partitioning of Ru, Pd, Ag, Re, Pt, Ir and Au between sulfide-, metal- and silicate liquid at highly reduced conditions: implications for terrestrial accretion and aubrite parent body evolution
E.S. Steenstra, J. Berndt, A. Rohrbach, E.S Bullock, W. van Westrenen, S. Klemme, M.J. Walter Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 August 2022 LINK “The abundances of highly siderophile elements (HSE)…
An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, MarsOPEN ACCESS
Y. Liu, M. M. Tice, M. E. Schmidt, A. H. Treiman, T. V. Kizovski, J. A. Hurowitz, A. C. Allwood, J. Henneke, D. A. K. Pedersen […] M.-P. Zorzano Science25 August 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, MarsOPEN ACCESS
K. A. Farley, K. M. Stack, D. L. Shuster, B. H. N. Horgan, J. A. Hurowitz, J. D. Tarnas, J. I. Simon, V. Z. Sun, E. L. Scheller, […] M.-P. Zorzano Science25 August 2022 LINK…
A detailed record of early solar system melting in the carbonaceous achondrites Northwest Africa 7680 and 6962
Brendt C. Hyde, Desmond E. Moser, Kimberly T. Tait, James R. Darling, Qing-Zhu Yin, Matthew E. Sanborn, Neil R. Banerjee, Arshad Ali, Iffat Jabeen, Hugo Moreira MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 August 2022 LINK…
Noble Gas Evolution of the Martian Atmosphere in the last 4 Gyr Recorded by Regolith Breccia NWA 8114OPEN ACCESS
S.A. Crowther, P.L. Clay, S. Edwards, H. Busemann, K.H. Joy, A.A. Early, R. Burgess, A.R. Butcher, M. Humay, J.D. Gilmour Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 August 2022 LINK “The martian…
Tirhert and Aouinet Legraa: Rare unbrecciated eucrite falls
Taha Shisseh, Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane, Carl B. Agee,Omar Boudouma MAPSVersion of Record online: 04 August 2022 LINK “Tirhert and Aouinet Legraa are the only documented unbrecciated eucrite falls in Africa. Aouinet Legraa fell in Algeria…
Early silicic magmatism on a differentiated asteroid
Robert W. Nicklas, James M. D. Day, Kathryn G. Gardner-Vandy & Arya Udry Nature GeosciencePublished: 04 August 2022 LINK “Unlike the other terrestrial planets, Earth has a substantial silica-rich continental crust with a bulk andesitic…
The first main group ureilite with primary plagioclase: A missing link in the differentiation of the ureilite parent body
Cyrena A. Goodrich, Max Collinet, Allan Treiman, Tabb C. Prissel, Markus Patzek, Samuel Ebert, Michael J. Jercinovic, Addi Bischoff, Andreas Pack, Jean-Alix Barrat, Stephan Decker MAPS, First Published: 4 August 2022 LINK “MS-MU-012, a 15.5 g…
Geochemistry of lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 11962 and its potential source region/crater in the Procellarum KREEP terraneOPEN ACCESS
Andreas Bechtold, Toni Schulz, Wencke Wegner, Dieter Mader, Christian Patterer, Christian Koeberl MAPSVersion of Record online: 21 July 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Lunar meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 11962 is a regolith breccia with…
Early crustal processes revealed by the ejection site of the oldest martian meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
A. Lagain, S. Bouley, B. Zanda, K. Miljković, A. Rajšić, D. Baratoux, V. Payré, L. S. Doucet, N. E. Timms, R. Hewins, G. K. Benedix, V. Malarewic, K. Servis & P. A. Bland Nature Communications,…
Spectral reflectance variations of aubrites, metal-rich meteorites, and sulfides: Implications for exploration of (16) Psyche and other “spectrally featureless” asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Steven D. Dibb, James F. Bell III, Laurence A. J. Garvie MAPSVersion of Record online: 05 July 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The 350–2500 nm reflectance spectra of five enstatite achondrites (aubrites), five metal-rich chondrites…
Formation age of lunar Lalande crater and its implications for the source region of the KREEP-rich meteorite Sayh al Uhaymir 169
Luyuan Xu, Le Qiao, Minggang Xie, Yunhua Wu IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 2 July 2022 LINK “Highlights • Lalande crater is a Copernican crater with a formation age of 410 ± 20 Ma.• The adjacent mare…
Determining the noble gas cosmic ray exposure ages of 23 meteorites (8 chondrites and 15 achondrites) from modeling and empirical methods
David V. Bekaert, Joshua Curtice, Matthias M. M. Meier, David J. Byrne, Michael W. Broadley, Alan Seltzer, Peter Barry, Mark D. Kurz, Sune G. Nielsen MAPSVersion of Record online: 30 June 2022 LINK “We present…
Bulk compositions of the Chang’E-5 lunar soil: Insights into chemical homogeneity, exotic addition, and origin of landing site basaltsOPEN ACCESS
Keqing Zong, Zaicong Wang, Jiawei Li, Qi He, Yiheng Li, Harry Becker, Wen Zhanga, Zhaochu Hu, Tao He, Kenan Cao, Zhenbing She, Xiang Wu, Long Xiao, Yongsheng Liu Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 30 June…
Organic carbon concentrations in 3.5-billion-year-old lacustrine mudstones of MarsOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer C. Stern, Charles A. Malespin, Jennifer L. Eigenbrode, Christopher R. Webster, Greg Flesch, Heather B. Franz, Heather V. Graham, Christopher H. House, Brad Sutter, Paul Douglas Archer Jr., Amy E. Hofmann, Amy C. McAdam,…
Spectroscopic and Petrographic Investigations of Lunar Mg-Suite Meteorite Northwest Africa 8687OPEN ACCESS
Lang Qin, Xing Wu, Liying Huang, Yang Liu and Yongliao Zou Remote Sens. 2022, 14(12), 2952 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Magnesian suite (Mg-suite) rocks represent plutonic materials from the lunar crust, and their global…
Anomalous Acapulcoite Stones Found in Close Proximity to the Erg Atouila 001 Achondrite Provide Evidence for a Heterogeneous Sodium-Rich Meteoroid Derived from the Acapulcoite-Lodranite Parent Body
Irving A. J., Carpenter P. K. MetSoc2022 abstract #6370 LINK “Anomalous albite-rich acapulcoite stones found near the Erg Atouila 001 sodic achondrite in Mali may be components of the same heterogeneous meteoroid.”
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…
Tiglit: Aubrite Meteorite Fall in Morocco on December 2021
Chennaoui Aoudjehane H. * Agee C. B. Aoudjehane M. Zennouri L. MetSoc22 abstract [#6352] LINK “Tiglit is an aubrite eyewitnessed fall on Earth in the South of Morocco on December 9th, 2021. It’s a small…
Krypton in the Chassigny meteorite shows Mars accreted chondritic volatiles before nebular gases
Sandrine Péron and Sujoy Mukhopadhyay Science, 16 Jun 2022 LINK Supplementary Materials (DOWNLOAD) “Volatile chemical elements are thought to have been delivered to Solar System terrestrial planets late in their formation, by accretion of chondritic…
A Review of the Lunar 182Hf-182W Isotope System ResearchOPEN ACCESS
Zhen Yang, Guiqin Wang, Yuming Xu, Yuling Zeng, Zhaofeng Zhang Minerals 2022, 12(6), 759REVIEW, Published: 15 June 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In recent years, the extinct nuclide 182Hf-182W system has been developed as…
Evidence of water on the lunar surface from Chang’E-5 in-situ spectra and returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Jianjun Liu, Bin Liu, Xin Ren, Chunlai Li, Rong Shu, Lin Guo, Songzheng Yu, Qin Zhou, Dawei Liu, Xingguo Zeng, Xingye Gao, Guangliang Zhang, Wei Yan, Hongbo Zhang, Lihui Jia, Shifeng Jin, Chunhua Xu, Xiangjin…
Detection of Cosmic Fullerenes in the Almahata Sitta Meteorite: Are They an Interstellar Heritage?OPEN ACCESS
Hassan Sabbah, Mickaël Carlos, Peter Jenniskens, Muawia H. Shaddad, Jean Duprat, Cyrena A. Goodrich, and Christine Joblin The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 931, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Buckminsterfullerene, C60, is the largest molecule…
Structure of differentiated planetesimals: A chondritic fridge on top of a magma ocean
Cyril Sturtz, Angela Limare, Marc Chaussidon, Édouard Kaminski IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 May 2022 LINK “Highlights • We study the formation and the thermal evolution of planetesimals that accreted undifferentiated material during…
The unusual low Mg rock clasts from Lohawat Howardite, India: Petrogenetic implications
Dwijesh Ray & Sambhunath Ghosh Journal of Earth System Science, Volume 131, Article number: 125 (2022)Published: 26 May 2022 LINK “We report here a few, unusual, low Mg rock clasts from Lohawat howardite, a megaregolith…
Constraints on the emplacement of Martian nakhlite igneous rocks and their source volcano from advanced micro-petrofabric analysisOPEN ACCESS
S. Griffin, L. Daly, T. Keller, S. Piazolo, L. V. Forman, M. R. Lee, R. J. Baumgartner, P. W. Trimby, G. K. Benedix, A. J. Irving, B. Hoefnagels JGR PlanetsAvailable online 16 May 2022 LINK…
Asteroid 2008 TC3, not a polymict ureilitic but a polymict C1 chondrite parent body? Survey of 249 Almahata Sitta fragmentsOPEN ACCESS
Addi Bischoff, Lukas Bannemann, Stephan Decker, Samuel Ebert, Siegfried Haberer, Ursula Heitmann, Marian Horstmann, Kerstin I. Klemm, Ann-Kathrin Kraemer, Sarah Lentfort, Markus Patzek, Jakob Storz, Mona Weyrauch MAPSVersion of Record online: 14 May 2022 LINK…
The effects of highly reduced magmatism revealed through aubrites
Zoë E. Wilbur, Arya Udry, Francis M. McCubbin, Kathleen E. vander Kaaden, Christopher DeFelice, Karen Ziegler, Daniel Kent Ross, Timothy J. McCoy, Juliane Gross, Jessica J. Barnes, Nick Dygert, Ryan A. Zeigler, Brent D. Turrin,…
Laboratory construction and curation scheme for returned samples of the chang’e-5 missionOPEN ACCESS
Hongwei Yang, Ruihong Yang & Qian Wang Geoscience Letters, Volume 9, Article number: 19 (2022) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The analysis of samples returned from a planetary body is important to understand the origin,…
The scale of a martian hydrothermal system explored using combined neutron and x-ray tomographyOPEN ACCESS
Josefin Martell, Carl Alwmark, Luke Daly, Stephen Hall, Sanna Alwmark, Robin Woracek, Johan Hektor, Lukas Helfen, Alessandro Tengattini and Martin Lee Science Advances • 11 May 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 19 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Asteroids accretion, differentiation, and break-up in the Vesta source region: evidence from cosmochemistry of mesosiderites
S. Iannini Lelarge, L. Folco, M. Masotta, R.C. Greenwood, S.S. Russell, H.C. Bates Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 11 May 2022 LINK “The cosmochemistry of meteorites provides unique clues on asteroids accretion, differentiation, collisional break-up…
Geochemical and mineralogical classification of four new shergottites: NWA 10441, NWA 10818, NWA 11043, and NWA 12335OPEN ACCESS
Kenneth J. Orr, Lucy V. Forman, Kai Rankenburg, Noreen J. Evans, Bradley J. McDonald, Belinda Godel, Gretchen K. Benedix MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian meteorites are rare;…
Hydrogen emission from meteors and meteorites: Mapping traces of H2O molecules and organic compounds in small Solar system bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Pavol Matlovič, Adriana Pisarcčíková, Juraj Tóth, Pavel Mach, Peter Čermák, Stefan Loehle, Leonard Kornoš, Ludovic Ferrière, Jiří Šilha, David Leiser, Ranjith Ravichandran Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stac927 LINK Update (2 May 2022):…
A window into atmospheric escape on early Mars provided by argon isotopes in a Martian meteorite
Chelsea D. Willett, William S. Cassata, Naomi E. Marks Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online: 23 April 2022 LINK “Novel analytical approaches to determining the trapped 38Ar/36Ar ratio of gases contained within Martian meteorites are presented…
Evolved components in the eucrite parent body: Records in the layered eucrite Northwest Africa 8021
Yang He, Xiao-Wen Liu, Ai-Cheng Zhang MAPSVersion of Record online: 20 April 2022 LINK “In this study, we report the petrography and mineralogy of a brecciated eucrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 8021, which shows a locally…
The Los Angeles martian diabase: Phosphate U-Th-Pb geochronology and mantle source constraints
Christopher R.M. McFarlane, John G. Spray Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 18 April 2022 LINK “In situ laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry (LA ICP-MS) is used to determine the U-Th-Pb age of the phosphates…
Experimental constraints on the long-lived radiogenic isotope evolution of the MoonOPEN ACCESS
Joshua F. Snape, Alexander A. Nemchin, Tim Johnson, Stefanie Luginbühl, Jasper Berndt, Stephan Klemme, Laura J. Morrissey, Wim van Westrenen Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 18 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “This study presents the…
A South Pole–Aitken impact origin of the lunar compositional asymmetryOPEN ACCESS
Matt J. Jones, Alexander J. Evans, Brandon C. Johnson, Matthew B. Weller, Jeffrey C. Andrews-Hanna, Sonia M. Tikoo and James T. Keane Science Advances • 8 Apr 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 14 LINK (OPEN…
Accretion regions of meteorite parent bodies inferred from a two-endmember isotopic mixing model
Kang Shuai, Hejiu Hui, Liyong Zhou, Weiqiang Li Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPublished: 29 March 2022 LINK “The diverse isotopic anomalies of meteorites demonstrate that the protoplanetary disk was composed of components from…
Characterization of achondritic cosmic spherules from the Widerøefjellet micrometeorite collection (Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica)
Bastien Soens, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Claudia González de Vega, Frank Vanhaecke, Matthias van Ginneken, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 March 2022 LINK “Achondritic micrometeorites represent one…
Petrogenesis of Northwest Africa 8686: A ferroan olivine-phyric shergottite
Robert W. Nicklas, James M. D. Day, Zoltan Vaci, Arya Udry MAPSVersion of Record online: 26 March 2022 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 8686 is an olivine-phyric shergottite containing up to ~500 μm long olivine crystals in…
Analysis and experimental investigation of Apollo sample 12032,366-18, a chemically evolved basalt from the Moon
Amanda C. Stadermann, Bradley L. Jolliff, Michael J. Krawczynski, Christopher W. Hamilton, Jessica J. Barnes MAPSVersion of Record online: 23 March 2022 LINK “Sample 12032,366-18 is a 41.2 mg basaltic rock fragment collected during the Apollo…
A micrometeorite from a stony asteroid identified in Luna 16 soil
S. I. Demidova, M. J. Whitehouse, R. Merle, A. A. Nemchin, G. G. Kenny, F. Brandstätter, Th. Ntaflos & I. Dobryden Nature AstronomyPublished: 21 March 2022 LINK “Despite the intense cratering history of the Moon,…
Half-life and initial Solar System abundance of 146Sm determined from the oldest andesitic meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Linru Fang, Paul Frossard, Maud Boyet, Audrey Bouvier, Jean-Alix Barrat, Marc Chaussidon, and Frederic Moynier PNASMarch 15, 2022 | 119 (12) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The formation and differentiation of planetary bodies are dated…
Calibrating volatile loss from the Moon using the U-Pb systemOPEN ACCESS
J.N. Connelly, A.A. Nemchin, R.E. Merle, J.F. Snape, M.J. Whitehouse, M. Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 2 March 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Previous isotope studies of lunar samples have demonstrated that volatile loss was…
A Review of the “Black Beauty” Martian Regolith Breccia and Its Martian Habitability RecordOPEN ACCESS
Arthur Goodwin, Russell J. Garwood and Romain Tartèse AstrobiologyMini Review, Published Online: 25 Feb 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The regolith breccia Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 and paired samples are unique meteorite representatives of…
Connecting Asteroids and Meteorites with visible and near-infrared spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
Francesca E. DeMeo, Brian J. Burt, Michaël Marsset, David Polishook, Thomas H. Burbine, Benoît Carry, Richard P. Binzel, Pierre Vernazza, Vishnu Reddy, Michelle Tang, Cristina A. Thomas, Andrew S. Rivkin, Nicholas A. Moskovitz, Stephen M….
On the cooling rate evolution of asteroid fragments
Jialong Ren, Marc A. Hesse, Michael P. Lucas, Nicholas Dygert IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 February 2022 LINK “Highlights • Conductive cooling rate at constant temperature declines as 1/time.• High-temperature cooling rate data…
The origin of volatile elements in the Earth–Moon systemOPEN ACCESS
Lars E. Borg, Gregory A. Brennecka, and Thomas S. Kruijer PNAS, February 22, 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The origin of volatile species such as water in the Earth–Moon system is a subject of…
Reconstructing The Color 3D Tomography Of Lunar SamplesOPEN ACCESS
Tianyu Zhao, Kun Feng, Peiyu Liu, JingRong Ren Atomic Spectroscopy 43(1)February 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “As the Chinese lunar exploration project prepares for future exploration activities on the Moon, there is a growing need…
Complex burial histories of Apollo 12 basaltic soil grains derived from cosmogenic noble gases: Implications for local regolith evolution and future in situ investigationsOPEN ACCESS
Mark C. Nottingham, Finlay M. Stuart, Biying Chen, Marta Zurakowska, Jamie D. Gilmour, Louise Alexander, Ian A. Crawford, Katherine H. Joy MAPSVersion of Record online: 07 February 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report…
The Neutron Energy Spectra of Lunar Meteorites Evaluated from Sm and Er Isotopic CompositionsOPEN ACCESS
Hiroshi Hidaka, Shigekazu Yoneda, Kunihiko Nishiizumi, and Marc Caffee The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 925, Number 2, Published: 7 February 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Cosmic-ray exposure records of 13 lunar meteorites, Dhofar 081, Dhofar…
Carbonate dissolution and replacement by odinite and saponite in the Lafayette nakhlite: part of the CO2-CH4 cycle on mars?
J.D. Piercy, J.C. Bridges, L.J. Hicks Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 February 2022 LINK “Highlights • Ca-siderite comprises between trace amounts and 4% of Lafayette sections.• Electron Microscopy and synchrotron…
Ultrasodic, Albite-Rich Syenitic Achondrite Erg Atouila 001: A Highly Evolved Felsic Igneous Differentiate from the Acapulcoite-Lodranite Parent Body
Irving A. J., Boesenberg J. S., Ziegler K. LPSC2022 abstract #2059 LINK “Studies of a unique albite-rich achondrite suggest that it is a highly fractionated partial melt related to acapulcoites-lodranites.”
ERG ATOUILA 001: UNIQUE ALBITITE ACHONDRITE METEORITE
C. B. Agee, A. J. Ross, M. N. Spilde, K. Ziegler 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2022) abstract [#2442] LINK “Erg Atouila 001 is the first example of an albitite or syenite meteorite, and…
Dynamic Evolution of the Solar System Inferred from Ti, Cr, and Mo Isotope Anomalies in Meteorites
Wölfer E. * Burkhardt C. Schneider J. M. Budde G. Kleine T. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2468] “We report new Ti and Cr isotopic data to constrain the efficiency of the NC-CC separation and its…
Impact and habitability scenarios for early Mars revisited based on a 4.45-Ga shocked zircon in regolith brecciaOPEN ACCESS
Morgan A. Cox, Aaron J. Cavosie, Kenneth J. Orr, Luke Daly, Laure Martin, Anthony Lagain, Gretchen K. Benedix and Phil A. Bland Science Advances • 2 Feb 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 5 LINK (OPEN…
Xenon isotope constraints on ancient Martian atmospheric escape
William S. Cassata, Kevin J. Zahnle, Kyle M. Samperton, Peter C. Stephenson, Josh Wimpenny Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 580, 15 February 2022 LINK “Highlights • Xenon isotopes in an ancient Martian meteorite are mass-dependently…
Determining the age of Vaughan, a potential source crater for lunar meteorites, using boulder size-frequency distributions
K.A. Mistick, R.N. Watkins, B.L. Jolliff, R.R. Ghent, R.L. Korotev, R.A. Zeigler IcarusAvailable online 20 January 2022, LINK “Highlights • Vaughan is a very young, rocky, lunar crater located in the northern South Pole-Aitken basin.•…
Organic synthesis associated with serpentinization and carbonation on early Mars
A. Steele , L. G. Benning , R. Wirth, A. Schreiber, T. Araki , F. M. McCubbin , M. D. Fries, L. R. Nittler , J. Wang , L. J. Hallis , P. G. Conrad…
Diverse space weathering effects on asteroid surfaces as inferred via laser irradiation of meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
P. Zhang, K. Tai, Y. Li, J. Zhang, C. Lantz, T. Hiroi, M. Matsuoka, S. Li, Y. Lin, Y. Wen, H. Han and X. Zeng A&A 659, A78 (2022)Received 5 November 2021 / Accepted 30…
Mineralogy of the RBT 04262 Martian meteorite as determined by micro-Raman and micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopiesOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer Huidobro, Julene Aramendia, Cristina García-Florentino, Patricia Ruiz-Galende, Imanol Torre-Fdez, Kepa Castro, Gorka Arana, Juan Manuel Madariaga Journal of Raman SpectroscopyAvailable online 28 December 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian meteorites and terrestrial analogs…
The role of target strength on the ejection of Martian meteorites
J.R. Elliott, H.J. Melosh, B.C. Johnson IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 December 2021 LINK “Highlights • We explore the effect of target composition of the ejection of Martian meteorites.• Dry tuff fragments are…
Terrestrial planet formation from lost inner solar system materialOPEN ACCESS
Christoph Burkhardt, Fridolin Spitzer, Alessandro Morbidelli, Gerrit Budde, Jan H. Render, Thomas S. Kruijer and Thorsten Kleine Science Advances, 22 Dec 2021, Vol 7, Issue 52 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Two fundamentally different processes…
U-Pb isotope systematics and impact ages recorded by a chemically diverse population of glasses from an Apollo 14 lunar soilOPEN ACCESS
A.A. Nemchin, M.D. Norman, M.L. Grange, R.A. Zeigler, M.J. Whitehouse, J.R. Muhling, R. Merle Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 December 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Glass beads formed by ejection of…
A young age of formation of Rheasilvia basin on Vesta from floor deformation patterns and crater counts
Paul M. Schenk, Alicia Neesemann, Simone Marchi, Katharina Otto, Trudi Hoogenboom, David P. O’Brien, Julie Castillo-Rogez, Carol A. Raymond, Christopher T. Russell Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 16 December 2021 LINK “Delivery of…
Understanding the textures of Apollo 11 high-Ti mare basalts: A quantitative petrographic approach
Zhuqing Xue, Donald F. Welsh, Clive R. Neal, Long Xiao Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 15 December 2021 LINK “This paper represents a comprehensive crystal size distribution (CSD) study of ilmenite and plagioclase…
Chemical heterogeneities reveal early rapid cooling of Apollo Troctolite 76535OPEN ACCESS
William S. Nelson, Julia E. Hammer, Thomas Shea, Eric Hellebrand & G. Jeffrey Taylor Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 7054 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The evolution of the lunar interior is constrained…
Indigenous Carbon-rich Matter Associated with Unusual Aqueous Alteration Features in Nakhla: Complex Formation and Preservation HistoryOPEN ACCESS
Kathie L. Thomas-Keprta, Simon J. Clemett, Everett K.Gibson, Zia Rahman, Neha Baskar, Susan J. Wentworth, Nathaniel T. Keprta, David S. McKay Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 14 December 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “While indigenous organic…
The impact of asteroid shapes and topographies on their reflectance spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
S.M. Potin, S. Douté, B. Kugler, F. Forbes Accepted for publication in Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (16 December 2021): LINK “Highlights • The spectral bidirectional reflectance of two reference surfaces is measured in the…
Lunar-like silicate material forms the Earth quasi-satellite (469219) 2016 HO3 KamoʻoalewaOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin N. L. Sharkey, Vishnu Reddy, Renu Malhotra, Audrey Thirouin, Olga Kuhn, Albert Conrad, Barry Rothberg, Juan A. Sanchez, David Thompson & Christian Veillet Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 2, Article number: 231 (2021) LINK…
Impactor material records the ancient lunar magnetic field in antipodal anomaliesOPEN ACCESS
S. Wakita, B. C. Johnson, I. Garrick-Bethell, M. R. Kelley, R. E. Maxwell & T. M. Davison Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 6543 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Moon presently has no…
The Tharsis mantle source of depleted shergottites revealed by 90 million impact cratersOPEN ACCESS
A. Lagain, G. K. Benedix, K. Servis, D. Baratoux, L. S. Doucet, A. Rajšic, H. A. R. Devillepoix, P. A. Bland, M. C. Towner, E. K. Sansom & K. Miljković Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article…
Xenoliths in ordinary chondrites and ureilites: Implications for early solar system dynamics
Cyrena Anne Goodrich, David A. Kring, Richard C. Greenwood Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 2 November 2021 LINK “Foreign clasts (xenoliths) in meteoritic breccias are a serendipitous source of information about the impact environment in…
Noble gas exposure ages of samples from Cone and North Ray craters: Implications for the recent lunar cratering chronology
Evelyn Füri, Laurent Zimmermann, Harald Hiesinger Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “Cosmic ray exposure (CRE) ages of rocks that were ejected by the impacts that created Cone and North Ray craters provide two crucial calibration…
Comparison of the 57Fe hyperfine parameters for iron-bearing phases in some undifferentiated and differentiated meteorites
M. I. Oshtrakh & A.A. Maksimova Hyperfine Interactions, Volume 242, Article number: 16Published: 29 October 2021 LINK “A comparison of the 57Fe hyperfine parameters obtained for the iron-bearing phases in some undifferentiated and differentiated meteorites…
Tintigny meteorite: The first Belgian achondrite
Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Vinciane Debaille, Jérôme Gattacceca, Richard Greenwood, Thierry Leduc, Marleen De Ceukelaire, Sophie Decrée, Steven Goderis Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 October 2021 LINK “Highlights • Tintigny meteorite fell…
Shock-induced H loss from pyroxene and maskelynite in a Martian meteorite and the mantle source δD of enriched shergottites
J.-M. Dudley, A.H. Peslier, R.L. Hervig Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 28 October 2021 LINK “Assessing the water abundance and hydrogen isotopic signature (δD) of the Martian interior dictates our understanding of the formation of…
CHOS gas/fluid-induced reduction in ureilites
Andrew D. Langendam, Andrew G. Tomkins, Katy A. Evans, Nicholas C. Wilson, Colin M. MacRae, Natasha R. Stephen, Aaron Torpy Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 28 October 2021 LINK “Ureilite meteorites contain regions…
Specific heat and thermal history of the Sariçiçek howardite
Cisem Altunayar-Unsalan, Ozan Unsalan, Marian A. Szurgot, Radosław A. Wach Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 27 October 2021 LINK “Meteorites are excavated fragments from asteroid surfaces and planets, and determining their thermophysical properties…
Petrography, mineralogy, and geochemistry of a new lunar magnesian feldspathic meteorite Northwest Africa 11460
Haijun Cao, Zongcheng Ling, Jian Chen, Xiaohui Fu, Yongliao Zou Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 21 October 2021 LINK “Lunar meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 11460 has been classified as a polymict breccia, composed…
Specific Heat Capacity Measurements of Selected Meteorites for Planetary Surface Temperature Modeling
Sylvain Piqueux, Tuan H. Vu, Jonathan Bapst, Laurence A.J. Garvie, Mathieu Choukroun, Christopher S. Edwards JGR PlanetsFirst published: 16 October 2021, accepted for publication and undergone full peer review LINK “Key Points Specific heat capacity…
Carbonaceous-chondrite inclusions in the Kapoeta achondritic meteorite studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy
Yassir A. Abdu Hyperfine Interactions, Volume 242, Article number: 5 (2021)Published: 13 October 2021 LINK “Kapoeta is an achondrite meteorite containing mm-sized carbonaceous-chondrite inclusions that are thought to have been incorporated into its parent body…
Eucrite-type achondrites: Petrology and oxygen isotope compositionsOPEN ACCESS
David W. Mittlefehldt, Richard C. Greenwood, Eve L. Berger, Loan Le, Zhan X. Peng, D. Kent Ross Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 04 October 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report petrologic…
Raman spectroscopic and geochemical studies of primary and secondary minerals in Martian meteorite Northwest Africa 10720
Haijun Cao, Jian Chen, Xiaohui Fu, Yanqing Xin, Xiaobin Qi, Erbin Shi, Zongcheng Ling, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 2021, 1First published: 27 September 2021 LINK “Petrological and mineralogical analyses of Northwest Africa (NWA) 10720 indicate…
Petrology and geochemistry of lunar feldspathic meteorite Northwest Africa 11111: Insights into the lithology of the lunar farside highlands
Xiaohui Fu, Haijun Cao, Jian Chen, Xuting Hou, Zongcheng Ling, Lin Xu, Yongliao Zou, Chipui Tang, Weibiao Hsu Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 23 September 2021 LINK “We performed a petrological, mineralogical, and…
Potassium isotope composition of Mars reveals a mechanism of planetary volatile retention
Zhen Tian, Tomáš Magna, James M. D. Day, Klaus Mezger, Erik E. Scherer, Katharina Lodders, Remco C. Hin, Piers Koefoed, Hannah Bloom, and Kun Wang PNAS, September 28, 2021 118 (39) LINK “The abundances of…
Constraints on the petrologic history of gabbroic shergottite Northwest Africa 6963 from pyroxene zoning profiles and electron backscattered diffraction
Andrea Wenzel, Justin Filiberto, Natasha Stephen, Susanne P. Schwenzer, Samantha J. Hammond Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 20 September 2021 LINK “Northwest Africa 6963 (NWA 6963) is a coarse-grained, gabbroic Martian meteorite that further extends…
Olivine-rich achondrites from Vesta and the missing mantle problemOPEN ACCESS
Zoltan Vaci, James M. D. Day, Marine Paquet, Karen Ziegler, Qing-Zhu Yin, Supratim Dey, Audrey Miller, Carl Agee, Rainer Bartoschewitz & Andreas Pack Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 5443 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Large impact cratering during lunar magma ocean solidificationOPEN ACCESS
K. Miljković, M. A. Wieczorek, M. Laneuville, A. Nemchin, P. A. Bland & M. T. Zuber Nature Communications volume 12, Article number: 5433 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The lunar cratering record is used…
Investigation of the source region of the lunar-meteorite group with the remote sensing datasets: Implication for the origin of mare volcanism in Mare Imbrium
Hiroshi Nagaoka, Makiko Ohtake, Naoki Shirai, Yuzuru Karouji, Masahiro Kayama, Yuko Daket, Nobuyuki Hasebe, Mitsuru Ebihara IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 2 September 2021 LINK “Highlights • The source region of lunar meteorite is…
Solar energetic particle tracks in lunar samples: A transmission electron microscope calibration and implications for lunar space weatheringOPEN ACCESS
Lindsay P. Keller, Eve L. Berger, Shouliang Zhang, Roy Christoffersen Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 31 August 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Transmission electron microscope (TEM) imaging techniques combined with focused ion…
Survey of Impact Glasses in Shergottites Searching for Martian Sulfate Using X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure
Masashi Shidare, Ryoichi Nakada, Tomohiro Usui, Minato Tobita, Kenji Shimizu, Yoshio Takahashi, Tetsuya Yokoyama Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 August 2021 LINK “The surface of Mars has experienced progressive oxidation,…
The abundances of F, Cl, and H2O in eucrites: Implications for the origin of volatile depletion in the asteroid 4 Vesta
Francis M. McCubbin, Jonathan A. Lewis, Jessica J.Barnes, Stephen M. Elardo, Jeremy W.Boyce Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 August 2021 LINK “We conducted a petrologic study of apatite within eight…
Spectral endmember variability on hyperspectral datasets of a Martian meteorite – Implications for planetary surfacesOPEN ACCESS
Lu Pan, Cathy Quantin-Nataf, Lucia Mandon, Melissa Martinot, Pierre Beck IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 August 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Spectral images of a Martian meteorite are analyzed to test spectral…
New temperature and oxygen fugacity data of Martian nakhlite from Northwest Africa (NWA) 5790 and implications for shallow sulphur degassingOPEN ACCESS
Zilong Wang, Wei Tian & Yankun Di Earth, Planets and Space, Volume 73, Article number: 164 (2021)Published: 17 August 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Newly analysed titanomagnetite–ilmenite (Tim–Ilm) intergrowths from Martian nakhlite meteorite Northwest…
Iron rich basaltic eucrites, implication on spectral properties and parental bodies
C. Carli, M. Ciarniello, A. Migliorini, G. Pratesi IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 August 2021 LINK “Highlights • VNIR absorption positions of eucrite shift at wavelength longer than typical basaltic achondrites.• Absorption shifts…
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…
Petrographic controls on baddeleyite occurrence in a suite of eight basaltic shergottites
Alex I. Sheen, Christopher D. K. Herd, Jarret Hamilton, Erin L. Walton Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 04 August 2021 LINK “Baddeleyite (ZrO2) is a common late-stage accessory mineral in basaltic shergottites and…
Origin and timing of volatile delivery (N, H) to the angrite parent body: Constraints from in situ analyses of melt inclusions
C. Deligny, E. Füri, Etienne Deloule Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 4 August 2021 LINK “Angrites are derived from the earliest generation of differentiated planetesimals that accreted sunward of Jupiter’s orbit, and are, thus, key…
A new carbon-rich ureilite from Morocco
Abderrahmane Ibhi, Fouad Khiri, Lahcen Ouknine, Ahmed Ait Touchnt, Francesco Capitelli, Olga De Pascale & Giorgio S. Senesi Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali (2021) LINK “The main objective of this study was to provide…
A model for evolving crust on 4 Vesta through combined compositional and thermal modelling
Jennifer T. Mitchell, Andrew G. Tomkins, Christopher Newton, Tim E. Johnson Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 571, 1 October 2021, 11710 LINK “Highlights • pMELTS modelling suggests that diogenites require a Ca-poor source.• Early extraction…
Nickel–manganese variability in olivine and Al‐in‐olivine thermometry for olivine‐phyric shergottites
Sierra R. Ramsey, Geoffrey H. Howarth, Arya Udry, Juliane Gross Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 24 July 2021 LINK “Olivine-phyric shergottites represent primitive Martian magmas, but they commonly contain excess olivine and rarely represent primary…
Organic matter in carbonaceous chondrite lithologies of Almahata Sitta: Incorporation of previously unsampled carbonaceous chondrite lithologies into ureilitic regolith
Yoko Kebukawa, Michael. E. Zolensky, Cyrena A. Goodrich, Motoo Ito, Nanako O. Ogawa, Yoshinori Takano, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Kento Kiryu, Motoko Igisu, Takazo Shibuya, Matthew A. Marcus, Takuji Ohigashi, James Martinez, Yu Kodama, Muawia H. Shaddad,…
Melt inclusions in chassignite NWA 2737: A link between processes recorded in Martian meteorites and rocks at Gale crater
Peiyu Wu, Esteban Gazel, Arya Udry, Jacob B. Setera, Amanda Ostwald Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 10 July 2021 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 2737, one of the only three discovered Martian chassignites, provides…
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…
Statistical Chronometry: Anchors Away!
Desch S. J., Dunlap D. R., Williams C. D., Torrano Z. A. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6231) PDF We fit 4 parameters (CAI Pb-Pb ages; solar system initial 53Mn/55Mn,…
Revising the Angrite Fractionation Line: New Insights from High-Precision Oxygen Isotope Studies
Rider-Stokes B. G., Greenwood R. C., Anand M., Franchi I. A., White L. F. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6071) PDF Here we present new oxygen isotope data for angrite…
Thermal History and Structure of the Tafassite Parent Body
Neumann W. *, Ma N., Neri A., Schwarz W. H., Ludwig T., Trieloff M., Klahr H., Bouvier A. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6153) PDF We identified a first group…
Noble Gas Chronology of Erg Chech 002 Ungrouped Achondrite
Takenouchi A., Sumino H., Yamaguchi A., Barrat J. A. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6162) PDF We conducted Ar-Ar analyses of recently found andesitic achondrite Erg Chech 002. The Ar-Ar…
Petrography of Fine-Grained Domains in Ungrouped Achondrite Erg Chech 002: Evidence for Different Cooling Histories?
Hamann C., Collinet M., Schwinger S., Kaufmann F. E. D., Bonato E., Greshake A., Maturilli A., Helbert J., Hecht L. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6236) PDF Here we describe…
Timing of lunar Mg-suite magmatism constrained by SIMS U-Pb dating of Apollo norite 78238OPEN ACCESS
Bidong Zhang, Yangting Lin, Desmond E. Moser, Paul H. Warren, Jialong Hao, Ivan R. Barker, Sean R. Shieh, Audrey Bouvier Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 569, 1 September 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Highlights •…
Origin of micrometer-sized impact diamonds in ureilites by catalytic growth involving Fe-Ni-silicide: the example of Kenna meteorite
Anna Barbaro, Maria Chiara Domeneghetti, Konstantin D. Litasov, Ludovic Ferrière, Lidia Pittarello, Oliver Christ, Sofia Lorenzon, Matteo Alvaro, Fabrizio Nestola Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 June 2021 LINK “The occurrence…
Lunar samples record an impact 4.2 billion years ago that may have formed the Serenitatis BasinOPEN ACCESS
Ana Černok, Lee F. White, Mahesh Anand, Kimberly T. Tait, James R. Darling, Martin Whitehouse, Katarina Miljković, Myriam Lemelin, Steven M. Reddy, Denis Fougerouse, William D. A. Rickard, David W. Saxey & Rebecca Ghent Communications…
Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science, Part II: Differentiated Meteorites, Moon, and MarsOPEN ACCESS
Alevtina A. Maksimova, Michael V. Goryunov, Michael I. Oshtrakh Minerals 2021, 11(6), 612 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Mössbauer (nuclear γ-resonance) spectroscopy is a powerful technique which is actively used in various fields from physics and…
Tracing the origin and core formation of the enstatite achondrite parent bodies using Cr isotopes
Ke Zhu (朱柯), Frédéric Moynier, Martin Schiller, Harry Becker, Jean-Alix Barrat,Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 June 2021 LINK “Enstatite achondrites (including aubrites) are the only differentiated meteorites that…
Association of silica phases as geothermobarometer for eucrites: Implication for two-stage thermal metamorphism in the eucritic crust
Haruka Ono, Atsushi Takenouchi, Takashi Mikouchi, Akira Yamaguchi, Masahiro Yasutake, Akira Miyake, Akira Tsuchiyama Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 03 June 2021 LINK “Silica mineral is present in different stable polymorphs depending on…
Geochemical Characterization of the NWA 11273 Lunar Meteorite Using Nondestructive Analytical Techniques: Original, Shocked, and Alteration Mineral Phases
Jennifer Huidobro, Julene Aramendia, Gorka Arana, Juan Manuel Madariaga ACS Earth and Space ChemistryPublication Date: May 27, 2021 LINK “A lunar feldspathic breccia meteorite, the Northwest Africa (NWA) 11273, was analyzed to compensate the lack…
Discovery in space of ethanolamine, the simplest phospholipid head groupOPEN ACCESS
Víctor M. Rivilla, Izaskun Jiménez-Serra, Jesús Martín-Pintado, Carlos Briones, Lucas F. Rodríguez-Almeida, Fernando Rico-Villas, Belén Tercero, Shaoshan Zeng, Laura Colzi, Pablo de Vicente, Sergio Martín, Miguel A. Requena-Torres Accepted in PNAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update…
Graphite in ureilites, enstatite chondrites, and unique clasts in ordinary chondrites – Insights from the carbon-isotope compositionOPEN ACCESS
Jakob Storz, Thomas Ludwig, Addi Bischoff, Winfried H. Schwarz, Mario Trieloff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 21 May 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbon is of fundamental interest for constraining the volatile element inventory of terrestrial…
Silicon and Oxygen Isotope Evolution of the Inner Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Ryoji Tanaka, Christian Potiszil and Eizo Nakamura The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 3 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Enstatite chondrites have been regarded as major building blocks of the Earth and other differentiated…
