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 449
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 “We performed high-resolution 40Ar/39Ar dating of a suite of lunar meteorites from hot deserts:…
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) “A bombardment of comets is thought to have occurred in…
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 “Northwest Africa 13134 is…
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 (prov.) meteorite fall (~90 g, HED) in Nqweba (Kirkwood), Eastern Cape, South Africa at ~6:50:40-~6:50:50 UTC on 25 August 2024
Last update: 3 September 2024 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 in donderweer…
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…
Igneous intrusion origin for the petrofabric of Erg Chech 002OPEN ACCESS
C. Beros, K. T. Tait, V. E. Di Cecco, D. E. Moser MAPS, Version of Record online: 19 May 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Achondrites provide an opportunity to examine the igneous processes of…
The oxygen fugacity of intermediate shergottite NWA 11043: implications for Martian mantle evolution
Jun-Feng Chen, Yu-Yan Sara Zhao, Qiao Shu, Sheng-Hua Zhou, Wei Du, Jing Yang Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 May 2024 LINK “Shergottite meteorites, classified as depleted, intermediate, or enriched based…
Origin of fabrics and olivine chemical variations preserved in brachinite and brachinite-like achondrite meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin H. Gruber, Robert W. Nicklas, James M. D. Day, Emily J. Chin, Minghua Ren, Rachel E. Bernard MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 May 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Brachinites and brachinite-like achondrites…
Non-destructive quantitative analysis of melt inclusions in extraterrestrial samples: Case study of chassignite via nanoscale X-ray computed tomography
Peiyu Wu, Kyle Dayton, Esteban Gazel, Teresa Porri MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 May 2024 LINK “Estimation of the composition of planetary rocks and minerals is crucial for understanding their formation processes. In this…
EL meteorites do date the giant planet instabilityOPEN ACCESS
Chrysa Avdellidou, Marco Delbo, David Nesvorny, Kevin J. Walsh, Alessandro Morbidelli (Submitted on 30 Apr 2024), comment on The link between Athor and EL meteorites does not constrain the timing of the giant planet instability,…
Insights on the origin of oldhamite in enstatites meteorites from Ca stable isotopes
Wei Dai, Frederic Moynier, Julien Siebert Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 April 2024 LINK “In order to understand the origin of oldhamite (CaS) in enstatite meteorites, we report Ca…
Asteroid Kamo‘oalewa’s journey from the lunar Giordano Bruno crater to Earth 1:1 resonance
Yifei Jiao, Bin Cheng, Yukun Huang, Erik Asphaug, Brett Gladman, Renu Malhotra, Patrick Michel, Yang Yu & Hexi Baoyin Nature Astronomy, Published: 19 April 2024 LINK “Among the nearly 30,000 known near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), only…
Low-temperature thermal and physical properties of lunar meteorites
R. J. Macke, C. P. Opeil, D. T. Britt, G. J. Consolmagno, A. Irving MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 April 2024 LINK “Lunar meteorites are the most diverse and readily available specimens for the…
An anorthositic meteorite supporting an ancient magma ocean on Vesta
Shijie Li, Dongliang Zhang, Qiao Shu, Huiming Bao, Xiaobin Cao, Jia Liu, Liping Qin, Yan Fan, Shenghua Zhou, Dehan Shen & Mingbao Li Nature Astronomy LINK “The widespread occurrence of ferroan anorthosites and other magmatic…
The lunar 40Ar/36Ar antiquity indicator in the presence of a lunar paleomagnetosphere
A.R. Poppe, I. Garrick-Bethell, S. Fatemi, C. Grava IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 April 2024 LINK “Highlights • Model the effects of a lunar paleomagnetosphere on argon flux to the lunar surface.• Paleomagnetosphere…
New olivine morphologies in shergottites reveal complex thermal histories of martian magmas
S.A. Eckley, R.A. Ketcham, Y. Liu, A. Udry, J. Gross Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 April 2024 LINK “Petrogenetic models of martian magmas reflect the compositional, thermal, and geodynamical evolution…
Source and parental melts of poikilitic shergottites: Implications for martian magmatism
Evan W. O’Neal, A.M. Ostwald, A. Udry, J. Gross, M. Righter, T.J. Lapen, J. Darling, G.H. Howarth, R. Johnsen, D.R. McQuaig Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 March 2024 LINK “Martian…
Isotopic variations of Sm, Gd, Er and Yb found in planetary materials caused by neutron-capture reactions in natureOPEN ACCESS
Hiroshi Hidaka Journal of Analytical Science and TechnologyVolume 15, article number 14 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The isotopic shifts of 149Sm–150Sm and 157Gd–158Gd have often been observed in meteorites and lunar surface materials, because…
Melt inclusion heterogeneity in nakhlite and chassignite meteorites and evidence for complicated, multigenerational magmas
Amanda Ostwald, Arya Udry, James M. D. Day, Juliane Gross MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 March 2024 LINK “Nakhlite and chassignite meteorites are cumulate rocks thought to originate from the same location on Mars….
The catastrophic break-up of the ureilite parent body: Modeling constraints on the debris sizeOPEN ACCESS
Andrea Patzer, Julia Kowalski, Tommaso Di Rocco, Andreas Pack MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 March 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The ureilite parent body (UPB) was, in all likelihood, completely broken apart when…
A 4,565-My-old record of the solar nebula field
Clara Maurel and Jérôme Gattacceca PNAS, March 4, 2024 121 (12) LINK “ABSTRACT: Magnetic fields in protoplanetary disks are thought to play a prominent role in the formation of planetary bodies. Acting upon turbulence and…
Atmospheric entry and fragmentation of small asteroid 2024 BX1: Bolide trajectory, orbit, dynamics, light curve, and spectrumOPEN ACCESS
P. Spurny, J. Borovicka, L. Shrbeny, M. Hankey, R. Neubert A&A article proposed for acceptance (Version 2, corrected by authors, 23 May 2024) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid 2024 BX1 was the eighth asteroid discovered shortly…
Mechanical properties of minerals in lunar and HED meteorites from nanoindentation testing: Implications for space miningOPEN ACCESS
Eloy Peña-Asensio, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Jordi Sort, Jordi Ibáñez-Insa, Albert Rimola MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This study analyzes the mechanical and elemental properties of lunar meteorites…
Petrogenesis of a new type of intrusive shergottite: Olivine-gabbro Northwest Africa 13227
S. Benaroya, J. Gross, P. Burger, M. Righter, T.J. Lapen, S. Eckley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 February 2024 LINK “Petrologic investigations of martian meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 13227 indicate…
Thermal processing of primordial pebbles in evolving protoplanetary disksOPEN ACCESS
Maria Jose Colmenares, Michiel Lambrechts, Elishevah van Kooten, Anders Johansen Accepted for publication in A&A PDF (OPEN ACCESS) During protoplanetary disk formation, dust grains located in the outer disk retain their pristine icy composition, while…
The H-poor nature of incompletely melted planetesimals: The view from acapulcoites and lodranites
Liam D. Peterson, Megan E. Newcombe, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang, Sune G. Nielsen In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 February 2024 LINK “The abundance of H in planetary building blocks is of fundamental…
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, Preprint PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The first widespread occurrence of rare Na-, Ca-, and Mg,Mn,Fe-bearing phosphate chladniite…
Unusual sources of fossil micrometeorites deduced from relict chromite in the small size fraction in ~467 Ma old limestoneOPEN ACCESS
Philipp R. Heck, Birger Schmitz, Xenia Ritter, Surya S. Rout, Noriko T. Kita, Céline Defouilloy, Katarina Keating, Kevin Eisenstein, Fredrik Terfelt MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Extraterrestrial…
Disparate Pb-isotopic ages of silicate and phosphate minerals in the diabasic angrite Northwest Africa 12320
Chitrangada Datta, Yuri Amelin, Evgenii Krestianinov, Anthony J. Irving, Ian S. Williams IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 January 2024 LINK “Pb-isotopic dating of the recently discovered diabasic angrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 12320 yielded…
RIBBECK (2024 BX1) Aubrite meteorite fall (~ 1760 g) between Selbelang (Paulinenaue), Ribbeck, Berge and Lietzow (Nauen), Havelland, Brandenburg, Germany at 00:32:38-44 UT on 21 January 2024
Last update: 3 January 2025 (13:35 CEST) On 5 February 2024 it was officially anounced in a press release by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin that the fall was classified as an Aubrite: press release….
How many Vesta-like bodies existed in the asteroid belt?OPEN ACCESS
T. H. Burbine, R. C. Greenwood, B. Zhang, P. C. Buchanan MAPS, Version of Record online: 24 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid 4 Vesta is typically thought to be the parent body…