A dunite fragment in meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 11421: A piece of the Moon’s mantleOPEN ACCESS
Allan H. Treiman, Julia Semprich American Mineralogist (2023) 108 (12): 2182–2192 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “A centimeter-sized fragment of dunite, the first recognized fragment of Moon mantle material, has been discovered in the lunar highlands breccia…
A slowly cooled deep crust on asteroid 4 Vesta and the recent impact history of rubble pile vestoids recorded by diogenitesOPEN ACCESS
F. Jourdan, T. Kennedy, L. Foreman, C. Mayers, E. Eroglu, A. Yamaguchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “In this study, we investigate the 40Ar/39Ar systematics…
Olivine microstructure and thermometry in olivine-phyric shergottites Sayh al Uhaymir 005 and Dar al Gani 476OPEN ACCESS
Eleanor S. Jennings, Peter Coull MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Olivine-phyric shergottites are relatively young Martian meteorites that resemble primitive mantle-derived melts, so offer insight into the causes…
Mineralogical anatomy of the Cr-rich quenched angrite Northwest Africa 12774: Implication to mantle heterogeneity
Yang He, Ai-Cheng Zhang, Yongbo Peng, Jia Liu, Liping Qin Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 November 2023 LINK “Angrites are a small group of basaltic meteorites and their origin is…
Petrogenesis of the Dar al Gani (DaG) 1.1 Ma ejection-paired olivine-phyric shergottites and implications for ~470 Ma Martian volcanismOPEN ACCESS
Tarryn Aucamp, Geoffrey H. Howarth, Chad J. Peel, Gelu Costin, James M. D. Day, Petrus le Roux, James M. Scott, Ansgar Greshake, Rainer Bartoschewitz MAPS Version of Record online: 01 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Nanostructural domains in martian apatites that record primary subsolidus exsolution of halogens: Insights into nakhlite petrogenesis
Marina Martínez, Charles K. Shearer, Adrian J. Brearley American MineralogistVolume 108, Number 11 LINK “The microstructures of selected F-, Cl-, and OH-bearing martian apatite grains, two in Northwest Africa (NWA) 998 (cumulus apatites, embedded in…
The vesiculated layer in the anomalous diogenite Northwest Africa 12973
Lidia Pittarello, Ludovic Ferrière, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Frank Vanhaecke, Steven Goderis MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 October 2023 LINK “Diogenites, which are part of the howardite–eucrite–diogenite (HED) group, are considered to represent rocks from the…
4.46 Ga zircons anchor chronology of lunar magma oceanOPEN ACCESS
J. Greer, B. Zhang, D. Isheim, D.N. Seidman, A. Bouvier, P.R. Heck Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V27Published 23 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The crystallisation ages of lunar samples provide critical constraints on the…
Light noble gases in 11 achondrites: Cosmic ray exposure ages, gas retention ages, and preatmospheric sizes
Thomas Smith, Huaiyu He, Shijie Li, Fei Su MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 October 2023 LINK “We report light noble gas (He, Ne, and Ar) concentrations and isotopic ratios in 11 achondrites, Tafassasset (unclassified…
Microbial growth in actual martian regolith in the form of Mars meteorite EETA79001OPEN ACCESS
Neveda Naz, Bijan F. Harandi, Jacob Newmark & Samuel P. Kounaves Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 4, Article number: 381 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Studies to understand the growth of organisms on Mars are…
Meteoritic Molybdenum and Ruthenium Isotopic Abundances Document Nucleosynthetic p-process ComponentsOPEN ACCESS
Kurt Marti, Mario Fischer-Gödde, and Carina Proksche The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 956, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Anomalies in isotopic abundances of Mo and Ru in solar system matter were found to document…
Bayesian Inference on the Isotopic Building Blocks of Mars and EarthOPEN ACCESS
Nicolas Dauphas, Timo Hopp, David Nesvorny Submitted to Icarus June 30, 2023, Accepted September 16, 2023 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Isotopic anomalies provide a means of probing the materials responsible for the formation of terrestrial planets….
SIMS U-Pb dating of micro-zircons in the lunar meteorites Dhofar 1528 and Dhofar 1627OPEN ACCESS
Bidong Zhang, Yangting Lin, Jialong Hao, Devin L. Schrader, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Randy L. Korotev, William K. Hartmann, Audrey Bouvier MAPSVersion of Record online: 19 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “About half of the…
Synchronising rock clocks of Mars’ history: Resolving the shergottite 40Ar/39Ar age paradoxOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin E. Cohen, Darren F. Mark, William S. Cassata, Lara M. Kalnins, Martin R. Lee, Caroline L. Smith, David L. Shuster Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 621, 1 November 2023, 118373 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Overview of the MetSpec project – Artificial meteors in ground testing
Juraj Tóth, Pavol Matlovič, Stefan Loehle, Jérémie Vaubaillon, Adriana Pisarčíková, David Leiser, Felix Grigat, Martin Eberhart, Fabian Hufgard, Ranjith Ravichandran, Erik Poloni, Igor Hoerner, Christian Duernhofer, Sara Delahaie, Ludovic Ferrière, Sylvian Rommeluere, Nicolas Rambaux IcarusAvailable…
Petrology and shock history of the first depleted-like poikilitic shergottite Asuka 12325OPEN ACCESS
Atsushi Takenouchi, Akira Yamaguchi, Takashi Mikouchi, Richard Greenwood, Sojiro Yamazaki MAPSVersion of Record online: 07 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asuka (A) 12325 is the first poikilitic shergottite having a depleted pattern in…
Linking meteorites to their asteroid parent bodies: The capabilities of dust analyzer instruments during asteroid flybysOPEN ACCESS
Lisa Maria Eckart, Jon K. Hillier, Frank Postberg, Simone Marchi, Zoltan Sternovsky MAPSVersion of Record online: 04 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Linking meteorites to their asteroid parent bodies remains an outstanding issue….
Enstatite meteorite clasts in Almahata Sitta and other polymict ureilites: Implications for the formation of asteroid 2008 TC3 and the history of enstatite meteorite parent asteroids
Cyrena Anne Goodrich, Hilary Downes, Richard Greenwood, Aidan J. Ross, Anna Maria Fioretti, Louise Alexander, Noriko T. Kita, Jon Butler, Michael J. Jercinovic, Peter Jenniskens, Muawia H. Shaddad MAPSVersion of Record online: 04 September 2023…
Igneous meteorites suggest Aluminium-26 heterogeneity in the early Solar NebulaOPEN ACCESS
Evgenii Krestianinov, Yuri Amelin, Qing-Zhu Yin, Paige Cary, Magdalena H. Huyskens, Audrey Miller, Supratim Dey, Yuki Hibiya, Haolan Tang, Edward D. Young, Andreas Pack & Tommaso Di Rocco Nature Communications, Volume 14, Article number: 4940…
Identification of carbonate-associated sulfate (CAS) in a Noachian Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001
Iori Kajitani, Mizuho Koike, Ryoichi Nakada, Gaku Tanabe, Tomohiro Usui, Fumihiro Matsu’ura, Keisuke Fukushi, Tetsuya Yokoyama Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 620, 15 October 2023, 118345 LINK “The aqueous environment and possible habitability of early…
Volatile-depletion processing of the building blocks of Earth and Mars as recorded by potassium isotopes
Yan Hu, Frédéric Moynier, Xin Yang Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 620, 15 October 2023, 118319 LINK “The stable potassium isotopic ratios (41K/39K) of Earth and Mars have been interpreted to reflect either nucleosynthetic isotope…
The H content of aubrites: An evaluation of bulk versus in situ methods for quantifying water in meteorites
Liam D. Peterson, Megan E. Newcombe, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang, Frieder Klein, David V. Bekaert, Sune G. Nielsen Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 620, 15 October 2023, 118341 LINK “Aubrites and enstatite chondrites (ECs)…
Vibrational spectroscopic, crystallographic, and microscopic investigation on the Aioun El Atrouss diogenite
Irmak Ayvaz, Ozan Unsalan, Kepa Castro, Cisem Altunayar-Unsalan, Michael Ewing Zolensky Journal of Raman SpectroscopyFirst published: 15 August 2023 LINK “Diogenites are thought to have originated from asteroid 4 Vesta asteroid, and it has been…
Sulfur and chlorine in nakhlite clinopyroxenes: Source region concentrations and magmatic evolution
Don R. Baker, Sara Callegaro, Andrea Marzoli, Angelo De Min, Kalotina Geraki, Martin J. Whitehouse, Agata M. Krzesinska, Anna Maria Fioretti Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 August 2023 LINK “The…
Petrology and Mineralogy of the Martian Olivine Gabbroic Shergottite Northwest Africa 13581: Insights into the Enriched Martian Mantle Source
Yunhua Wu, Weibiao Hsu, Shiyong Liao, Zhiyong Xiao, Xiaochao Che, Lili Pan, Ye Li, Shaolin Li Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 August 2023 LINK “Gabbroic and microgabbroic shergottites are intrusive…
Identifying parent bodies of meteorites among near-Earth asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Albino Carbognani, Marco Fenucci accepted in MNRAS, Preprint 7 August 2023 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stad2382 (4 August 2023) “Meteorites provide an important source of information about the…
Non-destructive elemental analysis of lunar meteorites using a negative muon beam
I-Huan Chiu, Kentaro Terada, Takahito Osawa, Changkun Park, Soshi Takeshita, Yasuhiro Miyake, Kazuhiko Ninomiya MAPSVersion of Record online: 03 August 2023 LINK “We report the result of a non-destructive elemental analysis of lunar meteorites using…
Petrology and mineralogy of volcanic glass in meteorite Northwest Africa 11801: Implications for their petrogenesis
Guozhu Chen, Zhipeng Xia, Bingkui Miao, Zilong Wang, Wei Tian, Yikai Zhang, Hao Liu, Chuangtong Zhang, Lanfang Xie, Yanhua Peng, Hongyi Chen, Xi Wang MAPSVersion of Record online: 03 August 2023 LINK “The study of…
Evidence for Very Early Planetesimal Formation and 26Al/27Al Heterogeneity in the Protoplanetary DiskOPEN ACCESS
J. N. Connelly, J. Bollard, E. Amsellem, M. Schiller, K. K. Larsen, and M. Bizzarro The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 952, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a U-corrected Pb–Pb age of…
A new shergottite martian meteorite analog system (SAS) for alteration experiments
V. Fortier, V. Debaille, V. Dehant, B. Bultel Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 July 2023 LINK “Martian rocky material available on Earth has been so far composed of meteorites and…
Dhofar 1769—Clear indications for repeated mixing of impact melt lithologiesOPEN ACCESS
Addi Bischoff, Mike Komnik, Jakob Storz, Jasper Berndt MAPS,First published: 17 July 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The lunar regolith breccia Dhofar 1769, which was found in 2012 as a single 125 g piece in…
V-type Asteroids as the Origin of MesosideritesOPEN ACCESS
Guy Libourel, Pierre Beck, Akiko M. Nakamura, Pierre Vernazza, Clement Ganino and Patrick Michel The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 7 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present the results of a campaign of…
Epitaxial fluorapatite vein in Northwest Africa 998 host apatite: Clues on the geochemistry of late hydrothermal fluids on Mars
Marina Martínez, Charles K. Shearer, Adrian J. Brearley MAPSFirst published: 11 July 2023 LINK “Secondary minerals in martian nakhlites provide a powerful tool for investigating the nature, composition, and duration of aqueous activity in the…
Distribution of s-, r-, and p-process nuclides in the early Solar System inferred from Sr isotope anomalies in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Jonas M. Schneider, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (25 July 2023):The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 952, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Nucleosynthetic…
Peculiarities of the Extraterrestrial Basalts of the Solar System with Reference to the Exoplanet Science: a Brief Review
S. I. Demidova & D. D. Badyukov Geochemistry International, Volume 61, pages 453–467Published: 06 July 2023 LINK “The formation of basalts is a global stage in the evolution of differentiated cosmic body (planet or asteroid)…
Genetic relationships of solar system bodies based on their nucleosynthetic Ti isotope compositions and sub-structures of the solar protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Miriam Rüfenacht, Précillia Morino, Yi-Jen Lai, Manuela A. Fehr, Makiko K. Haba, Maria Schönbächler Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 June 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Nucleosynthetic isotope variations are powerful tools…
Investigating the crystallization history of Apollo 15 mare basalts using quantitative textural analysisOPEN ACCESS
S. K. Bell, K. H. Joy, J. F. Pernet-Fisher, M. E. Hartley MAPSVersion of Record online: 23 June 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mare basalts collected at the Apollo 15 landing site are classified…
Experimental constraints on the volatility of germanium, zinc, and lithium in Martian basalts and the role of degassing in alteration of surface mineralsOPEN ACCESS
Alexander Rogaski, Gokce K. Ustunisik, Shuying Yang, Munir Humayun, Kevin Righter, Jeff A. Berger, Nicholas DiFrancesco MAPSVersion of Record online: 22 June 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The surface of Mars is enriched in…
Analytical capability of K-Ar isochron dating on Mars: assessment from mineral compositions of Martian meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Hikaru Hyuga, Yuichiro Cho, Seiji Sugita PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Many in situ potassium-argon (K-Ar) dating instruments under development use laser ablation to perform local analyses of several hundred um on rocks. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)…
Raman spectroscopy, assisted by X-ray fluorescence and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, to characterise original and altered mineral phases in the NWA 2975 Martian shergottiteOPEN ACCESS
Iratxe Población, Imanol Torre-Fdez, Julene Aramendia, Guillermo López-Reyes, Luisa M. Cabalín, Juan Manuel Madariaga, Fernando Rull, Javier J. Laserna, Daniel Carrizo, Jesús Martínez-Frías, Tomás Belenguer, Mercedes Taravillo, Marcella Dell’Aglio, Alessandro De Giacomo, Jennifer Huidobro, Jose…
Al Huwaysah 010: The most reduced brachinite, so farOPEN ACCESS
Cristian Carli, Anna Barbaro, Mara Murri, Maria Chiara Domeneghetti, Antonio Langone, Enrico Bruschini, Alice Stephant, Matteo Alvaro, Stefania Stefani, Tiberio Cuppone, Martina Casalini, Alessandra Migliorini, Ted L. Roush, Giovanni Pratesi MAPS, Version of Record online:…
Raman spectroscopy investigations of the Martian regolith breccia Northwest Africa 7533: A support to in situ Raman spectroscopy on Mars
Virgile Malarewicz, Olivier Beyssac, Brigitte Zanda, Roger Hewins, Sylvain Pont, Sylvain Bouley, Sylvain Bernard, Michel Gauthier, Marc Morand, Yiuri Garino, Philippe Rosier Journal of Raman SpectroscopyFirst published: 01 June 2023 LINK “Using continuous-wave and time-resolved…
The oxidation state of sulfur in apatite of Martian meteorite Shergotty
Proteek Chowdhury, Maryjo Brounce, Jeremy W. Boyce, Francis M. McCubbin JGR: PlanetsFirst Published: 31 May 2023 LINK “Apatite can incorporate sulfur in its reduced form (S2-) when apatite equilibrates with a silicate melt at reducing…
Mineralogy of the LAR 12095 Martian shergottite as determined by micro-Raman and micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopiesOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer Huidobro, Julene Aramendia, Cristina García-Florentino, Iratxe Población, Kepa Castro, Gorka Arana, Juan Manuel Madariaga Journal of Raman Spectroscopy LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In this work, the geochemical characterization of the olivine-phyric Martian shergottite…
Hydrogen in acapulcoites and lodranites: A unique source of water for planetesimals in the inner Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
A. Stephant, X. Zhao, M. Anand, J. Davidson, C. Carli, T. Cuppone, G. Pratesi, I.A. Franchi Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 615, 1 August 2023, 118202 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights Partial melting up to 20%…
Determining the Pyroxene Mineralogies of VestoidsOPEN ACCESS
T. H. Burbine, P. C, Buchanan, M. J. Jercinovic and R. C. Greenwood The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Bulk pyroxene compositions were calculated for a number of…
Paleomagnetic evidence for a long-lived, potentially reversing martian dynamo at ~3.9 GaOPEN ACCESS
Sarah C. Steele, Roger R. Fu, Michael W. R. Volk, Thomas L. North, Alec R. Brenner, Adrian R. Muxworthy, Gareth S. Collins, Thomas M. Davison Science Advances, 24 May 2023, Vol 9, Issue 21 LINK…
Impact mixing among rocky planetesimals in the early Solar System from angrite oxygen isotopes
B. G. Rider-Stokes, R. C. Greenwood, M. Anand, L. F. White, I. A. Franchi, V. Debaille, S. Goderis, L. Pittarello, A. Yamaguchi, T. Mikouchi & P. Claeys Nature Astronomy, Published: 15 May 2023 LINK “Angrite…
Questionable lonsdaleite identification in ureilite meteorites
Questionable lonsdaleite identification in ureilite meteorites Péter Németh and Laurence A. J. Garvie PNAS, Letter to the editor, May 8, 2023, 120 (20) e2304890120 LINK refers to original article: Sequential Lonsdaleite to Diamond Formation in…
Calcium isotope constraints on the origin of eucrites and diogenites: The role of magma ocean and magmatism
Yongli Xue, Jinting Kang, Shiyong Liao, Runlian Pang, Huimin Yu, Zifu Zhao, Zhaofeng Zhang, Bingkui Miao, Weibiao Hsu, Fang Huang Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 613, 1 July 2023, 118171 LINK “Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) meteorites represent…
Shock-recovered maskelynite indicates low-pressure ejection of shergottites from MarsOPEN ACCESS
Jinping Hu, Paul D. Asimow, Yang Liu, and Chi Ma Science Advances3 May 2023Vol 9, Issue LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Diaplectic feldspathic glass, commonly known as maskelynite, is a widely used impact indicator, notably…
Thermal and shock history of Almahata Sitta meteorite inferred from structure refinement of pyroxene and Mössbauer spectroscopy of Fe-Ni metal
Yassir A. Abdu, Abbasher M. Gismelseed, Atta G. Attaelmanan, Muawia H. Shaddad, Frank C. Hawthorne MAPSVersion of Record online: 04 May 2023 LINK “The crystal structures of orthopyroxene (En86.3Fs8.6Wo5.1, space group Pbca) and pigeonite (En81.7Fs8.8Wo9.5,…
Highly siderophile element fractionation during chondrite melting inferred from olivine-rich primitive achondrites
Robert W. Nicklas, James M. D. Day, Zoltán Váci, Minghua Ren, Kathryn G. Gardner-Vandy, Kimberly T. Tait Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 1 May 2023 LINK “Metal-silicate segregation is one of the most fundamental mechanisms…
Simulation of Space Weathering on Asteroid Spectra through Hydrogen Ion Irradiation of MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Lakshika Palamakumbure, Kenichiro Mizohata, Kateřina Flanderová, David Korda, Antti Penttilä and Tomáš Kohout The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 4 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Space weathering can be defined as the combination of…
Origin and abundances of volatiles on Mars from the zinc isotopic composition of Martian meteorites
M. Paquet, Paolo A. Sossi, Frédéric Moynier Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 611, 1 June 2023, 118126, Version of Record: 14 April 2023 LINK “Volatile elements are key to understanding the accretion and differentiation processes…
Upper limits of water contents in olivine and orthopyroxene of equilibrated chondrites and several achondritesOPEN ACCESS
Dennis Harries, Xuchao Zhao, Ian Franchi MAPSVersion of Record online: 13 April 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hydroxyl defects in nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs) were potential carriers of water in the early Solar System…
Mass-dependent nickel isotopic variations in achondrites and lunar rocks
Shui-Jiong Wang, Shi-Jie Li, Yangting Lin, Si-Zhang Sheng Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 April 2023 LINK “We present high-precision mass-dependent nickel isotopic data for a comprehensive suite of achondrites and…
Hand magnets and the destruction of ancient meteorite magnetismOPEN ACCESS
Foteini Vervelidou, Benjamin P. Weiss, France Lagroix JGR: PlanetsFirst Published: 06 April 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points The magnetic records of meteorites provide information about planetary formation and evolution, yet they are…
Early bombardment of the moon: Connecting the lunar crater record to the terrestrial planet formation
David Nesvorný, Fernando V. Roig, David Vokrouhlický, William F. Bottke, Simone Marchi, Alessandro Morbidelli, Rogerio Deienno Icarus, Available online 29 March 2023, 115545 LINK „The lunar crater record features ∼50 basins. The radiometric dating of…
Lead-Lead (Pb-Pb) Dating of Eucrites and Mesosiderites: Implications for the Formation and Evolution of VestaOPEN ACCESS
I. Kouvatsis, J.A. Cartwright, M.J. Whitehouse Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 March 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid 4 Vesta is the largest known differentiated body in the asteroid belt, and…
A solar wind-derived water reservoir on the Moon hosted by impact glass beadsOPEN ACCESS
Huicun He, Jianglong Ji, Yue Zhang, Sen Hu, Yangting Lin, Hejiu Hui, Jialong Hao, Ruiying Li, Wei Yang, Hengci Tian, Chi Zhang, Mahesh Anand, Romain Tartèse, Lixin Gu, Jinhua Li, Di Zhang, Qian Mao, Lihui…
Grain Size Effects on Visible and Near-infrared (0.35–2.5μm) Laboratory Spectra of Ordinary Chondrite and HED MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Bryn Bowen, Vishnu Reddy, Mario De Florio, Theodore Kareta, Neil Pearson, Roberto Furfaro, Benjamin Sharkey, Allison McGraw, David Cantillo, Juan A. Sanchez and Adam Battle The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 3 LINK (OPEN…
High mobility of asteroid particles revealed by measured cohesive force of meteorite fragmentsOPEN ACCESS
Yuuya Nagaashi and Akiko M. Nakamura Science Advances17 Mar 2023Vol 9, Issue 11 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The cohesive force of asteroid particles is a crucial parameter in microgravity. The cohesive force was evaluated…
Spins and shapes of basaltic asteroids and the missing mantle problemOPEN ACCESS
Dagmara Oszkiewicz, Volodymyr Troianskyi, Adrián Galád, Josef Hanuš, Josef Ďurech, Emil Wilawer, Anna Marciniak, Tomasz Kwiatkowski, Paweł Koleńczuk, Brian A. Skiff, Tom Polakis, Nicholas A. Moskovitz, Stefan Geier, Dóra Föhring, Denise Hung, Štefan Gajdoš, Jozef…
Degassing of early-formed planetesimals restricted water delivery to Earth
M. E. Newcombe, S. G. Nielsen, L. D. Peterson, J. Wang, C. M. O’D. Alexander, A. R. Sarafian, K. Shimizu, L. R. Nittler & A. J. Irving NaturePublished: 15 March 2023 LINK “The timing of…
An inner solar system origin of volatile elements in MarsOPEN ACCESS
Thorsten Kleine, Theodor Steller, Christoph Burkhardt, Francis Nimmo IcarusAvailable online 12 March 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The origin of volatile elements in Mars and whether these elements derive from the inner or…
Appraising the Late-Stage Magmatic fO2 of Diabasic Angrites with a Novel Phase Equilibrium Approach. Implications for New and Existing Models of Angrite Petrogenesis
Aaron S. Bell, Charles Shearer, Lydia Pinkham, Anthony J. Irving Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 March 2023 LINK “One of the enduring problems in angrite petrogenesis is how to reconcile…
Constraints on martian depleted shergottite volcanism from the petrogenesis of olivine-phyric shergottites NWA 2046 and NWA 4925
Chad J. Peel, Geoffrey H. Howarth, James M.D. Day, Petrus le Roux, Olivier Alard Journal of African Earth SciencesAvailable online 3 March 2023 LINK “The 1.1 Ma ejection-paired depleted shergottites are sourced from a long-lived…
Thermal history of the Erg Chech 002 parent body: Early accretion and early differentiation of a small asteroidOPEN ACCESS
Wladimir Neumann, Robert Luther, Mario Trieloff, Philip M. Reger, Audrey Bouvier Draft version: 27 February 2023 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The history of accretion and differentiation processes in the planetesimals is provided by various groups of…
40Ar/39Ar ages of L4, H5, EL6, and feldspathic ureilitic clasts from the Almahata Sitta polymict ureilite (asteroid 2008 TC3)OPEN ACCESS
Brent D. Turrin, Fara Lindsay, Jeremy S. Delaney, Jisun Park, Gregory F. Herzog, Carl Swisher Jr, Cyrena A. Goodrich MAPSVersion of Record online: 22 February 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Almahata Sitta (AhS)…
Petrogenesis of HED clan meteorites: Constraints from crystal size distribution
Biraja P Das, Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, Yash Srivastava, N G Rudraswami & Dipak Kumar Panda Journal of Earth System Science, Volume 132, Article number: 33Published: 15 February 2023 LINK “Two diogenites (Johnstown and ALHA 77256)…
Extreme isotopic heterogeneity in impact melt rocks: Implications for Martian meteorites
Steven J. Jaret, E. Troy Rasbury, Peter Reiners, John G. Spray, Lucy M. Thompson, Sidney R. Hemming, Michelle S. Thompson Geology (7 February 2023) LINKPDF (Supplementary Methods) “Lead isotope ratios have been determined in multiple…
Multiple generation magmatic and hydrothermal processes in a Martian subvolcanic environment based on the analysis of Yamato-000593 nakhlite meteorite
Ildiko Gyollai, Elias Chatzitheodoridis, Ákos Kereszturi, Máté Szabó MAPSVersion of Record online: 05 February 2023 LINK “We studied the occurrence of secondary minerals and inferred their formation in the Yamato-000593 Martian meteorite using multiple technological approaches such as…
The Angrite Parent Body as the Archetypal First-Generation Planetesimal: Large, Reduced and Mg-Enriched
Tissot F. L. H.* Collinet M. Namur O. Grove T. L. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1221] Two groups of quenched angrites. Experimental constraints point to a possibly Moon-sized parent body. A self-consistent bulk composition for the APB…
History of Hydrogen in the Early Inner Solar System as Recorded in Angrite Meteorites
Rider-Stokes B. G.* Anand M. White L. F. Stephant A. Franchi I. A. Zhao X. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1602] We investigate H abundance and isotopic compositions of minerals in angrites, providing insights into the timing of volatile addition to…
Experimental Study of Ungrouped Achondrite Erg Chech 002
Balemian-Spencer M. F.* Krawczynski M. J. Carpenter P. K. Ogliore R. C. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023abstract [#2574] Erg Chech is ancient / Its chemistry is funky / Let’s talk about it.
Ryugu and the Quest for Unaltered CI-Like Materials from the Early Solar System
Goodrich C. A.* Lee S. Mane P. Hamilton V. E. Zolensky M. E. Kita N. T. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023abstract [#1446] Anhydrous silicates and Ca,Al-rich phases in Ryugu are remnants of CI3 material. We are studying xenoliths from polymict ureilites that show…
Melt migration in rubble-pile planetesimals: Implications for the formation of primitive achondrites
Zhongtian Zhang, David Bercovici, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton Earth and Planetary Science LettersAvailable online 31 January 2023, 118019 LINK “Primitive achondrites represent residual mantle material of planetesimals from which up to 20% partial melts were extracted….
Tracking and dating incipient melting of a new grouplet of primitive achondrites
Yun Jiang, Ye Li, Jia Liu, Qing Wang, Li-Ping Qin, Ke Zhu, Shiyong Liao, Zongjun Yin, Yongbo Peng, Piers Koefoed, Weibiao Hsu Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 26 January 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive achondrites,…
Ferro-chloro-winchite in Northwest Africa (NWA) 998 apatite-hosted melt inclusion: New insights into the nakhlite parent melt
Marina Martínez, Charles K. Shearer, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 23 January 2023 LINK “Melt inclusions are of major significance because they can constrain the volatile abundances in magmas. Here, we report…
Origin of nitrogen on Mars: First in situ N isotope analyses of martian meteorites
C. Deligny, E. Füri, E. Deloule, A.H. Peslier, F. Faure, Y. Marrocchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 23 January 2023 LINK “Martian meteorites are key for assessing the isotopic characteristics of nitrogen in different martian…
K-Ca dating and Ca isotope composition of the oldest Solar System lava, Erg Chech 002OPEN ACCESS
W. Dai, F. Moynier, L. Fang, J. Siebert Geochemical Perspectives Letters v24 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Erg Chech 002 (EC 002) is an andesitic meteorite, which is the oldest lava in the Solar System…
Pristinity and petrogenesis of eucrites
Jasmeet K. Dhaliwal, James M. D. Day, Kimberly T. Tait MAPSVersion of Record online:18 January 2023 LINK “New petrography, mineral chemistry, and whole rock major, minor, and trace element abundance data are reported for 29 dominantly unbrecciated…
Complex carbonaceous matter in Tissint martian meteorites give insights into the diversity of organic geochemistry on MarsOPEN ACCESS
Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Marco Matzka, Alexander Ruf, Benedicte Menez, Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane, Mourad Harir, Marianna Lucio, Jasmine Hertzog, Norbert Hertkorn, Régis D. Gougeon, Victor Hoffmann, Nancy W. Hinman, Ludovic Ferrière, Ansgar Greshake, Zelimir Gabelica, László Trif,…
Ubiquitous and progressively increasing ferric iron content on the lunar surfaces revealed by the Chang’e-5 sample
Haiyang Xian, Jianxi Zhu, Yiping Yang, Shan Li, Xiaoju Lin, Jiaxin Xi, Jieqi Xing, Xiao Wu, Hongmei Yang, Qin Zhou, Akira Tsuchiyama, Hongping He & Yi-Gang Xu Nature AstronomyPublished: 09 January 2023 LINK “Although ferric…
Evidence for Enrichment of Niobium-92 in the Outer Protosolar DiskOPEN ACCESS
Yuki Hibiya, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Hatsuki Enomoto, and Takehito Hayakawa The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 942, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) The short-lived radionuclide, niobium-92 (92Nb), has been used to estimate the site of…
Gaia search for early-formed andesitic asteroidal crustsOPEN ACCESS
Marjorie Galinier, Marco Delbo, Chrysa Avdellidou, Laurent Galluccio, Yves Marrocchi Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript (January 3, 2023) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Context. Andesitic meteorites are among the oldest achondrites known to date. They record volcanic events…
Detection of ferric iron in an exsolved lunar pyroxene using electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS): Implications for space weathering and redox conditions on the Moon
Brittany A. Cymes, Katherine D. Burgess, Rhonda M. Stroud MAPSVersion of Record online: 29 December 2022 LINK “To shed light on the mechanism of formation of nanophase iron particles (npFe) in space-weathered materials from airless bodies, we…
Tissemouminites: A new group of primitive achondrites spanning the transition between acapulcoites and winonaitesOPEN ACCESS
A. Stephant, C. Carli, M. Anand, A. Néri, J. Davidson, G. Pratesi, T. Cuppone, R. C. Greenwood, I. A. Franchi MAPSVersion of Record online:28 December 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Northwest Africa (NWA) 090 meteorite, initially classified as an acapulcoite, presents…
Al-Mg and U-Pb chronological records of Erg Chech 002 ungrouped achondrite meteorite
Philip M. Reger, Yvonne Roebbert, Wladimir Neumann, Abdelmouhcine Gannoun, Marcel Regelous, Winfried H. Schwarz, Thomas Ludwig, Mario Trieloff, Stefan Weyer, Audrey Bouvier Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 December 2022 LINK…
Mature lunar soils from Fe-rich and young mare basalts in the Chang’e-5 regolith samples
Xuejin Lu, Jian Chen, Zongcheng Ling, Changqing Liu, Xiaohui Fu, Le Qiao, Jiang Zhang, Haijun Cao, Jianzhong Liu, Zhiping He & Rui Xu Nature Astronomy (2022)Published: 12 December 2022 LINK “Space weathering on airless bodies…
Potassium isotope heterogeneity in the early Solar System controlled by extensive evaporation and partial recondensationOPEN ACCESS
Yan Hu, Frédéric Moynier & Martin Bizzarro Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 7669Published: 12 December 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Volatiles are vital ingredients for a habitable planet. Angrite meteorites sample the most…
Investigating the igneous petrogenesis of Martian volcanic rocks using augite quantitative textural analysis of the Yamato nakhlitesOPEN ACCESS
Sammy Griffin, Arya Udry, Luke Daly, Lucy Victoria Forman, Martin R. Lee, Benjamin E. Cohen MAPS, Version of Record online: 11 December 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To better understand volcanism on planetary bodies…
A changing thermal regime revealed from shallow to deep basalt source melting in the MoonOPEN ACCESS
Yash Srivastava, Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, James M. D. Day, Akira Yamaguchi & Atsushi Takenouchi Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 7594 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Sample return missions have provided the basis for understanding…
The Lunar Breccia Dhofar 1442: Noble Gases, Nitrogen, and Carbon Released by Stepwise Combustion and CrushingOPEN ACCESS
E. V. Korochantseva, A. B. Verchovsky & A. V. Korochantsev Geochemistry International, Volume 60, pages 1192–1206Published: 08 December 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Stepwise crushing and combustion methods were applied to study the KREEP-rich…
Nanostructural domains in martian apatites that record primary subsolidus exsolution of halogens: Insights into nakhlite petrogenesisOPEN ACCESS
Marina Martínez, Charles K. Shearer, and Adrian J. Brearley American Mineralogist, peer-reviewed, final accepted preprint PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The microstructures of selected F-, Cl-, OH-bearing martian apatite grains, two in Northwest Africa (NWA) 998 (cumulus…
Insights into the petrogenetic history of the Northwest Africa 7635 augite-rich shergottite
Christopher D. K. Herd MAPSVersion of Record online: 04 December 2022 LINK “The petrogenesis of the Northwest Africa (NWA) 7635 Martian meteorite involved the entrainment of xenocrystic olivine grains into a relatively magnesian and oxidized…
Sub-microscopic magnetite and metallic iron particles formed by eutectic reaction in Chang’E-5 lunar soilOPEN ACCESS
Zhuang Guo, Chen Li, Yang Li, Yuanyun Wen, Yanxue Wu, Bojun Jia, Kairui Tai, Xiaojia Zeng, Xiongyao Li, Jianzhong Liu & Ziyuan Ouyang Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 7177 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Thermochemical evolution of the acapulcoite–lodranite parent body: Evidence for fragmentation-disrupted partial differentiation
Michael P. Lucas, Nicholas Dygert, Jialong Ren, Marc A. Hesse, Nathaniel R. Miller, Harry Y. McSween MAPSVersion of Record online: 21 November 2022 LINK “Primitive achondrites of the acapulcoite–lodranite clan (ALC) are residues of partial…
Malotas (b), a new eucrite from an old fall
Marcela E. Saavedra, Julia Roszjar, My E. I. Riebe, María E. Varela, Shuying Yang, Munir Humayun, Ryoji Tanaka, H. Busemann MAPSFirst Published: 17 November 2022 LINK “On the night of June 22, 1931 at 4 h…
Rapid characterisation of Mars’ mantle reservoirs by in situ laser ablation 87Sr/86Sr analysis of shocked feldspar (maskelynite)
Daniel L. Burgin, James M. Scott, Petrus J. le Roux, Geoffrey Howarth, Marshall C. Palmer, Thomas A. Czertowicz, Marianne Negrini, Malcolm R. Reid, Claudine H. Stirling Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 15 November 2022 LINK…
Controls on determining the bulk water content of the Moon
Ananya Mallik, Sabrina Schwinger, Arkadeep Roy, Pranabendu Moitra MAPSVersion of Record online: 15 November 2022 LINK “The Moon is much wetter than previously thought. The estimated bulk H2O concentrations based on the analyses of H2O…
Visible and near-infrared reflectance spectra of igneous rocks and their powders
Yan Zhuang, Hao Zhang, Pei Ma, Te Jiang, Yazhou Yang, Ralph E. Milliken, Weibiao Hsu IcarusAvailable online 10 November 2022, 115346 LINK “Highlights • We have measured the visible and near-infrared reflectance spectra of 13…
The H2O content of the ureilite parent body
Liam D. Peterson, Megan E. Newcombe, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang, Adam R. Sarafian, Addi Bischoff, Sune G. Nielsen Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 2 November 2022 LINK “The fate…
Apatite in brachinites: Insights into thermal history and halogen evolutionOPEN ACCESS
Lang Zhang, Ai-Cheng Zhang, and Shu-Zhou Wang American Mineralogist (in press) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (1 September 2023):American Mineralogist (2023) 108 (9): 1597–1611LINK “Apatite is an important petrogenetic indicator in extraterrestrial materials. Here, we report…
Tellurium isotope fractionation during evaporation from silicate melts
C.J. Renggli, J.L. Hellmann, C. Burkhardt, S. Klemme, J. Berndt, P. Pangritz, T. Kleine Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 26 October 2022 LINK “Highlights • Tellurium volatility increases with oxygen fugacity.• Degassing of Te at…
In situ 87Rb–87Sr analyses of terrestrial and extraterrestrial samples by LA-MC-ICP-MS/MS with double Wien filter and collision cell technologiesOPEN ACCESS
Nicolas Dauphas, Timo Hopp, Grant Craig, Zhe J. Zhang, Maria C. Valdes, Philipp R. Heck, Bruce L. A. Charlier, Elizabeth A. Bell, T. Mark Harrison, Andrew M. Davis, Laure Dussubieux, Patrick R. Williams, Michael J….
The heterogeneous response of Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001 to planar shockOPEN ACCESS
Thomas L. North, Gareth S. Collins, Thomas M. Davison, Adrian R. Muxworthy, Sarah C.Steele, Roger R. Fu IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 25 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Evidence of strong shear…
Using Organic Contaminants to Constrain the Terrestrial Journey of the Martian Meteorite LafayetteOPEN ACCESS
Áine Clare O’Brien, Lydia Jane Hallis, Clement Regnault, Douglas Morrison, Gavin Blackburn, Andrew Steele, Luke Daly, Alastair Tait, Marissa Marie Tremblay, Darcy E.P. Telenko, Jacqueline Gunn, Eleanor McKay, Nicola Mari, Mohammad Ali Salik, Philippa Ascough,…
A new prospect to analyse the spectral properties of v-type asteroids
M. Angrisani, E. Palomba, A. Longobardo, A. Raponi, F. Dirri, C. Gisellu IcarusAvailable online 23 October 2022 LINK “Highlights • The composition of the regolith particle size of groundbased 76 VIS-NIR normalized spectra of V-type…
Young magmatism and Si-rich melts on Mars as documented in the enriched gabbroic shergottite NWA 6963OPEN ACCESS
Miles Lindner, Dominik C. Hezel, Axel Gerdes, Horst R. Marschall, Frank E. Brenker MAPSVersion of Record online: 17 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Enriched shergottites contain interstitial Si-rich mesostasis; however, it is unclear…
Thermally induced phase transition of troilite during Micro-Raman spectroscopy analysis
Xiaoguang Li, Yi Chen, Xu Tang, Lixin Gu, Jiangyan Yuan, Wen Su, Hengci Tian, Huiqian Luo, Shuhui Cai, Sridhar Komarneni IcarusAvailable online 10 October 2022, 115299 LINK “Highlights • Troilite is sensitive to laser heat…
Early differentiation processes on Mars inferred from silicon isotopesOPEN ACCESS
Delphine Losno, Caroline Fitoussi, Bernard Bourdon Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 10 October 2022 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (17 October 2022): LINKGeochimica et Cosmochimica ActaVolume 338, 1 December 2022, Pages 11-23 “Accretion of terrestrial planets…
The case for the angrite parent body as the archetypal first-generation planetesimal: Large, reduced and Mg-enriched
François L.H. Tissot, Max Collinet, Olivier Namur, Timothy L. Grove Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 October 2022 LINK “Angrites are silica-undersaturated achondrites formed very early in the history of the…
Experimentally induced thermal fatigue on lunar and eucrite meteorites – influence of the mineralogy on rock breakdownOPEN ACCESS
Markus Patzek, Ottaviano Rüsch JGR Planets5 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points We report on an updated experimental setup to simulate thermal fatigue in high vacuum instead of nitrogen atmosphere to reflect…
Origin of Nitrogen Isotopic Variations in the Rocky Bodies of the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 937, Number 25 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Noncarbonaceous (NC; inner solar system) meteorites have lower 15N/14N ratios than carbonaceous (CC; outer solar system) meteorites. Whether…
Constraining the formation and transport of lunar impact glasses using the ages and chemical compositions of Chang’e-5 glass beadsOPEN ACCESS
Tao Long, Yuqi Qian, Marc D. Norman, Katarina Miljkovic, Carolyn Crow, James W. Head, Xiaochao Che, Romain Tartèse, Nicolle Zellner, Xuefeng Yu, Shiwen Xie, Martin Whitehouse, Katherine H. Joy, Clive R. Neal, Joshua F. Snape,…
Past solar wind flux recorded in solar-gas-rich meteorites
Tomoya Obase, Daisuke Nakashima IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 26 September 2022 LINK “Highlights • Past solar wind flux is recorded in solar-gas-rich meteorites• Correlation between solar wind and cosmogenic noble gases reflects solar…
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) Update (23 October 2022): MAPS LINK “The meteorite sample Erg Chech (EC) 002 is the oldest felsic igneous…
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,…
