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…
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) “Apatite is an important petrogenetic indicator in extraterrestrial materials. Here, we report the mineralogical features of apatite and associated phases in…
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,…
Spectroscopic and Petrographic Investigations of Lunar Mg-Suite Meteorite Northwest Africa 8687OPEN ACCESS
Lang Qin, Xing Wu, Liying Huang, Yang Liu and Yongliao Zou Remote Sens. 2022, 14(12), 2952 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Magnesian suite (Mg-suite) rocks represent plutonic materials from the lunar crust, and their global…
Anomalous Acapulcoite Stones Found in Close Proximity to the Erg Atouila 001 Achondrite Provide Evidence for a Heterogeneous Sodium-Rich Meteoroid Derived from the Acapulcoite-Lodranite Parent Body
Irving A. J., Carpenter P. K. MetSoc2022 abstract #6370 LINK “Anomalous albite-rich acapulcoite stones found near the Erg Atouila 001 sodic achondrite in Mali may be components of the same heterogeneous meteoroid.”
Paleomagnetic Investigation of the Oldest-Known Andesite Erg Chech 002
Maurel C. Gattacceca J. Barrat J.-A. MetSoc22 abstract [#6053] LINK “We present the first paleomagnetic study of the oldest-known andesitic meteorite Erg Chech 002. The meteorite holds a stable magnetic record, which may be attributed…
Tiglit: Aubrite Meteorite Fall in Morocco on December 2021
Chennaoui Aoudjehane H. * Agee C. B. Aoudjehane M. Zennouri L. MetSoc22 abstract [#6352] LINK “Tiglit is an aubrite eyewitnessed fall on Earth in the South of Morocco on December 9th, 2021. It’s a small…
Krypton in the Chassigny meteorite shows Mars accreted chondritic volatiles before nebular gases
Sandrine Péron and Sujoy Mukhopadhyay Science, 16 Jun 2022 LINK Supplementary Materials (DOWNLOAD) “Volatile chemical elements are thought to have been delivered to Solar System terrestrial planets late in their formation, by accretion of chondritic…
A Review of the Lunar 182Hf-182W Isotope System ResearchOPEN ACCESS
Zhen Yang, Guiqin Wang, Yuming Xu, Yuling Zeng, Zhaofeng Zhang Minerals 2022, 12(6), 759REVIEW, Published: 15 June 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In recent years, the extinct nuclide 182Hf-182W system has been developed as…
Evidence of water on the lunar surface from Chang’E-5 in-situ spectra and returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Jianjun Liu, Bin Liu, Xin Ren, Chunlai Li, Rong Shu, Lin Guo, Songzheng Yu, Qin Zhou, Dawei Liu, Xingguo Zeng, Xingye Gao, Guangliang Zhang, Wei Yan, Hongbo Zhang, Lihui Jia, Shifeng Jin, Chunhua Xu, Xiangjin…
Detection of Cosmic Fullerenes in the Almahata Sitta Meteorite: Are They an Interstellar Heritage?OPEN ACCESS
Hassan Sabbah, Mickaël Carlos, Peter Jenniskens, Muawia H. Shaddad, Jean Duprat, Cyrena A. Goodrich, and Christine Joblin The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 931, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Buckminsterfullerene, C60, is the largest molecule…
Structure of differentiated planetesimals: A chondritic fridge on top of a magma ocean
Cyril Sturtz, Angela Limare, Marc Chaussidon, Édouard Kaminski IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 May 2022 LINK “Highlights • We study the formation and the thermal evolution of planetesimals that accreted undifferentiated material during…
The unusual low Mg rock clasts from Lohawat Howardite, India: Petrogenetic implications
Dwijesh Ray & Sambhunath Ghosh Journal of Earth System Science, Volume 131, Article number: 125 (2022)Published: 26 May 2022 LINK “We report here a few, unusual, low Mg rock clasts from Lohawat howardite, a megaregolith…
Constraints on the emplacement of Martian nakhlite igneous rocks and their source volcano from advanced micro-petrofabric analysisOPEN ACCESS
S. Griffin, L. Daly, T. Keller, S. Piazolo, L. V. Forman, M. R. Lee, R. J. Baumgartner, P. W. Trimby, G. K. Benedix, A. J. Irving, B. Hoefnagels JGR PlanetsAvailable online 16 May 2022 LINK…
Asteroid 2008 TC3, not a polymict ureilitic but a polymict C1 chondrite parent body? Survey of 249 Almahata Sitta fragmentsOPEN ACCESS
Addi Bischoff, Lukas Bannemann, Stephan Decker, Samuel Ebert, Siegfried Haberer, Ursula Heitmann, Marian Horstmann, Kerstin I. Klemm, Ann-Kathrin Kraemer, Sarah Lentfort, Markus Patzek, Jakob Storz, Mona Weyrauch MAPSVersion of Record online: 14 May 2022 LINK…
The effects of highly reduced magmatism revealed through aubrites
Zoë E. Wilbur, Arya Udry, Francis M. McCubbin, Kathleen E. vander Kaaden, Christopher DeFelice, Karen Ziegler, Daniel Kent Ross, Timothy J. McCoy, Juliane Gross, Jessica J. Barnes, Nick Dygert, Ryan A. Zeigler, Brent D. Turrin,…
Laboratory construction and curation scheme for returned samples of the chang’e-5 missionOPEN ACCESS
Hongwei Yang, Ruihong Yang & Qian Wang Geoscience Letters, Volume 9, Article number: 19 (2022) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The analysis of samples returned from a planetary body is important to understand the origin,…
The scale of a martian hydrothermal system explored using combined neutron and x-ray tomographyOPEN ACCESS
Josefin Martell, Carl Alwmark, Luke Daly, Stephen Hall, Sanna Alwmark, Robin Woracek, Johan Hektor, Lukas Helfen, Alessandro Tengattini and Martin Lee Science Advances • 11 May 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 19 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Asteroids accretion, differentiation, and break-up in the Vesta source region: evidence from cosmochemistry of mesosiderites
S. Iannini Lelarge, L. Folco, M. Masotta, R.C. Greenwood, S.S. Russell, H.C. Bates Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 11 May 2022 LINK “The cosmochemistry of meteorites provides unique clues on asteroids accretion, differentiation, collisional break-up…
Geochemical and mineralogical classification of four new shergottites: NWA 10441, NWA 10818, NWA 11043, and NWA 12335OPEN ACCESS
Kenneth J. Orr, Lucy V. Forman, Kai Rankenburg, Noreen J. Evans, Bradley J. McDonald, Belinda Godel, Gretchen K. Benedix MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian meteorites are rare;…
Hydrogen emission from meteors and meteorites: Mapping traces of H2O molecules and organic compounds in small Solar system bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Pavol Matlovič, Adriana Pisarcčíková, Juraj Tóth, Pavel Mach, Peter Čermák, Stefan Loehle, Leonard Kornoš, Ludovic Ferrière, Jiří Šilha, David Leiser, Ranjith Ravichandran Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stac927 LINK Update (2 May 2022):…
A window into atmospheric escape on early Mars provided by argon isotopes in a Martian meteorite
Chelsea D. Willett, William S. Cassata, Naomi E. Marks Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online: 23 April 2022 LINK “Novel analytical approaches to determining the trapped 38Ar/36Ar ratio of gases contained within Martian meteorites are presented…
Evolved components in the eucrite parent body: Records in the layered eucrite Northwest Africa 8021
Yang He, Xiao-Wen Liu, Ai-Cheng Zhang MAPSVersion of Record online: 20 April 2022 LINK “In this study, we report the petrography and mineralogy of a brecciated eucrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 8021, which shows a locally…
The Los Angeles martian diabase: Phosphate U-Th-Pb geochronology and mantle source constraints
Christopher R.M. McFarlane, John G. Spray Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 18 April 2022 LINK “In situ laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry (LA ICP-MS) is used to determine the U-Th-Pb age of the phosphates…
Experimental constraints on the long-lived radiogenic isotope evolution of the MoonOPEN ACCESS
Joshua F. Snape, Alexander A. Nemchin, Tim Johnson, Stefanie Luginbühl, Jasper Berndt, Stephan Klemme, Laura J. Morrissey, Wim van Westrenen Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 18 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “This study presents the…
A South Pole–Aitken impact origin of the lunar compositional asymmetryOPEN ACCESS
Matt J. Jones, Alexander J. Evans, Brandon C. Johnson, Matthew B. Weller, Jeffrey C. Andrews-Hanna, Sonia M. Tikoo and James T. Keane Science Advances • 8 Apr 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 14 LINK (OPEN…
Accretion regions of meteorite parent bodies inferred from a two-endmember isotopic mixing model
Kang Shuai, Hejiu Hui, Liyong Zhou, Weiqiang Li Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPublished: 29 March 2022 LINK “The diverse isotopic anomalies of meteorites demonstrate that the protoplanetary disk was composed of components from…
Characterization of achondritic cosmic spherules from the Widerøefjellet micrometeorite collection (Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica)
Bastien Soens, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Claudia González de Vega, Frank Vanhaecke, Matthias van Ginneken, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 March 2022 LINK “Achondritic micrometeorites represent one…
Petrogenesis of Northwest Africa 8686: A ferroan olivine-phyric shergottite
Robert W. Nicklas, James M. D. Day, Zoltan Vaci, Arya Udry MAPSVersion of Record online: 26 March 2022 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 8686 is an olivine-phyric shergottite containing up to ~500 μm long olivine crystals in…
Analysis and experimental investigation of Apollo sample 12032,366-18, a chemically evolved basalt from the Moon
Amanda C. Stadermann, Bradley L. Jolliff, Michael J. Krawczynski, Christopher W. Hamilton, Jessica J. Barnes MAPSVersion of Record online: 23 March 2022 LINK “Sample 12032,366-18 is a 41.2 mg basaltic rock fragment collected during the Apollo…
A micrometeorite from a stony asteroid identified in Luna 16 soil
S. I. Demidova, M. J. Whitehouse, R. Merle, A. A. Nemchin, G. G. Kenny, F. Brandstätter, Th. Ntaflos & I. Dobryden Nature AstronomyPublished: 21 March 2022 LINK “Despite the intense cratering history of the Moon,…
Half-life and initial Solar System abundance of 146Sm determined from the oldest andesitic meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Linru Fang, Paul Frossard, Maud Boyet, Audrey Bouvier, Jean-Alix Barrat, Marc Chaussidon, and Frederic Moynier PNASMarch 15, 2022 | 119 (12) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The formation and differentiation of planetary bodies are dated…
Calibrating volatile loss from the Moon using the U-Pb systemOPEN ACCESS
J.N. Connelly, A.A. Nemchin, R.E. Merle, J.F. Snape, M.J. Whitehouse, M. Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 2 March 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Previous isotope studies of lunar samples have demonstrated that volatile loss was…
A Review of the “Black Beauty” Martian Regolith Breccia and Its Martian Habitability RecordOPEN ACCESS
Arthur Goodwin, Russell J. Garwood and Romain Tartèse AstrobiologyMini Review, Published Online: 25 Feb 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The regolith breccia Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 and paired samples are unique meteorite representatives of…
Connecting Asteroids and Meteorites with visible and near-infrared spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
Francesca E. DeMeo, Brian J. Burt, Michaël Marsset, David Polishook, Thomas H. Burbine, Benoît Carry, Richard P. Binzel, Pierre Vernazza, Vishnu Reddy, Michelle Tang, Cristina A. Thomas, Andrew S. Rivkin, Nicholas A. Moskovitz, Stephen M….
On the cooling rate evolution of asteroid fragments
Jialong Ren, Marc A. Hesse, Michael P. Lucas, Nicholas Dygert IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 February 2022 LINK “Highlights • Conductive cooling rate at constant temperature declines as 1/time.• High-temperature cooling rate data…
The origin of volatile elements in the Earth–Moon systemOPEN ACCESS
Lars E. Borg, Gregory A. Brennecka, and Thomas S. Kruijer PNAS, February 22, 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The origin of volatile species such as water in the Earth–Moon system is a subject of…
Reconstructing The Color 3D Tomography Of Lunar SamplesOPEN ACCESS
Tianyu Zhao, Kun Feng, Peiyu Liu, JingRong Ren Atomic Spectroscopy 43(1)February 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “As the Chinese lunar exploration project prepares for future exploration activities on the Moon, there is a growing need…
Complex burial histories of Apollo 12 basaltic soil grains derived from cosmogenic noble gases: Implications for local regolith evolution and future in situ investigationsOPEN ACCESS
Mark C. Nottingham, Finlay M. Stuart, Biying Chen, Marta Zurakowska, Jamie D. Gilmour, Louise Alexander, Ian A. Crawford, Katherine H. Joy MAPSVersion of Record online: 07 February 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report…
The Neutron Energy Spectra of Lunar Meteorites Evaluated from Sm and Er Isotopic CompositionsOPEN ACCESS
Hiroshi Hidaka, Shigekazu Yoneda, Kunihiko Nishiizumi, and Marc Caffee The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 925, Number 2, Published: 7 February 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Cosmic-ray exposure records of 13 lunar meteorites, Dhofar 081, Dhofar…
Carbonate dissolution and replacement by odinite and saponite in the Lafayette nakhlite: part of the CO2-CH4 cycle on mars?
J.D. Piercy, J.C. Bridges, L.J. Hicks Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 February 2022 LINK “Highlights • Ca-siderite comprises between trace amounts and 4% of Lafayette sections.• Electron Microscopy and synchrotron…
Ultrasodic, Albite-Rich Syenitic Achondrite Erg Atouila 001: A Highly Evolved Felsic Igneous Differentiate from the Acapulcoite-Lodranite Parent Body
Irving A. J., Boesenberg J. S., Ziegler K. LPSC2022 abstract #2059 LINK “Studies of a unique albite-rich achondrite suggest that it is a highly fractionated partial melt related to acapulcoites-lodranites.”
ERG ATOUILA 001: UNIQUE ALBITITE ACHONDRITE METEORITE
C. B. Agee, A. J. Ross, M. N. Spilde, K. Ziegler 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2022) abstract [#2442] LINK “Erg Atouila 001 is the first example of an albitite or syenite meteorite, and…
Dynamic Evolution of the Solar System Inferred from Ti, Cr, and Mo Isotope Anomalies in Meteorites
Wölfer E. * Burkhardt C. Schneider J. M. Budde G. Kleine T. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2468] “We report new Ti and Cr isotopic data to constrain the efficiency of the NC-CC separation and its…
Impact and habitability scenarios for early Mars revisited based on a 4.45-Ga shocked zircon in regolith brecciaOPEN ACCESS
Morgan A. Cox, Aaron J. Cavosie, Kenneth J. Orr, Luke Daly, Laure Martin, Anthony Lagain, Gretchen K. Benedix and Phil A. Bland Science Advances • 2 Feb 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 5 LINK (OPEN…
Xenon isotope constraints on ancient Martian atmospheric escape
William S. Cassata, Kevin J. Zahnle, Kyle M. Samperton, Peter C. Stephenson, Josh Wimpenny Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 580, 15 February 2022 LINK “Highlights • Xenon isotopes in an ancient Martian meteorite are mass-dependently…
Determining the age of Vaughan, a potential source crater for lunar meteorites, using boulder size-frequency distributions
K.A. Mistick, R.N. Watkins, B.L. Jolliff, R.R. Ghent, R.L. Korotev, R.A. Zeigler IcarusAvailable online 20 January 2022, LINK “Highlights • Vaughan is a very young, rocky, lunar crater located in the northern South Pole-Aitken basin.•…
Organic synthesis associated with serpentinization and carbonation on early Mars
A. Steele , L. G. Benning , R. Wirth, A. Schreiber, T. Araki , F. M. McCubbin , M. D. Fries, L. R. Nittler , J. Wang , L. J. Hallis , P. G. Conrad…
Diverse space weathering effects on asteroid surfaces as inferred via laser irradiation of meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
P. Zhang, K. Tai, Y. Li, J. Zhang, C. Lantz, T. Hiroi, M. Matsuoka, S. Li, Y. Lin, Y. Wen, H. Han and X. Zeng A&A 659, A78 (2022)Received 5 November 2021 / Accepted 30…
Mineralogy of the RBT 04262 Martian meteorite as determined by micro-Raman and micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopiesOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer Huidobro, Julene Aramendia, Cristina García-Florentino, Patricia Ruiz-Galende, Imanol Torre-Fdez, Kepa Castro, Gorka Arana, Juan Manuel Madariaga Journal of Raman SpectroscopyAvailable online 28 December 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian meteorites and terrestrial analogs…
The role of target strength on the ejection of Martian meteorites
J.R. Elliott, H.J. Melosh, B.C. Johnson IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 December 2021 LINK “Highlights • We explore the effect of target composition of the ejection of Martian meteorites.• Dry tuff fragments are…
Terrestrial planet formation from lost inner solar system materialOPEN ACCESS
Christoph Burkhardt, Fridolin Spitzer, Alessandro Morbidelli, Gerrit Budde, Jan H. Render, Thomas S. Kruijer and Thorsten Kleine Science Advances, 22 Dec 2021, Vol 7, Issue 52 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Two fundamentally different processes…
U-Pb isotope systematics and impact ages recorded by a chemically diverse population of glasses from an Apollo 14 lunar soilOPEN ACCESS
A.A. Nemchin, M.D. Norman, M.L. Grange, R.A. Zeigler, M.J. Whitehouse, J.R. Muhling, R. Merle Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 December 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Glass beads formed by ejection of…
A young age of formation of Rheasilvia basin on Vesta from floor deformation patterns and crater counts
Paul M. Schenk, Alicia Neesemann, Simone Marchi, Katharina Otto, Trudi Hoogenboom, David P. O’Brien, Julie Castillo-Rogez, Carol A. Raymond, Christopher T. Russell Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 16 December 2021 LINK “Delivery of…
Understanding the textures of Apollo 11 high-Ti mare basalts: A quantitative petrographic approach
Zhuqing Xue, Donald F. Welsh, Clive R. Neal, Long Xiao Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 15 December 2021 LINK “This paper represents a comprehensive crystal size distribution (CSD) study of ilmenite and plagioclase…
Chemical heterogeneities reveal early rapid cooling of Apollo Troctolite 76535OPEN ACCESS
William S. Nelson, Julia E. Hammer, Thomas Shea, Eric Hellebrand & G. Jeffrey Taylor Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 7054 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The evolution of the lunar interior is constrained…
Indigenous Carbon-rich Matter Associated with Unusual Aqueous Alteration Features in Nakhla: Complex Formation and Preservation HistoryOPEN ACCESS
Kathie L. Thomas-Keprta, Simon J. Clemett, Everett K.Gibson, Zia Rahman, Neha Baskar, Susan J. Wentworth, Nathaniel T. Keprta, David S. McKay Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 14 December 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “While indigenous organic…
The impact of asteroid shapes and topographies on their reflectance spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
S.M. Potin, S. Douté, B. Kugler, F. Forbes Accepted for publication in Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (16 December 2021): LINK “Highlights • The spectral bidirectional reflectance of two reference surfaces is measured in the…
Lunar-like silicate material forms the Earth quasi-satellite (469219) 2016 HO3 KamoʻoalewaOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin N. L. Sharkey, Vishnu Reddy, Renu Malhotra, Audrey Thirouin, Olga Kuhn, Albert Conrad, Barry Rothberg, Juan A. Sanchez, David Thompson & Christian Veillet Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 2, Article number: 231 (2021) LINK…
Impactor material records the ancient lunar magnetic field in antipodal anomaliesOPEN ACCESS
S. Wakita, B. C. Johnson, I. Garrick-Bethell, M. R. Kelley, R. E. Maxwell & T. M. Davison Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 6543 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Moon presently has no…
The Tharsis mantle source of depleted shergottites revealed by 90 million impact cratersOPEN ACCESS
A. Lagain, G. K. Benedix, K. Servis, D. Baratoux, L. S. Doucet, A. Rajšic, H. A. R. Devillepoix, P. A. Bland, M. C. Towner, E. K. Sansom & K. Miljković Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article…
Xenoliths in ordinary chondrites and ureilites: Implications for early solar system dynamics
Cyrena Anne Goodrich, David A. Kring, Richard C. Greenwood Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 2 November 2021 LINK “Foreign clasts (xenoliths) in meteoritic breccias are a serendipitous source of information about the impact environment in…
Noble gas exposure ages of samples from Cone and North Ray craters: Implications for the recent lunar cratering chronology
Evelyn Füri, Laurent Zimmermann, Harald Hiesinger Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “Cosmic ray exposure (CRE) ages of rocks that were ejected by the impacts that created Cone and North Ray craters provide two crucial calibration…
Comparison of the 57Fe hyperfine parameters for iron-bearing phases in some undifferentiated and differentiated meteorites
M. I. Oshtrakh & A.A. Maksimova Hyperfine Interactions, Volume 242, Article number: 16Published: 29 October 2021 LINK “A comparison of the 57Fe hyperfine parameters obtained for the iron-bearing phases in some undifferentiated and differentiated meteorites…
Tintigny meteorite: The first Belgian achondrite
Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Vinciane Debaille, Jérôme Gattacceca, Richard Greenwood, Thierry Leduc, Marleen De Ceukelaire, Sophie Decrée, Steven Goderis Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 October 2021 LINK “Highlights • Tintigny meteorite fell…
Shock-induced H loss from pyroxene and maskelynite in a Martian meteorite and the mantle source δD of enriched shergottites
J.-M. Dudley, A.H. Peslier, R.L. Hervig Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 28 October 2021 LINK “Assessing the water abundance and hydrogen isotopic signature (δD) of the Martian interior dictates our understanding of the formation of…
CHOS gas/fluid-induced reduction in ureilites
Andrew D. Langendam, Andrew G. Tomkins, Katy A. Evans, Nicholas C. Wilson, Colin M. MacRae, Natasha R. Stephen, Aaron Torpy Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 28 October 2021 LINK “Ureilite meteorites contain regions…
Specific heat and thermal history of the Sariçiçek howardite
Cisem Altunayar-Unsalan, Ozan Unsalan, Marian A. Szurgot, Radosław A. Wach Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 27 October 2021 LINK “Meteorites are excavated fragments from asteroid surfaces and planets, and determining their thermophysical properties…
Petrography, mineralogy, and geochemistry of a new lunar magnesian feldspathic meteorite Northwest Africa 11460
Haijun Cao, Zongcheng Ling, Jian Chen, Xiaohui Fu, Yongliao Zou Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 21 October 2021 LINK “Lunar meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 11460 has been classified as a polymict breccia, composed…
