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…
Dynamic Evolution of the Solar System Inferred from Ti, Cr, and Mo Isotope Anomalies in Meteorites
Wölfer E. * Burkhardt C. Schneider J. M. Budde G. Kleine T. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2468] “We report new Ti and Cr isotopic data to constrain the efficiency of the NC-CC separation and its…
Impact and habitability scenarios for early Mars revisited based on a 4.45-Ga shocked zircon in regolith brecciaOPEN ACCESS
Morgan A. Cox, Aaron J. Cavosie, Kenneth J. Orr, Luke Daly, Laure Martin, Anthony Lagain, Gretchen K. Benedix and Phil A. Bland Science Advances • 2 Feb 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 5 LINK (OPEN…
Xenon isotope constraints on ancient Martian atmospheric escape
William S. Cassata, Kevin J. Zahnle, Kyle M. Samperton, Peter C. Stephenson, Josh Wimpenny Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 580, 15 February 2022 LINK “Highlights • Xenon isotopes in an ancient Martian meteorite are mass-dependently…
Determining the age of Vaughan, a potential source crater for lunar meteorites, using boulder size-frequency distributions
K.A. Mistick, R.N. Watkins, B.L. Jolliff, R.R. Ghent, R.L. Korotev, R.A. Zeigler IcarusAvailable online 20 January 2022, LINK “Highlights • Vaughan is a very young, rocky, lunar crater located in the northern South Pole-Aitken basin.•…
Organic synthesis associated with serpentinization and carbonation on early Mars
A. Steele , L. G. Benning , R. Wirth, A. Schreiber, T. Araki , F. M. McCubbin , M. D. Fries, L. R. Nittler , J. Wang , L. J. Hallis , P. G. Conrad…
Diverse space weathering effects on asteroid surfaces as inferred via laser irradiation of meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
P. Zhang, K. Tai, Y. Li, J. Zhang, C. Lantz, T. Hiroi, M. Matsuoka, S. Li, Y. Lin, Y. Wen, H. Han and X. Zeng A&A 659, A78 (2022)Received 5 November 2021 / Accepted 30…
Mineralogy of the RBT 04262 Martian meteorite as determined by micro-Raman and micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopiesOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer Huidobro, Julene Aramendia, Cristina García-Florentino, Patricia Ruiz-Galende, Imanol Torre-Fdez, Kepa Castro, Gorka Arana, Juan Manuel Madariaga Journal of Raman SpectroscopyAvailable online 28 December 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian meteorites and terrestrial analogs…
The role of target strength on the ejection of Martian meteorites
J.R. Elliott, H.J. Melosh, B.C. Johnson IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 December 2021 LINK “Highlights • We explore the effect of target composition of the ejection of Martian meteorites.• Dry tuff fragments are…
Terrestrial planet formation from lost inner solar system materialOPEN ACCESS
Christoph Burkhardt, Fridolin Spitzer, Alessandro Morbidelli, Gerrit Budde, Jan H. Render, Thomas S. Kruijer and Thorsten Kleine Science Advances, 22 Dec 2021, Vol 7, Issue 52 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Two fundamentally different processes…
U-Pb isotope systematics and impact ages recorded by a chemically diverse population of glasses from an Apollo 14 lunar soilOPEN ACCESS
A.A. Nemchin, M.D. Norman, M.L. Grange, R.A. Zeigler, M.J. Whitehouse, J.R. Muhling, R. Merle Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 December 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Glass beads formed by ejection of…
A young age of formation of Rheasilvia basin on Vesta from floor deformation patterns and crater counts
Paul M. Schenk, Alicia Neesemann, Simone Marchi, Katharina Otto, Trudi Hoogenboom, David P. O’Brien, Julie Castillo-Rogez, Carol A. Raymond, Christopher T. Russell Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 16 December 2021 LINK “Delivery of…
Understanding the textures of Apollo 11 high-Ti mare basalts: A quantitative petrographic approach
Zhuqing Xue, Donald F. Welsh, Clive R. Neal, Long Xiao Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 15 December 2021 LINK “This paper represents a comprehensive crystal size distribution (CSD) study of ilmenite and plagioclase…
Chemical heterogeneities reveal early rapid cooling of Apollo Troctolite 76535OPEN ACCESS
William S. Nelson, Julia E. Hammer, Thomas Shea, Eric Hellebrand & G. Jeffrey Taylor Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 7054 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The evolution of the lunar interior is constrained…
Indigenous Carbon-rich Matter Associated with Unusual Aqueous Alteration Features in Nakhla: Complex Formation and Preservation HistoryOPEN ACCESS
Kathie L. Thomas-Keprta, Simon J. Clemett, Everett K.Gibson, Zia Rahman, Neha Baskar, Susan J. Wentworth, Nathaniel T. Keprta, David S. McKay Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 14 December 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “While indigenous organic…
The impact of asteroid shapes and topographies on their reflectance spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
S.M. Potin, S. Douté, B. Kugler, F. Forbes Accepted for publication in Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (16 December 2021): LINK “Highlights • The spectral bidirectional reflectance of two reference surfaces is measured in the…
Lunar-like silicate material forms the Earth quasi-satellite (469219) 2016 HO3 KamoʻoalewaOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin N. L. Sharkey, Vishnu Reddy, Renu Malhotra, Audrey Thirouin, Olga Kuhn, Albert Conrad, Barry Rothberg, Juan A. Sanchez, David Thompson & Christian Veillet Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 2, Article number: 231 (2021) LINK…
Impactor material records the ancient lunar magnetic field in antipodal anomaliesOPEN ACCESS
S. Wakita, B. C. Johnson, I. Garrick-Bethell, M. R. Kelley, R. E. Maxwell & T. M. Davison Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 6543 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Moon presently has no…
The Tharsis mantle source of depleted shergottites revealed by 90 million impact cratersOPEN ACCESS
A. Lagain, G. K. Benedix, K. Servis, D. Baratoux, L. S. Doucet, A. Rajšic, H. A. R. Devillepoix, P. A. Bland, M. C. Towner, E. K. Sansom & K. Miljković Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article…
Xenoliths in ordinary chondrites and ureilites: Implications for early solar system dynamics
Cyrena Anne Goodrich, David A. Kring, Richard C. Greenwood Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 2 November 2021 LINK “Foreign clasts (xenoliths) in meteoritic breccias are a serendipitous source of information about the impact environment in…
Noble gas exposure ages of samples from Cone and North Ray craters: Implications for the recent lunar cratering chronology
Evelyn Füri, Laurent Zimmermann, Harald Hiesinger Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “Cosmic ray exposure (CRE) ages of rocks that were ejected by the impacts that created Cone and North Ray craters provide two crucial calibration…
Comparison of the 57Fe hyperfine parameters for iron-bearing phases in some undifferentiated and differentiated meteorites
M. I. Oshtrakh & A.A. Maksimova Hyperfine Interactions, Volume 242, Article number: 16Published: 29 October 2021 LINK “A comparison of the 57Fe hyperfine parameters obtained for the iron-bearing phases in some undifferentiated and differentiated meteorites…
Tintigny meteorite: The first Belgian achondrite
Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Vinciane Debaille, Jérôme Gattacceca, Richard Greenwood, Thierry Leduc, Marleen De Ceukelaire, Sophie Decrée, Steven Goderis Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 October 2021 LINK “Highlights • Tintigny meteorite fell…
Shock-induced H loss from pyroxene and maskelynite in a Martian meteorite and the mantle source δD of enriched shergottites
J.-M. Dudley, A.H. Peslier, R.L. Hervig Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 28 October 2021 LINK “Assessing the water abundance and hydrogen isotopic signature (δD) of the Martian interior dictates our understanding of the formation of…
CHOS gas/fluid-induced reduction in ureilites
Andrew D. Langendam, Andrew G. Tomkins, Katy A. Evans, Nicholas C. Wilson, Colin M. MacRae, Natasha R. Stephen, Aaron Torpy Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 28 October 2021 LINK “Ureilite meteorites contain regions…
Specific heat and thermal history of the Sariçiçek howardite
Cisem Altunayar-Unsalan, Ozan Unsalan, Marian A. Szurgot, Radosław A. Wach Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 27 October 2021 LINK “Meteorites are excavated fragments from asteroid surfaces and planets, and determining their thermophysical properties…
Petrography, mineralogy, and geochemistry of a new lunar magnesian feldspathic meteorite Northwest Africa 11460
Haijun Cao, Zongcheng Ling, Jian Chen, Xiaohui Fu, Yongliao Zou Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 21 October 2021 LINK “Lunar meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 11460 has been classified as a polymict breccia, composed…
Specific Heat Capacity Measurements of Selected Meteorites for Planetary Surface Temperature Modeling
Sylvain Piqueux, Tuan H. Vu, Jonathan Bapst, Laurence A.J. Garvie, Mathieu Choukroun, Christopher S. Edwards JGR PlanetsFirst published: 16 October 2021, accepted for publication and undergone full peer review LINK “Key Points Specific heat capacity…
Carbonaceous-chondrite inclusions in the Kapoeta achondritic meteorite studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy
Yassir A. Abdu Hyperfine Interactions, Volume 242, Article number: 5 (2021)Published: 13 October 2021 LINK “Kapoeta is an achondrite meteorite containing mm-sized carbonaceous-chondrite inclusions that are thought to have been incorporated into its parent body…
Eucrite-type achondrites: Petrology and oxygen isotope compositionsOPEN ACCESS
David W. Mittlefehldt, Richard C. Greenwood, Eve L. Berger, Loan Le, Zhan X. Peng, D. Kent Ross Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 04 October 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report petrologic…
Raman spectroscopic and geochemical studies of primary and secondary minerals in Martian meteorite Northwest Africa 10720
Haijun Cao, Jian Chen, Xiaohui Fu, Yanqing Xin, Xiaobin Qi, Erbin Shi, Zongcheng Ling, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 2021, 1First published: 27 September 2021 LINK “Petrological and mineralogical analyses of Northwest Africa (NWA) 10720 indicate…
Petrology and geochemistry of lunar feldspathic meteorite Northwest Africa 11111: Insights into the lithology of the lunar farside highlands
Xiaohui Fu, Haijun Cao, Jian Chen, Xuting Hou, Zongcheng Ling, Lin Xu, Yongliao Zou, Chipui Tang, Weibiao Hsu Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 23 September 2021 LINK “We performed a petrological, mineralogical, and…
Potassium isotope composition of Mars reveals a mechanism of planetary volatile retention
Zhen Tian, Tomáš Magna, James M. D. Day, Klaus Mezger, Erik E. Scherer, Katharina Lodders, Remco C. Hin, Piers Koefoed, Hannah Bloom, and Kun Wang PNAS, September 28, 2021 118 (39) LINK “The abundances of…
Constraints on the petrologic history of gabbroic shergottite Northwest Africa 6963 from pyroxene zoning profiles and electron backscattered diffraction
Andrea Wenzel, Justin Filiberto, Natasha Stephen, Susanne P. Schwenzer, Samantha J. Hammond Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 20 September 2021 LINK “Northwest Africa 6963 (NWA 6963) is a coarse-grained, gabbroic Martian meteorite that further extends…
Olivine-rich achondrites from Vesta and the missing mantle problemOPEN ACCESS
Zoltan Vaci, James M. D. Day, Marine Paquet, Karen Ziegler, Qing-Zhu Yin, Supratim Dey, Audrey Miller, Carl Agee, Rainer Bartoschewitz & Andreas Pack Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 5443 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Large impact cratering during lunar magma ocean solidificationOPEN ACCESS
K. Miljković, M. A. Wieczorek, M. Laneuville, A. Nemchin, P. A. Bland & M. T. Zuber Nature Communications volume 12, Article number: 5433 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The lunar cratering record is used…
Investigation of the source region of the lunar-meteorite group with the remote sensing datasets: Implication for the origin of mare volcanism in Mare Imbrium
Hiroshi Nagaoka, Makiko Ohtake, Naoki Shirai, Yuzuru Karouji, Masahiro Kayama, Yuko Daket, Nobuyuki Hasebe, Mitsuru Ebihara IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 2 September 2021 LINK “Highlights • The source region of lunar meteorite is…
Solar energetic particle tracks in lunar samples: A transmission electron microscope calibration and implications for lunar space weatheringOPEN ACCESS
Lindsay P. Keller, Eve L. Berger, Shouliang Zhang, Roy Christoffersen Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 31 August 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Transmission electron microscope (TEM) imaging techniques combined with focused ion…
Survey of Impact Glasses in Shergottites Searching for Martian Sulfate Using X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure
Masashi Shidare, Ryoichi Nakada, Tomohiro Usui, Minato Tobita, Kenji Shimizu, Yoshio Takahashi, Tetsuya Yokoyama Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 August 2021 LINK “The surface of Mars has experienced progressive oxidation,…
The abundances of F, Cl, and H2O in eucrites: Implications for the origin of volatile depletion in the asteroid 4 Vesta
Francis M. McCubbin, Jonathan A. Lewis, Jessica J.Barnes, Stephen M. Elardo, Jeremy W.Boyce Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 August 2021 LINK “We conducted a petrologic study of apatite within eight…
Spectral endmember variability on hyperspectral datasets of a Martian meteorite – Implications for planetary surfacesOPEN ACCESS
Lu Pan, Cathy Quantin-Nataf, Lucia Mandon, Melissa Martinot, Pierre Beck IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 August 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Spectral images of a Martian meteorite are analyzed to test spectral…
New temperature and oxygen fugacity data of Martian nakhlite from Northwest Africa (NWA) 5790 and implications for shallow sulphur degassingOPEN ACCESS
Zilong Wang, Wei Tian & Yankun Di Earth, Planets and Space, Volume 73, Article number: 164 (2021)Published: 17 August 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Newly analysed titanomagnetite–ilmenite (Tim–Ilm) intergrowths from Martian nakhlite meteorite Northwest…
Iron rich basaltic eucrites, implication on spectral properties and parental bodies
C. Carli, M. Ciarniello, A. Migliorini, G. Pratesi IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 August 2021 LINK “Highlights • VNIR absorption positions of eucrite shift at wavelength longer than typical basaltic achondrites.• Absorption shifts…
Absence of a long-lived lunar paleomagnetosphereOPEN ACCESS
John A. Tarduno, Rory D. Cottrell, Kristin Lawrence, Richard K. Bono, Wentao Huang, Catherine L. Johnson, Eric G. Blackman, Aleksey V. Smirnov, Miki Nakajima, Clive R. Neal, Tinghong Zhou, Mauricio Ibanez-Mejia, Hirokuni Oda, Ben Crummins…
Petrographic controls on baddeleyite occurrence in a suite of eight basaltic shergottites
Alex I. Sheen, Christopher D. K. Herd, Jarret Hamilton, Erin L. Walton Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 04 August 2021 LINK “Baddeleyite (ZrO2) is a common late-stage accessory mineral in basaltic shergottites and…
Origin and timing of volatile delivery (N, H) to the angrite parent body: Constraints from in situ analyses of melt inclusions
C. Deligny, E. Füri, Etienne Deloule Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 4 August 2021 LINK “Angrites are derived from the earliest generation of differentiated planetesimals that accreted sunward of Jupiter’s orbit, and are, thus, key…
A new carbon-rich ureilite from Morocco
Abderrahmane Ibhi, Fouad Khiri, Lahcen Ouknine, Ahmed Ait Touchnt, Francesco Capitelli, Olga De Pascale & Giorgio S. Senesi Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali (2021) LINK “The main objective of this study was to provide…
A model for evolving crust on 4 Vesta through combined compositional and thermal modelling
Jennifer T. Mitchell, Andrew G. Tomkins, Christopher Newton, Tim E. Johnson Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 571, 1 October 2021, 11710 LINK “Highlights • pMELTS modelling suggests that diogenites require a Ca-poor source.• Early extraction…
Nickel–manganese variability in olivine and Al‐in‐olivine thermometry for olivine‐phyric shergottites
Sierra R. Ramsey, Geoffrey H. Howarth, Arya Udry, Juliane Gross Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 24 July 2021 LINK “Olivine-phyric shergottites represent primitive Martian magmas, but they commonly contain excess olivine and rarely represent primary…
Organic matter in carbonaceous chondrite lithologies of Almahata Sitta: Incorporation of previously unsampled carbonaceous chondrite lithologies into ureilitic regolith
Yoko Kebukawa, Michael. E. Zolensky, Cyrena A. Goodrich, Motoo Ito, Nanako O. Ogawa, Yoshinori Takano, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Kento Kiryu, Motoko Igisu, Takazo Shibuya, Matthew A. Marcus, Takuji Ohigashi, James Martinez, Yu Kodama, Muawia H. Shaddad,…
Melt inclusions in chassignite NWA 2737: A link between processes recorded in Martian meteorites and rocks at Gale crater
Peiyu Wu, Esteban Gazel, Arya Udry, Jacob B. Setera, Amanda Ostwald Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 10 July 2021 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 2737, one of the only three discovered Martian chassignites, provides…
Calculation of a magnetic force acting on small superconducting celestial bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Lukasz Tomkow The European Physical Journal Plus volume 136, Article number: 730 (2021)Published: 08 July 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Recent discoveries of superconducting phases in the samples of meteorites suggest the possibility of…
Statistical Chronometry: Anchors Away!
Desch S. J., Dunlap D. R., Williams C. D., Torrano Z. A. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6231) PDF We fit 4 parameters (CAI Pb-Pb ages; solar system initial 53Mn/55Mn,…
Revising the Angrite Fractionation Line: New Insights from High-Precision Oxygen Isotope Studies
Rider-Stokes B. G., Greenwood R. C., Anand M., Franchi I. A., White L. F. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6071) PDF Here we present new oxygen isotope data for angrite…
Thermal History and Structure of the Tafassite Parent Body
Neumann W. *, Ma N., Neri A., Schwarz W. H., Ludwig T., Trieloff M., Klahr H., Bouvier A. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6153) PDF We identified a first group…
Noble Gas Chronology of Erg Chech 002 Ungrouped Achondrite
Takenouchi A., Sumino H., Yamaguchi A., Barrat J. A. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6162) PDF We conducted Ar-Ar analyses of recently found andesitic achondrite Erg Chech 002. The Ar-Ar…
Petrography of Fine-Grained Domains in Ungrouped Achondrite Erg Chech 002: Evidence for Different Cooling Histories?
Hamann C., Collinet M., Schwinger S., Kaufmann F. E. D., Bonato E., Greshake A., Maturilli A., Helbert J., Hecht L. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6236) PDF Here we describe…
Timing of lunar Mg-suite magmatism constrained by SIMS U-Pb dating of Apollo norite 78238OPEN ACCESS
Bidong Zhang, Yangting Lin, Desmond E. Moser, Paul H. Warren, Jialong Hao, Ivan R. Barker, Sean R. Shieh, Audrey Bouvier Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 569, 1 September 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Highlights •…
Origin of micrometer-sized impact diamonds in ureilites by catalytic growth involving Fe-Ni-silicide: the example of Kenna meteorite
Anna Barbaro, Maria Chiara Domeneghetti, Konstantin D. Litasov, Ludovic Ferrière, Lidia Pittarello, Oliver Christ, Sofia Lorenzon, Matteo Alvaro, Fabrizio Nestola Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 June 2021 LINK “The occurrence…
Lunar samples record an impact 4.2 billion years ago that may have formed the Serenitatis BasinOPEN ACCESS
Ana Černok, Lee F. White, Mahesh Anand, Kimberly T. Tait, James R. Darling, Martin Whitehouse, Katarina Miljković, Myriam Lemelin, Steven M. Reddy, Denis Fougerouse, William D. A. Rickard, David W. Saxey & Rebecca Ghent Communications…
Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Meteoritical and Planetary Science, Part II: Differentiated Meteorites, Moon, and MarsOPEN ACCESS
Alevtina A. Maksimova, Michael V. Goryunov, Michael I. Oshtrakh Minerals 2021, 11(6), 612 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Mössbauer (nuclear γ-resonance) spectroscopy is a powerful technique which is actively used in various fields from physics and…
Tracing the origin and core formation of the enstatite achondrite parent bodies using Cr isotopes
Ke Zhu (朱柯), Frédéric Moynier, Martin Schiller, Harry Becker, Jean-Alix Barrat,Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 June 2021 LINK “Enstatite achondrites (including aubrites) are the only differentiated meteorites that…
Association of silica phases as geothermobarometer for eucrites: Implication for two-stage thermal metamorphism in the eucritic crust
Haruka Ono, Atsushi Takenouchi, Takashi Mikouchi, Akira Yamaguchi, Masahiro Yasutake, Akira Miyake, Akira Tsuchiyama Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 03 June 2021 LINK “Silica mineral is present in different stable polymorphs depending on…
Geochemical Characterization of the NWA 11273 Lunar Meteorite Using Nondestructive Analytical Techniques: Original, Shocked, and Alteration Mineral Phases
Jennifer Huidobro, Julene Aramendia, Gorka Arana, Juan Manuel Madariaga ACS Earth and Space ChemistryPublication Date: May 27, 2021 LINK “A lunar feldspathic breccia meteorite, the Northwest Africa (NWA) 11273, was analyzed to compensate the lack…
Discovery in space of ethanolamine, the simplest phospholipid head groupOPEN ACCESS
Víctor M. Rivilla, Izaskun Jiménez-Serra, Jesús Martín-Pintado, Carlos Briones, Lucas F. Rodríguez-Almeida, Fernando Rico-Villas, Belén Tercero, Shaoshan Zeng, Laura Colzi, Pablo de Vicente, Sergio Martín, Miguel A. Requena-Torres Accepted in PNAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update…
Graphite in ureilites, enstatite chondrites, and unique clasts in ordinary chondrites – Insights from the carbon-isotope compositionOPEN ACCESS
Jakob Storz, Thomas Ludwig, Addi Bischoff, Winfried H. Schwarz, Mario Trieloff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 21 May 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbon is of fundamental interest for constraining the volatile element inventory of terrestrial…
Silicon and Oxygen Isotope Evolution of the Inner Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Ryoji Tanaka, Christian Potiszil and Eizo Nakamura The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 3 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Enstatite chondrites have been regarded as major building blocks of the Earth and other differentiated…
Heterogeneous martian mantle: Evidence from petrology, mineral chemistry, and in situ U-Pb chronology of the basaltic shergottite Northwest Africa 8653
Yunhua Wu, 徐伟彪(Weibiao Hsu), Qiu-Li Li, Xiaochao Che, Shiyong Liao Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 May 2021 LINK “Highlights • Geochemical characteristics of NWA 8653 suggest that it was derived…
Dynamical evolution of the inner asteroid belt
Stanley F Dermott, Dan Li, Apostolos A Christou, Thomas J J Kehoe, Carl D Murray, J Malcolm Robinson Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPublished: 17 May 2021 LINK “A determination of the dynamical evolution…
Lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 11962: A regolith breccia containing records of titanium‐rich lunar volcanism and the high alkali suiteOPEN ACCESS
Andreas Bechtold, Franz Brandstätter, Lidia Pittarello, Ludovic Ferrière, Richard C. Greenwood, Christian Koeberl Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 14 May 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Northwest Africa (NWA) 11962 is a lunar…
Paleointensity and Rock Magnetism of Martian Nakhlite Meteorite Miller Range (MIL) 03346: Evidence for Intense Small Scale Crustal Magnetization on Mars
Michael Volk, Roger Fu, Anna Mittelholz, James M.D. Day Journal of Geophysical ResearchFirst published: 11 May 2021 LINK “The martian dynamo’s strength and duration are essential for understanding Mars’ habitability and deep interior dynamics. Although…
Martian meteorites reflectance and implications for rover missions
L. Mandon, P. Beck, C. Quantin-Nataf, E. Dehouck, A. Pommerol, Z. Yoldi, R. Cerubini, L. Pan, M. Martinot, V. Sautter IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 May 2021 LINK “Highlights • We provide the…
Mineralogical characterization of a new eucrite Serra Pelada by Raman and XRD
Bruno Nascimento-Dias, Caique Roque, Bruna Mayato, Kaique Alexandre D’Oliveira, Hugo Camarano Belgo, Maria Elizabeth Zucolotto, Virgilio de Carvalho dos Anjos Vibrational SpectroscopyAvailable online 5 May 2021 LINK “Serra Pelada is a newly discovered eucrite from…
Evidence from achondrites for a temporal change in Nd nucleosynthetic anomalies within the first 1.5 million years of the inner solar system formation
Paul Frossard, Zhiguo Guo, Mary Spencer, Maud Boyet, Audrey Bouvier Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 566, 15 July 2021 LINK “Highlights • Nd isotope composition of planetesimals-derived achondrites is different than planetary bodies (Earth, Mars…
How do secondary iron enrichments form within basaltic eucrites? An experimental approachOPEN ACCESS
Stella Rombeck, Christian Vollmer, Julia Roszjar, Adam R. Sarafian, Stephan Klemme Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 02 May 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Some basaltic eucrites and basaltic lithologies in howardites derived…
Martian Magmatic Clay Minerals Forming Vesicles: Perfect Niches for Emerging Life?OPEN ACCESS
Jean-Christophe Viennet, Sylvain Bernard, Corentin Le Guillou, Violaine Sautter, Brian Grégoire, Albert Jambon, Sylvain Pont, Olivier Beyssac, Brigitte Zanda, Roger Hewins, Laurent Remusat Astrobiology, Vol. 21, No. 5Published Online: 30 Apr 2021 (Updated: 12 October…
The impact and recovery of asteroid 2018 LAOPEN ACCESS
Peter Jenniskens, Mohutsiwa Gabadirwe, Qing‐Zhu Yin, Alexander Proyer, Oliver Moses, Tomas Kohout, Fulvio Franchi, Roger L. Gibson, Richard Kowalski, Eric J. Christensen, Alex R. Gibbs, Aren Heinze, Larry Denneau, Davide Farnocchia, Paul W. Chodas, William…
Manganese oxides in Martian meteorites Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 and 7533OPEN ACCESS
Yang Liu, Woodward W. Fischer, Chi Ma, John R. Beckett, Oliver Tschauner, Yunbin Guan, Usha F. Lingappa, Samuel M. Webb, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Nina L. Lanza, Carl B. Agee IcarusAvailable online: 20 April 2021 LINK…
Geology of the Chang’e-5 landing site: Constraints on the sources of samples returned from a young nearside mare
Le Qiao, Jian Chen, Luyuan Xu, Sheng Wan, Haijun Cao, Bo Li, Zongcheng Ling IcarusAvailable online 18 April 2021 LINK “Highlights • Detailed geological characteristics of the local landing area have been presented• Multiple identified…
End of magmatism in the upper crust of asteroid 4 Vesta
F. Jourdan, L. Forman, T. Kennedy, G. K. Benedix, E. Eroglu, C. Mayers Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 30 March 2021 LINK “Asteroid 4 Vesta is the only largely preserved differentiated asteroid and…
40Ar/39Ar ages of Northwest Africa 7034 and Northwest Africa 7533
F. N. Lindsay, J. S. Delaney, C. Göpel, G. F. Herzog, R. Hewins, M. Humayun, K. Nagao, L. E. Nyquist, J. Park, J. B. Setera, C.‐Y. Shih, C. C. Swisher III, B. Zanda, B. D….
Uniform oxygen fugacity of shergottite mantle sources and an oxidized martian lithosphere
Robert W. Nicklas, James M.D. Day, Zoltan Vaci, Arya Udry, Yang Liu, Kimberly T. Tait Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 564, 15 June 2021 LINK “Highlights • fO2 of eight SNCs measured using V-in-olivine oxybarometry.•…
Ruthenium isotopic fractionation in primitive achondrites: Clues to the early stages of planetesimal meltingOPEN ACCESS
Timo Hopp, Thorsten Kleine Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 March 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive achondrites derive from the residual mantle of incompletely differentiated planetesimals, from which partial silicate and…
The lunar Dhofar 1436 meteorite: 40Ar‐39Ar chronology and volatiles, revealed by stepwise combustion and crushing methodsOPEN ACCESS
Ekaterina V. Korochantseva, Alexei I. Buikin, Jens Hopp, Alexander B. Verchovsky, Alexander V. Korochantsev, Mahesh Anand, Mario Trieloff Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 21 March 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The lunar…
A Petrologic and Noble Gas Isotopic Study of New Basaltic Eucrite Grove Mountains 13001 from AntarcticaOPEN ACCESS
Chuantong Zhang, Bingkui Miao, Huaiyu He, Hongyi Chen, P. M. Ranjith, Qinglin Xie Minerals 2021, 11(3), 279, 09 Mar 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) meteorite clan is a potential group of planetary materials…
Trace element variations generated by magmatic and post-crystallization processes in eucrite meteorites
Ben Kumler, James M.D. Day Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 March 2021 LINK “Eucrite meteorites are early-formed (>4.5 Ga) basaltic rocks that are likely to derive from the asteroid 4…
A 4,565-My-old andesite from an extinct chondritic protoplanetOPEN ACCESS
Jean-Alix Barrat, Marc Chaussidon, Akira Yamaguchi, Pierre Beck, Johan Villeneuve, David J. Byrne, Michael W. Broadley, and Bernard Marty PNAS March 16, 2021 118 (11) LINK Update (6 May 2021): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The age…
Trace element geochemistry of coarse‐grained angrites from Northwest Africa: Implications for their petrogenesis on the angrite parent body
Matthew E. Sanborn, Meenakshi Wadhwa Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 3 March 2021 LINK “The angrites are a class of achondrites that encompass a wide range of igneous textures from quenched, volcanic, and subvolcanic stones…
The Manifold Of Variations: impact location of short-term impactorsOPEN ACCESS
Alessio Del Vigna, Linda Dimare, Davide Bracali Cioci PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (20 May 2021) : LINK “The interest in the problem of small asteroids observed shortly before a deep close approach or an impact…
Large sulfur isotope fractionation in lunar volcanic glasses reveals the magmatic differentiation and degassing of the MoonOPEN ACCESS
Alberto E. Saal, Erik H. Hauri Science Advances 24 Feb 2021:Vol. 7, no. 9, eabe4641DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abe4641 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Sulfur isotope variations in mantle-derived lavas provide important constraints on the evolution of planetary…
Space weathering of iron sulfides in the lunar surface environment
Toru Matsumoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Yu Tobimatsu, Dennis Harries, Falko Langenhorst, Akira Miyake, Hiroshi Hidaka Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 19 February 2021 LINK “Highlights • Space weathering alters lunar iron sulfides and produces iron metal…
Chemolithotrophy on the Noachian Martian breccia NWA 7034 via experimental microbial biotransformationOPEN ACCESS
Tetyana Milojevic, Mihaela Albu, Denise Kölbl, Gerald Kothleitner, Robert Bruner & Matthew L. Morgan Communications Earth & Environment 2 , 1–10 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Multiple lines of evidence indicate an active hydrogeological history…
Lunar feldspathic meteorite Dhofar 081: Petrochemical constraints on petrogenesis
Dwijesh Ray, Saumitra Misra & David R Nelson Journal of Earth System Science, Volume 130Article number: 39 (2021)Published: 13 February 2021 LINK “Two alternative petrogenetic models, plagioclase flotation and serial magmatism have been proposed to…
Widespread tissintite in strongly shock‐lithified lunar regolith breccias
Ai‐Cheng Zhang, Qin‐Ting Jiang, Naotaka Tomioka, Yan‐Jun Guo, Jia‐Ni Chen, Yang Li, Naoya Sakamoto, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geophysical Research LettersFirst published: 06 February 2021 LINK “Shock‐lithification is a fundamental process of making rocks from fine‐grained and…
EXAFS Determination of Clay Minerals in Martian Meteorite Allan Hills 84001 and Its Implication for the Noachian Aqueous EnvironmentOPEN ACCESS
Ryoichi Nakada, Gaku Tanabe, Iori Kajitani, Tomohiro Usui, Masashi Shidare and Tetsuya Yokoyama Minerals 2021, 11(2), 176 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The aqueous environment of ancient Mars is of significant interest because of evidence suggesting…
Evaluating the O‐Cr‐Mo isotope signatures in various meteorites representing core–mantle–crust fragments: Implications for partially differentiated planetesimal(s) accreted in the early outer solar system
Arshad Ali, Iffat Jabeen Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 07 February 2021 LINK “The Allende, Eagle Station pallasites (ESP), some ungrouped achondrites (UA), and ungrouped irons (UI) represent different types of meteorites; these…
What Have We Learned About the Interior and Surface of Mars from Martian Meteorites
Udry A., Howarth G. H., Herd C. D. K., Day J. M. D., Lapen T. K. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1046 PDF “Martian meteorites are the only samples that…
Characterization of the Serra Pelada Meteorite by Raman: Implications for Planetary Formation and Hypotheses of Water Origin
Roque C., Nascimento-Dias B. L. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1312 PDF “This work performed the chemical and mineralogical characterization of the Serra Pelada meteorite, analyzing the implications of this meteorite for…
Stalking a Large Carbonaceous Chondrite Asteroid Using ε54Cr-Δ17O Isotope Systematics of the Unique Xenolith Almahata Sitta 202
Miller A. M., Dey S., Yin Q.-Z., Goodrich C. A., Hamilton V. E., et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2360 PDF “Xenolithic clast, unique among the regolith: Who was your parent?”
Further Insights of Temperature-Time Events on HED Parent Body Using U-Th-Pb Chronology of Zircon-Bearing Noritic Diogenite Northwest Africa 10666
Martinez C., Righter M., Lapen T. J., Irving A. J. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2699 PDF “We report zircon and apatite U-Th-Pb isotopic dating of zircon-bearing diogenite NWA 10666. The results…
Almahata Sitta is No More Exotic Than any Other Polymict Ureilite
Goodrich C. A., Bottke W. F., Walsh K. J., Daly R. T. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1331 PDF “Almahata Sitta (asteroid 2008 TC3) and typical polymict ureilites most likely formed in…
A New Occurrence of Phosphoran Olivine in Ungrouped Achondrite Northwest Africa 12319
R. L. Pang, Du W. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2417 PDF “We report the first description of P-rich olivine (up to 12.4 wt% P2O5) in an ungrouped achondrite NWA 12319 and…
