Aqueous Corrosion of Olivine in the Mars Meteorite Miller Range (MIL) 03346 During Antarctic Weathering: Implications for Water on Mars
Michael A. Velbel Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 15 February 2016 LINK “Several nakhlites (clinopyroxenite meteorites from Mars) contain olivine phenocrysts with corrosion features identical in size, shape and distribution…
Ni/S/Cl systematics and the origin of impact-melt glasses in Martian meteorite Elephant Moraine 79001
Schrader, C. M., Cohen, B. A., Donovan, J. J. and Vicenzi, E. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12612 LINK “Martian meteorite Elephant Moraine A79001 (EET 79001) has received considerable attention for the unusual composition…
Large Solar Cosmic Ray Effects on Oued Awlitis 001 Lunar Meteorite and Northwest Africa 10134 Shergottite
K. Nishiizumi, M. W. Caffee, A. J. T. Jull 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1669 PDF
Water and the Formation of the Northwest Africa 8114 Martian Regolith
J. L. MacArthur, J. C. Bridges, L. J. Hicks, R. Burgess, K. H. Joy 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2916 PDF
Ar Ages of Martian Meteorite Northwest Africa 7034
F. N. Lindsay, J. S. Delaney, B. D. Turrin, G. F. Herzog, J. Park, C. C. Swisher III 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #3013 PDF
Electron Probe Microanalysis, Micro X-Ray Diffraction, and Deuterium-Hydrogen Analysis of Hydrous Alteration in Martian Meteorites Northwest Africa 10416 and 8159
Z. Vaci, H. E. Newsom, C. B. Agee, A. J. Brearley, O. Tschauner, C. D. K. Herd 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2538 PDF
Metamorphism on Mars: A View from Eskolaite-Bearing Chromite-Magnetites in Northwest Africa (NWA) 7533
Y. Liu, C. Ma, J. Beckett, D. Flannery, A. Allwood 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1127 PDF
40Ar/39Ar Systematics and Noble Gas Components in the Early Amazonian Martian Meteorite Northwest Africa 8159
W. S. Cassata 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2118 PDF
Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd Isotopic Studies of Nakhlite Northwest Africa 10153
M. Righter, T. J. Lapen, R. Andreasen, A. J. Irving 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2780 PDF
Northwest Africa 4480 Revisited: Petrologic, Isotopic, and Noble Gas Studies of an Unshocked, Maskelynite-Free Mafic Shergottite with a Long Cosmic Ray Exposure Age
A. J. Irving, R. Andreasen, M. Righter, T. J. Lapen, H. Busemann, M. Izawa, D. E. Moser, P. P. Sipiera 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2330 PDF
Hydrogen Isotopic Composition of Apatite in Northwest Africa 7034: A Record of the “Intermediate” H-Isotopic Reservoir in the Martian Crust?
F. M. McCubbin, J. J. Barnes, A. R. Santos, J. W. Boyce, M. Anand, I. A. Franchi, C. B. Agee 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1326 PDF
Samarium Isotopic Constraints for an Early Compaction Age of Northwest Africa 7533
M. Humayun, H. Hidaka, S. Yoneda, C. Göpel, B. Zanda, R. H. Hewins 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1725 PDF
A gamma-ray spectroscopy survey of Omani meteorites
Patrick Weber, Beda A Hoffmann, Tamer Tolba, Jean-Luc Vuilleumier submitted to Meteoritics ans Planetary Science PDF (open access) abstract “The gamma-ray activities of 33 meteorite samples (30 ordinary chondrites, 1 Mars meteorite, 1 iron, 1…
Noble gases in 18 Martian meteorites and angrite Northwest Africa 7812—Exposure ages, trapped gases, and a re-evaluation of the evidence for solar cosmic ray-produced neon in shergottites and other achondrites
Wieler, R., Huber, L., Busemann, H., Seiler, S., Leya, I., Maden, C., Masarik, J., Meier, M. M. M., Nagao, K., Trappitsch, R. and Irving, A. J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12600 Article first published…
Determination of volatile concentrations in fluorapatite of Martian shergottite NWA 2975 by combining synchrotron FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, EMPA, and TEM, and inferences on the volatile budget of the apatite host-magma.
Słaby, E., Koch-Müller, M., Förster, H.-J., Wirth, R., Rhede, D., Schreiber, A. and Schade, U. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12598 Article first published online: 25 JAN 2016 LINK “We combined the focused ion beam…
The chlorine isotope composition of Martian meteorites 2. Implications for the early solar system and the formation of Mars
Sharp, Z., Williams, J., Shearer, C., Agee, C. and McKeegan, K. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12591 Article first published online: 22 JAN 2016 LINK “We determined the chlorine isotope composition of 16 Martian meteorites…
Lithium isotopes and light lithophile element abundances in shergottites: Evidence for both magmatic degassing and subsolidus diffusion
Udry, A., McSween, H. Y., Hervig, R. L. and Taylor, L. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12582 Article first published online: 16 DEC 2015 LINK “Degassed magmatic water was potentially the major source of…
Accretion Timescale and Impact History of Mars Deduced from the Isotopic Systematics of Martian Meteorites
Lars E. Borg, Gregory A. Brennecka, Steven J.K. Symes Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 December 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.12.002 LINK Update (24 June 2016): Evolution of the Solar System Inferred from…
A Pb isotopic resolution to the Martian meteorite age paradox
J.J. Bellucci, A.A. Nemchin, M.J. Whitehouse, J.F. Snape, R.B. Kielman, P.A. Bland, G.K. Benedix Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 1 December 2015 LINK “Determining the chronology and quantifying various…
The early thermal evolution of Mars
Bhatia, G. K. and Sahijpal, S. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12573 LINK “Hf-W isotopic systematics of Martian meteorites have provided evidence for the early accretion and rapid core formation of Mars. We present the…
The Pb isotopic evolution of the Martian mantle constrained by initial Pb in Martian meteorites
Bellucci, J. J., Nemchin, A. A., Whitehouse, M. J., Snape, J. F., Bland, P., Benedix, G.K. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Accepted manuscript online: 21 November 2015 DOI: 10.1002/2015JE004809 LINK “The Pb isotopic compositions of…
Petrology on Mars
Harry Y. McSween Jr. American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5257 Volume 100 no. 11-12 p. 2380-2395 INVITED CENTENNIAL ARTICLE / REVIEW PDF (full text) abstract “Petrologic investigations of martian rocks have been accomplished by mineralogical, geochemical, and…
Nickeliferous pyrite tracks pervasive hydrothermal alteration in Martian regolith breccia: A study in NWA 7533
Lorand, J.-P., Hewins, R. H., Remusat, L., Zanda, B., Pont, S., Leroux, H., Marinova, M., Jacob, D., Humayun, M., Nemchin, A., Grange, M., Kennedy, A. and Göpel, C. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12565 LINK…
Petrography and geochemistry of the enriched basaltic shergottite Northwest Africa 2975
He, Q., Xiao, L., Balta, J. B., Baziotis, I. P., Hsu, W. and Guan, Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12571 LINK “We present a study of the petrology and geochemistry of basaltic shergottite Northwest…
Glass-bearing inclusions in Shergotty and Chassigny: Consistent samples of a primary trapped melt?
Varela, M. E. and Zinner, E. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12566 LINK “Glass-bearing inclusions hosted by different mineral phases in SNC meteorites provide important information on the conditions that prevailed during formation of…
High-sensitivity HPGe gamma-spectrometry analysis of radionuclides in Martian meteorites
Pavel P. Povinec , Ivan Sýkora, Andrej Kováčik, Christian Koeberl Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry pp 1-5 LINK
Small melt inclusions can record bulk magma compositions: A planetary example from the Martian basalt (shergottite) Tissint.
Sonzogni, Y. and Treiman, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12516 LINK “Melt inclusions in igneous minerals can provide constraints on magma compositions, especially for planetary samples where mass is severely limited. Small inclusions (
Ca. 2.7 Ga ferropicritic magmatism: a record of Fe-rich heterogeneities during Neoarchean global mantle melting
Dejan Milidragovic, Don Francis Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 October 2015 LINK ” … Melting experiments on “pyrolitic” compositions and consideration of the dependence of the density of silicate…
NWA 8171 thin section as Gigapan
Very likely NWA 7034 pairing NWA 8171 thin section in Gigapan image (best viewed in full screen) Source: gigapan
Normal to inverse transition in martian spinel: Understanding the interplay between chromium, vanadium, and iron valence state partitioning through a crystal-chemical lens
James J. Papike, Paul V. Burger, Aaron S. Bell, Charles K. Shearer, Loan Le and John Jones American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-5208 v. 100 no. 10 p. 2018-2025 LINK
Influence of redox conditions on the intensity of Mars crustal magnetic anomalies
Brachfeld, S., Shah, D., First, E., Hammer, J. and Bowles, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12505 Article first published online: 21 SEP 2015 LINK
The calcium isotope systematics of Mars
Tomáš Magna, Nikolaus Gussone, Klaus Mezger Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 430, 15 November 2015, Pages 86–94 LINK
Modal abundances of pyroxene, olivine, and mesostasis in nakhlites: Heterogeneity, variation, and implications for nakhlite emplacement.
Corrigan, C. M., Velbel, M. A. and Vicenzi, E. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12492 LINK
A Noachian source region for the “Black Beauty” meteorite, and a source lithology for Mars surface hydrated dust?
Beck P et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 427, 104–111 LINK
Opal-A in the Nakhla meteorite: A tracer of ephemeral liquid water in the Amazonian crust of Mars
Lee, M. R., MacLaren, I., Andersson, S. M. L., Kovács, A., Tomkinson, T., Mark, D. F. and Smith, C. L. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12471 LINK
Evidence for the exsolution of Cl-rich fluids in martian magmas: Apatite petrogenesis in the enriched lherzolitic shergottite Northwest Africa 7755
G.H. Howarth, J.F. Pernet-Fisher, R.J. Bodnar, L.A. Taylor Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 30 June 2015 LINK
Evidence for methane in Martian meteorites
Nigel J. F. Blamey, John Parnell, Sean McMahon, Darren F. Mark, Tim Tomkinson, Martin Lee, Jared Shivak, Matthew R. M. Izawa, Neil R. Banerjee, Roberta L. Flemming, Nature Communications 6, Article number: 7399 doi:10.1038/ncomms8399 Published…
Evidence for Exotic Fe-, Ti-, and P-Enriched Magmas on Mars from Meteorite Northwest Africa 7034
Santos A. R. * Agee C. B. McCubbin F. M. Shearer C. K. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5279 abstract (PDF)
Siderophile Elements in Pristine and Altered Clasts in NWA 7533
Waeselmann N. Humayun M. * Yang S. Hewins R. H. Zanda B. Leroux H. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5358 abstract (PDF)
Rare-Earth minerals in Martian Meteorite NWA 7034/7533: Evidence for Fluid-Rock Interaction in Martian Crust
Liu Y. * Ma C. Chen Y. Beckett J. Guan Y. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5051 abstract (PDF)
New Constraints on the Water Budget in the Martian Breccia Meteorite NWA 7533
Remusat L. * Zanda B. Beck P. Lorand J.-P. Pont S. Leroux H. Hewins R. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5125 abstract (PDF)
Martian Noble Gases in Recently Found Shergottites, Nakhlites, and Breccia Northwest Africa 8114
Busemann H., Seiler S., Wieler R., Kuga M., Maden C., Irving A. J., Clay P. L., Joy K. H. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5235 abstract (PDF)
Chlorophaeite-Bearing Nakhlite Northwest Africa 10153: Petrology, Oxygen, and Hafnium Isotopic Composition, and Implications for Magmatic or Crustal Water on Mars
Irving A. J., Kuehner S. M., Ziegler K., Andreasen R., Righter M., Lapen T. J., Pitt D. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015) Berkeley, USA July 27-31 2015 PDF (abstract)
Evidence in Tissint for recent subsurface water on Mars
Yang Chen, Yang Liu, Yunbin Guan, John M. Eiler, Chi Ma, George R. Rossman, Lawrence A. Taylor Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 425, 1 September 2015, Pages 55–63 LINK We report unambiguous chemical evidence…
Candidates source regions of Martian Meteorites as identified by OMEGA/MEx
A. Ody, F. Poulet, C. Quantin, J.-P. Bibring, J.L. Bishop, M.D. Dyar Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 May 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.05.019 LINK
Spatial distributions of secondary minerals in the Martian meteorite MIL 03346,168 determined by Raman spectroscopic imaging
Zongcheng Ling and Alian Wang Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Accepted manuscript online: 15 MAY 2015 DOI: 10.1002/2015JE004805 LINK
Various aspects of the petrogenesis of the Martian shergottite meteorites
Jones, J. H. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12421 LINK
A new calibration to determine the closure temperatures of Fe-Mg ordering in augite from nakhlites
M. Alvaro, M. C. Domeneghetti, A. M. Fioretti, F. Cámara and L. Marinangeli Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12436 LINK
Igneous and shock processes affecting chassignite amphibole evaluated using chlorine/water partitioning and hydrogen isotopes
Giesting, P. A., Schwenzer, S. P., Filiberto, J., Starkey, N. A., Franchi, I. A., Treiman, A. H., Tindle, A. G. and Grady, M. M. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12430 LINK
Tracking the source of the enriched martian meteorites in olivine-hosted melt inclusions of two depleted shergottites, Yamato 980459 and Tissint
T.J. Peters, J.I. Simon, J.H. Jones, T. Usui, R. Moriwaki, R.C. Economos, A.K. Schmitt, K.D. McKeegan Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 418, 15 May 2015, Pages 91–102 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.02.033 LINK
Petrology of igneous clasts in Northwest Africa 7034: Implications for the petrologic diversity of the martian crust
Alison R. Santos, Carl B. Agee, Francis M. McCubbin, Charles K. Shearer, Paul V. Burger, Romain Tartèse, Mahesh Anand Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta available online 25 February 2015 LINK
Petrography and composition of Martian regolith breccia meteorite Northwest Africa 7475
Wittmann, A., Korotev, R. L., Jolliff, B. L., Irving, A. J., Moser, D. E., Barker, I. and Rumble, D. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50: 326–352. doi: 10.1111/maps.12425 first published online: 19 FEB 2015 LINK…
The Northwest Africa (NWA) 5790 meteorite: A mesostasis-rich nakhlite with little or no Martian aqueous alteration (OPEN ACCESS)
Tomkinson, T., Lee, M. R., Mark, D. F., Dobson, K. J. and Franchi, I. A. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12424 PDF LINK (OPEN ACCESS)
Evidence for a Widespread Basaltic Breccia Component in the Martian Low-Albedo Regions from the Reflectance Spectrum of Northwest Africa 7034
Kevin M. Cannon, John F. Mustard, Carl B. Agee Icarus, available online 29 January 2015 LINK Meteorite may represent ‘bulk background’ of Mars’ battered crust Brown University (January 30, 2015)
Formation of iddingsite veins in the martian crust by centripetal replacement of olivine: Evidence from the nakhlite meteorite Lafayette (OPEN ACCESS PDF)
M.R. Lee, T. Tomkinson, L.J. Hallis, D.F. Mark Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 154, 1 April 2015, Pages 49–65 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.01.022 available online 28 January 2015 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)
Multiple Aqueous Events in the Nakhlite Meteorite North West Africa (NWA) 817
H. Breton, M. R. Lee, D. F. Mark 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1929 PDF LINK
Study of Soluble Organic Compounds from Martian Regolith Breccia NWA 7533 by Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry
F.-R. Orthous-Daunay, R. Thissen, L. Flandinet, A. Néri, V. Vuitton, P. Beck 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2564 PDF LINK
A TEM Study of the Fine-Grained Material of the NWA 7533 Martian Regolith Breccia
H. Leroux, M. Marinova, D. Jacob, R. H. Hewins, B. Zanda, M. Humayun, J. P. Lorand 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1832 PDF LINK
The Thermal and Alteration History of NWA 8114 Martian Regolith
J. L. MacArthur, J. C. Bridges, L. J. Hicks, S. J. Gurman 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2295 PDF LINK
FTIR and Fluorescence Spectroscopic Analyses of NWA 7034: Organic Terrestrial Contamination and Its Association with High Nickel Regions
S. Wirick, G. J. Flynn, J. Brandes, L. Miller, R. Sm 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2348 PDF LINK
Monazite, Chevkinite-Perrierite and Xenotime in Martian Breccia Meteorite NWA 7034
Y. Liu, C. Ma 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1287 PDF LINK
NWA 8694, a Ferroan Chassignite
R. H. Hewins, B. Zanda, S. Pont, M. Humayun, N. Assayag, P. Cartigny 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2249 PDF LINK
Water in Martian Meteorites: Oxygen Isotope Compositions
O. V. Maltsev, K. Ziegler, Z. D. Sharp, C. B. Agee 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2268 PDF LINK
Composition of Fine-Grained Bulk Matrix and Protobreccia Clast Matrix in Northwest Africa 7034: Implications for the Composition of the Martian Crust
F. M. McCubbin, A. Simonetti, C. K. Shearer, A. R. Santos, J. M. D. Day, J. W. Boyce, N. Muttik, C. B. Agee 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1723 PDF LINK
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Sampling in Martian Polymict Breccia Northwest Africa 7034
S. R. Gordon, H. E. Newsom, S. Clegg, M. D. Dyar, C. B. Agee 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2232 PDF LINK
Petrology of Iron, Titanium, and Phosphorus Rich Clasts Within Martian Meteorite Northwest Africa 7034
A. R. Santos, C. B. Agee, F. M. McCubbin, C. K. Shearer 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1941 PDF LINK
Ti-Cr-O Isotope Systematics of the Anomalous Eucrites and Martian Meteorites
C. D. Williams, M. E. Sanborn, Q. -Z. Yin 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1671 PDF LINK
High-Precision 182W Measurements of Martian Meteorites for Constraining the Early Evolution of Mars
T. S. Kruijer, T. Kleine, L. Borg, M. Fischer-Gödde, A. J. Irving, A. Bischoff, C. B. Agee 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1928 PDF LINK
Neodymium and Tungsten Isotope Systematics of Mars Inferred from the Augite Basaltic Meteorite NWA 8159
T. M. Kayzar, L. Borg, T. S. Kruijer, T. Kleine, G. Brennecka, C. Agee 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #2357 PDF LINK
The Mineralogical Record of fO2 Variation and Alteration in Northwest Africa 8159 (NWA 8159). Evidence for the Interaction Between a Mantle Derived Martian Basalt and a Crustal Component(s)
C. K. Shearer, A. S. Bell, P. V. Burger, F. M. McCubbin, C. Agee, J. Simon, J. J. Papike 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1483 PDF LINK
Siderophile and chalcophile element abundances in shergottites: Implications for Martian core formation
Shuying Yang, Munir Humayun, Kevin Righter, Gwendolyn Jefferson, Dana Fields and Anthony J. Irving Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12384 LINK
NWA 8694 – a new Chassignite classified
NWA 8694 back-scattered electron microscope image photo: Labenne Meteorites Meteoritical Bulletin Database Writeup
Petrology and trace element geochemistry of Tissint, the newest shergottite fall
J. Brian Balta, Matthew E. Sanborn, Arya Udry, Meenakshi Wadhwa and Harry Y. McSween Jr. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12403 LINK
Partitioning of light lithophile elements during basalt eruptions on Earth and application to Martian shergottites
Marie Edmonds Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 411, 1 February 2015, Pages 142–150 LINK
Meteoritic evidence for a previously unrecognized hydrogen reservoir on Mars
Tomohiro Usui, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang, Justin I. Simon, John H. Jones Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 410, 15 January 2015, Pages 140–151 LINK
Constraints on the Depth and Thermal Vigor of Melting in the Martian Mantle
Justin Filiberto and Rajdeep Dasgupta Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004745 Accepted manuscript online: 4 DEC 2014 04:51PM EST LINK
NWA 7034 CT Scan
source: Arizona State University’s Center for Meteorite Studies
Application of non-extensive statistical physics on Martian nakhlites: A first-order approach on the crystal size distribution of pyroxene using Tsallis entropy
Filippos Vallianatos, Ioannis P. Baziotis, Arya Udry, and Lawrence A. Taylor EPL 108 58002 doi:10.1209/0295-5075/108/58002 LINK
Pb-isotopic evidence for an early, enriched crust on Mars
J.J. Bellucci, A.A. Nemchin, M.J. Whitehouse, M. Humayun, R. Hewins, B. Zanda Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 410, 15 January 2015, Pages 34–41 available online 2 December 2014 LINK (open access)
The ‘Black Beauty’ meteorite NWA 7034 (Science Podcast)
Science Podcast: 28 November 2014 The ‘Black Beauty’ meteorite NWA 7034 Eric Hand discusses the winding history of the Black Beauty meteorite–a 4.4 billion-year-old piece of Mars. (starting at 9:20 running time) AUDIO (MP3)
NanoSIMS analysis of organic carbon from the Tissint Martian meteorite: Evidence for the past existence of subsurface organic-bearing fluids on Mars
Lin, Y., El Goresy, A., Hu, S., Zhang, J., Gillet, P., Xu, Y., Hao, J., Miyahara, M., Ouyang, Z., Ohtani, E., Xu, L., Yang, W., Feng, L., Zhao, X., Yang, J. and Ozawa, S. (2014)…
‘A castaway from ancient Mars’ by Eric Hand
A castaway from ancient Mars by Eric Hand Science, 25 November 2014 LINK
Crystal chemistry of merrillite from Martian meteorites: Mineralogical recorders of magmatic processes and planetary differentiation
C. K. Shearer, P. V. Burger, J. J. Papike, F. M. McCubbin and A. S. Bell Meteoritics & Planetary Science, article first published online: 18 NOV 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12355 LINK
Merrillite and apatite as recorders of planetary magmatic processes
Brad Jolliff American Mineralogist, November-December 2014, v. 99, p. 2313-2319 doi: 10.2138/am-2014-4926 v. 99 no. 11-12 p. 2161-2162 LINK
Redox-driven exsolution of iron-titanium oxides in magnetite in Miller Range (MIL) 03346 nakhlite: Evidence for post crystallization oxidation in the nakhlite cumulate pile?
Kevin Righter, Lindsay P. Keller, Zia Rahman and Roy Christoffersen American Mineralogist, November-December 2014, v. 99, p. 2313-2319 doi: 10.2138/am-2014-4926 v. 99 no. 11-12 p. 2313-2319 LINK
New bulk sulfur measurements of Martian meteorites and modeling the fate of sulfur during melting and crystallization – Implications for sulfur transfer from Martian mantle to crust–atmosphere system
Shuo Ding, Rajdeep Dasgupta, Cin-Ty A. Lee, Meenakshi Wadhwa Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 409, 1 January 2015, Pages 157–167 17 November 2014 LINK
Chloromethane release from carbonaceous meteorite affords new insight into Mars lander findings
Frank Keppler, David B. Harper, Markus Greule, Ulrich Ott, Tobias Sattler, Heinz F. Schöler, John T. G. Hamilton Scientific Reports 4, Article number:7010 doi:10.1038/srep07010 published 13 November 2014 LINK (open access) Supplementary information (PDF)
Geochemical diversity of shergottite basalts: Mixing and fractionation, and their relation to Mars surface basalts
Treiman, A. H. and Filiberto, J. (2014) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12363 LINK
Northwest Africa 8159: An approximately 2.3 Billion Year Old Martian Olivine-Bearing Augite Basalt
Simon, J. I., Peters, T. J., Tappa, M. J., Agee, C. B. Based on petrology, mineralogy, and bulk composition, the new NWA 8159 martian meteorite is distinct from all known samples from Mars. In particular,…
Record of the ancient martian hydrosphere and atmosphere preserved in zircon from a martian meteorite
A. A. Nemchin, M. Humayun, M. J. Whitehouse, R. H. Hewins, J-P. Lorand, A. Kennedy, M. Grange, B. Zanda, C. Fieni, D. Deldicque, Nature Geoscience (2014) doi:10.1038/ngeo2231 published online: 24 August 2014 LINK Supplementary materials:…
Ferric saponite and serpentine in the nakhlite martian meteorites
Hicks LJ, Bridges JC and Gurman SJ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 136, 1 July 2014, Pages 194–210 LINK (open access)
The Source Crater of Martian Shergottite Meteorites
Werner SC, Ody A and Poulet F Published Online March 6 2014 Science 21 March 2014: Vol. 343 no. 6177 pp. 1343-1346 DOI: 10.1126/science.1247282 LINK
Insights into the Martian mantle: The age and isotopics of the meteorite fall Tissint
Brennecka, G. A., Borg, L. E. and Wadhwa, M. (2014) Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume 49, Issue 3, pages 412–418, March 2014 LINK
K2O-rich trapped melt in olivine in the Nakhla meteorite: Implications for petrogenesis of nakhlites and evolution of the Martian mantle
Goodrich, C. A., Treiman, A. H., Filiberto, J., Gross, J. and Jercinovic, M. (2013) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 48: 2371–2405. doi: 10.1111/maps.12226s.12217 LINK
Origin and age of the earliest Martian crust from meteorite NWA 7533
Humayun M et al. (2013) Nature 503, 513–516 (28 November 2013) doi:10.1038/nature12764 LINK
Planetary science: A chunk of ancient Mars
McSween H.Y. Nature 503, 473–474 (28 November 2013) doi:10.1038/nature12836 LINK
No Martian soil component in shergottite meteorites
Barrat JA, Jambon A, Ferrière L, Bollinger C, Langlade JA, Liorzou C, Boudouma O and Fialin M (in press) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 125, 15 January 2014, Pages 23–33 LINK
