Brecciation on the Aguas Zarcas Parent Body Revealed Using Clast Petrofabrics
Floyd C. J. * Macente A. Daly L. Hanna R. D. Lee M. R. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#1470] “Chondrules in chondrites / What secrets are they hiding / Fabrics reveal all.”
LASER Raman Spectroscopy on Aguas Zarcas (CM2) — the 2019 Meteorite Fall from Costa Rica
Hoffmann V. H. Kaliwoda M. Junge M. Schmahl W. W. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2231] “A large slice of Aguas Zarcas (CM2) was analyzed systematically by LASER Raman spectroscopy. The results are compared with Raman…
A Jump of an Iron Meteorite
Moilanen J. Gritsevich M. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2933] “We study is it possible that a 14 kg iron meteorite can jump 75 meters after hitting on a granite boulder.”
Possible Origin of the First Iron Meteorite with an Instrumentally Documented Fall
Kyrylenko I. Golubov O. Slyusarev I. Visuri J. Gritsevich M. et al. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2655] “We determine the orbit of the first iron meteoroid with instrumentally recorded fall, simulate its past orbital evolution…
Multi-Isotopic Analyses of Bulk Ryugu Samples Returned by the Hayabusa2 Mission
Yokoyama T. * Hayabusa2-Initial-Analysis Chemistry Hayabusa2-Initial-Analysis Core PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#1273] “We report preliminary results on the isotopic compositions of Ti, Cr, and Pb obtained from the Ryugu samples and some carbonaceous chondrites.”
Spectral Reflectance Properties of the C2-Ungrouped Tarda Meteorite
Applin D. M. Schrader D. L. Cloutis E. A. Nakamura T. Matsuoka M. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2218] “We study the spectral reflectance properties of the Tarda meteorite in order to assess similarities to the…
Detailed Coordinated Analysis of the Mineralogy, Petrography, and Elemental Composition of the Carbonaceous Chondrite Falls Tarda and Kolang
Smith L. R. Haenecour P. Barnes J. J. Dominik K. Neuman M. et al. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2832] “We conducted coordinated in-situ (EPMA) and bulk (q-ICP-MS) analyses to constrain the petrography, mineralogy, and elemental…
Assessing the Oxygen Isotope Heterogeneity in Aguas Zarcas, Mukundpura and Kolang
Findlay R. * Greenwood R. C. Franchi I. A. Anand M. King A. J. et al. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2647] “Warm cosmic hot tub / Wet and dry are now as one / Juxtaposed…
Tarda and Tagish Lake: Samples from the Same Outer Solar System Asteroid?
Schrader D. L. * Davidson J. Foustoukos D. Alexander C. M. O’D. Torrano Z. A. et al. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#1157] “Space rocks so altered / Similar to each other / From same asteroid.”
Extraterrestrial Amino Acids in the C2 Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite Tarda: A Unique Distribution
Glavin D. P. * McLain H. L. Parker E. T. Elsila J. E. Aponte J. C. et al. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#1097] “Extraterrestrial amino acids were identified in the C2 ungrouped Tarda meteorite with…
Polyaromatic Units Set the Albedo of Dark Extraterrestrial MaterialsOPEN ACCESS
Romain Maupin, Zahia Djouadi, Rosario Brunetto, Obadias Mivumbi, Christophe Sandt and Ferenc Borondics The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 1, 20 January 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive extraterrestrial materials are generally dark,…
Blaubeuren, Cloppenburg, and Machtenstein—Three recently recognized H-group chondrite finds in Germany with distinct terrestrial ages and weathering effectsOPEN ACCESS
Addi Bischoff, Jakob Storz, Jean-Alix Barrat, Dieter Heinlein, A. J. Timothy Jull, Silke Merchel, Andreas Pack, Georg Rugel MAPSVersion of Record online: 17 January 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In the last 7 years, three…
Meteorite and bright fireball records from CubaOPEN ACCESS
Yasmani Ceballos Izquierdo, Johanset Orihuela León, Gabriel Gonçalves Silva, Marcelo Zurita, Daniela Cardozo Mourão, Henry Delgado Manzor Mineralia Slovaca53, 2 (2021), 131 – 145 PDF (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (alternative download) “This paper provides a comprehensive catalog…
Ancient and recent collisions revealed by phosphate minerals in the Chelyabinsk meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Craig R. Walton, Oliver Shorttle, Sen Hu, Auriol S. P. Rae, Ji Jianglong, Ana Černok, Helen Williams, Yu Liu, Guoqiang Tang, Qiuli Li, Mahesh Anand Accepted in Nature Communication Earth and Environment PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
The appearance of a ‘fresh’ surface on 596 Scheila as a consequence of the 2010 impact eventOPEN ACCESS
Sunao Hasegawa, Michael Marsset, Francesca E. DeMeo, Schelte J. Bus, Masateru Ishiguro, Daisuke Kuroda, Richard P. Binzel, Josef Hanus, Akiko M. Nakamura, Bin Yang, Pierre Vernazza Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
New evidence for wet accretion of inner solar system planetesimals from meteorites Chelyabinsk and BenenitraOPEN ACCESS
Ziliang Jin, Maitrayee Bose, Tim Lichtenberg, Gijs Mulders accepted for publication in The Planetary Science Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (28 December 2021): LINK (OPEN ACCESS) / PDF (OPEN ACCESS)The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2,…
Mineralogy of the 2019 Aguas Zarcas (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite meteorite fallOPEN ACCESS
Laurence A. J. Garvie American MineralogistRevision 1, preprint (peer-reviewed, final accepted version for American Mineralogist, published online: 24 November 2021) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (1 December 2021, American Mineralogist, 106 (12): 1900–1916): LINK “The 2019…
Understanding asteroidal failure through quasi-static compression testing and 3-D digital image correlation of the Aba Panu (L3) chondrite
M. F. Rabbi, L. A. J. Garvie, D. Cotto-Figueroa, E. Asphaug, K. H. Khafagy, S. Datta, A. Chattopadhyay Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 11 November 2021 LINK “A comprehensive understanding of the mechanical…
Light noble gas records and cosmic ray exposure histories of recent ordinary chondrite falls
Thomas Smith, Huaiyu He, Shijie Li, P. M. Ranjith, Fei Su, Jérôme Gattacceca, Régis Braucher, ASTER-Team Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 04 November 2021 LINK “We measured noble gas concentrations and isotopic ratios…
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…
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…
Addendum: Meteoritic evidence for a Ceres-sized water-rich carbonaceous chondrite parent asteroidOPEN ACCESS
V. E. Hamilton, C. A. Goodrich, A. H. Treiman, H. C. Connolly Jr, M. E. Zolensky & M. H. Shaddad Nature AstronomyPublished: 25 October 2021 LINK Addendum to Nature Astronomy Meteoritic evidence for a Ceres-sized…
Aqueous Alteration on Asteroids Simplifies Soluble Organic Matter MixturesOPEN ACCESS
Junko Isa, François-régis Orthous-Daunay, Pierre Beck, Christopher D. K. Herd, Veronique Vuitton, and Laurène Flandinet The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 920, Number 2 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Biologically relevant abiotic extraterrestrial soluble organic matter (SOM)…
GOLDEN meteorite fall (L/LL5 chondrite, 1270 + 919 g) in Golden, British Colombia, Canada at around 23:33:43-49 MST on 3 October (5:33:43-49 UT, 4 Oct.) 2021
Last update: 8 November 2023 Ruth Hamilton holding her Golden meteorite. Photo: Ruth Hamilton In an article on the website of ‘The Golden Star’ on 8 October 2021 (3:50 pm) Claire Palmer reported that a…
An Almahata Sitta EL3 fragment: implications for the complex thermal history of enstatite chondritesOPEN ACCESS
M. Kimura, M. K. Weisberg, A. Takaki, N. Imae & A. Yamaguchi Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, Volume 8, Article number: 55 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Almahata Sitta is a polymict breccia,…
Natural Fe-bearing aluminous bridgmanite in the Katol L6 chondrite
Sujoy Ghosh, Kishan Tiwari, Masaaki Miyahara, Arno Rohrbach, Christian Vollmer, Vincenzo Stagno, Eiji Ohtani, and Dwijesh Ray PNAS October 5, 2021 118 (40) LINK “Bridgmanite, the most abundant mineral of the Earth’s lower mantle, has…
Isotope Dichotomy from Solar Protoplanetary Disk Processing of 150Nd-rich Stellar EjectaOPEN ACCESS
Nikitha Susan Saji, Martin Schiller, Jesper Christian Holst, and Martin Bizzarro The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 919, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We use high-precision neodymium isotope data for sequentially acid-leached components of…
Novo Mesto meteorite fall – trajectory, orbit, and fragmentation analysis from optical observationsOPEN ACCESS
Denis Vida, Damir Šegon, Marko Šegon, Jure Atanackov, Bojan Ambrožič, Luke McFadden, Ludovic Ferrière, Javor Kac, Gregor Kladnik, Mladen Živčić, Aleksandar Merlak, Ivica Skokić, Lovro Pavletić, Gojko Vinčić, Ivica Ćiković, Zsolt Perkó, Martino Ilari, Mirjana…
Darkflight estimates of meteorite fall positions: issues and a case study using the Murrili meteorite fallOPEN ACCESS
M.C. Towner, T. Jansen-Sturgeon, M. Cupak, E.K. Sansom, H.A.R. Devillepoix, P.A. Bland, R.M Howie, J.P. Paxman, G.K. Benedix, B.A.D. Hartig PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (21 February 2022): The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 2LINK…
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,…
Campo del Cielo Strewn Field: Modeling and Comparison with Observations
Schmalen A. *, Luther R., Artemieva N. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6044) PDF Reconstruction of the Campo del Cielo impact event, i.e., to estimate the minimal pre-atmospheric mass and…
Origin of Enstatite Chondrite Fragments in Almahata Sitta: Implications for the Enstatite Chondrite Parent Body
Downes H., Goodrich C. A., Greenwood R. C., Abernethy F. J. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6089) PDF Almahata Sitta contains as wide a range of enstatite chondrite fragments as…
Arpu Kuilpu, an Ordinary Chondrite on a Jupiter Family Cometary Orbit
Towner M. C., Sansom E. K., Devillepoix H. A. R., Cupak M., Bland P. A., Anderson S. L., Shober P. M. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6206) PDF We describe…
Mean Atomic Weight, Grain Density, and Porosity of Flensburg Unique Carbonaceous Condrite
Szurgot M. A. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6006) PDF Mean atomic weight (Amean), grain density (dgr) and porosity of Flensburg unique carbonaceous chondrite were determined. It was shown that…
Discovery of High-Pressure Polymorphs in the Recent Fall of Viñales (L6 Ordinary Chondrite): Implications for Collisions on its Parent Body
Baziotis I., Xydous S., Papoutsa A., Hu J., Ma C., Ferrière L., Klemme S., Berndt J., Asimow P. D. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6115) PDF Viñales, a L6 ordinary…
Raman Spectroscopy of Freshy Fallen Mahadeva (H5/6) Chondrite
Panda D. K., Shukla A. D. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6156) PDF Study of a new chondrite meteorites always shades some insights on the understanding of the records of…
Madura Cave: A New Meteorite Fall Delivered from an Aten Orbit
Devillepoix H. A. R., Anderson S., Sansom E. K., Lagain A., Towner M. C., Bland P. A., Howie R. M., Cupak M., Benedix G. K., Forman L. V., Shober P., Hartig B. A. D. 84th…
Mean Atomic Weight, Grain Density, and Porosity of Cavezzo Chondrite
Szurgot M. A. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6009) PDF Mean atomic weight (Amean), grain density (dgr), and porosity (P) of anomaleous Cavezzo L5 chondrite were predicted. It was shown…
Reanalysis of the 24 November 1970 Fireball
Gritsevich M., Moilanen J., Visuri J., Heinlein D., Schweidler F., Flohrer J., Oberst J. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6216) PDF We demonstrate that the EN241170 fireball was the fall…
The Metal-Rich Lithology Within the Aguas Zarcas Breccia: Characterization, Origin, and Evolution
Kerraouch I., Bischoff A., Zolensky M. E., Hellmann J. L., Wölfer E., King A. J., Patzek M., Marrocchi Y., Pack A., Ludwig T., Trieloff M. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract #…
Spectroscopic Investigation of Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites
Yesiltas M., Kebukawa Y., Zolensky M. E., Fries M., Glotch T. D. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6098) PDF We present detailed spectroscopic and imaging data on multiple C2-ung chondrites…
Silicate Minerals in CM Carbonaceous Chondrites Murchison and Aguas Zarcas
Bose M., Hahn T. M. Jr., Jin Z. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6078) PDF Silicate minerals in Aguas Zarcas has elevated hydrogen isotopic ratios compared to Murchison. Isolated olivines…
FTIR Spectroscopy and X-CT Characterization of the New CM Aguas Zarcas
Dionnet Z., Aléon-Toppani A., Rubino S., Suttle M. D., Lantz C., Grieco F., Baklouti D., Djouadi Z., Rotundi A., Scheel M., Borondics F., Heripre E., Avdellidou C., Brunetto R. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical…
PAH Content of CM Chondrites: Influence of Aqueous Alteration on the Parent Body?
Lecasble M., Remusat L., Viennet J.-C., Laurent B., Bernard S. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6205) PDF We extracted PAHs from Mukundpura, Aguas Zarcas, Kolang and Tarda. PAH concentration and…
Phyllosilicate Rich Rims in Mukundpura Meteorite: Implications for Parent Body Aqueous Alteration
Baliyan S., Ray D. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6247) PDF This study focuses on the origin and alteration of fine-grained rims in Mukundpura meteorite (CM2).
Identification of Clasts in CM Chondrite Fall Kolang with S and Ca
Jenkins L. E., Lee M., Daly L., King A. J., Chung P. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6161) PDF Clasts experienced / Alteration with fluids / Of varied makeups.
Post-Brecciation Chondrule Flattening and Petrofabric Formation in CM Chondrite Kolang
Jenkins L. E., Lee M., Daly L., King A. J., Chung P. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6165) PDF Petrofabrics and / Flattened chondrules shared among / The clasts of…
Organic Compounds in the Tarda C2 Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite: MTBSTFA as a One-Pot Extraction Technique
84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6116) PDF In our study we employed MTBSTFA to identify organic compounds in the Tarda C2 ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite and characterize the performance of this…
Alteration of Carbonate in the Aguas Zarcas and Tarda Carbonaceous Chondrites
Hicks L. J., Bridges J. C. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6157) PDF In this study of Aguas Zarcas and Tarda carbonaceous chondrites, we aim to constrain the history of…
Tarda an Unusual Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite Fall from Morocco
Chennaoui Aoudjehane H., Agee C. B., Ziegler K., Garvie L. A. J., Irving A., Sheikh D., Carpenter P. K., Zolensky M., Schmitt-Kopplin P., Trif L. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract #…
A Possible Record of an Active Asteroid: Discovery of a Compact Lithology in the Aguas Zarcas CM Chondrite
Yang X., Hanna R. D., Davis A. M., Neander A. I., Heck P. R. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6075) PDF We found a previously unreported lithology of compact fragments…
A Spatial Heat Map for the 7 November 2020 Iron Meteorite Fall
Moilanen J., Gritsevich M. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6252) PDF On the difference between density and mass distribution per surface area heat maps made from dark flight Monte Carlo…
Cavezzo—The double face of a meteorite: Mineralogy, petrography, and geochemistry of a very unusual chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Giovanni Pratesi, Vanni Moggi Cecchi, Richard C. Greenwood, Ian A. Franchi, Samantha J. Hammond, Mario Di Martino, Dario Barghini, Carla Taricco, Albino Carbognani, Daniele Gardiol Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 23 June 2021…
Shock‐Induced Incongruent Melting of Olivine in Kamargaon L6 Chondrite
Kishan Tiwari, Sujoy Ghosh, Masaaki Miyahara, Dwijesh Ray Geophysical Research LettersFirst Published: 8 June 2021 LINK “In this study, we report for the first-time shock-induced incongruent melting of olivine in an ordinary chondrite. Several olivine…
Progressive aqueous alteration and iron oxidation record in the matrix of Mukundpura CM2 chondrite, a new fall
D. Ray, S. Baliyan, C. Nayak Advances in Space ResearchAvailable online 12 June 2021 LINK “Highlights • Mukundpura- a matrix-rich CM2, fresh fall.• Matrix shows evidences of progressive alteration.• Iron speciation record is consistent with…
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…
Fragmentation model and strewn field estimation for meteoroids entryOPEN ACCESS
S. Limonta, M. Trisolini, S. Frey, C. Colombo IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 May 2021 LINK Update (1 June 2021): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Novel probabilistic model of asteroid breakup based on…
The Tarda Meteorite: A Window into the Formation of D-type AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Yves Marrocchi, Guillaume Avice, and Jean-Alix Barrat The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 913, Number 1Published: 19 May 2021 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Dynamic models of solar system evolution suggest that D-type asteroids formed beyond Saturn’s…
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…
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…
Discovery of primitive CO2-bearing fluid in an aqueously altered carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Akira Tsuchiyama, Akira Miyake, Satoshi Okuzumi, Akira Kitayama, Jun Kawano, Kentaro Uesugi, Akihisa Takeuchi, Tsukasa Nakano, Michael Zolensky Science Advances, 21 Apr 2021:Vol. 7, no. 17, eabg9707DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg9707 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials…
Hydrogen abundance estimation and distribution on (101955) Bennu
A. Praet, M.A. Barucci, B.E. Clark, H.H. Kaplan, A.A. Simon, V.E. Hamilton, J.P. Emery, E.S. Howell, L.F. Lim, X.-D. Zouh, J.-Y. Li, D.C. Reuter, F. Merlin, J.D.P. Deshapriya, S. Fornasier, P.H. Hasselmann, G. Poggiali, S….
WINCHCOMBE meteorite fall (CM2, ~601.9 grams, 9 masses) in Winchcombe, Woodmancote and Bishop’s Cleeve, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucesteshire, UK on 28 February 2021 at 21.54:15.88 – 21.54.24.12 UT
Last update: 28 February 2023 A CM2 chondrite fell on the Wilcock family’s driveway in Winchcombe at location 51°57’04.4″N 1°58’32.5″W, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, UK on 28 February 2021 at 21.54:15.88 – 21.54.24.12 UT. The Wilcock…
Determination of strewn fields for meteorite fallsOPEN ACCESS
Jarmo Moilanen, Maria Gritsevich, Esko Lyytinen Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stab586Published: 01 March 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) Supplemental Files (ZIP/DOWNLOAD) “When an object enters the atmosphere it may be detected as a…
The Mechanical Properties of Chelyabinsk LL5 Chondrite Under Compression and TensionOPEN ACCESS
Dmitry Zaytsev, Elijah N. Borodin, A. E. Dudorov & P. Panfilov Earth, Moon, and Planets, Volume 125, Article number: 2 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The mechanical properties of Chelyabinsk LL5 chondrite (Chelyabinsk meteorite) were…
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…
Meteorite fall in Falealupo-Tai, Vaisigano, Savai’i, Samoa on 3 February 2021
Last update: 20 February 2021 On 12 February the Samoa Observer reported that a meteorite fell in the costal village Falealupo-Tai in Vaisigano on Savai’i, Samoa in the morning or early afternoon on 3 February…
Fireball characteristics derivable from acoustic dataOPEN ACCESS
Luke McFadden, Peter Brown, Denis Vida, Pavel Spurný PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (5 March 2021): LINK Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics “Highlights • Fragmentation and ballistic energy estimates by seismic/infrasonic data.• Ballistic trajectory and…
Mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, and chronology of the Murrili (H5) meteorite fall: The third recovered fall from the Desert Fireball Network
S. Anderson, G. K. Benedix, L. V. Forman, L. Daly, R. C. Greenwood, I. A. Franchi, J. M. Friedrich, R. Macke, S. Wiggins, D. Britt, J. M. Cadogan, M. M. M. Meier, C. Maden, H….
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons in the Mukundpura (CM2) Chondrite
M.S. Kalpana, E.V.S.S.K. Babu, Devleena Mani, R.P. Tripathi, N. Bhandari Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 February 2021 LINK “Highlights • The first report of soluble PAHs of Mukundpura (MK) CM2.0…
Comparison of the Murchison CM2 and Allende CV3 chondrites
Kim V. Fendrich, Denton, S. Ebel Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:09 February 2021 LINK “The size, distribution, abundance, and physical and chemical characteristics of chondritic inclusions are key features that define the chondrite…
Hydrothermal Ammoniation of Chondrites: Implications for Ceres
Izawa M. R. M., Koutoula E., Stancu M.-N., Yamashita S., Okuchi T. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2247 PDF “Hydrothermal reactions between carbonaceous chondrites and ammonia-water solutions do not produce…
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?”
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…
Constraints on the Ice Composition of Carbonaceous Chondrites
Sridhar N., Bryson J. F. J., King A. J., Harrison R. J. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1095 PDF “Compared to the CO and CM chondrites, magnetic measurements indicate that the CI…
Analysis of the Solar Proton Effects in the Stubenberg and Jesenice Chondrites
Ustinova G. K. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1310 PDF “The solar cosmic ray contributions to production of cosmogenic radionuclides in the near-surface layers of the chondrites of low ablation are estimated….
Organic Compounds in Mahadevpur H4/5 and Natun Balijan L4 Ordinary Chondrites by Raman Spectroscopy
Saikia B. J., Parthasarathy G., Borah R. R. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1853 PDF “Herein we identify organic trace in Mahadevpur H4/5 and Natun Balijan L4 ordinary chondrites by Raman Spectroscopy.”
Studying the Main Mineralogy and Shock of the Bolivian H5 Chondrite Aiquile
J. Ibáñez-Insa, Trigo-Rodriguez J. M., Peña-Asensio E., Rimola A. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1385 PDF “A XRD study of the main mineral phases of Aiquile H5 chondrite is presented. SEM-EDX results…
Cosmogenic Radionuclides in Four Paired Antarctic L/LL Chondrites Indicate Similar Cosmic-Ray Exposure Age as Chelyabinsk LL Chondrite
K. C. Welten, Nishiizumi K., Caffee M. W. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1821 PDF “Cosmogenic radionuclides in 4 L/LL chondrites from Wisconsin Range, Antarctica indicate they are paired fragments. Their CRE…
Hydrogen Content in Chondrules of CM Chondrites: Influence of Aqueous Alteration or Preaccretional Heritage?
S. Azevedo-Vannson, Remusat L., Piani L., Pont S., Roskosz M. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1867 PDF “Ion probe reveals high H content in NAMs of chondrules in Paris and Aguas Zarcas…
Extra-Terrestrial Carbon and Water Molecule in Mukundpura Carbonaceous Chondrite (CM2)
A. Dutta, Raychaudhuri D., Nevin C. G., Bhattacharya A. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1869 PDF “In the present study, LRS and FTIR spectroscopy has been carried out to determine qualitative and…
Round up the unusual suspects: Near-Earth Asteroid 17274 (2000 LC16) a plausible D-type parent body of the Tagish Lake meteorite
Gordon M. Gartrelle, Paul S. Hardersen, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Matthew C. Nowinski IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 February 2021 LINK “Highlights • Spectral, visual, mathematical and Shkuratov radiative transfer analyses have determined near-Earth…
The Flensburg (C1-Ungrouped) 2019 Meteorite Fall: Raman Spectroscopy and Compilation of Magnetic Susceptibility Data on C — Ungrouped Falls/Finds
The Flensburg (C1-Ungrouped) 2019 Meteorite Fall: Raman Spectroscopy and Compilation of Magnetic Susceptibility Data on C — Ungrouped Falls/Finds Hoffmann V. H., Wimmer K., Kaliwoda M., Schmahl W., Schmitt-Kopplin P. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science…
Occurrence of the Sodium Carbonate Shortite in the Flensburg C1 Chondrite
Occurrence of the Sodium Carbonate Shortite in the Flensburg C1 Chondrite D. Harries 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1953
The Bulk Mineralogy and Water Contents of the Carbonaceous Chondrite Falls Kolang and Tarda
The Bulk Mineralogy and Water Contents of the Carbonaceous Chondrite Falls Kolang and Tarda King A. J., Bates H. C., Schofield P. F., Russell S. S. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1909…
The Kolang (CM 1/2) and Tarda (C2 ungrouped) Meteorite Falls from 2020: First Systematic Mineralogical Investigations by LASER Raman Spectroscopy and SEM/EDX
The Kolang (CM 1/2) and Tarda (C2 ungrouped) Meteorite Falls from 2020: First Systematic Mineralogical Investigations by LASER Raman Spectroscopy and SEM/EDX Hoffmann V. H., Kaliwoda M., Schmahl W., Wimmer K., Schmitt-Kopplin P. 52nd Lunar…
Bulk Mineralogy of the Tarda (C2-ung) 2020 Fall: Results from Powder XRD and Thermal (TG-DSC-MSEGA) Analysis
Bulk Mineralogy of the Tarda (C2-ung) 2020 Fall: Results from Powder XRD and Thermal (TG-DSC-MSEGA) Analysis L. A. J. Garvie, Trif L. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2446 “Tarda (C2-ung) is dominated…
Distribution of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds in the C2 Ungrouped Tarda Carbonaceous Chondrite
Distribution of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds in the C2 Ungrouped Tarda Carbonaceous Chondrite L. D. Tunney, P. J. A. Hill, C. D. K. Herd, R. W. Hilts, and M. C. Holt 52nd Lunar and…
Exploring the Planetary Genealogy of Tarda — A Unique New Carbonaceous Chondrite
Exploring the Planetary Genealogy of Tarda — A Unique New Carbonaceous Chondrite Dey S., Yin Q.-Z., Zolensky M. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2517 “Enigmatic new meteorite from Morocco, / Sibling of…
Tarda (C2-Ung): A New and Unusual Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite Fall from Morocco
Tarda (C2-Ung): A New and Unusual Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite Fall from Morocco Chennaoui Aoudjehane H., Agee C. B., Ziegler K., Garvie L. A. J., Irving A. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021),…
Clast Populations Within the CM2.2 Brecciated Carbonaceaous Chondrite Aguas Zarcas: Implications for Understanding Aqueous Alteration on Ryugu
Clast Populations Within the CM2.2 Brecciated Carbonaceaous Chondrite Aguas Zarcas: Implications for Understanding Aqueous Alteration on Ryugu P. M. C. Martin, Lee M. R. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2068 “Petrological characterization…
The polymict carbonaceous breccia Aguas Zarcas: A potential analog to samples being returned by the OSIRIS‐REx and Hayabusa2 missionsOPEN ACCESS
Imene Kerraouch, Addi Bischoff, Michael E. Zolensky, Andreas Pack, Markus Patzek, Romy D. Hanna, Marc D. Fries, Dennis Harries, Yoko Kebukawa, Loan LeMotoo, ItoZia Rahman Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 2 February 2021 LINK (OPEN…
The Allende meteorite: Landmark and cautionary tale
Timothy J. McCoy, Catherine M. Corrigan Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceInvited Review, Version of Record online: 20 January 2021 LINK
CM carbonaceous chondrite falls and their terrestrial alterationOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Luke Daly, Cameron Floyd, Pierre‐Etienne Martin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM carbonaceous chondrites provide unique insights into the composition of…
Trajectory and orbit of the unique carbonaceous meteorite FlensburgOPEN ACCESS
Jiří Borovička, Felix Bettonvil, Gerd Baumgarten, Jörg Strunk, Mike Hankey, Pavel Spurný, Dieter Heinlein Manuscript submitted to Meteoritics & Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (9 February 2021): LINK “The C1-ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite Flensburg fell…
Meteoritic evidence for a Ceres-sized water-rich carbonaceous chondrite parent asteroid
V. E. Hamilton, C. A. Goodrich, A. H. Treiman, H. C. Connolly Jr, M. E. Zolensky & M. H. Shaddad Nature Astronomy (2020)Published: 21 December 2020 LINK “Carbonaceous chondrite meteorites record the earliest stages of…
Mineralogy and Spectroscopy (Visible Near Infrared and Fourier Transform Infrared) of Mukundpura CM2: Implications for asteroidal aqueous alteration
S. Baliyan, H. Moitra, S. Sarkar, D. Ray, D.K. Panda, A.D. Shukla, S. Bhattachary, S. Gupta GeochemistryIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 December 2020 LINK “We report the textures, mineralogy and mineral chemistry of…
The fall of the Murchison meteorite
Michael Zolensky, Sara Russell, Adrian Brearley Invited Review Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 25 November 2020 LINK
Cavezzo, the first Italian meteorite recovered by the PRISMA fireball network. Orbit, trajectory, and strewn-fieldOPEN ACCESS
D Gardiol, D Barghini, A Buzzoni, A Carbognani, M Di Carlo, M Di Martino, C Knapic, E Londero, G Pratesi, S Rasetti, W Riva, R Salerno, G M Stirpe, G B Valsecchi, C A Volpicelli,…
A primordial 15N-depleted organic component detected within the carbonaceous chondrite MariboOPEN ACCESS
Christian Vollmer, Jan Leitner, Demie Kepaptsoglou, Quentin M. Ramasse, Ashley J. King, Paul F. Schofield, Addi Bischoff, Tohru Araki & Peter Hoppe Scientific Reports 10 , 1–9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report on…
Graphite-Based Geothermometry on Almahata Sitta Ureilitic MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Anna Barbaro, M. Chiara Domeneghetti, Cyrena A. Goodrich, Moreno Meneghetti, Lucio Litti, Anna Maria Fioretti, Peter Jenniskens, Muawia H. Shaddad and Fabrizio Nestola Minerals 2020, 10(11), 1005 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The thermal history…
Oxygen-isotope systematics of chondrules and olivine fragments from Tagish Lake C2 chondrite: Implications of chondrule-forming regions in protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Takayuki Ushikubo, Makoto Kimura Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 November 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights: • Oxygen isotopic systematics of chondrules and olivine fragments of Tagish Lake meteorite were studied.•…
Aqueous Alteration Studies on Mukundpura (MK) Carbonaceous Chondrite using FTIR, TGA and Raman spectroscopy and its CM classificationOPEN ACCESS
A. Dixit, R. P. Tripathi, Sudhanshu Kumar, Mohd. Azaj Ansari, K Sreenivas Submitted to MAPS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “FTIR measurement on MK immediately after its fall, shows a unique doublet around 10 micrometer, significantly different…
Isotopic Composition of Noble Gases, Nitrogen, and Carbon in the Ozerki New L Chondrite
E. V. Korochantseva, A. B. Verchovsky, A. I. Buikin, K. A. Lorents & A. V. Korochantsev Geochemistry International, Volume 58, pages 1239–1256(2020) LINK “The isotopic composition of noble gases, nitrogen, and carbon in two samples…
The fall, recovery, classification, and initial characterization of the Hamburg, Michigan H4 chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Philipp R. Heck, Jennika Greer, Joseph S. Boesenberg, Audrey Bouvier, Marc W. Caffee, William S. Cassata, Catherine Corrigan, Andrew M. Davis, Donald W. Davis, Marc Fries, Mike Hankey, Peter Jenniskens, Philippe Schmitt‐Kopplin, Shannon Sheu, Reto…
The old, unique C1 chondrite Flensburg – insight into the first processes of aqueous alteration, brecciation, and the diversity of water-bearing parent bodies and lithologiesOPEN ACCESS
Addi Bischoff, Conel M. O’D Alexander, Jean-Alix Barrat, Christoph Burkhardt, Henner Busemann, Detlev Degering, Tommaso Di Rocco, Meike Fischer, Thomas Fockenberg, Dionysis I. Foustoukos Jérôme Gattacceca, Jose R. A. Godinho, Dennis Harries, Dieter Heinlein, Jan…
Mass-independent and mass-dependent Cr isotopic composition of the Rumuruti (R) chondrites: Implications for their origin and planet formationOPEN ACCESS
Ke Zhu (朱柯), Frédéric Moynier, Martin Schiller, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jean-Alix Barrat, Addi Bischoff, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 15 October 2020 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chromium (Cr)…
The petrochemical constraint and cosmogenic records of Mahadeva (H5/6) chondrite: a new fall in India
Dipak K. Panda, Dwijesh Ray, Anil D. Shukla Planetary and Space ScienceIn press, journal pre-proof, Available online 6 October 2020 LINK “Highlights Mahadeva Meteorite fell as a new single piece on July 22, 2019 in…
OSLO (H3-6, 2012) and VALLE (H5, 2013) finally approved
On 5 September 2020 the Norwegian meteorites OSLO (2012, H3-6) and VALLE (2013, H5) have finally been registered as probable and possible falls in the Meteoritical Bulletin database. The first Oslo specimen (Rodeløkka). Photo: Terje…
Organic contamination on the surface of meteorites as a function of space and time: A case study of the Buzzard Coulee H4 chondrite
Libby D. Tunney, Christopher D. K. Herd, Robert W. Hilts Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:28 August 2020 LINK “The study of organic compounds in astromaterials represents a unique window into organic matter in…
TARDA meteorite fall (~ 4 kg, C2-ung) near (Ksar) Tarda (قصر تاردة , ⵜⴰⵔⴷⴰ), near Errachidia ( الرشيدية , ⵉⵎⵜⵖⵔⵏ), Errachidia province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco at ~ 2.30 p.m. (1.30 UT) on 25 August 2020
Last update: 20 May 2021 As first published in social media on 26 August, thousands of smaller masses (mostly below 1 gram, very few between 50 and 99 grams) of rare carbonaceous chondrites (C2-ung) have…
The Piancaldoli meteorite: A forgotten primitive LL3.10 ordinary chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Yves Marrocchi, Lydie Bonal, Jérome Gattacceca, Laurette Piani, Pierre Beck, Richard Greenwood, Jolantha Eschrig, Anne Basque, Pasquale Mario Nuccio, Franco Foresta Martin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 24 August 2020 LINK PDF (OPEN…
Petrological evidence for the existence and disruption of a 500 km-sized differentiated planetesimal of enstatite-chondritic parentage
Dennis Harries, Addi Bischoff Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 548, 15 October 2020, 116506 LINK “Highlights • A unique enstatite-rich lithology was found among Almahata Sitta meteorite samples.• Petrology indicates a radius of ∼500 km…
KOLANG meteorite fall (CM1/2, ~2.75 kg) in Sitahan Barat, Pasar Onan Hurlang, and Satahi Nauli area, Kolang, Central Tapanuli Regency (Tapanuli Tengah), North Sumatra (Sumatra Utara), Indonesia at ~ 16.40 WIB (9.40 a.m. UTC) on 1 August 2020
Last update: 6 March 2021 A rare meteorite, the most aqueously altered witnessed CM fall (CM1/2) so far, weighing ~2.4 kilograms fell through the zinc roof of 33-year old coffin-maker Josua Hutagalung’s house in the…
Historical List of Harmful Meteorites
Lev A. Muravyev, Viktor I. Grokhovsky Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation pp 147-159, Conference paper LINK “As is known, the possibility of stones falling from the sky was completely confirmed by scientists only in…
PULI ILKARINGURU meeteorite fall (H5, 18 November 2019) on the Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia
Last update: 30 May 2023 Curtin University press release (30 July 2020) The Desert Fireball Network (30 July 2020) Puli Ilkaringuru, Fall on 18 November 2019 On 29 May 2023 the meteorite fall was added…
Color Cathodoluminescence and minor element zonation of forsterite in Mukundpura chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Shivani BALIYAN, Dwijesh RAY Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological SciencesReleased: July 22, 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mukundpura is a carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) recently fell in Rajasthan, India (June 6, 2017). A typical fine–grained,…
Characterization of Kemer L4 meteorite using Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements and Mössbauer spectroscopy
A. A. Maksimova, E. V. Petrova, A. V. Chukin, M. S. Karabanalov, B.A. Nogueira, R. Fausto, M. Yesiltas, I. Felner, M. I. Oshtrakh Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular SpectroscopyAvailable online 20 July 2020,…
The Aguas Zarcas (CM2) meteorite: New insights into early solar system organic chemistry
Sandra Pizzarello, Christopher T. Yarnes, George Cooper Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 15 July 2020 LINK “To date, the CM2 class of carbonaceous chondrites has provided the most detailed view of organic synthesis in…
Investigation of the Ozerki meteoroid parameters
Anna Kartashova, Alexander Golubaev, Alona Mozgova, Ivan Chuvashov, Galina Bolgova, Dmitry Glazachev, Vladimir Efremov Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 July 2020 LINK “Highlights • The method of the determination of…
Extraterrestrial organic compounds and cyanide in the CM2 carbonaceous chondrites Aguas Zarcas and Murchison
José C. Aponte, Hannah L. McLain, Danielle N. Simkus, Jamie E. Elsila, Daniel P. Glavin, Eric T. Parker, Jason P. Dworkin, Dolores H. Hill, Harold C. Connolly, Jr. Dante S. Lauretta Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion…
Julius Obsequens’s book, Liber Prodigiorum : A Roman era record of meteorite falls, fireballs, and other celestial phenomena
Annarita Franza, Giovanni Pratesi Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “Julius Obsequens was the pseudonym of a Roman historian presumably living in the 4th century ad , whose life is shrouded in mystery. All that is…
Iron meteorite fall near Sanchore (सांचौर), Jalore, Rajasthan, India on 19 June 2020 at ~ 6.15 a.m. IST (0.45 UT)
Last update: 24 June 2020 Photo: Jaykishan Khanwat The iron meteorite weighing 2788 grams fell (according to our own research) next to Gayatri College MB Road at location ~ 24°44’47.35″N, 71°47’3.78″E, just outside the city…
Meteorite (~ 5 kg) fall in Bimbe (Limbe ?) village, Chitanda chiefdom, Chibombo District, Central Province, Zambia at ~7:00 a.m. CAT (~5:00 UT) on 7 June 2020
Last update: 12 October 2020 A meteorite (~ 5 kg), apparently an ordinary chondrite, fell at around 7 a.m. on 7th June 2020 in Bimbe (Limbe ?) village, in Chitanda Lumamba’s chiefdom in the northwest…
Murrili meteorite’s fall and recovery from Kati ThandaOPEN ACCESS
E. K. Sansom, P. A. Bland, M. C. Towner, H. A. R. D. Devillepoix, M. Cupak, R. M. Howie, T. Jansen-Sturgeon, M. A. Cox, B. A. D. Hartig, J. P. Paxman, G. Benedix, L. V….
Two Strengths of Ordinary Chondritic Meteoroids as Derived from their Atmospheric Fragmentation ModelingOPEN ACCESS
Jiří Borovička, Pavel Spurný, Lukáš Shrbený Accepted for publication in AJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The internal structure and strength of small asteroids and large meteoroids is poorly known. Observation of bright fireballs in the Earth’s…
Confirmed meteorite fall (~ 15.152 kg, H5, S2) on 22 July 2019 near Kauriahī (कौरिअही) village, Mahādēvā (महादेवा) village area, Kariot panchayat, Laukahī (लौकही) Block, Madhubanī District, Bihar, India at ~2:30 p.m. IST (~09:30 UTC)
The meteorite in Patna on 23 July 2019. Photo: Bihar Post Last update: 1 June 2020 On 22 Juli 2019 at around ~09:30 UTC (~2.30 p.m. IST) a meteorite of about 15.152 kg (H5, S2,…
Monitoring of Spatiotemporal Variations in the Production Rates of Cosmogenic Radionuclides in Chondrites of Different Orbits Falling to Earth
G. K. Ustinova & V. A. Alexeev Geochemistry International, Volume 58, pages 487–499 (2020) LINK “The paper presents data obtained on the production rates of cosmogenic radionuclides of different half-life in 42 chondrites that fell…
Evidence for sodium-rich alkaline water in the Tagish Lake parent body and implications for amino acid synthesis and racemizationOPEN ACCESS
Lee F. White, Kimberly T. Tait, Brian Langelier, Elizabeth A. Lymer, Ana Černok, Tanya V. Kizovski, Chi Ma, Oliver Tschauner, and Richard I. Nicklin PNAS, first published May 11, 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
FRIPON: a worldwide network to track incoming meteoroidsOPEN ACCESS
F. Colas, B. Zanda, S. Bouley, S. Jeanne, A. Malgoyre, M. Birlan, C. Blanpain, J. Gattacceca, L. Jorda, J. Lecubin, C. Marmo, J.L. Rault, J. Vaubaillon, P. Vernazza, C. Yohia, D. Gardiol, A. Nedelcu, B….
Convective activity in a Martian magma chamber recorded by P‐zoning in Tissint olivineOPEN ACCESS
N. Mari, L. J. Hallis, L. Daly, M. R. Lee Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:07 May 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Tissint Martian meteorite is an unusual depleted olivine‐phyric shergottite, reportedly…
GATUTO meteorite fall (L6, S2, ~ 25 kg) 24 April 2020 ~ 8.27 p.m. (5.27 p.m. UTC) Kombuini, Kimicha and Gatuto villages, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
Last update: 4 July 2020 A meteorite (~ 200 grams, L6) is reported to have fallen through the roof of Mary Wamburu’s home and shattered on the concrete floor below. Mrs Wamburu was preparing supper…
Meteorite transport—Revisited II
Jack Wisdom Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 16 April 2020 LINK “In Wisdom (2017), I presented new simulations of meteorite transport from the chaotic zones associated with major resonances in the asteroid belt: the ν6…
Evidence for Asteroid Scattering and Distal Solar System Solids From Meteorite PaleomagnetismOPEN ACCESS
James F. J. Bryson, Benjamin P. Weiss, Eduardo A. Lima, Jérôme Gattacceca, and William S. Cassata The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 892, Number 2 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Submitted: 22 October 2021 Asteroid-sized bodies are predicted…
Study of the Composition of Aba Panu (L3) Meteorite Degassing Products
A. V. Stennikov, V. S. Fedulov, S. G. Naimushin, N. V. Dushenko & S. A. Voropaev Solar System Research, Volume 54, pages 150–154 (2020) LINK “The study of the degassing of primitive cosmic matter (in…
Radionuclides in Chassigny and Nakhla meteorites of Mars origin: Implications for their pre-atmospheric sizes and cosmic-ray exposure ages
P.P. Povinec, I. Sýkora, R.J. Macke, J. Tóth, L. Kornoš, V. Porubčan Planetary and Space Science In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 26 March 2020 LINK “Highlights • Two Martian meteorites, Chassigny and Nakhla, were…
The orbital clusters among the near Earth asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Tadeusz J. Jopek PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Fifteen orbital clusters (associations) were identified among∼20000near-Earth asteroids(NEAs). All associations were found with a high statisticalreliability using a single link-age cluster analysis algorithm and three orbital similarity functions. The…
Orbit and origin of the LL7 chondrite Dishchii’bikoh (Arizona)
Peter Jenniskens, Nick Moskovitz, Laurence A. J. Garvie, Qing‐Zhu Yin, J. Andreas Howell, Dwayne L. Free, Jim Albers, David Samuels, Marc D. Fries, Prajkta Mane, Daniel R. Dunlap, Karen Ziegler, Matthew E. Sanborn, Qin Zhou,…
Three meteorite finds (720 g, L5, S5) of bolide above Novo Mesto, Lower Carniola, Slovenia at 09:30:34 UT on 28 February 2020
Last update: 21 September 2021 The first meteorite, an ordinary chondrite (L5, S5), was found accidentally by Gregor Kos and his son at location 45°49’00.5″N, 15°06’44.9″E in the village Prečna, near Novo Mesto, Slovenia at…
Chemical and physical properties of Žďár nad Sázavou L chondrite and porosity differentiation using computed tomography
Dominika Kalasová, Tomáš Zikmund, Pavel Spurný, Jakub Haloda, Jiří Borovička, Jozef Kaiser Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “A very bright and long bolide was observed over the eastern part of the Czech Republic during late…
Extraterrestrial amino acids and L‐enantiomeric excesses in the CM2 carbonaceous chondrites Aguas Zarcas and Murchison
Daniel P. Glavin, Jamie E. Elsila, Hannah L. McLain, José C. Aponte, Eric T. Parker, Jason P. Dworkin, Dolores H. Hill, Harold C. Connolly, Dante S. Lauretta Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 25 February…
