Nitrogen- and oxygen-rich organic material indicative of polymerization in pre-aqueous cryochemistry on Bennu’s parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Scott A. Sandford, Zack Gainsforth, Michel Nuevo, Matthew A. Marcus, Hans A. Bechtel, Ryan C. Ogliore, Clive Jones, Gerardo Dominguez, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Timothy J. McCoy, Sara S. Russell, Thomas J. Zega,…
Abundant supernova dust and heterogeneous aqueous alteration revealed by stardust in two lithologies of asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
Ann N. Nguyen, Laura B. Seifert, Kei Shimizu, Kathie Thomas-Keprta, Loan Le, Lindsay P. Keller, Simon J. Clemett, Zia Rahman, Jessica J. Barnes, Harold C. Connolly Jr. & Dante S. Lauretta Nature Astronomy, Published: 02…
Prebiotic organic compounds in samples of asteroid Bennu indicate heterogeneous aqueous alterationOPEN ACCESS
Angel Mojarro, José C. Aponte, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, Daniel P. Glavin, Harold C. Connolly Jr., and Dante S. Lauretta PNAS, 122 (49) e2512461122, November 24, 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s…
Controls on the petrologic type of CM carbonaceous chondrites evaluated by geochemical equilibrium modellingOPEN ACCESS
Robin L. Haller, Martin R. Lee MAPS, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 October 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The most abundant group of carbonaceous chondrites are the Mighei-like (CM) meteorites, and they…
Features of Degassing of the Carbonaceous Chondrite Dar al Gani 190 (CO3) in the Temperature Range 200–800°C
S. A. Voropaev, N. V. Dushenko, A. P. Krivenko, V. S. Fedulov & K. M. Ryazantsev Solar System Research, Volume 59, article number 90, Published: 22 October 2025 LINK “The degassing of material from the…
Noble gases and nitrogen in material from asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
B. Marty, L. Zimmermann, E. Füri, D. V. Bekaert, J. J. Barnes, A. N. Nguyen, H. C. Connolly, D. S. Lauretta MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 October 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We…
Placing asteroid Bennu’s organic solids in molecular and elemental context with those in aqueously altered carbonaceous chondrites
George D. Cody, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Dionysis I. Foustoukos, Robert M. Hazen, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Yoshihiro Furakawa, Toshiki Koga, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Dante S. Lauretta Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In…
A statistical investigation into relationships between the IIE irons and the ordinary, F and “HH” chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Rachel S. Kirby, Penelope L. King, Andrew G. Tomkins MAPS, Version of Record online: 05 September 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “It has been proposed that IIE iron meteorites formed through impact processes on…
A collisional history of the L chondrite parent bodies
Mathieu Roskosz, Béatrice Doisneau, Etienne Deloule, Guillaume Fiquet, Marco Delbo & Matthieu Gounelle Nature Astronomy, Published: 05 September 2025 LINK “L chondrites are some of the most common meteorites retrieved on Earth. Their Ar–Ar collision…
Isotopic analysis of tochilinite (carbonate and magnetite) in Winchcombe: Temperature constraints on early-stage aqueous alteration in the CM parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
M. D. Suttle, R. Findlay, I. A. Franchi, C. Biagioni, X. Zhao, F. A. J. Abernethy, L. Riches, L. Folco MAPS, Version of Record online: 03 September 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report…
Interrogating leaching procedures of meteorites for triple oxygen isotope analyses
Riley Havel, Daniel E. Ibarra, Rainer Bartoschewitz, Gerrit Budde MAPS, Version of Record online: 01 September 2025 LINK “Triple oxygen isotope analyses of meteorites are a fundamental tool for classifying meteorites and investigating early solar…
Constraints on the fluid alteration of Nakhla meteorite inferred from Fe-rich phyllosilicate characterization
Isabella Pignatelli, Enrico Mugnaioli, Yves Marrocchi, Luigi Folco MAPS, Version of Record online: 25 August 2025 LINK “The Nakhla Martian meteorite is known to contain secondary minerals, in particular phyllosilicates, that have recorded the conditions…
The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroidOPEN ACCESS
J. J. Barnes, A. N. Nguyen, F. A. J. Abernethy, K. Bajo, D. V. Bekaert, E. Bloch, G. A. Brennecka, H. Busemann, J. S. Cowpe, S. A. Crowther, M. Ek, L. J. Fawcett, M. A….
Mineralogical evidence for hydrothermal alteration of Bennu samplesOPEN ACCESS
T. J. Zega, T. J. McCoy, S. S. Russell, L. P. Keller, Z. Gainsforth, S. A. Singerling, V. R. Manga, C. Harrison, G. Libourel, B. S. Prince, K. Thomas-Keprta, A. King, M. Portail, V. Guigoz,…
The sub-μm petrography of the observed meteorite fall Winchcombe—A complex array of pristine and altered chondrite componentsOPEN ACCESS
Johannes Lier, Christian Vollmer, Linus Risthaus, Demie Kepaptsoglou, Quentin M. Ramasse, Aleksander B. Mosberg, Ashley J. King, Charlotte L. Bays, Paul F. Schofield MAPS, Version of Record online: 21 August 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Iron XANES measurements of carbonates and phyllosilicates in CM chondrites: A record of redox conditions during aqueous alterationOPEN ACCESS
Elizabeth Bailey, Myriam Telus, Phoebe J. Lam, Samuel M. Webb MAPS, Version of Record online: 09 August 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Multiple generations of calcite and dolomite precipitated in CM chondrites during ice…
On the spatiotemporal coincidence of meteorites in recent fall search campaignsOPEN ACCESS
P. Grèbol-Tomàs, E. Peña-Asensio, J. M. Trigo-Rodríguez, J. Ibáñez-Insa Accepted for publication in MNRAS, preprint 6 August 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (9 August 2025): Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Published: 08 August…
Constraining oxygen isotope exchange kinetics between organic compounds and water using electrospray ionization Orbitrap mass spectrometry, and implications for the oxygen isotopic compositions of meteoritic organics
Surjyendu Bhattacharjee, John M. Eiler Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 5 August 2025 LINK “Oxygen isotopic composition of organic compounds is an important tracer of processes and environmental conditions, with applications ranging from prebiotic organic…
Identification of hydroandradite in CM carbonaceous chondrites: A product of calc-silicate alteration on C-complex asteroids
Laura E. Jenkins, Martin R. Lee, Luke Daly, Ashley J. King, Peter Chung, Sammy Griffin, Shijie Li American Mineralogist (2025) 110 (8): 1238–1248 LINK “A hydrous Ca-Fe-rich silicate identified as hydroandradite was observed in the…
Traces of the oxygen isotope composition of ancient air in fossilized cosmic dustOPEN ACCESS
Fabian Zahnow, Martin D. Suttle, Marina Lazarov, Stefan Weyer, Tommaso Di Rocco, Luigi Folco & Andreas Pack Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 6, Article number: 577 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “As a sub-type of…
Northwest Africa 13489: A Strongly Metamorphosed Ungrouped Carbonaceous ChondriteOPEN ACCESS
T. Cuppone, C. Carli, M. Casalini, A. Stephant, C. R. Greenwood, G. Pratesi MAPS, Version of Record online: 21 July 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NWA 13489 is a meteorite that has been classified…
Curation and Storage of Astromaterials: A Magnetic Perspective
Jérôme Gattacceca, Clara Maurel, Aurore Hutzler, Pierre Rochette & Benjamin P. Weiss Space Science Reviews, Volume 221, article number 67, Published: 08 July 2025 LINK “In this exciting new era of sample return space missions…
Oxygen isotopic heterogeneities in refractory inclusions in the ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite Acfer 094
Timothy J. Fagan, Sachio Kobayashi, Alexander N. Krot, Hisayoshi Yurimoto MAPS, Version of Record online: 24 June 2025 LINK “Oxygen isotopic compositions of minerals in three Ca-Al-rich inclusions (CAIs), one amoeboid olivine aggregate (AOA) and…
The breathing of clay-rich astromaterials on Earth: Insights from the Tarda (C2-ung) and Aguas Zarcas (CM2) meteorites
Laurence A. J. Garvie, László Trif, Christian G. Hoover MAPS, Version of Record online: 20 June 2025 LINK “Meteorites arriving on Earth possess indigenous organic, isotopic, mineralogic, and magnetic properties that reveal conditions and processes…
Carbon and oxygen isotope evidence for a protoplanetary disk origin of organic solids in meteorites
William M. Lawrence, Geoffrey A. Blake, and John Eiler PNAS, June 2, 2025, 122 (24) LINK “Macromolecular organic solids found in primitive meteorites were the main source of carbon delivered to forming planets in the…
Rare Phosphides and Nitrides in Igneous Clasts within Aqueously Altered ChondritesOPEN ACCESS
Lucas. R. Smith, Pierre Haenecour, Jessica J. Barnes, Kenneth Domanik, Yao-Jen Chang and Dolores Hill The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 5, Published: 27 May 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondritic meteorites and…
Oxygen-isotope variations in refractory inclusions from Rumuruti-type chondrites: Evidence for nebular gas heterogeneity and parent-body exchangeOPEN ACCESS
Samuel Ebert, Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Addi Bischoff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 May 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Refractory inclusions [Ca,Al-rich inclusions (CAIs) and amoeboid olivine aggregates…
Identifying LL Chondrite Near-Earth Asteroids Using LL Chondrite Reflectance SpectraOPEN ACCESS
Pengyue Wang (王鹏越), Edward Cloutis, Ye Su (苏烨), and Man-To Hui (许文韬) The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 985, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Most near-Earth objects are thought to originate from the collisional…
Origin of eclogitic clasts in CR chondrite Northwest Africa 801: Growing evidence for large parent bodies in the CR reservoir of the early solar system
J.S. Gorce, E.A. Heiny, J. Filiberto, C. Goodrich Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 662, 15 July 2025, 119371 LINK “Highlights “There is a growing body of evidence that the range of planetary parent bodies sizes…
Multiple CV chondrite lithologies in Camel Donga 003 (CK3): Implications for the CV and CK parent bodies
Elana G. Alevy, Tasha L. Dunn, Alexander N. Krot, Paul Cardon-Pilotaz, Juliane Gross MAPS, Version of Record online: 06 May 2025 LINK “Camel Donga 003 (CD 003) was originally classified as a CK3 chondrite based…
“CY1” Chondrites Produced by Impact Dehydration of the CI Chondrite Parent BodyOPEN ACCESS
Ke Zhu (朱柯), Nao Nakanishi, Jan Render, Quinn R. Shollenberger, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Akira Ishikawa, and Lu Chen The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 984, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The recently proposed Yamato-type (CY)…
Mass-independent fractionation of oxygen isotopes during high-temperature condensation in cosmochemical plasmas
Nathan Asset, Marc Chaussidon, Guillaume Lombardi, Johan Villeneuve, Romain Tartèse, Smail Mostefaoui, and François Robert PNAS, April 28, 2025, 122 (18) LINK “SignificanceThe origins of oxygen mass-independent isotope fractionations in solar system materials have remained…
Experimental investigations of mineral-organic chondritic analogs under hydrothermal conditions: implications for carbonaceous asteroids
Coline Serra, Olivier Grauby, Daniel Ferry, Fabrice Duvernay, Grégoire Danger, Johanna Marin-Carbonne, Vassilissa Vinogradoff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 April 2025 LINK “The occurrence of hydroxylated minerals in carbonaceous chondrites…
Aqueous Alteration of Forsterite Glass in PlanetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Yudai Kobayashi, Tomoko Ikeda-Fukazawa ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, April 19, 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To investigate the aqueous alteration mechanisms of forsterite glass in planetesimals, molecular dynamics calculations were performed using two-phase…
Hydration and dehydration of CM chondrites revealed by X-ray diffraction combined with textural observations and compositional dataOPEN ACCESS
Naoya Imae, Makoto Kimura, Akira Yamaguchi MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 April 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The in-plane rotation method is used to obtain X-ray random diffraction (XRD) patterns of polished thin…
Pairing and classification assessment of CM chondrites from the Meteorite Hills, Transantarctic Mountains
K. Righter, M. Welby, H. C. Bates, A. J. King, P. F. Schofield, J. Schutt, R. Harvey, J. Karner, B. Rougeux, K. Pando, C. Satterwhite MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 April 2025 LINK “The…
A Potůčky fragment of the Steinbach IVA-an meteorite: Implications from the trace-element composition of the constituent phases
Alexandre V. Andronikov, Irina E. Andronikova, Ondrej Pour, Petr Bohdalek MAPS, Version of Record online: 03 April 2025 LINK “We have analyzed in situ mineral phases in a Potůčky fragment of the stony-iron IVA-an meteorite…
Classifying meteorites with MetNet: A deep learning approach using reflectance spectroscopy
Roshan Nath, Soham Mali, Denesh K., Neha Panwar, Abhishek J. Verma, Avadh Kumar, Ramakant R. Mahajan, Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, M. E. Varela, Shuhrat A. Ehgamberdiev, Tvisha Kapadia, Neeraj Srivastava MAPS, Version of Record online: 27…
Kumtag 061: A heavily shocked brachinite
Yuwei Zhang, Dongliang Zhang, Thomas Smith, P. M. Ranjith, Huaiyu He, Guangming Song, Yan Fan & Shijie Li Acta Geochimica, Published: 21 March 2025 LINK “Brachinite is a group of primitive achondrites that enables investigating…
Near- and mid-infrared spectral diversity in the Aguas Zarcas carbonaceous chondrite and implications for inferring aqueous processes on primitive asteroids using remote sensing
Cody Schultz, Ralph E. Milliken, Joseph Boesenberg, Imene Kerraouch MAPS, Version of Record online: 21 March 2025 LINK “CM carbonaceous chondrites are complex brecciated meteorites that exhibit significant chemical, mineralogic, and petrographic diversity both between…
Site-specific D-H exchange of amino acids under asteroidal hydrothermal conditions
Yuanyuan He, Flavio Siro Brigiano, Michel Sablier, Nadezda Khodorova, David Boulesteix, Arnaud. Buch, Peter Reinhardt, Sylvain Bernard, Laurent Remusat Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 19 March 2025 LINK “Amino acids detected in carbonaceous chondrites are…
Review of asteroid, meteor, and meteorite-type linksOPEN ACCESS
Peter Jenniskens, Hadrien A. R. Devillepoix MAPS, Version of Record online:17 March 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “With the goal to determine the origin of our meteorites in the asteroid belt, video and photographic…
Measuring the Effects of Regolith Porosity on Mid-IR Spectra of the Allende MeteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Lonnie D. Dausend, Audrey C. Martin and Joshua P. Emery The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 3, Published: 4 March 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mid-infrared (MIR; 5–35 μm) spectroscopy of laboratory meteorites…
Raman spectroscopic analysis of carbonates on a CY-type carbonaceous chondrite Yamato 980115: unexpectedly abundant terrestrial weathering productsOPEN ACCESS
Shu-hei Urashima, Hayato Tsuchiya, Naoya Imae, Akira Yamaguchi & Hiroharu Yui Raman Spectroscopy for Analytical Applications, Published: 24 February 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This study presents Raman spectra of carbonates on a carbonaceous…
Moderately volatile elements in chondrites record chondrule formation, two-component mixing and redistribution on parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Ninja Braukmüller, Claudia Funk, Wafa Abouchami, Harvey Pickard, Mark Rehkämper, Alessandro Bragagni, Stephen J.G. Galer, Carsten Münker, Harry Becker, Frank Wombacher Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 February 2025 LINK +…
Low-Temperature Aqueous Alteration of ChondritesOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Addi Bischoff, Adrian J. Brearley, Elena Dobrică, Wataru Fujiya, Corentin Le Guillou, Ashley J. King, Elishevah van Kooten, Alexander N. Krot, Jan Leitner, Yves Marrocchi, Markus Patzek, Michail…
Mineralogy and Oxygen Isotopic Composition of CI1 Chondrite Oued Chebeika 002, Including Discovery of Hydrated Na-Mg Phosphate
Carpenter P. K.* Ziegler K. Ogliore R. C. Irving A. J. Jolliff B. L. 56th LPSC abstract 1602 LINK We present EPMA and oxygen isotopic analysis of CI1 chondrite Oued Chebeika 002, including first occurrence…
Ureilite parent body evolution from the perspective of noble gases and oxygen in samples from the Almahata Sitta strewn field
M.E.I. Riebe, A.A. Plant, M.M.M. Meier, T.Di Rocco, M. Anguelova, P. Morino, P. Will, A.-K. Krämer, A. Bischoff, A. Pack, C. Maden, M. Schönbächler, H. Busemann Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online…
Location of NWA 6148 and NWA 10153 in the nakhlite body and their aqueous alteration
Kakeru Kukihara, Masaaki Miyahara, Akira Yamaguchi, Yoshio Takahashi, Yasuo Takeichi, Naotaka Tomioka, Eiji Ohtani MAPS, Version of Record online: 24 January 2025 LINK “The petrologic and mineralogical characteristics and alteration processes of the nakhlites NWA…
VIS-to-MIR reflectance and Raman spectroscopy of the CM2 NWA 12184 carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
A. Galiano, F. Dirri, M. Ferrari, C. Carli, E. Bruschini, G. Filacchione, G. Piccioni, E. Palomba, S. Stefani, A. Raponi, M. Ciarniello, M. E. Palumbo, C. Scirè Scappuzzo, G. Baratta, R. G. Urso, L. Inno…
Systematic meteorite collection in the Catalina Dense Collection area (Chile): Description and statisticsOPEN ACCESS
Carine Sadaka, Jérôme Gattacceca, Matthieu Gounelle, Mathieu Roskosz, Anthony Lagain, Romain Tartese, Lydie Bonal, Clara Maurel, Rodrigo Martinez, Millarca Valenzuela MAPS, Version of Record online: 10 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present…
Methylene-to-methyl ratio variability in Ryugu samples: Clues to a heterogeneous aqueous alteration
Zélia Dionnet, Zahia Djouadi, Lukas Delaye, Lucas Caron, Rosario Brunetto, Alice Aléon-Toppani, Cateline Lantz, Stefano Rubino, Donia Baklouti, Tomoki Nakamura, Ferenc Borondics, Christophe Sandt, Megumi Matsumoto, Kana Amano, Tomoyo Morita, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji…
Multistage aqueous alteration in CeC 022 and other nakhlites
L. Krämer Ruggiu, B. Devouard, J. Gattacceca, L. Bonal, L. Piani, H. Leroux, O. Grauby MAPS, Version of Record online: 20 December 2024 LINK “We studied Caleta el Cobre 022, a nakhlite showing a high…
Calcium phosphates associated with chondrules in the CR chondrite Queen Alexandra Range (QUE) 99177: Evidence for solar nebular and parent body processesOPEN ACCESS
Marina Martínez, Adrian J. Brearley In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 December 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Phosphorus-bearing minerals in carbonaceous chondrites record early aqueous alteration effects in the parent asteroid and potentially…
Oxygen isotope identity of the Earth and Moon with implications for the formation of the Moon and source of volatilesOPEN ACCESS
Meike Fischer, Stefan T. M. Peters, Daniel Herwartz, Paul Hartogh, Tommaso Di Rocco, and Andreas Pack PNASDecember 16, 2024121 (52) e2321070121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Moon formed 4.5 Ga ago through a collision…
JWST sighting of decameter main-belt asteroids and view on meteorite sources
Artem Y. Burdanov, Julien de Wit, Miroslav Brož, Thomas G. Müller, Tobias Hoffmann, Marin Ferrais, Marco Micheli, Emmanuel Jehin, Daniel Parrott, Samantha N. Hasler, Richard P. Binzel, Elsa Ducrot, Laura Kreidberg, Michaël Gillon, Thomas P….
The geochronology and cooling history of type 7 chondrites: Insights into the early impact events on chondritic parent body
Ye Li, Yuting Wang, Haoxuan Jiang, Jia Liu, Liping Qin, Qiu-Li Li, Yu Liu, Zhenfei Wang, Weibiao Hsu Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 26 November 2024 LINK “Type 7 chondrites, which…
Sodium carbonates on Ryugu as evidence of highly saline water in the outer Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Toru Matsumoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Megumi Matsumoto, Toru Yada, Masayuki Uesugi, Masahiro Yasutake, Kentaro Uesugi, Akihisa Takeuchi, Hayato Yuzawa, Takuji Ohigashi & Tohru Araki Nature Astronomy, Published: 18 November 2024 LINK (OPEN…
Rapid colonization of a space-returned Ryugu sample by terrestrial microorganismsOPEN ACCESS
Matthew J. Genge, Natasha Almeida, Matthias Van Ginneken, Lewis Pinault, Louisa J. Preston, Penelope J. Wozniakiewicz, Hajime Yano MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 November 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The presence of microorganisms…
Dating recent aqueous activity on MarsOPEN ACCESS
M.M. Tremblay, D.F. Mark, D.N. Barfod, B.E. Cohen, R.B. Ickert, M.R. Lee, T. Tomkinson, C.L. Smith Geochemical Perspectives Letters v32Published 6 November 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Amazonian-age Martian meteorites contain products of indigenous…
Chemical characteristics of the Yamato-type (CY) carbonaceous chondrites
Mitsuru Ebihara, Naoki Shirai, Takahito Osawa, Akira Yamaguchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 October 2024 LINK “Fifteen elements, including most of the major elements, were quantified using neutron-induced prompt gamma-ray…
Curation and classification procedures for the UK Antarctic meteorite collectionOPEN ACCESS
J. L. MacArthur, K. H. Joy, R. H. Jones, T. A. Harvey, N. V. Almeida MAPS, Version of Record online: 27 October 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The field of advanced curation is important…
The evolution of amino acids under asteroidal aqueous alteration
Y.Y. He, S. Bernard, M. Lecasble, J.-C. Viennet, I. Criouet, D. Boulesteix, N. Khodorova, L. Delbes, M. Guillaumet, F. Baudin, B. Laurent, A. Buch, L. Remusat Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online…
Evidence from 162173 Ryugu for the influence of freeze–thaw on the hydration of asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Matthew J. Genge, Natasha V. Almeida, Matthias van Ginneken, Lewis Pinault, Penelope J. Wozniakiewicz & Hajime Yano Nature Astronomy, Published: 26 September 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hydrated asteroids are likely to be main…
Effects of hot desert weathering on highly siderophile elements in ordinary chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Kiran Shahood Almas, Richard D. Ash, Richard J. Walker MAPS, Version of Record online: 25 September 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Over 20,000 meteorites have been recovered from hot deserts. The effects of hot…
Early generation of a refractory inclusions-enriched H-chondritic parent body: A safe harbor for Ca, Al-rich inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
Samuel Ebert, Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Shigeru Wakita, Jean-Alix Barrat, Addi Bischoff Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 646, 15 November 2024, 119010Available online 21 September 2024, Version of Record 21 September 2024 LINK +…
Breunnerite grain and magnesium isotope chemistry reveal cation partitioning during aqueous alteration of asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Toshihiro Yoshimura, Daisuke Araoka, Hiroshi Naraoka, Saburo Sakai, Nanako O. Ogawa, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Mayu Morita, Morihiko Onose, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Martin Bizzarro, Satoru Tanaka, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Toshiki Koga, Jason P. Dworkin, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji…
Cosmic-ray exposure age accumulated in near-Earth space: A carbonaceous chondrite case study
Patrick M. Shober, Marc W. Caffee, Phil A. Bland MAPS, Version of Record online: 27 August 2024 LINK “This study investigates the expected cosmic-ray exposure (CRE) of meteorites if they were to be ejected by…
Unexpected mineral impact on organic evolution during simulated aqueous alteration in asteroids
Coline Serra, Vassilissa Vinogradoff, Grégoire Danger, Marie-Vanessa Coulet, Fabrice Duvernay IcarusAvailable online 22 August 2024, 116273 LINK “Highlights “The presence of organic matter in carbonaceous chondrites provides valuable information about the early composition of the…
NWA 11562: A Unique Ureilite with Extreme Mg-rich ConstituentsOPEN ACCESS
Mingbao Li, Ke Zhu, Yan Fan, P. M. Ranjith, Chao Wang, Wen Yu and Shijie Li The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 8, Published 22 August 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A comprehensive…
Update on the 53Mn-53Cr ages of dolomite in the Ivuna CI chondrite and asteroid Ryugu sample
Shingo Sugawara, Wataru Fujiya, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Naoya Sakamoto, Akira Yamaguchi, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 August 2024 LINK “Aqueous alteration in planetesimals is one of the earliest geological…
The evolution of organic material on Asteroid 162173 Ryugu and its delivery to EarthOPEN ACCESS
H. G. Changela, Y. Kebukawa, L. Petera, M. Ferus, E. Chatzitheodoridis, L. Nejdl, R. Nebel, V. Protiva, P. Krepelka, J. Moravcova, R. Holbova, Z. Hlavenkova, T. Samoril, J. C. Bridges, S. Yamashita, Y. Takahashi, T….
Oxygen isotope equilibria of O-bearing organic compounds based on first principle quantum mechanical models, and implications for their use in the study of extraterrestrial organics
Surjyendu Bhattacharjee, John M. Eiler Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 15 July 2024 LINK “We report theoretically calculated equilibrium oxygen isotopic fractionation factors (17O/16O, 18O/16O) between a set of representative…
Primordial aqueous alteration recorded in water-soluble organic molecules from the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Yoshinori Takano, Hiroshi Naraoka, Jason P. Dworkin, Toshiki Koga, Kazunori Sasaki, Hajime Sato, Yasuhiro Oba, Nanako O. Ogawa, Toshihiro Yoshimura, Kenji Hamase, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Eric T. Parker, José C. Aponte, Daniel P. Glavin, Yoshihiro Furukawa,…
Recurrent planetesimal formation in an outer part of the early solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Wladimir Neumann, Ning Ma, Audrey Bouvier & Mario Trieloff Scientific Reports, Volume 14, article number 14017, Published: 01 July 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The formation of planets in our solar system encompassed various…
Chrome-rich spinels in micrometeorites from modern Antarctic sedimentary deposits
Flore Van Maldeghem, Ryoga Maeda, Bastien Soens, Martin D. Suttle, Lisa Krämer Ruggiu, Carole Cordier, Akira Yamaguchi, Birger Schmitz, Philippe Claeys, Luigi Folco, Steven Goderis Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 641, 1 September 2024, 118837…
Pyrrhotites in asteroid 162173 Ryugu: Records of the initial changes on their surfaces with aqueous alterationOPEN ACCESS
Hiroharu Yui, Shu-hei Urashima, Morihiko Onose, Mayu Morita, Shintaro Komatani, Izumi Nakai, Yoshinari Abe, Yasuko Terada, Hisashi Homma, Kazuko Motomura, Kiyohiro Ichida, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Kazuhide Nagashima, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri…
High-resolution cathodoluminescence of calcites from the Cold Bokkeveld chondrite: New insights on carbonatation processes in CM parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Vincent Guigoz, Anthony Seret, Marc Portail, Ludovic Ferrière, Guy Libourel, Harold C. Connolly Jr, Dante S. Lauretta MAPS, Version of Record online: 11 June 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonates, as secondary minerals found…
Differences in bulk Fe content and density between type I and type II ordinary chondrite chondrules: Implications for parent body heterogeneities in oxidation state and O-isotopic compositionOPEN ACCESS
Alan E. Rubin MAPS, Version of Record online: 10 June 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Type II chondrules have higher oxidation states than type I chondrules; in ordinary chondrites (OC), type II chondrules tend…
Different arrival times of CM and CI-like bodies from the outer Solar System in the asteroid beltOPEN ACCESS
Sarah Anderson, Pierre Vernazza, Miroslav Brož Nature PREPRINT under review, Version 1, posted 28 May, 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (31 July 2025): PDF 2 (OPEN ACCESS) Update (8 September 2025): Nature Astronomy,…
The Aguas Zarcas carbonaceous chondrite meteorite: Brecciation and aqueous alteration on the parent body
I. Kouvatsis, J. A. Cartwright, W. E. Hames MAPS, Version of Record online: 29 May 2024 LINK “CM chondrites are samples from primitive water-rich asteroids that formed early in the solar system; many record evidence…
A Non-Magnetized Chondrite Parent Body Revealed by Paleomagnetic Investigation of LL6 Chondrite NWA 14180
Haijun Li, Huapei Wang, Chen Wen, Ting Cao, Jiabo Liu JGR PlanetsFirst published: 17 May 2024 LINK “Magnetic records from meteorites provide valuable information about the formation and evolution of the solar system and planets….
Elemental and oxygen isotopic fractionation recorded in highly vaporized cosmic spherules from Widerøefjellet, Sør Rondane Mountains (East Antarctica)
Tom Boonants, Steven Goderis, Bastien Soens, Flore Van Maldeghem, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Frank Vanhaecke, Matthias van Ginneken, Christophe Snoeck, Philippe Claeys MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 May 2024 LINK “Upon passage through Earth’s atmosphere,…
Mineralogical approach on laboratory weathering of uncontaminated Ryugu particles: Comparison with Orgueil and perspective for storage and analysisOPEN ACCESS
Naoya Imae, Naotaka Tomioka, Masayuki Uesugi, Makoto Kimura, Akira Yamaguchi, Motoo Ito, Richard C. Greenwood, Tatsuya Kawai, Naoki Shirai, Takuji Ohigashi, Cedric Pilorget, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Ming-Chang Liu, Kentaro Uesugi, Aiko Nakato, Kasumi Yogata, Hayato Yuzawa,…
Oxygen Isotopic Variations in the Calcium, Aluminum-rich Inclusion–forming Region Recorded by a Single Refractory Inclusion from the CO3.1 Carbonaceous Chondrite Dar al Gani 083OPEN ACCESS
Samuel Ebert, Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Markus Patzek, and Addi Bischoff The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 966, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Calcium, aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) are the oldest solids dated that formed…
An experimental simulation of oxygen isotope exchange reaction between amorphous silicate dust and carbon monoxide gas in the early Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Daiki Yamamoto, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Shogo Tachibana, Lily Ishizaki, Ryosuke Sakurai, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 April 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The reaction mechanism and kinetics of oxygen isotope…
Unraveling the Cr Isotopes of Ryugu: An Accurate Aqueous Alteration Age and the Least Thermally Processed Solar System MaterialOPEN ACCESS
Ryoji Tanaka, Dilan M. Ratnayake, Tsutomu Ota, Noah Miklusicak, Tak Kunihiro, Christian Potiszil, Chie Sakaguchi, Katsura Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Masahiro Yamanaka, Masanao Abe, Akiko Miyazaki, Aiko Nakato, Satoru Nakazawa, Masahiro Nishimura, Tatsuaki Okada, Takanao Saiki,…
Disequilibrium oxygen isotope distribution among aqueously altered minerals in Ryugu asteroid returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Noriko T. Kita, Kouki Kitajima, Kazuhide Nagashima, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Naoya Sakamoto, Wataru Fujiya, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Martin Bizzarro, Audrey Bouvier, Richard W. Carlson, Marc…
Three-dimensional textures of Ryugu samples and their implications for the evolution of aqueous alteration in the Ryugu parent body
Akira Tsuchiyama, Megumi Matsumoto, Junya Matsuno, Masahiro Yasutake, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Akira Miyake, Kentaro Uesugi, Akihisa Takeuchi, Shota Okumura, Yuri Fujioka, Mingqi Sun, Aki Takigawa, Toru Matsumoto, Satomi Enju, Itaru Mitsukawa, Yuma Enokido, Tatsuhiko…
Aqueous alteration in icy planetesimals: The effect of outward transport of gaseous hydrogenOPEN ACCESS
Takazo Shibuya, Yasuhito Sekine, Sakiko Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Keisuke Fukushi, Tomoki Nakamura, Sei-ichiro Watanabe Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 28 March 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Parent bodies of carbonaceous chondrites that initially contained metallic iron…
The Massalia asteroid family as the origin of ordinary L chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Michaël Marsset, Pierre Vernazza, Miroslav Brož, Cristina A. Thomas, Francesca E. DeMeo, Brian Burt, Richard P. Binzel, Vishnu Reddy, Allison McGraw, Chrysa Avdellidou, Benoit Carry, Stephen M. Slivan, David Polishook PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (16…
Large Carbonaceous Chondrite Parent Bodies Favored by Abundance–Volatility Modeling: A Possible Chemical Signature of Pebble AccretionOPEN ACCESS
Jeremy W. Boyce, Francis M. McCubbin, Nicole Lunning and Tyler Anderson The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive meteorite groups such as the Vigarano, Mighei, and Karoonda carbonaceous…
Correlated IR-SEM-TEM studies of three different grains from Ryugu: From the initial material to post-accretional processesOPEN ACCESS
Alice Aléon-Toppani, Rosario Brunetto, Zélia Dionnet, Stefano Rubino, Donia Baklouti, François Brisset, Maxime Vallet, Eva Heripre, Tomoki Nakamura, Cateline Lantz, Zahia Djouadi, Ferenc Borondics, Christophe Sandt, David Troadec, Obadias Mivumbi, Megumi Matsumoto, Kana Amano, Tomoyo…
Comet 81P/Wild 2 dust impactors of Stardust turnip-like tracks analogous to cluster IDPs
Mingming Zhang, Noël Chaumard, Céline Defouilloy, William O. Nachlas, Donald E. Brownlee, David J. Joswiak, Andrew J. Westphal, Zack Gainsforth, Kouki Kitajima, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 24 February 2024 LINK “We…
Oxygen isotopic compositions of fresh rooftop micrometeorites from the Budel collection—Insights into the contemporary cosmic dust fluxOPEN ACCESS
Guido Jonker, Flore van Maldeghem, Matthias van Ginneken, Lisa Krämer Ruggiu, Steven Goderis MAPS, Version of Record online: 06 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Cosmic dust particles originate from a wide variety of…
Clumped isotope and Δ17O measurements of carbonates in CM carbonaceous chondrites: new insights into parent body thermal and fluid evolutionOPEN ACCESS
Matthieu Clog, Paula Lindgren, Sevasti Modestou, Alex McDonald, Andrew Tait, Terry Donnelly, Darren Mark, Martin Lee Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM carbonaceous chondrites…
Hydrogen in magnetite from asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
J. Aléon, S. Mostefaoui, H. Bureau, D. Vangu, H. Khodja, K. Nagashima, N. Kawasaki, Y. Abe, C. M. O’D. Alexander, S. Amari, Y. Amelin, K. Bajo, M. Bizzarro, A. Bouvier, R. W. Carlson, M. Chaussidon,…
Electron microscopy observations of the diversity of Ryugu organic matter and its relationship to minerals at the micro- to nano-scaleOPEN ACCESS
Rhonda M. Stroud, Jens Barosch, Lydie Bonal, Katherine Burgess, George D. Cody, Bradley T. De Gregorio, Luke Daly, Emmanuel Dartois, Elena Dobrică, Jean Duprat, Cecile Engrand, Dennis Harries, Minako Hashiguchi, Hope Ishii, Yoko Kebukawa, A….
The Fate of Primary Iron Sulfides in the CM1 Carbonaceous Chondrites: Effects of Advanced Aqueous Alteration on Primary ComponentsOPEN ACCESS
Sheryl A. Singerling, Catherine M. Corrigan, Adrian J. Brearley Accepted for publication in Meteoritics & Planetary Science on January 5, 2024 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (22 January 2024): MAPS, Version of Record online: 21 January…
Four-dimensional-STEM analysis of the phyllosilicate-rich matrix of Ryugu samplesOPEN ACCESS
Bahae-eddine Mouloud, Damien Jacob, Francisco de la Peña, Maya Marinova, Corentin Le Guillou, Jean-Christophe Viennet, Sylvain Laforet, Hugues Leroux, Adrien Teurtrie, Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata,…
Meteoritical Bulletin updates
- Northwest Africa 18175 (L3)
- Northwest Africa 18171 (LL3)
- Northwest Africa 18172 (Eucrite-br)
- Northwest Africa 18170 (Eucrite-pmict)
- Hassi Khebi 003 (Howardite-melt breccia)
- Hassi Khebi 002 (Diogenite-pm)
- Northwest Africa 17888 (LL7)
- Northwest Africa 2916 (Eucrite-br)
- Gadoufaoua 001 (L3)
- Northwest Africa 16009 (CK3)
- Northwest Africa 17095 (Iron, IAB-sLH)
- Northwest Africa 17094 (Iron, IAB-sHL)
- Northwest Africa 17093 (Iron, IIIAB)
- Northeast Africa 068 (Iron, IIIAB)
- Northwest Africa 17598 (CK5)
- Northeast Africa 083 (Lunar)
- Northwest Africa 17286 (Iron, IAB-sLM)
- Northwest Africa 16785 (CR2)
- Northwest Africa 5512 (Enst achon-ung)
- Northwest Africa 16526 (Pallasite, ungrouped)
