Documenting microbial populations within the University of Alberta Meteorite Curation Facility using 16S rRNA gene sequencing: Implications for the curation of astromaterialsOPEN ACCESS
Libby D. Tunney, Aaron B. Regberg, Christopher D. K. Herd, Richard E. Davis, Christian L. Castro MAPS, Version of Record online: 04 July 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorites are easily contaminated at the…
Petrography of scoriaceous and unmelted micrometeorites from the Maitri Station, Antarctica collection
D. Fernandes, N.G. Rudraswami, V.P. Singh Advances in Space ResearchAvailable online 24 June 2025 LINK “We analyzed ten unmelted fine-grained micrometeorites (FgMMs) and ten coarse-grained micrometeorites (CgMMs), along with eight fine-grained scoriaceous micrometeorites (Fg/ScMMs) and…
What is Mars (not) made of? A joint isotopic, geochemical and geophysical analysis
Christian Liebske, Amir Khan, Scott M. McLennan, Paolo A. Sossi IcarusAvailable online 14 June 2025 LINK “Highlights “The terrestrial planets are believed to have accreted from chondritic meteorites of widely varying composition. Yet, making planets…
Physical and thermal properties of Bursa L6 chondrite: a combination of density, porosity, specific heat, water content, thermal conductivity, and thermal diffusivity results
Cisem Altunayar-Unsalan, Ozan Unsalan, Radosław A. Wach & Marian A. Szurgot Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 370, article number 53, Published: 29 May 2025 LINK “This study presents the first integrated analysis of the Bursa…
Microstructural modeling of the fragmentation of ordinary chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Mostafa M. A. Mohamed, Mohamed H. Hamza, Laurence A. J. Garvie, Desireé Cotto-Figueroa, Erik Asphaug & Aditi Chattopadhyay Scientific Reports, Volume 15, Article number: 18348 LINK(OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The fracture behavior of rocks on…
Comparison of the iron-bearing crystals and phases from Tamdakht H5 and Annama H5 ordinary chondrites by X-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements and Mössbauer spectroscopy
M. V. Goryunov, E. V. Petrova, A. V. Chukin, A. A. Maksimova, G. Varga, Z. Dankházi, I. Felner, G. Leitus, M. Gritsevich, E. Kuzmann, Z. Homonnay, T. Kohout, M. I. Oshtrakh MAPS, Version of Record…
Selective sampling of asteroids, the Moon, and Mars: Factors affecting the numerical abundances of members of meteorite groupsOPEN ACCESS
Alan E. Rubin MAPS, Version of Record online: 22 May 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorite collection inventories show that many related meteorite groups have very different numerical abundances (e.g., lunar versus Martian meteorites;…
‘Pindarri Punju Puri’ (prov.) meteorites (LL, >1 kg) of 10 May 2025 bolide (21:57:30 UTC) found in ‘Lake Hope’, Shire of Dundas, Goldfields–Esperance, Western Australia, Australia
Last update: 8 July 2025 (10:00 CEST) A 450-500-gram meteorite (LL ordinary chondrite) with a size “just under a tennis ball” and a “sort of a greeny” interior of the bolide of 10 May 2025…
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…
Unravelling chondrule formation processes: Clues from the potassium isotopic composition of chondrules from unequilibrated ordinary chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Piers Koefoed, Kun Wang Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 April 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Understanding chondrule formation processes has been a major focus of the cosmochemistry community for…
Evaluating 14C and 14C/10Be terrestrial age dating systems for meteorites using experimental data and model calculations
Mohammad Tauseef, Ingo Leya, Jérôme Gattacceca, Sönke Szidat, Régis Braucher, Pascal M. Kruttasch, Anna Zappatini, ASTER Team MAPS, Version of Record online: 15 April 2025 LINK “This study presents a refined approach to determine 14C…
Melting experiments of an L6 ordinary chondrite: Implications for the formation of alkali-rich achondrites
S. Iannini Lelarge, M. Masotta, L. Folco, T. Ubide, M.D. Suttle, L. Pittarello Geochemistry, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 April 2025 LINK “Highlights “We conducted high-pressure (1 GPa) melting experiments (1100–1400 °C) on the equilibrated…
The Suizhou meteorite: A treasure trove of high-pressure minerals
Xiande Xie, Luca Bindi, Ming Chen & Xiangping Gu Acta Geochimica, Published: 09 April 2025 LINK “The Suizhou meteorite is a heavily shock-metamorphosed L6 chondrite which contains thin shock melt veins. So far, 26 high-pressure…
Tamdakht: A Moroccan ordinary chondrite fall with an uncommon fusion crust
Larbi Zennouri, Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane, Luigi Folco, Taha Shisseh, Abderrazak El Albani, Arnaud Mazurier, Mohamed Hassan Leili MAPS, Version of Record online: 04 April 2025 LINK “Tamdakht meteorite is the most massive observed fall in…
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…
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…
Revealing the relationship between 2-D and 3-D chondrule size–frequency distribution in a meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Dominik C. Hezel, Knut Metzler, Mara Hochstein MAPS, Version of Record online: 15 March 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrule size–frequency distributions provide important information to understand the origin of chondrules. Size–frequency distributions are…
Mid-infrared absorption spectra and mass absorption coefficients for 23 chondrites: dependence on composition and grain sizeOPEN ACCESS
Grace A. Batalla-Falcon, Lucas A. Cieza, Roberto Lavin, Millarca Valenzuela, Andreas Morlok, Prachi Chavan, Cecilia Farias, Giovanni Leone, Daniel Moncada accepted by A&A PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present mid-infrared transmission spectra from 2 to 23…
Meteorite fall in Khalwat Limgaon (खवळट लिमगाव/खालवत लिमगाव), Wadvani, Majalgaon, Beed district, Maharashtra, India at ~1.45-2 pm IST (~8:15-8:30 UTC) on 3 March 2025
Last update: 21 May 2025 (21:50 CEST) Three meteorite masses or fragments (most likely ordinary chondrites) have been found in Khalwat Limgaon (खालवत लिमगाव or खवळट लिमगाव) around location 19°06’19.2″N, 76°04’55.1″E at three fall sites…
“Drelów” (prov.) meteorites (~3.9 kg, L6 (S3), ~69 specimens) of bolide on 18 February 2025 (17:04:14 UT) found southwest of Drelów, Biała Podlaska district, Lublin province, Poland
Last update: 17 April 2025 (11:30 CET) Reenactment of the find position of the 517-gram mass at its fall location. Photo: Wiktor Hajwos The first meteorite (92.8 g, dry) was found by Maksymilian Jakubczak at…
Microtextures and structures in metal–sulfide grains in NWA 869 meteorite and their relation to thermal history of L-chondrite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Paulina Skirak, Gabriela Opiła, Adam Piestrzyński, Gabriela Kozub-Budzyń, Czesław Kapusta MAPS, Version of Record online: 10 February 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Results of microanalysis study of NWA 869 meteorite, an ordinary chondrite, where…
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 +…
The Gefion Asteroid Family: Parent Body Puzzles and Ordinary Chondrite PiecesOPEN ACCESS
Allison McGraw, Vishnu Reddy, Juan A Sanchez Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Published: 24 January 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid families provide critical clues to the nature of their original parent…
Long-term Spectral Monitoring of Active Asteroid (6478) Gault: Implications for the H Chondrite Parent BodyOPEN ACCESS
Adam Battle, Vishnu Reddy, Juan A. Sanchez, Neil Pearson, Benjamin N. L. Sharkey and Theodore Kareta The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 2, Published: 31 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Active asteroid…
The Kopargaon LL5 chondrite: A new fall of monomict breccia from India
D Ray, S Sarkar, A Das, G Arora, A D Shukla & Anil Bhardwaj Journal of Earth System Science, Volume 134, article number 37, Published: 28 January 2025 LINK “A fresh meteorite fell on Kopargaon…
SMALYAVICHY meteorite fall (>581.5 g, H6, S2) Woblast Minsk, Belarus on 25 December 2024 (14:29:15 UTC) east of Smalyavichy (Смалявічы)
Last update: 18 March 2025 (18.30 CET) On 25 January 2025 the first media reports about potential meteorite finds (H chondrite), were published citing members of the Minsk Planetarium. By 27 January four potential meteorite…
Microstructural analysis of phosphorus (P)-bearing assemblages in type 3 chondrites: Implications for P condensation and processing in the early solar nebula
M.C. Benner, V.R. Manga, B.S. Prince, L.M. Ziurys, T.J. Zega Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 January 2025 LINK “As the limiting element in the development of living systems, it is…
Charlottetown meteorite fall (~95 g, H5, S2, W0) in Marshfield near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Canada at 17:02:20 ADT (20:02:20 UTC) on 25 July 2024
At 20:02:20 UTC (17:02:20 ADT) on 25 July 2024 a meteorite (H5) weighing at least 95 grams fell on the walkway of a house in Jenkins Road in Marshfield at location 46°17.345’N, 63°4.111’W and shattered…
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…
Chondrites as thermal and mechanical archives of accretion processes in the Solar protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Anthony Seret, Guy Libourel Earth and Planetary Science Letters 649, 119066 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “As some of the most ancient materials in our Solar System, chondritic meteorites offer a valuable window into the early stages…
Cerium Stable Isotopic Composition of Non-Carbonaceous Chondrites
Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Vinciane Debaille, Rosalind M. G. Armytage, Jeroen de Jong ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, November 25, 2024 LINK “The elemental and isotopic compositions of the rare earth elements (REE) reveal critical information about…
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…
Reactivity of chondritic meteorites under H2-rich atmospheres: Formation of H2SOPEN ACCESS
V. Cabedo, G. Pareras, J. Allitt, A. Rimola, J. Llorca, H. H. P. Yiu, M. R. S. McCoustra Approved for publication in MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Current models of chemical evolution during star and planetary…
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 +…
The Arpu Kuilpu Meteorite: In-depth characterization of an H5 chondrite delivered from a Jupiter Family Comet orbitOPEN ACCESS
Seamus L. Anderson, Gretchen K. Benedix, Belinda Godel, Romain M. L. Alosius, Daniela Krietsch, Henner Busemann, Colin Maden, Jon M. Friedrich, Lara R. McMonigal, Kees C. Welten, Marc W. Caffee, Robert J. Macke, Seán Cadogan,…
Cosmogenic radionuclides in meteorites from the Otway Massif blue ice area, Antarctica: An unusual, well-preserved H5 chondrite strewn fieldOPEN ACCESS
Kees C. Welten, Marc W. Caffee, Monika E. Kress, Marlene D. Giscard, A. J. Timothy Jull, Ralph P. Harvey, John Schutt MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 September 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The…
Testing the Bus–DeMeo Asteroid Taxonomy Using Meteorite SpectraOPEN ACCESS
Thomas H. Burbine, Iman Khanani, Deepika Kumawat, Ahlay Hussain, Sydney M. Wallace and M. Darby Dyar The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 9, 3 September 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The most widely…
Spectral properties of ablating meteorite samples for improved meteoroid composition diagnosticsOPEN ACCESS
Pavol Matlovič, Adriana Pisarčíková, Veronika Pazderová, Stefan Loehle, Juraj Tóth, Ludovic Ferrière, Peter Čermák, David Leiser, Jérémie Vaubaillon, Ranjith Ravichandran Astronomy & Astrophysics preprint, August 23, 2024 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Emission spectra and diagnostic spectral…
An early giant planet instability recorded in asteroidal meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Graham Harper Edwards, C. Brenhin Keller, Elisabeth R. Newton & Cameron W. Stewart Nature AstronomyPublished: 15 August 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Giant planet migration appears widespread among planetary systems in our Galaxy. However,…
Visual observation of meteorite ablation in plasma wind tunnel experimentsOPEN ACCESS
F. Grigat, S. Loehle, J. Vaubaillon, P. Matlovič, J. Tóth IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 August 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “A set of 28 different meteorites was tested in 32…
Characterization of bulk interior and fusion crust of Calama 009 L6 ordinary chondrite
E. V. Petrova, A. V. Chukin, G. Varga, Z. Dankházi, G. Leitus, I. Felner, E. Kuzmann, Z. Homonnay, V. I. Grokhovsky, M. I. Oshtrakh MAPS, First published: 30 July 2024 LINK “Fragment of Calama 009…
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…
Abundance, sizes, and major element compositions of components in CR and LL chondrites: formation from single reservoirsOPEN ACCESS
Denton S. Ebel, Marina E. Gemma, Samuel P. Alpert, Jasmine Bayron, Ana H. Lobo, Michael K. Weisberg MAPS, Version of Record online: 11 June 2024 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Abundances, apparent sizes, and individual chemical…
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…
Accretion of warm chondrules in weakly metamorphosed ordinary chondrites and their subsequent reprocessingOPEN ACCESS
Alex M. Ruzicka, Richard C. Hugo, Jon M. Friedrich, Michael T. Ream Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 4 June 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “To better understand chondrite accretion and subsequent processes,…
Impact Disruption of Bjurböle Porous Chondritic ProjectileOPEN ACCESS
Tomas Kohout, Maurizio Pajola, Assi-Johanna Soini, Alice Lucchetti, Arto Luttinen, Alexia Duchêne, Naomi Murdoch, Robert Luther, Nancy L. Chabot, Sabina D. Raducan The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 5, Published 2024 May 31 LINK…
The anomalous polymict ordinary chondrite breccia of Elmshorn (H3-6)—Late reaccretion after collision between two ordinary chondrite parent bodies, complete disruption, and mixing possibly about 2.8 Gyr agoOPEN ACCESS
Addi Bischoff, Markus Patzek, Romain M. L. Alosius, Jean-Alix Barrat, Jasper Berndt, Henner Busemann, Detlev Degering, Tommaso Di Rocco, Mattias Ek, Jérôme Gattacceca, Jose R. A. Godinho, Dieter Heinlein, Daniela Krietsch, Colin Maden, Oscar Marchhart,…
Compositional evidence for chondrule origins of low-Ca pyroxenes in comet Wild 2 and a giant cluster IDP
D. J. Joswiak, D. E. Brownlee, A. J. Westphal, Z. Gainsforth, M. Zhang, N. T. Kita MAPS, Version of Record online: 23 May 2024 LINK “A literature compilation of 1136 low-Ca pyroxene compositions from chondrules…
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….
The Fireball of November 24, 1970, as the Most Probable Source of the Ischgl MeteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Maria Gritsevich, Jarmo Moilanen, Jaakko Visuri, Matthias M. M. Meier, Colin Maden, Jürgen Oberst, Dieter Heinlein, Joachim Flohrer, Alberto J. Castro-Tirado, Jorge Delgado-García, Christian Koeberl, Ludovic Ferrière, Franz Brandstätter, Pavel P. Povinec, Ivan Sýkora, Florian…
The Unusual Brightness Phase Curve of (65803) DidymosOPEN ACCESS
P. H. Hasselmann, V. Della Corte, P. Pravec, S. Ieva, I. Gai, D. Perna, J. D. P. Deshapriya, E. Mazzotta-Epifani, E. Dotto, A. Zinzi, G. Poggiali, I. Bertini, A. Lucchetti, M. Pajola, J. Beccarelli, M….
Mapping the redox state of the young Solar System using ytterbium valence stateOPEN ACCESS
Tahar Hammouda, Paul Frossard, Maud Boyet, Audrey Bouvier, Matthew Newville, Antonio Lanzirotti Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 27 March 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “We have determined the valence state of Ytterbium (Yb) in a collection…
Takapō meteorite (810 g, L5, S5/6) of bolide at 21:04:10 NZDT (08:04:10 UTC) on 13 March 2024 found south of Lake Takapō/Tekapo, Mackenzie Basin, Canterbury, New Zealand
Last update: 25 May 2025, 12:30 CEST An apple-sized 810-gram meteorite (L5, S5/6) of the bolide on 13 March 2024 has been found by 29-year old voluteer Jack Weterings from Wellington at location 44°06.009960’S, 170°25.024080’E,…
Mineral chemistry of Mahadevpur H4/5 chondrite: characterization of nanodiamonds through micro-Raman spectroscopic studiesOPEN ACCESS
Bhaskar J. Saikia, G. Parthasarathy, N.V. Chalapathi Rao, Vikas Seth, Rashmi Rekha Borah CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 126, NO. 5, 10 MARCH 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Here, we present comprehensive electron probe micro analysis,…
Young asteroid families as the primary source of meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
M. Brož, P. Vernazza, M. Marsset, F.E. DeMeo, R.P. Binzel, D. Vokrouhlický, D. Nesvorný PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (16 October 2024): Nature, Volume 634, pages 566–571 LINK “Understanding the origin of bright shooting stars and…
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…
Isotopic evolution of the inner solar system revealed by size-dependent oxygen isotopic variations in chondrules
Yves Marrocchi, Alizé Longeau, Rosa Lozano Goupil, Valentin Dijon, Gabriel Pinto, Julia Neukampf, Johan Villeneuve, Emmanuel Jacquet Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 March 2024 LINK “The systematic isotopic difference between…
Search and Study for Meteorites Analogous to DidymosOPEN ACCESS
G. Massa, E. Palomba, A. Longobardo, F. Dirri, M. Angrisani, C. Gisellu, D. Polishook, A. S. Rivkin, C. Thomas Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Published: 01 March 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Hera…
Space weathering, grain size, and metamorphic heating effects on ordinary chondrite spectral reflectance parametersOPEN ACCESS
Eric M. MacLennan, Joshua P. Emery, Michael P. Lucas, Lucas M. McClure, Sean S. Lindsay MAPS, Version of Record online: 05 March 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The exposure to irradiation from high-energy particles…
Chemical compositions of Fe-rich relict olivines from cosmic spherules, understanding their links with ordinary and carbonaceous chondrites
D. Fernandes, N. G. Rudraswami, M. Pandey, V. P. Singh MAPS, Version of Record online: 06 February 2024 LINK “Fe-rich relict olivine grains are found in a small percentage of cosmic spherules, which are studied…
Unusual sources of fossil micrometeorites deduced from relict chromite in the small size fraction in ~467 Ma old limestoneOPEN ACCESS
Philipp R. Heck, Birger Schmitz, Xenia Ritter, Surya S. Rout, Noriko T. Kita, Céline Defouilloy, Katarina Keating, Kevin Eisenstein, Fredrik Terfelt MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Extraterrestrial…
Describing the fragment mass distribution in meteorite showers
I.G. Brykina, L.A. Egorova Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 January 2024 LINK “The mass distribution of fragments is an important characteristic that often needs to be defined for forward modelling…
Nucleosynthetic isotope variations in chondritic meteorites and their relationship to bulk chemistry
Herbert Palme, Klaus Mezger MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 January 2024 LINK “The relationship of mass-independent stable isotope anomalies with the chemistry of chondritic meteorites provides constraints on mixing and fractionation processes in the…
Focused-beam X-ray fluorescence and diffraction microtomographies for mineralogical and chemical characterization of unsectioned extraterrestrial samplesOPEN ACCESS
Antonio Lanzirotti, Stephen R. Sutton, Matthew Newville, Adrian Brearley, Oliver Tschauner MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This study describes the application of new synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (XRF)…
Chondrules from the ordinary chondrite Itawa Bhopji (L3-5): Noble gases and nitrogen
Ramakant R. Mahajan Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 January 2024 LINK “Noble gases and nitrogen compositions are investigated in chondrules of Itawa Bhopji (L3-5) chondrite. Single chondrule and bunch of…
Overview of the Lost Meteorites of Antarctica field campaignsOPEN ACCESS
K. H. Joy, A. R. D. Smedley, J. L. MacArthur, W. van Verre, L. A. Marsh, M. Rose, T. A. Harvey, R. Tartèse, R. H. Jones, I. D. Abrahams, J. W. Wilson, A. J. Peyton,…
On the Response of Chondrites to Diurnal Temperature Change—Experimental Simulation of Asteroidal Surface ConditionsOPEN ACCESS
Markus Patzek, Ottaviano Rüsch, Jamie L. Molaro JGR Planets30 December 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Thermal fatigue is a process that degrades rocks and pebbles exposed to space by diurnal cycling. We simulate the…
Meteorites and impact structures in Chad
P. Rochette, J.C. Doumnang, J. Gattacceca, Y. Quesnel Journal of African Earth SciencesVolume 210, February 2024, 105137 LINK “The large surface of Chad (fifth largest country in Africa) as well as a desert climate over…
Cosmogenic radionuclides in the Cavezzo meteorite: Gamma-ray measurement and detection efficiency simulationsOPEN ACCESS
Ilaria Bizzarri, Dario Barghini, Paolo Colombetti, Daniele Gardiol, Sara Rubinetti, Salvatore Mancuso, Mario Di Martino, Giovanni Pratesi, Vanni Moggi Cecchi, Nora Groschopf, Andrea Aquino, Matthias Laubenstein, Narendra Bhandari, Carla Taricco Applied Radiation and IsotopesVolume 194,…
The Golden Meteorite Fall: Fireball Trajectory, Orbit and Meteorite CharacterizationOPEN ACCESS
P. G. Brown, P. J. A. McCausland, A. R. Hildebrand, L. T. J. Hanton, L. M. Eckart, H. Busemann, D. Krietsch, C. Maden, K. Welten, M. W. Caffee, M. Laubenstein, D. Vida, F. Ciceri, E….
Nature and timing of a significant reduction event on the L-chondrite parent asteroidOPEN ACCESS
Alan E. Rubin, Brent D. Turrin MAPS, Version of Record online: 26 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “About 17% of L6 chondrites (15/87) show significant reduction features in BSE images in thin section….
Dynamical feasibility of (3) Juno as a parent body of the H chondrites
John W. Noonan, Kathryn Volk, David Nesvorný, William F. Bottke IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 October 2023 LINK “We test the hypothesis that (3) Juno is a parent body of the H chondrites…
Roughness and Angularity of Fragments from Meteorite Disruption ExperimentsOPEN ACCESS
Gabriel Gowman, Desireé Cotto-Figueroa, Andrew Ryan, Laurence A. J. Garvie, Christian G. Hoover and Erik Asphaug The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 10 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In this study, we set out…
Microstructural characterization and mechanical behavior of Aba Panu meteorite by correlative microscopy and nanoindentation
Tai-Jan Huang, Sridhar Niverty, Arun Sundar, Nikhilesh Chawla Materials CharacterizationVolume 205, November 2023, 113331 LINK “Highlights Correlative microscopy was used to quantify complex microstructure of Aba Panu meteorite. Nanoindentation was used to obtain mechanical properties…
Production rates of cosmogenic nuclides in extraterrestrial material using GEANT4 softwareOPEN ACCESS
Patrik Čechvala, Róbert Breier & Jozef Masarik Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear ChemistryPublished: 27 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a model for the calculation of the production rates of cosmogenic nuclides…
An early giant planet instability recorded in asteroidal meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Graham Harper Edwards, C. Brenhin Keller, Elisabeth R. Newton, Cameron W. Stewart Under review at Nature Astronomy PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Giant planet migration appears widespread among planetary systems in our Galaxy. However, the timescales of…
Saint-Pierre-le-Viger (L5-6) from asteroid 2023 CX1 recovered in the Normandy, France — 220 years after the historic fall of L’Aigle (L6 breccia) in the neighborhoodOPEN ACCESS
Addi Bischoff, Markus Patzek, Tommaso Di Rocco, Andreas Pack, Aleksandra Stojic, Jasper Berndt, Stefan Peters MAPSVersion of Record online: 15 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “On February 13, 2023, a huge fireball was…
Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre (prov.) meteorite fall (714 g, H5 ?) in Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre, Sauldre et Sologne, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France at ~22:13:38-48 UTC on 9 September 2023 (~00:13:38-48 CEST, 10 September 2023)
Last update: 16 October 2023, 09:29 CEST On 13 September 2023 Vigie-Ciel reported the finding of a meteorite, including a rare recording of the sound the meteorite made on impact. On 12 September 2023 Vigie-Ciel…
Qantitative mineral analysis of (99942) Apophis using reflectance spectroscopy
PengYue Wang, Edward Cloutis, XiaoPing Zhang, Ye Su, YunZhao Wu MAPSVersion of Record online: 11 September 2023 LINK “The impact threat of some near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) drives our need to understand their mineral compositions. Quantitative…
Overview of the MetSpec project – Artificial meteors in ground testing
Juraj Tóth, Pavol Matlovič, Stefan Loehle, Jérémie Vaubaillon, Adriana Pisarčíková, David Leiser, Felix Grigat, Martin Eberhart, Fabian Hufgard, Ranjith Ravichandran, Erik Poloni, Igor Hoerner, Christian Duernhofer, Sara Delahaie, Ludovic Ferrière, Sylvian Rommeluere, Nicolas Rambaux IcarusAvailable…
Oued el Kechbi (L4) registered as probable meteorite fall (Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Morocco, ~2 pm UTC, 3 March 2023)
Last update: 10 September 2023 Meteorites reportedly found in close spacial and temporal proximity to a humanly observed bolide event at about 2 p.m. (UTC) on 3 March 2023 above northern Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra in…
Linking meteorites to their asteroid parent bodies: The capabilities of dust analyzer instruments during asteroid flybysOPEN ACCESS
Lisa Maria Eckart, Jon K. Hillier, Frank Postberg, Simone Marchi, Zoltan Sternovsky MAPSVersion of Record online: 04 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Linking meteorites to their asteroid parent bodies remains an outstanding issue….
Implications for Chondrule Formation Regions and Solar Nebula Magnetism from Statistical Reanalysis of Chondrule PaleomagnetismOPEN ACCESS
Roger R. Fu, Sarah C. Steele, Jacob B. Simon, Richard Teague, Joan Najita and David Rea The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 8 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Converging lines of evidence show that…
Volatile-depletion processing of the building blocks of Earth and Mars as recorded by potassium isotopes
Yan Hu, Frédéric Moynier, Xin Yang Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 620, 15 October 2023, 118319 LINK “The stable potassium isotopic ratios (41K/39K) of Earth and Mars have been interpreted to reflect either nucleosynthetic isotope…
Identifying parent bodies of meteorites among near-Earth asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Albino Carbognani, Marco Fenucci accepted in MNRAS, Preprint 7 August 2023 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stad2382 (4 August 2023) “Meteorites provide an important source of information about the…
A Chondritic Solar NeighborhoodOPEN ACCESS
Isabella L. Trierweiler, Alexandra E. Doyle and Edward D. Young The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 8Published: 1 August 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A persistent question in exoplanet demographics is whether exoplanetary…
Bulk mineralogy, water abundance, and hydrogen isotope composition of unequilibrated ordinary chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Helen Grant, Romain Tartèse, Rhian Jones, Laurette Piani, Yves Marrocchi, Ashley King, Thomas Rigaudier MAPSFirst published: 19 July 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The origin and transport of water in the early Solar System…
In-situ phosphate U-Pb ages of the L chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Craig Robert Walton, Heejin Jeon, Ana Černok, Auriol S.P. Rae, Ioannis Baziotis, Fengzai Tang, Venkata S.C. Kuppili, Ludovic Ferrière, James Darling, Sen Hu, Martin J. Whitehouse, Mahesh Anand, Oliver Shorttle Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In…
Results of statistical analysis of primary components concentrations in bulk chemical composition of ordinary chondrite groups
Tadeusz A. Przylibski, Magdalena Długosz-Lisiecka, Katarzyna Łuszczek, Konrad Blutstein MAPS,First published: 17 July 2023 LINK “We used two different methods of statistical analysis—cluster analysis and principal component analysis—to analyze the concentrations of principal chemical components…
An in situ study of presolar grains and the fine-grained matrices of the Meteorite Hills 00526 and Queen Alexandra Range 97008 unequilibrated ordinary chondrites
Laura B. Seifert, Pierre Haenecour, Tarunika Ramprasad, Thomas J. Zega MAPSVersion of Record online: 09 July 2023 LINK “Here we report in situ structural and chemical analyses of four presolar grains and the matrices of…
Distribution of s-, r-, and p-process nuclides in the early Solar System inferred from Sr isotope anomalies in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Jonas M. Schneider, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (25 July 2023):The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 952, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Nucleosynthetic…
Geochemistry of Trace Elements in Minerals of Porphyritic and Nonporphyritic Chondrules from Equilibrated Ordinary Chondrites
K. G. Sukhanova, S. G. Skublov, O. L. Galankina, E. V. Obolonskaya & E. L. Kotova Geochemistry International, Volume 61, pages 468–483Published: 06 July 2023 LINK “The paper presents the results of SIMS and EPMA…
Fluid mobilization of rare earth elements, Th, and U during the terrestrial alteration of H chondrites
Ryoga Maeda, Steven Goderis, Akira Yamaguchi, Thibaut Van Acker, Frank Vanhaecke, Vinciane Debaille, Phillippe Claeys MAPSVersion of Record online: 28 June 2023 LINK “The chemical effects of terrestrial alteration, with a particular focus on lithophile…
Magnetic characterization of the Daule chondrite (Ecuador’s first meteorite fall): The case of elusive tetrataenite?
K.E. Bristol, A.V. Smirnov, E.J. Piispa, M.R. Ramirez Navas, A. Kosterov, E.V. Kulakov IcarusAvailable online 22 June 2023, 115684 LINK “We investigated the magnetic properties of Ecuador’s first reported meteorite fall (March 23, 2008), the…
High reactivity of condensed amorphous silicate and implication for chondrites
Morgano Maxime, Le Guillou Corentin, Leroux Hugues, Marinova Maya, Dohmen Ralf IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 June 2023 LINK “Amorphous silicates are abundant in extraterrestrial objects such as interplanetary dust particles and primitive…
Meteorite fall in Bhojade village, Kopargaon taluk, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, IndiaOPEN ACCESS
Ray, D., Shukla, A. D., Bhardwaj, Anil Current ScienceVolume 124, Issue 1025 May, 2023Scientific Correspondence PDF (OPEN ACCESS)
Petrography, mineral chemistry, metamorphism and Raman spectroscopic studies of Mahadevpur fall meteorite, India
Amulya Chandra Mazumdar, Jayanta Kumar Pati, Anuj Kumar Singh, Balen Bhagabaty, Sarat Phukan, Pritom Borah Geological JournalFirst published: 14 May 2023 LINK “The Mahadevpur (27°39′48″ N, 95°51′32″ E; Arunachal Pradesh, India) meteorite is a fall-type, coarse-grained…
Calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions in non-carbonaceous chondrites: Abundances, sizes, and mineralogyOPEN ACCESS
E. T. Dunham, A. Sheikh, D. Opara, N. Matsuda, M.-C. Liu, K. D. McKeegan MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 May 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “As the Sun was forming, calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs)…
ELMSHORN (H chondrite breccia) meteorite fall, (21 confirmed finds (incl. 3.736 kg, 233.4 g); ~4.271.4 kg TKW, H3-6) in Elmshorn, Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, at 12:14:24 UT on 25 April 2023
Last update: 29 May 2024 (10:30 CEST) Currently known strewn field of the Elmshorn meteorite fall with exact and approximate find locations and weights of found masses. Image: karmaka First find (3.736 kg) On 26…
Simulation of Space Weathering on Asteroid Spectra through Hydrogen Ion Irradiation of MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Lakshika Palamakumbure, Kenichiro Mizohata, Kateřina Flanderová, David Korda, Antti Penttilä and Tomáš Kohout The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 4 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Space weathering can be defined as the combination of…
Siderophile element and Hf-W isotope characteristics of the metal-rich chondrite NWA 12273 – Implication for its origin and chondrite metal formation
Huanxin Liu, Richard D. Ash, Yan Luo, D. Graham Pearson, Jingao Liu Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 612, 15 June 2023, 118162 LINK “Metal phases in primitive chondrites contain important information for understanding early Solar…
Complex mixture of organic matter in a xenolithic clast from the Zag meteorite revealed by coordinated analyses using AFM-IR, NanoSIMS and STXM/XANES
Yoko Kebukawa, Jérémie Mathurin, Emmanuel Dartois, Alexandre Dazzi, Ariane Deniset-Besseau, Jean Duprat, Laurent Remusat, Takaaki Noguchi, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Maximilien Verdier Paoletti, Michael E. Zolensky, Cécile Engrand, Christophe Sandt, Ferenc Borondics, Shohei Yamashita, Daisuke…
Upper limits of water contents in olivine and orthopyroxene of equilibrated chondrites and several achondritesOPEN ACCESS
Dennis Harries, Xuchao Zhao, Ian Franchi MAPSVersion of Record online: 13 April 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hydroxyl defects in nominally anhydrous minerals (NAMs) were potential carriers of water in the early Solar System…
The Santa Filomena meteorite shower: Trajectory, classification, and opaque phases as indicators of metamorphic conditions
Amanda Tosi, Maria Elizabeth Zucolotto, Diana Paula Andrade, Othon Cabo Winter, Daniela Cardozo Mourão, Rafael Sfair, Karen Ziegler, Pablo Daniel Perez, Sergio Suarez, Iara Deniz Ornellas, Marcelo Zurita, Julio Cezar Mendes, Alexander Wilhelm Kellner, Wania…
Using the potassium-argon laser experiment (KArLE) to date ancient, low-K chondritic meteorites
Fanny Cattani, Barbara A. Cohen, Cameron M. Mercer, Agnes J. Dahl MAPSVersion of Record online: 10 April 2023 LINK “Several laboratories have been investigating the feasibility of in situ K-Ar dating for use in future…
Shock-induced potassium and zinc isotope fractionation in ordinary chondrites and its implications
Ying-Kui Xu, Zhi Li, Shi-Jie Li, Ze-Zhou Wang, De-Liang Wang, Yan Fan, Xiong-Yao Li, Jian-Zhong Liu, Dan Zhu Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 March 2023 LINK „To constrain how impacts…
Grain Size Effects on Visible and Near-infrared (0.35–2.5μm) Laboratory Spectra of Ordinary Chondrite and HED MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Bryn Bowen, Vishnu Reddy, Mario De Florio, Theodore Kareta, Neil Pearson, Roberto Furfaro, Benjamin Sharkey, Allison McGraw, David Cantillo, Juan A. Sanchez and Adam Battle The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 3 LINK (OPEN…
High mobility of asteroid particles revealed by measured cohesive force of meteorite fragmentsOPEN ACCESS
Yuuya Nagaashi and Akiko M. Nakamura Science Advances17 Mar 2023Vol 9, Issue 11 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The cohesive force of asteroid particles is a crucial parameter in microgravity. The cohesive force was evaluated…
In-situ formation of halite in the Sidi El Habib 001 (H5) ordinary chondrite: Implications for hydrothermal alteration in ordinary chondrite parent bodies
Shaofan Che, Kenneth J. Domanik, Thomas J. Zega Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 March 2023 LINK “The microstructures and chemistry of secondary feldspars and phosphates in equilibrated ordinary chondrites (OCs)…
Parent body histories recorded in Rumuruti chondrite sulfides: Implications for the onset of oxidized, sulfur-rich core formationOPEN ACCESS
Samuel D. Crossley, Richard D. Ash, Jessica M. Sunshine, Catherine M. Corrigan, Timothy J. McCoy MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 February 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Models of planetary core formation beginning with melting…
40Ar/39Ar ages of L4, H5, EL6, and feldspathic ureilitic clasts from the Almahata Sitta polymict ureilite (asteroid 2008 TC3)OPEN ACCESS
Brent D. Turrin, Fara Lindsay, Jeremy S. Delaney, Jisun Park, Gregory F. Herzog, Carl Swisher Jr, Cyrena A. Goodrich MAPSVersion of Record online: 22 February 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Almahata Sitta (AhS)…
Multi-zone fusion crust formation and classification of the 2004 Auckland meteorite (L6, S5, and W0)OPEN ACCESS
James M. Scott, Marianne Negrini, Kevin Faure, Marshall C. Palmer, Derek R. Knaack, Matthew I. Leybourne MAPSVersion of Record online: 19 February 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “On June 12, 2004, a meteorite passed…
EL SAUZ (5062 g, L6) meteorite fall, near El Sauz, Starr County, Texas at 5:22:40 pm CST (23:22:40 UT) on 15 February 2023
Last update: 5 January 2024 The first of five finds (3646 g in total), a meteorite (L6) with a weight of 444 grams, was announced on 18 February 2023 by Dr. Marc Fries. The meteorite…
MATERA meteorite fall (117.5 g, H5, S1) at 18:58:30 UT on 14 February 2023 in Matera, Basilikata, Italy
Last update: 15 February 2024 The meteorite (117.5 g, H5), in 12 larger and dozens of smaller fragments (milligrams to 2-3 grams)) was found on the balcony of the upper floor of the home of…
SAINT-PIERRE-LE-VIGER meteorite fall (L5-6, C-S3, >1132.84 g) of asteroid 2023 CX1 (Sar2667) found! Meteorite fall at ~2:59:21 UT on 13 February 2023 near Angiens and Saint-Pierre-le-Viger, Seine Maritime, France
Last update: 1 June 2023 (12:20 CEST) By 22 February 2023 12 meteorites (206.2 g total, L5-6) were found by the first Vigie-Ciel search team during their first search campaign (15-19 February). Private search teams…
Comparing the Ages of OC and CC CAIs
Dunham E. T.* Burman A. McKeegan K. D. Liu M.-C. Matsuda N. Telus M. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1634] NC and CC / CAIs formed at the same / Time and area.
Bulk and in-situ chemical analysis of meteorite Berduc, an L6 chondrite
Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, Garima Arora, Maria E Varela & Ramakant R Mahajan Journal of Earth System Science, Volume 132, Article number: 21Published: 27 January 2023 LINK “We present a detailed study of petrography, mineralogy, mineral chemistry and bulk…
KOPARGAON meteorite fall (LL5) near Bhojade Chauki (भोजडे चौकी) in Kanhegaon (कान्हेगाव) village, Kopargaon (कोपरगाव) subdistrict, Ahmednagar (अहमदनगर) district, Maharashtra, India at ~6.50 am IST (~1.20 UT) on 24 January 2023
Last update: 28 January 2025 An meteorite (~1 kg, ordinary chondrite, LL5) fell through the roof of Kiran Bbnraav Thaakre’s (Kiran Babanrao Thakre, किरण बबनराव ठाकरे) house near the settlement Bhojade Chauki (भोजडे चौकी) in…
Uncertainties in physical properties of Itokawa-like asteroids widen constraints on their formation timeOPEN ACCESS
Jonas Hallstrom & Maitrayee Bose Earth, Planets and Space volume 75, Article number: 11Published: 20 January 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “One of the outstanding questions in planetary science is to determine how the fundamental mechanical and…
Mass-independent Sn isotope fractionation and radiogenic 115Sn in chondrites and terrestrial rocks
Alessandro Bragagni, Frank Wombacher, Maria Kirchenbaur, Ninja Braukmüller, Carsten Münker Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 20 January 2023 LINK “Tin has ten stable isotopes, providing the opportunity to investigate and discriminate nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies from…
Tracing the history of an unusual compound presolar grain from progenitor star to asteroid parent body hostOPEN ACCESS
Sheryl A. Singerling, Larry R. Nittler, Jens Barosch, Elena Dobrica, Adrian J. Brearley, Rhonda M. Stroud Accepted for publication in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta on January 17, 2023 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We conducted a TEM…
K-Ca dating and Ca isotope composition of the oldest Solar System lava, Erg Chech 002OPEN ACCESS
W. Dai, F. Moynier, L. Fang, J. Siebert Geochemical Perspectives Letters v24 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Erg Chech 002 (EC 002) is an andesitic meteorite, which is the oldest lava in the Solar System…
Thermodynamic Calculations Support a Rain Cloud Model of Chondrule FormationOPEN ACCESS
Arthur D. Pelton ACS Earth and Space ChemistryPublication Date: January 4, 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Thermodynamic calculations using the critically evaluated and optimized FactSage databases lead to the conclusion that chondrules of all…
