Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry as an advanced tool for meteorite classification
Justina Novakova, Monika Jerigova, Eduard Jane, Vojtech Szoecs, Dusan Velic Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 August 2020 LINK “Highlights • Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry proves to be a competitive technique…
Spectral reflectance analysis of type 3 carbonaceous chondrites and search for their asteroidal parent bodies
J. Eschrig, L. Bonal, P. Beck, T.J. Prestgard IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 August 2020 LINK “Non-differentiated asteroids are among the most primitive objects in our Solar System, having escaped intense heating mechanisms….
Aqueous alteration without initial water: Possibility of organic-induced hydration of anhydrous silicates in meteorite parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Naoki Hirakawa, Yoko Kebukawa, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Masashi Kondo, Kensei Kobayashi Earth, Planets and Space, preprint, under review Update (11 January 2021): LINK (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Early evolution of Solar System small…
The First Russian-Mongolian Meteorite Expedition to the Gobi Desert
Aleksander Yu. Pastukhovich, S. Demberel, Viktor I. Grokhovsky, Viktor V. Sharygin, Stepan V. Berzin, Kseniya A. Dugushkina, Mikhail Yu. Larionov, Lev A. Muravyev, T. Nasan-Ochir, Evgeniya V. Petrova, Grigoriy A. Yakovlev Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods…
Phase and Elemental Analysis of Marsa Alam 009 Ordinary Chondrite
Svetlana S. Hontsova, Elena M. Maksimova, Igor A. Nauhatsky Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation. pp 73-78, Conference paper LINK “The phase and elemental composition of Marsa Alam 009 ordinary chondrite is investigated. The mineral…
Preliminary Study of Composition and Mechanical Properties of the NWA 12370 Meteorite
Andrey Kocherov, Sergey Voropaev, Alexander Korochantsev, Ilmir Nugmanov Minerals: Structure, Properties, Methods of Investigation. pp 119-124, Conference paper LINK “In this paper, new NWA 12370 meteorite is described using the geochemical methods including its compositional…
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…
Potassium isotope systematics of the LL4 chondrite Hamlet: Implications for chondrule formation and alteration
Piers Koefoed, Olga Pravdivtseva, Heng Chen, Carina Gerritzen, Maxwell M. Thiemens, Kun Wang Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:27 July 2020 LINK “Here, we apply recently developed high‐precision K isotope analyses to individual components…
The noble gases in five ordinary chondrites from Grove Mountains in Antarctica
Ying Wang, Huaiyu He, Ingo Leya, P.M. Ranjith, Fei Su, P.C. Stephenson, Chuantong Zhang, Dewen Zhenge Planetary and Space ScienceAvailable online 26 July 2020, 105045 LINK “Highlights • Two Antarctic L chondrites GRV023149 and GRV052243…
Noble gases and nitrogen in metal from the ordinary chondrites Katol (L6), Itawa Bhopji (L3-5) and Portales Valley (H6)
Ramakant R. Mahajan Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 365, Article number: 130 (2020) LINK “This is the first report of coupled noble gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe) and nitrogen isotopic results in metal…
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,…
Absolute dating of the L-chondrite parent body breakup with high-precision U–Pb zircon geochronology from Ordovician limestone
Shi Yong Liao, Magdalena H. Huyskens, Qing-Zhu Yin, Birger Schmitz Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 547, 1 October 2020, 116442 LINK “Highlights • High-precision dates for events in the asteroid belt can be derived from…
Exposure Ages, Noble Gases and Nitrogen in the Ordinary Chondrite Karimati (L5)
Ramakant R. Mahajan Earth, Moon, and Planets (2020) LINK “Noble gas and nitrogen isotopic compositions of Karimati ordinary (L5) chondrite are presented. Aliquots of the meteorite were studied in two noble gas mass spectrometers. Its…
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…
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…
An unusual compound object in Yamato 793408 (H3.2‐an): The missing link between compound chondrules and macrochondrules?OPEN ACCESS
Jens Barosch, Dominik C. Hezel, Yves Marrocchi, Andrey Gurenko, Christoph Lenting Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:05 June 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We found a large (~2 mm) compound object in the…
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,…
Advances in Cosmochemistry Enabled by Antarctic MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Meenakshi Wadhwa, Timothy J. McCoy, and Devin L. Schrader Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences Vol. 48:233-258 (Volume publication date May 2020)First published as a Review in Advance on January 8, 2020 LINK (OPEN…
Role of spectral resolution for infrared asteroid compositional analysis using meteorite spectraOPEN ACCESS
A. Skulteti, A. Kereszturi, Zs. Kereszty, B. Pal, M. Szabo, F. Cipriani Accepted in MNRAS for publication on May 22nd, 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In this work the potential mineral identification of meteorites is analysed…
Outward migration of chondrule fragments in the Early Solar System: O-isotopic evidence for rocky material crossing the Jupiter Gap?
Devin L. Schrader, Kazuhide Nagashima, Jemma Davidson, Timothy J. McCoy, Ryan C. Ogliore, Roger R. Fu Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 May 2020 LINK “Determining the origins of chondrule precursors…
New measurement technique for characterizing small extraterrestrial materials by X‐ray diffraction using the Gandolfi attachment
Naoya Imae, Makoto Kimura Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 21 May 2020 LINK “Identification and characterization of small extraterrestrial samples, such as small Antarctic meteorites <~1 cm, require the development of convenient laboratory‐based…
Oxygen-isotope heterogeneity in the Northwest Africa 3358 (H3.1) refractory inclusions – Fluid-assisted isotopic exchange on the H-chondrite parent body
Samuel Ebert, Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Addi Bischoff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 21 May 2020 LINK “The nature of oxygen-isotope heterogeneity in refractory inclusions [Ca,Al-rich inclusions (CAIs) and amoeboid…
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…
Strengths of meteorites—An overview and analysis of available data
Leos Pohl, Daniel T. Britt Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:07 May 2020 LINK “We report all available measurements on strength of meteorites, primarily focusing on compressive and tensile strengths and supplementary data such…
Sectioning effects of porphyritic chondrules: Implications for the PP/POP/PO classification and correcting modal abundances of mineralogically zoned chondrulesOPEN ACCESS
Jens Barosch, Dominik C. Hezel, Lena Sawatzki, Lucia Halbauer, Yves Marrocchi Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mineralogically zoned chondrules are a common chondrule type in chondrites. They consist of olivine cores,…
Early Impact Events on Chondritic Parent Bodies: Insights From NWA 11004, Reclassified as an LL7 Breccia
Y. Li, A. E. Rubin, W. Hsu, K. Ziegler JGR: Planets LINK “The NWA 11004 ordinary chondrite (OC) can provide insights into the complex petrogenetic processes of the early solar system. Although originally classified as…
Dynamic evolution of major element chemistry in protoplanetary disks and its implications for chondrite formationOPEN ACCESS
Yoshinori Miyazaki, Jun Korenaga PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrites are the likely building blocks of Earth, and identifying the group of chondrite that best represents Earth is a key to resolving the state of the early…
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…
Hypervelocity cratering and disruption of the Northwest Africa 4502 carbonaceous chondrite meteorite: Implications for crater production, catastrophic disruption, momentum transfer and dust production on asteroids
George J. Flynn, Daniel D. Durda, Mason J. Molesky, Brian A. May, Spenser N. Congram, Colleen L. Loftus, Jacob R. Reagan, Melissa M. Strait, Robert J. Macke Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available…
Accretion of a large LL parent planetesimal from a recently formed chondrule populationOPEN ACCESS
Graham H. Edwards and Terrence Blackburn Science Advances 15 Apr 2020:Vol. 6, no. 16, eaay8641DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay8641 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondritic meteorites, derived from asteroidal parent bodies and composed of millimeter-sized chondrules, record the…
A review of the chondrite–achondrite transition, and a metamorphic facies series for equilibrated primitive stony meteorites
Andrew G. Tomkins, Tim E. Johnson, Jennifer T. Mitchell Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 13 April 2020 LINK “Here, the petrological features of numerous primitive achondrites and highly equilibrated chondrites are evaluated to review and…
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…
Potassium Isotope Compositions of Carbonaceous and Ordinary Chondrites: Implications on the Origin of Volatile Depletion in the Early Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Hannah Bloom, Katharina Lodders, Heng Chen, Chen Zhao,Zhen Tian, Piers Koefoed, Mária K.Pető, Yun Jiang, Kun Wang (王昆) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 March 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK…
Subsolar Al/Si and Mg/Si ratios of non-carbonaceous chondrites reveal planetesimal formation during early condensation in the protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
A. Morbidelli, G. Libourel, H. Palme, S.A. Jacobson, D.C. Rubie Accepted for publication in EPSL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Al/Si and Mg/Si ratios in non-carbonaceous chondrites are lower than the solar (i.e., CI-chondritic) values, in…
Widespread production of silica- and alkali-rich melts at the onset of planetesimal melting
Max Collinet, Timothy L. Grove Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 March 2020 LINK “We present the results of melting experiments on a suite of carbonaceous and ordinary chondritic compositions…
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…
Amorphous silicates in the matrix of Semarkona: The first evidence for the localized preservation of pristine matrix materials in the most unequilibrated ordinary chondrites
E. Dobrică, A. J. Brearley Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “We have investigated the fine‐grained matrix of the least‐altered unequilibrated ordinary chondrite (UOC) Semarkona (LL3.00) using different electron microscope techniques. Unlike previous studies, which found…
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…
Unique achondrite Northwest Africa 11042: Exploring the melting and breakup of the L chondrite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Zoltán Váci, Carl B. Agee, Munir Humayun, Karen Ziegler, Yemane Asmerom, Victor Polyak, Henner Busemann, Daniela Krietsch, Matthew Heizler, Matthew E. Sanborn, Qing‐Zhu Yin Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 2 March 2020 LINK PDF…
In situ analysis of platinum group elements in equilibrated ordinary chondrite kamacite and taenite
Cosette M. Gilmour, Christopher D. K. Herd Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 29 February 2020 LINK “Platinum group element (PGE) concentrations have been determined in situ in ordinary chondrite kamacite and taenite grains via…
Zhob (18.96 kg, H3-4, S2) registered as witnessed fall in Zhob District, Balochistan, Pakistan on 9 January 2020
LINK “Zhob 31°22’N, 69°34’E Baluchistan, Pakistan Confirmed fall: 2020 Jan 9 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3-4) History: (Michael Farmer, Arizona) A bright fireball followed by sonic booms was seen and heard around the northern part of…
Elemental composition, mineralogy and orbital parameters of the Porangaba meteorite
Martin Ferus, Lukáš Petera, Jakub Koukal, Libor Lenža, Barbora Drtinová, Jakub Haloda, Dalibor Matýsek, Adam Pastorek, Vojtěch Laitl, Renato Cassio Poltronieri, Marcelo Wagner Domingues, Gabriel Gonçalves, Rodrigo del Olmo Sato, Antonín Knížek, Petr Kubelíka, Anna…
Thermal and porosity properties of meteorites: A compilation of published data and new measurements
A.‐J. Soini, I. T. Kukkonen, T. Kohout, A. Luttinen Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 22 January 2020 LINK “We report direct measurements of thermal diffusivity and conductivity at room temperature for 38 meteorite samples…
Data‐driven taxonomy matching of asteroid and meteorite
Yuki Saito, Peng K. Hong, Takafumi Niihara, Hideaki Miyamoto, Kenji Fukumizu Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 January 2020 LINK “The matching of asteroids and meteorites is a significant step toward a better understanding…
Heterogeneous accretion of Earth inferred from Mo-Ru isotope systematicsOPEN ACCESS
Timo Hopp, Gerrit Budde, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters (17 January 2020) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Mo and Ru isotopic compositions of meteorites and the bulk silicate Earth (BSE) hold…
The partitioning of the inner and outer Solar System by a structured protoplanetary disk
R. Brasser & S. J. Mojzsis Nature Astronomy (2020) Published: 13 January 2020 LINK “Mass-independent isotopic anomalies define two cosmochemically distinct regions: the carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteorites, implying that the non-carbonaceous (terrestrial) and carbonaceous (Jovian)…
CAVEZZO – Meteorite fragments (L5-an, S2, 55.3 grams) found near Ponte Motta (Cavezzo) / Fall on 1 January 2020, 18:26:52.9-58.5 UT, Rovereto sul Secchia, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Last update: 23 June 2021 The ordinary chondrite (L5-an) meteorite fragments were found by 48-year old warehouseman and cyclist Davide Gaddi from Mirandola in the grass next to a path on the bank of the…
The Žďár nad Sázavou meteorite fall: Fireball trajectory, photometry, dynamics, fragmentation, orbit, and meteorite recoveryOPEN ACCESS
Pavel Spurný, Jiří Borovička, Lukáš Shrbený Accepted to Meteoritics and Planetary Science, December 13, 2019 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (updated 10 February 2020) “We report a comprehensive analysis of the instrumentally observed meteorite fall Žďár…
Characterization of the matrix and fusion crust of the recent meteorite fall Ozerki L6
A. A. Maksimova, E. V. Petrova, A. V. Chukin, M. S. Karabanalov, I. Felner, M. Gritsevich, M. I. Oshtrakh First published: 25 December 2019 LINK “We studied the interior and the fusion crust of the…
Radionuclide activities in recent chondrite falls determined by gamma‐ray spectrometry: Implications for terrestrial age estimates
Åke V. Rosén, Beda A. Hofmann, Moritz von Sivers, Marc Schumann Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 December 2019 LINK “Radionuclide activities were measured in the low‐background gamma‐ray spectrometry facility GeMSE in eight meteorite…
Wangdaodeite, the LiNbO3‐structured high‐pressure polymorph of ilmenite, a new mineral from the Suizhou L6 chondrite
Xiande Xie, Xiangping Gu, Hexiong Yang, Ming Chen, Kai Li Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 December 2019 LINK “Wangdaodeite, the shock‐induced lithium niobate–structured polymorph of ilmenite, was found in the Suizhou L6 chondrite….
Characterization of a newly fallen Nigerian meteorite
Abbasher Gismelssed, Olugbenga Okunlola, Ahmed Al-Rawas, Ali Yousif, Matthew Oyedokun, Jacob Adetunji, Hisham Widatallah, Mohamed Elzai Hyperfine Interactions December 2020, 241:22 LINK “X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fields Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) with EDS and Mössbauer…
Application of Mössbauer spectroscopy for classification of ordinary chondrites – different database and different methodsOPEN ACCESS
Jolanta Gałązka-Friedman, Marek Woźniak, Patrycja Bogusz, Martyna Jakubowska, Łukasz Karwowski & Przemysław Duda Hyperfine Interactions, Volume 241, article number: 20 (2019) First Published: 17 December 2019 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Classification of the meteorites is…
Characteristics of the Sahara as a meteorite recovery surface
Maria Aboulahris, Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane, Pierre Rochette, Jérôme Gattacceca, A. J. Timothy Jull, Nejia Laridhi Ouazaa, Luigi Folco Svend Buhl Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “We describe the geological, geomorphological, and paleoclimatic setting of the…
69 ‘surface meteorites’ but no subsurface specimens found – Panel sledge detector system has broken – UK meteorite search in Antarctica 2019/2020 – Lost meteorites of Antarctica Project
Last update: 4 January 2024 The 2019/20 main field trip of the project Lost Meteorites of Antarctica to recover subsurface iron meteorites on some blue icefields in Antarctica did not end as planned. Four members…
Organics preserved in anhydrous interplanetary dust particles: Pristine or not?OPEN ACCESS
Queenie H. S. Chan, Ian A. Franchi, Xuchao Zhao, Alice Stephant, Ian P. Wright, Conel M. O’D. Alexander Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 November 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The chondritic‐porous…
Accretionary mixing of a eucrite impactor and the regolith of the L chondrite parent body
Brendt C. Hyde, Kimberly T. Tait, Desmond E. Moser, Douglas Rumble, Michelle S. Thompson Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 13 November 2019 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 869 is the largest sample of chondritic regolith…
A structural insight into the Chelyabinsk meteorite: neutron diffraction, tomography and Raman spectroscopy studyOPEN ACCESS
Sergey E. Kichanov, Denis P. Kozlenko, Andrey K. Kirillov, Evgenii V. Lukin, Bekhzodjon Abdurakhimov, Nadeghda M. Belozerova, Anton V. Rutkauskas, Tatiana I. Ivankina, Boris N. Savenko SN Applied Sciences December 2019, 1:1563 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
Influence of redox processes on the germanium isotopic composition of ordinary chondrites
Guillaume Florin, Béatrice Luais, Tracy Rushmer, Olivier Alard Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 November 2019 LINK Ordinary chondrites (OCs) are classified into three groups, according to their oxidation state,…
A statistical analysis of the H/L ratio of ordinary chondrite finds and falls: A comparison of Oman finds with other populations
Ioannis Kouvatsis, Beda A. Hofmann Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “Hot and cold deserts have been thoroughly searched for meteorites in the past decades, which has led to a large inventory of classified meteorites. H‐…
Taqtaq-e Rasoul (H5, ~ 2 kg / (تق تق رسول ), witnessed fall near Taesheh Mahmud Nazari (طایشه محمود نظری), Dasht-e Zahab (دهستان دشت ذهاب), Sarpol-e Zahab (شهرستان سرپل ذهاب) Kermānschāh province, Iran at ~7.50 a.m. local (4.20 a.m. GMT) on 10 August 2019 officially registered
At around 7.50 a.m. local time (4.20 a.m. GMT) in the morning of 10 August 2019, residents of several villages in the Dasht-e Zahab (دهستان دشت ذهاب) region of the Kermanshah province in Iran heard…
Search for the H Chondrite Parent Body among the Three Largest S-type Asteroids: (3) Juno, (7) Iris, and (25) Phocaea
John W. Noonan, Vishnu Reddy, Walter M. Harris, William F. Bottke, Juan A. Sanchez, Roberto Furfaro, Zarah Brown, Rachel Fernandes, Theodore Kareta, Cassandra Lejoly The Astronomical Journal, Volume 158, Number 5 LINK “Linking meteorites to…
The first samples from Almahata Sitta showing contacts between ureilitic and chondritic lithologies: Implications for the structure and composition of asteroid 2008 TC3
Cyrena Anne Goodrich, Michael E. Zolensky, Anna Maria Fioretti, Muawia H. Shaddad, Hilary Downes, Takahiro Hiroi, Issaku Kohl, Edward D. Young, Noriko T. Kita, Victoria E. Hamilton, My E. I. Riebe, Henner Busemann, Robert J….
The Late Ordovician (Sandbian) Glasford structure: A marine‐target impact crater with a possible connection to the Ordovician meteorite event
Charles C. Monson, Dustin Sweet, Branimir Segvic, Giovanni Zanoni, Kyle Balling, Jacalyn M. Wittmer, G. Robert Ganis, Guo Cheng Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 15 October 2019 LINK “The Glasford structure in Illinois (USA)…
Finding of Refractory Inclusions in the North Kolchim Meteorite (H3)
S. V. Berzin, K. S. Ivanov, E. V. Burlakov Doklady Earth Sciences August 2019, Volume 487, Issue 2, pp 908–910 LINK “For the first time among Russian meteorites, refractory forsterite-rich inclusions are determined in the…
Origin and Evolution of Distinct Molybdenum Isotopic Variabilities within Carbonaceous and Noncarbonaceous Reservoirs
Tetsuya Yokoyama, Yuichiro Nagai, Ryota Fukai, and Takafumi Hirata The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 883, Number 1 LINK “New high-precision Mo isotopic data were obtained for 10 iron meteorites and two carbonaceous, five ordinary, and two…
An extraterrestrial trigger for the mid-Ordovician ice age: Dust from the breakup of the L-chondrite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Birger Schmitz, Kenneth A. Farley, Steven Goderis, Philipp R. Heck, Stig M. Bergström, Samuele Boschi, Philippe Claeys, Vinciane Debaille, Andrei Dronov, Matthias van Ginneken, David A.T. Harper, Faisal Iqbal, Johan Friberg, Shiyong Liao, Ellinor Martin,…
Origin and abundances of H2O in the terrestrial planets, Moon, and asteroids
Francis M. McCubbin, Jessica J. Barnes Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 526, 15 November 2019, 115771 LINK “Highlights • Interstellar ices were added to the inner and outer Solar System within 4 Ma of…
Heat capacities of ordinary chondrite falls below 300 K
Robert J. Macke, Cyril Opeil, Guy J. Consolmagno Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 1 September 2019 LINK “Low‐temperature specific heat capacities of meteorites provide valuable data for understanding the composition and evolution of meteorites…
Constraining ordinary chondrite composition via near-infrared spectroscopy
Adriana M. Mitchell, Vishnu Reddy, Benjamin N.L. Sharkey, Juan A. Sanchez, Thomas H. Burbine, Lucille Le Corre, Cristina A. Thomas Icarus In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 August 2019 LINK “Highlights • Ordinary chondrites…
Disintegration of the Chelyabinsk cosmic body
O.G. Gladysheva Planetary and Space Science Available online 5 August 2019 LINK “Highlights • The results of calculations made it possible to propose an alternative scenario. • The Chelyabinsk cosmic body could be a combination…
The Renchen L5-6 chondrite breccia – the first confirmed meteorite fall from Baden-Württemberg (Germany)OPEN ACCESS
Addi Bischoff, Jean-Alix Barrat, Jasper Berndt, Jiri Borovicka, Christoph Burkhardt, Henner Busemann, Janina Hakenmüller, Dieter Heinlein, Jasmine Hertzog, Jozef Kaiser, Colin Maden, Matthias M.M. Meier, Précillia Morino, Andreas Pack, Markus Patzek, Maximilian P. Reitze, Miriam…
Q-type asteroids: Possibility of non-fresh weathered surfacesOPEN ACCESS
Sunao Hasegawa, Takahiro Hiroi, Katsuhito Ohtsuka, Masateru Ishiguro, Daisuke Kuroda, Takashi Ito, Sho Sasaki accepted for publication in PASJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Itokawa particles, which are the recovered samples from the S-complex asteroid 25143 Itokawa…
Stress field analysis in a stony meteorite under thermal fatigue and mechanical loadings
Bowen Liang, Jefferson Cuadra, Kavan Hazeli, Soheil Soghrati Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 20 July 2019 LINK “Highlights • 3D finite element (FE) analysis of the micromechanical behavior of an asteroidal rock. •…
The micrometeorite flux to Earth during the Frasnian–Famennian transition reconstructed in the Coumiac GSSP section, France
Birger Schmitz, Raimund Feist, Matthias M.M. Meier, Ellinor Martin, Philipp R. Heck, Davide Lenaz, Dan Topa, Henner Busemann, Colin Maden, Amy A. Plant, Fredrik Terfelt Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 522, 15 September 2019,…
Maryborough, a new H5 meteorite find from Victoria, AustraliaOPEN ACCESS
William D. Birch, Dermot A. Henry and Andrew G. Tomkins Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 131(1) 18 – 23 Published: 17 July 2019 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Maryborough meteorite is a new H5…
Bulk chondrite variability in mass independent magnesium isotope compositions – Implications for initial solar system 26Al/27Al and the timing of terrestrial accretion
Tu-Han Luu, Remco C. Hin, Christopher D. Coath, Tim Elliott Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 522, 15 September 2019, Pages 166-175 LINK “Highlights • Bulk chondrites Al–Mg isotope analyses define a canonical isochron. •…
Three-dimensional imaging of crack growth in L chondrites after high-velocity impact experimentsOPEN ACCESS
Tatsuhiro Michikami, Axel Hagermann, Akira Tsuchiyama, Hirotaka Yamaguchi, Terunori Irie, Keita Nomura, Osamu Sasaki, Michihiko Nakamura, Satoshi Okumura, Sunao Hasegawa Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 11 July 2019 LINK (OPEN…
Compositional diversity of ordinary chondrites inferred from petrology, bulk chemical, and oxygen isotopic compositions of the lowest FeO ordinary chondrite, Yamato 982717
Akira Yamaguchi, Makoto Kimura, Jean‐Alix Barrat, Richard Greenwood Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 10 July 2019 LINK “We performed a petrologic, geochemical, and oxygen isotopic study of the lowest FeO ordinary chondrite (OC), Yamato…
The Hamburg Meteorite Fall: Fireball trajectory, orbit and dynamicsOPEN ACCESS
P. G. Brown, D. Vida, D. E. Moser, M. Granvik, W. J. Koshak, D. Chu, J. Steckloff, A. Licata, S. Hariri, J. Mason, M. Mazur, W. Cooke, Z. Krzeminski Accepted to Meteoritics and Planetary Science,…
Nucleosynthetic Sr–Nd Isotope Correlations in Chondrites: Evidence for Nebular Thermal Processing and Dust Transportation in the Early Solar System
Ryota Fukai, Tetsuya Yokoyama The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 879, Number 2 LINK “We conducted high-precision Sr and Nd isotopic measurements in bulk chondrites using a complete sample digestion technique. Our new data indicate that enstatite…
A vacancy‐rich, partially inverted spinelloid silicate, (Mg,Fe,Si)2(Si,□)O4, as a major matrix phase in shock melt veins of the Tenham and Suizhou L6 chondrites
Chi Ma, Oliver Tschauner, Luca Bindi, John R. Beckett, Xiande Xie Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 7 July 2019 LINK “A new high‐pressure silicate, (Mg,Fe,Si)2(Si,□)O4 with a tetragonal spinelloid structure, was discovered within shock…
Ejby — A new H5/6 ordinary chondrite fall in Copenhagen, DenmarkOPEN ACCESS
H. Haack, A. N. Sørensen, A. Bischoff, M. Patzek, J.‐A. Barrat, S. Midtskogen, E. Stempels, M. Laubenstein, R. Greenwood, P. Schmitt‐Kopplin, H. Busemann, C. Maden, K. Bauer, P. Morino, M. Schönbächler, P. Voss, T. Dahl‐Jensen…
Thermal history modeling of the L chondrite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Hans-Peter Gail, Mario Trieloff accepted by Astronomy & Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The radius of the L chondrite parent body, its formation time, and its evolution history are determined by fitting theoretical models to empirical…
Application of Mössbauer spectroscopy, multidimensional discriminant analysis, and Mahalanobis distance for classification of equilibrated ordinary chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Marek Woźniak, Jolanta Gałązka‐Friedman, Przemysław Duda, Martyna Jakubowska, Patrycja Rzepecka, Łukasz Karwowski Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 25 June 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mössbauer spectra of equilibrated ordinary chondrites consist of…
The Ozerki Meteorite: Petrology and the First Data on Noble Gases and Nitrogen Released by Stepwise Combustion and Crushing Methods
Korochantseva E. V., Verchovsky A. B., Lorenz C. A., Buikin A. I., Korochantsev A. V. 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2019 PDF abstract “The Ozerki meteorite shower fell on June 21, 2018 in…
Cosmic-Ray Exposure Age and Preatmospheric Size of three Recent Falls (L6)
Smith T. M., Li S., Ranjith P. M., Su F., Gattacceca J., ASTER Team, He H. 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2019 PDF abstract “Over the past months, three L6 chondrites falls have…
Constraints on asteroid magnetic field evolution and the radii of meteorite parent bodies from thermal modelling
James F. J. Bryson, Jerome A. Neufeld, Francis Nimmo Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 521, 1 September 2019, Pages 68-78 LINK “Highlights • We predict the timing of asteroid magnetic field generation using thermal…
Experimental Study of the Product Composition of the Chelyabinsk Meteorite (LL5) Outgassing
A. V. Stennikov, S. A. Voropaev, V. S. Fedulov, N. V. Dushenko & S. G. Naimushin Solar System Research volume 53, pages199–207 (2019) LINK “The Chelyabinsk meteorite sample of type LL5 was subjected to calcination…
Using Dust Shed from Asteroids as Microsamples to Link Remote Measurements with Meteorite ClassesOPEN ACCESS
Barbara A. Cohen, Jamey R. Szalay, Andrew S. Rivkin, Jacob A. Richardson, Rachel E. Klima, Carolyn M. Ernst, Nancy L. Chabot, Zoltan Sternovsky, Mihaly Horányi Accepted for publication in Meteoritics and Planetary Science, May 30,…
Meteorites from the Lut Desert (Iran)OPEN ACCESS
Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Jérôme Gattacceca, Pierre Rochette, Massimo D’Orazio, Hojat Kamali, Roberto de Avillez, Sonia Letichevsky, Morteza Djamali, Hassan Mirnejad, Vinciane Debaille, A. J. Timothy Jull Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 29 May 2019 LINK…
Analysis of June 2, 2016 bolide event over ArizonaOPEN ACCESS
Csaba Palotai, Ramanakumar Sankar, Dwayne L. Free, J. Andreas Howell, Elena Botella, Daniel Batcheldor accepted for publication in MNRAS, version 1 (v1): 15 Jan 2018, last revised (v2) 21 May 2019 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update…
Analysis of Meteoroid Ablation Based on Plasma Wind-tunnel Experiments, Surface Characterization, and Numerical Simulations
Bernd Helber, Bruno Dias, Federico Bariselli, Luiza F. Zavalan, Lidia Pittarello, Steven Goderis, Bastien Soens, Seann J. McKibbin, Philippe Claeys, and Thierry E. Magin The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 876, Number 2 LINK “Meteoroids largely disintegrate…
Meteoroid atmospheric entry investigated with plasma flow experiments: Petrography and geochemistry of the recovered material
Lidia Pittarello, Steven Goderis, Bastien Soens, Seann J. McKibbin, Gabriele Giuli, Federico Bariselli, Bruno Dias, Bernd Helber, Giovanni O. Lepore, Frank Vanhaecke, Christian Koeberl, Thierry E. Magin, Philippe Claeys Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available…
New clues to ancient water on Itokawa
Ziliang Jin, Maitrayee Bose Science Advances 01 May 2019: Vol. 5, no. 5, eaav8106 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav8106 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We performed the first measurements of hydrogen isotopic composition and water content in…
The meteorite flux of the last 2 Myr recorded in the Atacama desertOPEN ACCESS
A. Drouard, J. Gattacceca, A. Hutzler, P. Rochette, R. Braucher, D. Bourlès, ASTER Team, M. Gounelle, A. Morbidelli, V. Debaille, M. Van Ginneken, M. Valenzuela, Y. Quesnel, R. Martinez accepted in Geology PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Cosmogenic Radionuclides In Meteorites and Solar Modulation of Galactic Cosmic Rays In the Internal Heliosphere
V. A. Alexeev, M. Laubenstein, P. P. Povinec, G. K. Ustinova Solar System Research March 2019, Volume 53, Issue 2, pp 98–115 Russian text published in Astronomicheskii Vestnik, 2019, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 106–12…
Probing the protosolar disk using dust filtering at gaps in the early Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Troels Haugbølle, Philipp Weber, Daniel P. Wielandt, Pablo Benítez-Llambay, Martin Bizzarro, Oliver Gressel, Martin E. Pessah accepted by Astrophysical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) ” Jupiter and Saturn formed early, before the gas disk dispersed. The…
To be or not to be oxidized: A case study of olivine behavior in the fusion crust of ureilite A 09368 and H chondrites A 09004 and A 09502OPEN ACCESS
Lidia Pittarello, Akira Yamaguchi, Julia Roszjar, Vinciane Debaille, Christian Koeberl, Philippe Claeys Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 28 March 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorite fusion crusts are quenched melt layers formed…
Oxygen isotopic and chemical composition of chromites in micrometeorites: Evidence of ordinary chondrite precursors
N. G. Rudraswami, Yves Marrocchi, M. Shyam Prasad, D. Fernandes, Johan Villeneuve, S. Taylor Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 March 2019 LINK “We identified 66 chromite grains from 42 of ~5000 micrometeorites collected…
Testing accretion mechanisms of the H chondrite parent body utilizing nucleosynthetic anomalies
Søren Grube Pedersen, Martin Schiller, James N. Connelly, Martin Bizzarro Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 7 March 2019 LINK “Planetary bodies a few hundred kilometers in radii are the precursors to larger planets but…
A novel organic-rich meteoritic clast from the outer solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Yoko Kebukawa, Motoo Ito, Michael E. Zolensky, Richard C. Greenwood, Zia Rahman, Hiroki Suga, Aiko Nakato, Queenie H. S. Chan, Marc Fries, Yasuo Takeichi, Yoshio Takahashi, Kazuhiko Mase & Kensei Kobayashi Scientific Reports 9, 1–8…
Dissipation of the Solar System’s debris disk recorded in primitive meteorites
Jamie D. Gilmour & Michal J. Filtness Nature Astronomy, 1–6 Published: 25 February 2019 LINK “Many newly formed Sun-like stars show evidence of debris disks composed of dust generated through destructive collisions among residual planetesimals….
Quantitative models for the elemental and isotopic fractionations in the non-carbonaceous chondrites
Conel M. O’D. Alexander Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 20 February 2019 LINK “Two models that for the first time attempt to quantitatively reproduce the bulk elemental and isotopic fractionations…
Quantitative models for the elemental and isotopic fractionations in chondrites: The carbonaceous chondrites
Conel M. O’D. Alexander Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 February 2019 LINK “A quantitative understanding of the elemental and isotopic fractionations recorded in the compositions of the chondritic meteorites…
Origin of the non-carbonaceous–carbonaceous meteorite dichotomyOPEN ACCESS
Josefine A. M. Nanne, Francis Nimmo, Jeffrey N.Cuzzi, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 511, 1 April 2019, Pages 44-54 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • New Ni isotopic data for iron meteorites confirm…
Genetic Heritage and Chronology of Ungrouped Iron Meteorites
F. Spitzer, C. Burkhardt, G. Budde, T. S. Kruijer, T. Kleine 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2592 PDF abstract
Origin of the Non-Carbonaceous-Carbonaceous Meteorite Dichotomy
T. Kleine, J. A. M. Nanne, F. Nimmo, J. Cuzzi 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #3076 PDF abstract
First Direct Measurements of Compositions of Early Solar System Aqueous Fluids
R. J. Bodnar, A. Dolocan, M. E. Zolensky, H. Lamadrid, Y. Kebukawa, Q. H.-S. Chan 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1142 PDF abstract
Planetary Genealogy of Iron Meteorites and Pallasites Using ε54Cr-Δ17O Isotope Systematics
S. Dey, Q.-Z. Yin, M. E. Sanborn, K. Ziegler, T. J. McCoy 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #2977 PDF abstract
Hamburg: A Pristine H4 Chondrite Fall
J. Greer, P. R. Heck, J. S. Boesenberg, A. Bouvier, M. W. Caffee, W. Cassata, C. Corrigan, A. M. Davis, D. Davis, M. Fries, M. Hankey, P. Jenniskens, Q. L. Li, X.-H. Li, Y. Liu,…
Mineralogically zoned chondrules in ordinary chondrites as evidence for open system chondrule behaviour
Jens Barosch, Dominik C. Hezel, Denton S. Ebel, Pia Friend Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 23 January 2019 LINK “Chondrules are a major component of chondritic meteorites. Understanding their formation…
The Creston, California, meteorite fall and the origin of L chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Peter Jenniskens, Jason Utas, Qing‐Zhu Yin, Robert D. Matson, Marc Fries, J. Andreas Howell, Dwayne Free, Jim Albers, Hadrien Devillepoix, Phil Bland, Aaron Miller, Robert Verish, Laurence A. J. Garvie, Michael E. Zolensky, Karen Ziegler,…
On the principle building blocks of Mars and Earth
Christian Liebske, Amir Khan IcarusAvailable online 20 January 2019 LINK “Highlights • Stochastic mixing of chondrites and achondrites to reconcile isotopic signatures for Mars and Earth indicate highly non-unique solution spaces • Complementary geophysical and…
UK meteorite search reconnaissance mission in Antarctica 2018/2019 – 36 meteorites found
Last update: 10 May 2022 On a blue icefield meteorite search reconnaissance mission members of the UK Polar Meteorite Exploration and Research team consisting of Katherine (Katie) Joy and field guide Julie Baum have found…
Petrology and oxygen isotopic composition of large igneous inclusions in ordinary chondrites: Early solar system igneous processes and oxygen reservoirs
Alex M. Ruzicka, Richard C. Greenwood, Katherine Armstrong, Kristy L. Schepker, Ian A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “Large (>3.5 mm and up to 4 cm across) igneous inclusions poor in metal and sulfide…
Chemically defining the building blocks of the EarthOPEN ACCESS
Takashi Yoshizaki, William F. McDonough, Richard D. Ash, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Marc D. Lipella PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrites are undifferentiated sediments of material left over from the earliest solar system and are widely considered as representatives…
Petrography, mineral chemistry and shock metamorphism of the Mangui meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Jianglong Ji, Sen Hu, Yangting Lin, Qin Zhou, Yuan Xiao Chinese Science Bulletin, Volume 64, Issue 5-6: 579-587(2019) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Mangui meteorite, also known as the Xishuangbanna meteorite, fell in Menghai, Xishuangbanna Dai…
Siderophile Element Constraints on the Thermal History of the H Chondrite Parent body
G.J. Archer, R.J. Walker, J. Tino, T. Blackburn, T.S.Kruijer, J.L. Hellmann Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 20 November 2018 LINK “The abundances of highly siderophile elements (HSE: Re, Os, Ir,…
The physical properties of meteorites
D. Ostrowski, K. Bryson Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 14 November 2018 LINK “Meteorites provide vast amounts of information on the make up and history of the solar system. Physical…
Nucleosynthetic vanadium isotope heterogeneity of the early solar system recorded in chondritic meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Sune G. Nielsen, Maureen Auro, Kevin Righter, David Davis, Julie Prytulak, Fei Wu, Jeremy D. Owens Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 505, 1 January 2019, Pages 131-140 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights…
Making the Planetary Material Diversity During the Early Assembling of the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Francesco Cristiano Pignatale, Sébastien Charnoz, Marc Chaussidon, Emmanuel Jacquet Accepted 24/10/2018, ApJL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Chondritic meteorites, the building blocks of terrestrial planets, are made of an out-of-equilibrium assemblage of solids formed at high…
Time and Duration of Chondrule Formation: Constraints from 26Al-26Mg Ages of Individual Chondrules
J. Pape, K. Mezger, A.-S. Bouvier, L.P. Baumgartner Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 24 October 2018 LINK “Chondrules from unequilibrated ordinary and carbonaceous chondrites belong to the oldest and most…
