A chondritic Martian mantle revealed by the heavy noble gas composition of the chassignite NWA 8694
Sandrine Péron, Sujoy Mukhopadhyay Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 January 2025 LINK “Accretion of volatile elements is a critical step to make a planet habitable. It is often assumed that…
Petrology and shock history of hybrid lunar feldspathic–troctolitic breccia Northwest Africa 11515
Y. Li, P. J. A. McCausland, R. L. Flemming, G. R. Osinski MAPS, Version of Record online: 09 January 2025 LINK “Lunar impact breccia meteorites contain clasts from unknown lunar regions, including areas not studied…
Metal differentiation on asteroids recorded in Zn and Fe isotopic signatures of ureilitesOPEN ACCESS
S.M. Chernonozhkin, L. Pittarello, G. Hublet, S. Weyer, I. Horn, P. Claeys, V. Debaille, F. Vanhaecke, S. Goderis Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V.33, 38–43, Published 03 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Ureilites are meteorites…
Constraining the history of water and climate on Mars through light element stable isotope analysis of volatiles in returned martian samplesOPEN ACCESS
Monica M. Grady PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404260121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Much has been learned about Mars through data returned from space missions and analyses of martian meteorites. There are, however,…
What we can learn about Mars from the magnetism of returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, Elias N. Mansbach, Clara Maurel, Courtney J. Sprain, Nicholas L. Swanson-Hysell, and Wyn Williams PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404259121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Red Planet is a magnetic…
The value of returning a sample of the Martian atmosphereOPEN ACCESS
Timothy D. Swindle, Andreas Pack, Susanne P. Schwenzer, and Edward D. Young PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404258121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The elemental and isotopic abundances of major species in the Martian…
Sampling Mars: Geologic context and preliminary characterization of samples collected by the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover MissionOPEN ACCESS
Christopher D. K. Herd, Tanja Bosak, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, Keyron Hickman-Lewis, Lisa E. Mayhew, David L. Shuster, Sandra Siljeström, Justin I. Simon, Benjamin P. Weiss, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Maria-Paz Zorzano, Justin N. Maki, Kenneth A. Farley,…
Organic matter and biomarkers: Why are samples required?OPEN ACCESS
Mark A. Sephton, Andrew Steele, Frances Westall, and Florence Schubotz PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404256121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The search for evidence of past prebiotic or biotic activity on Mars will…
A tale of two planets: Disparate evolutionary models for Mars inferred from radiogenic isotope compositions of Martian meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Lars E. Borg and Thomas S. Kruijer PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404257121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The radiogenic isotopic compositions of basaltic Martian meteorites (shergottites) and clinopyroxene/olivine cumulate meteorites (nakhlite/chassignites) are used…
Mars Sample Return: From collection to curation of samples from a habitable worldOPEN ACCESS
Francis M. McCubbin, Kenneth A. Farley, Andrea D. Harrington, Aurore Hutzler, and Caroline L. Smith PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e24042531 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s Mars 2020 mission has initiated collection of…
Fundamental constraints and questions from the study of martian meteorites and the need for returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Arya Udry, Amanda M. Ostwald, James M.D. Day, and Lydia J. Hallis PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404254121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Physical materials from planetary bodies are crucial for understanding fundamental processes…
Perspectives on Mars Sample Return: A critical resource for planetary science and explorationOPEN ACCESS
Harry Y. McSween Jr., Victoria E. Hamilton, and Kenneth A. Farley PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404248121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mars Sample Return (MSR) has been the highest flagship mission priority in…
Discovery of carbonaceous chondritic fragment in Chang’e-5 regolith samples
Linxi Li, Hejiu Hui, Sen Hu, Qiuli Li, Yi Chen, Wei Yang, Guoqiang Tang, Lihui Jia, Xiaoguang Li, Lixin Gu, Fuyuan Wu Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 January 2025 LINK “Highlights “Lunar…
Petrologic characterization of CO3.0 chondrites: Implications for 60Fe-60Ni analysesOPEN ACCESS
Myriam Telus, Tyler D. Wickland, Kyle Kim, Steven Simon MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Samples in which Fe and Ni isotopes have not been disturbed by secondary…
Early Solar System Turbulence Constrained by High Oxidation States in the Oldest Noncarbonaceous PlanetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Teng Ee Yap, Konstantin Batygin and François L. H. Tissot The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Early solar system (SS) planetesimals constitute the parent bodies of most meteorites…
Ureilite precursor formation from an isotopically and chemically heterogeneous, isolated protoplanetary disk reservoirOPEN ACCESS
Pascal M. Kruttasch, Karen Ziegler, Julian-Christopher Storck, Nicolas D. Greber, Aryavart Anand, Klaus Mezger Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 652, 15 February 2025, 119179 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Isotopic and chemical compositions of…
Equilibrium condensation of a solar composition gas, revisited: The anorthite effect
Glenn J. MacPherson, Michail I. Petaev Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 31 December 2024 LINK “New full equilibrium condensation calculations for a hot gas of solar composition show that anorthite condenses prior to forsterite at…
New high-pressure Fe-Ti oxide minerals in the Shergotty Martian meteorite: Feiite, Fe2+2(Fe2+Ti4+)O5, liuite, FeTiO3, and tschaunerite, (Fe2+)(Fe2+Ti4+)O4
Chi Ma, Oliver Tschauner, John R. Beckett, Vitali B. Prakapenka MAPS, Version of Record online: 29 December 2024 LINK “High-pressure oxides like perovskite-type FeTiO3, CaTi2O4-type Fe2TiO4, and ferrous-ferric oxides that form polysomes between wüstite and…
Two isotopically distinct populations of refractory inclusions in the EHa3 chondrite Sahara 97072 – Significance for understanding the evolution of the CAI-formation regionOPEN ACCESS
Samuel Ebert, Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Addi Bischoff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 December 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The nature of isotopic differences between ‘normal’ Ca,Al-rich inclusions…
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…
The curious case of the missing mantle: How carbonaceous chondrites may confound the spectral identification of partially differentiated asteroids
C.D. Schultz, R.E. Milliken Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 December 2024 LINK “The scarcity of olivine-rich mantle material in meteorite collections and asteroid spectra, known as the “Missing Mantle Conundrum,” challenges our…
Tidally driven remelting around 4.35 billion years ago indicates the Moon is oldOPEN ACCESS
Francis Nimmo, Thorsten Kleine, Alessandro Morbidelli Nature, Volume 636, pages 598–602, Published: 18 December 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The last giant impact on Earth is thought to have formed the Moon. The timing…
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…
The extent of liquid immiscibility in planetesimal coresOPEN ACCESS
G.D. Bromiley, M. Varnam, H. Terasaki, T. Komabayashi, J. Barosch Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V33Published: 26 November 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report results of experiments in the system Fe0.9Ni0.1, S, P, C, O,…
Remnants of a lost Planetesimal: Searching for the Angrite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, S.L. Jackson, T.H. Burbine, L.F. White, R.C. Greenwood, E.M. MacLennan, M. Anand, A. Yamaguchi, M.M. Grady IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 December 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “It is…
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….
Incompatible trace element geochemistry of the anorthositic achondrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 15118: Relation to diogenites and the Vestan magma oceanOPEN ACCESS
A. I. Sheen, K. T. Tait, V. E. Di Cecco, B. R. Joy, C. J. Bray MAPS, Version of Record online: 03 December 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Petrogenetic models for the howardite–eucrite–diogenite (HED)…
Comment on “Did the terrestrial planets of the Solar System form by pebble accretion?”OPEN ACCESS
PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Anders Johansen, Peter Olson, Zachary Sharp “Morbidelli, Kleine & Nimmo (2024) (MKN) recently published a critical analysis on whether the terrestrial planets in the Solar System formed by rapid pebble accretion or…
Chondrule formation indicates protracted growth of giant planet cores
M.D. Cashion, B.C. Johnson, R. Deienno, K.A. Kretke, K.J. Walsh, A.N. Krot IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 November 2024 LINK “Highlights “Chondrules, igneous spherules found in most meteorites, formed throughout the protoplanetary disk,…
Grain Size Effects on Visible and Near-infrared (0.35–2.5 μm) Laboratory Spectra of Rare Meteorite ClassesOPEN ACCESS
K. I. Ridenhour, V. Reddy, A. Battle, D. Cantillo, N. C. Pearson and J. A. Sanchez The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 11 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Linking near-Earth asteroids to associated meteorites…
Zirconium isotope composition indicatess-process depletion in samples returned from asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Maria Schönbächler, Manuela A. Fehr, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Ikshu Gautam, Nao Nakanishi, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Martin Bizzarro, Audrey Bouvier, Richard W. Carlson, Marc Chaussidon, Byeon-Gak Choi, Nicolas…
Timing of crustal reworking on Mars inferred from the Lu-Hf isotope systematics of igneous clasts in NWA 7533OPEN ACCESS
Ninna K. Jensen, Alexander A. Nemchin, Gavin Kenny, Martin J. Whitehouse, James N. Connelly, Takashi Mikouchi, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 19 November 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Understanding the Effects of Micrometeoroid Bombardment on Graphite-rich Mercury Analogs through Laboratory Experiments and Electron Microscopy AnalysisOPEN ACCESS
Nicolas Bott, Michelle S. Thompson, Mark J. Loeffler, Kathleen E. Vander Kaaden and Francis M. McCubbin The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 11, Published: 18 November 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Space weathering…
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…
Did the terrestrial planets of the Solar System form by pebble accretion?OPEN ACCESS
Alessandro Morbidelli, Thorsten Kleine, Francis Nimmo In press as a Frontier paper in Earth and Planetary Science Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The dominant accretion process leading to the formation of the terrestrial planets of the…
Tracing the origin of volatiles on Earth using nitrogen isotope ratios in iron meteorites
Damanveer S. Grewal, Surjyendu Bhattacharjee, Gabriel-Darius Mardaru, Paul D. Asimow Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 15 November 2024 LINK “Understanding the relationships between the nitrogen (N) isotope ratios of early solar…
Calcium isotope evidence for the formation of early condensates in the Solar System from unmixed reservoirs with distinct nucleosynthetic originsOPEN ACCESS
Yuki Masuda, Martin Schiller, Martin Bizzarro, Tetsuya Yokoyama Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 15 November 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Calcium-aluminum rich inclusions (CAIs) are the oldest condensates in the…
High-temperature 205Tl decay clarifies 205Pb dating in early Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Guy Leckenby, Ragandeep Singh Sidhu, Rui Jiu Chen, Riccardo Mancino, Balázs Szányi, Mei Bai, Umberto Battino, Klaus Blaum, Carsten Brandau, Sergio Cristallo, Timo Dickel, Iris Dillmann, Dmytro Dmytriiev, Thomas Faestermann, Oliver Forstner, Bernhard Franczak, Hans…
On the Early Thermal Processing of Planetesimals during and after the Giant Planet InstabilityOPEN ACCESS
Anastasios Gkotsinas, David Nesvorný, Aurélie Guilbert-Lepoutre, Sean N. Raymond and Nathan Kaib The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 11 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Born as ice-rich planetesimals, cometary nuclei were gravitationally scattered onto…
Mechanisms and timing of carbonaceous chondrite delivery to the EarthOPEN ACCESS
Francis Nimmo, Thorsten Kleine, Alessandro Morbidelli, David Nesvorny Accepted for publication in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 7 November 2024 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The nucleosynthetic isotope signatures of meteorites and the bulk silicate Earth (BSE)…
Enhanced production of 60Fe in massive starsOPEN ACCESS
A. Spyrou, D. Richman, A. Couture, C. E. Fields, S. N. Liddick, K. Childers, B. P. Crider, P. A. DeYoung, A. C. Dombos, P. Gastis, M. Guttormsen, K. Hermansen, A. C. Larsen, R. Lewis, S….
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…
Condensation and the Volatility Trend of the EarthOPEN ACCESS
Katharina Lodders, Bruce Fegley, Klaus Mezger, Denton Ebel Preprint submitted to Space Science Reviews, October 2024 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This article describes condensation of the elements and use of condensation temperatures (Tcond) to interpret the…
The non-carbonaceous nature of Earth’s late-stage accretionOPEN ACCESS
K.R. Bermingham, H.A. Tornabene, R.J. Walker, L.V. Godfrey, B.S. Meyer, P. Piccoli, S.J. Mojzsis Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 November 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Constraining the origin of…
Near Earth stream decoherence revisited: the limits of orbital similarityOPEN ACCESS
Patrick M. Shober, Ariane Courtot, Jeremie Vaubaillon Astronomy & Astrophysics, manuscript, Preprint, 28 October 2024 (October 30, 2024) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Context. Orbital similarity measures, such as the D-values, have been extensively used…
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…
Potential Chronological Disturbance of the D’Orbigny Angrite Inferred from Discordant 26Al AgesOPEN ACCESS
Cécile Deligny, Maxime Pirall, Johan Villeneuve, Evelyn Füri, and Yves Marrocchi The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 975, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Angrites originate from the early-formed differentiated angrite parent body. The pristine…
Radial transport and nebular thermal processing of millimeter-sized solids in the Solar protoplanetary disk inferred from Cr-Ti-O isotope systematics of chondrulesOPEN ACCESS
Kohei Fukuda, Yuki Hibiya, Craig R. Kastelle, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Katsuyuki Yamashita, Thomas E. Helser, Noriko T. Kita MAPS, Version of Record online: 27 October 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Understanding the material…
Unique achondritic impact debris in the CH3 chondrite Acfer 182
Kainen L. Utt, Ryan C. Ogliore, Michael J. Krawczynski, Paul K. Carpenter, Alian Wang Geochemistry, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 October 2024 LINK “The metal-rich CH carbonaceous chondrites contain abundant xenolithic clasts originating…
Effect of a giant meteorite impact on Paleoarchean surface environments and lifeOPEN ACCESS
Nadja Drabon, Andrew H. Knoll, Donald R. Lowe and David A. Mucciarone PNAS, October 21, 2024, 121 (44) e2408721121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Large meteorite impacts must have strongly affected the habitability of the…
Differences in elemental abundances between CI chondrites and the solar photosphereOPEN ACCESS
A. G. J. Jurewicz, A. M. Amarsi, D. S. Burnett, N. Grevesse MAPS, Version of Record online: 22 October 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “CI chondrites have been a proxy for the solar system…
Evidence of a 4.33 billion year age for the Moon’s South Pole–Aitken basinOPEN ACCESS
K. H. Joy, N. Wang, J. F. Snape, A. Goodwin, J. F. Pernet-Fisher, M. J. Whitehouse, Y. Liu, Y. T. Lin, J. R. Darling, P. Tar & R. Tartèse Nature AstronomyPublished: 16 October 2024 LINK…
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…
The Ni isotopic composition of Ryugu reveals a common accretion region for carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Fridolin Spitzer, Thorsten Kleine, Christoph Burkhardt, Timo Hopp, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Martin Bizzarro, Audrey Bouvier, Richard W. Carlson, Marc Chaussidon, Byeon-Gak Choi,…
Recent replenishment of aliphatic organics on Ceres from a large subsurface reservoirOPEN ACCESS
Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Giuseppe A. Baratta, John R. Brucato, Julie Castillo-Rogez, Mauro Ciarniello, Fabio Cozzolino, Simone De Angelis, Marco Ferrari, Daniele Fulvio, Massimo Germanà, Vito Mennella, Silvia Pagnoscin, Maria Elisabetta Palumbo, Giovanni Poggiali, Ciprian…
Reconciling remote-sensing estimates of Ryugu’s albedo with laboratory measurementsOPEN ACCESS
Christian Potiszil, Tsutomu Ota & Eizo Nakamura Nature Astronomy, Published: 26 September 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Japanese Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned samples from the asteroid Ryugu in December 2020, and several results on…
Phosphorus-rich grains in Ryugu samples with major biochemical potential
C. Pilorget, D. Baklouti, J.-P. Bibring, R. Brunetto, M. Ito, I. Franchi, N. Tomioka, M. Uesugi, A. Yamaguchi, R. Greenwood, T. Okada, T. Usui, T. Yada, K. Hatakeda, K. Yogata, D. Loizeau, T. Le Pivert-Jolivet,…
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…
Unlocking planetesimal magnetic field histories: A refined, versatile model for thermal evolution and dynamo generationOPEN ACCESS
Hannah R. Sanderson, James F.J. Bryson, Claire I.O. Nichols, Christopher J. Davies IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 September 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “The thermal and magnetic histories of planetesimals provide…
Quantitative analysis of spectral properties and composition of primitive achondrites (acapulcoites, lodranites and winonaites)
PengYue Wang, Edward Cloutis, Ye Su, PengFei Zhang Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 September 2024 LINK “Highlights “The establishment of robust meteorite-asteroid links has been a major focus of planetary exploration, and…
Stable carbon isotope evolution of formaldehyde on early MarsOPEN ACCESS
Shungo Koyama, Tatsuya Yoshida, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Naoki Terada, Yuichiro Ueno, Yuki Nakamura, Arihiro Kamada, Takeshi Kuroda & Ann Carine Vandaele Scientific Reports, Volume 14, article number 21214, 17 September 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
The Sun’s Birth Environment: Context for MeteoriticsOPEN ACCESS
Steve Desch, Núria Miret-Roig Update (26 September 2024): Space Science Reviews LINK Accepted for publication in Space Science Reviews as part of International Space Science Institute “Evolution of the Solar System: Constraints from Meteorites” meeting,…
Mid-infrared Measurements of Ion-irradiated Carbonaceous Meteorites: How to Better Detect Space Weathering EffectsOPEN ACCESS
C. Lantz, T. Nakamura, D. Baklouti, R. Brunetto, E. Henault, S. Kobayashi, O. Mivumbi, Z. Djouadi, E. Quirico, M. Zolensky and T. Hiroi The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Complex irradiation history of chondrules and matrix – A study of CR2 and some other meteorites
Uta Beyersdorf-Kuis, Ulrich Ott, Mario Trieloff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 14 September 2024 LINK “Excesses of cosmic-ray produced nuclei in individual components of meteorites indicate “pre-irradiation”, either in the surface region of their parent…
The early Solar System and its meteoritical witnessesOPEN ACCESS
Emmanuel Jacquet, Cornelis Dullemond, Joanna Drążkowska, Steven Desch Accepted to Space Science Reviews PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorites, and in particular primitive meteorites (chondrites), are irreplaceable probes of the solar protoplanetary disk. We review their essential…
Formation and evolution of a protoplanetary disk: combining observations, simulations and cosmochemical constraintsOPEN ACCESS
Alessandro Morbidelli,Yves Marrocchi,Adnan Ali Ahmad,Asmita Bhandare,Sebastien Charnoz,Benoit Commercon,Cornellis P. Dullemond,Tristan Guillot,Patrick Hennebelle,Yueh-Ning Lee,Francesco Lovascio,Raphael Marschall,Bernard Marty,Anaelle Maury,Okamoto Tamami In press in Astronomy and Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a plausible and coherent view of…
Nitrogen-rich organics from comets probed by ultra-carbonaceous Antarctic micrometeorites
J. Rojas, J. Duprat, E. Dartois, T-D. Wu, C. Engrand, L. R. Nittler, N. Bardin, L. Delauche, S. Mostefaoui, L. Remusat, R. M. Stroud & B. Guérin Nature Astronomy, Published: 10 September 2024 LINK “The…
Atmospheric collection of extraterrestrial dust at the Earth’s surface in the mid-PacificOPEN ACCESS
Penelope J. Wozniakiewicz, Luke S. Alesbrook, John P. Bradley, Hope A. Ishii, Mark C. Price, Michael. E. Zolensky, Donald E. Brownlee, Matthias van Ginneken, Matthew J. Genge MAPS, Version of Record online: 06 September 2024…
Raman spectroscopy analysis of artificial space weathering effects of NWA 10580 CO3 meteorite
Ákos Kereszturi, Sándor Biri, Ildikó Gyollai, Zoltán Juhász, Csilla Király, Richárd Rácz, Dániel Rezes, Béla Sulik, Máté Szabó, Zoltán Szalai, Péter Szávai, Tamás Szklenár MAPS, Version of Record online: 06 September 2024 LINK “A medium-grade,…
Cavitating bubbles in condensing gas as a means of forming clumps, chondrites, and planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Eugene Chiang Accepted to ApJ Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Vaporized metal, silicates, and ices on the verge of re-condensing into solid or liquid particles appear in many contexts: behind shocks, in impact ejecta, and within…
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…
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…
Variations of organic functional chemistry in carbonaceous matter from the asteroid 162173 RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Bradley De Gregorio, George D. Cody, Rhonda M. Stroud, A. L. David Kilcoyne, Scott Sandford, Corentin Le Guillou, Larry R. Nittler, Jens Barosch, Hikaru Yabuta, Zita Martins, Yoko Kebukawa, Taiga Okumura, Minako Hashiguchi, Shohei Yamashita,…
Quantification of evaporative loss of volatile metals from planetary cores and metal-rich planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
E.S. Steenstra, C.J. Renggli, J. Berndt, S. Klemme Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 31 August 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The processes responsible for the isotopic compositions and abundances of…
Shock melt in the Cold Bokkeveld CM2 carbonaceous chondrite and the response of C-complex asteroids to hypervelocity impactsOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Luke Daly, Jennika Greer, Sammy Griffin, Cameron J. Floyd, Levi Tegg, Julie Cairney MAPS, Version of Record online: 30 August 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Many of the CM carbonaceous chondrites…
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…
The Dynamical State of the Didymos System before and after the DART ImpactOPEN ACCESS
Derek C. Richardson, Harrison F. Agrusa, Brent Barbee, Rachel H. Cueva, Fabio Ferrari, Seth A. Jacobson, Rahil Makadia, Alex J. Meyer, Patrick Michel, Ryota Nakano, Yun Zhang, Paul Abell, Colby C. Merrill, Adriano Campo Bagatin,…
Estimate of Water and Hydroxyl Abundance on Asteroid (16) Psyche from JWST DataOPEN ACCESS
Stephanie G. Jarmak, Tracy M. Becker, Charles E. Woodward, Casey I. Honniball, Andrew S. Rivkin, Margaret M. McAdam, Zoe A. Landsman, Saverio Cambioni, Thomas G. Müller, Driss Takir, Kurt D. Retherford, Anicia Arredondo and Linda…
Unexpected mineral impact on organic evolution during simulated aqueous alteration in asteroids
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Rapid heating rates define the volatile emission and regolith composition of (3200) PhaethonOPEN ACCESS
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The source craters of the martian meteorites: Implications for the igneous evolution of MarsOPEN ACCESS
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Ruthenium isotopes show the Chicxulub impactor was a carbonaceous-type asteroid
Mario Fischer-Gödde, Jonas Tusch, Steven Goderis, Alessandro Bragagni, Tanja Mohr-Westheide, Nils Messling, Bo-Magnus Elfers, Birger Schmitz, Wolf U. Reimold, Wolfgang D. Maier, Philippe Claeys, Christian Koeberl, François L. H. Tissot, Martin Bizzarro, and Carsten Münker…
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,…
The origin of 4-Vesta’s volatile depletion revealed by the zinc isotopic composition of diogenitesOPEN ACCESS
Linru Fang, Frederic Moynier, Jean-Alix Barrat, Akira Yamaguchi, Marine Paquet and Marc Chaussidon Science Advances14 Aug 2024Vol 10, Issue 33 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Volatile element abundances vary substantially among terrestrial planetary bodies like…
53Mn-53Cr chronometry of ureilites: Implications for the timing of parent body accretion, differentiation and secondary reductionOPEN ACCESS
Pascal M. Kruttasch, Aryavart Anand, Paul H. Warren, Chi Ma, Klaus Mezger Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 13 August 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Establishing the temporal evolution of the…
Space-weathered rims on lunar ilmenite as an indicator for relative exposure ages of regolithOPEN ACCESS
Zhuang Guo, Mingwei Zhang, Bojun Jia, Yang Li, Wenzhe Fa, Yong Pang, Chenxi Zhu, Yuanyun Wen, Xiongyao Li, Jianzhong Liu & Ziyuan Ouyang Nature Communications Earth & EnvironmentVolume 5, article number 426, Published: 12 August…
Delivery of DART Impact Ejecta to Mars and Earth: Opportunity for Meteor ObservationsOPEN ACCESS
Eloy Peña-Asensio, Michael Küppers, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Albert Rimola Draft version August 7, 2024 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s DART and ESA’s Hera missions offer a unique opportunity to investigate the delivery of impact ejecta to…
Chondrule-like objects and a Ca-Al-rich inclusion from comets or comet-like icy bodies
Takaaki Noguchi, Daisuke Nakashima, Takayuki Ushikubo, Wataru Fujiya, Noriaki Ohashi, John P. Bradley, Tomoki Nakamura, Noriko T. Kita, Peter Hoppe, Hidemi Ishibashi, Makoto Kimura, Naoya Imae Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 6 August 2024 LINK…
n-Alkanes formed by methyl-methylene addition as a source of meteoritic aliphaticsOPEN ACCESS
P. Merino, L. Martínez, G. Santoro, J. I. Martínez, K. Lauwaet, M. Accolla, N. Ruiz del Arbol, C. Sánchez-Sánchez, A. Martín-Jimenez, R. Otero, M. Piantek, D. Serrate, R. Lebrón-Aguilar, J. E. Quintanilla-López, J. Mendez, P….
The rapid formation of macromolecules in irradiated ice of protoplanetary disk dust traps
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Evidence for multi-fragmentation and mass shedding of boulders on rubble-pile binary asteroid system (65803) DidymosOPEN ACCESS
M. Pajola, F. Tusberti, A. Lucchetti, O. Barnouin, S. Cambioni, C. M. Ernst, E. Dotto, R. T. Daly, G. Poggiali, M. Hirabayashi, R. Nakano, E. Mazzotta Epifani, N. L. Chabot, V. Della Corte, A. Rivkin,…
The bearing capacity of asteroid (65803) Didymos estimated from boulder tracksOPEN ACCESS
J. Bigot, P. Lombardo, N. Murdoch, D. J. Scheeres, D. Vivet, Y. Zhang, J. Sunshine, J. B. Vincent, O. S. Barnouin, C. M. Ernst, R. T. Daly, C. Sunday, P. Michel, A. Campo-Bagatin, A. Lucchetti,…
Fast boulder fracturing by thermal fatigue detected on stony asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
A. Lucchetti, S. Cambioni, R. Nakano, O. S. Barnouin, M. Pajola, L. Penasa, F. Tusberti, K. T. Ramesh, E. Dotto, C. M. Ernst, R. T. Daly, E. Mazzotta Epifani, M. Hirabayashi, L. Parro, G. Poggiali,…
Mechanical properties of rubble pile asteroids (Dimorphos, Itokawa, Ryugu, and Bennu) through surface boulder morphological analysisOPEN ACCESS
Colas Q. Robin, Alexia Duchene, Naomi Murdoch, Jean-Baptiste Vincent, Alice Lucchetti, Maurizio Pajola, Carolyn M. Ernst, R. Terik Daly, Olivier S. Barnouin, Sabina D. Raducan, Patrick Michel, Masatochi Hirabayashi, Alexander Stott, Gabriela Cuervo, Erica R….
The geology and evolution of the Near-Earth binary asteroid system (65803) DidymosOPEN ACCESS
Olivier Barnouin, Ronald-Louis Ballouz, Simone Marchi, Jean-Baptiste Vincent, Harrison Agrusa, Yun Zhang, Carolyn M. Ernst, Maurizio Pajola, Filippo Tusberti, Alice Lucchetti, R. Terik Daly, Eric Palmer, Kevin J. Walsh, Patrick Michel, Jessica M. Sunshine, Juan…
Properties of outer solar system pebbles during planetesimal formation from meteor observationsOPEN ACCESS
Peter Jenniskens, Paul R. Estrada, Stuart Pilorz, Peter S. Gural, Dave Samuels, Steve Rau, Timothy M.C. Abbott, Jim Albers, Scott Austin, Dan Avner, Jack W. Baggaley, Tim Beck, Solvay Blomquist, Mustafa Boyukata, Martin Breukers, Walt…
Evidence of both molecular cloud and fluid chemistry in Ryugu regolithOPEN ACCESS
Maitrayee Bose, Robert A. Root, Yunbin Guan, Jacob Eaton, Axel Wittmann, Thomas Skrmetti, Steven J. Desch Science Advances24 Jul 2024Vol 10, Issue 30 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The sulfur chemistry of (162173) Ryugu particles…
High-precision U-Pb zircon dating identifies a major magmatic event on the Moon at 4.338 GaOPEN ACCESS
Mélanie Barboni Dawid Szymanowski Blair Schoene Nicolas Dauphas Zhe J. Zhang Xi Chen Kevin D. McKeegan Science Advances24 Jul 2024Vol 10, Issue 30 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Moon has had a complex history,…
Metal-silicate mixing in planetesimal collisionsOPEN ACCESS
Kang Shuai, Christoph M. Schäfer, Christoph Burger, Hejiu Hui Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscriptReceived: 22 August 2023 / Accepted: 12 April 2024, Published: 20 July 2024 PDF 1 (OPEN ACCESS)PDF 2 (OPEN ACCESS) “Impacts between differentiated…
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….
The astrochemical evolutionary traits of phospholipid membrane homochirality
Jana Bocková, Nykola C. Jones, Søren V. Hoffmann & Cornelia Meinert Nature Reviews Chemistry, Review Article, Published: 18 July 2024 LINK “Compartmentalization is crucial for the evolution of life. Present-day phospholipid membranes exhibit a high…
Tarda and Tagish Lake: Samples from the same outer Solar System asteroid and implications for D- and P-type asteroids
Devin L. Schrader, Edward A. Cloutis, Daniel M. Applin, Jemma Davidson, Zachary A. Torrano, Dionysis Foustoukos, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Kenneth J. Domanik, Moe Matsuoka, Tomoki Nakamura, Thomas J. Zega, Gregory A. Brennecka, Jan Render…
Mineralogy of the Martian mantle inferred from bulk chemical compositions
Shuying Yang, Munir Humayun, Kevin Righter MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 July 2024 LINK “Understanding the mineralogy of the Martian mantle is essential for constructing geochemical and geophysical models of Mars. This study employs…
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,…
The Solar System could have formed in a low-viscosity disc: A dynamical study from giant planet migration to the Nice modelOPEN ACCESS
P. Griveaud, A. Crida, A. C. Petit, E. Lega, and A. Morbidelli Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscriptPreprintPreprints and early-stage research may not have been peer reviewed yet. LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In the context of…
Comparison of optical spectra between asteroids Ryugu and Bennu: II. High-precision analysis for space weathering trendsOPEN ACCESS
K. Yumoto, E. Tatsumi, T. Kouyama, D.R. Golish, Y. Cho, T. Morota, S. Kameda, H. Sato, B. Rizk, D.N. DellaGiustina, Y. Yokota, H. Suzuki, J. de León, H. Campins, J. Licandro, M. Popescu, J.L. Rizos,…
Evidence against water delivery by impacts within 10 million years of planetesimal formationOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, A. Stephant, M. Anand, I.A. Franchi, X. Zhao, L.F. White, A. Yamaguchi, R.C. Greenwood, S.L. Jackson Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 642, 15 September 2024, 118860 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “The quenched (rapidly-cooled)…
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…
Source regions of carbonaceous meteorites and NEOsOPEN ACCESS
M. Brož, P. Vernazza, M. Marsset, R.P. Binzel, F. DeMeo, M. Birlan, Ch. Avdellidou, F. Colas, S. Anghel, S. Bouley, C. Blanpain, J. Gattacceca, S. Jeanne, L. Jorda, J. Lecubin, A. Malgoyre, A. Steinhausser, J….
An estimate of the impact rate on Mars from statistics of very-high-frequency marsquakesOPEN ACCESS
Géraldine Zenhäusern, Natalia Wójcicka, Simon C. Stähler, Gareth S. Collins, Ingrid J. Daubar, Martin Knapmeyer, Savas Ceylan, John F. Clinton & Domenico Giardini Nature AstronomyPublished: 28 June 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The number…
Complex zoning in the nakhlite and chassignite martian meteorites reveals multi-stage petrogenesis and undercooling during crystallization
Amanda Ostwald, Arya Udry, Juliane Gross, James M.D. Day, Sammy Griffin Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 June 2024 LINK “Nakhlites (clinopyroxene-rich cumulates) and chassignites (dunites) are two types of meteorites…
Asteroid (101955) Bennu in the laboratory: Properties of the sample collected by OSIRIS-RExOPEN ACCESS
Dante S. Lauretta, Harold C. Connolly Jr, Joseph E. Aebersold, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Ronald-L. Ballouz, Jessica J. Barnes, Helena C. Bates, Carina A. Bennett, Laurinne Blanche, Erika H. Blumenfeld, Simon J. Clemett, George D….
Past orbital evolution and its effects on the surface of (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
M C Guimarães; RAN Araujo, O C Winter Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stae1494Published: 17 June 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Japanese probe Hayabusa 2 recently visited the NEA (162173) Ryugu. This mission…
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…
Extent of alteration, paleomagnetic history, and infrared spectral properties of the Tarda ungrouped carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
H. C. Bates, R. Aspin, C. Y. Fu, C. S. Harrison, E. Feaver, E. Branagan-Harris, A. J. King, J. F. J. Bryson, S. Sridhar, C. I. O. Nichols MAPS, Version of Record online: 14 June…
The nucleosynthetic fingerprint of the outermost protoplanetary disk and early Solar System dynamicsOPEN ACCESS
Elishevah van Kooten, Xuchao Zhao, Ian Franchi, Po-Yen Tung, Simon Fairclough, John Walmsley, Isaac Onyett, Martin Schiller, and Martin Bizzarro Science Advances14 Jun 2024Vol 10, Issue 24 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Knowledge of the…
Micro-FTIR reflectance spectroscopy of Ryugu, CI chondrites and volatile-rich clasts – Comparing spectral features in the Mid-IR (2.5–16.5 μm) regionOPEN ACCESS
J. Storz, M.P. Reitze, A.N. Stojic, I. Kerraouch, A. Bischoff, T. John IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 13 June 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Although C1 clasts in carbonaceous chondrites are usually mineralogically similar…
Laboratory Spectral Characterization of Ribbeck Aubrite: Meteorite Sample of Earth-impacting Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 BX1OPEN ACCESS
David C. Cantillo, Kaycee I. Ridenhour, Adam Battle, Thomas Joyce, Juliana Nunez Breceda, Neil Pearson and Vishnu Reddy The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 6 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Characterization of near-Earth objects…
Rb-Sr constraints on the age of Moon formation
Elsa Yobregat, Caroline Fitoussi, Bernard Bourdon IcarusAvailable online 6 June 2024, 116164 LINK “Highlights “Determining the age of the Moon, which is commonly considered as the termination of Earth accretion has been a complex challenge…
A heterogeneous mantle and crustal structure formed during the early differentiation of MarsOPEN ACCESS
James M. D. Day, Marine Paquet, Arya Udry, and Frederic Moynier Science Advances31 May 2024Vol 10, Issue 22 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highly siderophile element abundances and Os isotopes of nakhlite and chassignite meteorites…
A primordial noble gas component discovered in the Ryugu asteroid and its implicationsOPEN ACCESS
Alexander B. Verchovsky, Feargus A. J. Abernethy, Mahesh Anand, Ian A. Franchi, Monica M. Grady, Richard C. Greenwood, Simeon J. Barber, Martin Suttle, Motoo Ito, Naotaka Tomioka, Masayuki Uesugi, Akira Yamaguchi, Makoto Kimura, Naoya Imae,…
(469219) Kamoʻoalewa, A Space Weathering Matured Small NEA: Target of the Tianwen-2 Sample-Return MissionOPEN ACCESS
Yang Li, Pengfei Zhang, Guozheng Zhang, Xiaoran Yan, Mikael Granvik, Yongxiong Zhang, Yunbo Niu, and 39 more authors Nature PREPRINT under review, Version 1, posted 29 May, 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Understanding the…
Different arrival times of CM and CI-like bodies from the outer Solar System to 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) “Understanding the provenance of CI and CM chondrites, the most primitive materials in our…
Identification of Earth’s late accretion by large impactors through mass independent Cr isotopes
Yogita Kadlag, Aryavart Anand, Mario Fischer-Gödde, Klaus Mezger , Kristoffer Szilas , Steven Goderis, Ingo Leya IcarusAvailable online 31 May 2024, 116143 LINK “Highlights “The late addition of extra-terrestrial material may represent an important source…
A contact binary satellite of the asteroid (152830) DinkineshOPEN ACCESS
Harold F. Levison, Simone Marchi, Keith S. Noll, John R. Spencer, Thomas S. Statler, James F. Bell III, Edward B. Bierhaus, Richard Binzel, William F. Bottke, Daniel Britt, Michael E. Brown, Marc W. Buie, Philip…
Compositions of iron-meteorite parent bodies constrain the structure of the protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Bidong Zhang, Nancy L. Chabot, and Alan E. Rubin PNAS, Vol. 121, No. 2328 May 28, 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Magmatic iron-meteorite parent bodies are the earliest planetesimals in the Solar System, and…
Detection and quantification of organosulfur species in the Tagish Lake Meteorite by highly sensitive LC-MSOPEN ACCESS
N. Randazzo, R. W. Hilts, M. C. Holt, C. D. K. Herd, B. Reiz, R. M. Whittal MAPS, Version of Record online: 28 May 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We analyzed the methanol extracts…
Petrological, chemical, and chronological study of breccias in the Chang’e-5 soil
Yuruo Shi, Wenxiao Peng, Katherine H. Joy, Xuefeng Yu, Yue Guan, Zemin Bao, Xiaochao Che, Romain Tartèse, Joshua F. Snape, James W. Head, Martin J. Whitehouse, Xiaolei Wang, Yuqi Qian, Zengsheng Li, Chen Wang, Tao…
Comparison of optical spectra between asteroids Ryugu and Bennu: I. Cross calibration between Hayabusa2/ONC-T and OSIRIS-REx/MapCam
K. Yumoto, E. Tatsumi, T. Kouyama, D.R. Golish, Y. Cho, T. Morota, S. Kameda, H. Sato, B. Rizk, D.N. DellaGiustina, Y. Yokota, H. Suzuki, J. de León, H. Campins, J. Licandro, M. Popescu, J.L. Rizos,…
Abiotic formation of alkylsulfonic acids in interstellar analog ices and implications for their detection on RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Mason McAnally, Jana Bocková, Ashanie Herath, Andrew M. Turner, Cornelia Meinert & Ralf I. Kaiser Nature Communications, Volume 15, Article number: 4409, Published: 23 May 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “For the last century,…
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…
Igneous intrusion origin for the petrofabric of Erg Chech 002OPEN ACCESS
C. Beros, K. T. Tait, V. E. Di Cecco, D. E. Moser MAPS, Version of Record online: 19 May 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Achondrites provide an opportunity to examine the igneous processes of…
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….
Comparing the dynamics of Jupiter-family Comets and comet-like fireballsOPEN ACCESS
P.M. Shober, G. Tancredi, J. Vaubaillon, H.A.R. Devillepoix, S. Deam, S. Anghel, E.K. Sansom, F. Colas, S. Martino Accepted in Astronomy & Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Jupiter-family comets (JFCs), which originate from the Kuiper belt…
Incipient space weathering on asteroid 162173 Ryugu recorded by pyrrhotiteOPEN ACCESS
Dennis Harries, Toru Matsumoto, Falko Langenhorst, Takaaki Noguchi, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Yusuke Seto, Masaaki Miyahara, Naotaka Tomioka, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata, Aki Takigawa, Yusuke Nakauchi, Shogo Tachibana, Tomoki Nakamura, Megumi Matsumoto, Hope…
