Assessing interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias and the Two-meter Twin TelescopeOPEN ACCESS
R. de la Fuente Marcos, J. Licandro, M. R. Alarcon, M Serra-Ricart, J. de Leon, C. de la Fuente Marcos, G. Lombardi, A. Tejero, A. Cabrera-Lavers, S. Guerra Arencibia, I. Ruiz Cejudo Submitted to A&A…
The evolution of planetesimal reservoirs revealed by Fe-Ni isotope anomalies in differentiated meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Fridolin Spitzer, Timo Hopp, Christoph Burkhardt, Nicolas Dauphas, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 667, 1 October 2025, Version of Record 14 July 2025. LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Differentiated meteorites sample planetesimals…
Refractory solid condensation detected in an embedded protoplanetary disk
M. K. McClure, Merel van’t Hoff, Logan Francis, Edwin Bergin, Will R. M. Rocha, J. A. Sturm, Daniel Harsono, Ewine F. van Dishoeck, John H. Black, J. A. Noble, D. Qasim & E. Dartois Nature,…
Rare earth element nucleosynthetic anomalies and dust transport in the protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Justin Y. Hu, François L. H. Tissot, Ren T. C. Marquez, Oliver Shorttle, Cathie J. Clarke, Andrew D. Sellek, Nicolas Dauphas, Bruce L. A. Charlier, Ingo Leya, Reika Yokochi, Thomas J. Ireland, and Helen M….
Rapid protoplanet formation in the outer Solar System recorded in a dunite from the carbonaceous chondrite reservoirOPEN ACCESS
B. G. Rider-Stokes, X. Zhao, S. L. Jackson, M. D. Suttle, I. A. Franchi, L. F. White, R. C. Greenwood, M. J. Whitehouse, L. Riches, M. Anand, B. Hoefnagels & M. M. Grady Communications Earth…
Dynamical origin of Theia, the last giant impactor on EarthOPEN ACCESS
Duarte Branco, Sean N. Raymond, Pedro Machado Preprint submitted to Elsevier, 2 July 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (11 July 2025): Icarus, available online 11 July 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Cosmochemical studies have…
NASA’S Lucy Mission to Trojan Asteroids: Unraveling the History of the Outer Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Harold F. Levison, Simone Marchi, Keith S. Noll, John R. Spencer, Catherine B. Olkin & Thomas S. Statler Space Science Reviews, Volume 221, article number 63, Published: 03 July 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Surface Ages for the Sample Return Asteroids Bennu, Ryugu, and ItokawaOPEN ACCESS
William F. Bottke, Alex J. Meyer, David Vokrouhlický, David Nesvorný, Edward B. Bierhaus, Daniella N. DellaGiustina, Rachael Hoover, Harold C. Connolly and Dante S. Lauretta The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 6, Published 2025…
Na, Ca carbonates in OSIRIS-REx samples: evidence for low-temperature, Na-bearing Brines on Bennu’s Parent BodyOPEN ACCESS
S.A. Singerling, F.E. Brenker, B. Tkalcec, S.S. Russell, T.J. Zega, T.J. McCoy, H.C. Connolly Jr., D.S. Lauretta Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 June 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We…
Reorientation and despinning of 4 Vesta formed the Divalia FossaeOPEN ACCESS
Hiu Ching Jupiter Cheng, Christian Klimczak, and Isamu Matsuyama Science Advances25 Jun 2025Vol 11, Issue 26 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Vesta, the only differentiated rocky protoplanet explored by a spacecraft, offers insight into early…
Planet formation in chemically diverse and evolving discs — I. Composition of planetary building blocksOPEN ACCESS
E. Pacetti, E. Schisano, D. Turrini, C. P. Dullemond, S. Molinari, C. Walsh, S. Fonte, U. Lebreuilly, R. S. Klessen, P. Hennebelle, S. L. Ivanovski, R. Politi, D. Polychroni, P. Simonetti, L. Testi Accepted for…
Abiotic sugars in (162173) Ryugu and the primitive CI carbonaceous chondrite OrgueilOPEN ACCESS
Cornelia Meinert, Vanessa Leyva, Manuel Robert, Raphaël Pepino, Jana Bocková, preprint, 19 June 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The unequal distribution of prebiotic organic compounds in meteorites—where amino acids and nucleobases are commonly detected but…
BLADE: An Automated Framework for Classifying Light Curves from the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) Fireball DatabaseOPEN ACCESS
Elizabeth A. Silber, Vedant Sawal Preprint, accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal (18 Jun 2025) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Fireballs (bolides) are high-energy luminous phenomena produced when meteoroids and small asteroids enter Earth’s atmosphere at…
Insights into pyroxene-dominated surfaces and implications for ongoing space exploration missionsOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, E. Branagan-Harris, K. Markus, J.F. Snape, S.L. Jackson, S.S. Russell, R.C. Greenwood, T.H. Burbine, M.J. Whitehouse, D.A. Rothery, L.F. White, M.M. Grady IcarusAvailable online 18 June 2025, 116713 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
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…
Size–Frequency Distribution of Terrestrial Leftover Planetesimals and S-complex Implanted AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Rogerio Deienno, André Izidoro, David Nesvorný, William F. Bottke, Fernando Roig, and Simone Marchi The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 986, Number 2, 12 June 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The isotopic composition of meteorites linked…
Meteorite-common amino acid induces clay exfoliation and abiotic compartment formationOPEN ACCESS
Orr Rose Bezaly, Annemieke Petrignani & Helen E. King Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 6, Article number: 435 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Clay surfaces have been invoked as crucial components in the origin of…
Germanium isotope fractionation during evaporation from metal and sulfide melts: Implications for volatile element loss from planetary materialsOPEN ACCESS
Elias Wölfer, Christian J. Renggli, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 30 May 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Ge elemental and isotopic composition of planetary materials holds essential clues on…
Experimental simulations of space weathering on pentlanditeOPEN ACCESS
L. C. Chaves, M. S. Thompson, C. A. Dukes, M. J. Loeffler, M. F. Martinez-Motta, H. Vannier, B. H. N. Horgan, N. Smith, K. Ardrey MAPS, Version of Record online: 31 May 2025 LINK (OPEN…
Apache Point rapid response characterization of primitive pre-impact detection asteroid 2024 RW1OPEN ACCESS
Carl Ingebretsen, Bryce T. Bolin, Robert Jedicke, Peter Vereš, Christine H. Chen, Carey M. Lisse, Russet McMillan, Torrie Sutherland, Amanda J. Townsend submitted to ApJLPDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Pre-impact detection asteroids (PIDAs) may be detected only…
The shaping of terrestrial planets by late accretions
Simone Marchi & Jun Korenaga NatureReview, Volume 641, pages 1111–1120, Published: 28 May 2025 LINK “Terrestrial planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars—formed by the accretion of smaller objects. The Earth was probably the latest terrestrial planet…
Silicate–sulfide interaction within quenched melts of space weathered Ryugu grainsOPEN ACCESS
Sylvain Laforet, Hugues Leroux, Corentin Le Guillou, Maya Marinova, Adrien Néri, Adrien Teurtrie, Francisco de la Peña, Damien Jacob, Alexandre Fadel, David Troadec MAPS, Version of Record online: 26 May 2025 LINK(OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
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…
Sample Return Missions: Rosetta Stones Returned from the First Small Bodies in the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Tomoki Nakamura, Cecile Engrand, Michael Zolensky, Victoria E. Hamilton & Abigail A. Fraeman Space Science Reviews, Volume 221, article number 44, Published: 12 May 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “It is now possible to…
Space weathering on the lunar nearside and farside constrained from Si isotopesOPEN ACCESS
Hui-Yan Zhang, Hui-Min Yu, Hao-Lan Tang, Yu-Chao Lin, Zicong Xiao, Lin Yang, Jin-Ting Kang, Ji Shen, Liping Qin & Fang Huang Nature Communications, Volume 16, Article number: 4248 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Over long…
Differentiated planetesimals record differing sources of sulfur in inner and outer solar system materials
Elizabeth A. Heiny, Edward M. Stolper, and John M. Eiler PNAS, May 2, 2025, 122 (18) e2418198122 LINK “The isotope anomalies of noncarbonaceous (NC) and carbonaceous (CC) extraterrestrial materials provide a framework for tracing the…
The cosmochemistry of planetary systems
Martin Bizzarro, Anders Johansen & Caroline Dorn Nature Reviews Chemistry, Review Article, Published: 28 April 2025 LINK “Planets form and obtain their compositions from the leftover material present in protoplanetary disks of dust and gas…
Strong Toroidal Recirculation Zones at the Inner Dust Rim as the Origin of Meteoric Chondrules and Calcium-Aluminum InclusionsOPEN ACCESS
Peter Todd Williams Draft version April 29, 2025, submitted to ApJL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We hypothesize strong (transonic) twin toroidal recirculation zones above and below the accretion disk midplane, rather close-in to the protosun, to…
Near-infrared spectral variation in Ryugu particles and implication for rapid space weathering by solar UV radiationOPEN ACCESS
S. Furukawa, T. Okada, K. Hatakeda, R. Kanemaru, K. Yogata, T. Yada, M. Abe, T. Usui, C. Pilorget, V. Hamm, R. Brunetto, D. Loizeau, L. Riu, T. Le Pivert-Jolivet, S. Sasaki, Y. Egashira, T. Hiroi,…
Magnetization of Iron Meteorites up to the Meter in Size as Possible Analogs for Asteroid PsycheOPEN ACCESS
Clara Maurel, Elise Clavé, Jérôme Gattacecca, Minoru Uehara, Elias N. Mansbach, Timothy J. McCoy, Benjamin P. Weiss JGR PlanetsFirst published: 23 April 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorite paleomagnetic studies indicate planetesimal generated magnetic…
A small core in Vesta inferred from Dawn’s observationsOPEN ACCESS
R. S. Park, A. I. Ermakov, A. S. Konopliv, A. T. Vaughan, N. Rambaux, B. G. Bills, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, R. R. Fu, S. A. Jacobson, S. T. Stewart & M. J. Toplis Nature Astronomy,…
Experimental investigations of mineral-organic chondritic analogs under hydrothermal conditions: implications for carbonaceous asteroids
Coline Serra, Olivier Grauby, Daniel Ferry, Fabrice Duvernay, Grégoire Danger, Johanna Marin-Carbonne, Vassilissa Vinogradoff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 April 2025 LINK “The occurrence of hydroxylated minerals in carbonaceous chondrites…
Aqueous Alteration of Forsterite Glass in PlanetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Yudai Kobayashi, Tomoko Ikeda-Fukazawa ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, April 19, 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To investigate the aqueous alteration mechanisms of forsterite glass in planetesimals, molecular dynamics calculations were performed using two-phase…
A reconstruction of the H2O and F contents of the Erg Cech 002 parent body
Liam D. Peterson, Megan E. Newcombe, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang, Sune G. Nielsen Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 April 2025 LINK “Erg Cech 002 (EC 002) is an andesitic…
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…
Petrologic evidence for core sulfur degassing in partially differentiated planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Shu-Zhou Wang, Ai-Cheng Zhang, Tian-Ran Trina Du, Jiani Chen, Yuanyun Wen, and Xiancai Lu Science Advances11 Apr 2025Vol 11, Issu LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Partial differentiation hypothesis is a scenario for interpreting the internal…
A Pyroxenite mantle on Mercury? Experimental insights from enstatite chondrite melting at pressures up to 5 GPaOPEN ACCESS
Asmaa Boujibar, Kevin Righter, Emmanuel Fontaine, Max Collinet, Sarah Lambart, Larry R. Nittler, Kellye M. Pando IcarusAvailable online 11 April 2025 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Enstatite chondrites are potential source material for the accretion…
Overview of the findings for samples returned from Ryugu and implications for early Solar System processes
Monica M. Grady, M. Ito, R. C. Greenwood, A. Yamaguchi, T. H. Burbine, M. Anand & V. Debaille Nature Astronomy LINK “The Hayabusa2 spacecraft brought samples to Earth from asteroid (162173) Ryugu in December 2020….
Porphyritic olivine chondrules with enstatite chondrite isotopic composition as a main building block of Earth
Yves Marrocchi, Tahar Hammouda, Maud Boyet, Guillaume Avice, Alessandro Morbidelli Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 659, 1 June 2025, 119337Available online 30 March 2025, Version of Record 30 March 2025 LINK “Highlights “The nature and…
Classifying meteorites with MetNet: A deep learning approach using reflectance spectroscopy
Roshan Nath, Soham Mali, Denesh K., Neha Panwar, Abhishek J. Verma, Avadh Kumar, Ramakant R. Mahajan, Amit Basu Sarbadhikari, M. E. Varela, Shuhrat A. Ehgamberdiev, Tvisha Kapadia, Neeraj Srivastava MAPS, Version of Record online: 27…
Highly Heterogeneous Parent Body of the Rare Andesitic Erg Chech 002 Meteorite Revealed by the Revisited Mn–Cr Isotopic SystematicsOPEN ACCESS
Bing Yang, Runlian Pang, Qing Wang, Anning Zhang, Wei Du and Liping Qin The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 3 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Erg Chech 002 (EC 002), an andesitic meteorite, has…
An experimental study of trace element partitioning into troilite during iron meteorite crystallizationOPEN ACCESS
Nancy L. Chabot, Colin D. Hamill, Evangela E. Shread, Richard D. Ash, Catherine M. Corrigan MAPS, Version of Record online: 25 March 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Troilite is a common phase in iron…
Protoplanetary cores drove chondrule formationOPEN ACCESS
Mohamad Ali-Dib, Craig Walton resubmitted to MNRAS in February 2025 after revision (preprint 21 Mars 2025) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrules are small spherical objects that formed at high temperatures early in the history of the…
An overview of the petrography and petrology of particles from aggregate sample from asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
Harold C. Connolly Jr, Dante S. Lauretta, Timothy J. McCoy, Sara S. Russell, Pierre Haenecour, Anjani Polit, Jessica J. Barnes, Thomas J. Zega, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Kevin Righter, Guy Libourel, Marc Portail, Vincent Guigoz,…
Comparison of the earliest NC and CC planetesimals: Evidence from ungrouped iron meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Fridolin Spitzer, Christoph Burkhardt, Thomas S. Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine Update (24 March 2025): Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Isotope anomalies in meteorites reveal a fundamental dichotomy between non-carbonaceous- (NC) and…
NH-rich organic compounds from the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu: nanoscale spectral and isotopic characterizationsOPEN ACCESS
L. G. Vacher, V. T. H. Phan, L. Bonal, M. Iskakova, O. Poch, P. Beck, E. Quirico, R. C. Ogliore Submitted to Meteoritics and Planetary Science – December 26, 2024 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The detection…
A Pre-flyby View on the Origin of Asteroid Donaldjohanson, a Target of the NASA Lucy MissionOPEN ACCESS
Simone Marchi, David Vokrouhlický, David Nesvorný, William F. Bottke, Josef Ďurech and Harold F. Levison The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 3 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) PDF 2 (OPEN ACCESS) “The NASA Lucy…
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…
Planetesimal Impact Vapor Plumes and Nebular Shocks form Chondritic MixturesOPEN ACCESS
Sarah T. Stewart, Simon J. Lock, Philip J. Carter, Erik J. Davies, Michail I. Petaev, Stein B. Jacobsen draft, accepted March 7, 2025, submitted to The Planetary Science Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update: The Planetary…
Stress analysis of asteroids during atmospheric entry and implications for the breakup criterion
Théo A. Rulko, Aaditya Rau, Grégoire Chomette, Lorien Wheeler, Donovan Mathias , Jessie Dotson, Raúl Radovitzky Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 March 2025 LINK “Highlights “Observations of asteroid fragmentation upon atmospheric entry…
Measuring the Effects of Regolith Porosity on Mid-IR Spectra of the Allende MeteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Lonnie D. Dausend, Audrey C. Martin and Joshua P. Emery The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 3, Published: 4 March 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mid-infrared (MIR; 5–35 μm) spectroscopy of laboratory meteorites…
The mystery of the missing mantle problem and insights from spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, S.L. Jackson, T.J. Burbine, R.C. Greenwood, E.M. MacLennan, L.F. White, S.S. Russell, M. Anand, M.M. Grady IcarusAvailable online 11 February 2025, 116506 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Differentiation of planetesimals results in…
Enrichment of moderately volatile elements in first-generation planetesimals of the inner Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal, Surjyendu Bhattacharjee, Bidong Zhang, Nicole X. Nie, and Yoshinori Miyazaki Science Advances5 Feb 2025Vol 11, Issue 6 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The depletion of moderately volatile elements (MVEs) in terrestrial planets…
A primitive asteroid that lived fast and died young sampled by a xenolith in the Cold Bokkeveld CM2 carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Cameron J. Floyd, Robin Haller, Sammy Griffin MAPS, Version of Record online: 04 February 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Xenoliths in carbonaceous chondrites include lithologies that are unrepresented in the meteorite…
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…
Low thermal inertia of (162173) Ryugu a result of horizontal cracks in bouldersOPEN ACCESS
Maximilian Hamm, Moritz Strauß, Matthias Grott, Jörg Knollenberg, Robert Luther, Jens Biele, Hiroki Senshu IcarusAvailable online 30 January 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Observations of the diurnal variations of the surface temperature of…
Timescales of Solar System Formation Based on Al–Ti Isotope Correlation by Supernova EjectaOPEN ACCESS
Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Yuki Hibiya, Satoshi Yoshihara, and Takehito Hayakawa The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 979, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The radioactive decay of short-lived 26Al–26Mg has been used to estimate the timescales…
Benford’s Law: applications to chondrules and refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
Jake Grodner, Alan E. Rubin Discover Space, Volume 129, article number 2, 22 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Benford’s Law is a scale- and base-invariant probability distribution wherein smaller numerals occur more often…
Iron and copper sulfides in asteroid (162173) Ryugu: Formation conditions and a comparison to the CI and CY chondritesOPEN ACCESS
C. S. Harrison, A. J. King, R. H. Jones, S. S. Russell, T. Nakamura, H. Yurimoto, T. Noguchi, R. Okazaki, H. Yabuta, H. Naraoka, K. Sakamoto, S. Tachibana, T. Yada, M. Nishimura, A. Nakato, A….
Implications of Differentiated Late Accretion for the Volatile Inventory of the Bulk Silicate EarthOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal and Varun Manilal The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Earth is believed to have acquired its highly siderophile element (HSE) inventory through the late accretion…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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)…
Condensation and the Volatility Trend of the EarthOPEN ACCESS
Katharina Lodders, Bruce Fegley, Klaus Mezger, Denton Ebel Update (17 June 2025): Space Science Reviews, Volume 221, article number 54, Published: 17 June 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Preprint submitted to Space Science Reviews,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
Coline Serra, Vassilissa Vinogradoff, Grégoire Danger, Marie-Vanessa Coulet, Fabrice Duvernay IcarusAvailable online 22 August 2024, 116273 LINK “Highlights “The presence of organic matter in carbonaceous chondrites provides valuable information about the early composition of the…
Rapid heating rates define the volatile emission and regolith composition of (3200) PhaethonOPEN ACCESS
Martin D. Suttle, Lorenz. F. Olbrich, Charlotte. L. Bays & Liza Riches Nature Communications, Volume 15, article number 7178, Published: 21 August 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid (3200) Phaethon experiences extreme solar radiant…
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,…
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…
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
Niels F. W. Ligterink, Paola Pinilla, Nienke van der Marel, Jeroen Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Alice S. Booth, Conel M. O’D. Alexander & My E. I. Riebe Nature Astronomy, Published: 30 July 2024 LINK “Organic macromolecular…
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…
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….
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…
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)…
