Early solar system chronology from short-lived chronometersOPEN ACCESS
Aryavart Anand, Klaus Mezger GeochemistryInvited ReviewAvailable online 30 May 2023, 126004 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Age constraints on early solar system processes and events can be derived from meteorites and their components using…
Space Weathering of Genesis Mission Solar-wind Collectors with Inferences for Weathering on Airless BodiesOPEN ACCESS
Amy J. G. Jurewicz, Karen D. Rieck, Chad Olinger, Judy Allton, Mukul Sharma, Lindsay P. Keller and Roy Christoffersen The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Samples from the…
Ryugu asteroid sample return provides a natural laboratory for primordial chemical evolutionOPEN ACCESS
Yasuhiro Oba, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin & Hiroshi Naraoka Nature Communications, Volume 14, Article number: 3107Comment, published: 30 May 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The samples returned from near-Earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu provide…
Hydrogen in acapulcoites and lodranites: A unique source of water for planetesimals in the inner Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
A. Stephant, X. Zhao, M. Anand, J. Davidson, C. Carli, T. Cuppone, G. Pratesi, I.A. Franchi Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 615, 1 August 2023, 118202 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights Partial melting up to 20%…
Determining the Pyroxene Mineralogies of VestoidsOPEN ACCESS
T. H. Burbine, P. C, Buchanan, M. J. Jercinovic and R. C. Greenwood The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Bulk pyroxene compositions were calculated for a number of…
Impact mixing among rocky planetesimals in the early Solar System from angrite oxygen isotopes
B. G. Rider-Stokes, R. C. Greenwood, M. Anand, L. F. White, I. A. Franchi, V. Debaille, S. Goderis, L. Pittarello, A. Yamaguchi, T. Mikouchi & P. Claeys Nature Astronomy, Published: 15 May 2023 LINK “Angrite…
Calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions in non-carbonaceous chondrites: Abundances, sizes, and mineralogyOPEN ACCESS
E. T. Dunham, A. Sheikh, D. Opara, N. Matsuda, M.-C. Liu, K. D. McKeegan MAPS, Version of Record online: 12 May 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “As the Sun was forming, calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs)…
The spatial distribution of soluble organic matter and their relationship to minerals in the asteroid (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Minako Hashiguchi, Dan Aoki, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin, Karin E. Dworkin, José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, John M. Eiler, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Aogu Furusho, Daniel P. Glavin, Heather V. Graham,…
Influence of hydrothermal asteroidal conditions on the molecular structure and isotopic compositions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Marceau Lecasble, Sylvain Bernard, Jean-Christophe Viennet, Isis Criouet, Laurent Remusat IcarusAvailable online 28 April 2023, 115603 LINK “A variety of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are reported in carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) and in the interstellar medium…
Simulation of Space Weathering on Asteroid Spectra through Hydrogen Ion Irradiation of MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Lakshika Palamakumbure, Kenichiro Mizohata, Kateřina Flanderová, David Korda, Antti Penttilä and Tomáš Kohout The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 4 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Space weathering can be defined as the combination of…
Origin and abundances of volatiles on Mars from the zinc isotopic composition of Martian meteorites
M. Paquet, Paolo A. Sossi, Frédéric Moynier Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 611, 1 June 2023, 118126, Version of Record: 14 April 2023 LINK “Volatile elements are key to understanding the accretion and differentiation processes…
Overview of the search for signs of space weathering on the low-albedo asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
B.E. Clark, A. Sen, X.-D. Zou, D.N. DellaGiustina, S. Sugita, N. Sakatani, M. Thompson, D. Trang, E. Tatsumi, M.A. Barucci, M. Barker, H. Campins, T. Morota, C. Lantz, A.R. Hendrix, F. Vilas, L. Keller, V.E….
Mass-dependent nickel isotopic variations in achondrites and lunar rocks
Shui-Jiong Wang, Shi-Jie Li, Yangting Lin, Si-Zhang Sheng Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 April 2023 LINK “We present high-precision mass-dependent nickel isotopic data for a comprehensive suite of achondrites and…
Keck and Gemini spectral characterization of Lucy mission fly-by target (152830) DinkineshOPEN ACCESS
B.T. Bolin, K.S. Noll, I. Caiazzo, C. Fremling, R.P. Binzel IcarusAvailable online 7 April 2023, 115562 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Recently, the inner main belt asteroid (152830) Dinkinesh was identified as an additional fly- by…
Curation planning and facilities for asteroid Bennu samples returned by the OSIRIS-REx mission
K. Righter, N. G. Lunning, K. Nakamura-Messenger, C. J. Snead, J. McQuillan, M. Calaway, K. Allums, M. Rodriguez, R. C. Funk, R. S. Harrington, W. Connelly, T. Cowden, J. P. Dworkin, C. C. Lorentson, S….
Spectral Type and Geometric Albedo of (98943) 2001 CC21, the Hayabusa2# Mission TargetOPEN ACCESS
Jooyeon Geem, Masateru Ishiguro, Mikael Granvik, Hiroyuki Naito, Hiroshi Akitaya, Tomohiko Sekiguchi, Sunao Hasegawa, Daisuke Kuroda, Tatsuharu Oono, Yoonsoo P. Bach, Sunho Jin, Ryo Imazawa, Koji S. Kawabata, Seiko Takagi, Makoto Yoshikawa, Anlaug A. Djupvik,…
MASCOT’s in situ analysis of asteroid Ryugu in the context of regolith samples and remote sensing data returned by Hayabusa2OPEN ACCESS
Katharina Otto, Tra-Mi Ho, Stephan Ulamec, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Jens Biele, Matthias Grott, Maximilian Hamm, David Hercik, Ralf Jaumann, Masahiko Sato, Stefan E. Schröder, Satoshi Tanaka, Ulrich Auster, Kohei Kitazato, Jörg Knollenberg, Aurelie Moussi, Tomoki Nakamura,…
Mission to Psyche: Including Undergraduates and the Public on the Journey to a Metal WorldOPEN ACCESS
Catherine D. D. Bowman, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Adriana Talamante, James F. Bell III, Ernest Cisneros, Alexandra Cook, Jason D. Frieman, Danya Gainor, Jamie Hunziker, Shaheer Khan, Christopher R. Lawler, Jessica Maschino, Timothy J. McCoy, Kaxandra…
Interstellar ObjectsOPEN ACCESS
Darryl Z. Seligman, Amaya Moro-Martín invited review for Contemporary Physics, comments welcome PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Since 2017, two macroscopic interstellar objects have been discovered in the inner Solar System, both of which are distinct in…
Early bombardment of the moon: Connecting the lunar crater record to the terrestrial planet formation
David Nesvorný, Fernando V. Roig, David Vokrouhlický, William F. Bottke, Simone Marchi, Alessandro Morbidelli, Rogerio Deienno Icarus, Available online 29 March 2023, 115545 LINK „The lunar crater record features ∼50 basins. The radiometric dating of…
The Psyche Magnetometry InvestigationOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, José M. G. Merayo, Jodie B. Ream, Rona Oran, Peter Brauer, Corey J. Cochrane, Kyle Cloutier, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, John L. Jørgensen, Clara Maurel, Ryan S. Park, Carol A. Polanskey, Maria de…
Variations of the surface characteristics of Ryugu returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Aiko Nakato, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Kasumi Yogata, Akiko Miyazaki, Kana Nagashima, Kentaro Hatakeda, Kazuya Kumagai, Yuya Hitomi, Hiromichi Soejima, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Cedric Pilorget, Vincent Hamm, Rosario Brunetto, Lucie Riu, Lionel Lourit, Damien Loizeau, Tania…
Terrestrial planet and asteroid belt formation by Jupiter–Saturn chaotic excitationOPEN ACCESS
Patryk Sofia Lykawka & Takashi Ito Scientific Reports, Volume 13, Article number: 4708 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The terrestrial planets formed by accretion of asteroid-like objects within the inner solar system’s protoplanetary disk. Previous…
Sulfuric acid as a corrosive cryofluid and oxygen isotope reservoir in planetesimals
Akihiko Hashimoto, Yuki Nakano IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 25 March 2023 LINK “The Earth-Moon and other planetary objects are enriched in the heavier isotopes, 17O and 18O, relative to 16O by several %,…
Protracted Timescales for Nebular Processing of First-formed Solids in the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Prajkta Mane, Maitrayee Bose, Meenakshi Wadhwa, and Céline Defouilloy The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 946, Number 1, Published: 24 March 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) from chondritic meteorites are the first…
Grain Size Effects on Visible and Near-infrared (0.35–2.5μm) Laboratory Spectra of Ordinary Chondrite and HED MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Bryn Bowen, Vishnu Reddy, Mario De Florio, Theodore Kareta, Neil Pearson, Roberto Furfaro, Benjamin Sharkey, Allison McGraw, David Cantillo, Juan A. Sanchez and Adam Battle The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 3 LINK (OPEN…
Uracil in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Yasuhiro Oba, Toshiki Koga, Yoshinori Takano, Nanako O. Ogawa, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Kazunori Sasaki, Hajime Sato, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Hiroshi Naraoka, Shogo Tachibana, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta,…
Insight into multi-step geological evolution of C-type asteroids from Ryugu particles
Akira Yamaguchi, Naotaka Tomioka, Motoo Ito, Naoki Shirai, Makoto Kimura, Richard C. Greenwood, Ming-Chang Liu, Kaitlyn A. McCain, Nozomi Matsuda, Masayuki Uesugi, Naoya Imae, Takuji Ohigashi, Kentaro Uesugi, Aiko Nakato, Kasumi Yogata, Hayato Yuzawa, Yu…
High mobility of asteroid particles revealed by measured cohesive force of meteorite fragmentsOPEN ACCESS
Yuuya Nagaashi and Akiko M. Nakamura Science Advances17 Mar 2023Vol 9, Issue 11 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The cohesive force of asteroid particles is a crucial parameter in microgravity. The cohesive force was evaluated…
Spins and shapes of basaltic asteroids and the missing mantle problemOPEN ACCESS
Dagmara Oszkiewicz, Volodymyr Troianskyi, Adrián Galád, Josef Hanuš, Josef Ďurech, Emil Wilawer, Anna Marciniak, Tomasz Kwiatkowski, Paweł Koleńczuk, Brian A. Skiff, Tom Polakis, Nicholas A. Moskovitz, Stefan Geier, Dóra Föhring, Denise Hung, Štefan Gajdoš, Jozef…
Degassing of early-formed planetesimals restricted water delivery to Earth
M. E. Newcombe, S. G. Nielsen, L. D. Peterson, J. Wang, C. M. O’D. Alexander, A. R. Sarafian, K. Shimizu, L. R. Nittler & A. J. Irving NaturePublished: 15 March 2023 LINK “The timing of…
In-situ formation of halite in the Sidi El Habib 001 (H5) ordinary chondrite: Implications for hydrothermal alteration in ordinary chondrite parent bodies
Shaofan Che, Kenneth J. Domanik, Thomas J. Zega Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 March 2023 LINK “The microstructures and chemistry of secondary feldspars and phosphates in equilibrated ordinary chondrites (OCs)…
Interaction between clay minerals and organics in asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
J.-C. Viennet, M. Roskosz, T. Nakamura, P. Beck, B. Baptiste, B. Lavina, E.E. Alp, M.Y. Hu, J. Zhao, M. Gounelle, R. Brunetto, H. Yurimoto, T. Noguchi, R. Okazaki, H. Yabuta, H. Naraoka, K. Sakamoto, S….
Origin of isotopic diversity among carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Jan L. Hellmann, Jonas M. Schneider, Elias Wölfer, Joanna Drążkowska, Christian A. Jansen, Timo Hopp, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in ApJL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous chondrites are some of the most primitive…
Ejecta from the DART-produced active asteroid DimorphosOPEN ACCESS
Jian-Yang Li, Masatoshi Hirabayashi,Tony L. Farnham, Jessica M. Sunshine, Matthew M. Knight, Gonzalo Tancredi, Fernando Moreno, Brian Murphy, Cyrielle Opitom, Steve Chesley, Daniel J. Scheeres, Cristina A. Thomas, Eugene G. Fahnestock, Andrew F. Cheng, Linda…
New chondritic bodies identified in eight oxygen-bearing white dwarfsOPEN ACCESS
Alexandra E. Doyle, Beth L. Klein, Patrick Dufour, Carl Melis, B. Zuckerman, Siyi Xu, Alycia J. Weinberger, Isabella L. Trierweiler, Nathaniel N. Monson, Michael A. Jura, Edward D. Young Accepted for publication in ApJ PDF…
Temporally distributed parent body accretion in the C reservoir of the solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Wladimir Neumann, Ning Ma, Audrey Bouvier, Mario Trieloff PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Accretion processes in protoplanetary disks produce a diversity of small bodies that played a crucial role in multiple reshuffling events throughout the solar system…
Thermal history of the Erg Chech 002 parent body: Early accretion and early differentiation of a small asteroidOPEN ACCESS
Wladimir Neumann, Robert Luther, Mario Trieloff, Philip M. Reger, Audrey Bouvier Draft version: 27 February 2023 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The history of accretion and differentiation processes in the planetesimals is provided by various groups of…
Extraterrestrial Amino Acids and Amines Identified in Asteroid Ryugu Samples Returned by the Hayabusa2 Mission
Eric T. Parker, Hannah L. McLain, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, José C. Aponte, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshinori Takano, Shogo Tachibana, Hikaru Yabuta, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko…
Regolith migration on asteroid 101955 Bennu inferred from boulder alignment
J.R. Marshall, C. Beddingfield, L.K. Fenton, K. Walsh, D.S. Lauretta Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 21 February 2023 LINK “The alignment of elongated-boulder long axes was measured for the surface regolith…
Late accretion of Ceres-like asteroids and their implantation into the outer main belt
Driss Takir, Wladimir Neumann, Sean N. Raymond, Joshua P. Emery & Mario Trieloff Nature AstronomyPublished: 20 February 2023 LINK “Low-albedo asteroids preserve a record of the primordial Solar System planetesimals and the conditions in which…
Nonequilibrium Spherulitic Magnetite In The Ryugu Samples
Elena Dobrică, Hope A. Ishii, John P. Bradley, Kenta Ohtaki, Adrian J. Brearley, Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata, Yusuke Seto, Masaaki Miyahara, Naotaka Tomioka, Hugues Leroux,…
Simulating impact-induced shaking as a triggering mechanism for mass movements on Bennu
Y. Tang, D.S. Lauretta, R.-L. Ballouz, D.N. DellaGiustina, C.A. Bennett, K.J. Walsh, D.R. Golish IcarusAvailable online 6 February 2023 LINK “Observations of near-Earth asteroid Bennu have revealed a dynamic surface composed of unconsolidated material. The…
Spectral reflectance properties of nontronite exposed to Mars-like surface conditions and low-temperature heating (<300 °C)
Nathalie Turenne, Sahejpal Sidhu, Daniel M. Applin, Edward A. Cloutis, Z.U. Wolf, Stanley A. Mertzman, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, Teresa Fornaro, Adrian Brown IcarusAvailable online 7 February 2023 LINK “Spectral reflectance properties of nontronite [a phyllosilicate…
An Astrophysical Site for Chondrule Formation
Herbst W.* Greenwood J. P. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1209] We propose that chondrules form during the accretion of primitive planetesimal fragments to differentiated planetesimals.
History of Hydrogen in the Early Inner Solar System as Recorded in Angrite Meteorites
Rider-Stokes B. G.* Anand M. White L. F. Stephant A. Franchi I. A. Zhao X. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1602] We investigate H abundance and isotopic compositions of minerals in angrites, providing insights into the timing of volatile addition to…
Evidence of Space Weathering on the CI1-Chondrite Asteroid 162173 Ryugu
Hiroi T.* Milliken R. E. Robertson K. M. Schultz C. D. Amano K. Nakamura T. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1040] A 6 nm shift in the 2.7-micron band positoin between returned samples and the surface materials of asteroid Ryugu indicates…
Compositions of Carbonaceous-Type Asteroidal Cores in the Early Solar System
Zhang B.* Chabot N. L. Rubin A. E. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 abstract [#1606] Fractional-crystallization modeling of carbonaceous-type iron meteorites shows that the CAIs distribution in the protoplanetary disk (<1 Ma) was heterogeneous.
Ni Isotopic Composition of Ryugu Samples Returned by the Hayabusa2 Mission
Spitzer F.* Burkhardt C. Kleine T. Hayabusa2 Initial Analysis Chem. Team Hayabusa2-Initial-Analysis core 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023abstract [#2488] The Ni isotopic composition of Ryugu is identical to that of CIs and different from all other…
Water in Asteroid Ryugu is Deuterium-Rich Compared to Earth and CI Chondrites
Nittler L. R.* Barosch J. Wang J. Alexander C. M. O’D. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023abstract [#1411] Use oxygen ions / Measure Ryugu water / Deuterium-rich!
Early water delivery to terrestrial planet regions during the stages of Jupiter’s formation and migration in the Grand Tack modelOPEN ACCESS
Masahiro Ogihara, Hidenori Genda, Yasuhito Sekine accepted for publication in PSJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS)6-minute video summary Update (13 February 2023): The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 2LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The formation and…
Laboratory measurements of anhydrous minerals mixed with hyperfine hydrated minerals to support interpretation of infrared reflectance observations of planetary surfaces
G. Poggiali, S. Iannini Lelarge, J.R. Brucato, M.A. Barucci, M. Masotta, M.A. Corazzi, T. Fornaro, A.J. Brown, L. Mandon, N. Randazzo IcarusAvailable online 29 January 202 LINK “Identification of water in our Solar System is…
Nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies of zinc in meteorites constrain the origin of Earth’s volatiles
Rayssa Martins, Sven Kuthning, Barry J. Coles, Katharina Kreissig, and Mark Rehkämper Science26 Jan 2023Vol 379, Issue 6630pp. 369-372 LINK “Material inherited from different nucleosynthesis sources imparts distinct isotopic signatures to meteorites and terrestrial planets….
Meteorites have inherited nucleosynthetic anomalies of potassium-40 produced in supernovae
Nicole X. Nie, Da Wang, Zachary A. Torrano, Richard W. Carlson, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, and Anat Shahar Science26 Jan 2023Vol 379, Issue 6630pp. 372-376 LINK “Meteorites record processes that occurred before and during the…
The noble gas and nitrogen relationship between Ryugu and carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
M.W. Broadley, D.J. Byrne, E. Füri, L. Zimmermann, B. Marty, R. Okazaki, T. Yada, F. Kitajima, S. Tachibana, K. Yogata, K. Sakamoto, H. Yurimoto, T. Nakamura, T. Noguchi, H. Naraoka, H. Yabuta, S. Watanabe, Y….
Rubble pile asteroids are forever
Fred Jourdan, Nicholas E. Timms, Tomoki Nakamura, William D. A. Rickard, Celia Mayers, Steven M. Reddy, David Saxey, Luke Daly, Phil A. Bland, Ela Eroglu, and Denis Fougerouse PNASJanuary 23, 2023120 (5) e22143531 LINK “Rubble…
Uncertainties in physical properties of Itokawa-like asteroids widen constraints on their formation timeOPEN ACCESS
Jonas Hallstrom & Maitrayee Bose Earth, Planets and Space volume 75, Article number: 11Published: 20 January 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “One of the outstanding questions in planetary science is to determine how the fundamental mechanical and…
Origin of the superchondritic carbon/nitrogen ratio of the bulk silicate Earth − an outlook from iron meteorites
Damanveer S. Grewal, Paul D. Asimow Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 20 January 2023 LINK “Disagreement regarding the origin of the bulk silicate Earth’s (BSE) superchondritic carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio is due, in part, to the…
K-Ca dating and Ca isotope composition of the oldest Solar System lava, Erg Chech 002OPEN ACCESS
W. Dai, F. Moynier, L. Fang, J. Siebert Geochemical Perspectives Letters v24 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Erg Chech 002 (EC 002) is an andesitic meteorite, which is the oldest lava in the Solar System…
Carbon Depletion in the Early Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Fabian Binkert, Til Birnstiel Accepted for publication in MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Earth and other rocky objects in the inner Solar System are depleted in carbon compared to objects in the outer Solar System, the…
Leaky Dust Traps: How Fragmentation impacts Dust Filtering by PlanetsOPEN ACCESS
Sebastian Markus Stammler, Tim Lichtenberg, Joanna Drążkowska, Tilman Birnstiel Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The nucleosynthetic isotope dichotomy between carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteorites has been interpreted as evidence for…
Early fluid activity on Ryugu inferred by isotopic analyses of carbonates and magnetite
Kaitlyn A. McCain, Nozomi Matsuda, Ming-Chang Liu, Kevin D. McKeegan, Akira Yamaguchi, Makoto Kimura, Naotaka Tomioka, Motoo Ito, Naoya Imae, Masayuki Uesugi, Naoki Shirai, Takuji Ohigashi, Richard C. Greenwood, Kentaro Uesugi, Aiko Nakato, Kasumi Yogata,…
Constraints on Solar System early evolution by MicrOmega analysis of Ryugu carbonates
D. Loizeau, C. Pilorget, L. Riu, R. Brunetto, J.-P. Bibring, A. Nakato, A. Aléon-Toppani, K. Hatakeda, K. Yogata, J. Carter, T. Le Pivert-Jolivet, T. Yada, T. Okada, T. Usui, Y. Langevin, C. Lantz, D. Baklouti,…
Assessing the spatial variability of the ~3 μm OH/H2O absorption feature in CM2 carbonaceous chondrites
Cody Schultz, Brendan A. Anzures, Ralph E. Milliken, Taki Hiroi, Kevin Robertson MAPSVersion of Record online: 12 January 2023 LINK “H2O and OH are readily detected in hydrated minerals in CM chondrites via reflectance spectroscopy due to their characteristic…
Identifying meteorite droppers among the population of bright ‘sporadic’ bolides imaged by the Spanish Fireball Network during the spring of 2022OPEN ACCESS
Eloy Peña-Asensio, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Albert Rimola, Marc Corretgé-Gilart, Detlef Koschny Accepted in MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We take advantage of the extraordinary weather conditions available between February and March 2022 over Spain to analyze…
Small grains from Ryugu: handling and analysis pipeline for infrared synchrotron microspectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
Stefano Rubino, Zélia Dionnet, Alice Aléon-Toppani, Rosario Brunetto, Tomoki Nakamura, Donia Baklouti, Zahia Djouadi, Cateline Lantz, Obadias Mivumbi, Ferenc Borondics, Stephane Lefrançois, Christophe Sandt, Francesco Capitani, Eva Héripré, David Troadec, Megumi Matsumoto, Kana Amano, Tomoyo…
A unified chronology of dust formation in the early solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Maxime Piralla, Johan Villeneuve, Nicolas Schnuriger, David V. Bekaert, Yves Marrocchi IcarusAvailable online 9 January 2023, 115427 (updated: 12 January 2023) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Highlights • Aluminum-Magnesium dating of spinel-bearing chondrules. • Chondrule…
Evidence for Enrichment of Niobium-92 in the Outer Protosolar DiskOPEN ACCESS
Yuki Hibiya, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Hatsuki Enomoto, and Takehito Hayakawa The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 942, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) The short-lived radionuclide, niobium-92 (92Nb), has been used to estimate the site of…
Gaia search for early-formed andesitic asteroidal crustsOPEN ACCESS
Marjorie Galinier, Marco Delbo, Chrysa Avdellidou, Laurent Galluccio, Yves Marrocchi Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript (January 3, 2023) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Context. Andesitic meteorites are among the oldest achondrites known to date. They record volcanic events…
High precision nickel isotope measurements of early Solar System materials and the origin of nucleosynthetic disk variabilityOPEN ACCESS
Georgy V. Makhatadze (Георгий В. Махатадзе), Martin Schiller, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 December 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Various chemical elements including nickel (Ni) exhibit mass-independent isotope heterogeneity…
Detection of ferric iron in an exsolved lunar pyroxene using electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS): Implications for space weathering and redox conditions on the Moon
Brittany A. Cymes, Katherine D. Burgess, Rhonda M. Stroud MAPSVersion of Record online: 29 December 2022 LINK “To shed light on the mechanism of formation of nanophase iron particles (npFe) in space-weathered materials from airless bodies, we…
Methods and tools for handling, transportation, weighing, and pelletization applied to the initial analysis of volatile components in the Hayabusa2 samplesOPEN ACCESS
Ryuji Okazaki, Shinji Yamanouchi, Kazuhiko Shimada, Atsushi Baba, Fumio Kitajima & Toru Yada Earth, Planets and Space, Volume 74, Article number: 190Published: 27 December 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Hayabusa2 spacecraft succeeded in sampling and returning…
A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata, Yusuke Seto, Masaaki Miyahara, Naotaka Tomioka, Hope A. Ishii, John P. Bradley, Kenta K. Ohtaki, Elena Dobrică, Hugues Leroux, Corentin Le…
Oxygen isotope evidence from Ryugu samples for early water delivery to Earth by CI chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Richard C. Greenwood, Ian A. Franchi, Ross Findlay, James A. Malley, Motoo Ito, Akira Yamaguchi, Makoto Kimura, Naotaka Tomioka, Masayuki Uesugi, Naoya Imae, Naoki Shirai, Takuji Ohigashi, Ming-Chang Liu, Kaitlyn A. McCain, Nozomi Matsuda, Kevin…
Raman instrument calibration for astromaterials and analysis of Mars return samples
Ryan Scott Jakubek, Marc D. Fries MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 December 2022 LINK “The study of astromaterials generally involves the distribution of limited sample to many laboratories for analysis. Maximum scientific yield for a…
Oxygen isotopes of anhydrous primary minerals show kinship between asteroid Ryugu and comet 81P/Wild2OPEN ACCESS
Noriyuki Kawasaki, Kazuhide Nagashima, Naoya Sakamoto, Toru Matsumoto, Ken-ichi Bajo, Sohei Wada, Yohei Igami, Akira Miyake, Takaaki Noguchi, Daiki Yamamoto, Sara S. Russell, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Martin…
An observing campaign to search for meteoroids of Bennu at EarthOPEN ACCESS
Peter Jenniskens, Dante S. Lauretta, Lindsey R. Koelbel, Martin C. Towner, Phil Bland, Steve Heathcote, Tim Abbott, Emmanuel Jehin, Toni Hanke, Elise Fahl, Rynault van Wyk, Tim Cooper, Jack W. Baggaley, Dave Samuels, Peter S….
AFM Force Measurements to Explore Grain Contacts with Relevance for Planetary MaterialsOPEN ACCESS
Keanna Jardine, Adrienne Dove and Laurene Tetard The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 12Published: 15 December 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Most small asteroids are defined as “rubble piles” or bodies with zero…
Contribution of Ryugu-like material to Earth’s volatile inventory by Cu and Zn isotopic analysis
Marine Paquet, Frederic Moynier, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Wei Dai, Yan Hu, 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,…
Mature lunar soils from Fe-rich and young mare basalts in the Chang’e-5 regolith samples
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Statistical Chronometry of Meteorites. II. Initial Abundances and Homogeneity of Short-lived RadionuclidesOPEN ACCESS
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Statistical chronometry of meteorites. I. A Test of 26Al homogeneity and the Pb-Pb age of the solar system’s t=0OPEN ACCESS
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Constraining surface properties of asteroid (162173) Ryugu from numerical simulations of Hayabusa2 mission impact experimentOPEN ACCESS
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The accretion of planet Earth
Alex N. Halliday & Robin M. Canup Nature Reviews Earth & EnvironmentReview Article, Published: 29 November 2022 LINK “Earth’s origins are challenging to elucidate, given the lack of surviving terrestrial geology from the first 500 Myr…
The early Solar System Abundance of Iron-60: New Constraints from Chondritic SilicatesOPEN ACCESS
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Spectral analysis of basaltic asteroids observed by the Gaia space missionOPEN ACCESS
Dagmara Oszkiewicz, Hanna Klimczak, Benoit Carry, Antti Penttila, Marcel Popescu, Joahim Kruger, Marcelo Aron Keniger Accepted to MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “There is a great deal of scientific interest in characterizing the basaltic asteroids (spectrally…
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Rapid formation of massive planetary cores in a pressure bumpOPEN ACCESS
T.C.H. Lau, J. Dra̧żkowska, S.M. Stammler, T. Birnstiel, C.P. Dullemond Astronomy & Astrophysics, manuscript no. 44864corrReceived: 01 September 2022 / Accepted: 08 November 2022 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Context. Models of planetary core growth by either…
The effect of enclosed water-ice pockets on porous silica cluster collisions
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Late delivery of exotic chromium to the crust of Mars by water-rich carbonaceous asteroidOPEN ACCESS
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Xenon in the Protoplanetary Disk (PPD), in Two Planets, and a CometOPEN ACCESS
Kurt Marti and K. J. Mathew The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 940, Number 1Published: 16 November 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Isotopic anomalies in several elements, as recently observed in meteorites, are generally interpreted to…
Oxygen Ablation during Atmospheric Entry: Its Influence on the Isotopic Composition of MicrometeoritesOPEN ACCESS
N. G. Rudraswami, M. Pandey, D. Fernandes, J. D. Carrillo-Sánchez, W. Feng, J. M. C. Plane, and V. P. Singh The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 940, Number 1Published 16 November 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Visible and near-infrared reflectance spectra of igneous rocks and their powders
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Disk transport rates from Ti isotopic signatures of refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
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Origin of life-forming volatile elements in the inner Solar System
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Trace-element analysis of mineral grains in Ryugu rock fragment sections by synchrotron-based confocal X-ray fluorescenceOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin Bazi, Pieter Tack, Miles Lindner, Bart Vekemans, Ella De Pauw, Beverley Tkalcec, Frank E. Brenker, Jan Garrevoet, Gerald Falkenberg, Hikaru Yabuta, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Kana Amano, Megumi Matsumoto, Yuri Fujioka, Yuma Enokido, Daisuke…
Derivation of 1.064 μm normal albedos on the C-type asteroid Ryugu from laser pulse intensity measurement of the Hayabusa2 LIDAROPEN ACCESS
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Bulk composition and thermal evolution constrain the formation of organics in Ceres’ subsurface ocean via geochemical modeling
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3μm Spectroscopic Survey of Near-Earth AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
L. E. McGraw, J. P. Emery, C. A. Thomas, A. R. Rivkin, N. R. Wigton and M. McAdam Astrophysical Journal Letters, Published 27 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) are excellent…
Tellurium isotope fractionation during evaporation from silicate melts
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Rock magnetic characterization of returned samples from asteroid (162173) Ryugu: Implications for paleomagnetic interpretation and paleointensity estimation
Masahiko Sato, Yuki Kimura, Satoshi Tanaka, Tadahiro Hatakeyama, Seiji Sugita, Tomoki Nakamuna, Shogo Tachibana, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hiroshi Naraoka, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko Nakato, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi…
Linking remote sensing, in situ and laboratory spectroscopy for a Ryugu analog meteorite sampleOPEN ACCESS
Alessandro Maturilli, Sabrina Schwinger, Enrica Bonato, Jörn Helbert, Mickael Baqué, Maximilian Hamm, Giulia Alemanno and Mario D’Amore Frontiers in Space Technologies, 24 October 2022Sec. Space Robotics LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “In 2022 JAXA issued an…
A new prospect to analyse the spectral properties of v-type asteroids
M. Angrisani, E. Palomba, A. Longobardo, A. Raponi, F. Dirri, C. Gisellu IcarusAvailable online 23 October 2022 LINK “Highlights • The composition of the regolith particle size of groundbased 76 VIS-NIR normalized spectra of V-type…
First asteroid gas sample delivered by the Hayabusa2 mission: A treasure box from RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Ryuji Okazaki, Yayoi N. Miura, Yoshinori Takano, Hirotaka Sawada, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Keita Yamada, Shinsuke Kawagucci, Yohei Matsui, […] Shogo Tachibana Science Advances20 Oct 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials (PDF) “The…
Ryugu’s nucleosynthetic heritage from the outskirts of the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Timo Hopp, Nicolas Dauphas, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Martin Bizzarro […] Hisayoshi Yurimoto Science Advances20 Oct 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials (PDF)…
Noble gases and nitrogen in samples of asteroid Ryugu record its volatile sources and recent surface evolutionOPEN ACCESS
Ryuji Okazaki, Bernard Marty, Henner Busemann, Ko Hashizume, Jamie D. Gilmour, Alex Meshik, Toru Yada, Fumio Kitajima, Michael W. Broadley […] Yuichi Tsuda Science Advances20 Oct 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials (PDF)…
Antarctic micrometeorite composed of CP and CS IDP-like material: A micro-breccia originated from a partially ice-melted comet-like small body
Takaaki Noguchi, Rikako Matsumoto, Hikaru Yabuta, Hanae Kobayashi, Akira Miyake, Hiroshi Naraoka, Ryuji Okazaki, Naoya Imae, Akira Yamaguchi, A. L. David Kilcoyne, Yasuo Takeichi, Yoshio Takahashi MAPSVersion of Record online: 20 October 2022 LINK “Asteroids…
The Solar System calcium isotopic composition inferred from Ryugu samplesOPEN ACCESS
F. Moynier, W. Dai, T. Yokoyama, Y. Hu, M. Paquet, Y. Abe, J. Aléon, C.M.O’D. Alexander, S. Amari, Y. Amelin, K.-I. Bajo, et al. Geochemical Perspectives Letters v24Published 19 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Constraining the Interiors of Asteroids Through Close EncountersOPEN ACCESS
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Limited nitrogen isotopic fractionation during core-mantle differentiation in rocky protoplanets and planets
Damanveer S. Grewal, Tao Sun, Sanath Aithala, Taylor Hough, Rajdeep Dasgupta, Laurence Y. Yeung, Edwin Schauble Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 19 October 2022 LINK “15N/14N ratios of meteorites are a powerful tool for tracing…
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Predicting Asteroid Material Properties from a DART-like Kinetic ImpactOPEN ACCESS
Kathryn M. Kumamoto, J. Michael Owen, Megan Bruck Syal, Jason Pearl, Cody Raskin, Wendy K. Caldwell, Emma Rainey, Angela M. Stickle, R. Terik Daly and Olivier Barnouin The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 10…
Particle size distributions inside and around the artificial crater produced by the Hayabusa2 impact experiment on RyuguOPEN ACCESS
K. Ogawa, N. Sakatani, T. Kadono, M. Arakawa, R. Honda, K. Wada, K. Shirai, Y. Shimaki, K. Ishibashi, Y. Yokota, T. Saiki, H. Imamura, Y. Tsuda, S. Nakazawa, Y. Takagi, M. Hayakawa, H. Yano, C….
Origin of moderately volatile element depletion on differentiated bodies: insights from the evaporation of indium from silicate melts
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Acquisition and Preservation of Remanent Magnetization in Carbonaceous Asteroids
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Water-rich C-type asteroids as early solar system carbonate factories
Victoria Froh, Maitrayee Bose, Martin D. Suttle, Jacopo Nava, Luigi Folco, Lynda B. Williams, Julie Castillo-Rogez IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 October 2022 LINK “Highlights • We investigated a large, fine-grained micrometeorite TAM19B-7…
Early differentiation processes on Mars inferred from silicon isotopesOPEN ACCESS
Delphine Losno, Caroline Fitoussi, Bernard Bourdon Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 10 October 2022 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (17 October 2022): LINKGeochimica et Cosmochimica ActaVolume 338, 1 December 2022, Pages 11-23 “Accretion of terrestrial planets…
Cold Compaction and Macro-Porosity Removal in Rubble-Pile Asteroids: 1. Theory
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Cold Compaction and Macro-Porosity Removal in Rubble-Pile Asteroids: 2. Applications
Zhongtian Zhang, David Bercovici, Linda Elkins-Tanton JGR PlanetsFirst published: 07 October 2022 LINK “Key Points We model cold compaction in stony and metallic rubble piles, under the assumption of initially narrow boulder size distributions Stony…
Experimentally induced thermal fatigue on lunar and eucrite meteorites – influence of the mineralogy on rock breakdownOPEN ACCESS
Markus Patzek, Ottaviano Rüsch JGR Planets5 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points We report on an updated experimental setup to simulate thermal fatigue in high vacuum instead of nitrogen atmosphere to reflect…
Internal or external magma oceans in the earliest protoplanets – Perspectives from nitrogen and carbon fractionation
Damanveer S. Grewal, Johnny D. Seales, Rajdeep Dasgupta Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 598, 15 November 2022, 117847 LINK “Highlights • Fractionation of N and C into the cores of iron meteorite parent bodies via…
Origin of Nitrogen Isotopic Variations in the Rocky Bodies of the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 937, Number 25 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Noncarbonaceous (NC; inner solar system) meteorites have lower 15N/14N ratios than carbonaceous (CC; outer solar system) meteorites. Whether…
Neural network for determining an asteroid composition from reflectance spectraOPEN ACCESS
David Korda, Antti Penttilä, Arto Klami, and Tomáš Kohout Astronomy & Astrophysics, manuscript3 October 2022 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Context. Chemical and mineral compositions of asteroids reflect the formation and history of our Solar System. This…
Low-albedo asteroids: analogues with a high polarization at large phase angles
E Hadamcik, J-B Renard, J Lasue, A C Levasseur-Regourd, M Ishiguro Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stac2749Published: 29 September 2022 LINK “While remote observations of the linear polarization of five low-albedo Near-Earth asteroids…
Rare earth element identification and quantification in millimetre-sized Ryugu rock fragments from the Hayabusa2 space missionOPEN ACCESS
Pieter Tack, Ella De Pauw, Beverley Tkalcec, Miles Lindner, Benjamin Bazi, Bart Vekemans, Frank Brenker, Marco Di Michiel, Masayuki Uesugi, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Kana Amano, Megumi Matsumoto, Yuri Fujioka, Yuma Enokido, Daisuke Nakashima, Takaaki…
The Fate of Nitrogen during Parent Body Partial Melting and Accretion of the Inner Solar System Bodies at Reducing Conditions
Rajdeep Dasgupta, Emily Falksen, Aindrila Pal, Chenguang Sun Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 23 September 2022 LINK “Evolution of nitrogen (N), a life-essential volatile element, in highly reduced magmatic systems is a key for the…
Formation and evolution of carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu: Direct evidence from returned samples
T. Nakamura M. Matsumoto K. Amano Y. Enokido M. E. Zolensky T. Mikouchi H. Genda S. Tanaka M. Y. Zolotov K. Kurosawa S. Wakita R. Hyodo H. Nagano D. Nakashima Y. Takahashi Y. Fujioka M….
Spectral evolution of dark asteroid surfaces induced by space weathering over a decadeOPEN ACCESS
Sunao Hasegawa, Francesca E. DeMeo, Michael Marsset, Josef Hanus, Chrysa Avdellidou, Marco Delbo, Schelte J. Bus, Hidekazu Hanayama, Takashi Horiuchi, Driss Takir, Emmanuel Jehin, Marin Ferrais, Jooyeon Geem, Myungshin Im, Jinguk Seo, Yoonsoo P. Bach,…
Compositions of carbonaceous-type asteroidal cores in the early solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Bidong Zhang, Nancy L. Chabot and Alan E. Rubin Science Advances16 Sep 2022Vol 8, Issue 37 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials (PDF) “The parent cores of iron meteorites belong to the earliest accreted…
Experiments on the reactivity of basaltic minerals and glasses in Venus surface conditions using the Glenn Extreme Environment RigOPEN ACCESS
Brandon G. Radoman-Shaw, Ralph P. Harvey, Gustavo Costa, Nathan S. Jacobson, Amir Avishai, Leah M. Nakley, Daniel Vento MAPSFirst published: 14 September 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Climate models for Venus rely heavily on…
Oxygen isotope exchange kinetics between CAI melt and carbon monoxide gas: Implication for CAI formation in the earliest Solar System
Daiki Yamamoto, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Shogo Tachibana, Michiru Kamibayashi, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 September 2022 LINK “Coarse-grained igneous calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) are suggested to have experienced gas-melt isotope…
On the Power Law for Describing the Mass Distribution of Fragments of a Disrupted Cosmic Body
I. G. Brykina & L. A. Egorova Solar System Research; Volume 56, pages 338–350Published: 12 September 2022 LINK “An important characteristic of the disruption of cosmic bodies (asteroids at their collision in outer space, meteoroids…
Diverse Assemblage of Presolar and Solar System Materials in Anhydrous Interplanetary Dust Particles: Coordinated NanoSIMS and TEM AnalysesOPEN ACCESS
A.N. Nguyen, K. Nakamura-Messenger, L.P. Keller, S. Messenger Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 September 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “A coordinated TEM and NanoSIMS isotopic imaging study of microtome sections of…
Athor asteroid family as the source of the EL enstatite meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
C. Avdellidou, M. Delbo, A. Morbidelli, K. J. Walsh, E. Munaibari, J. Bourdelle de Micas, M. Devogèle, S. Fornasier, M. Gounelle, G. van Belle Astronomy & Astrophysics, Forthcoming articleReceived: 24 July 2022 / Accepted: 30…
Characterization of the MASCOT landing area by Hayabusa2OPEN ACCESS
Stefan Schröder, Naoya Sakatani, Rie Honda, Eri Tatsumi, Yasuhiro Yokota, Deborah Domingue, Yuichiro Cho, Shingo Kameda, Kohei Kitazato, Toru Kouyama, Moe Matsuoka, Akira Miura, Tomokatsu Morota, Tatsuaki Okada, Hirotaka Sawada, Hiroki Senshu, Yuri Shimaki, Seiji…
Incorporation of 16O-rich anhydrous silicates in the protolith of highly hydrated asteroid Ryugu
Ming-Chang Liu, Kaitlyn A. McCain, Nozomi Matsuda, Akira Yamaguchi, Makoto Kimura, Naotaka Tomioka, Motoo Ito, Masayuki Uesugi, Naoya Imae, Naoki Shirai, Takuji Ohigashi, Richard C. Greenwood, Kentaro Uesugi, Aiko Nakato, Kasumi Yogata, Hayato Yuzawa, Yu…
Coordinated neutron and X-ray computed tomography of meteorites: Detection and distribution of hydrogen-bearing materials
Allan H. Treiman, Jacob M. LaManna, Daniel S. Hussey, Isabella deClue, Lawrence M. Anovitz MAPSVersion of Record online: 29 August 2022 LINK “The presence and distribution of hydrogen-bearing materials in meteorites are important constraints on…
