Nitrogen- and oxygen-rich organic material indicative of polymerization in pre-aqueous cryochemistry on Bennu’s parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Scott A. Sandford, Zack Gainsforth, Michel Nuevo, Matthew A. Marcus, Hans A. Bechtel, Ryan C. Ogliore, Clive Jones, Gerardo Dominguez, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Timothy J. McCoy, Sara S. Russell, Thomas J. Zega,…
Abundant supernova dust and heterogeneous aqueous alteration revealed by stardust in two lithologies of asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
Ann N. Nguyen, Laura B. Seifert, Kei Shimizu, Kathie Thomas-Keprta, Loan Le, Lindsay P. Keller, Simon J. Clemett, Zia Rahman, Jessica J. Barnes, Harold C. Connolly Jr. & Dante S. Lauretta Nature Astronomy, Published: 02…
Bio-essential sugars in samples from asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
Yoshihiro Furukawa, Sako Sunami, Yoshinori Takano, Toshiki Koga, Yuta Hirakawa, Yasuhiro Oba, Hiroshi Naraoka, Daisuke Saigusa, Takaaki Yoshikawa, Satoru Tanaka, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Harold C. Connolly Jr. & Dante S. Lauretta Nature…
Nondestructive analysis of Bennu samples toward comparative studies with Ryugu samplesOPEN ACCESS
Ryota Fukai, Masahiro Nishimura, Koki Yumoto, Yuichiro Cho, Yuta Shimizu, Moe Matsuoka, Eri Tatsumi, Soichiro Furukawa, Ryosuke Sakurai, Toru Yada, Kentaro Hatakeda, Kasumi Yogata, Yuma Enokido, Rui Tahara, Akiko Miyazaki, Seiya Kawasaki, Rei Kanemaru, Seiji…
Prebiotic organic compounds in samples of asteroid Bennu indicate heterogeneous aqueous alterationOPEN ACCESS
Angel Mojarro, José C. Aponte, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, Daniel P. Glavin, Harold C. Connolly Jr., and Dante S. Lauretta PNAS, 122 (49) e2512461122, November 24, 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s…
High precision Al-Mg dating of NWA 15118 challenges a primary anorthositic crust on VestaOPEN ACCESS
H. Ren, L. Fang, J.-A. Barrat, T.-H. Luu, J. Siebert, Y. Li, S. Li, Y. Liu, F. Moynier Geochemical Perspectives Letters, Version 38, Published 24 November 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A lunar-like magma…
Bennu and Ryugu constituents from samples IR analyses and potential source of terrestrial planets’ ingredientsOPEN ACCESS
C. Pilorget, T. Okada, J.-P. Bibring, D. Loizeau, K. Hatakeda, L. Nardelli, L. Riu, R. Sheppard, T. Jiang, M. Mahlke, R. Brunetto, D. Baklouti, R. Fukai, M. Abe, A. Aléon-Toppani, Y. Enokido, V. Hamm, S….
Assessing the metal and rare earth element mining potential of undifferentiated asteroids through the study of carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Pau Grèbol-Tomàs, Jordi Ibáñez-Insa, Jacinto Alonso-Azcárate, Maria Gritsevich Accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Undifferentiated asteroids, particularly the parent bodies of carbon-rich chondrite groups,…
Micromechanical properties of Chang’e-5 lunar soil minerals: Comparison with meteorite and terrestrial analogs
Sijia Qiao, Lihui Li, Beixiu Huang, Heng-Ci Tian IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 November 2025 LINK “Highlights “The mechanical behavior of lunar materials holds significant engineering implications for lunar base construction and deep…
JAXA curation for Bennu samples returned by the NASA’s OSIRIS-REx missionOPEN ACCESS
Rui Tahara, Kentaro Hatakeda, Masahiro Nishimura, Kasumi Yogata, Ryota Fukai, Akiko Miyazaki, Toru Yada, Yuma Enokido, Masanao Abe, Seiya Kawasaki, Ryosuke Sakurai, Tatsuaki Okada, Cedric Pilorget, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Vincent Hamm, Lionel Lourit, Damien Loizeau, Lucie…
Psyche Mission Description and Design RationaleOPEN ACCESS
Carol A. Polanskey, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, James F. Bell III, Eleanor K. Alonge, Sarah H. Bairstow, Richard P. Binzel, Abhijit Biswas, Luke Bury, Ernest Cisneros, Dongsuk Han, Insoo Jun, William M. Klipstein, David J. Lawrence,…
Elastic Properties of Returned Samples From Asteroid (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Keisuke Onodera, Yuta Ino, Satoshi Tanaka, Taichi Kawamura, Takuya Ishizaki, Rei Kanemaru, Ryota Fukai, Takeshi Tsuji, Tomoki Nakamura, Daisuke Nakashima, Masayuki Uesugi, Shogo Tachibana, Seiji Sugita, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hiroshi…
The Noritic mineralogy of V- and S-type objects and the links with asteroid (4) VestaOPEN ACCESS
B.G. Rider-Stokes, A.Y.C. Wong, T.H. Burbine, E. MacLennan, R.C. Greenwood, S.L. Jackson, M. Anand, L.F. White, M.M. Grady Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 October 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Ungrouped…
Noble gases and nitrogen in material from asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
B. Marty, L. Zimmermann, E. Füri, D. V. Bekaert, J. J. Barnes, A. N. Nguyen, H. C. Connolly, D. S. Lauretta MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 October 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We…
3D SR-μXCT analysis for lithology detection: Application to Ryugu sample A0159OPEN ACCESS
Léna Jossé, Zélia Dionnet, Alice Aléon-Toppani, Rosario Brunetto, Andrew King, Emmanuel Gardés, Eva Heripré, Damien Loizeau, Sasha Cryan, Kentaro Hatakeda MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 October 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Extraterrestrial breccia…
Protracted core formation and impact disruptions shaped the earliest outer Solar System planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal, Zhongtian Zhang, Varun Manilal, Thomas S. Kruijer, William F. Bottke, and Sarah T. Stewart Science Advances, 1 Oct 2025, Vol 11, Issue 40 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The distinct compositions of…
The depletion of the asteroid belt and the impact history of the Earth
Julio A. Fernández Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 September 2025 LINK “Highlights “We have evaluated the rate at which the asteroid belt is losing material, and how it splits between macroscopic bodies…
Hayabusa2 extended mission target asteroid 1998 KY26 is smaller and rotating faster than previously knownOPEN ACCESS
T. Santana-Ros, P. Bartczak, K. Muinonen, A. Rożek, T. Müller, M. Hirabayashi, D. Farnocchia, M. Micheli, R. E. Cannon, M. Brozović, O. Hainaut, D. Oszkiewicz, A. K. Virkki, L. A. M. Benner, A. Campo Bagatin,…
Catastrophic disruption of asteroid 2023 CX1 and implications for planetary defenseOPEN ACCESS
Auriane Egal, Denis Vida, François Colas, Brigitte Zanda, Sylvain Bouley, Asma Steinhausser, Pierre Vernazza, Ludovic Ferrière, Jérôme Gattacceca, Mirel Birlan, Jérémie Vaubaillon, Karl Antier, Simon Anghel, Josselin Desmars, Kévin Baillié, Lucie Maquet, Sébastien Bouquillon, Adrien…
Late fluid flow in a primitive asteroid revealed by Lu–Hf isotopes in Ryugu
Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Takazo Shibuya, Takehito Hayakawa, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Ikshu Gautam, Makiko K. Haba, Kengo T. M. Ito, Yuki Hibiya, Akira Yamaguchi, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo,…
A collisional history of the L chondrite parent bodies
Mathieu Roskosz, Béatrice Doisneau, Etienne Deloule, Guillaume Fiquet, Marco Delbo & Matthieu Gounelle Nature Astronomy, Published: 05 September 2025 LINK “L chondrites are some of the most common meteorites retrieved on Earth. Their Ar–Ar collision…
Comparison of three proton irradiated meteorite samples to better understand the solar wind-based space weathering
D. Rezes, I. Gyollai, S. Biri, K. Fintor, Z. Juhász, R. Rácz, B. Sulik, M. Szabó, Á. Kereszturi MAPS, Version of Record online: 01 September 2025 LINK “This paper presents the results of proton irradiation…
The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroidOPEN ACCESS
J. J. Barnes, A. N. Nguyen, F. A. J. Abernethy, K. Bajo, D. V. Bekaert, E. Bloch, G. A. Brennecka, H. Busemann, J. S. Cowpe, S. A. Crowther, M. Ek, L. J. Fawcett, M. A….
Space weathering effects in Bennu asteroid samplesOPEN ACCESS
L. P. Keller, M. S. Thompson, L. B. Seifert, L. E. Melendez, K. L. Thomas-Keprta, L. Le, C. J. Snead, K. C. Welten, K. Nishiizumi, M. W. Caffee, J. Masarik, H. Busemann, D. Krietsch, C….
Mineralogical evidence for hydrothermal alteration of Bennu samplesOPEN ACCESS
T. J. Zega, T. J. McCoy, S. S. Russell, L. P. Keller, Z. Gainsforth, S. A. Singerling, V. R. Manga, C. Harrison, G. Libourel, B. S. Prince, K. Thomas-Keprta, A. King, M. Portail, V. Guigoz,…
The Mineralogical Connection between M- and K-type Asteroids as Indicated by PolarimetryOPEN ACCESS
Joseph R. Masiero, Yuna G. Kwon, Elena Selmi and Manaswi Kondapally The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 8, Published 20 August 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Polarimetry has the capacity to provide a…
Rotational Light Curve, phase, and visible colors of (52246) Donaldjohanson throughout Lucy Mission Flyby
A.C. Souza-Feliciano, F.L. Rommel, B.E. Morgado, L.M. Catani Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 August 2025 LINK ” Highlights “The main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson was visited on April 20th of 2025 by…
JWST Spectroscopy of (142) Polana: Connection to NEAs (101955) Bennu and (162173) RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Anicia Arredondo, Tracy M. Becker, Maggie M. McAdam, Andrew S. Rivkin, Stephanie Jarmak and Ian Wong The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 8, Published: 18 August 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The new…
Statistical significance of meteorite-asteroid pairs using geocentric parametersOPEN ACCESS
P.M. Shober Accepted for publication in A&A, August 13, 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Aims. We will test the statistical significance of meteorite-dropping fireballs and NEA clustering using the DN similarity function based on four geocentric…
Spectral Characteristics of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS from SOAR ObservationsOPEN ACCESS
Thomas H. Puzia, Rohan Rahatgaonkar, Juan Pablo Carvajal, Prasanta K. Nayak, Baltasar Luco revised and resubmitted to ApJL, draft version August 6, 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Interstellar objects (ISOs) provide unique insights into the building…
Constraining oxygen isotope exchange kinetics between organic compounds and water using electrospray ionization Orbitrap mass spectrometry, and implications for the oxygen isotopic compositions of meteoritic organics
Surjyendu Bhattacharjee, John M. Eiler Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 5 August 2025 LINK “Oxygen isotopic composition of organic compounds is an important tracer of processes and environmental conditions, with applications ranging from prebiotic organic…
Temporal Evolution of the Third Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Spin, Color, Spectra and Dust ActivityOPEN ACCESS
T. Santana-Ros, O. Ivanova, S. Mykhailova, N. Erasmus, K. Kamiński, D. Oszkiewicz, T. Kwiatkowski, M. Husárik, T.S. Ngwane, A. Penttilä Astronomy & Astrophysics, Letter to the Editor, manuscript, August 4, 2025 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We…
Identification of hydroandradite in CM carbonaceous chondrites: A product of calc-silicate alteration on C-complex asteroids
Laura E. Jenkins, Martin R. Lee, Luke Daly, Ashley J. King, Peter Chung, Sammy Griffin, Shijie Li American Mineralogist (2025) 110 (8): 1238–1248 LINK “A hydrous Ca-Fe-rich silicate identified as hydroandradite was observed in the…
Exploring impact vapor plume reactions from asteroidal impacts: Monte Carlo simulations and implications for biomolecules synthesisOPEN ACCESS
Yoko Ochiai, Shigeru Ida , Daigo Shoji IcarusAvailable online 29 July 2025, 116736 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “During a hypervelocity impact, both the impactor and target materials evaporate, generating an impact vapor plume…
Experimental constraints on the shock history of CI chondrites and Ryugu grainsOPEN ACCESS
Toru Nakahashi, Masaaki Miyahara, Akira Yamaguchi, Takamichi Kobayashi, Hitoshi Yusa, Masashi Miyakawa, Naotaka Tomioka, Yuto Takaki, Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Yusuke Seto LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlight “C-type asteroids, which…
Amides from the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu: Nanoscale spectral and isotopic characterizations
L. G. Vacher, V. T. H. Phan, L. Bonal, M. Iskakova, O. Poch, P. Beck, E. Quirico, R. C. Ogliore MAPS, Version of Record online: 25 July 2025 LINK “C-type asteroids, such as asteroid (162173)…
Lucy Mission Search Plans for Activity around Its Jovian Trojan Flyby TargetsOPEN ACCESS
S. Alan Stern, Carly Howett, Neil Dello Russo, Harold A. Weaver, James F. Bell III, Dennis Reuter, Amy Simon, Hannah Kaplan, Keith Noll, John Spencer The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 7, Published 2025…
The Hera Space Mission in the Context of Small Near-Earth Asteroid Missions in the Past, Present and Future
Patrick Michel, Michael Küppers, Alan Fitzsimmons, Simon Green, Monica Lazzarin, Stephan Ulamec, Paul Abell, Seiji Sugita, Adriano Campo Bagatin, Benoit Carry, Sébastien Charnoz, Julia de León, Fabio Ferrari, Alain Hérique, Martin Jutzi, Özgür Karatekin, Tomas…
Abundant microchondrules in 162173 Ryugu suggest a turbulent origin for primitive asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Matthew J. Genge, Natasha V. Almeida, Matthias van Ginneken, Lewis Pinault, Tobias Salge, Penelope J. Wozniakiewicz, Hajime Yano & Steven J. Desch Nature Communications, Volume 16, Article number: 6466 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrules…
Spectroscopic Characterization of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS: Water Ice in the ComaOPEN ACCESS
Bin Yang, Karen J. Meech, Michael Connelley, Jacqueline V. Keane submitted to ApJL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present optical and near-infrared spectroscopy of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, obtained with Gemini-S/GMOS and NASA IRTF/SpeX on 2025…
Thermal-IR Observations of (152830) Dinkinesh during the Lucy Mission FlybyOPEN ACCESS
Samuel L. Jackson, Joshua P. Emery, Benjamin Rozitis, Philip R. Christensen, John R. Spencer, Stefano Mottola, Victoria E. Hamilton, Carly J. A. Howett, Simone Marchi, Keith S. Noll The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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….
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…
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,…
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,…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
A comprehensive study of apatite grains in Ryugu rock fragmentsOPEN ACCESS
B. J. Tkalcec, P. Tack, E. De Pauw, B. Bazi, B. Vekemans, M. Lindner, L. Vincze, M. Di Michiel, J. Garrevoet, G. Falkenberg, T. Nakamura, T. Morita, K. Amano, D. Nakashima, F. Langenhorst, K. Pollok,…
Mineralogical approach on laboratory weathering of uncontaminated Ryugu particles: Comparison with Orgueil and perspective for storage and analysisOPEN ACCESS
Naoya Imae, Naotaka Tomioka, Masayuki Uesugi, Makoto Kimura, Akira Yamaguchi, Motoo Ito, Richard C. Greenwood, Tatsuya Kawai, Naoki Shirai, Takuji Ohigashi, Cedric Pilorget, Jean-Pierre Bibring, Ming-Chang Liu, Kentaro Uesugi, Aiko Nakato, Kasumi Yogata, Hayato Yuzawa,…
The Chemical Composition of Ryugu: Prospects as a Reference Material for Solar System CompositionOPEN ACCESS
Tetsuya Yokoyama, Nicolas Dauphas, Ryota Fukai, Tomohiro Usui, Shogo Tachibana, Maria Schönbächler, Henner Busemann, Masanao Abe, Toru Yada Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft sampled approximately 5.4 g of…
Comparative Mid-infrared Spectroscopy of Dark, Primitive Asteroids: Does Shared Taxonomic Class Indicate Shared Silicate Composition?OPEN ACCESS
Oriel A. Humes, Audrey C. Martin, Cristina A. Thomas and Joshua P. Emery The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive asteroids with low albedos and red slopes in…
High surface area and interconnected nanoporosity of clay-rich astromaterialsOPEN ACCESS
Laurence A. J. Garvie, László Trif, Desireé Cotto-Figueroa, Erik Asphaug & Christian G. Hoover Scientific Reports, Volume 14, Article number: 10358 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Porosity affects key astromaterial processes from disruption in our…
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