Metal‐rich nodules in anomalous EL3 chondrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 8785
Margrit A. Rindlisbacher, Michael K. Weisberg, Denton S. Ebel, Samuel P. Alpert Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 13 May 2021 LINK “NWA 8785 is a remarkable, recently identified, unequilibrated enstatite chondrite. It was…
Constraining the Regolith Composition of Asteroid (16) Psyche via Laboratory Near-infrared SpectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
David C. Cantillo, Vishnu Reddy, Benjamin N.L. Sharkey, Neil A. Pearson, Juan A. Sanchez, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Theodore Kareta, Tanner S. Campbell, Om Chabra The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 3, published 12 May…
Paleointensity and Rock Magnetism of Martian Nakhlite Meteorite Miller Range (MIL) 03346: Evidence for Intense Small Scale Crustal Magnetization on Mars
Michael Volk, Roger Fu, Anna Mittelholz, James M.D. Day Journal of Geophysical ResearchFirst published: 11 May 2021 LINK “The martian dynamo’s strength and duration are essential for understanding Mars’ habitability and deep interior dynamics. Although…
The effects of Antarctic alteration and sample heterogeneity on Sm-Nd and Lu-Hf systematics in H chondrites
Ryoga Maeda, Steven Goderis, Vinciane Debaille, Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Geneviève Hublet, Philippe Claeys Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 May 2021 LINK “Long-lived radioactive isotope systematics, such as Sm-Nd and Lu-Hf, are…
Martian meteorites reflectance and implications for rover missions
L. Mandon, P. Beck, C. Quantin-Nataf, E. Dehouck, A. Pommerol, Z. Yoldi, R. Cerubini, L. Pan, M. Martinot, V. Sautter IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 May 2021 LINK “Highlights • We provide the…
Mineralogical characterization of a new eucrite Serra Pelada by Raman and XRD
Bruno Nascimento-Dias, Caique Roque, Bruna Mayato, Kaique Alexandre D’Oliveira, Hugo Camarano Belgo, Maria Elizabeth Zucolotto, Virgilio de Carvalho dos Anjos Vibrational SpectroscopyAvailable online 5 May 2021 LINK “Serra Pelada is a newly discovered eucrite from…
A super‐refractory inclusion containing nonstoichiometric spinel from the CO3.0 chondrite Yamato 81020
Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Alan E. Rubin, Shoichi Itoh, John T. Wasson Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 03 May 2021 LINK “We studied a unique super‐refractory inclusion with a core‐mantle structure from CO3.0 Yamato 81020…
Evidence from achondrites for a temporal change in Nd nucleosynthetic anomalies within the first 1.5 million years of the inner solar system formation
Paul Frossard, Zhiguo Guo, Mary Spencer, Maud Boyet, Audrey Bouvier Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 566, 15 July 2021 LINK “Highlights • Nd isotope composition of planetesimals-derived achondrites is different than planetary bodies (Earth, Mars…
How do secondary iron enrichments form within basaltic eucrites? An experimental approachOPEN ACCESS
Stella Rombeck, Christian Vollmer, Julia Roszjar, Adam R. Sarafian, Stephan Klemme Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 02 May 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Some basaltic eucrites and basaltic lithologies in howardites derived…
Martian Magmatic Clay Minerals Forming Vesicles: Perfect Niches for Emerging Life?OPEN ACCESS
Jean-Christophe Viennet, Sylvain Bernard, Corentin Le Guillou, Violaine Sautter, Brian Grégoire, Albert Jambon, Sylvain Pont, Olivier Beyssac, Brigitte Zanda, Roger Hewins, Laurent Remusat Astrobiology, Vol. 21, No. 5Published Online: 30 Apr 2021 (Updated: 12 October…
Carbonate assemblages in Cold Bokkeveld CM chondrite reveal complex parent body evolutionOPEN ACCESS
Stefan Farsang, Ian A. Franchi, Xuchao Zhao, Timothy D. Raub, Simon A.T. Redfern, Monica M. Grady Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 01 May 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The paragenesis of carbonates…
Synthesis of 13C-enriched amino acids with 13C-depleted insoluble organic matter in a formose-type reaction in the early solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Yoshihiro Furukawa, Yoshinari Iwasa, Yoshito Chikaraishi Science Advances, 28 Apr 2021:Vol. 7, no. 18, eabd3575 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Solvent-soluble organic matter (SOM) in meteorites, which includes life’s building molecules, is suspected to originate…
Characterization of Exogenic Boulders on Near-Earth Asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx Color ImagesOPEN ACCESS
Lucille Le Corre, Vishnu Reddy, William F. Bottke, Daniella N. DellaGiustina, Keara Burke, Jennifer Nolau, Robin B. Van Auken, Dathon R. Golish, Juan Sanchez, Jian-Yang Li, Christian d’Aubigny, Bashar Rizk, Dante Lauretta PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Raman spectral peak positions of olivine (Fo‐Fa) as fast methodology for classifying chondrites
Bruno Leonardo do Nascimento‐Dias, Tatiane Peters Donato, Maria Elizabeth Zucolotto, Virgílio de Carvalho dos Anjos Journal of Raman SpectroscopyFirst published: 25 April 2021 LINK “Chondrites are the most common meteorites in the world. However, the…
The impact and recovery of asteroid 2018 LAOPEN ACCESS
Peter Jenniskens, Mohutsiwa Gabadirwe, Qing‐Zhu Yin, Alexander Proyer, Oliver Moses, Tomas Kohout, Fulvio Franchi, Roger L. Gibson, Richard Kowalski, Eric J. Christensen, Alex R. Gibbs, Aren Heinze, Larry Denneau, Davide Farnocchia, Paul W. Chodas, William…
In situ Si isotope and chemical constraints on formation and processing of chondrules in the Allende meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Yogita Kadlag, Michael Tatzel, Daniel A. Frick, Harry Becker, Philipp Kühne Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 April 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrules in undifferentiated meteorites are former silicate melt droplets…
Discovery of primitive CO2-bearing fluid in an aqueously altered carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Akira Tsuchiyama, Akira Miyake, Satoshi Okuzumi, Akira Kitayama, Jun Kawano, Kentaro Uesugi, Akihisa Takeuchi, Tsukasa Nakano, Michael Zolensky Science Advances, 21 Apr 2021:Vol. 7, no. 17, eabg9707DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg9707 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials…
Cosmogenic 44Ti in meteorites – a divergence with 14C and 10Be data
M. G. Ogurtsov Advances in Space ResearchAvailable online: 20 April 2021 LINK “A record of 44Ti activity measured in 20 stony meteorites fallen during AD 1766-2001 was compared to six series of 44Ti activity, calculated…
Origins of colors variability among C-cluster main-belt asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Pierre Beck, Olivier Poch IcarusAvailable online: 21 April 2021 LINK Update (6 May 2021): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • A C-type cluster is identified by an SDSS colors & albedo cluster analysis.• The C-cluster matches…
Manganese oxides in Martian meteorites Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 and 7533OPEN ACCESS
Yang Liu, Woodward W. Fischer, Chi Ma, John R. Beckett, Oliver Tschauner, Yunbin Guan, Usha F. Lingappa, Samuel M. Webb, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Nina L. Lanza, Carl B. Agee IcarusAvailable online: 20 April 2021 LINK…
Geology of the Chang’e-5 landing site: Constraints on the sources of samples returned from a young nearside mare
Le Qiao, Jian Chen, Luyuan Xu, Sheng Wan, Haijun Cao, Bo Li, Zongcheng Ling IcarusAvailable online 18 April 2021 LINK “Highlights • Detailed geological characteristics of the local landing area have been presented• Multiple identified…
Characterizing the spectral, microstructural, and chemical effects of solar wind irradiation on the Murchison carbonaceous chondrite through coordinated analyses
D.L. Laczniak, M.S. Thompson, R. Christoffersen, C.A. Dukes, S.J. Clemett, R.V. Morris, L.P. Keller IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 April 2021 LINK “Highlights • Solar wind irradiation of carbon-rich asteroids simulated using 1 keV/amu…
In search of Bennu analogs: Hapke modeling of meteorite mixturesOPEN ACCESS
F. Merlin, J. D. P. Deshapriya, S. Fornasier, M. A. Barucci, A. Praet, P. H. Hasselmann, B. E. Clark, V. E. Hamilton, A. A. Simon, D. C. Reuter, X.-D. Zou, J.-Y. Li, D. L. Schrader,…
The Loongana (CL) group of carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Knut Metzler, Dominik C. Hezel, Jens Barosch, Elias Wölfer, Jonas M. Schneider, Jan L. Hellmann, Jasper Berndt, Andreas Stracke, Jérôme Gattacceca, Richard C. Greenwood, Ian A. Franchi, Christoph Burkhardt, Thorsten Kleine Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn…
Testing models for the composition of chondrites and their components: I. CO chondrites
Andrea Patzer, Emma S. Bullock, Conel M. O’D.Alexander Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 April 2021 LINK “We present the first results of a comprehensive investigation aimed at testing the hypothesis…
Composition of terrestrial exoplanet atmospheres from meteorite outgassing experimentsOPEN ACCESS
Maggie A. Thompson, Myriam Telus, Laura Schaefer, Jonathan J. Fortney, Toyanath Joshi & David Lederman Nature Astronomy , 1–11 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Terrestrial exoplanets likely form initial atmospheres through outgassing during and after accretion,…
The Macroporosity of Rubble Pile Asteroid Ryugu and Implications for the Origin of ChondrulesOPEN ACCESS
William Herbst, James P. Greenwood, Teng Ee Yap Accepted for publication in the Planetary Science Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We use the known surface boulder-size distribution of the C-type rubble pile asteroid Ryugu (NEA 162173)…
Oxygen isotope systematics of crystalline silicates in a giant cluster IDP: A genetic link to Wild 2 particles and primitive chondrite chondrules
Mingming Zhang, Céline Defouilloy, David J. Joswiak, Donald E. Brownlee, Daisuke Nakashima, Guillaume Siron, Kouki Kitajima, Noriko T. Kita Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 564, 15 June 2021, 116928 LINK “Highlights • Five out of…
Noble gases in cluster chondrite clasts and their host brecciasOPEN ACCESS
Kim Müsing, Henner Busemann, Liliane Huber, Colin Maden, My E. I. Riebe, Rainer Wieler, Knut Metzler Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 09 April 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We measured noble gases…
Hydrodynamic instability at impact interfaces and planetary implicationsOPEN ACCESS
Avi Ravid, Robert I. Citron & Raymond Jeanloz Nature Communications, Volume 12 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Impact-induced mixing between bolide and target is fundamental to the geochemical evolution of a growing planet, yet aside…
Origin of minerals in åkermanite-rich patch texture and oxygen isotopic evolution of compact Type A Ca-Al-rich inclusions from the Northwest Africa 7865 CV chondrite
UPDATE (29 August 2023): Corrigendum to “Origin of minerals in åkermanite-rich patch texture and oxygen isotopic evolution of compact Type A Ca-Al-rich inclusions from the Northwest Africa 7865 CV chondrite” [Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 303 (2021)…
The classification of relict extraterrestrial chrome spinels using STEM techniques on silicate inclusions
Caroline E. Caplan, Gary R. Huss, Hope A. Ishii, John P. Bradley, Birger Schmitz, and Kazuhide Nagashima Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 04 April 2021 LINK “Remnant extraterrestrial chrome spinels from terrestrial sediments…
A radiolytic origin of organic matter in primitive chondrites and trans-neptunian objects? New clues from ion irradiation experiments
Mathilde Faure, Eric Quirico, Alexandre Faure, Philippe Boduch, Hermann Rothard, Emmanuel Balanzat, Donia Baklouti, Rosario Brunetto, Lydie Bonal, Pierre Beck, Bernard Schmitt IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 April 2021 LINK “Highlights • Ion…
Speciation of organosulfur compounds in carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Alexander Zherebker, Yury Kostyukevich, Dmitry S. Volkov, Ratibor G. Chumakov, Lukas Friederici, Christopher P. Rüger, Alexey Kononikhin, Oleg Kharybin, Alexander Korochantsev, Ralf Zimmermann, Irina V. Perminova & Eugene Nikolaev Scientific Reports 11 , 1–13 LINK…
Editorial for Special Issue “Mineralogy of Meteorites”
Victor V. Sharygin Minerals 2021, 11, 363 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) Published: 31 March 2021(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mineralogy of Meteorites
End of magmatism in the upper crust of asteroid 4 Vesta
F. Jourdan, L. Forman, T. Kennedy, G. K. Benedix, E. Eroglu, C. Mayers Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 30 March 2021 LINK “Asteroid 4 Vesta is the only largely preserved differentiated asteroid and…
40Ar/39Ar ages of Northwest Africa 7034 and Northwest Africa 7533
F. N. Lindsay, J. S. Delaney, C. Göpel, G. F. Herzog, R. Hewins, M. Humayun, K. Nagao, L. E. Nyquist, J. Park, J. B. Setera, C.‐Y. Shih, C. C. Swisher III, B. Zanda, B. D….
Uniform oxygen fugacity of shergottite mantle sources and an oxidized martian lithosphere
Robert W. Nicklas, James M.D. Day, Zoltan Vaci, Arya Udry, Yang Liu, Kimberly T. Tait Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 564, 15 June 2021 LINK “Highlights • fO2 of eight SNCs measured using V-in-olivine oxybarometry.•…
Aqueous alteration and bioalteration of a synthetic enstatite chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Caroline Avril, Valérie Malavergne, Eric D. van Hullebusch, Fabrice Brunet, Stephan Borensztajn, Jérôme Labanowski, Louis Hennet, François Guyot Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 28 March 2021 LINK Update: PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Understanding the…
Colomera (Granada, Spain): More than a century of an IIE iron meteorite journey
R. P. Lozano, J. A. Sánchez, R. González‐Laguna, T. Martín‐Crespo Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 27 March 2021 LINK “Colomera is the Spanish meteorite (IIE) that has aroused the greatest interest among the…
Apatite halogen and hydrogen isotope constraints on the conditions of hydrothermal alteration in carbonaceous chondrites
Maxime Piralla, Romain Tartèse, Yves Marrocchi, Katherine H. Joy Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 26 March 2021 LINK “Apatite has been widely used for assessing the volatile inventory and hydrothermal fluid compositions of…
A new method for determining the petrologic type of unequilibrated ordinary chondrites that can be applied to asteroids
Derek Sears, Daniel Ostrowski, Heather Smith, Adonay Sissay, Mihir Trivedi IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 25 March 2021 LINK “Highlights • Clinopyroxene in type 3 ordinary chondrites is determined from IR spectra.• This enables…
Amino acid abundances and compositions in iron and stony‐iron meteorites
Jamie E. Elsila, Natasha M. Johnson, Daniel P. Glavin, José C. Aponte, Jason P. Dworkin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 25 March 2021 LINK “The organic compositions of carbonaceous chondrite meteorites have been…
Ruthenium isotopic fractionation in primitive achondrites: Clues to the early stages of planetesimal meltingOPEN ACCESS
Timo Hopp, Thorsten Kleine Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 March 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive achondrites derive from the residual mantle of incompletely differentiated planetesimals, from which partial silicate and…
Early volatile depletion on planetesimals inferred from C–S systematics of iron meteorite parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Marc M. Hirschmann, Edwin A. Bergin, Geoff A. Blake, Fred J. Ciesla, and Jie Li PNAS March 30, 2021 118 (13) e2026779118 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) manuscript PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “During the formation of…
The lunar Dhofar 1436 meteorite: 40Ar‐39Ar chronology and volatiles, revealed by stepwise combustion and crushing methodsOPEN ACCESS
Ekaterina V. Korochantseva, Alexei I. Buikin, Jens Hopp, Alexander B. Verchovsky, Alexander V. Korochantsev, Mahesh Anand, Mario Trieloff Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 21 March 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The lunar…
Insoluble organic matter in chondrites: Archetypal melanin-like PAH-based multifunctionality at the origin of life?
Marco d’Ischia, Paola Manini, Zita Martins, Laurent Remusat, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Cristina Puzzarini, Vincenzo Barone, Raffaele Saladino Physics of Life ReviewsAvailable online 18 March 2021 LINK “Highlights • The IOM in chondrites is remarkably similar…
Shape and porosity of refractory inclusions in CV3 chondrites: A micro‐computed tomography (µCT) study
Mingming Zhang, Brett Clark, Ashley J. King, Sara S. Russell, Yangting Lin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:17 March 2021 LINK “Refractory calcium‐aluminum‐rich inclusions (CAIs) and amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs) in chondritic meteorites are…
Laboratory investigation into the dielectric properties of an L-chondrite (NWA 12857)
Barbara Cosciotti, Sebastian Emanuel Lauro, Francesco Gabbai, Elisabetta Mattei, Federico Di Paolo, Giovanni Pratesi, Elena Pettinelli IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 March 2021 LINK “Highlights • Dielectric characterization of an L-chondrite solid sample.•…
Interactions between organic compounds and olivine under aqueous conditions: A potential role for organic distribution in carbonaceous chondrites
Keisuke Muneishi, Hiroshi Naraoka Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 15 March 2021 LINK “Olivine is a principal anhydrous silicate mineral in chondritic meteorites. The structure of this mineral is composed of independent SiO4…
Hydrogen abundance estimation and distribution on (101955) Bennu
A. Praet, M.A. Barucci, B.E. Clark, H.H. Kaplan, A.A. Simon, V.E. Hamilton, J.P. Emery, E.S. Howell, L.F. Lim, X.-D. Zouh, J.-Y. Li, D.C. Reuter, F. Merlin, J.D.P. Deshapriya, S. Fornasier, P.H. Hasselmann, G. Poggiali, S….
Highly volatile element (H, C, F, Cl, S) abundances and H isotopic compositions in chondrules from carbonaceous and ordinary chondrites
Kei Shimizu, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Erik H. Hauri, Adam R. Sarafian, Larry R. Nittler, Jianhua Wang, Steven D.Jacobsen, Ruslan A. Mendybaev Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 March 2021 LINK…
The relationship between CM and CO chondrites: Insights from combined analyses of titanium, chromium, and oxygen isotopes in CM, CO, and ungrouped chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Zachary A. Torrano, Devin L. Schrader, Jemma Davidson, Richard C. Greenwood, Daniel R.Dunlap, Meenakshi Wadhwa Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 March 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A close…
A Petrologic and Noble Gas Isotopic Study of New Basaltic Eucrite Grove Mountains 13001 from AntarcticaOPEN ACCESS
Chuantong Zhang, Bingkui Miao, Huaiyu He, Hongyi Chen, P. M. Ranjith, Qinglin Xie Minerals 2021, 11(3), 279, 09 Mar 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) meteorite clan is a potential group of planetary materials…
Trace element variations generated by magmatic and post-crystallization processes in eucrite meteorites
Ben Kumler, James M.D. Day Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 9 March 2021 LINK “Eucrite meteorites are early-formed (>4.5 Ga) basaltic rocks that are likely to derive from the asteroid 4…
Benford’s law: Applications to ordinary‐chondrite mass distributions
Alan E. Rubin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 09 March 2021 LINK “For ordinary‐chondrite (OC) mass distributions, Benford’s law applies to the set of individual objects that survive intact on the Earth’s surface…
Hydrogen isotopic exchange kinetics between organic matter and water: Implications for chemical evolution during meteorite parent body processing
Yoko Kebukawa, Sachio Kobayashi, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Ying Wang, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, George D. Cody Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 09 March 2021 LINK “The large variations in hydrogen isotope ratios found in insoluble organic…
A 4,565-My-old andesite from an extinct chondritic protoplanetOPEN ACCESS
Jean-Alix Barrat, Marc Chaussidon, Akira Yamaguchi, Pierre Beck, Johan Villeneuve, David J. Byrne, Michael W. Broadley, and Bernard Marty PNAS March 16, 2021 118 (11) LINK Update (6 May 2021): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The age…
WINCHCOMBE meteorite fall (CM2, ~601.9 grams, 9 masses) in Winchcombe, Woodmancote and Bishop’s Cleeve, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucesteshire, UK on 28 February 2021 at 21.54:15.88 – 21.54.24.12 UT
Last update: 28 February 2023 A CM2 chondrite fell on the Wilcock family’s driveway in Winchcombe at location 51°57’04.4″N 1°58’32.5″W, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, UK on 28 February 2021 at 21.54:15.88 – 21.54.24.12 UT. The Wilcock…
Optical constants of a solar system organic analog and the Allende meteorite in the near and mid-infrared (1.5-13 μm)OPEN ACCESS
Jessica A. Arnold, Alycia J. Weinberger, George Cody, Gorden Videen, Olga Muñoz accepted for publication by PSJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Measurements of visible and near-infrared reflection (0.38-5 μm) and mid to far infrared emission (5-200…
Impacts on the Moon: analysis methods and size distribution of impactors
Chrysa Avdellidou, Edhah Munaibari, Raven Larson, Jeremie Vaubaillon, Marco Delbo, Paul Hayne, Mark Wieczorek, Daniel Sheward, Antony Cook Planetary and Space ScienceAvailable online 4 March 2021 LINK “We are preparing a telescope system to carry…
Crater shape as a possible record of the impact environment of metallic bodies: Effects of temperature, impact velocity and impactor densityOPEN ACCESS
Ryo Ogawa, Akiko M. Nakamura, Ayako Suzuki, Sunao Hasegawa Icarus, accepted PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Metallic bodies that were the cores of differentiated bodies are sources of iron meteorites and are considered to have formed early…
Organic matter and water from asteroid ItokawaOPEN ACCESS
Q. H. S. Chan, A. Stephant, I. A. Franchi, X. Zhao, R. Brunetto, Y. Kebukawa, T. Noguchi, D. Johnson, M. C. Price, K. H. Harriss, M. E. Zolensky & M. M. Grady Scientific Reports 11…
Hybrid accretion of carbonaceous chondrites by radial transport across the Jupiter barrierOPEN ACCESS
Elishevah van Kooten, Martin Schiller, Frederic Moynier, Anders Johansen, Troels Haugboelle, Martin Bizzarro The Astrophysical Journal, 2021, accepted after peer-review PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (26 March 2021): The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 910, Number 1 LINK…
Trace element geochemistry of coarse‐grained angrites from Northwest Africa: Implications for their petrogenesis on the angrite parent body
Matthew E. Sanborn, Meenakshi Wadhwa Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 3 March 2021 LINK “The angrites are a class of achondrites that encompass a wide range of igneous textures from quenched, volcanic, and subvolcanic stones…
Determination of strewn fields for meteorite fallsOPEN ACCESS
Jarmo Moilanen, Maria Gritsevich, Esko Lyytinen Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stab586Published: 01 March 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) Supplemental Files (ZIP/DOWNLOAD) “When an object enters the atmosphere it may be detected as a…
Visible-infrared spectroscopy of ungrouped and rare meteorites brings further constraints on meteorite-asteroid connectionsOPEN ACCESS
L. Krämer Ruggiu, P. Beck, J. Gattacceca, J. Eschrig IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 March 2021 LINK Update (6 May 2021): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The composition of asteroids gives crucial insights into the…
An evolutionary system of mineralogy. Part III: Primary chondrule mineralogy (4566 to 4561 Ma)
Robert M. Hazen, Shaunna M. Morrison, Anirudh Prabhu American Mineralogist (2021) 106 (3): 325–350. LINK “Information-rich attributes of minerals reveal their physical, chemical, and biological modes of origin in the context of planetary evolution, and…
Molybdenum Isotope Dichotomy in Meteorites Caused by s-Process Variability
Thomas Stephan and Andrew M. Davis The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 909, Number 1Published: 1 March 2021 LINK “Molybdenum isotopes measured in most individual presolar silicon carbide grains are dominated by s-process contributions from the helium…
The Mechanical Properties of Chelyabinsk LL5 Chondrite Under Compression and TensionOPEN ACCESS
Dmitry Zaytsev, Elijah N. Borodin, A. E. Dudorov & P. Panfilov Earth, Moon, and Planets, Volume 125, Article number: 2 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The mechanical properties of Chelyabinsk LL5 chondrite (Chelyabinsk meteorite) were…
Chromium isotopic insights into the origin of chondrite parent bodies and the early terrestrial volatile depletion
Ke Zhu 朱柯, Frédéric Moynier, Martin Schiller, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jemma Davidson, Devin L. Schrader, Elishevah van Kooten, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 27 February 2021 LINK “Chondrites are meteorites from undifferentiated…
Trace Element Conundrum of Natural QuasicrystalsOPEN ACCESS
Simone Tommasini, Luca Bindi, Maurizio Petrelli, Paul D. Asimow, and Paul J. Steinhardt ACS Earth Space Chem.Publication Date:February 25, 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)Supporting information (Download) “We report laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass…
Excellent mechanical properties of taenite in meteoric ironOPEN ACCESS
Shohei Ueki, Yoji Mine & Kazuki Takashima Scientific Reports 11 , 1–8 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteoric iron is the metal that humans first obtained and used in the earliest stage of metal culture….
Micro-distribution of Oxygen Isotopes in Unequilibrated Enstatite Chondrites
Michael K. Weisberg, Noriko T. Kita, Kohei Fukuda, Guillaume Siron, Denton S.Ebel Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 25 February 2021 LINK “We report petrology and high precision, in situ oxygen isotope…
The Manifold Of Variations: impact location of short-term impactorsOPEN ACCESS
Alessio Del Vigna, Linda Dimare, Davide Bracali Cioci PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (20 May 2021) : LINK “The interest in the problem of small asteroids observed shortly before a deep close approach or an impact…
Large sulfur isotope fractionation in lunar volcanic glasses reveals the magmatic differentiation and degassing of the MoonOPEN ACCESS
Alberto E. Saal, Erik H. Hauri Science Advances 24 Feb 2021:Vol. 7, no. 9, eabe4641DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abe4641 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Sulfur isotope variations in mantle-derived lavas provide important constraints on the evolution of planetary…
Meteoritic Proteins with Glycine, Iron and LithiumOPEN ACCESS
Malcolm W. McGeoch, Sergei Dikler, Julie E. M. McGeoch PDF (OPEN ACCESS) see also similar text: Hemolithin: a Meteoritic Protein containing Iron and Lithium (22 February 2020) “We report that polymer amide [1] with a…
Space weathering of iron sulfides in the lunar surface environment
Toru Matsumoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Yu Tobimatsu, Dennis Harries, Falko Langenhorst, Akira Miyake, Hiroshi Hidaka Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 19 February 2021 LINK “Highlights • Space weathering alters lunar iron sulfides and produces iron metal…
Precise initial abundance of Niobium-92 in the Solar System and implications for p-process nucleosynthesis
Makiko K. Haba, Yi-Jen Lai, Jörn-Frederik Wotzlaw, Akira Yamaguchi, Maria Lugaro, and Maria Schönbächler PNAS February 23, 2021 118 (8) LINK “The niobium-92–zirconium-92 (92Nb–92Zr) decay system with a half-life of 37 Ma has great potential…
Dynamic evolution of major element chemistry in protoplanetary disks and its implications for Earth-enstatite chondrite connection
Yoshinori Miyazaki, Jun Korenaga IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 19 February 2021 LINK “Chondrites are the likely building blocks of Earth, and identifying the group of chondrite that best represents Earth is a key…
Chemolithotrophy on the Noachian Martian breccia NWA 7034 via experimental microbial biotransformationOPEN ACCESS
Tetyana Milojevic, Mihaela Albu, Denise Kölbl, Gerald Kothleitner, Robert Bruner & Matthew L. Morgan Communications Earth & Environment 2 , 1–10 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Multiple lines of evidence indicate an active hydrogeological history…
XAFS and XRD study on Fe, Ni, and Ge in iron meteorite NWA 859
Huimin Shao, Hiroshi Isobe, Ginga Kitahara, Hiroshi Fukui & Akira Yoshiasa Physics and Chemistry of Minerals volume 48, Article number: 11 (2021) LINK “Iron meteorites record the evolutionary and cosmochemical processes of their parent bodies….
Oxygen isotope systematics of chondrules in the Paris CM2 chondrite: indication for a single large formation region across snow line
Noël Chaumard, Céline Defouilloy, Andreas T. Hertwig, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 February 2021 LINK “In-situ oxygen three-isotope analyses of chondrules and isolated olivine grains in the…
Meteorite fall in Falealupo-Tai, Vaisigano, Savai’i, Samoa on 3 February 2021
Last update: 20 February 2021 On 12 February the Samoa Observer reported that a meteorite fell in the costal village Falealupo-Tai in Vaisigano on Savai’i, Samoa in the morning or early afternoon on 3 February…
Fireball characteristics derivable from acoustic dataOPEN ACCESS
Luke McFadden, Peter Brown, Denis Vida, Pavel Spurný PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (5 March 2021): LINK Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics “Highlights • Fragmentation and ballistic energy estimates by seismic/infrasonic data.• Ballistic trajectory and…
Lunar feldspathic meteorite Dhofar 081: Petrochemical constraints on petrogenesis
Dwijesh Ray, Saumitra Misra & David R Nelson Journal of Earth System Science, Volume 130Article number: 39 (2021)Published: 13 February 2021 LINK “Two alternative petrogenetic models, plagioclase flotation and serial magmatism have been proposed to…
Mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, and chronology of the Murrili (H5) meteorite fall: The third recovered fall from the Desert Fireball Network
S. Anderson, G. K. Benedix, L. V. Forman, L. Daly, R. C. Greenwood, I. A. Franchi, J. M. Friedrich, R. Macke, S. Wiggins, D. Britt, J. M. Cadogan, M. M. M. Meier, C. Maden, H….
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons in the Mukundpura (CM2) Chondrite
M.S. Kalpana, E.V.S.S.K. Babu, Devleena Mani, R.P. Tripathi, N. Bhandari Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 February 2021 LINK “Highlights • The first report of soluble PAHs of Mukundpura (MK) CM2.0…
A long‐lived planetesimal dynamo powered by core crystallization
Clara Maurel, James F. J. Bryson, Jay Shah, Rajesh V. Chopdekar, L. T. Elkins‐Tanton, C. A. Raymond, Benjamin P. Weiss Geophysical Research LettersFirst published: 11 February 2021 LINK “The existence of numerous iron meteorite groups…
Widespread tissintite in strongly shock‐lithified lunar regolith breccias
Ai‐Cheng Zhang, Qin‐Ting Jiang, Naotaka Tomioka, Yan‐Jun Guo, Jia‐Ni Chen, Yang Li, Naoya Sakamoto, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geophysical Research LettersFirst published: 06 February 2021 LINK “Shock‐lithification is a fundamental process of making rocks from fine‐grained and…
Spectroscopic Investigation of the High-Pressure Behavior of Aliphatic Hydrocarbon: Implications for Planetary Processes
Spectroscopic Investigation of the High-Pressure Behavior of Aliphatic Hydrocarbon: Implications for Planetary Processes Abhisek Basu, Mainak Mookherjee, Christina Schiffert, Bianca Haberl, and Reinhard Boehler ACS Earth Space ChemistryPublication Date: February 10, 202 LINK “Octadecane (C18H38)…
The micrometeorite flux at Dome C (Antarctica), monitoring the accretion of extraterrestrial dust on EarthOPEN ACCESS
J. Rojas, J. Duprat, C. Engrand, E. Dartois, L. Delauche, M. Godard, M. Gounelle, J.D. Carrillo-Sánchez, P. Pokorný, J.M.C. Plane Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 560, 15 April 2021, 116794 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights •…
EXAFS Determination of Clay Minerals in Martian Meteorite Allan Hills 84001 and Its Implication for the Noachian Aqueous EnvironmentOPEN ACCESS
Ryoichi Nakada, Gaku Tanabe, Iori Kajitani, Tomohiro Usui, Masashi Shidare and Tetsuya Yokoyama Minerals 2021, 11(2), 176 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The aqueous environment of ancient Mars is of significant interest because of evidence suggesting…
Comparison of the Murchison CM2 and Allende CV3 chondrites
Kim V. Fendrich, Denton, S. Ebel Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:09 February 2021 LINK “The size, distribution, abundance, and physical and chemical characteristics of chondritic inclusions are key features that define the chondrite…
Evaluating the O‐Cr‐Mo isotope signatures in various meteorites representing core–mantle–crust fragments: Implications for partially differentiated planetesimal(s) accreted in the early outer solar system
Arshad Ali, Iffat Jabeen Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 07 February 2021 LINK “The Allende, Eagle Station pallasites (ESP), some ungrouped achondrites (UA), and ungrouped irons (UI) represent different types of meteorites; these…
A Study of Chromium and Silicon Nitrides in Carbonaceous Chondrites
Leitner J., Vollmer C., Harries D., Kodolányi J., Ott U., et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1878 PDF “We identified Si3N4 and CrN in metal-sulfide grains in a set of carbonaceous…
Hydrated Minerals on B-class Asteroids
Rivkin A. S., Howell E. S., Emery J. P., Richardson M. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1945 PDF “B is for Bennu.” / Is that good enough for you? / Spectra disagree.”
Constraints on Chondrule Generation, Disk Dynamics, and Asteroid Accretion from the Compositions of Carbonaceous Meteorites
Bryson J. F. J., Brennecka G. A. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1301 PDF “The compositions of CC chondrites and iron meteorites originate from mixing NC chondrite material, CAI material, and CI…
Hydrothermal Ammoniation of Chondrites: Implications for Ceres
Izawa M. R. M., Koutoula E., Stancu M.-N., Yamashita S., Okuchi T. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2247 PDF “Hydrothermal reactions between carbonaceous chondrites and ammonia-water solutions do not produce…
Presolar Grain Abundance Variation in the Miller Range 090019 CO3.1 Chondrite
Nguyen A. N., Mane P., Ross D. K., Simon J. I. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2709 PDF “We determine a presolar O-rich grain abundance of 99ppm in MIL 090019 CO3.1. One…
The Presolar Grain Database for Silicon Carbide — Grain Type Assignments
Stephan T., Bose M., Boujibar A., Davis A. M., Gyngard F. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2358 PDF “The updated Presolar Grain Database now contains data for 19,976 SiC grains….
What Have We Learned About the Interior and Surface of Mars from Martian Meteorites
Udry A., Howarth G. H., Herd C. D. K., Day J. M. D., Lapen T. K. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1046 PDF “Martian meteorites are the only samples that…
Characterization of the Serra Pelada Meteorite by Raman: Implications for Planetary Formation and Hypotheses of Water Origin
Roque C., Nascimento-Dias B. L. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1312 PDF “This work performed the chemical and mineralogical characterization of the Serra Pelada meteorite, analyzing the implications of this meteorite for…
The Detection of Aromatic Amino Acids in CR Chondrites Suggests They are Prebiotically Plausible
Burton A. S., Berger E. L., Fox A. C., Lee C. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1475 PDF “Aromatic amino acids are hard to make in the lab, but their presence as…
Stalking a Large Carbonaceous Chondrite Asteroid Using ε54Cr-Δ17O Isotope Systematics of the Unique Xenolith Almahata Sitta 202
Miller A. M., Dey S., Yin Q.-Z., Goodrich C. A., Hamilton V. E., et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2360 PDF “Xenolithic clast, unique among the regolith: Who was your parent?”
Inheritance of Meteoritic Isotopic Anomalies from a Zoned Protosolar Cloud
Jacquet E., Pignatale F. C. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1042 PDF “Sequential infall from an isotopically zoned protosolar cloud created the range of isotopic compositions fossilized by CAIs. Bulk meteorites sample…
Isotopic Constraints on the Building Blocks of the Solar System
Bermingham K. R., Meyer B. S., Frizzell K., Mezger K. M. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2107 PDF “Isotopic variations in meteorites coupled with new nucleosynthesis models are used to constrain the…
Geochemical Constraints on Potential UOC Chondrule Genesis by Hypervelocity Impact Vapor Plumes and Likely Precursor Sources
Sheikh D., Humayun M. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1279 PDF “Most UOC chondrules analyzed exhibit Ce, and Eu anomalies, implying a chondrule forming process that began oxidized but went reducing, consistent…
K Isotope Systematics of the CB Chondrite Gujba: Testing the Impact Plume Model of Formation
Koefoed P., Pravdivtseva O., Ogliore R., Jiang Y., Lodders K. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2310 PDF “High-precision K isotope analysis of chondrule and bulk fractions from the CB chondrite…
Producing Chondrules in the Outer Solar System: The Effect of Ice on Impact Jetting
Cashion M. D., Johnson B. C., Wakita S., Davison T., Krot A. N. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1737 PDF “In this work, we simulate collisions between bodies of mixed…
High Precision Al-Mg Chronology of Chondrules in Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrites
Siron G., Kita N. T., Fukuda K., Kimura M., 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1639 PDF “New analyses of UOC chondrules with a range of mesostasis compositions indicate a restrict range of…
Insights from Siderophile Elements into the Impact Origin of Mesosiderites
Dhaliwal J. K., Horan M. F., Ash R. D., Bullock E. S., Carlson R. W. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2236 PDF “Space rocks and breccias / Iron-loving elements / How did…
Further Insights of Temperature-Time Events on HED Parent Body Using U-Th-Pb Chronology of Zircon-Bearing Noritic Diogenite Northwest Africa 10666
Martinez C., Righter M., Lapen T. J., Irving A. J. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2699 PDF “We report zircon and apatite U-Th-Pb isotopic dating of zircon-bearing diogenite NWA 10666. The results…
Almahata Sitta is No More Exotic Than any Other Polymict Ureilite
Goodrich C. A., Bottke W. F., Walsh K. J., Daly R. T. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1331 PDF “Almahata Sitta (asteroid 2008 TC3) and typical polymict ureilites most likely formed in…
In Situ Constraints on the 60Fe Abundance in the Early Solar System
Kodolányi J., Hoppe P., Vollmer C. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1291 PDF “New NanoSIMS analyses of old chondrules (Al-Mg age: 1-2 million years after canonical CAIs) do not find significant in…
Constraints on the Ice Composition of Carbonaceous Chondrites
Sridhar N., Bryson J. F. J., King A. J., Harrison R. J. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1095 PDF “Compared to the CO and CM chondrites, magnetic measurements indicate that the CI…
Analysis of the Solar Proton Effects in the Stubenberg and Jesenice Chondrites
Ustinova G. K. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1310 PDF “The solar cosmic ray contributions to production of cosmogenic radionuclides in the near-surface layers of the chondrites of low ablation are estimated….
Organic Compounds in Mahadevpur H4/5 and Natun Balijan L4 Ordinary Chondrites by Raman Spectroscopy
Saikia B. J., Parthasarathy G., Borah R. R. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1853 PDF “Herein we identify organic trace in Mahadevpur H4/5 and Natun Balijan L4 ordinary chondrites by Raman Spectroscopy.”
Resolving the Contradictory Results for Chondrule Size Distributions When These are Empirically Determined and Theoretically Considered
Hezel D. C., Metzler K., Hochstein M. L. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2264 PDF “Chondrule size distributions are critical to understand chondrule formation, sorting, or fragmentation. We resolve a long-standing contradiction…
Oxygen Isotope Reservoirs in the Solar Nebula
Mane P., Desch S. J., Dunham E. T., Williams C. D. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2021, abstract #2566 PDF
Magnetization of Large C-Type Asteroids: A Detectable Consequence of Pebble Accretion?
S. W. Courville, O’Rourke J. G., Castillo-Rogez J. C., Oran R., Weiss B. P. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2355 PDF “The theory of pebble accretion implies that large planetesimals…
The Structure and Accretionary History of the CVox Parent Body Constrained from the Magnetization of Kaba
K. H. Dodds, Bryson J. F. J., Neufeld J. A., Harrison R. J. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2133 PDF “The magnetization of some CVox meteorites suggests their parent body was partially…
A Presolar Silicon Carbide Grain of Type C with Extremely Low 12C/13C Ratio
P. Hoppe, Schofield J., Pignatari M., Amari S. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1055 PDF “We report on a presolar SiC grain of Type C with an extremely low 12C/13C ratio of…
A CV Chondrite Clast in a CK Chondrite?
T. L. Dunn, Robak K. N., Gross J. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1063 PDF
Separate CAI Reservoirs for Allende (CV3) and Murchison (CM2)
D. S. Ebel, Fendrich K. V. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2311 PDF “Chemical compositions, textures, and sizes of CAIs reveal characteristic populations in CV and CM chondrites. With chondrule evidence, this…
Multiple CV Chondrule Precursors Originating from the Inner and Outer Solar System: Evidence from Cr-Ti-O Isotope Systematics of Allende Chondrules
K. Fukuda, Hibiya Y., Kastelle C. R., Suzuki K., Iizuka T. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1319 PDF “The large ranges of Cr-Ti-O isotope ratios among CV chondrules indicate that…
Micro-FTIR Imaging and Spectroscopy of Experimentally Space Weathered CM2 Chondrite Murchison
T. D. Glotch, Thompson M. S., Dukes C. A., Loeffler M. J. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2004 PDF “Space weathered chondrite: / Micro-infrared data / Show lots of changes.”
Studying the Main Mineralogy and Shock of the Bolivian H5 Chondrite Aiquile
J. Ibáñez-Insa, Trigo-Rodriguez J. M., Peña-Asensio E., Rimola A. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1385 PDF “A XRD study of the main mineral phases of Aiquile H5 chondrite is presented. SEM-EDX results…
Cosmogenic Radionuclides in Four Paired Antarctic L/LL Chondrites Indicate Similar Cosmic-Ray Exposure Age as Chelyabinsk LL Chondrite
K. C. Welten, Nishiizumi K., Caffee M. W. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1821 PDF “Cosmogenic radionuclides in 4 L/LL chondrites from Wisconsin Range, Antarctica indicate they are paired fragments. Their CRE…
Handling and Description of C-Type Asteroid Ryugu Samples Returned by Hayabusa2
T. Yada, Abe M., Nakato A., Yogata K., Miyazaki A. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2008 PDF “Hayabusa2 returned samples from C-type asteroid Ryugu last December. >5 grams of black…
Initial 244Pu/238U Ratios and Search for Presolar SiC in CAIs Inferred from Noble Gas and Trace Element Abundances in CAIs from CV3 Chondrites
D. Nakashima, Friedrich J. M., Ott U. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1944 PDF “The Pu/U ratio estimated from noble gas and REE abundances in the five CV3 CAIs is consistent with…
Short Cosmic-Ray Exposure Ages of CI and CM Chondrites May Reflect Disintegration of Volatile-Rich Asteroids at Perihelion
E. R. D. Scott, Herzog G. F. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1833 PDF “Dark, volatile-rich asteroids seem to disintegrate near the Sun. This may explain why CM and CI chondrites have…
Evidence Against Chondrule-Matrix Complementarity as Seen in CO, CM, and CR Chondrites
A. Patzer, Bullock E. S., Alexander C. M. O’D. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1866 PDF “We have investigated 12 CO, CM, and CR chondrites to test models for the compositions and…
Tender Energy X-Ray Microspectroscopy Reveals Microscale Heterogeneity of P and S Chemistry in CM2 Chondrite
P. A. Northrup, Wirick S., Flynn G. J. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2480 PDF “Tender energy X-ray absorption microspectroscopy at the TES beamline was used to directly measure microscale chemical speciation…
Do Water-Rich Carbonaceous Chondrites and the NEA Ryugu Share a Common Parent Body?
W. Neumann, Grott M., Trieloff M. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1852 PDF “Properties of CI and CM parent bodies are investigated by fitting the carbonate formation temperature and age data with…
Fine-Grained Equant Troilite in the CM Chondrite Shidian: Potential Evidence for Low Temperature Post-Hydration Heating
L. E. Jenkins, Lee M. R., Daly L., Li S. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1204 PDF “Shidian, CM fall / Low temperature heating / Seen in troilite grains.”
Evidence for Extraterrestrial L-Amino Acid Excesses in the CM2 Aguas Zarcas and Murchison Meteorites: Predictions for Ryugu and Bennu
Glavin D. P., Elsila J. E., McLain H. L., Aponte J. C., Parker E. T. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1086 PDF “We report the detection of extraterrestrial L-amino acids…
Abiotic Synthesis of Organic Matter in Aqueous Environments Simulating Parent Bodies of Meteorites and the Effects of Minerals on the Production of Amino Acids
W. Elmasry, Kebukawa Y., Shibuya T., Kobayashi K. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1775 PDF “Minerals affected the formation of amino acids in aqueous environments in small solar system bodies and that…
Insoluble Organic Matter in Ryugu Analog Meteorite Jbilet Winselwan
B. T. De Gregorio, Stroud R. M. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2059 PDF “Studies of Ryugu return samples require refined approaches in sample preparation and analysis. We demonstrate advanced methods to…
Parent Body Processing in CR Chondrites Recorded by Noble Gases
H. Busemann, Schrader D. L., Alexander C. M. O’D., Spring N. H., Kuga M. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2718 PDF “Noble gases measured in a large number of CR…


































