Study of Iron and Stony Meteorite Ablation Based on Simulation Experiments in an Arc HeaterOPEN ACCESS
Lei Wanget, Lei Ning Dang, Ling Wei Yang, Jin Bo Liu, Jie Huang, Zhen Jun Huang, Jing Kang Yang, and Yue Luo The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 962, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To…
Quantification of bulk elemental composition for C-type asteroid Ryugu samples with nondestructive elemental analysis using muon beam
Kazuhiko Ninomiya, Takahito Osawa, Kentaro Terada, Taiga Wada, Shunsaku Nagasawa, I-Haun Chiu, Tomoki Nakamura, Tadayuki Takahashi, Yasuhiro Miyake, M. Kenya Kubo, Soshi Takeshita, Akihiro Taniguchi, Izumi Umegaki, Shin Watanabe, Toshiyuki Azuma, Miho Katsuragawa, Takahiro Minami,…
Disparate Pb-isotopic ages of silicate and phosphate minerals in the diabasic angrite Northwest Africa 12320
Chitrangada Datta, Yuri Amelin, Evgenii Krestianinov, Anthony J. Irving, Ian S. Williams IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 January 2024 LINK “Pb-isotopic dating of the recently discovered diabasic angrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 12320 yielded…
Clumped isotope and Δ17O measurements of carbonates in CM carbonaceous chondrites: new insights into parent body thermal and fluid evolutionOPEN ACCESS
Matthieu Clog, Paula Lindgren, Sevasti Modestou, Alex McDonald, Andrew Tait, Terry Donnelly, Darren Mark, Martin Lee Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM carbonaceous chondrites…
A sample preparation guide for clay-rich carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Bennett J. K. Wilson, Veronica E. Di Cecco, Laurence A. J. Garvie, Kimberly T. Tait, Michael G. Daly MAPS, Version of Record online: 26 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The matrix of the…
Hydrogen in magnetite from asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
J. Aléon, S. Mostefaoui, H. Bureau, D. Vangu, H. Khodja, K. Nagashima, N. Kawasaki, Y. Abe, C. M. O’D. Alexander, S. Amari, Y. Amelin, K. Bajo, M. Bizzarro, A. Bouvier, R. W. Carlson, M. Chaussidon,…
High-spatial resolution functional chemistry of nitrogen compounds in the observed UK meteorite fall WinchcombeOPEN ACCESS
Christian Vollmer, Demie Kepaptsoglou, Jan Leitner, Aleksander B. Mosberg, Khalil El Hajraoui, Ashley J. King, Charlotte L. Bays, Paul F. Schofield, Tohru Araki & Quentin M. Ramasse LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Organic matter in…
Investigating Organic Carbon and Thermal History of CM Carbonaceous Chondrites Using Spectroscopy and Laboratory TechniquesOPEN ACCESS
Safoura Tanbakouei, Rui-Lin Cheng, Binlong Ye, Josep Ryan Michalski, Ashley J. King PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM chondrites are characterized as primary accretionary rocks which originate from primitive water-rich asteroids formed during the early Solar…
RIBBECK (2024 BX1) Aubrite meteorite fall (~ 1760 g) between Selbelang (Paulinenaue), Ribbeck, Berge and Lietzow (Nauen), Havelland, Brandenburg, Germany at 00:32:38-44 UT on 21 January 2024
Last update: 3 January 2025 (13:35 CEST) On 5 February 2024 it was officially anounced in a press release by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin that the fall was classified as an Aubrite: press release….
Electron microscopy observations of the diversity of Ryugu organic matter and its relationship to minerals at the micro- to nano-scaleOPEN ACCESS
Rhonda M. Stroud, Jens Barosch, Lydie Bonal, Katherine Burgess, George D. Cody, Bradley T. De Gregorio, Luke Daly, Emmanuel Dartois, Elena Dobrică, Jean Duprat, Cecile Engrand, Dennis Harries, Minako Hashiguchi, Hope Ishii, Yoko Kebukawa, A….
The Vaca Muerta mesosiderite: The path under which Fe-Ni alloy ±C phases could have formed
M. E. Varela, S.-L. Hwang, P. Shen, L. N. Garcia, M. Saavedra, T. Maruoka, M. Bose MAPS, Version of Record online: 25 January 2024 LINK “The combined SEM and TEM studies on the metal (Fe-Ni…
How many Vesta-like bodies existed in the asteroid belt?OPEN ACCESS
T. H. Burbine, R. C. Greenwood, B. Zhang, P. C. Buchanan MAPS, Version of Record online: 24 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid 4 Vesta is typically thought to be the parent body…
Elemental Characterization of Iron Meteorites Solely Based on LA-ICP-MS
Margareth S. Navarro, Jacinta Enzweiler, Álvaro P. Crósta, André L. R. Moutinho, Gabriel G. Silva, Christopher D. K. Herd, and Patrick J. A. Hill ACS Earth and Space ChemistryPublication Date (Web): January 23, 2024 LINK…
The lithologic diversity of the Moon recorded in lunar meteorites Northwest Africa 7611 and 10480
Haijun Cao, Jian Chen, Chengxiang Yin, Xiaohui Fu, Zongcheng Ling, Xiaochao Che MAPS, Version of Record online: 23 January 2024 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 7611/10480 are lunar regolith breccia meteorites, composed of mineral fragments and…
Strewn field, mineralogy, and petrology of Al Haggounia 001: A unique enstatite chondrite
M. H. Leili, H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane, B. Devouard, P. Rochette, J. Gattacceca, L. Folco, M. Gemelli, I. Baziotis MAPS, Version of Record online: 21 January 2024 LINK “In this work, we investigate macroscopic characteristics, magnetic…
Describing the fragment mass distribution in meteorite showers
I.G. Brykina, L.A. Egorova Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 January 2024 LINK “The mass distribution of fragments is an important characteristic that often needs to be defined for forward modelling…
Snapshots of an Evolving Solar Nebula Recorded in Nucleosynthetic Sr and Ba Signatures of Early CondensatesOPEN ACCESS
R. T. C. Marqueze, B. L. A. Charlier, and F. L. H. Tissot The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 961, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The discovery of extreme strontium isotope anomalies (μ84Sr) in…
Explosive Nucleosynthesis in Core-collapse Type II Supernovae: Insights from New C, N, Si, and Al–Mg Isotopic Compositions of Presolar GrainsOPEN ACCESS
Nan Liu, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Bradley S. Meyer, Larry R. Nittler, Jianhua Wang, and Rhonda M. Stroud The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 961, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report C, N,…
Textural Study of Vesicles in Tagish Lake (C2-ung) Meteorite Fusion Crust: Constraints on Vesicle Formation during Their Entry into the Earth’s AtmosphereOPEN ACCESS
Xhonatan Shehaj, Stefano Caporali, Ernesto Palomba and Giovanni Pratesi Minerals 2024, 14(1), 99 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Vesicles are characteristic structures within the outer layer of many stony meteorites’ fusion crusts. Although these features are…
Nucleosynthetic isotope variations in chondritic meteorites and their relationship to bulk chemistry
Herbert Palme, Klaus Mezger MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 January 2024 LINK “The relationship of mass-independent stable isotope anomalies with the chemistry of chondritic meteorites provides constraints on mixing and fractionation processes in the…
Focused-beam X-ray fluorescence and diffraction microtomographies for mineralogical and chemical characterization of unsectioned extraterrestrial samplesOPEN ACCESS
Antonio Lanzirotti, Stephen R. Sutton, Matthew Newville, Adrian Brearley, Oliver Tschauner MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This study describes the application of new synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (XRF)…
Molecular distribution and 13C isotope composition of volatile organic compounds in the Murchison and Sutter’s Mill carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
José C. Aponte, Frédéric Séguin, Ariel J. Siguelnitzky, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, Daniel P. Glavin, Harold C. Connolly Jr, Dante S. Lauretta MAPS, Version of Record online: 16 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Chondrules from the ordinary chondrite Itawa Bhopji (L3-5): Noble gases and nitrogen
Ramakant R. Mahajan Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 January 2024 LINK “Noble gases and nitrogen compositions are investigated in chondrules of Itawa Bhopji (L3-5) chondrite. Single chondrule and bunch of…
2023/2024 ANSMET Field Season ended with more than 200 meteorite finds
Last update: 30 January (16:06 CET) After three cancelled field seasons (2020-2023) the 2024/2025 ANSMET field season on the Davis-Ward Icefields has begun. This year’s team members have arrived in the field. Team members are…
An overview of the new Moroccan regulation on collection and export of meteorites: a geoheritage to promote and preserve
Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 January 2024 LINK “Morocco is known for the high number of meteorites collected in its territory, including finds and falls. This is explained by the large…
Condensate evolution in the solar nebula inferred from combined Cr, Ti, and O isotope analyses of amoeboid olivine aggregatesOPEN ACCESS
Christian A. Jansen, Christoph Burkhardt, Yves Marrocchi, Jonas M. Schneider, Elias Wölfer, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 627, 1 February 2024, 118567 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlight First combined O, Ti, and Cr isotopic…
Curation protocol of Phobos sample returned by Martian Moons eXplorationOPEN ACCESS
Ryota Fukai, Tomohiro Usui, Wataru Fujiya, Yoshinori Takano, Ken-ichi Bajo, Andrew Beck, Enrica Bonato, Nancy L. Chabot, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Hidenori Genda, Yuki Hibiya, Fred Jourdan, Thorsten Kleine, Mizuho Koike, Moe Matsuoka, Yayoi N. Miura, Frédéric…
Analytical method for stable background reduction for Raman spectra of carbon-containing meteorite and terrestrial samples suffering from intense fluorescenceOPEN ACCESS
Aruto Kashima, Shu-hei Urashima, Hiroharu Yui MAPS, Version of Record online: 10 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chemical states of carbon in terrestrial (meta) sediments and carbonaceous chondrites gather attention as a geothermometer….
Hayabusa 2 returned samples reveal a weak to null magnetic field during aqueous alteration of Ryugu’s parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
C. Maurel, J. Gattacceca, M. Uehara Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 627, 1 February 2024, 118559 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights Ryugu samples of 1 and 22 mg do not exhibit any stable remanent…
Accretion of the earliest inner Solar System planetesimals beyond the water snowline
Damanveer S. Grewal, Nicole X. Nie, Bidong Zhang, Andre Izidoro & Paul D. Asimow Nature AstronomyPublished: 09 January 2024 LINK “How and where the first generation of inner Solar System planetesimals formed remains poorly understood….
The role of gamma-ray spectrometry and Monte Carlo simulation in the characterisation of meteorites
Rossini, R., Cremonesi, O., Cataldo, M. et al. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear ChemistryPublished: 08 January 2024 LINK “Gamma-ray spectrometry has proved to be a powerful tool in meteorite identification due to the presence of…
In situ investigation of an organic micro-globule and its mineralogical context within a Ryugu “sand” grainOPEN ACCESS
Van T. H. Phan, Pierre Beck, Rolando Rebois, Eric Quirico, Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata, Yusuke Seto, Masaaki Miyahara, Naotaka Tomioka, Hope A. Ishii, John P….
The Fate of Primary Iron Sulfides in the CM1 Carbonaceous Chondrites: Effects of Advanced Aqueous Alteration on Primary ComponentsOPEN ACCESS
Sheryl A. Singerling, Catherine M. Corrigan, Adrian J. Brearley Accepted for publication in Meteoritics & Planetary Science on January 5, 2024 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (22 January 2024): MAPS, Version of Record online: 21 January…
Chondrule survivability in the solar nebulaOPEN ACCESS
Tetsuo Taki, Shigeru Wakita Update (27 February 2024): The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 963, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) The lifetime of millimeter-sized dust…
Four-dimensional-STEM analysis of the phyllosilicate-rich matrix of Ryugu samplesOPEN ACCESS
Bahae-eddine Mouloud, Damien Jacob, Francisco de la Peña, Maya Marinova, Corentin Le Guillou, Jean-Christophe Viennet, Sylvain Laforet, Hugues Leroux, Adrien Teurtrie, Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata,…
Overview of the Lost Meteorites of Antarctica field campaignsOPEN ACCESS
K. H. Joy, A. R. D. Smedley, J. L. MacArthur, W. van Verre, L. A. Marsh, M. Rose, T. A. Harvey, R. Tartèse, R. H. Jones, I. D. Abrahams, J. W. Wilson, A. J. Peyton,…
Dense collection areas and terrestrial alteration of meteorites in the Atacama Desert
Gabriel A. Pinto, Adrien Tavernier, Jérôme Gattacceca, Alexandre Corgne, Millarca Valenzuela, Béatrice Luais, Laura Flores, Felipe Olivares, Yves Marrocchi MAPS, Version of Record online: 04 January 2024 LINK “In the last 15 years, more than 2700…
A common isotopic reservoir for amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs) and calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) revealed by Ti and Cr isotopic compositions
Zachary A. Torrano, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Richard W. Carlson, Jan Render, Gregory A. Brennecka, Emma S. Bullock Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 627, 1 February 2024, 118551 LINK “Amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs) are the most…
On the Response of Chondrites to Diurnal Temperature Change—Experimental Simulation of Asteroidal Surface ConditionsOPEN ACCESS
Markus Patzek, Ottaviano Rüsch, Jamie L. Molaro JGR Planets30 December 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Thermal fatigue is a process that degrades rocks and pebbles exposed to space by diurnal cycling. We simulate the…
Rubidium isotopic compositions of angrites controlled by extensive evaporation and partial recondensation
Baoliang Wang, Frederic Moynier, and Yan Hu PNAS, 121 (1) e2311402121 LINK “The planetesimals in the solar system exhibit varying degrees of moderately volatile elements (MVEs) depletion compared to the protosolar composition. Revealing the relevant…
Hf-W isotope systematics of enstatite chondrites: Parent body chronology and origin of Hf-W fractionations among chondritic meteorites
Jan L. Hellmann, James A. Van Orman, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 626, 15 January 2024, 118518 LINK “Five enstatite chondrites, including two EH4 (Abee, Indarch) and three EL6 samples (Hvittis, Khairpur, Pillistfer),…
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in samples of Ryugu formed in the interstellar medium
Sarah S. Zeichner, José C. Aponte, Surjyendu Bhattacharjee, Guannan Dong, Amy E. Hofmann, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Jamie E. Elsila, Heather V. Graham, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshinori Takano, Shogo Tachibana, Allison T. Karp, Kliti…
Africa’s Impact Cratering History and Meteorite Record: Implications for Planetary and Space Science Studies on the Continent
Marian Selorm Sapah Space Fostering African SocietiesChapter, pp 17–30, First Online: 20 December 2023Part of the Southern Space Studies book series (SOSPST) LINK “This article assessed the status of Planetary and Space Science in Africa…
Meteorites and impact structures in Chad
P. Rochette, J.C. Doumnang, J. Gattacceca, Y. Quesnel Journal of African Earth SciencesVolume 210, February 2024, 105137 LINK “The large surface of Chad (fifth largest country in Africa) as well as a desert climate over…
Magnetism of the Acapulco Primitive Achondrite and Implications for the Evolution of Partially Differentiated BodiesOPEN ACCESS
Elias N. Mansbach, Benjamin P. Weiss, Neesha R. Schnepf, Eduardo A. Lima, Cauê S. Borlina, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Jérôme Gattacceca, Minoru Uehara, Huapei Wang JGR PlanetsFirst published: 14 December 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive…
Aqueous breakdown of aspartate and glutamate to n-ω-amino acids on the parent bodies of carbonaceous chondrites and asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Yamei Li, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Yasuhito Sekine, Yoko Kebukawa, Yuko Nakano, Norio Kitadai, Naizhong Zhang, Xiaofeng Zang, Yuichiro Ueno, Gen Fujimori, Ryuhei nalamura, Kosuke Fujishima and Junko Isa Science Advances15 Dec 2023Vol 9, Issue LINK (OPEN…
Investigating the impact of x-ray computed tomography imaging on soluble organic matter in the Murchison meteorite: Implications for Bennu sample analysesOPEN ACCESS
Daniel P. Glavin, Scott A. Eckley, José C. Aponte, Eve L. Berger, Aaron S. Burton, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, Frank T. Ferguson, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Heather V. Graham, Toshiki Koga, Michael Liss, Hannah L….
Analysis of layered boulders on asteroid (101955) Bennu and their implications for fluid flow on the parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
K. Ishimaru, D. S. Lauretta MAPS, Version of Record online: 14 December 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The observation of carbonate veins on asteroid Bennu supports the idea that large-scale water flow may have…
Northwest Africa 13669, a reequilibrated nakhlite from a previously unsampled portion of the nakhlite igneous complex
Sierra R. Ramsey, Amanda M. Ostwald, Arya Udry, Evan O’Neal, James M. D. Day, Zoë Wilbur, Jessica J. Barnes, Sammy Griffin MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 December 2023 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 13669 is…
Isotopic trichotomy of main belt asteroids from implantation of outer solar system planetesimals
David Nesvorný, Nicolas Dauphas, David Vokrouhlický, Rogerio Deienno, Timo Hopp Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 626, 15 January 2024, 118521 LINK “Recent analyses of samples from asteroid (162173) Ryugu returned by JAXA’s Hayabusa2 mission suggest…
Reassigning CI chondrite parent bodies based on reflectance spectroscopy of samples from carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu and meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Kana Amano Moe Matsuoka Tomoki Nakamura Eiichi Kagawa Yuri Fujioka Sandra M. Potin Takahiro Hiroi Eri Tatsumi Ralph E. Milliken Eric Quirico Pierre Beck Rosario Brunetto Masayuki Uesugi Yoshio Takahashi Takahiro Kawai Shohei Yamashita Yuma…
The Luna structure, India: A probable impact crater formed by an iron bolide
K.S. Sajinkumar, S. James, G.K. Indu, Saranya R. Chandran, Devika Padmakumar, J. Aswathi, S. Keerthy, M.N. Praveen, N. Sorcar, J.K. Tomson, Anil Chavan, Subhash Bhandari, M. Satyanarayanan, R. Bhushan, A. Dabhi, Y. Anilkumar Planetary and…
Prebiotic synthesis on meteorite parent bodies: Insights from hydrogen and carbon isotope models
Laura Chimiak, John Eiler Chemical GeologyAvailable online 30 November 2023, 121828 LINK “Several mechanisms could produce the biorelevant organic compounds contained in carbonaceous meteorites. The ratio of heavy-to-light stable isotopes can constrain a compound’s formation…
A dunite fragment in meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 11421: A piece of the Moon’s mantleOPEN ACCESS
Allan H. Treiman, Julia Semprich American Mineralogist (2023) 108 (12): 2182–2192 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “A centimeter-sized fragment of dunite, the first recognized fragment of Moon mantle material, has been discovered in the lunar highlands breccia…
A slowly cooled deep crust on asteroid 4 Vesta and the recent impact history of rubble pile vestoids recorded by diogenitesOPEN ACCESS
F. Jourdan, T. Kennedy, L. Foreman, C. Mayers, E. Eroglu, A. Yamaguchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “In this study, we investigate the 40Ar/39Ar systematics…
The nature of insoluble organic matter in Sutter’s Mill and Murchison carbonaceous chondrites: Testing the effect of x-ray computed tomography and exploring parent body organic molecular evolution
George D. Cody, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Dionysis I. Foustoukos, Henner Busemann, Scott Eckley, Aaron S. Burton, Eve L. Berger, Michael Nuevo, Scott A. Sandford, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Harold C. Connolly Jr,…
The Magnesium Isotope Composition of Samples Returned from Asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Martin Bizzarro, Martin Schiller, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Audrey Bouvier et al The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 958, Number 2Published: 2023 November 24…
The impact history and prolonged magmatism of the angrite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
B. G. Rider-Stokes, M. Anand, L. F. White, J. R. Darling, R. Tartèse, M. J. Whitehouse, I. Franchi, R. C. Greenwood, G. Degli-Alessandrini MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Olivine microstructure and thermometry in olivine-phyric shergottites Sayh al Uhaymir 005 and Dar al Gani 476OPEN ACCESS
Eleanor S. Jennings, Peter Coull MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Olivine-phyric shergottites are relatively young Martian meteorites that resemble primitive mantle-derived melts, so offer insight into the causes…
Mineralogical anatomy of the Cr-rich quenched angrite Northwest Africa 12774: Implication to mantle heterogeneity
Yang He, Ai-Cheng Zhang, Yongbo Peng, Jia Liu, Liping Qin Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 November 2023 LINK “Angrites are a small group of basaltic meteorites and their origin is…
Investigating the role of incident ion flux in solar wind space weathering of carbon-rich asteroidal regolith via H+and He+irradiation of the Murchison meteorite
D.L. Laczniak, M.S. Thompson, R. Christoffersen, C.A. Dukes, R.V. Morris, L.P. Keller IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 November 2023 LINK “We present results from a set of low and high flux 1 keV/amu H+…
Nanophase magnetite in matrix of anomalous EL3 chondrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 8785
M. K. Weisberg, M. E. Zolensky, M. Kimura, K. T. Howard, D. S. Ebel, M. L. Gray, C. M. O’D. Alexander MAPSVersion of Record online: 23 November 2023 LINK “NWA 8785 is a remarkable EL3…
Campo del Cielo modeling and comparison with observations: II. Funnels and cratersOPEN ACCESS
R. Luther, A. Schmalen, N. Artemieva MAPSVersion of Record online: 22 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Campo del Cielo impact structure exhibits several penetration funnels and impact craters. Here, we model the…
Mineralogy and petrology of fine-grained samples recovered from the asteroid (162173) Ryugu
Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata, Yusuke Seto, Masaaki Miyahara, Naotaka Tomioka, Hope A. Ishii, John P. Bradley, Kenta K. Ohtaki, Elena Dobrică, Hugues Leroux, Corentin Le…
Deciphering recycling processes during solar system evolution from magnesium-rich relict olivine grains in type II chondrules
Gabriel A. Pinto, Emmanuel Jacquet, Alexandre Corgne, Felipe Olivares, Johan Villeneuve, Yves Marrocchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 21 November 2023 LINK “Ferromagnesian chondrules present a remarkable dichotomy between reduced (type…
The iron oxidation state of Ryugu samples
Mathieu Roskosz, Pierre Beck, Jean-Christophe Viennet, Tomoki Nakamura, Barbara Lavina, Michael Y. Hu, Jiyong Zhao, Esen E. Alp, Yoshio Takahashi, Tomoyo Morita, Kana Amano, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hiroshi Naraoka, Kanako…
Pervasive aqueous alteration in the early Solar System revealed by potassium isotopic variations in Ryugu samples and carbonaceous chondrites
Yan Hu, Frédéric Moynier, Wei Dai, Marine Paquet, 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, Nicolas…
Search for carbonaceous chondrites evidence on Vesta through the detection of carbonatesOPEN ACCESS
G. Massa, E. Palomba, A. Longobardo, M. Angrisani, C. Gisellu, F. Dirri, M.C. De Sanctis, A. Raponi, F.G. Carrozzo, M. Ciarniello IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 15 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights Study…
A curation for uncontaminated Hayabusa2-returned samples in the extraterrestrial curation center of JAXA: from the beginning to present dayOPEN ACCESS
Toru Yada, Masanao Abe, Masahiro Nishimura, Hirotaka Sawada, Ryuji Okazaki, Yoshinori Takano, Kanako Sakamoto, Tatsuaki Okada, Aiko Nakato, Miwa Yoshitake, Yuki Nakano, Kasumi Yogata, Akiko Miyazaki, Shizuho Furuya, Ayako S. Iwamae, Shunichi Nakatsubo, Kentaro Hatakeda,…
Phyllosilicates with embedded Fe-based nanophases in Ryugu and Orgueil
Hugues Leroux, Corentin Le Guillou, Maya Marinova, Sylvain Laforet, Jean-Christophe Viennet, Bahae-Eddine Mouloud, Adrien Teurtrie, Francisco de la Peña, Damien Jacob, Daniel Hallatt, Mario Pelaez Fernandez, David Troadec, Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei…
Nondestructive determination of the physical properties of Antarctic meteorites: Importance for the meteorite—parent body connectionOPEN ACCESS
T. A. Harvey, J. L. MacArthur, K. H. Joy, D. Sykes, N. V. Almeida, R. H. Jones MAPSVersion of Record online: 14 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Photogrammetry is a low-cost, nondestructive approach…
A newly revised estimation of bulk densities and examination of the shape of individual Ryugu grainsOPEN ACCESS
Toru Yada, Kasumi Yogata, Kentaro Hatakeda, Aiko Nakato, Masahiro Nishimura, Kana Nagashima, Kazuya Kumagai, Yuya Hitomi, Hiromichi Soejima, Rui Tahara, Rei Kanemaru, Arisa Nakano, Miwa Yoshitake, Ayako Iwamae, Shizuho Furuya, Akira Tsuchiyama, Shogo Tachibana, Tatsuhiro…
Compositional heterogeneity of insoluble organic matter extracted from asteroid Ryugu samples
Eric Quirico, Lydie Bonal, Yoko Kebukawa, Kana Amano, Hikaru Yabuta, Van T. H. Phan, Pierre Beck, Laurent Rémusat, Emmanuel Dartois, Cecile Engrand, Zita Martins, Laure Bejach, Alexandre Dazzi, Ariane Deniset-Besseau, Jean Duprat, Jérémie Mathurin, Gilles…
The water content of CM carbonaceous chondrite falls and finds, and their susceptibility to terrestrial contaminationOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Lydia J. Hallis, Luke Daly, Adrian J. Boyce MAPSVersion of Record online: 12 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “CM carbonaceous chondrites can be used to constrain the abundance and H…
Water circulation in Ryugu asteroid affected the distribution of nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies in returned sampleOPEN ACCESS
Tetsuya Yokoyama Meenakshi Wadhwa Tsuyoshi Iizuka Vinai Rai Ikshu Gautam Yuki Hibiya Yuki Masuda Makiko K. Haba Ryota Fukai Rebekah Hines Nicole Phelan Yoshinari Abe Jérôme Aléon Conel M. O’D. Alexander Sachiko Amari Yuri Amelin…
Cosmogenic radionuclides in the Cavezzo meteorite: Gamma-ray measurement and detection efficiency simulationsOPEN ACCESS
Ilaria Bizzarri, Dario Barghini, Paolo Colombetti, Daniele Gardiol, Sara Rubinetti, Salvatore Mancuso, Mario Di Martino, Giovanni Pratesi, Vanni Moggi Cecchi, Nora Groschopf, Andrea Aquino, Matthias Laubenstein, Narendra Bhandari, Carla Taricco Applied Radiation and IsotopesVolume 194,…
Trace elements in IVA iron meteorites explained by limited solid–liquid equilibration during inward solidification
Zhongtian Zhang IcarusAvailable online 7 November 2023, 115860 LINK “Iron meteorites are windows into the formation and evolution of planetesimal cores. The trace element compositions of IVA iron meteorites are enigmatic; specifically, to explain the…
Thermal decomposition as the activity driver of near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon
Eric MacLennan & Mikael Granvik Nature AstronomyPublished: 02 November 2023 LINK “Near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon exhibits activity during its perihelion passage at 0.14 au from the Sun and is the likely parent body of the annual…
Half-life of the nuclear cosmochronometer 176Lu measured with a windowless 4π solid angle scintillation detectorOPEN ACCESS
Takehito Hayakawa, Toshiyuki Shizuma & Tsuyoshi Iizuka Communications Physics, Volume 6, Article number: 299Published: 03 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The 176Lu-176Hf nuclear decay is a powerful tool to measure the age of…
Chemical and genetic characterization of the ungrouped pallasite LieksaOPEN ACCESS
Emily M. Chiappe, Richard D. Ash, Arto Luttinen, Sari Lukkari, Jukka Kuva, Connor D. Hilton, Richard J. Walker MAPSVersion of Record online: 03 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The meteorite Lieksa was found…
Petrogenesis of the Dar al Gani (DaG) 1.1 Ma ejection-paired olivine-phyric shergottites and implications for ~470 Ma Martian volcanismOPEN ACCESS
Tarryn Aucamp, Geoffrey H. Howarth, Chad J. Peel, Gelu Costin, James M. D. Day, Petrus le Roux, James M. Scott, Ansgar Greshake, Rainer Bartoschewitz MAPS Version of Record online: 01 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Nanostructural domains in martian apatites that record primary subsolidus exsolution of halogens: Insights into nakhlite petrogenesis
Marina Martínez, Charles K. Shearer, Adrian J. Brearley American MineralogistVolume 108, Number 11 LINK “The microstructures of selected F-, Cl-, and OH-bearing martian apatite grains, two in Northwest Africa (NWA) 998 (cumulus apatites, embedded in…
The Golden Meteorite Fall: Fireball Trajectory, Orbit and Meteorite CharacterizationOPEN ACCESS
P. G. Brown, P. J. A. McCausland, A. R. Hildebrand, L. T. J. Hanton, L. M. Eckart, H. Busemann, D. Krietsch, C. Maden, K. Welten, M. W. Caffee, M. Laubenstein, D. Vida, F. Ciceri, E….
Xeno Amino Acids: A look into biochemistry as we don’t know itOPEN ACCESS
Sean M. Brown, Christopher Mayer-Bacon, Stephen Freeland Preprint, to be submitted to Life LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Would another origin of life resemble Earth’s biochemistry? Here, consider that question specifically in terms of amino acids,…
The vesiculated layer in the anomalous diogenite Northwest Africa 12973
Lidia Pittarello, Ludovic Ferrière, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Frank Vanhaecke, Steven Goderis MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 October 2023 LINK “Diogenites, which are part of the howardite–eucrite–diogenite (HED) group, are considered to represent rocks from the…
Nature and timing of a significant reduction event on the L-chondrite parent asteroidOPEN ACCESS
Alan E. Rubin, Brent D. Turrin MAPS, Version of Record online: 26 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “About 17% of L6 chondrites (15/87) show significant reduction features in BSE images in thin section….
Al-Cu-Fe alloys in the solar system: Going inside a Khatyrka-like micrometeorite (KT01) from the Nubian desert, SudanOPEN ACCESS
Chi Ma, Jinping Hu, Martin D. Suttle, Yunbin Guan, Thomas G. Sharp, Paul D. Asimow, Paul J. Steinhardt, Luca Bindi MAPS Version of Record online: 25 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A recently…
4.46 Ga zircons anchor chronology of lunar magma oceanOPEN ACCESS
J. Greer, B. Zhang, D. Isheim, D.N. Seidman, A. Bouvier, P.R. Heck Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V27Published 23 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The crystallisation ages of lunar samples provide critical constraints on the…
The “Meteorite meter”: A handheld instrument for the combined measurement of magnetic susceptibility and electrical conductivity, with application to meteorite identification and classificationOPEN ACCESS
Minoru Uehara, Jérôme Gattacceca MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We developed a simple, handheld, and user-friendly magnetic susceptibility meter specialized for the identification of meteorites. The measurement…
Light noble gases in 11 achondrites: Cosmic ray exposure ages, gas retention ages, and preatmospheric sizes
Thomas Smith, Huaiyu He, Shijie Li, Fei Su MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 October 2023 LINK “We report light noble gas (He, Ne, and Ar) concentrations and isotopic ratios in 11 achondrites, Tafassasset (unclassified…
Abundant extraterrestrial purine nucleobases in the Murchison meteorite: Implications for a unified mechanism for purine synthesis in carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies
Toshiki Koga, Yoshinori Takano, Yasuhiro Oba, Hiroshi Naraoka, Naohiko Ohkouchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 October 2023 LINK “Extraterrestrial nucleobases are of key interest owing to their implications for the…
Prebiotic Vitamin B3 Synthesis in Carbonaceous PlanetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Klaus Paschek, Mijin Lee, Dmitry A. Semenov, Thomas K. Henning Accepted for publication in ChemPlusChem. PDF (OPEN ACCESS)Supporting Information “Aqueous chemistry within carbonaceous planetesimals is promising for synthesizing prebiotic organic matter essential to all life….
Physical properties and average atomic numbers of chondrules using computed tomography
Yogita Kadlag, David Haberthür, Ingo Leya, Ruslan Hlushchuk, Klaus Mezger Planetary and Space ScienceAvailable online 17 October 2023, 105799 LINK “Micro-computed tomography is a fast and essentially non-destructive technique for studying 3D properties of solid…
Microbial growth in actual martian regolith in the form of Mars meteorite EETA79001OPEN ACCESS
Neveda Naz, Bijan F. Harandi, Jacob Newmark & Samuel P. Kounaves Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 4, Article number: 381 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Studies to understand the growth of organisms on Mars are…
Cyanide Abundance and Soluble Organic Composition in Highly Aqueously Altered CM Chondrites
Rachel A. Reichow, Patrick K. Schwartz, Karen E. Smith, and Michael P. Callahan ACS Earth Space Chem. 2023Publication Date: October 16, 2023 LINK “Spectroscopic measurements of regolith collected from asteroid Bennu identified magnesium-rich phyllosilicates indicative…
Soluble organic matter Molecular atlas of Ryugu reveals cold hydrothermalism on C-type asteroid parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Norbert Hertkorn, Mourad Harir, Franco Moritz, Marianna Lucio, Lydie Bonal, Eric Quirico, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin, Hiroshi Naraoka, Shogo Tachibana, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Kanako Sakamoto,…
Evaporation of moderately volatile elements from metal and sulfide melts: Implications for volatile element abundances in magmatic iron meteorites
E.S. Steenstra, C.J. Renggli, J. Berndt, S. Klemme Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 622, 15 November 2023, 118406 LINK “Volatile element abundances in magmatic iron meteorites provide fundamental insights into the processing of volatile elements…
Ice Sublimation in Planetesimals Formed at the Outward Migrating SnowlineOPEN ACCESS
Zhongtian Zhang The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 956, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Isotopic studies of meteorites suggest that planetesimals were formed as two distinct populations: noncarbonaceous (NC) and carbonaceous (CC) reservoirs. A…
Dynamical feasibility of (3) Juno as a parent body of the H chondrites
John W. Noonan, Kathryn Volk, David Nesvorný, William F. Bottke IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 October 2023 LINK “We test the hypothesis that (3) Juno is a parent body of the H chondrites…
Age and genetic relationships among CB, CH and CR chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Elias Wölfer, Gerrit Budde, Thorsten Kleine Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The carbonaceous Bencubbin-like (CB), high-metal (CH), and Renazzo-like (CR) chondrites…
The thermal history of Ryugu based on Raman characterization of Hayabusa2 samples
Lydie Bonal, Eric Quirico, Gilles Montagnac, Mutsumi Komatsu, Yoko Kebukawa, Hikaru Yabuta, Kana Amano, Jens Barosch, Laure Bejach, George D. Cody, Emmanuel Dartois, Alexandre Dazzi, Bradley De Gregorio, Ariane Deniset-Besseau, Jean Duprat, Cécile Engrand, Minako…
Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusion found in the Ivuna CI chondrite: Are CI chondrites a good proxy for the bulk composition of the solar system?
David R. Frank, Gary R. Huss, Michael E. Zolensky, Kazuhide Nagashima, Loan Le MAPS, Version of Record online: 04 October 2023 LINK “Cosmochemists have relied on CI carbonaceous chondrites as proxies for chemical composition of…
Roughness and Angularity of Fragments from Meteorite Disruption ExperimentsOPEN ACCESS
Gabriel Gowman, Desireé Cotto-Figueroa, Andrew Ryan, Laurence A. J. Garvie, Christian G. Hoover and Erik Asphaug The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 10 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In this study, we set out…
Microstructural characterization and mechanical behavior of Aba Panu meteorite by correlative microscopy and nanoindentation
Tai-Jan Huang, Sridhar Niverty, Arun Sundar, Nikhilesh Chawla Materials CharacterizationVolume 205, November 2023, 113331 LINK “Highlights Correlative microscopy was used to quantify complex microstructure of Aba Panu meteorite. Nanoindentation was used to obtain mechanical properties…
Outgassing Composition of the Murchison Meteorite: Implications for Volatile Depletion of Planetesimals and Interior-atmosphere Connections for Terrestrial ExoplanetsOPEN ACCESS
Maggie A. Thompson, Myriam Telus, Graham Harper Edwards, Laura Schaefer, Jasmeet Dhaliwal, Brian Dreyer, Jonathan J. Fortney and Kyle Kim The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 10 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Outgassing is…
Fossil and present-day stromatolite ooids contain a meteoritic polymer of glycine and ironOPEN ACCESS
Julie E M McGeoch, Anton J Frommelt, Robin L Owen, David Lageson, Malcolm W McGeoch PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hemoglycin, a space polymer of glycine and iron, has been identified in the carbonaceous chondritic meteorites Allende,…
Meteoritic Molybdenum and Ruthenium Isotopic Abundances Document Nucleosynthetic p-process ComponentsOPEN ACCESS
Kurt Marti, Mario Fischer-Gödde, and Carina Proksche The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 956, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Anomalies in isotopic abundances of Mo and Ru in solar system matter were found to document…
High precision triple oxygen isotope composition of small size urban micrometeorites indicating constant influx composition in the early geologic pastOPEN ACCESS
Fabian Zahnow, Tido Stracke, Tommaso di Rocco, Thilo Hasse, Andreas Pack MAPSVersion of Record online: 29 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In this study, we present a method for high precision Δ′17O (Δ′17ORL = ln(δ17O + 1)…
Bayesian Inference on the Isotopic Building Blocks of Mars and EarthOPEN ACCESS
Nicolas Dauphas, Timo Hopp, David Nesvorny Submitted to Icarus June 30, 2023, Accepted September 16, 2023 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Isotopic anomalies provide a means of probing the materials responsible for the formation of terrestrial planets….
Production rates of cosmogenic nuclides in extraterrestrial material using GEANT4 softwareOPEN ACCESS
Patrik Čechvala, Róbert Breier & Jozef Masarik Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear ChemistryPublished: 27 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a model for the calculation of the production rates of cosmogenic nuclides…
Assessing the Effect of Aqueous Alteration on Soluble Organic Matter in Primitive Carbonaceous Chondrites: The Case of Asuka 12236
Coline Serra, Vassilissa Vinogradoff, Pauline Poinot, Quentin Blancart Remaury, Fabrice Duvernay, Louis Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt, Grégoire Danger, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis, and Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin ACS Earth and Space ChemistryPublication Date: September 25, 2023 LINK “Carbonaceous…
Grain Size Effects on UV–MIR (0.2–14μm) Spectra of Carbonaceous Chondrite GroupsOPEN ACCESS
David C. Cantillo, Vishnu Reddy, Adam Battle, Benjamin N. L. Sharkey, Neil C. Pearson, Tanner Campbell, Akash Satpathy, Mario De Florio, Roberto Furfaro and Juan Sanchez The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 9 LINK…
The effect of Jupiter on the CAI storage problemOPEN ACCESS
Stefan Jongejan, Carsten Dominik, Cornelis Dullemond Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript, September 26, 2023 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “By studying the distribution of calcium-aluminium-rich inclusions (CAIs) that are embedded within meteorites, we can learn about the dynamical…
Mineralogy, petrology, and oxygen isotopic compositions of chondritic and achondritic lithologies in the anomalous CB carbonaceous chondrites Sierra Gorda 013 and Fountain Hills
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Marina A. Ivanova, Dante Lauretta, Guy Libourel, Brandon C. Johnson, Frank E. Brenker, Viktoria Hoffman, Martin Bizzarro MAPSVersion of Record online: 20 September 2023 LINK “The CB (Bencubbin-like) metal-rich carbonaceous…
An early giant planet instability recorded in asteroidal meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Graham Harper Edwards, C. Brenhin Keller, Elisabeth R. Newton, Cameron W. Stewart Under review at Nature Astronomy PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Giant planet migration appears widespread among planetary systems in our Galaxy. However, the timescales of…
Assessment of meteoroid pre-atmospheric diameter from brightness measurements prior to fragmentationOPEN ACCESS
Christopher O. Johnston, Eric C. Stern IcarusAvailable online 20 September 2023, 115807 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights New method developed for determining a meteoroid diameter based on the measured lightcurve. New method is made feasible by…
A unified intensity of the magnetic field in the protoplanetary disk from the Winchcombe meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
James F. J. Bryson, Claire I. O. Nichols, Conall Mac Niocaill MAPSVersion of Record online: 19 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “One key feature of our protoplanetary disk that shaped its transformation into…
SIMS U-Pb dating of micro-zircons in the lunar meteorites Dhofar 1528 and Dhofar 1627OPEN ACCESS
Bidong Zhang, Yangting Lin, Jialong Hao, Devin L. Schrader, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Randy L. Korotev, William K. Hartmann, Audrey Bouvier MAPSVersion of Record online: 19 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “About half of the…
Saint-Pierre-le-Viger (L5-6) from asteroid 2023 CX1 recovered in the Normandy, France — 220 years after the historic fall of L’Aigle (L6 breccia) in the neighborhoodOPEN ACCESS
Addi Bischoff, Markus Patzek, Tommaso Di Rocco, Andreas Pack, Aleksandra Stojic, Jasper Berndt, Stefan Peters MAPSVersion of Record online: 15 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “On February 13, 2023, a huge fireball was…
Synchronising rock clocks of Mars’ history: Resolving the shergottite 40Ar/39Ar age paradoxOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin E. Cohen, Darren F. Mark, William S. Cassata, Lara M. Kalnins, Martin R. Lee, Caroline L. Smith, David L. Shuster Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 621, 1 November 2023, 118373 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre (prov.) meteorite fall (714 g, H5 ?) in Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre, Sauldre et Sologne, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France at ~22:13:38-48 UTC on 9 September 2023 (~00:13:38-48 CEST, 10 September 2023)
Last update: 16 October 2023, 09:29 CEST On 13 September 2023 Vigie-Ciel reported the finding of a meteorite, including a rare recording of the sound the meteorite made on impact. On 12 September 2023 Vigie-Ciel…
Qantitative mineral analysis of (99942) Apophis using reflectance spectroscopy
PengYue Wang, Edward Cloutis, XiaoPing Zhang, Ye Su, YunZhao Wu MAPSVersion of Record online: 11 September 2023 LINK “The impact threat of some near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) drives our need to understand their mineral compositions. Quantitative…
Fine-grained chondrule rims in Mighei-like carbonaceous chondrites: Evidence for a nebular origin and modification by impacts and recurrent solar radiation heating
Xeynab Mouti Al-Hashimi, Jemma Davidson, Devin L. Schrader, Emma S. Bullock MAPSVersion of Record online: 12 September 2023 LINK “The Mighei-like carbonaceous (CM) chondrites, the most abundant carbonaceous chondrite group by number, further our understanding…
Characterization of iron meteorites by scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, magnetization measurements, and Mössbauer spectroscopy: Mundrabilla IAB-ung
M. V. Goryunov, G. Varga, Z. Dankházi, A. V. Chukin, I. Felner, E. Kuzmann, V. I. Grokhovsky, Z. Homonnay, M. I. Oshtrakh MAPSVersion of Record online: 11 September 2023 LINK “A fragment of Mundrabilla IAB-ung…
Overview of the MetSpec project – Artificial meteors in ground testing
Juraj Tóth, Pavol Matlovič, Stefan Loehle, Jérémie Vaubaillon, Adriana Pisarčíková, David Leiser, Felix Grigat, Martin Eberhart, Fabian Hufgard, Ranjith Ravichandran, Erik Poloni, Igor Hoerner, Christian Duernhofer, Sara Delahaie, Ludovic Ferrière, Sylvian Rommeluere, Nicolas Rambaux IcarusAvailable…
Oued el Kechbi (L4) registered as probable meteorite fall (Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Morocco, ~2 pm UTC, 3 March 2023)
Last update: 10 September 2023 Meteorites reportedly found in close spacial and temporal proximity to a humanly observed bolide event at about 2 p.m. (UTC) on 3 March 2023 above northern Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra in…
Petrology and shock history of the first depleted-like poikilitic shergottite Asuka 12325OPEN ACCESS
Atsushi Takenouchi, Akira Yamaguchi, Takashi Mikouchi, Richard Greenwood, Sojiro Yamazaki MAPSVersion of Record online: 07 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asuka (A) 12325 is the first poikilitic shergottite having a depleted pattern in…
Discussion of the unique “eclogitic” clast reported from Northwest Africa 801 (CR2) and the possibility of ejection of foundered crust from deep in a molten Moon-sized projectileOPEN ACCESS
Edward R. D. Scott, Ian S. Sanders, Erik Asphaug, Emma L. Tomlinson MAPSVersion of Record online: 07 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A unique 2 mm-wide clast of fine-grained garnet–omphacite peridotite with chondritic chemistry…
Isotopic constraints on genetic relationships among group IIIF iron meteorites, Fitzwater Pass, and the Zinder pallasiteOPEN ACCESS
Jonas Pape, Bidong Zhang, Fridolin Spitzer, Alan Rubin, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in Meteoritics & Planetary Science, pre-proof PDF (OPEN ACCESS) UPDATE (21 September 2023): MAPS, Version of Record online: 20 September 2023 LINK…
Linking meteorites to their asteroid parent bodies: The capabilities of dust analyzer instruments during asteroid flybysOPEN ACCESS
Lisa Maria Eckart, Jon K. Hillier, Frank Postberg, Simone Marchi, Zoltan Sternovsky MAPSVersion of Record online: 04 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Linking meteorites to their asteroid parent bodies remains an outstanding issue….
Enstatite meteorite clasts in Almahata Sitta and other polymict ureilites: Implications for the formation of asteroid 2008 TC3 and the history of enstatite meteorite parent asteroids
Cyrena Anne Goodrich, Hilary Downes, Richard Greenwood, Aidan J. Ross, Anna Maria Fioretti, Louise Alexander, Noriko T. Kita, Jon Butler, Michael J. Jercinovic, Peter Jenniskens, Muawia H. Shaddad MAPSVersion of Record online: 04 September 2023…
Three-dimensional multiscale assembly of phyllosilicates, organics, and carbonates in small Ryugu fragments
Zelia Dionnet, Stefano Rubino, Alice Aléon-Toppani, Rosario Brunetto, Akira Tsuchiyama, Cateline Lantz, Zahia Djouadi, Donia Baklouti, Tomoki Nakamura, Ferenc Borondics, Christophe Sandt, Eva Heripre, David Troadec, Obadias Mivumbi, Jérome Aléon, Theo Ternier, Megumi Matsumoto, Kana…
Iron Isotope Constraints on the Structure of the Early Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Yves Marrocchi, Maxime Piralla, and François L. H. Tissot The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 954, Number 1, Published: 1 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The recent advent of nontraditional isotopic systems has revealed…
Igneous meteorites suggest Aluminium-26 heterogeneity in the early Solar NebulaOPEN ACCESS
Evgenii Krestianinov, Yuri Amelin, Qing-Zhu Yin, Paige Cary, Magdalena H. Huyskens, Audrey Miller, Supratim Dey, Yuki Hibiya, Haolan Tang, Edward D. Young, Andreas Pack & Tommaso Di Rocco Nature Communications, Volume 14, Article number: 4940…
Identification of carbonate-associated sulfate (CAS) in a Noachian Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001
Iori Kajitani, Mizuho Koike, Ryoichi Nakada, Gaku Tanabe, Tomohiro Usui, Fumihiro Matsu’ura, Keisuke Fukushi, Tetsuya Yokoyama Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 620, 15 October 2023, 118345 LINK “The aqueous environment and possible habitability of early…
Multiscale Evidence for Weathering and the Preservation of Carbonaceous Material in an Antarctic MicrometeoriteOPEN ACCESS
Mark R. Boyd, Julia A. Cartwright, Jaspreet Singh, Paul A.J. Bagot, Charlotte L. Bays, Queenie H.S. Chan, Matthew J. Genge, Michael P. Moody Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 August 2023…
Implications for Chondrule Formation Regions and Solar Nebula Magnetism from Statistical Reanalysis of Chondrule PaleomagnetismOPEN ACCESS
Roger R. Fu, Sarah C. Steele, Jacob B. Simon, Richard Teague, Joan Najita and David Rea The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 8 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Converging lines of evidence show that…
