Hypervelocity Impact Cratering and Disruption of the CV3 Carbonaceous Chondrite Northwest Africa 4502 and the Saratov Ordinary Chondrite
G. J. Flynn, D. D. Durda, S. J. Jack, M. J. Molesky, M. M. Strait, R. J. Macke 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1058 LINK
In Situ Analyses of Carbonate and Magnetite in CM1 Chondrites
M. Telus, C. M. O’D. Alexander, J. Wang, E. H. Hauri 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1725 LINK
The Fate of Primary Iron Sulfides in the Highly-Altered CM1(/2) Carbonaceous Chondrites
S. A. Singerling, C. M. Corrigan, A. J. Brearley 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2027 LINK
The Relationship Between Cosmic-Ray Exposure Ages and Mixing of CM Chondrite Lithologies
M. E. Zolensky, A. Takenouchi, T. Gregory, K. Nishiizumi, M. Caffee, M. A. Velbel, K. Ross, A. Zolensky, L. Le, N. Imae, A. Yamaguchi, T. Mikouchi 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2094…
Testing the Common Source Hypothesis for CV and CK Chondrites Parent Body Using Δ17O-ε54Cr Isotope Systematics
Q.-Z. Yin, M. E. Sanborn, K. Ziegler 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1771 PDF
An Overview of Type II Chondrules in the CM Chondrite Jbilet Winselwan
M. J. Cato, A. L. Fagan 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2676 PDF
A Dual Origin for Water in the CM Carbonaceous Chondrites
L. Piani, H. Yurimoto, L. Remusat 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1203 PDF
Oxygen Isotope Systematics of Chondrules from the Paris CM2 Chondrite
N. Chaumard, C. Defouilloy, N. T. Kita, A. Hertwig 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1610 PDF
Mineralogical, Spectral, and Compositional Changes During Heating of Hydrous Carbonaceous Chondrites
T. Nakamura, M. Matsuoka, S. Yamashita, Y. Sato, K. Mogi, Y. Enokido, A. Nakata, S. Okumura, Y. Furukawa, M. Zolensky 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1954 PDF
On the Existence of Meteoroid Groups, Containing Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorites
N. A. Konovalova 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1392 PDF
Ultra-Refractory Calcium-Aluminum-Rich Inclusion in an AOA in CR Chondrite Yamato-793261
M. Komatsu, T. J. Fagan, A. Yamaguchi, T. Mikouchi, M. Yasutake, M. E. Zolensky 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2009 PDF
Northwest Africa 11024 – The First CM3 Chondrite or a Dehydrated Anomalous Carbonaceous Chondrite?
S. Ebert, A. Bischoff, D. Harries, J.-A. Barrat, A. Pack, S. Lentfort, S. Kimpel, S. Vasilev, S. Wengert 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1903 PDF
Northwest Africa 5958: A Weakly Altered C2 Ungrouped Chondrite
E. Jacquet, F. Caste, J.-A. Barrat, P. Beck, J. Gattacceca, C. Sonzogni, M. Gounelle 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1016 PDF
Brachinite-Like Clast in the Kaidun Meteorite: First Report of Primitive Achondrite Material
Higashi, K.; Hasegawa, H.; Mikouchi, T.; Zolensky, M. E. Conference Paper Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; 48th; 20-24 Mar. 2017; The Woodlands, TX; United States JSC-CN-38570 Date Acquired: Jan 26, 2017 PDF 48th Lunar…
Ruthenium isotopic evidence for an inner Solar System origin of the late veneer
Mario Fischer-Gödde & Thorsten Kleine Nature 541, 525–527 doi:10.1038/nature 21045 Published online: 25 January 2017 LINK “The excess of highly siderophile elements in the Earth’s mantle is thought to reflect the addition of primitive meteoritic…
Different origins or different evolutions? Decoding the spectral diversity among C-type asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
P. Vernazza, J. Castillo-Rogez, P. Beck, J. Emery, R. Brunetto, M. Delbo, M. Marsset, F. Marchis, O. Groussin, B. Zanda, P. Lamy, L. Jorda, O. Mousis, A. Delsanti, Z. Djouadi, Z. Dionnet, F. Borondics, B….
Asteroid 2008 TC3 Breakup and Meteorite Fractions
Goodrich, C.; Jenniskens, P.; Shaddad, M. H.; Zolensky; M. E.; Fioretti, A. M. JSC-CN-38419, Conference Paper Asteroid Comets and Meteors Conference (ACM 2017); 10-14 Apr. 2017; Montevideo; Uruguay abstract “The recovery of meteorites from the…
Accretional and alterational differences in a carbonaceous chondrite parent body: Evidence from the NWA 5491 CV3 meteorite
Kereszturi, A., Gyollai, I., Jozsa, S. and Kanuchova, Z. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12802 Version of Record online: 17 JAN 2017 LINK “The NWA 5491 CV3 meteorite is a CVoxA subtype, and composed of…
Simulated Space Weathering of Fe- and Mg-rich Aqueously Altered Minerals Using Pulsed Laser IrradiationOPEN ACCESS
H.M. Kaluna, H.A. Ishii, J.P. Bradley, J.J. Gillis-Davis, P.G. Lucey Update (2 Jan 17): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 December 2016 LINK “Highlights • We simulate space weathering on…
The radiation shielding potential of CI and CM chondrites
Leos Pohl, Daniel T. Britt Advances in Space Research In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 December 2016 LINK “Highlights • The feasibility of using asteroidal material as a shield against radiation is studied •…
Chromium isotope evidence in ejecta deposits for the nature of Paleoproterozoic impactorsOPEN ACCESS
Berengere Mougel, Frederic Moynier, Christa Gopel, Christian Koeberl PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract “Non-mass dependent chromium isotopic signatures have been successfully used to determine the presence and identification of extra-terrestrial materials in terrestrial impact rocks. Paleoproterozoic…
The key role of meteorites in the formation of relevant prebiotic molecules in a formamide/water environmentOPEN ACCESS
Luca Rotelli, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Carles E. Moyano-Cambero, Eleonora Carota, Lorenzo Botta, Ernesto Di Mauro & Raffaele Saladino Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 38888 (2016) doi:10.1038/srep38888 Published online: 13 December 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF…
Ion irradiation of carbonaceous chondrites: a new view of space weathering on primitive asteroids
C. Lantz, R. Brunetto, M.A. Barucci, S. Fornasier, D. Baklouti, J. Bourçois, M. Godard Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 December 2016 LINK “Highlights • New ion irradiations on several carbonaceous chondrites to…
High Precision Al-Mg Systematics of Forsterite-Bearing Type B CAIs from CV3 Chondrites
G.J. MacPherson, E.S. Bullock, T.J. Tenner, D. Nakashima, N.T. Kita, M.A. Ivanova, A.N. Krot, M.I. Petaev, S.B. Jacobsen Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 December 2016 LINK “In order to…
Extensive water ice within Ceres’ aqueously altered regolith: Evidence from nuclear spectroscopyOPEN ACCESS
by T. H. Prettyman, N. Yamashita, M. J. Toplis, H. Y. McSween, N. Schorghofer, S. Marchi, W. C. Feldman, J. Castillo-Rogez, O. Forni, D. J. Lawrence, E. Ammannito, B. L. Ehlmann, H. G. Sizemore, S….
Oxygen isotope characteristics of chondrules from the Yamato-82094 ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite: Further evidence for common O-isotope environments sampled among carbonaceous chondrites.
Tenner, T. J., Kimura, M. and Kita, N. T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12791 LINK “High-precision secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was employed to investigate oxygen three isotopes of phenocrysts in 35 chondrules from…
Timing of the formation and migration of giant planets as constrained by CB chondritesOPEN ACCESS
By Brandon C. Johnson, Kevin J. Walsh, David A. Minton, Alexander N. Krot, Harold F. Levison Science Advances 09 Dec 2016: Vol. 2, no. 12, e1601658 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1601658 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The…
Collisions in outer space produced an icosahedral phase in the Khatyrka meteorite never observed previously in the laboratoryOPEN ACCESS
Luca Bindi, Chaney Lin, Chi Ma & Paul J. Steinhardt Scientific Reports 6 Article number: 38117 (2016) doi:10.1038/srep38117 Published online: 08 December 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report the first occurrence of…
Water in type I chondrules of Paris CM chondrite
A. Stephant, L. Remusat, F. Robert Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 November 2016 LINK “Hydrogen isotopic ratio and water concentration have been measured with the NanoSIMS in olivine, pyroxene…
Mn-Cr ages and formation conditions of fayalite in CV3 carbonaceous chondrites: Constraints on the accretion ages of chondritic asteroids
Kaori Jogo, Tomoki Nakamura, Motoo Ito, Shigeru Wakita, Mikhail Yu. Zolotov, Scott R. Messenger Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 November 2016 LINK “Chondritic planetesimals are among the first planetary…
Oxygen isotope constraints on the alteration temperatures of CM chondrites
Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Yves Marrocchi, Guillaume Avice, Mathieu Roskosz, Andrey Gurenko, Matthieu Gounelle Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 15 November 2016 LINK “Highlights • Carbonate O-isotope compositions of 9…
Modeling orbital gamma-ray spectroscopy experiments at carbonaceous asteroids
Lucy F. Lim, Richard D. Starr, Larry G. Evans, Ann M. Parsons, Michael E. Zolensky and William V. Boynton Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12786 Version of Record online: 6 NOV 2016 LINK “To evaluate…
FC Colour Images of Dwarf Planet Ceres Reveal a Complicated Geological History
A. Nathues, M. Hoffmann, T. Platz, G.S. Thangjam, E.A. Cloutis, V. Reddy, L. Le Corre, J.-Y. Li, K. Mengel, A. Rivkin, D.M. Applin, M. Schaefer, U. Christensen, H. Sierks, J. Ripken, B.E. Schmidt, H. Hiesinger,…
26Al-26Mg systematics in chondrules from Kaba and Yamato 980145 CV3 carbonaceous chondrites
Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Mutsumi Komatsu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 November 2016 LINK “We report the mineralogy, petrography, and in situ measured 26Al-26Mg systematics in chondrules from…
The initial 41Ca/40Ca ratios in two Type A Ca-Al-rich Inclusions: Implications for the origin of short-lived 41Ca
Ming-Chang Liu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 October 2016 LINK “This paper reports new 41Ca-41K isotopic data for two Type A CAIs, NWA 3118 #1Nb (Compact Type A) and…
Microstructures and Formation History of Melilite-Rich Calcium-Aluminum-Rich Inclusions from the ALHA77307 CO3.0 Chondrite
Jangmi Han, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 October 2016 LINK “We have studied four melilite-rich calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) from the Allan Hills A77307 CO3.0 chondrite using…
New constraints on the magnetic history of the CV parent body and the solar nebula from the Kaba meteorite
Jérôme Gattacceca, Benjamin P. Weiss, Matthieu Gounelle Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 6 October 2016 LINK “Highlights • Kaba meteorite is a high-fidelity recorder of the CV parent body…
Calcium Isotopic Compositions of Chondrites
Shichun Huang, Stein B. Jacobsen Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 October 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.09.039 LINK “We report mass-dependent and mass-independent Ca isotopic variations in nine chondrites from three groups: carbonaceous,…
Morphological changes of olivine grains reacted with amino acid solutions by impact process
Yuhei Umeda, Atsushi Takase, Nao Fukunaga, Toshimori Sekine, Takamichi Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Takeshi Kakegawa Physics and Chemistry of Minerals First Online:04 October 2016 DOI: 10.1007/s00269-016-0849-y LINK “Early oceans on Earth might have contained certain amounts…
Molybdenum isotopic evidence for the origin of chondrules and a distinct genetic heritage of carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Gerrit Budde, Christoph Burkhardt, Gregory A. Brennecka, Mario Fischer-Gödde, Thomas S. Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 3 October 2016 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Nucleosynthetic…
53Mn-53Cr Chronology of Ca-Fe Silicates in CV3 Chondrites
Glenn J. MacPherson, Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Patricia M. Doyle, Marina A. Ivanova Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 October 2016 LINK This study is dedicated to our late…
High-temperature Rims around Calcium-aluminum-rich Inclusions from the CR, CB and CH Carbonaceous Chondrites
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Elishevah M.M. van Kooten, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 October 2016 LINK “We describe the mineralogy, petrology and oxygen isotopic compositions of…
Mass independent sulfur isotope signatures in CMs: implications for sulfur chemistry in the early solar system
J. Labidi, J. Farquhar, C.M.O’D. Alexander, D.L. Eldridge, H. Oduro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 October 2016 LINK “We have investigated the quadruple sulfur isotopic composition of inorganic sulfur-bearing…
Evidence for impact induced pressure gradients on the Allende CV3 parent body: Consequences for fluid and volatile transportOPEN ACCESS
Alastair W. Tait, Kent R. Fisher, Poorna Srinivasan, Justin I. Simon Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 30 September 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous chondrites, such as…
Modeling Orbital Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy Experiments at Carbonaceous AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Lucy F. Lim, Richard D. Starr, Larry G. Evans, Ann M. Parsons, Michael E. Zolensky, William V. Boynton Accepted to Meteoritics and Planetary Science, September 2016 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract “To evaluate the feasibility of…
Young asteroidal fluid activity revealed by absolute age from apatite in carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Ai-Cheng Zhang, Qiu-Li Li, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Naoya Sakamoto, Xian-Hua Li, Sen Hu, Yang-Ting Lin, Ru-Cheng Wang Nature Communications 7, Article number:12844 doi:10.1038/ncomms12844 Published 29 September 2016 PDF (open access) LINK (open access) “Chondritic meteorites, consisting…
Calcium-Aluminum-Rich Inclusions Recycled During Formation of Porphyritic Chondrules from CH Carbonaceous Chondrites
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Elishevah M.M. van Kooten, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 September 2016 LINK “We report on the mineralogy, petrography, and O-isotope compositions of…
53Mn-53Cr Radiometric Dating of Secondary Carbonates in CR Chondrites: Timescales for Parent Body Aqueous AlterationOPEN ACCESS
Christine E. Jilly-Rehak, Gary R. Huss, Kazuhide Nagashima Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 September 2016 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present 53Mn-53Cr ages of secondary carbonates in Renazzo-like (CR)…
Primitive Solar System materials and Earth share a common initial 142Nd abundance
A. Bouvier & M. Boyet Nature 537, 399–402 (15 September 2016) doi:10.1038/nature19351 LINK “The early evolution of planetesimals and planets can be constrained using variations in the abundance of neodymium-142 (142Nd), which arise from the…
Potassium isotopic evidence for a high-energy giant impact origin of the Moon
Kun Wang, Stein B. Jacobsen Nature doi:10.1038/nature19341 Published online 12 September 2016 LINK “The Earth–Moon system has unique chemical and isotopic signatures compared with other planetary bodies1, 2, 3; any successful model for the origin…
Photo and thermochemical evolution of astrophysical ice analogs as a source for soluble and insoluble organic materials in Solar System minor bodies
Pierre de Marcellus, Aurelien Fresneau, Rosario Brunetto, Gregoire Danger, Fabrice Duvernay, Cornelia Meinert, Uwe J. Meierhenrich, Ferenc Borondics, Thierry Chiavassa, and Louis Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt MNRAS doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2292 First published online September 12, 2016 LINK “Soluble…
High-molecular-weight organic matter in the particles of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Nicolas Fray, Anaïs Bardyn, Hervé Cottin, Kathrin Altwegg, Donia Baklouti, Christelle Briois, Luigi Colangeli, Cécile Engrand, Henning Fischer, Albrecht Glasmachers, Eberhard Grün, Gerhard Haerendel, Hartmut Henkel, Herwig Höfner, Klaus Hornung, Elmar K. Jessberger, Andreas Koch,…
Heterogeneous histories of Ni-bearing pyrrhotite and pentlandite grains in the CI chondrites Orgueil and Alais.
Berger, E. L., Lauretta, D. S., Zega, T. J. and Keller, L. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12721 LINK “Compositional and structural analyses of CI chondrite iron–nickel sulfide grains reveal heterogeneity both across and…
A long duration of the 16O-rich reservoir in the solar nebula, as recorded in fine-grained refractory inclusions from the least metamorphosed carbonaceous chondrites
Takayuki Ushikubo, Travis J. Tenner, Hajime Hiyagon, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 September 2016 LINK “Oxygen isotope ratios and corresponding 26Al-26Mg isotope systematics of refractory inclusions…
Why is it so difficult to classify Renazzo-type (CR) Carbonaceous Chondrites? – Implications from TEM observations of matrices for the sequences of aqueous alteration
Neyda M. Abreu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 September 2016 LINK “A number of different classification schemes have been proposed for the CR chondrites; this study aims at reconciling…
Magnetite plaquettes are naturally asymmetric materials in meteorites
Queenie H.S.Chan, Michael E.Zolensky, James E.Martinez, AkiraTsuchiyama, AkiraMiyake American Mineralogist, v. 101, i. 9, p. 2041-2050, First Published on September 01, 2016, doi:10.2138/am-2016-5604 LINK “Life on Earth shows preference toward the set of organics with…
In situ oxygen isotope compositions in olivines of different types of cosmic spherules: an assessment of relationships to chondritic particles
N.G. Rudraswami, M. Shyam Prasad, R.H. Jones, K. Nagashima Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 August 2016 LINK “Cosmic spherules collected from deep sea sediments of the Indian Ocean having…
Predominantly Non-Solar Origin of Nitrogen in Lunar SoilsOPEN ACCESS
J. Mortimer, A.B. Verchovsky, M. Anand Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 11 August 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Simultaneous static-mode mass spectrometric measurements of nitrogen, carbon, helium, neon, and argon, extracted…
A partially differentiated interior for (1) Ceres deduced from its gravity field and shape
R. S. Park, A. S. Konopliv, B. G. Bills, N. Rambaux, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, C. A. Raymond, A. T. Vaughan, A. I. Ermakov, M. T. Zuber, R. R. Fu, M. J. Toplis, C. T. Russell,…
Inward Radial Mixing of Interstellar Water Ices in the Solar Protoplanetary Disk
Lionel G. Vacher, Yves Marrocchi, Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Johan Villeneuve, and Matthieu Gounelle The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 827, Number 1 Published 2016 August 2 LINK “The very wide diversity of asteroid compositions in the…
Magnetite in the unequilibrated CK chondrites: Implications for metamorphism and new insights into the relationship between the CV and CK chondrites.
Dunn, T. L., Gross, J., Ivanova, M. A., Runyon, S. E. and Bruck, A. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12691 LINK “Bulk isotopic and elemental compositions of CV and CK chondrites have led to…
Interaction of aluminum projectiles with quartz sand in impact experiments: formation of khatyrkite (CuAl2) and reduction of SiO2 to Si
Christopher Hamann, Dieter Stöffler, Wolf Uwe Reimold Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 July 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.07.018 LINK “We analyzed the interaction of spherical, 6.36-mm-diameter, Cu-bearing aluminum projectiles with quartz sand…
Capture of Trans-Neptunian Planetesimals in the Main Asteroid Belt
David Vokrouhlický, William F. Bottke, and David Nesvorný The Astronomical Journal, Volume 152, Number 2 Published 2016 July 26 LINK “The orbital evolution of the giant planets after nebular gas was eliminated from the Solar…
Excess of L-alanine in amino acids synthesized in a plasma torch generated by a hypervelocity meteorite impact reproduced in the laboratory
George G. Managadze, Michael H. Engel, Stephanie Getty, Peter Wurz, William B. Brinckerhoff, Anatoly G. Shokolov, Gennady V. Sholin, Sergey A. Terent’ev, Alexander E. Chumikov, Alexander S. Skalkin, Vladimir D. Blank, Vyacheslav M. Prokhorov, Nina…
Material composition assessment and discovering sublimation activity on asteroids 145 Adeona, 704 Interamnia, 779 Nina, and 1474 Beira
V. V. Busarev , S. I. Barabanov, V. B. Puzin Solar System Research July 2016, Volume 50, Issue 4, pp 281-293 First online: 23 July 2016 LINK “Spectrophotometric observations of 145 Adeona, 704 Interamnia, 779…
Magnesium and 54Cr isotope compositions of carbonaceous chondrite chondrules – insights into early disk processesOPEN ACCESS
Mia B. Olsen, Daniel Wielandt, Martin Schiller, Elishevah M.M.E. Van Kooten, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 July 2016 LINK “We report on the petrology, magnesium isotopes and…
The isotope composition of selenium in chondrites constrains the depletion mechanism of volatile elements in solar system materials
Hauke Vollstaedt, Klaus Mezger, Ingo Leya Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 450, 15 September 2016, Pages 372-380 Available online 15 July 2016 LINK “Highlights • The Se isotope composition of CC, OC, and EC…
Characterization of asteroid analogues by means of emission and reflectance spectroscopy in the 1- to 100-µm spectral rangeOPEN ACCESS
Alessandro Maturilli, Jörn Helbert, Sabrina Ferrari, Björn Davidsson and Mario D’Amore Earth, Planets and Space 2016 68:113 DOI: 10.1186/s40623-016-0489-y Published: 11 July 2016 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) HTML (OPEN ACCESS) “The last decades have seen a…
A plausible link between the asteroid 21 Lutetia and CH carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Carles E. Moyano-Cambero, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Jordi Llorca, Sonia Fornasier, Maria A. Barucci, Albert Rimola Meteoritics and Planetary Science, manuscript #2225 (2016) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) update (1 August 2016): Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12703…
Spectral Nature of CO2 Adsorption onto Meteorites
Genesis Berlanga, Charles A. Hibbitts, Driss Takir, M. Darby Dyar, Elizabeth Sklute Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 July 2016 LINK Highlights • We report on CO2 gas adsorption experiments on carbonaceous chondrite…
Early scattering of the solar protoplanetary disk recorded in meteoritic chondrulesOPEN ACCESS
By Yves Marrocchi, Marc Chaussidon, Laurette Piani, Guy Libourel Science Advances 01 Jul 2016: Vol. 2, no. 7, e1601001 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1601001 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials (PDF) “Meteoritic chondrules are submillimeter spherules representing the major…
Coordinated Analysis of Two Graphite Grains from the CO3.0 LAP 031117 Meteorite: First Identification of a CO Nova Graphite and a Presolar Iron Sulfide SubgrainOPEN ACCESS
Pierre Haenecour, Christine Floss, Jordi Jose, Sachiko Amari, Katharina Lodders, Manavi Jadhav, Alian Wang, Frank Gyngard Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal PDF (open access) abstract “Presolar grains constitute remnants of stars that existed…
Distribution of 26Al in the CR chondrite chondrule-forming region of the protoplanetary disk
Devin L. Schrader, Kazuhide Nagashima, Alexander N. Krot, Ryan C. Ogliore, Qing-Zhu Yin, Yuri Amelin, Claudine H. Stirling, Angela Kaltenbach Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 23 June 2016 LINK (OPEN…
Aliphatic Amines in Antarctic CR2, CM2, and CM1/2 Carbonaceous Chondrites
José C. Aponte, Hannah L. McLain, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 June 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.06.018 LINK “Meteoritic water-soluble organic compounds provide a unique record…
Chromium Nitride in Metal of the CM Chondrite QUE 97990
Barth M. I. F. * Harries D. Langenhorst F. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6334 LINK
Extended In-Situ Search of Amino Acids in the Murchison Meteorite
Henkel T. * Lyon I. C. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6437 LINK
Evidence for Oxygen-Isotope Exchange in Chondrules and Refractory Inclusions During Fluid-Rock Interaction on the CV Chondrite Parent Body
Krot A. N. * Nagashima K. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6014 LINK
Evidence for a Long Duration of the 16O-Rich Reservoir in the Solar Nebula
Ushikubo T. * Tenner T. J. Hiyagon H. Kita N. T. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6080 LINK
Ultrahigh-Resolving Analytics in Meteoritic Soluble Organic Matter
Ruf A. R. Hertkorn N. H. Harir M. H. Kanawati B. K. Lucio M. L. Quirico E. Q. Gabelica Z. G. Gougeon R. G. Schmitt-Kopplin P. S.-K. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016)…
Relationship Between Asteroid 1 Ceres and Chondrite Meteorites on the Basis of Mineralogy and UV-Visible Spectroscopy
Farsang S. Raub T. D. Grady M. M. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6213 LINK
Formation of P-Rich Olivine in DaG 978 Carbonaceous Chondrite Through Fluid-Assisted Metamorphism
Zhang A. C. Li Y. Chen J. N. Gu L. X. Wang R. C. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6002 LINK
Iron Oxidation States of Matrix in Carbonaceous Chondrites Acfer 094 and MIL 07687
Vaccaro E. King A. J. Schofield P. F. Abyaneh M. K. Kaulich B. Russell S. S. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6473 LINK
Discovery of New Al-Cu-Fe Minerals in the Khatyrka CV3 Meteorite
Ma C. Lin C. Bindi L. Steinhardt P. J. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6017 LINK
Evaluating the Evidence for Magnetic Dynamos in Chondritic Parent Bodies
Fu R. R. * Weiss B. P. Krot A. N. Kehayias P. Glenn D. R. Fintor K. Pál-Molnár E. Bryson J. F. J. Walsworth R. L. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6078…
Effects of Aqueous Alteration on Primordial Noble Gases in Tagish Lake (C2-ungr.)
Riebe M. E. I. * Busemann H. Alexander C. M. O’D. Herd C. D. K. Maden C. Wieler R. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6211 LINK
Effects of Short-Term Thermal Alteration on Organic Matter in Experimentally-Heated Tagish Lake Observed by Raman Spectroscopy
Chan Q. H. S. * Nakato A. Zolensky M. E. Nakamura T. Kebukawa Y. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6188 LINK
C Chondrite Clasts in H Chondrite Regolith Breccias: Something Different
Zolensky M. * Fries M. Utas J. Chan Q. Kebukawa Y. Steele A. Bodnar R. Ito M. Nakashima D. Nakamura T. Greenwood R. Rahman Z. Le L. Ross D. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical…
The Kaidun Breccia Material Variety: New Clasts and Updated Hypothesis on a Space Trawl Origin
Ivanova M. A. * Lorenz C. A. Ma C. Ivanov A. V. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6100 LINK
Stardust in the CO3.0 Chondrite NWA 8631: Low Abundance of Presolar Silicates
Haenecour P. Floss C. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6209 LINK
SIMS Oxygen Isotope Study of Chondrules in the Least Metamorphosed CV3 Chondrite Kaba
Hertwig A. * Defouilloy C. Kita N. T. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6472 LINK
Oxygen Isotopes in Chondrules from the Murchison CM2 Chondrite and Evidence for a CO-CM Link
Chaumard N. * Defouilloy C. Kita N. T. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) [#6408] LINK
Non Destructive IR Micro-Imaging of Whole Grains of the Paris Meteorite
Dionnet Z. * Aleon-Toppani A. Borondics F. Brunetto R. Djouadi Z. Troadec D. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) [#6130] LINK
Do We have Meteorites from the Veritas Asteroid Break-Up Event 8 Ma ago?
Meier M. M. M. * Grimm S. Maden C. Busemann H. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) [#6291] LINK
Reflectance spectroscopy of oxalate minerals and relevance to solar system carbon inventories
Daniel M. Applin, Matthew R.M. Izawa, Edward A. Cloutis Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 June 2016 LINK “The diversity of oxalate formation mechanisms suggests that significant concentrations of oxalic acid and oxalate…
CV and CM Chondrite Impact Melts
Nicole G. Lunning, Catherine M. Corrigan, Harry Y. McSween, Travis J. Tenner, Noriko T. Kita, Robert. J. Bodnar Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 June 2016 LINK “Volatile-rich and typically…
An asteroidal origin for water in the MoonOPEN ACCESS
Jessica J. Barnes, David A. Kring, Romain Tartèse, Ian A. Franchi, Mahesh Anand & Sara S. Russell Nature Communications7, Article number:11684 doi:10.1038/ncomms11684 Published 31 May 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Apollo-derived tenet of an anhydrous…
Enantiomer excesses of rare and common sugar derivatives in carbonaceous meteorites
George Cooper and Andro C. Rios PNAS2016 ; published ahead of print May 31, 2016, doi:10.1073/pnas.1603030113 LINK “Significance The majority of biological sugars and their derivatives contain higher abundances of the “d” mirror-image forms relative…
Ca–Al-rich inclusions in carbonaceous chondrites: the oldest solar system objects
M.A. Ivanova Geochemistry International May 2016, Volume 54, Issue 5, pp 387-402 First online: 22 May 2016 LINK “This paper presents a review of recent available data on the first solid condensates of the Solar…
Chemical Complementarity between the Gas Phase of the Interstellar Medium and the Rocky Material of Our Planetary SystemOPEN ACCESS
Haiyang Wang (RSAA, The Australian National University), Charles H. Lineweaver (RSAA, RSES, The Australian National University) Accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed proceedings of the 15th Australian Space Research Conference PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract “We…
Elephant Moraine 96029, a very mildly aqueously altered and heated CM carbonaceous chondrite: implications for the drivers of parent body processingOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Paula Lindgren, Ashley J. King, Richard C. Greenwood, Ian A. Franchi, Robert Sparkes Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 May 2016 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
Mineralogy of iron sulfides in CM1 and CI1 lithologies of the Kaidun breccia: Records of extreme to intense hydrothermal alteration
Harries, D. and Zolensky, M. E. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12648 LINK “The polymict Kaidun microbreccia contains lithologies of C-type chondrites with euhedral iron sulfide crystals of hydrothermal origin. Our FIB-TEM study reveals that…
Oxygen isotopic variations in the outer margins and Wark-Lovering rims of refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
Justin I. Simon, Jennifer E.P. Matzel, Steven B. Simon, D. Kent Ross, Peter K. Weber, Lawrence Grossman Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 May 2016 LINK (open access) “Oxygen isotopic…
Majindeite, Mg2Mo3O8, a new mineral from the Allende meteorite and a witness to post-crystallization oxidation of a Ca-Al-rich refractory inclusion
Chi Ma, John R. Beckett American Mineralogist 10.2138/am-2016-5399 First Published on May 02, 2016 LINK “Majindeite (IMA 2012-079), Mg2Mo3O8, is a new mineral, occurring as submicrometer-sized crystals with Ni-Fe and Ru-Os-Ir alloys, ± apatite and…
Highly siderophile and chalcogen element constraints on the origin of components of the Allende and Murchison meteorites.
Kadlag, Y. and Becker, H. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12653 LINK “187Re-187Os systematics, abundances of highly siderophile elements (HSE: Re, PGE, and Au), chalcogen elements (Te, Se, and S), and some major and minor…
Precise titanium isotope compositions of refractory inclusions in the Allende CV3 chondrite by LA-MC-ICPMS
C.D. Williams, , P.E. Janney1, R.R. Hines, M. Wadhwa Chemical Geology Volume 436, 15 October 2016, Pages 1–10 LINK “We present here analyses of mass-independent effects in the Ti isotope ratios of 17 coarse-grained (compact…
Origin of the eclogitic clasts with graphite-bearing and graphite-free lithologies in the Northwest Africa 801 (CR2) chondrite: Possible origin from a Moon-sized planetary body inferred from chemistry, oxygen isotopes and REE abundances
H. Hiyagon, N. Sugiura, N.T. Kita, M. Kimura, Y. Morishita, Y. Takehana Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 April 2016 LINK “In order to clarify the origin of the eclogitic…
A note on cement in asteroids
G. Bilalbegovic accepted for publications in Icarus PDF (open access) abstract “Cement mineral tobermorite was formed in hydrothermal experiments on alternation of calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. Unidentified bands at 14 microns were…
New constraints on the relationship between 26Al and oxygen, calcium, and titanium isotopic variation in the early Solar System from a multielement isotopic study of spinel-hibonite inclusions
Levke Kööp, Daisuke Nakashima, Philipp R. Heck, Noriko T. Kita, Travis J. Tenner, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Changkun Park, Andrew M. Davis Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Available online 20 April 2016 LINK…
Aqueous alteration of chondrules from the Murchison CM carbonaceous chondrite: Replacement, pore filling, and the genesis of polyhedral serpentine.
Lee, M. R. and Lindgren, P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12644 LINK (open access) “Forsterite and clinoenstatite in type IAB chondrules from the Murchison CM carbonaceous chondrite have been partially serpentinized, and the mechanisms…
KABA (digital model)
KABA as digital model by the Department of Physical Geography and GIS, Debrecen Kaba as digital model Kaba as digital model 2 Kaba meteorite Kaba meteorite LINK
Electrical properties and porosity of the first meter of the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. As constrained by the Permittivity Probe SESAME-PP/Philae/Rosetta
Anthony Lethuillier, Alice Le Gall, Michel Hamelin, Walter Schmidt, Klaus J. Seidensticker, Réjean Grard, Valérie Ciarletti, Sylvain Caujolle-Bert, Hans-Herbert Fischer, Roland Trautner Accepted in Astronomy and Astrophysics PDF (open access) abstract “Comets are primitive objects,…
Molecular Asymmetry in Prebiotic Chemistry: An Account from MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Sandra Pizzarello Life2016, 6(2), 18; doi:10.3390/life6020018 Published: 13 April 2016 (This article belongs to the Special Issue The Emergence of Life: From Chemical Origins to Synthetic Biology) PDF (open access) abstract “Carbonaceous Chondrite (CC) meteorites…
Mesoscale Modeling of Impact Compaction of Primitive Solar System Solids
Thomas M. Davison, Gareth S. Collins, and Philip A. Bland The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 821, Number 1 Published 2016 April 11 LINK “We have developed a method for simulating the mesoscale compaction of early solar…
Multiple precursors of secondary mineralogical assemblages in CM chondrites.
Pignatelli, I., Marrocchi, Y., Vacher, Lionel. G., Delon, R. and Gounelle, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12625 LINK “We report a petrographic and mineralogical survey of tochilinite/cronstedtite intergrowths (TCIs) in Paris, a new CM…
Rare earth element measurements and mapping of minerals in the Allende CAI, 7R19-1, by NanoSIMS ion microprobe.
Ito, M. and Messenger, S. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12623 LINK “We have established analytical procedures for quantitative rare earth element (REE) measurements by NanoSIMS 50L ion microprobe with 2–10 μm spatial resolution. Measurements…
Microstructural analysis of Wark-Lovering rims in the Allende and Axtell CV3 chondrites: Implications for high-temperature nebular processes.
Bolser, D., Zega, T. J., Asaduzzaman, A., Bringuier, S., Simon, S. B., Grossman, L., Thompson, M. S. and Domanik, K. J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12620 LINK “A coordinated, electron-backscatter-diffraction (EBSD) and transmission electron…
A contamination assessment of the CI carbonaceous meteorite Orgueil using a DNA-directed approach.
Aerts, J. W., Elsaesser, A., Röling, W. F. M. and Ehrenfreund, P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12629 LINK “The Orgueil meteorite has become one of the most well-studied carbonaceous meteorites, after it fell in…
The stable Cr isotopic compositions of chondrites and silicate planetary reservoirs
Ronny Schoenberg, Alexandra Merdian, Chris Holmden, Ilka C. Kleinhanns, Kathrin Haßler, Martin Wille, Elmar Reitter Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 March 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.03.013 LINK “The depletion of chromium in…
Northwest Africa 5958: A weakly altered CM-related ungrouped chondrite, not a CI3.OPEN ACCESS
Jacquet, E., Barrat, J.-A., Beck, P., Caste, F., Gattacceca, J., Sonzogni, C. and Gounelle, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12628 Update (20 Feb 2017): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 5958 is a…
Major and trace element geochemistry of S-type cosmic spherules.
Rudraswami, N. G., Shyam Prasad, M., Babu, E. V. S. S. K. and Vijaya Kumar, T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12618 LINK “Micrometeorites that pass through the Earth’s atmosphere undergo changes in their chemical…
Mercury (Hg) in meteorites: variations in abundance, thermal release profile, mass-dependent and mass-independent isotopic fractionation
Matthias M. M. Meier, Christophe Cloquet, Bernard Marty Accepted for publication in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta PDF (open access) abstract “We have measured the concentration, isotopic composition and thermal release profiles of Mercury (Hg) in…
Cold curation of pristine astromaterials: Insights from the Tagish Lake meteorite
Christopher D. K. Herd, Robert W. Hilts, Aaron W. Skelhorne and Danielle N. Simkus Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12603 Article first published online: 7 MAR 2016 LINK “The curation and handling of volatile-bearing astromaterials…
Origin of uranium isotope variations in early solar nebula condensates
By François L. H. Tissot, Nicolas Dauphas, Lawrence Grossman Science Advances 04 Mar 2016: Vol. 2, no. 3, e1501400 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1501400 PDF (open access) abstract Supplementary Materials (PDF) “High-temperature condensates found in meteorites display uranium…
Associations of organic matter with minerals in Tagish Lake meteorite via high spatial resolution synchrotron-based FTIR microspectroscopy.
Yesiltas, M. and Kebukawa, Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12609 LINK “We have investigated spatial and spectral associations between mineral species and organic matter in the Tagish Lake meteorite. Synchrotron-based infrared microspectroscopy allowed us…
Refractory and semi-volatile organics at the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Insights from the VIRTIS/ROSETTA Imaging Spectrometer
E. Quirico, L.V. Moroz, B. Schmitt, G. Arnold, M. Faure, P. Beck, L. Bonal, M. Ciarniello, F. Capaccioni, G. Filacchione, S. Erard, C. Leyrat, D. Bockelée-Morvan, A. Zinzi, E. Palomba, P. Drossart, F. Tosi, M.T….
Re-analysis of previous laboratory phase curves: 2. Connections between opposition effect morphology and spectral features of stony meteorites
Estelle Déau, Linda J. Spilker, Alberto Flandes Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 February 2016 LINK “We investigate connections between the opposition phase curves and the spectra from ultraviolet to near infrared wavelengths…
Oxygen isotopes in the early protoplanetary disk inferred from pyroxene in a classical type B CAI
Jérôme Aléon Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 440, 15 April 2016, Pages 62–70 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.02.007 LINK “A major unanswered question in solar system formation is the origin of the oxygen isotopic dichotomy between the Sun…
Lithologic variation within bright material on Vesta revealed by linear spectral unmixing
F. Zambon, F. Tosi, C. Carli, M.C. De Sanctis, D.T. Blewett, E. Palomba, A. Longobardo, A. Frigeri, E. Ammannito, C.T. Russell, C.A. Raymond Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 February 2016 LINK “Vesta’s…
Does the Magnetization of CV Meteorites Record a Parent Body Core Dynamo?
J. A. Tarduno, T. M. O’Brien, A. V. Smirnov 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2609 PDF
Hydrogen Isotopic Evolution of Water and Organic Compounds on Chondritic Asteroids
L. Piani, L. Remusat, F. Robert, H. Yurimoto 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1707 PDF
Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001 — A New CBa Chondrite
T. E. Koch, F. E. Brenker, A. N. Krot, M. Bizzarro 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1968 PDF
Rationalizing the Composition and Alteration of Ceres
H. Y. McSween, J. Castillo-Rogez, J. P. Emery, M. C. De Sanctis, Dawn Science Team 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1258 PDF
Meteoritical Bulletin updates
- Oued El Hamim 003 (Eucrite)
- Northwest Africa 18237 (Ureilite)
- Northwest Africa 18222 (Ureilite)
- Northwest Africa 18223 (Eucrite)
- Northwest Africa 18206 (Eucrite-melt breccia)
- Northwest Africa 18205 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18122 (Eucrite)
- Ganq 027 (L3)
- Dalangtan 004 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18188 (LL3)
- Hammadah al Hamra 348 (Ureilite)
- Gadamis 010 (Angrite)
- Northwest Africa 18184 (CV3)
- Sabkhat Arryd 002 (Eucrite-pmict)
- Northwest Africa 18180 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18181 (L3)
- Northwest Africa 18183 (Eucrite-melt breccia)
- Yagan 003 (LL3)
- Northwest Africa 18164 (CK3)
- Northwest Africa 18163 (Winonaite)
