Subsurface deformation in hypervelocity cratering experiments into high-porosity tuffs.
Winkler, R., Poelchau, M. H., Moser, S. and Kenkmann, T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12694 LINK “Hypervelocity impact experiments on porous tuff targets were carried out to determine the effect of porosity on deformation…
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…
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…
The missing large impact craters on CeresOPEN ACCESS
S. Marchi, A. I. Ermakov, C. A. Raymond, R. R. Fu, D. P. O’Brien, M. T. Bland, E. Ammannito, M. C. De Sanctis, T. Bowling, P. Schenk, J. E. C. Scully, D. L. Buczkowski, D….
Olivine on Vesta as exogenous contaminants brought by impacts: Constraints from modeling Vesta’s collisional history and from impact simulationsOPEN ACCESS
D. Turrini, V. Svetsov, G. Consolmagno, S. Sirono, S. Pirani PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 July 2016 LINK “Highlights • The Dawn mission revealed the presence of olivine on…
Shatter cones at the Keurusselkä impact structure and their relation to local jointing.
Hasch, M., Reimold, W. U., Raschke, U. and Zaag, P. T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12676 LINK “Shatter cones are the only distinct meso- to macroscopic recognition criterion for impact structures, yet not all…
Secondary submicrometer impact cratering on the surface of asteroid 25143 Itokawa
Dennis Harries, Shogo Yakame, Yuzuru Karouji, Masayuki Uesugi, Falko Langenhorst Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 450, 15 September 2016, Pages 337-345 Available online 12 July 2016 LINK “Highlights • Submicrometer impact craters on RA-QD02-0265…
Geochemistry of impact glasses and target rocks from the Zhamanshin Impact Structure, Kazakhstan: Implications for mixing of target and impactor matter
Šárka Jonášová, Lukáš Ackerman, Karel Žák, Roman Skála, Jana Ďurišová, Alexander Deutsch, Tomáš Magna Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 June 2016 LINK
Mid-Infrared Bi-directional Reflectance Spectroscopy of Impact Melt Glasses and Tektites
Andreas Morlok, Aleksandra Stojic, Iris Weber, Harald Hiesinger, Michael Zanetti, Joern Helbert Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 June 2016 LINK “We have analyzed 14 impact melt glass samples, covering the compositional range…
The Kamil Crater (Egypt): A Type Structure for Small Impact Craters on Earth
Folco L. * D’Orazio M. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6427 LINK
On the Nature of the Impactor That Formed the Shackleton Crater on the Moon
Svetlana G. Pugacheva, Ekaterina A. Feoktistova Earth, Moon, and Planets pp 1-24, 10.1007/s11038-016-9489-y First online: 14 June 2016 LINK “The present paper attempts to assess the characteristics of the impactor that formed the Shackleton crater,…
Shock synthesis of quasicrystals with implications for their origin in asteroid collisions
Paul D. Asimow, Chaney Lin, Luca Bindi, Chi Ma, Oliver Tschauner, Lincoln S. Hollister, and Paul J. Steinhardt PNAS2016 ; published ahead of print June 13, 2016, doi:10.1073/pnas.1600321113 LINK “Significance The singular occurrence, to date,…
The Agoudal (High Atlas Mountains, Morocco) shatter cone conundrum: A recent meteorite fall onto the remnant of an impact site
Chennaoui Aoudjehane, H., El Kerni, H., Reimold, W. U., Baratoux, D., Koeberl, C., Bouley, S. and Aoudjehane, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12661 LINK “Associations between impact structures and meteorite occurrences are rare and…
The Cretaceous/Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary at the J Anomaly Ridge, Newfoundland (IODP Expedition 342, Hole U1403B).
Loroch, D., Deutsch, A., Berndt, J. and Bornemann, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12667 LINK “We present results of an in-situ geochemical study using laser-ablation inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analyses along a ~4.3…
Target rocks, impact glasses, and melt rocks from the Lonar crater, India: Highly siderophile element systematics and Sr-Nd-Os isotopic signatures.
Schulz, T., Luguet, A., Wegner, W., van Acken, D. and Koeberl, C. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12665 LINK “The Lonar crater is a ~0.57-Myr-old impact structure located in the Deccan Traps of the Indian…
Macrofossil evidence for a rapid and severe Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction in AntarcticaOPEN ACCESS
James D. Witts, Rowan J. Whittle, Paul B. Wignall, J. Alistair Crame, Jane E. Francis, Robert J. Newton, Vanessa C. Bowman Nature Communications 7, Article number:11738 doi:10.1038/ncomms11738 Published 26 May 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Debate…
Differentiated planetesimal impacts into a terrestrial magma ocean: Fate of the iron core
Jordan D. Kendall, H.J. Melosh Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 448, 15 August 2016, Pages 24–33 LINK “The abundance of moderately siderophile elements (“iron-loving”; e.g. Co, Ni) in the Earth’s mantle is 10 to…
A study of the observed shift in the peak position of olivine Raman spectra as a result of shock induced by hypervelocity impacts.
Harriss, K. H. and Burchell, M. J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12660 LINK “Kuebler et al. (2006) identified variations in olivine Raman spectra based on the composition of individual olivine grains, leading to identification…
Differentiated impact melt sheets may be a potential source of Hadean detrital zircon
Gavin G. Kenny, Martin J. Whitehouse, Balz S. Kamber Geology DOI: 10.1130/G37898.1 First Published on April 28, 2016 LINK “Constraining the origin and history of very ancient detrital zircons has unique potential for furthering our…
Peculiarities in the formation of complex organic compounds in a nitrogen–methane atmosphere during hypervelocity impacts
M. A. Zaitsev , M. V. Gerasimov, E. N. Safonova, A. S. Vasiljeva Solar System Research March 2016, Volume 50, Issue 2, pp 113-129 First online: 12 April 2016 LINK “Results of the experiments on…
Chemostratigraphy of the Sudbury impact basin fill: volatile metal loss and post-impact evolution of a submarine impact basin
Edel M. O’Sullivan, Robbie Goodhue, Doreen E. Ames, Balz S. Kamber Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 April 2016 LINK “The 1.85 Ga Sudbury structure provides a unique opportunity to…
The oxidation state and mass of the Moon-forming impactor
Jon Wade , Bernard J. Wood Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 442, 15 May 2016, Pages 186–193 LINK (open access) “Physical simulations of the origin of the Moon have, until recently, centred on impact,…
Coesite in suevites from the Chesapeake Bay impact structure.
Jackson, J. C., Horton, J. W., Chou, I.-M. and Belkin, H. E. (2016), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12638 LINK “The occurrence of coesite in suevites from the Chesapeake Bay impact structure is confirmed within…
The two Suvasvesi impact structures, Finland: Argon isotopic evidence for a “false” impact crater doublet.
Schmieder, M., Schwarz, W. H., Trieloff, M., Buchner, E., Hopp, J., Tohver, E., Pesonen, L. J., Lehtinen, M., Moilanen, J., Werner, S. C. and Öhman, T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12636 LINK “The two…
Dating a small impact crater: An age of Kaali crater (Estonia) based on charcoal emplaced within proximal ejecta.
Losiak, A., Wild, E. M., Geppert, W. D., Huber, M. S., Jõeleht, A., Kriiska, A., Kulkov, A., Paavel, K., Pirkovic, I., Plado, J., Steier, P., Välja, R., Wilk, J., Wisniowski, T. and Zanetti, M. Meteoritics…
Nanosecond formation of diamond and lonsdaleite by shock compression of graphite
D. Kraus, A. Ravasio, M. Gauthier, D. O. Gericke, J. Vorberger, S. Frydrych, J. Helfrich, L. B. Fletcher, G. Schaumann, B. Nagler, B. Barbrel, B. Bachmann, E. J. Gamboa, S. Göde, E. Granados, G. Gregori,…
WIP: A Web-based program for indexing planar features in quartz grains and its usage.
Losiak, A., Golebiowska, I., Ferrière, L., Wojciechowski, J., Huber, M. S. and Koeberl, C. Meteoritics & Planetary Science Article first published online: 4 MAR 2016 DOI: 10.1111/maps.12614 LINK “Planar deformation features (PDFs) in quartz are…
Frictional melting processes and the generation of shock veins in terrestrial impact structures: evidence from the Steen River impact structure, Alberta, Canada
Erin L. Walton, Thomas G. Sharp, Jinping Hu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.02.024 LINK
Spherule layers, crater scaling laws, and the population of ancient terrestrial impactors
Brandon C. Johnson, Gareth S. Collins, David A. Minton, Timothy J. Bowling, Bruce M. Simonson, Maria T. Zuber Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 19 February 2016 LINK “Ancient layers of impact spherules provide…
Target-projectile interaction during impact melting at Kamil Crater, Egypt
Agnese Fazio, Massimo D’Orazio, Carole Cordier, Luigi Folco Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 15 February 2016 LINK “In small meteorite impacts, the projectile may survive through fragmentation; in addition, it…
A meteorite perspective on asteroid hazard mitigation
Derek W.G. Sears, Hazel Sears, Daniel R. Ostrowski, Kathryne L. Bryson, Jessie Dotson, Megan Syal, Damian C Swift Planetary and Space Science Review article In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 February 2016 doi:10.1016/j.pss.2016.01.016 LINK…
Coeval ages of Australasian, Central American and Western Canadian tektites reveal multiple impacts 790 ka ago
Winfried H. Schwarz, Mario Trieloff, Klemens Bollinger, Niklas Gantert, Vera A. Fernandes, Hans-Peter Meyer, Hal Povenmire, Elmar K. Jessberger, Massimo Guglielmino, Christian Koeberl Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 February…
Chemistry of Tertiary sediments in the surroundings of the Ries impact structure and moldavite formation revisited
Karel Žák, Roman Skála, Zdeněk Řanda, Jiří Mizera, Kurt Heissig, Lukáš Ackerman, Jana Ďurišová, Šárka Jonášová, Jan Kameník, Tomáš Magna Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 February 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.01.025 LINK
Petrographic and geochemical characterization of the granitic rocks of the Araguainha impact crater, Brazil
Dailto Silva, Cristiano Lana and Carlos Roberto de Souza Filho Meteoritics & Planetary Science. Article first published online: 27 JAN 2016 DOI: 10.1111/maps.12601 LINK “Petrographic and geochemical data obtained on the Araguainha impact crater (Goiás/Mato…
Survival of the impactor during hypervelocity collisions I: An analogue for low porosity targets
C. Avdellidou, M.C. Price, M. Delbo, P. Ioannidis, M.J. Cole PDF (full text) abstract “Recent observations of asteroidal surfaces indicate the presence of materials that do not match the bulk lithology of the body. A…
Phosphate ages in Apollo 14 breccias: Resolving multiple impact events with high precision U–Pb SIMS analyses
J.F. Snape, A.A. Nemchin, M.L. Grange, J.J. Bellucci, F. Thiessen, M.J. Whitehouse Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 174, 1 February 2016, Pages 13–29 LINK “The U–Pb systems of apatite and merrillite grains within four separate…
A comprehensive study of noble gases and nitrogen in Hypatia, a diamond-rich pebble from SW Egypt
Guillaume Avice, Matthias M. M. Meier, Bernard Marty, Rainer Wieler, Jan D. Kramers, Falko Langenhorst, Pierre Cartigny, Colin Maden, Laurent Zimmermann, Marco A. G. Andreoli Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2015) pp. 243-253 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.10.013 arXiv:1510.06594…
Mid-Infrared spectroscopy of impactites from the Nördlinger Ries impact crater
Andreas Morlok, Aleksandra Stojic, Isabelle Dittmar, Harald Hiesinger, Manuel Ahmedi, Martin Sohn, Iris Weber, Joern Helbert Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 20 October 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.10.003 LINK
A terrestrial perspective on using ex situ shocked zircons to date lunar impacts
Aaron J. Cavosie, Timmons M. Erickson, Nicholas E. Timms, Steven M. Reddy, Cristina Talavera, Stephanie D. Montalvo, Maya R. Pincus, Ryan J. Gibbon, and Desmond Moser Geology, First published on October 1, 2015, doi:10.1130/G37059.1 LINK
Cathodoluminescence as a tool to discriminate impact melt, shocked and unshocked volcanics: A case study of samples from the El’gygytgyn impact structure
Pittarello, L., Roszjar, J., Mader, D., Debaille, V., Claeys, P. and Koeberl, C. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12559Article first published online: 15 OCT 2015 LINK “El’gygytgyn (Chukotka, Arctic Russia) is a well-preserved impact structure,…
Saqqar: A 34 km diameter impact structure in Saudi Arabia.
Kenkmann, T., Afifi, A. M., Stewart, S. A., Poelchau, M. H., Cook, D. J. and Neville, A. S. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12555 Article first published online: 15 OCT 2015 LINK “Here we present…
Predictions for impactor contamination on Ceres based on hypervelocity impact experiments
R. Terik Daly and Peter H. Schultz Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, doi:10.1002/2015GL065601 Article first published online: 13 OCT 2015 LINK “New experiments predict that Ceres should be extensively contaminated with meteoritic debris derived from the…
Fragment shapes in impact experiments ranging from cratering to catastrophic disruption
T. Michikami, A. Hagermann, T. Kadokawa, A. Yoshida, A. Shimada, S. Hasegawa, A. Tsuchiyama Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 October 2015 LINK (full text)
State shift in Deccan volcanism at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, possibly induced by impact
Paul R. Renne, Courtney J. Sprain, Mark A. Richards, Stephen Self, Loÿc Vanderkluysen, Kanchan Pande Science 2 October 2015: Vol. 350 no. 6256 pp. 76-78 DOI: 10.1126/science.aac7549 LINK Materials/Methods, Supplementary Text, Tables, Figures, and/or References…
The Stac Fada impact ejecta deposit and the Lairg Gravity Low: evidence for a buried Precambrian impact crater in Scotland?
Michael J. Simms Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association Volume 126, Issue 6, December 2015, Pages 742–761 Available online 2 October 2015 LINK “The Stac Fada Member, an impact ejecta deposit within the Mesoproterozoic Stoer Group,…
Indigenous nitrogen in the Moon: Constraints from coupled nitrogen–noble gas analyses of mare basalts
Evelyn Füri, Peter H. Barry, Lawrence A. Taylor, Bernard Marty Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 431, 1 December 2015, Pages 195–205 LINK
Comment on ”John’s stone: A possible fragment of the 1908 Tunguska meteorite” (Anfinogenov et al., 2014, Icarus 243, 139-147)
Henning Haack, Richard C. Greenwood, Henner Busemann Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 September 2015 LINK “… Consistent with the O study, the noble gases do not provide any evidence for an extraterrestrial…
The meteorite impact-induced tsunami hazard
K. Wünnemann, R. Weiss Philosophical Transactions Published by the Royal Society 28 October 2015; volume 373, issue 2053 Review article, published 21 September 2015.DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2014.0381 LINK “When a cosmic object strikes the Earth, it most…
Water delivery to the Moon by asteroidal and cometary impacts
V.V. Svetsov, V.V. Shuvalov Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 September 2015 doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.09.011 LINK “Recent spacecraft missions detected presence of hydroxyl or water over large areas on the lunar surface….
Preservation and detectability of shock-induced magnetization
Tikoo, S. M., J. Gattacceca, N. L. Swanson-Hysell, B. P. Weiss, C. Suavet, and C. Cournède J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 120, doi:10.1002/2015JE004840 First published: 15 September 2015 LINK
Two new discovery of parautochthonous moldavites in southwestern Poland, Central Europe
Brachaniec, T., Szopa, K. and Karwowski, Ł. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12504 LINK
Ejecta velocity distribution of impact craters formed on quartz sand: Effect of projectile density on crater scaling law
Sayaka Tsujido, Masahiko Arakawa, Ayako I. Suzuki, Minami Yasui Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 September 2015 LINK
Precambrian reidite discovered in shocked zircon from the Stac Fada impactite, Scotland
Geology, G37066.1, first published on August 21, 2015 doi: 10.1130/G37066.1 LINK Curtis University – media release (Sept. 1, 2015): Breakthrough mineral discovery points to ancient meteorite impacts Terrestrial impact events have had a profound influence…
Delivering a Projectile Component to the Vestan Regolith
R. Terik Daly, Peter H. Schultz Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 September 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.034 LINK Dark material on Vesta may consist of carbonaceous chondrite-like material delivered by impact events. This study uses…
Globally unique double crater identified in Sweden / Världsunik dubbelkrater identifierad i Sverige
LINK (English) LINK (press release, Erik Sturkell, Göteborgs universitet (gvc.gu.se) August 31, 2015) “Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have found traces of two enormous meteorite impacts in the Swedish county of Jämtland, a twin…
Potential for impact glass to preserve microbial metabolism
Haley M. Sapers, Neil R. Banerjee, Gordon R. Osinski Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 430, 15 November 2015, Pages 95–104 LINK
Shock effects in plagioclase feldspar from the Mistastin Lake impact structure, Canada
Annemarie E. Pickersgill, Gordon R. Osinski and Roberta L. Flemming Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12495 Article first published online: 18 AUG 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12495 LINK
The Basal Onaping Intrusion in the North Range: Roof rocks of the Sudbury Igneous Complex
Denise Anders, Gordon R. Osinski, Richard A. F. Grieve and Derek T. M. Brillinger Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12497 Article first published online: 18 AUG 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12497 LINK
Nucleobase and amino acid formation through impacts of meteorites on the early ocean
Yoshihiro Furukawa, Hiromoto Nakazawa, Toshimori Sekine, Takamichi Kobayashi, Takeshi Kakegawa Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 16 August 2015 LINK
Bayesian chronological analyses consistent with synchronous age of 12,835–12,735 Cal B.P. for Younger Dryas boundary on four continents
James P. Kennett, Douglas J. Kennett, Brendan J. Culleton, J. Emili Aura Tortosa, James L. Bischoff, Ted E. Bunch, I. Randolph Daniel Jr., Jon M. Erlandson, David Ferraro, Richard B. Firestone, Albert C. Goodyear, Isabel…
Melting and mixing states of the Earth’s mantle after the Moon-forming impact
Miki Nakajima, , David J. Stevenson Earth and Planetary Science Letters doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.06.023 LINK
The number of impact craters on Earth: Any room for further discoveries?
S. Hergarten, T. Kenkmann Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 425, 1 September 2015, Pages 187–192 LINK
Systematic ranging and late warning asteroid impacts
D. Farnocchia, S.R. Chesley, M. Micheli Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 June 2015 LINK
Fragments of Late Eocene Earth-impacting asteroids linked to disturbance of asteroid belt
Birger Schmitz , Samuele Boschi , Anders Cronholm , Philipp R. Heck , Simonetta Monechi , Alessandro Montanari , Fredrik Terfelt Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 425, 1 September 2015, Pages 77–83 LINK
Impact and Cratering Rates onto Pluto
Sarah Greenstreet, Brett Gladman, William B. McKinnon Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 June 2015 LINK
Dynamics of hypervelocity jetting during oblique impacts of spherical projectiles investigated via ultrafast imaging
Kosuke Kurosawa, Yoichi Nagaoka, Hiroki Senshu, Koji Wada, Sunao Hasegawa, Seiji Sugita and Takafumi Matsui Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Accepted manuscript online: 4 JUN 2015 12:58AM EST | DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004730 LINK Update (September 3,…
Melting and cataclastic features in shatter cones in basalt from the Vista Alegre impact structure, Brazil
Pittarello, L., Nestola, F., Viti, C., Crósta, A. P. and Koeberl, C. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12466 LINK
Physical Records of Impacts in the Early and Modern Solar System
by Beauford, Robert E., Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 2015, 175; 3688247 Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-08(E), Section: B.; 173 p. abstract PDF (full text)
Geochemical studies of impact breccias and country rocks from the El’gygytgyn impact structure, Russia
Raschke, U., Schmitt, R. T., McDonald, I., Reimold, W. U., Mader, D. and Koeberl, C. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12455 LINK
Accessory and opaque minerals in impact melt rocks of the Boltysh structure, Ukraine
Gurov, E. P., Shekhunova, S. B. and Permyakov, V. V. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12457 LINK
The molecular composition of impact-generated atmospheres on terrestrial planets during the post-accretion stage
Hideharu Kuwahara, Seiji Sugita Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 May 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.05.007 LINK
Devolatilization or melting of carbonates at Meteor Crater, AZ?
Hörz, F., Archer, P. D., Niles, P. B., Zolensky, M. E. and Evans, M. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12453 LINK We have investigated the carbonates in the impact melts and in a monolithic…
Modelling the brightness increase signature due to asteroid collisions
Ev McLoughlin, Alan Fitzsimmons, Alan McLoughlin Icarus In press, available online 17 April 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.04.015 LINK We have developed a model to predict the post-collision brightness increase of sub-catastrophic collisions between asteroids and to evaluate…
Absolute model ages from lunar crater morphology
David Trang, Jeffrey J. Gillis-Davis and Joseph M. Boyce Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Article first published online: 17 APR 2015 | DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004639 LINK
Thermal and near-infrared analyses of central peaks of Martian impact craters: Evidence for a heterogeneous Martian crust
C. Pan, A. D. Rogers and J. R. Michalski Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets article first published online DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004676 LINK
A search for shocked quartz grains in the Allerød-Younger Dryas boundary layer
Van Hoesel, A., Hoek, W. Z., Pennock, G. M., Kaiser, K., Plümper, O., Jankowski, M., Hamers, M. F., Schlaak, N., Küster, M., Andronikov, A. V. and Drury, M. R. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi:…
Microscopic impactor debris in the soil around Kamil crater (Egypt): Inventory, distribution, total mass, and implications for the impact scenario
Luigi Folco, Massimo D’Orazio, Agnese Fazio, Carole Cordier, Antonio Zeoli, Matthias van Ginneken and Ahmed El-Barkooky Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12427 LINK
Paleomagnetic and rock magnetic study of the Mistastin Lake impact structure (Labrador, Canada): Implications for geomagnetic perturbation and shock effects
Gwenaël Hervé, Stuart A. Gilder, Cassandra L. Marion, Gordon R. Osinski, Jean Pohl, Nikolai Petersen, Paul J. Sylvester Earth and Planetary Science Letters doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.02.011 LINK
Formation of Phobos and Deimos via a giant impact
Robert I. Citron, Hidenori Genda, Shigeru Ida Icarus Volume 252, 15 May 2015, Pages 334–338 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.02.011 LINK
Mineralogy, petrology, and distribution of meteorites at the Whitecourt crater, Alberta, Canada
Newman, J. D. and Herd, C. D. K. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12422 LINK
Modeling asteroid collisions and impact processes
Martin Jutzi, Keith Holsapple, Kai Wünneman, Patrick Michel Chapter to appear in the Space Science Series Book: Asteroids IV arXiv:1502.01844 PDF (full text) LINK
The Hummeln Structure (Sweden) — Impact Origin Confirmed and Its Link to the L-Chondrite Parent Body Break-Up Event
L. Ferrière, C. Alwmark, S. Holm-Alwmark, J. Ormö, H. Leroux, E. Sturkell 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015), Abstract #1758 LINK
High-resolution studies of double-layered ejecta craters: Morphology, inherent structure, and a phenomenological formation model
Wulf, G. and Kenkmann, T. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12416 LINK
Ice structure discovered at position 69°48’00.0″S 32°15’36.0″E on Roi Baudoin Ice Shelf, Princess Ragnhild Coast, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica is not connected to 2004 superbolide
UPDATE (17 February 2015) The giant circular scar on the King Baudouin Ice Shelf: a glaciologist’s perspective Interview with Dr. Jan Lenaerts (17 February 2015) Taking a second look at the circular scar on the…
Morphometry of small recent impact craters on Mars: size and terrain dependence, short-term modification
W. A. Watters, L. M. Geiger, M. Fendrock and R. Gibson Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004630 available online 8 January 2015 LINK
Meteoroid impacts onto asteroids: a competitor for Yarkovsky and YORP
Paul A. Wiegert Icarus doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.12.022 available online 8 January 2015 LINK
The Steinheim Basin impact crater (SW-Germany) – where are the ejecta?
Elmar Buchner, Martin Schmieder Icarus available online 5 January 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.12.026 PDF DOWNLOAD LINK (open access) LINK
Formation of a small impact structure discovered within the Agoudal meteorite strewn field, Morocco
Lorenz, C. A., Ivanova, M. A., Artemieva, N. A., Sadilenko, D. A., Chennaoui Aoudjehane, H., Roschina, I. A., Korochantsev, A.V. and Humayun, M. (2014) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12406 LINK
The distribution of megablocks in the Ries crater, Germany: Remote sensing, field investigation, and statistical analyses
Sturm, S., Kenkmann, T., Willmes, M., Pösges, G. and Hiesinger, H. (2014) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12408 LINK
A Carnian 40Ar/39Ar age for the Paasselkä impact structure (SE Finland)—An update
Winfried H. Schwarz, Martin Schmieder, Elmar Buchner, Mario Trieloff, Jarmo Moilanen and Teemu Öhman Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12407 article first published online: 18 DEC 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12407 LINK
High spatial resolution geochemistry and textural characteristics of ‘microtektite’ glass spherules in proximal Cretaceous-Paleogene sections: insights into glass alteration patterns and precursor melt lithologies
Joke Belza, Steven Goderis, Jan Smit, Frank Vanhaecke, Kitty Baert, Herman Terryn, Philippe Claeys Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, available online 17 December 2014 LINK
Enhanced recycling of organic matter and Os-isotopic evidence for multiple magmatic or meteoritic inputs to the Late Permian Panthalassic Ocean, Opal Creek, Canada
Svetoslav V. Georgiev, Holly J. Stein, Judith L. Hannah, Charles M. Henderson, Thomas J. Algeo Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta available online 1 December 2014 LINK
Unconfirmed assertion about a possible new Campo del Cielo impact crater
Detectan el cráter de un gran meteorito en Campo del Cielo (El Liberal, 2 December 2014) LINK LINK (Original)
Dynamic water loss of antigorite by impact process
Toshimori Sekine, Tomoaki Kimura, Takamichi Kobayashi, Tsutomu Mashimo Icarus, available online 25 November 2014 PDF LINK
High resolution U-Pb ages of Ca-phosphates in Apollo 14 breccias: Implications for the age of the Imbrium impact
Merle, R. E., Nemchin, A. A., Grange, M. L., Whitehouse, M. J. and Pidgeon, R. T. (2014), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12395 LINK
Revisiting the Rochechouart impact structure, France
Haley M. Sapers, Gordon R. Osinski, Neil R. Banerjee, Ludovic Ferrière, Philippe Lambert and Matthew R. M. Izawa Meteoritics & Planetary Science, article first published online: 18 NOV 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12381 LINK
The Eltanin impact and its tsunami along the coast of South America: Insights for potential deposits
Robert Weiss, Patrick Lynett, Kai Wünnemann Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 409, 1 January 2015, Pages 175–181 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2014.10.050 LINK
Mineralogy of Marcia, the youngest large crater of Vesta: Character and distribution of pyroxenes and hydrated material
M.C. De Sanctis, A. Frigeri, E. Ammannito, F. Tosi, S. Marchi, F. Zambon, C.A. Raymond, C.T. Russell Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.10.051 available online 18 November 2014 LINK
Bolide Events 1994-2013 world map
New Map Shows Frequency of Small Asteroid Impacts, Provides Clues on Larger Asteroid Population LINK A 500-kiloton airburst over Chelyabinsk and an enhanced hazard from small impactors Brown et…
Spectral Probing of Impact-Generated Vapor in Laboratory Experiments
Peter H. Schultz, Clara A. Eberhardy Icarus, available online 31 October 2014 LINK (abstract)
Liquefaction of sedimentary rocks during impact crater development
J.P. Hippertt, C. Lana, R.F. Weinberg, E. Tohver, M. Schmieder, R. Scholz, L. Gonçalves, J.F. Hippertt LINK
New 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Clearwater Lake impact structures (Québec, Canada) – Not the binary asteroid impact it seems?
New 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Clearwater Lake impact structures (Québec, Canada) – Not the binary asteroid impact it seems? Martin Schmieder, Winfried H. Schwarz, Mario Trieloff, Eric Tohver, Elmar Buchner, Jens Hopp, Gordon R. Osinski…
The meteorite craters in the Rezerwat przyrody Meteoryt Morasko in Poland in a LIDAR laser scan
The meteorite craters in the Rezerwat przyrody Meteoryt Morasko in Poland in a LIDAR laser scan PHOTO (full resolution 6600×3840) Source: GeoPortal / meteoritica.pl
Reactivity and Survivability of Glycolaldehyde in Simulated Meteorite Impact Experiments
V.P. McCaffrey, N.E.B. Zellner, C.M. Waun, E.R. Bennett, E.K. Earl Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres February 2014, Volume 44, Issue 1, pp 29-42 PDF (full text) abstract
Jetting during vertical impacts of spherical projectiles
B.C. Johnson, T.J. Bowling, H.J. Melosh Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.05.003 available online 15 May 2014 LINK
The Source Crater of Martian Shergottite Meteorites
Werner SC, Ody A and Poulet F Published Online March 6 2014 Science 21 March 2014: Vol. 343 no. 6177 pp. 1343-1346 DOI: 10.1126/science.1247282 LINK
Highly stable meteoritic organic compounds as markers of asteroidal delivery
Cooper G, Horz F, Spees A and Chang S Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 385, 1 January 2014, Pages 206–215 LINK
Shock synthesis of amino acids from impacting cometary and icy planet surface analogues
Howard et al. (2013) Nature Geoscience 6, 1018–1022 (2013) doi:10.1038/ngeo1996 LINK (abstract)
Formation of melt droplets, melt fragments, and accretionary impact lapilli during a hypervelocity impact
Johnson BC and Melosh HJ Icarus Volume 228, 15 January 2014, Pages 347–363 DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.10.022 LINK
Constraining the pressure threshold of impact induced calcite twinning: Implications for the deformation history of aqueously altered carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies
Lindgren P, Price MC, Lee MR and Burchell MJ Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 384, 15 December 2013, Pages 71–80 LINK
Unique chemistry of a diamond-bearing pebble from the Libyan Desert Glass strewnfield, SW Egypt: Evidence for a shocked comet fragment
Jan D. Kramers, Marco A.G. Andreoli, Maria Atanasova, Georgy A. Belyanin, David L. Block, Chris Franklyn, Chris Harris, Mpho Lekgoathi, Charles S. Montross, Tshepo Ntsoane, Vittoria Pischedda, Patience Segonyane, K.S. (Fanus) Viljoen, Johan E. Westraadt…
Biomass preservation in impact melt ejecta
Martins Z, Price MC, Goldman N, Sephton MA and Burchell MJ (2013) Nature Geoscience 6, 1045–1049 (2013) doi:10.1038/ngeo1930 LINK (abstract)
Towards an Understanding of the Fall Circumstances of the Hoba Meteorite
Beech M. Earth, Moon, and Planets November 2013, Volume 111, Issue 1-2, pp 15-30 LINK
