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
Early accretion of water in the inner solar system from a carbonaceous chondrite–like source
Adam R. Sarafian,Sune G. Nielsen,Horst R. Marschall,Francis M. McCubbin, and Brian D. Monteleone Science 31 October 2014: Vol. 346 no. 6209 pp. 623-626 DOI: 10.1126/science.1256717 LINK Materials and Methods – Supplementary Text (PDF) Earth’s Water…
Replacement of olivine by serpentine in the Queen Alexandra Range 93005 carbonaceous chondrite (CM2): Reactant-product compositional relations, and isovolumetric constraints on reaction stoichiometry and elemental mobility during aqueous alteration
Michael A. Velbel, Eric K. Tonui, Michael E. Zolensky Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, available online 30 October 2014 LINK
Dynamical Evolution of the Earth-Moon Progenitors – Whence Theia?
Billy Quarles, Jack J. Lissauer Accepted for publication in Icarus (Submitted on 27 Oct 2014) PDF LINK LINK
Eight billion asteroids in the Oort cloud
Andrew Shannon, Alan P. Jackson, Dimitri Veras, Mark Wyatt Accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Main Journal (Submitted on 27 Oct 2014) PDF LINK LINK
Fluid-induced organic synthesis in the solar nebula recorded in extraterrestrial dust from meteorites
Vollmer C, Demie Kepaptsoglou D, Leitner J, Busemann H, Spring NH, Ramasse QM, Hoppe P, Nittler LR (2014) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111, 43, 15338–15343 LINK The direct association of both IDP-like…
Become a Smithsonian Digital Volunteer and transcribe the correspondence from the National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Division of Meteorites, Correspondence Records (circa 1970-1988)
LINK SIA RU000548, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Division of Meteorites, Correspondence, circa 1970-1988 For our next Miscellaneous Adventure, you chose to open up Record Unit 548, the National Museum of Natural History’s Division…
Lunar Resources: A Review
Ian A. Crawford accepted for publication in ‘Progress in Physical Geography’ PDF LINK (full text) LINK (abstract)
Astro & cosmo-chemical consequences of accretion bursts I: the D/H ratio of water
James E. Owen, Emmanuel Jacquet (Submitted on 24 Oct 2014), accepted for publication in MNRAS PDF LINK (full text) LINK (abstract) We find that the accretion bursts result in a significantly lower (D/H) water ratio…
Science goals and mission concept for the future exploration of Titan and Enceladus
G. Tobie, N.A. Teanby, A. Coustenis, R. Jaumann, F. Raulin, J. Schmidt, N. Carrasco, A.J. Coates, D. Cordier, R. De Kok, W.D. Geppert, J.-P. Lebreton, A. Lefevre, T.A. Livengood, K.E. Mandt, G. Mitri, F. Nimmo,…
Dr. Günther Kletetschka – talk in London on 25 Nov 2014
How to Find a Meteorite Czech geologist and geophysicist Dr. Günther Kletetschka, who investigated the fallen meteorite found in Russia last year, will speak about meteorites, his work at NASA and other things terrestrial. This…
PARIS: THE SLIGHTLY ALTERED, SLIGHTLY METAMORPHOSED CM THAT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN CMs AND COs
Bourot-Denism, M.; Zanda, B.; Marrocchi, Y.; Greenwood, R. C.; Pont, S.; Hewins, R. H.; Franchi, I. A. and Cornen, G. 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 1-5 March 2010, Houston, Texas PDF LINK
Conference about Morasko meteorite at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań on 12 November 2014
Registration until 31 October 2014 admission is FREE, registration is necessary LINK (translated) LINK (Original) the programme: LINK (translated) LINK (Original)
AMBITION: PHILAE touch down: 12 November ~16:35 CET
LINK AMBITION (HD) (Lukasz Sobisz, Simulation TD, Platige Image) Lukasz Sobisz (quote from AMBITION – The Making Of)
Machtenstein meteorite handover at Munich Show 2014
More detailed information about the MACHTENSTEIN meteorite can be found HERE. The Machtenstein meteorite had been bought from the owners, the finder Mr Landmann and the keeper Mr Hartl, for a five-digit Euro amount by…
A collisional origin to earth’s non-chondritic composition?
Amy Bonsor, Zoë M. Leinhardt, Philip J. Carter, Tim Elliott, Michael J. Walter, Sarah T. Stewart Icarus, DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.10.019available online 23 October 2014 LINK
Chondrule destruction in nebular shocks
Emmanuel Jacquet, Christopher Thompson The Astrophysical Journal arXiv:1410.6015 (Submitted on 22 Oct 2014) LINK (abstract) PDF LINK
Linear spectropolarimetry: a new diagnostic tool for the classification and characterization of asteroids
Bagnulo S, Cellino A,Sterzik MF (2014) Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society MNRAS (January 01, 2015) 446 (1): L11-L15. doi: first published online October 22, 2014 LINK
Geochemical diversity of shergottite basalts: Mixing and fractionation, and their relation to Mars surface basalts
Treiman, A. H. and Filiberto, J. (2014) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12363 LINK
Accretion and differentiation of the terrestrial planets with implications for the compositions of early-formed Solar System bodies and accretion of water
Accretion and differentiation of the terrestrial planets with implications for the compositions of early-formed Solar System bodies and accretion of water D.C. Rubie, S.A. Jacobson, A. Morbidelli, D.P. O’Brien, E.D. Young, J. de Vries, F….
Geomagnetic field effects of the Chelyabinsk meteoroid
Geomagnetic field effects of the Chelyabinsk meteoroid Chernogor, L. F. Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, Volume 54, Issue 5, pp.613-624 (22 September 2014) 10.1134/S001679321405003X (Original Russian Text © L.F. Chernogor, 2014, published in Geomagnetizm i Aeronomiya, 2014,…
Mineral and chemical composition of the Jezersko meteorite—A new chondrite from Slovenia
Mineral and chemical composition of the Jezersko meteorite—A new chondrite from Slovenia Miler, M., Ambrožič, B., Mirtič, B., Gosar, M., Šturm, S., Dolenec, M. and Jeršek, M. (2014) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 1875–1887. doi:…
The 18.07 kg Asuka 12389 (LL3-6) on permanent display in Muséum des Sciences naturelles in Brussels, Belgium.
The 18.07 kg Asuka 12389 (LL3-6) on permanent display in Muséum des Sciences naturelles in Brussels, Belgium. Asuka 12389 (in the museum) Asuka 12389 (in situ) LINK
Atmospheric hydrogen peroxide and Eoarchean iron formations
Pecoits, E., Smith, M. L., Catling, D. C., Philippot, P., Kappler, A. and Konhauser, K. O. (2014), Geobiology doi: 10.1111/gbi.12116 LINK update (7 November 2014): Life’s History in Iron by Aaron L. Gronstal in Astrobiology
Si-bearing metal and niningerite in Almahata Sitta fine-grained ureilites and insights into the diversity of metal on the ureilite parent body
Si-bearing metal and niningerite in Almahata Sitta fine-grained ureilites and insights into the diversity of metal on the ureilite parent body Marian Horstmann, Munir Humayun, Mario Fischer-Gödde, Addi Bischoff and Mona Weyrauch Meteoritics & Planetary…
The Orgueil meteorite: 150 years of history
The Orgueil meteorite: 150 years of history Matthieu Gounelle and Michael E. Zolensky Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 49: 1769–1794. doi: 10.1111/maps.12351 Article first published online: 16 OCT 2014 LINK Abstract The goal of this paper…
In situ biological Resources: Soluble Nutrients and Electrolytes in carbonaceous asteroids/meteorites. Implications for astroecology and space populations
In situ biological Resources: Soluble Nutrients and Electrolytes in carbonaceous asteroids/meteorites. Implications for astroecology and space populations Michael N. Mautner Planetary and Space Science DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2014.10.001 In Press, Available online 16 October 2014 LINK
On the origin and composition of Theia: Constraints from new models of the Giant Impact
On the origin and composition of Theia: Constraints from new models of the Giant Impact Matthias M.M. Meier, Andreas Reufer, Rainer Wieler Icarus 242:316-328 (2014) PDF LINK LINK (abstract) Knowing the isotopic composition of Theia,…
Oxygen isotope ratios of FeO-poor chondrules in CR3 chondrites: Influence of dust enrichment and H2O during chondrule formation
Travis J. Tenner, Daisuke Nakashima, Takayuki Ushikubo, Noriko T. Kita, Michael K. Weisberg Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, available online 15 October 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.09.025 LINK
Reanalysis of the Benešov bolide and recovery of polymict breccia meteorites – old mystery solved after 20 years
Pavel Spurný, Jakub Haloda, Jiří Borovička, Lukáš Shrbený and Patricie Halodová Published online: 14 October 2014 DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201424308 LINK (full text) PDF LINK (full text) Abstract The main motivation for this work was to explain…
Infrared imaging spectroscopy with micron resolution of Sutter’s Mill meteorite grains
Mehmet Yesiltas, Yoko Kebukawa, Robert E. Peale, Eric Mattson, Carol J. Hirschmugl and Peter Jenniskens Meteoritics & Planetary Science Article first published online: 13 OCT 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12321 LINK Abstract Synchrotron-based Fourier transform infrared…
Chromium isotopic systematics of the Sutter’s Mill carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for isotopic heterogeneities of the early solar system
Akane Yamakawa and Qing-Zhu Yin Meteoritics & Planetary Science Article first published online: 13 OCT 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12346 LINK Abstract Recent studies have shown that major meteorite groups possess their own characteristic 54Cr values,…
Diamond xenolith and matrix organic matter in the Sutter’s Mill meteorite measured by C-XANES
Yoko Kebukawa, Michael E. Zolensky, A. L. David Kilcoyne, Zia Rahman, Peter Jenniskens and George D. Cody Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12312 Article first published online: 13 OCT 2014 LINK Abstract The Sutter’s Mill…
Subsurface Failure in Spherical Bodies: A Formation Scenario for Linear Troughs on Vesta’s Surface
A.M. Stickle, P.H. Schultz, D.A. Crawford Icarus Volume 247, February 2015, Pages 18–34 LINK How a giant impact formed asteroid Vesta’s ‘belt’(3.11.2014)
Earth and Mars in one photo viewed from lunar orbit
PHOTO VIDEO Information Mars and Earth as viewed from lunar orbit on 24 May 2014. Mars was about 112.5 million km away when this image was acquired, and the Earth was about 376,687 km from…
Calcium-48 isotopic anomalies in bulk chondrites and achondrites: Evidence for a uniform isotopic reservoir in the inner protoplanetary disk
Nicolas Dauphas, James H. Chen, Junjun Zhang, Dimitri A. Papanastassiou, Andrew M. Davis, Claudia Travaglio Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 407, 1 December 2014, Pages 96–108 LINK The Earth has identical 48Ca isotopic composition…
Machtenstein (1422 g , H5 , S2 , W2/3) meteorite presented and donated
The meteorite (13 x 9 x 7.5 cm) was found by the young farmer’s son Josef Landmann from the Rennhof farm during arable farming in a field called Rennacker (48.28405° N, 11.31350° E) south of…
Munich Show 2014 – METEORITE Theme Book available
Munich Show 2014 – METEORITE Theme Book available The Theme Book of the meteorite exhibition at the Munich Show 2014 can be ordered here: LINK
Atmospheric mass loss during planet formation: The importance of planetesimal impacts
Hilke E. Schlichting, Re’em Sari, Almog Yalin Icarus DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.09.053 LINK
A water–ice rich minor body from the early Solar System: The CR chondrite parent asteroid
Devin L. Schrader, Jemma Davidson, Richard C. Greenwood, Ian A. Franchi, Jenny M. Gibson Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 407, 1 December 2014, Pages 48–60 DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.09.030 LINK Update (11 October): PDF LINK (free…
Ionospheric response to the entry and explosion of the South Ural superbolide
Yu. Ya. Ruzhin, V. D. Kuznetsov (Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere, and Radio Wave Propagation, Russian Academy of Sciences (IZMIRAN), Troitsk, Moscow, Russia V. M. Smirnov (Kotel’nikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Russian…
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 negligible chondritic contribution in the lunar soils water
Alice Stephant and François Robert PNAS2014 111 (42)15007-15012; published ahead of print October 6, 2014, doi:10.1073/pnas.1408118111 LINK
Oxygen isotopes in cosmic spherules and the composition of the near Earth interplanetary dust complex
Carole Cordier, Luigi Folco Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 October 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.09.038 LINK
Aqueous Alteration on Asteroids: Linking the Mineralogy and Spectroscopy of CM and CI Chondrites
M.M. McAdam, J.M. Sunshine, K.T. Howard, T.M. McCoy Icarus DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.09.041 LINK Abstract CM/CI meteorites range in degree of aqueous alteration suggesting differences in initially accreted materials including water ice and possible spatial heterogeneities within…
Interview with Russel Parry about his book on the Appley Bridge meteorite
Radio Lancashire, 3 October 2014 book launch: 13 October 2014 LINK The-Appley-Bridge-Meteorite (facebook) More information update (14 October): BBC TV report:
Earth’s Uranium and Thorium content and geoneutrinos fluxes based on enstatite chondrites
Marc Javoy, Edouard Kaminski Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 407, 1 December 2014, Pages 1–8 DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.09.028 LINK
Where Did the Ureilite Parent Body Accrete? Constraints from Chemical and Isotopic Compositions
Cyrena Goodrich, David P. O’Brien Abstract: Almahata Sitta and other polymict ureilites contain a remarkable diversity of materials, including EH, EL, OC, R- and CB chondrites, in addition to the dominant ureilitic material [1]. These…
Bolide on the weather report 2 October 22:37 local time (2:37 UTC, 4:37 CEST), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
TVA evening news show Meteor was probably above New York State VIDEO (full screen) LINK
Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions with fractionation and unknown nuclear effects (FUN CAIs): I. Mineralogy, petrology, and oxygen isotopic compositions
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Gerald J. Wasserburg, Gary R. Huss, Dimitri Papanastassiou, Andrew M. Davis, Ian D. Hutcheone, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.09.027 Available online 2 October 2014 LINK Abstract We…
Mid-infrared emission spectroscopy of meteorite NWA 7325: Identifying the mineralogy with a non-destructive, remote-sensing technique
Melissa Lane, Cyrena Goodrich, Noriko Kita A polished chip of the Northwest Africa 7325 meteorite, a highly reduced, ungrouped achondrite [1-4], was analyzed using an FTIR spectrometer modified for emission measurements. The chip was roughly…
Meteoritical Bulletin updates
- Northwest Africa 18584 (Eucrite)
- Northwest Africa 18582 (Eucrite-br)
- Northwest Africa 18578 (L3)
- Northwest Africa 18581 (Eucrite)
- Northwest Africa 18576 (LL3-4)
- Northwest Africa 18520 (CVox3)
- Los Vientos 600 (Ureilite-an)
- Northeast Africa 124 (Ureilite)
- Northwest Africa 18439 (Lunar)
- Northwest Africa 18256 (L3)
- Northwest Africa 18231 (Martian (shergottite))
- Northwest Africa 18560 (LL3)
- Caleta el Cobre 081 (L3)
- Calate 064 (L3)
- Catalina 1052 (L3)
- Denader 004 (CB)
- Fengning (Iron, IIIAB)
- Mdeïné 003 (Iron, ungrouped)
- Northwest Africa 16442 (L3-5-melt breccia)
- Gyarub Zangbo (b) (Iron, IAB-sHH)
