Archive for January 21st, 2015

Long-lived magnetism from solidification-driven convection on the pallasite parent body

21/01/2015 21:51 · by karmaka · in asteroid, differentiation, early chronology, paleomagnetism, pallasite, stony-irons

James F. J. Bryson, Claire I. O. Nichols,Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast,Takeshi Kasama, Hossein Alimadadi, Gerrit van der Laan, Francis Nimmo, Richard J. Harrison Nature 517, 472–475, (22 January 2015), doi:10.1038/nature14114 LINK (abstract) A rock hard…

Exhibition ‘Return of the Camp Verde Meteorite’ at Verde Valley Archaeology Center

21/01/2015 19:00 · by karmaka · in exhibitions and shows, IAB, iron

Exhibition ‘Return of the Camp Verde Meteorite‘ at the Verde Valley Archaeology Center from March 1 through August 31 at the Verde Valley Archaeology Center Verde Valley Archaeology Center 385 S. Main Street Camp Verde…

Superchondritic Sm/Nd ratio of the Earth: Impact of Earth’s core formation

21/01/2015 15:46 · by karmaka · in differentiation, Earth, meteorite

M.A. Bouhifd, M. Boyet, C. Cartier, T. Hammouda, N. Bolfan-Casanova, J.L. Devidal, D. Andrault Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 413, 1 March 2015, Pages 158–166 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2014.12.054 LINK

Rheasilvia provenance of the Kapoeta howardite inferred from image 40Ar/39Ar feldspar ages

21/01/2015 12:24 · by karmaka · in achondrite, HED achondrite, howardite, parent body, Vesta

Fara N. Lindsay, Jeremy S. Delaney, Gregory F. Herzog, Brent D. Turrin, Jisun Park, Carl C. Swisher III Earth and Planetary Science Letters available online 19 January 2015 LINK