Thulium anomalies and rare earth element patterns in meteorites and Earth: Nebular fractionation and the nugget effect
N. Dauphas, A. Pourmand Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta in press, arXiv:1503.08708 PDF (full text) LINK Update (11 April): doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.03.037 LINK
Darkening of Mercury’s surface by cometary carbon
Megan Bruck Syal, Peter H. Schultz, Miriam A. Riner Nature Geoscience (2015) doi:10.1038/ngeo2397 published online 30 March 2015 LINK
Mineralogy, petrography, geochemistry, and classification of the Košice meteorite
Daniel Ozdín, Jozef Plavčan, Michaela Horňáčková, Pavel Uher, Vladimír Porubčan, Pavel Veis, Jozef Rakovský, Juraj Tóth, Patrik Konečný and Ján Svoreň Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12405 LINK
Prof. Phil Bland on the Australian Desert Fireball Network
Networks of cameras record fireballs in the sky Phil Bland, Professor of Planetary Science at Curtin University in Perth, describes the Australian Desert Fireball Network Science Show, ABC, 28 March 2015 (4:03 min.) AUDIO (MP3)…
The Composition of Vesta from the Dawn Mission
Thomas B. McCord, Jennifer E.C. Scully Icarus doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.03.022 accepted Manuscript, available online 27 March 2015 LINK (full text)
Extinct isotope heterogeneities in the mantles of Earth and Mars: Implications for mantle stirring rates
Jacobsen, S. B. and Yu, G. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12426 LINK
Shock-produced akimotoite in the Suizhou L6 chondrite
Ming Chen, XianDe Xie Science China Earth Sciences March 2015 LINK
Growth of asteroids, planetary embryos and Kuiper belt objects by chondrule accretion
Anders Johansen, Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, Pedro Lacerda Science Advances arXiv:1503.07347 accepted for publication, submitted 25 March 2015 LINK PDF (full text) Chondrules are millimeter-sized spherules that dominate primitive meteorites (chondrites) originating from the asteroid belt….
Early stages of core segregation recorded by Fe isotopes in an asteroidal mantle
J.A. Barrat, O. Rouxel, K. Wang, F. Moynier, A. Yamaguchi, A. Bischoff, J. Langlade Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 419, 1 June 2015, Pages 93–100 LINK Ureilite meteorites are achondrites that are debris of…
Density and Charge of Pristine Fluffy Particles from Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
M. Fulle et al. The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume 802 Number 1 ApJ 802 L12. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/802/1/L12 published 24 März 2015 LINK
Asteroid (4) Vesta II: Exploring a geologically and geochemically complex world with the Dawn Mission
Timothy J. McCoy, Andrew W. Beck, Thomas H. Prettyman, David W. Mittlefehldt Chemie der Erde – Geochemistry doi:10.1016/j.chemer.2014.12.001 available online 24 March 2015 LINK
Spectroscopy of a κ-Cygnid fireball afterglow
José M. Madiedo Planetary and Space Science (accepted for publication on March 22, 2015 ) LINK PDF (full text)
Jupiter’s decisive role in the inner Solar System’s early evolution
Konstantin Batygin and Greg Laughlin PNAS 2015 ; published ahead of print March 23, 2015, doi:10.1073/pnas.1423252112 LINK Supporting Information (PDF)
Cosmogenic nuclides in the Košice meteorite: Experimental investigations and Monte Carlo simulations
Pavel P. Povinec, Jozef Masarik, Ivan Sýkora, Andrej Kováčik, Juraj Beňo, Matthias M. M. Meier, Rainer Wieler, Matthias Laubenstein and Vladimir Porubčan Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12380 LINK
Various aspects of the petrogenesis of the Martian shergottite meteorites
Jones, J. H. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12421 LINK
Optical observations of meteors generating infrasound: Weak shock theory and validation
Silber, E. A., P. G. Brown, and Z. Krzeminski (2015) J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 120, doi:10.1002/2014JE004680 Article first published online: 18 MAR 2015 LINK
Common origins of RNA, protein and lipid precursors in a cyanosulfidic protometabolism
Bhavesh H. Patel, Claudia Percivalle, Dougal J. Ritson, Colm D. Duffy, John D. Sutherland Nature Chemistry (2015) doi:10.1038/nchem.2202 LINK Update (2 April 2015): Interview with John Sutherland in Science Friday Podcast (26 March 2015 /…
Olivine and pyroxene from the mantle of asteroid 4 Vesta
Nicole G. Lunning, Harry Y. McSween Jr., Travis J. Tenner, Noriko T. Kita, Robert J. Bodnar Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 418, 15 May 2015, Pages 126–135 LINK
Thermal evolution and sintering of chondritic planetesimals II. Improved treatment of the compaction process
Hans-Peter Gail, Stephan Henke and Mario Trieloff A&A Volume 576, April 2015 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
A new calibration to determine the closure temperatures of Fe-Mg ordering in augite from nakhlites
M. Alvaro, M. C. Domeneghetti, A. M. Fioretti, F. Cámara and L. Marinangeli Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12436 LINK
The Nature of Primitive R Chondrite Material: Characterization of an R3.2 Clast in Mount Prestrud 95404
K. E. Miller, D. S. Lauretta , H. C. Connolly , K. Nagashima , and K. Domanik 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015) PDF LINK
Large bolide disintegrates above Swiss Alps (15 March, 19:44 UTC)
Large bolide with fragmentations and detonations, at least 8.8 seconds The end of the trajectory was probably above the high Alps in Switzerland, just southsoutheast of Lake Lucerne. Update (16 March 2015): First trajectory calculation…
A second Porangaba meteorite has been found and presented to the public
On February 7 Renato Poltronieri was contacted by José Maria of Porangaba who had found a second meteorite weighing 425 grams. José Maria gave a fragment of 131 grams to Renato Poltronieri which was then…
Pulse-laser irradiation experiments of Murchison CM2 chondrite for reproducing space weathering on C-type asteroids
Moe Matsuoka, Tomoki Nakamura, Yuki Kimura, Takahiro Hiroi, Ryosuke Nakamura, Satoshi Okumura, Sho Sasaki Icarus available online 14 March 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.02.029 LINK
Second natural quasicrystal ever found in ancient meteorite
Luca Bindi, Nan Yao, Chaney Lin, Lincoln S. Hollister, Christopher L. Andronicos, Vadim V. Distler, Michael P. Eddy, Alexander Kostin, Valery Kryachko, Glenn J. MacPherson, William M. Steinhardt, Marina Yudovskaya, Paul J. Steinhardt Scientific Reports,…
The August θ-Aquillid fireballs and possible relationship with the asteroid 2004MB6
Kokhirova, G. I. and Babadzhanov, P. B. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12431 LINK
Amino acid analyses of R and CK chondrites
Burton, A. S., McLain, H., Glavin, D. P., Elsila, J. E., Davidson, J., Miller, K. E., Andronikov, A. V., Lauretta, D. and Dworkin, J. P. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12433 LINK
Hydrogen and major element concentrations on 433 Eros: Evidence for an L- or LL-chondrite-like surface composition
Peplowski, P. N., Bazell, D., Evans, L. G., Goldsten, J. O., Lawrence, D. J. and Nittler, L. R. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12434 LINK
Igneous and shock processes affecting chassignite amphibole evaluated using chlorine/water partitioning and hydrogen isotopes
Giesting, P. A., Schwenzer, S. P., Filiberto, J., Starkey, N. A., Franchi, I. A., Treiman, A. H., Tindle, A. G. and Grady, M. M. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12430 LINK
Impact-related noncoaxial deformation in the Pułtusk H chondrite inferred from petrofabric analysis
Krzesińska, A., Gattacceca, J., Friedrich, J. M. and Rochette, P. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12429 LINK
Tracking the source of the enriched martian meteorites in olivine-hosted melt inclusions of two depleted shergottites, Yamato 980459 and Tissint
T.J. Peters, J.I. Simon, J.H. Jones, T. Usui, R. Moriwaki, R.C. Economos, A.K. Schmitt, K.D. McKeegan Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 418, 15 May 2015, Pages 91–102 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.02.033 LINK
Neutral Na in Cometary Tails as a Remnant of Early Aqueous Alteration
Y. Ellinger, F. Pauzat, O. Mousis, A. Guilbert-Lepoutre, F. Leblanc, M. Ali-Dib, M. Doronin, E. Zicler, and A. Doressoundiram The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume 801 Number 2 ApJ 801 L30. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/801/2/L30 LINK
Chelyabinsk, Zond IV, and a possible first-century fireball of historical importance
Hartmann, W. K. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12428 LINK Comment on “Chelyabinsk, Zond IV, and a possible first‐century fireball of historical importance” William K. Hartmann, Alexander Forte, Alina SABYR Meteorit Planet Sci. ….
Formation and transformations of Fe-rich serpentines by asteroidal aqueous alteration processes: A nanoscale study of the Murray chondrite
Agnès Elmaleh, Franck Bourdelle, Florent Caste, Karim Benzerara, Hugues Leroux, Bertrand Devouard Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.03.007 available online 12 March 2015 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
The 2015 J. Lawrence Smith Medal awarded to Hiroko Nagahara
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Early Evolution of the Earth-Moon System with a Fast-Spinning Earth
Jack Wisdom, ZhenLiang Tian Icarus available online 7 March 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.02.025 LINK
Origin of native silicon and iron silicides in the Dhofar 280 lunar meteorite
M. A. Nazarov, S. I. Shornikov, S. I. Demidova Petrology March 2015, Volume 23, Issue 2, pp 168-175 LINK
Possible serpentine relicts in lunar meteorites
S. I. Demidova, M. A. Nazarov, T. Ntaflos, F. Brandstätter Petrology March 2015, Volume 23, Issue 2, pp 116-126 LINK
Characteristics and origin of the components of the carbonaceous chondrite NWA 470
M. A. Ivanova, M. I. Petaev Petrology March 2015, Volume 23, Issue 2, pp 150-167 <a href=”http://link.springer.com/article/10.1134%2FS0869591115020058″ target=”_blank”><strong>LINK</strong></a>
Incorporation of water into olivine during nebular condensation: Insights from density functional theory and thermodynamics, and implications for phyllosilicate formation and terrestrial water inventory
Abu Asaduzzaman, Krishna Muralidharan and Jibamitra Ganguly Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12409 Article first published online: 6 MAR 2015 LINK
Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars
C. Freissinet, D. P. Glavin, P. R. Mahaffy, K. E. Miller, J. L. Eigenbrode, R. E. Summons, A. E. Brunner, A. Buch, C. Szopa, P. D. Archer Jr, H. B. Franz, S. K. Atreya, W….
Processing in a transitional environment of CV and CK chondrites’ parent bodies in the light of mineralogical and petrological analysis of NWA 1465 CV3 meteorite
A. Kereszturi, Sz. Ormandi, S. Jozsa Planetary and Space Science available online 3 March 2015 doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.02.016 LINK
Impact vaporization of planetesimal cores in the late stages of planet Formation
Richard G. Kraus, Seth Root, Raymond W. Lemke, Sarah T. Stewart, Stein B. Jacobsen, Thomas R. Mattsson Nature Geoscience 8, 269–272 doi:10.1038/ngeo2369 LINK Supplementary Information(PDF)
Photoluminescence of silicon-vacancy defects in nanodiamonds of different chondrites
A. A. Shiryaev, A. V. Fisenko, L. F. Semjonova, A. A. Khomich, I. I. Vlasov Meteoritics and Planetary Science PDF (full text) LINK
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)
