Astronomy through the microscope: A workshop during the opening night of the 2016 IMC;-)
Netjes, G. J.; de Vet, S. Proceedings of the International Meteor Conference, Egmond, the Netherlands, 2-5 June 2016, Eds.: Roggemans, A.; Roggemans, P., ISBN 978-2-87355-030-1, pp. 205-208 Publication Date: 01/2016 PDF “During the IMC workshop…
Transmission electron microscopic study of the fine-grained vein matrix in the Suizhou L6 meteorite
Xie Xiande , Wang Jianbo, Gu Xiangping, Xiong Yi, Jia Shuangfeng Acta Geochimica June 2016, Volume 35, Issue 2, pp 105-110 LINK “The mineralogy of shock vein matrix in the Suizhou meteorite has been investigated…
Typology of dust particles collected by the COSIMA mass spectrometer in the inner coma of 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko
Y. Langevin, M. Hilchenbach, N. Ligier, S. Merouane, K. Hornung, C. Engrand, R. Schulz, J. Kissel, J. Rynö, P. Eng, the COSIMA team Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 January 2016 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.01.027 LINK…
Oxygen isotopic evidence for vigorous mixing during the Moon-forming giant impact
By Edward D. Young, Issaku E. Kohl, Paul H. Warren, David C. Rubie, Seth A. Jacobson, Alessandro Morbidelli Science 29 Jan 2016: Vol. 351, Issue 6272, pp. 493-496 DOI: 10.1126/science.aad0525 update (16 March): PDF (open…
Chronological study of oxygen isotope composition for the solar protoplanetary disk recorded in a fluffy Type A CAI from Vigarano
Noriyuki Kawasaki, Shoichi Itoh, Naoya Sakamoto, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 January 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.12.031 LINK “Fluffy Type A Ca-Al-rich inclusions (CAIs) containing reversely zoned melilite crystals are…
I-Xe systematics of the impact plume produced chondrules from the CB carbonaceous chondrites: Implications for the half-life value of 129I and absolute age normalization of 129I-129Xe chronometer
O. Pravdivtseva, A. Meshik, C.M. Hohenberg, A.N. Krot Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 January 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.01.012 LINK “It is inferred that magnesian non-porphyritic chondrules in the CB (Bencubbin-type) carbonaceous…
Genetic relationship between Na-rich chondrules and Ca,Al-rich inclusions? – Formation of Na-rich chondrules by melting of refractory and volatile precursors in the Solar Nebula
Samuel Ebert, Addi Bischoff Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 January 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.01.014 LINK “Al-rich objects (Ca,Al-rich inclusions (CAIs), Al-rich chondrules, Al-rich fragments) occur in all chondrite classes. These objects…
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…
40 Ar/ 39 Ar and cosmic ray exposure ages of plagioclase-rich lithic fragments from Apollo 17 regolith, 78461
J. Das, S. Baldwin, J. Delano Earth, Planets and Space 2016, 68:11 (26 January 2016) PDF (open access) abstract “Argon isotopic data is used to assess the potential of low-mass samples collected by sample return…
Noble gases in 18 Martian meteorites and angrite Northwest Africa 7812—Exposure ages, trapped gases, and a re-evaluation of the evidence for solar cosmic ray-produced neon in shergottites and other achondrites
Wieler, R., Huber, L., Busemann, H., Seiler, S., Leya, I., Maden, C., Masarik, J., Meier, M. M. M., Nagao, K., Trappitsch, R. and Irving, A. J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12600 Article first published…
Chemistry and oxygen isotopic composition of cluster chondrite clasts and their components in LL3 chondrites
Metzler, K. and Pack, A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12592 Article first published online: 25 JAN 2016 LINK “Cluster chondrites are characterized by close-fit textures of deformed and indented chondrules, taken as evidence for…
Determination of volatile concentrations in fluorapatite of Martian shergottite NWA 2975 by combining synchrotron FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, EMPA, and TEM, and inferences on the volatile budget of the apatite host-magma.
Słaby, E., Koch-Müller, M., Förster, H.-J., Wirth, R., Rhede, D., Schreiber, A. and Schade, U. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12598 Article first published online: 25 JAN 2016 LINK “We combined the focused ion beam…
Moshampa is officially registered as LL5 in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Moshampa is officially registered as LL5 in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database More information on the fall can be found HERE MetBull writeup 36° 57′ 57″N, 47° 41′ 28″E Zanjan, Iran Confirmed fall: 2015 Classification: Ordinary…
Petrography and classification of NWA 7402: A new sulfide-rich unequilibrated ordinary chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Christine E. Jilly-Rehak, Gary R. Huss, Lydie Bonal, Eric Twelker Chemie der Erde – Geochemistry doi:10.1016/j.chemer.2016.01.001 Received 26 January 2015, Revised 1 September 2015, Accepted 4 January 2016, Available online 23 January 2016 LINK PDF…
A search for H-chondritic chromite grains in sediments that formed immediately after the breakup of the L-chondrite parent body 470 Ma ago
Philipp R. Heck, Birger Schmitz, Surya S. Rout, Travis Tenner, Krysten Villalon, Anders Cronholm, Fredrik Terfelt, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.11.042 In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 23 January 2016 LINK “A…
The chlorine isotope composition of Martian meteorites 2. Implications for the early solar system and the formation of Mars
Sharp, Z., Williams, J., Shearer, C., Agee, C. and McKeegan, K. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12591 Article first published online: 22 JAN 2016 LINK “We determined the chlorine isotope composition of 16 Martian meteorites…
On time variations of the intensity of galactic cosmic rays for the recent billion years from the data on exposure ages of iron meteorites
V. A. Alexeev Solar System Research January 2016, Volume 50, Issue 1, pp 24-32 First online: 22 January 2016 (Original Russian Text © V.A. Alexeev, 2016, published in Astronomicheskii Vestnik, 2016, Vol. 50, No. 1,…
New reflectance spectra of 40 asteroids: A comparison with the previous results and an interpretation
V. V. Busarev Solar System Research January 2016, Volume 50, Issue 1, pp 13-23 First online: 22 January 2016 (Original Russian Text © V.V. Busarev, 2016, published in Astronomicheskii Vestnik, 2016, Vol. 50, No. 1,…
Determination of the height of the “meteoric explosion”
V. V. Shuvalov, O. P. Popova, V. V. Svettsov, I. A. Trubetskaya… Solar System Research January 2016, Volume 50, Issue 1, pp 1-12 First online: 22 January 2016 (Original Russian Text © V.V. Shuvalov, O.P….
Tafassasset has been reclassified as “primitive achondrite”
Writeup from MB 105: Meteoritical Bulletin Database / Writeup from MB 105 “Tafassasset, reclassification Agadez, Niger Find: 2000 Classification: Primitive achondrite History: A comparison of the overall petrography, modal mineralogy, mineral compositions, oxidation state, and…
Spectral variability on primitive asteroids of the Themis and Beagle families: space weathering effects or parent body heterogeneity? (updated: Jan. 21)
S. Fornasier, C. Lantz, D. Perna, H. Campins, M.A. Barucci, D. Nesvorny Icarus Available online 15 January 2016 Last update (21 January 2016): PDF (open access) LINK “Themis is an old and statistically robust asteroid…
Constraints on core formation in Vesta from metal–silicate partitioning of siderophile elements
E.S. Steenstra, J.S. Knibbe, N. Rai, W. van Westrenen Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 14 January 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.01.002 LINK “It is now widely accepted that the asteroid 4–Vesta has an…
The atmospheric impact trajectory of asteroid 2014 AA
D. Farnocchia, S. R. Chesley, P. G. Brown, P. W. Chodas PDF (open access) abstract updated on 10 March: Icarus, in Press, Accepted Manuscript LINK “Near-Earth asteroid 2014 AA entered the Earth’s atmosphere on 2014…
First finding of impact melt in the IIE Netschaëvo meteorite
van Roosbroek, N., Pittarello, L., Greshake, A., Debaille, V. and Claeys, P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12596 first published online: 12 JAN 2016 LINK “About half of the IIE nonmagmatic iron meteorites contain silicate…
Origin of the p-process radionuclides 92Nb and 146Sm in the early solar system and inferences on the birth of the Sun
Maria Lugaro, Marco Pignatari, Ulrich Ott, Kai Zuber, Claudia Travaglio, György Gyürky, and Zsolt Fülöp PNAS2016 ; published ahead of print January 11, 2016, doi:10.1073/pnas.1519344113 LINK “Significance Radioactive nuclei with half-lives of the order of…
Abundance of 60Fe inferred from nanoSIMS study of QUE 97008 (L3.05) chondrules
Ritesh Kumar Mishra, Kuljeet Kaur Marhas, Sameer Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 436 Available online 11 January 2016 LINK “60Fe–60Ni relative chronometry (t1/2=2.62 Mat1/2=2.62 Ma) studies within silicate phases of two chondrules (Ch1b, Ch5)…
2D condensation model for the inner Solar Nebula: an enstatite-rich environment
Francesco C. Pignatale, Kurt Liffman, Sarah T. Maddison, Geoffrey Brooks Accepted in MNRAS on 2015 December 23. Received 2015 December 16; in original form 2015 May 04 Published online on 7 Jan 2016 PDF (open…
High crustal diversity preserved in the lunar meteorite Mount DeWitt 12007 (Victoria Land, Antarctica)
Collareta, A., D’Orazio, M., Gemelli, M., Pack, A. and Folco, L. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12597 Article first published online: 8 JAN 2016 LINK The meteorite Mount DeWitt (DEW) 12007 is a polymict regolith…
Complexities in pyroxene compositions derived from absorption band centers: Examples from Apollo samples, HED meteorites, synthetic pure pyroxenes, and remote sensing data
Moriarty, D. P. and Pieters, C. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12588 Article first published online: 8 JAN 2016 LINK
Microchondrules in three unequilibrated ordinary chondrites
Bigolski, J. N., Weisberg, M. K., Connolly, H. C. and Ebel, D. S. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12585 Article first published online: 8 JAN 2016 LINK “We report on a suite of microchondrules from…
Space weathering of silicates simulated by successive laser irradiation: In situ reflectance measurements of Fo90, Fo99+, and SiO2.
Loeffler, M. J., Dukes, C. A., Christoffersen, R. and Baragiola, R. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12581 Article first published online: 8 JAN 2016 LINK
Effect of a synchrotron X-ray microtomography imaging experiment on the amino acid content of a CM chondrite.
Friedrich, J. M., Glavin, D. P., Rivers, M. L. and Dworkin, J. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12595 Article first published online: 8 JAN 2016 LINK
MURRILI meteorite (H5/S2-5, 1.68 kg) fallen on Nov 27, 2015 (10:43:44.50 UTC) was found at Kati Thanda (Lake Eyre South), South Australia – Success of Desert Fireball Network
Last update: 15 February, 2021 Chasing Meteors ABC Radio National, Earshot, 5 December 2016 AUDIO (MP3) “I just went out on our little veranda for a smoke and a relax after work and there is…
Core solidification and dynamo evolution in a mantle-stripped planetesimal
A. Scheinberg, L. T. Elkins-Tanton, G. Schubert and D. Bercovici Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Article first published online: 5 JAN 2016 | DOI: 10.1002/2015JE004843 LINK “The physical processes active during the crystallization of a…
A catalog of video records of the 2013 Chelyabinsk superbolide
Introductory comment: At last Nikita Loskutov’s excellent work in documenting the videos of the fall since 2013 has been acknowledged! I do welcome the publication of this paper and the online database very much! It…
Xenon and iodine reveal multiple distinct exotic xenon components in Efremovka “nanodiamonds”
J.D. Gilmour, G. Holland, A.B. Verchovsky, A.V. Fisenko, S.A. Crowther, G. Turner Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 31 December 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.12.028 LINK
Diepenveen (CM2-an) is officially registered in the Meteoritical Bulletin
LINK “Diepenveen 52° 17′ 35″N, 6° 7′ 30″E Overijssel, Netherlands Probable fall: 1873 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2, anomalous) History: (M. Langbroek, Naturalis and DMS, N. de Kort, KNVWS): A single 68-g stone in private ownership…
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)
- Calate 064 (L3)
- Caleta el Cobre 081 (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)
