Tungsten isotopic constraints on the age and origin of chondrules
Gerrit Budde, Thorsten Kleine, Thomas S. Kruijer, Christoph Burkhardt, and Knut Metzler PNAS2016 ; published ahead of print February 29, 2016, doi:10.1073/pnas.1524980113 LINK “Significance The origin of chondrules—millimeter-sized silicate-rich spherules that dominate the most primitive…
Refractory and semi-volatile organics at the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: Insights from the VIRTIS/ROSETTA Imaging Spectrometer
E. Quirico, L.V. Moroz, B. Schmitt, G. Arnold, M. Faure, P. Beck, L. Bonal, M. Ciarniello, F. Capaccioni, G. Filacchione, S. Erard, C. Leyrat, D. Bockelée-Morvan, A. Zinzi, E. Palomba, P. Drossart, F. Tosi, M.T….
Reassessing the Cooling Rate and Geologic Setting of Martian Meteorites MIL 03346 and NWA 817
Frank Richter, Marc Chaussidon, Ruslan Mendybaev, Edwin Kite Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 February 2016 LINK “Lithium concentration and isotopic fractionation profiles across augite grains from two Martian meteorites…
Re-analysis of previous laboratory phase curves: 2. Connections between opposition effect morphology and spectral features of stony meteorites
Estelle Déau, Linda J. Spilker, Alberto Flandes Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 February 2016 LINK “We investigate connections between the opposition phase curves and the spectra from ultraviolet to near infrared wavelengths…
Meteorites of bolide on February 17 at ~ 9:44:11 pm CST (UTC-6) have been found near Crosbyton, west of Lubbock, Texas, USA (updated: Feb. 29)
Last update (Feb. 29) On February 29, 2016 Sonny Clary reported on his website * that Terry Scott and himself had found a 36.1 gram specimen in a cotton field near Crosbyton, Texas (~ 33°39’34.3″N…
Exploring the Origins of Deuterium Enrichments in Solar Nebular Organics
L. Ilsedore Cleeves, Edwin A. Bergin, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Fujun Du, Dawn Graninger, Karin I. Öberg, and Tim J. Harries Astrophysical Journal, Volume 819, Number 1 Published 2016 February 23 LINK “Deuterium-to-hydrogen (D/H) enrichments…
Revisiting the lifetime estimate of large presolar grains in the interstellar medium
Hiroyuki Hirashita, Takaya Nozawa, Ryosuke S. Asano, Typhoon Lee Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 February 2016 doi:10.1016/j.pss.2016.02.006 updated (Feb. 24) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Some very large View the…
Oxygen isotopes in the early protoplanetary disk inferred from pyroxene in a classical type B CAI
Jérôme Aléon Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 440, 15 April 2016, Pages 62–70 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.02.007 LINK “A major unanswered question in solar system formation is the origin of the oxygen isotopic dichotomy between the Sun…
Structural Characterization of Iron Meteorites through Neutron Tomography
Stefano Caporali, Francesco Grazzi, Filomena Salvemini, Ulf Garbe, Steven Peetermans and Giovanni Pratesi Minerals 2016, 6(1), 14; doi:10.3390/min6010014 Published: 19 February 2016 PDF (open access) abstract “In this communication, we demonstrate the use of neutron…
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…
Correlations and zoning patterns of phosphorus and chromium in olivine from H chondrites and the LL chondrite Semarkona
McCanta, M. C., Beckett, J. R. and Stolper, E. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12604 LINK “Phosphorus zoning is observed in olivines in high-FeO (type IIA) chondrules in H chondrites over the entire range…
Investigations of Al-Dalang and Al-Hawashat meteorites
A. M. Gismelseed , S. B. Abdallah, A. D. Al-Rawas, F. N. Al-Mabsali, H. M. Widatallah, M. E. Elzain, A. A. Yousif, T. Ericsson, H. Annersten Hyperfine Interactions December 2016, 237:14 First online: 18 February…
Characterization of Mason Gully (H5): The second recovered fall from the Desert Fireball Network
Dyl, K. A., Benedix, G. K., Bland, P. A., Friedrich, J. M., Spurný, P., Towner, M. C., O’Keefe, M. C., Howard, K., Greenwood, R., Macke, R. J., Britt, D. T., Halfpenny, A., Thostenson, J. O.,…
Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd isotopic and REE studies of igneous components in the bulk matrix domain of Martian breccia Northwest Africa 7034
Nyquist, L. E., Shih, C.-Y., McCubbin, F. M., Santos, A. R., Shearer, C. K., Peng, Z. X., Burger, P. V. and Agee, C. B. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12606 LINK “The bulk matrix domain…
Description of a very dense meteorite collection area in western Atacama: Insight into the long-term composition of the meteorite flux to Earth.
Hutzler, A., Gattacceca, J., Rochette, P., Braucher, R., Carro, B., Christensen, E. J., Cournede, C., Gounelle, M., Laridhi Ouazaa, N., Martinez, R., Valenzuela, M., Warner, M. and Bourles, D. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12607…
A potential hidden layer of meteorites below the ice surface of AntarcticaOPEN ACCESS
G. W. Evatt, M. J. Coughlan, K. H. Joy, A. R. D. Smedley, P. J. Connolly, I. D. Abrahams PDF (open access) Supplementary Notes and References (PDF) Nature Communications 7, Article number: 10679 doi:10.1038/ncomms10679 Published…
Footprints of a possible Ceres asteroid paleo-family
V. Carruba, D. Nesvorný, S. Marchi, S. Aljbaae Accepted for publication in MNRAS PDF (open access) abstract “Ceres is the largest and most massive body in the asteroid main belt. Observational data from the Dawn…
Aqueous Corrosion of Olivine in the Mars Meteorite Miller Range (MIL) 03346 During Antarctic Weathering: Implications for Water on Mars
Michael A. Velbel Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 15 February 2016 LINK “Several nakhlites (clinopyroxenite meteorites from Mars) contain olivine phenocrysts with corrosion features identical in size, shape and distribution…
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…
OSCEOLA – First six meteorites of the fall on January 24 at 10.30 am EST in Northern Florida, USA have been found
UPDATE: April 2, 2016 Osceola was officially registered as L6 in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database on April 2, 2016 LINK “Osceola 30°27.16’N, 82°27.25’W Florida, USA Confirmed fall: 2016 Jan 24 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6) History:…
Ni/S/Cl systematics and the origin of impact-melt glasses in Martian meteorite Elephant Moraine 79001
Schrader, C. M., Cohen, B. A., Donovan, J. J. and Vicenzi, E. P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12612 LINK “Martian meteorite Elephant Moraine A79001 (EET 79001) has received considerable attention for the unusual composition…
Planetary Embryo Bow Shocks as a Mechanism for Chondrule Formation
Christopher R. Mann, Aaron C. Boley, and Melissa A. Morris The Astrophysical Journal 2016 ApJ 818 103 Published 2016 February 11 LINK update (18 May 2016): PDF (open access) “We use radiation hydrodynamics with direct…
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…
Lithologic variation within bright material on Vesta revealed by linear spectral unmixing
F. Zambon, F. Tosi, C. Carli, M.C. De Sanctis, D.T. Blewett, E. Palomba, A. Longobardo, A. Frigeri, E. Ammannito, C.T. Russell, C.A. Raymond Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 10 February 2016 LINK “Vesta’s…
Mineralogy of Presolar Silicate and Oxide Grains of Diverse Stellar Origins
Ann N. Nguyen, Lindsay P. Keller, and Scott Messenger Astrophysical Journal, Volume 818, Number 1 LINK “We report the chemical and structural analysis of nine presolar silicate grains and one presolar oxide grain from the…
EJBY – Eleven meteorites (H5/6, S2, 8982.4 g) found – Danekræ compensation paid – Fall on 6 February 2016 at 21:07:18-23 UTC in Ejby, Herlev, Glostrup, Rødovre, Vanløse, Sjælland, Denmark – Shattered meteorite main mass (6695.8 g) in Herlev – Finds in Ejby (58.8 g, 510.4 g, 437.7 g, 431 g, 350 g, 319 g, 38.5 g), Rødovre (58.5 g), Glostrup (64.6 g) and Vanløse (18.1 g) (UPDT: Jul 5, 2019)
An updated (2/2021) and extended version of this post has been established on this Ejby page (Last update of text below: 11 February 2018) Last update: 11 February 2018 (11:00 CET) According to a press…
Asteroid (16) Psyche: The Science of Visiting a Metal World
L. T. Elkins-Tanton, E. Asphaug, J. Bell, D. Bercovici, B. G. Bills, R. P. Binzel, W. F. Bottke, J. Goldsten, R. Jaumann, I. Jun, D. J. Lawrence, S. Marchi, D. Oh, R. Park, P. N….
A Core Dynamo on an Iron Meteorite Parent Body and the Magnetism of Metallic Asteroids
B. P. Weiss, J. F. J. Bryson, R. J. Harrison, J. A. Neufeld, L. T. Elkins-Tanton, C. T. Russell, C. A. Raymond, F. Nimmo, J. Herrero-Albillos, F. Kronast 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016),…
Paleomagnetic Evidence for a Partially Differentiated H Chondrite Parent Planetesimal
J. F. J. Bryson, B. P. Weiss, A. Scholl, A. T. Young, F. Nimmo 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1546 PDF
Does the Magnetization of CV Meteorites Record a Parent Body Core Dynamo?
J. A. Tarduno, T. M. O’Brien, A. V. Smirnov 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2609 PDF
Hydrogen Isotopic Evolution of Water and Organic Compounds on Chondritic Asteroids
L. Piani, L. Remusat, F. Robert, H. Yurimoto 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1707 PDF
Catching Constraints on the Parent Body Genesis of Mesosiderites and a Possible Link to HED (Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite) Meteorites — A New Hope?
B. Baecker, B. A. Cohen 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2179 PDF
Mineralogy, Petrology, and Mineral Chemistry of Northwest Africa 8173: An Anomalous Enstatite Achondrite with Evidence for High-Temperature Silicate Sulphidation
D. D. Uribe, M. R. M. Izawa, P. J. A. McCausland, R. L. Flemming 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2797 PDF
The Diversity of Anomalous HEDs: Isotopic Constraints on the Connection of EET 92023, GRA 98098, and Dhofar 700 with Vesta
M. E. Sanborn, Q.-Z. Yin, D. W. Mittlefehldt 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2256 PDF
Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001 — A New CBa Chondrite
T. E. Koch, F. E. Brenker, A. N. Krot, M. Bizzarro 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1968 PDF
Large Solar Cosmic Ray Effects on Oued Awlitis 001 Lunar Meteorite and Northwest Africa 10134 Shergottite
K. Nishiizumi, M. W. Caffee, A. J. T. Jull 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1669 PDF
40Ar/39Ar Ages vs. Meteoroid Depth in Murchison (CM2): A Test of the Solar Heating Hypothesis
J. S. Delaney, B. Turrin, F. N. Lindsay, J. Park, G. F. Herzog, C. C. Swisher III 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1569 PDF
Rationalizing the Composition and Alteration of Ceres
H. Y. McSween, J. Castillo-Rogez, J. P. Emery, M. C. De Sanctis, Dawn Science Team 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1258 PDF
Chemical Composition of Queen Alexandra Range 97008: An Organic-Rich Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrite
M. Yesiltas, T. D. Glotch 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2536 PDF
Extended Meteor Hunting with Smartphones as Surveillance Cameras
P. G. Vizi, Sz. Bérczi, Sz. Csizmadia, T. Hegedus 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1797 PDF
D/H-Ratio and Microstructure of a Strongly Hydrated Microclast in the Rumuruti Chondrite Northwest Africa 6828
A. Greshake, P. Hoppe, R. Wirth 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1026 PDF
Meteorite Fractures and Scaling for Atmospheric Entry
K. L. Bryson, D. R. Ostrowski 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2619 PDF
Allende Meteorite Remanence: Evidence for Magnetic Interactions
T. M. O’Brien, J. A. Tarduno 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2913 PDF
The Composition of the Flux of Micrometeorites after the L-Chondrite Parent Body Breakup ~470 Ma Ago: ≤1% H Chondritic, ≥99% L Chondritic
P. R. Heck, B. Schmitz, S. S. Rout, T. Tenner, K. Villalon, A. Cronholm, F. Terfelt, N. T. Kita 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1191 PDF
The Revealed Real Story of the Nagy-Vázsony Iron Meteorite
I. Kubovics, Zs. Kereszty, Sz. Bérczi, Gy. A. Gönczi 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1555 PDF
Mineralogy of Experimentally Heated Tagish Lake
A. Nakato, Q. H.-S. Chan, T. Nakamura, Y. Kebukawa, M. E. Zolensky 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1218 PDF
Characterizing Type 1 Aqueous Alteration in CM Carbonaceous Chondrites with Modal Mineral Abundances
A. J. King, P. F. Schofield, S. S. Russell 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1130 PDF
Stable Isotope Facilities at the Center for Stable Isotopes (CSI), University of New Mexico
K. Ziegler, Z. D. Sharp 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2717 PDF
Spectral Properties of Primitive Achondrite Meteorites: Establishing S-Type Asteroid-Meteorite Connections
M. P. Lucas, J. P. Emery, T. Hiroi, R. E. Milliken 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #3003 PDF
EURO-CARES: Project Roadmap of a European Sample Curation Facility
A. Hutzler, L. Ferrière, C. L. Smith, S. Russell, J. Aléon, L. Berthoud, J. R. Brucato, M. Gounelle, M. Grady, A. Meneghin, F. Westall, EURO-CARES Consortium 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1937…
Water and the Formation of the Northwest Africa 8114 Martian Regolith
J. L. MacArthur, J. C. Bridges, L. J. Hicks, R. Burgess, K. H. Joy 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2916 PDF
Ar Ages of Martian Meteorite Northwest Africa 7034
F. N. Lindsay, J. S. Delaney, B. D. Turrin, G. F. Herzog, J. Park, C. C. Swisher III 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #3013 PDF
Electron Probe Microanalysis, Micro X-Ray Diffraction, and Deuterium-Hydrogen Analysis of Hydrous Alteration in Martian Meteorites Northwest Africa 10416 and 8159
Z. Vaci, H. E. Newsom, C. B. Agee, A. J. Brearley, O. Tschauner, C. D. K. Herd 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2538 PDF
Metamorphism on Mars: A View from Eskolaite-Bearing Chromite-Magnetites in Northwest Africa (NWA) 7533
Y. Liu, C. Ma, J. Beckett, D. Flannery, A. Allwood 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1127 PDF
40Ar/39Ar Systematics and Noble Gas Components in the Early Amazonian Martian Meteorite Northwest Africa 8159
W. S. Cassata 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2118 PDF
Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd Isotopic Studies of Nakhlite Northwest Africa 10153
M. Righter, T. J. Lapen, R. Andreasen, A. J. Irving 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2780 PDF
Northwest Africa 4480 Revisited: Petrologic, Isotopic, and Noble Gas Studies of an Unshocked, Maskelynite-Free Mafic Shergottite with a Long Cosmic Ray Exposure Age
A. J. Irving, R. Andreasen, M. Righter, T. J. Lapen, H. Busemann, M. Izawa, D. E. Moser, P. P. Sipiera 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2330 PDF
EURO-CARES: The Education and Outreach Opportunities Offered by a European Sample Curation Facility
M. M. Grady, B. Dryer, S. S. Russell, J. Aléon, L. Berthoud, J. R. Brucato, L. Ferrière, M. Gounelle, A. Hutzler, A. Meneghin, C. L. Smith, F. Westall, EURO-CARES Consortium 47th Lunar and Planetary Science…
Hydrogen Isotopic Composition of Apatite in Northwest Africa 7034: A Record of the “Intermediate” H-Isotopic Reservoir in the Martian Crust?
F. M. McCubbin, J. J. Barnes, A. R. Santos, J. W. Boyce, M. Anand, I. A. Franchi, C. B. Agee 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1326 PDF
Meteorite Hills (MET) 00526: An Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrite with High Presolar Grain Abundances
C. Floss, P. Haenecour 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1030 PDF
A Highly Unusual Clast in Semarkona with a Complex Evolutionary History: Further Evidence of the Diversity of Solar Nebula Materials and Processes
E. Dobrica, A. J. Brearley, D. S. Ebel, M. K. Weisberg, K. Ziegler 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2317 PDF
New Kind of Chondrite: A Clast with Carbonaceous, Ordinary, and Unique Characteristics in the Northwest Africa 10214 LL3 Breccia
A. E. Rubin, J. P. Breen, J. Isa, S. Tutorow 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1048 PDF
Famenin, Iran Ordinary Chondrite 2015 Fall: Non-Destructive Analysis
P. J. A. McCausland, R. L. Flemming, M. J. Mazur, J. Umoh, D. W. Holdsworth, J. Wengenroth 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #3064 PDF
A Space Oddity: A Nanosims Study of a Primitive Ultracarbonaceous Clast and Fine-Grained Matrix in the LaPaz Icefield 02342 CR Chondrite
C. E. Moyano-Cambero, L. R. Nittler, J. M. Trigo-Rodríguez, C. M. O’D. Alexander, J. Davidson, R. M. Stroud 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2537 PDF
The Origin and Significance of the CCAM Line: Evidence from Chondrules and Dark Inclusions in Allende (CV3)
R. C. Greenwood, I. A. Franchi, M. E. Zolensky, P. C. Buchanan 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2153 PDF
Oxygen and Carbon Isotopic Ratios of Carbonates in the Nogoya CM Chondrite
W. Fujiya, K. Fukuda, M. Koike, A. Ishida, Y. Sano 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1712 PDF
Micro-Inclusions in a Layered Clast in Semarkona
D. S. Ebel, M. K. Weisberg, E. Dobrica, J. N. Bigolski, A. J. Brearley, K. Ziegler 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1779 PDF
A CAI in the Highly Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrite Northwest Africa 8276: Implications for CAI Formation and Processing
S. S. Russell, S. Itoh, T. Salge, Y. Higashi, N. Kawasaki, N. Sakamoto 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1989 PDF
Continuing the Search for the Most Primitive CO Chondrites: The Oxygen Isotope Perspective
R. C. Greenwood, I. A. Franchi, C. M. O’D. Alexander, K. T. Howard 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2206 PDF
Northwest Africa 5400/6077: Deciphering the Origin of the Mysterious Achondrite with a New Look at the Isotopic Composition
M. E. Sanborn, Q.-Z. Yin, B. Schmitz, Y. Amelin 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2309 PDF
First Report of Aldehydes and Ketones in the Tagish Lake Meteorite: Optimized Methodology and Preliminary Results
D. N. S. Simkus, R. W. Hilts, C. D. K. Herd, J. C. Aponte, J. E. Elsila 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2370 PDF
P-Rich Olivines in the Impact Melt Lithology of the Chelyabinsk Meteorite
I. B. Baziotis, L. Ferrière, P. D. Asimow, D. Topa, F. Brandstätter 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1437 LINK
Northwest Africa 8535 and Northwest Africa 10463: New Insights into the Angrite Parent Body
A. R. Santos, C. B. Agee, C. K. Shearer, F. M. McCubbin 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2590 PDF
Mass Deficiency Problem in Large Meteorite Falls
N. A. Artemieva, V. V. Shuvalov 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1749 LINK
CAIs in Semarkona (LL3.0)
R. K. Mishra, J. I. Simon, D. K. Ross, K. K. Marhas 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2750 PDF
Refining Theories of Accretion in the Early Solar System: Petrographic, Major-, Platinum-Group Element, and Osmium Isotope Characteristics of Angrite Metals
A. J. V. Riches, K. W. Burton, G. M. Nowell, C. W. Dale, A. J. Irving, A. R. Santos 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2858 PDF
A Comparative Study of the Zaklodzie and Northwest Africa 4301 Anomalous Enstatite Achondrites
D. D. Uribe, P. J. A. McCausland, M. R. M. Izawa 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #3071 PDF
Pristine Pre-Accretionary Signatures in CM Chondrite Silicates: A Common Parent-Body with the CO Chondrites?
D. L. Schrader, J. Davidson 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1288 PDF
Water Abundance in the Tagish Lake Meteorite from TGA and IR Spectroscopy: Evaluation of Aqueous Alteration
C. M. Gilmour, C. D. K. Herd, E. A. Cloutis, M. Cuddy, P. Mann 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1765 PDF
A Real Space Rosetta Stone — The Almahata Sitta Meteorite
V. H. Hoffmann, M. Kaliwoda, R. Hochleitner, M. Funaki, S. Decker 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1874 PDF
Choteau Makes Three: A Characterization of the Third Member of the Vermillion Subgroup
J. D. Gregory, R. G. Mayne, J. S. Boesenberg, M. Humayun, A. P. Silver, R. C. Greenwood, I. A. Franchi 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2393 PDF
Synchrotron Radiation XRD Analysis of Indialite in Yamato-82094 Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite
T. Mikouchi, K. Hagiya, N. Sawa, M. Kimura, K. Ohsumi, M. Komatsu, M. Zolensky 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1919 PDF
Assessing the Formation of Ungrouped Achondrite Northwest Africa 8186: Residue, Crystallization Product, or Recrystallized Chondrite?
P. Srinivasan, F. M. McCubbin, C. B. Agee 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1620 PDF
Highly Siderophile Element and 187Re-187Os Isotopic Systematics of Ungrouped Achondrite Northwest Africa 6704
G. J. Archer, R. J. Walker, A. J. Irving, Y. Amelin 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2578 PDF
Silicon Isotope Composition of Ungrouped Achondrite Northwest Africa 7325
X. Chen, T. J. Lapen, R. Andreasen, M. Righter, A. J. Irving, H. S. Chafetz 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2812 PDF
The Chemical Composition of Matrix, Chondrules and Bulk Meteorite of the CM Chondrite Jbilet Winselwan
P. Friend, D. C. Hezel, J.-A. Barrat, J. Zipfel, H. Palme 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1893 PDF
Samarium Isotopic Constraints for an Early Compaction Age of Northwest Africa 7533
M. Humayun, H. Hidaka, S. Yoneda, C. Göpel, B. Zanda, R. H. Hewins 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1725 PDF
Formation and Preservation of Methane in Aqueously Altered and Shocked CM Carbonaceous Chondrites
P. Lindgren, N. J. F. Blamey, J. Parnell, M. R. Lee 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1133 PDF
Nitrogen and Carbonaceous Isotopic Variations in Several Carbonaceous Chondrites — A Hunt for the Carrier Phases
M. Bose, T. J. Zega, K. Domanik 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1671 PDF
Possible Relationship Between Organic Abundance and Aqueous Alteration of CM2 Carbonaceous Chondrites
M. P. Callahan 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1691 PDF
Redistribution of Alkaline Elements in Chondrules of the Sayama (CM2) Meteorite: Possible Alteration Effect in Association with Aqueous Activity in the Early Solar System
H. Hidaka, T. Higuchi, S. Yoneda 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1782 PDF
Mineralogy and Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Exotic F6 Chondrite Clasts in the Cumberland Falls Aubrite
S. M. Kuehner, J. H. Wittke, K. Ziegler, A. J. Irving 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2304 PDF
A homogeneous nucleus for comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko from its gravity field
M. Pätzold T. Andert M. Hahn S. W. Asmar J.-P. Barriot M. K. Bird B. Häusler K. Peter S. Tellmann E. Grün P. R. Weissman H. Sierks L. Jorda R. Gaskell F. Preusker F. Scholten…
The weathering of micrometeorites from the Transantarctic Mountains
Matthias van Ginneken, Matthew J. Genge, Luigi Folco, Ralph P. Harvey Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 February 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.11.045 LINK “Micrometeorites are cosmic dust particles recovered from the Earth’s…
The initial abundance and distribution of 92Nb in the Solar System
Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Yi-Jen Lai, Waheed Akram, Yuri Amelin, Maria Schönbächler Earth and Planetary Science Letters Available online 11 February 2016 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.02.005 Updated: February 11, 2016 PDF (open access) abstract “Niobium-92 is an extinct proton-rich nuclide,…
A gamma-ray spectroscopy survey of Omani meteorites
Patrick Weber, Beda A Hoffmann, Tamer Tolba, Jean-Luc Vuilleumier submitted to Meteoritics ans Planetary Science PDF (open access) abstract “The gamma-ray activities of 33 meteorite samples (30 ordinary chondrites, 1 Mars meteorite, 1 iron, 1…
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
Thermal evolution and sintering of chondritic planetesimals III. Modelling the heat conductivity of porous chondrite material
Stephan Henke, Hans-Peter Gail, Mario Trieloff updated: 12 April 2016 A&A Volume 589, May 2016 Published online: 12 April 2016 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527687 LINK PDF (open access) abstract “The construction of models for the internal constitution…
Mobility of Iron and Nickel at Low Temperatures: Implications for 60Fe-60Ni Systematics of Chondrules from Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrites
Myriam Telus, Gary R. Huss, Ryan C. Ogliore, Kazuhide Nagashima, Daryl L. Howard, Matthew G. Newville, Andrew G. Tomkins Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 February 2016 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.11.046 LINK “The…
Meteoritical Bulletin updates
- Oued El Hamim 003 (Eucrite)
- Northwest Africa 18237 (Ureilite)
- Northwest Africa 18222 (Ureilite)
- Northwest Africa 18223 (Eucrite)
- Northwest Africa 18205 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18206 (Eucrite-melt breccia)
- Northwest Africa 18122 (Eucrite)
- Ganq 027 (L3)
- Dalangtan 004 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18188 (LL3)
- Hammadah al Hamra 348 (Ureilite)
- Gadamis 010 (Angrite)
- Northwest Africa 18184 (CV3)
- Northwest Africa 18180 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18181 (L3)
- Sabkhat Arryd 002 (Eucrite-pmict)
- Northwest Africa 18183 (Eucrite-melt breccia)
- Yagan 003 (LL3)
- Northwest Africa 18164 (CK3)
- Northwest Africa 18163 (Winonaite)
