A model for meteoritic and lunar 40Ar/39Ar age spectra: Addressing the conundrum of multi-activation energies
P. Boehnke, T. Mark Harrison, M.T. Heizler, P.H. Warren Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 30 August 2016 LINK “Highlights • Reconcile 40Ar/39Ar age spectra of extra-terrestrial samples with diffusive…
In situ oxygen isotope compositions in olivines of different types of cosmic spherules: an assessment of relationships to chondritic particles
N.G. Rudraswami, M. Shyam Prasad, R.H. Jones, K. Nagashima Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 August 2016 LINK “Cosmic spherules collected from deep sea sediments of the Indian Ocean having…
EJBY (H5/6, S2, W0) registered in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database
On August 27, 2016 EJBY was officially registered in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database. “Ejby 55°42.02’N, 12°24.33’E Hovedstaden, Denmark Confirmed fall: 2016 Feb 6 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5/6) History: (H. Haack, NHMD): A bright fireball was…
Microstructures, mineral chemistry, noble gases and nitrogen in the recent fall, Bhuka iron (IAB) meteorite
S.V.S. Murty, P.M. Ranjith, Dwijesh Ray, S. Ghosh, Basab Chattopadhyay, K.L. Shrivastava Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 August 2016 LINK “Highlights • Bhuka iron meteorite has been classified as…
Diachroneity of the Clearwater West and Clearwater East impact structures indicated by the (U–Th)/He dating method
M.B. Biren, M.C. van Soest, J.-A. Wartho, K.V. Hodges, J.G. Spray Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 453, 1 November 2016, Pages 56–66 LINK “Highlights • We dated the Clearwater Lake impact craters (Canada) via…
Phosphate and feldspar mineralogy of equilibrated L chondrites: The record of metasomatism during metamorphism in ordinary chondrite parent bodies.
Lewis, J. A. and Jones, R. H. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12719 Version of Record online: 22 AUG 2016 LINK “In ordinary chondrites (OCs), phosphates and feldspar are secondary minerals known to be the…
Infrasound and seismic detections associated with the 7 September 2015 Bangkok fireballOPEN ACCESS
Corentin Caudron, Benoit Taisne, Anna Perttu, Milton Garcés, Elizabeth A. Silber, Pierrick Mialle Geoscience Letters December 2016, 3:26 First Online: 22 August 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “A bright fireball was reported at 01:43:35 UTC on…
Prolonged magmatism on 4 Vesta inferred from Hf–W analyses of eucrite zircon
J. Roszjar, M.J. Whitehouse, G. Srinivasan, K. Mezger, E.E. Scherer, J.A. Van Orman, A. Bischoff Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 452, 15 October 2016, Pages 216–226 LINK “Highlights • Distinct zircon growth intervals require…
Alteration minerals, fluids, and gases on early Mars: Predictions from 1-D flow geochemical modeling of mineral assemblages in meteorite ALH 84001.OPEN ACCESS
Melwani Daswani, M., Schwenzer, S. P., Reed, M. H., Wright, I. P. and Grady, M. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12713 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Clay minerals, although ubiquitous on the ancient terrains of…
Iron isotope systematics in planetary reservoirs
Paolo A. Sossi, Oliver Nebel, John Foden Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 16 August 2016 LINK “Highlights • Constancy of iron isotopes in chondrites implies a homogeneous solar nebula….
Geophysical and magneto-structural study of the Maâdna structure (Talemzane, Algeria): Insights on its age and origin.
Lamali, A., Rochette, P., Merabet, N., Abtout, A., Maouche, S., Gattacceca, J., Ferrière, L., Hamoudi, M., ASTER Team, Meziane, E.H. and Ayache, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12715 LINK “The Maâdna structure is located…
Forming chondrules in impact splashes – II Volatile retentionOPEN ACCESS
Cornelis Petrus Dullemond, Daniel Harsono, Sebastian Markus Stammler, Anders Johansen Accepted for publication in ApJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract Update (18 Nov. 2016): The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 832, Number 1 LINK “Solving the mystery of…
Predominantly Non-Solar Origin of Nitrogen in Lunar SoilsOPEN ACCESS
J. Mortimer, A.B. Verchovsky, M. Anand Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 11 August 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Simultaneous static-mode mass spectrometric measurements of nitrogen, carbon, helium, neon, and argon, extracted…
Diffusion of Helium in SiC and Implications for Retention of Cosmogenic He
D.J. Cherniak, E.B. Watson, R. Trappisch, J.B. Thomas, D. Chaussende Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 11 August 2016 LINK “Diffusion of helium has been characterized in silicon carbide of cubic…
Crystallization and cooling conditions for the diogenite formation in the turbulent magma ocean of the asteroid 4 VestaOPEN ACCESS
Yusuke Kawabata, Hiroko Nagahara PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The asteroid 4 Vesta has been completely differentiated to core and mantle despite its small size, of which surface materials are howardite-eucrite-diogenite (HED) meteorites that we know the…
Isotopic enrichment of forming planetary systems from supernova pollutionOPEN ACCESS
Tim Lichtenberg (ETH Zurich), Richard J. Parker (Liverpool JMU), Michael R. Meyer (ETH Zurich) accepted for publication in MNRAS 10.1093/mnras/stw1929 arXiv:1608.01435 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Heating by short-lived radioisotopes (SLRs) such as aluminum-26 and iron-60 fundamentally…
Irradiation of nitrogen-rich ices by swift heavy ions – Clues for the formation of ultracarbonaceous micrometeorites
B. Augé, E. Dartois, C. Engrand, J. Duprat, M. Godard, L. Delauche, N. Bardin, C. Mejía, R. Martinez, G. Muniz. A. Domaracka, P. Boduch and H. Rothard A&A Volume 592, August 2016 , A99 Published…
The provenance, formation, and implications of reduced carbon phases in Martian meteorites.
Steele, A., McCubbin, F. M. and Fries, M. D. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12670 LINK “This review is intended to summarize the current observations of reduced carbon in Martian meteorites, differentiating between terrestrial contamination…
Lead isotope evidence for a young formation age of the Earth–Moon systemOPEN ACCESS
J.N. Connelly, M. Bizzarro Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 452, 15 October 2016, Pages 36-43 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • We use Pb isotopes to constrain the timing of the Moon-forming giant impact. •…
A partially differentiated interior for (1) Ceres deduced from its gravity field and shape
R. S. Park, A. S. Konopliv, B. G. Bills, N. Rambaux, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, C. A. Raymond, A. T. Vaughan, A. I. Ermakov, M. T. Zuber, R. R. Fu, M. J. Toplis, C. T. Russell,…
Distinction between amorphous and healed planar deformation features in shocked quartz using composite color scanning electron microscope cathodoluminescence (SEM-CL) imagingOPEN ACCESS
Hamers, M. F., Pennock, G. M., Herwegh, M. and Drury, M. R. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12711 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Planar deformation features (PDFs) in quartz are one of the most reliable and most widely used…
Cooling rates of LL, L and H chondrites and constraints on the duration of peak thermal conditions: Diffusion kinetic modeling and implications for fragmentation of Asteroids and impact resetting of petrologic types
Jibamitra Ganguly, Massimiliano Tirone, Kenneth Domanik Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 2 August 2016 LINK “We have carried out detailed thermometric and cooling history studies of several LL-, L- and…
Inward Radial Mixing of Interstellar Water Ices in the Solar Protoplanetary Disk
Lionel G. Vacher, Yves Marrocchi, Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Johan Villeneuve, and Matthieu Gounelle The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 827, Number 1 Published 2016 August 2 LINK “The very wide diversity of asteroid compositions in the…
Preservation of ancient impact ages on the R chondrite parent body: 40Ar/39Ar age of hornblende-bearing R chondrite LAP 04840.
Righter, K., Cosca, M. A. and Morgan, L. E. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12692 LINK “The hornblende- and biotite-bearing R chondrite LAP 04840 is a rare kind of meteorite possibly containing outer solar system…
An analysis of Apollo lunar soil samples 12070,889, 12030,187, and 12070,891: Basaltic diversity at the Apollo 12 landing site and implications for classification of small-sized lunar samples.
Alexander, L., Snape, J. F., Joy, K. H., Downes, H. and Crawford, I. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12689 LINK “Lunar mare basalts provide insights into the compositional diversity of the Moon’s interior. Basalt…
Subsurface deformation in hypervelocity cratering experiments into high-porosity tuffs.
Winkler, R., Poelchau, M. H., Moser, S. and Kenkmann, T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12694 LINK “Hypervelocity impact experiments on porous tuff targets were carried out to determine the effect of porosity on deformation…
Energy dissipation at the silica glass/compressed aerogel interface: The fate of Wild 2 mineral grains and fragments smaller than ~100 nm.
Rietmeijer, F. J. M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12695 LINK “Allocation FC6,0,10,0,26 from Stardust track 10 shows a slightly wavy silica glass/compressed silica aerogel interface exposing a patchwork of compressed silica aerogel domains and…
Major elements and noble gases of the Jinju (H5) meteorite, an observed fall on March 9, 2014, in South Korea
Keisuke Nagao, Makiko K. Haba, Jong Ik Lee, Taehoon Kim, Mi Jung Lee, Changkun Park, Yong Joo Jwa, Byeon-Gak Choi GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL Vol. 50 (2016) No. 4 p. 315-325 Released on J-STAGE 20160731 abstract “The…
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)
