Improved method of hydrous mineral detection by latitudinal distribution of 0.7-μm surface reflectance absorption on the asteroid Ryugu
Shingo Kameda, Yasuhiro Yokota, Toru Kouyama, Eri Tatsumi, Marika Ishida, Tomokatsu Morota, Rie Honda, Naoya Sakatani, Manabu Yamada, Moe Matsuoka, Hidehiko Suzuki, Yuichiro Choe, Masahiko Hayakawa, Chikatoshi Honda, Hirotaka Sawada, Kazuo Yoshioka, Kazunori Ogawa, Seiji…
Cohesion of regolith: Measurements of meteorite powdersOPEN ACCESS
Yuuya Nagaashi, Takanobu Aoki, Akiko M. Nakamura Accepted for publication in Icarus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (6 February 2021): LINK “The cohesion of particles has a significant effect on the properties of small bodies. In…
The discovery of meteorites near the Yamato Mountains: How the 1969 discoveries changed planetary science
Akira Yamaguchi, Kazuyuki Shiraishi, Ralph Harvey Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceInvited ReviewVersion of Record online: 27 January 2021 LINK “No abstract is available for this article.”
A detailed record of the BELARE 2019－2020 meteorite recovery expedition on the Nansen Ice Field, East AntarcticaOPEN ACCESS
Steven Goderis, Mehmet Yesiltas, Hamed Pourkhorsandi, Naoki Shirai, Manu Poudelet, Martin Leitl, Akira Yamaguchi, Vinciane Debaille, Philippe Claeys Antarctic Record 65:1-20 – Conference Paper LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This report summarizes the Belgian Antarctic…
Ådalen / Refvelsta / Altuna / Fjärdhundra (prov.) iron meteorite of 7 November 2020 (21:27:04 UT) bolide found near Revelsta, Altuna, Fjärdhundra, Enköping Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden
Last update: 2 November 2024 The regmaglypted ‘Ådalen’ (prov.) iron meteorite with its velvety fusion crust. Photo: Andreas Forsberg and Anders Zetterqvist On 23 February it was announced that on 5 December 2020 a 13.8-kilogram…
In-situ visualization of dynamic fracture and fragmentation of an L-type ordinary chondrite by combined synchrotron X-ray radiography and microtomography
Lukasz Farbaniec, David J. Chapman, Jack R.W. Patten, Liam C. Smith, James D. Hogan, Alexander Rack, Daniel E. Eakins IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 26 January 2021 LINK “Highlights • Dynamic mechanical properties of…
Primordial porous structure of chondrite parent bodies due to self-gravityOPEN ACCESS
Tomomi Omura, Akiko M. Nakamura Accepted for publication in The Planetary Science Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The porosity of an asteroid is important when studying the evolution of our solar system through small bodies and…
Implications of High Polarization Degree for the Surface State of RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Daisuke Kuroda, Jooyeon Geem, Hiroshi Akitaya, Sunho Jin, Jun Takahashi, Koki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Naito, Kana Makino, Tomohiko Sekiguchi, Yoonsoo P. Bach, Jinguk Seo, Shuji Sato, Hiroshi Sasago, Koji S. Kawabata, Aoi Kawakami, Miyako Tozuka, Makoto…
Space Weathering within C-Complex Main Belt Asteroid FamiliesOPEN ACCESS
Cristina A. Thomas, David E. Trilling, Andrew S. Rivkin, Tyler Linder to be published in the Astronomical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Moving Object Catalog, we study color…
ID-TIMS zircon U-Pb geochronology of the Camel Donga eucrite
Makiko K. Haba, Jörn-Frederik Wotzlaw Chemical GeologyAvailable online 22 January 2021 LINK “Highlights • A method for efficient extraction of small zircons from bulk meteorite samples.• High-precision ID-TIMS U-Pb dating for zircons from the Camel…
Olivines in main-group pallasites: magma-ocean cumulates or partial melting residues?OPEN ACCESS
J.-A. Barrat, L. Ferrière Geochemical Perspectives Letters v16Published 21 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Main-group pallasites (MGPs) are meteorites mainly composed of Fe-Ni metal and olivines, the latter being considered as one of…
Bifurcation of planetary building blocks during Solar System formationOPEN ACCESS
Tim Lichtenberg, Joanna Dra̧żkowska, Maria Schönbächler, Gregor J. Golabek, Thomas O. Hands Science, 22 Jan 2021Vol. 371, Issue 6527, pp. 365-370 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Published 21 January 2021; authors’ version LINK Supplementary Materials (PDF) “Geochemical…
A very early origin of isotopically distinct nitrogen in inner Solar System protoplanetsOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal, Rajdeep Dasgupta & Bernard Marty Nature Astronomy (2021) LINK Preprint (differs from the journal version) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Understanding the origin of life-essential volatiles such as nitrogen (N) in…
Salt – A critical material to consider when exploring the solar system
M.R.M. Izawa, P.L. King, P. Vernazza, J.A. Berger, W.A. McCutcheon IcarusAvailable online 20 January 2021 LINK “Highlights • Mid-IR spectra of mixtures of salt and E, C, and O chondrites are reported.• Intimate mixtures of…
Study of Bursa L6 ordinary chondrite by X‐ray diffraction, magnetization measurements, and Mössbauer spectroscopy
Alevtina A. Maksimova, Evgeniya V. Petrova, Andrey V. Chukin, Ozan Unsalan, Ábel Szabó, Zoltán Dankházi, Israel Felner, Dmitry A. Zamyatin, Ernő Kuzmann, Zoltán Homonnay, Michael I. Oshtrakh Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 20…
The Allende meteorite: Landmark and cautionary tale
Timothy J. McCoy, Catherine M. Corrigan Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceInvited Review, Version of Record online: 20 January 2021 LINK
CM carbonaceous chondrite falls and their terrestrial alterationOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Luke Daly, Cameron Floyd, Pierre‐Etienne Martin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM carbonaceous chondrites provide unique insights into the composition of…
Presolar stardust in highly pristine CM chondrites Asuka 12169 and Asuka 12236OPEN ACCESS
Larry R. Nittler, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Andrea Patzer, Maximilien J. Verdier‐Paoletti Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report a NanoSIMS search for presolar grains…
Fe‐redox changes in Itokawa space‐weathered rimsOPEN ACCESS
L. J. Hicks, J. C. Bridges, T. Noguchi, A. Miyake, J. D. Piercy, S. H. Baker Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Synchrotron Fe‐K X‐ray absorption…
The response of zircon to the extreme pressures and temperatures of a lightning strikeOPEN ACCESS
Gavin G. Kenny & Matthew A. Pasek Scientific Reports volume 11, Article number: 1560 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hypervelocity impacts can produce features in zircon that are not normally produced by endogenic processes….
Elemental composition and physical characteristics of the massive meteorite of the Saudi Empty QuarterOPEN ACCESS
M. S. AlSalhi, V. Masilamani, Nasser Alarifi, W. Aslam Farooq, M. Atif, Shahid Ramay, Hayat Saeed Althobaiti, Saqib Anwar, Ibrahim Elkhedr, Bassam A.Abuamarah Journal of King Saud University – ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online…
Iron‐rich olivine in the unequilibrated ordinary chondrite, MET 00526: Earliest stages of formation
Elena Dobrică, Adrian J. Brearley Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 12 January 2021 LINK “In order to understand the effects of the earliest stages of hydrothermal alteration and fluid‐assisted metamorphism on the matrices…
Calathus: A sample-return mission to Ceres
Oriane Gassot, Paolo Panicucci, Giacomo Acciarini, Helena Bates, Manel Caballero, Pamela Cambianica, Maciej Dziewiecki, Zelia Dionnet, Florine Enengl, Selina-Barbara Gerig, Felix Hessinger, Lucy Kissick, Moritz Novak, Carmine Pellegrino, Angèle Pontoni, Tânia M.Ribeiro, Clemens Riegler, Nini…
Microstructures of enstatite in fine-grained CAIs from CV3 chondrites: Implications for mechanisms and conditions of formation
Shaofan Che, Adrian J. Brearley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 12 January 2021 LINK “Enstatite is a ubiquitous phase in chondritic meteorites, interplanetary dust particles, and cometary samples. In equilibrium condensation models, enstatite is predicted…
Nickel isotopic evidence for late-stage accretion of Mercury-like differentiated planetary embryosOPEN ACCESS
Shui-Jiong Wang, Wenzhong Wang, Jian-Ming Zhu, Zhongqing Wu, Jingao Liu, Guilin Han, Fang-Zhen Teng, Shichun Huang, Hongjie Wu, Yujian Wang, Guangliang Wu & Weihan Li Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 294 (2021) LINK (OPEN…
Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimationOPEN ACCESS
Stefan E. Schröder, Olivier Poch, Marco Ferrari, Simone De Angelis, Robin Sultana, Sandra M. Potin, Pierre Beck, Maria Cristina De Sanctis & Bernard Schmitt Nature Communications 12 , 1–9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The…
Stirred not shaken; critical evaluation of a proposed Archean meteorite impact in West GreenlandOPEN ACCESS
Chris Yakymchuk, Christopher L. Kirkland, Aaron J.Cavosie, Kristoffer Szilas, Julie Hollis, Nicholas J.Gardiner, Pedro Waterton, Agnete Steenfelt, Laure Martin Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 557, 1 March 2021, 116730 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • We…
Organic Matter in Cometary EnvironmentsOPEN ACCESS
Adam J. McKay and Nathan X. Roth Life 2021, 11(1), 37Review LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Comets contain primitive material leftover from the formation of the Solar System, making studies of their composition important for understanding…
The Great Chinese Fireball of December 22, 2020OPEN ACCESS
Albino Carbognani manuscript submitted to EPJPlus Update (9 March): manuscript v2 submitted to EPJPlus PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (2 June 2021): The European Physical Journal Plus volume 136, Article number: 616 (2021)LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Collisions and compositional variability in chondrule-forming eventsOPEN ACCESS
Emmanuel Jacquet Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 January 2021 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Compound chondrules, i.e. chondrules fused together, make a powerful probe of the density and compositional diversity in…
Carbonaceous chondrite meteorites experienced fluid flow within the past million yearsOPEN ACCESS
Simon Turner, Lucy McGee, Munir Humayun, John Creech, Brigitte Zanda Science 08 Jan 2021:Vol. 371, Issue 6525, pp. 164-167DOI: 10.1126/science.abc8116 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials “Carbonaceous chondritic meteorites are primordial Solar System materials…
Trajectory and orbit of the unique carbonaceous meteorite FlensburgOPEN ACCESS
Jiří Borovička, Felix Bettonvil, Gerd Baumgarten, Jörg Strunk, Mike Hankey, Pavel Spurný, Dieter Heinlein Manuscript submitted to Meteoritics & Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (9 February 2021): LINK “The C1-ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite Flensburg fell…
Heating events in the nascent solar system recorded by rare earth element isotopic fractionation in refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
J. Y. Hu, N. Dauphas, F. L. H. Tissot, R. Yokochi, T. J. Ireland, Z. Zhang, A. M. Davis, F. J. Ciesla, L. Grossman, B. L. A. Charlier, M. Roskosz, E. E. Alp, M. Y….
Synthesis of Organic Matter in Aqueous Environments Simulating Small Bodies in the Solar System and the Effects of Minerals on Amino Acid FormationOPEN ACCESS
Walaa Elmasry, Yoko Kebukawa, and Kensei Kobayashi Life 2021, 11(1), 32 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The extraterrestrial delivery of organics to primitive Earth has been supported by many laboratory and space experiments. Minerals played an…
Modeling the evaporation of CAI-like melts, and constraining the origin of CH-CB CAIs
Marina A. Ivanova, Ruslan A. Mendybaev, Sergei I. Shornikov, Cyril A. Lorenz, Glenn J. MacPherson Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 5 January 2021 LINK “To address the bulk compositions of CAIs…
The effects of terrestrial weathering on samarium‑neodymium isotopic composition of ordinary chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Hamed Pourkhori, Vinciane Debaille, Rosalind M.G. Armytage, Matthias van Ginneken, Pierre Rochette, Jérôme Gattacceca Chemical GeologyAvailable online 4 January 2021 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Submitted: 13 January 2021 “Following their fall to Earth, meteorites experience…
Thermally altered subsurface material of asteroid (162173) Ryugu
K. Kitazato, R. E. Milliken, T. Iwata, M. Abe, M. Ohtake, S. Matsuura, Y. Takagi, T. Nakamura, T. Hiroi, M. Matsuoka, L. Riu, Y. Nakauchi, K. Tsumura, T. Arai, H. Senshu, N. Hirata, M. A….
The origin of the Moon’s Earth-like tungsten isotopic composition from dynamical and geochemical modelingOPEN ACCESS
Rebecca A. Fischer, Nicholas G. Zube & Francis Nimmo Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 35 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Earth and Moon have identical or very similar isotopic compositions for many…
History of the solar nebula from meteorite paleomagnetismOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, Xue-Ning Bai and Roger R. Fu Science Advances 01 Jan 2021:Vol. 7, no. 1, eaba5967DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba5967 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials “We review recent advances in our understanding of magnetism…
