Impacts may provide heat for aqueous alteration and organic solid formation on asteroid parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Minami Yasui, Taku Tazawa, Ryohei Hashimoto, Masahiko Arakawa & Kazunori Ogawa Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 2, Article number: 95 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chemical reactions on asteroid parent bodies, such as aqueous…
Isotope Systematics of Presolar Silicate Grains: New Insights from Magnesium and Silicon
Peter Hoppe, Jan Leitner, János Kodolányi, and Christian Vollmer The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 913, Number 1 LINK “We report on Mg and Si isotope data of 86 presolar silicate grains identified through NanoSIMS oxygen ion…
Cosmogenic noble gas nuclides in zircons from the Estherville mesosiderite
Makiko K. Haba, Keisuke Nagao Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 May 2021 LINK “Zirconium produces cosmogenic Kr through spallation reactions with cosmic rays. Meteoritic zircons (ZrSiO4) therefore possibly contain a significant amount…
The chemical composition and homogeneity of the Allende matrixOPEN ACCESS
M.B. Neuland, K. Mezger, A. Riedo, M. Tulej, P. Wurz Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 May 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • The composition of the Allende meteorite matrix derived…
The In Situ Exploration of a Relict Ocean World: An Assessment of Potential Landing and Sampling Sites for a Future Mission to the Surface of CeresOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer E. C. Scully, Samantha R. Baker, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez and Debra L. Buczkowski The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 3Published: 10 May, 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Dawn orbiter’s exploration of…
Impact glasses from Belize represent tektites from the Pleistocene Pantasma impact crater in NicaraguaOPEN ACCESS
Pierre Rochette, Pierre Beck, Martin Bizzarro, Régis Braucher, Jean Cornec, Vinciane Debaille, Bertrand Devouard, Jérôme Gattacceca, Fred Jourdan, Fabien Moustard, Frédéric Moynier, Sébastien Nomade & Bruno Reynard Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 2, Article number:…