The morphometry of small impact craters on Bennu: Relationships to geologic units, boulders, and impact armoringOPEN ACCESS
R. Terik Daly, Olivier S. Barnouin, Edward B. Bierhaus, Michael G. Daly, Jeffrey A. Seabrook, Ronald L. Ballouz, Hari Nair, Raymond C. Espiritu, Erica R. Jawin, David Trang, Daniella N. DellaGuistina, Keara N. Burke, Juliette…
Geochemical and mineralogical classification of four new shergottites: NWA 10441, NWA 10818, NWA 11043, and NWA 12335OPEN ACCESS
Kenneth J. Orr, Lucy V. Forman, Kai Rankenburg, Noreen J. Evans, Bradley J. McDonald, Belinda Godel, Gretchen K. Benedix MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Martian meteorites are rare;…
Early Solar System instability triggered by dispersal of the gaseous disk
Beibei Liu, Sean N. Raymond & Seth A. Jacobson Nature, Volume 604, pages 643–646Published: 27 April 2022 LINK “The Solar System’s orbital structure is thought to have been sculpted by an episode of dynamical instability…
Determination of olivine fayalite–forsterite composition in ordinary chondrites by X‐ray diffraction
V. E. Di Cecco, B. C. Hyde, K. T. Tait, R. I. Nicklin MAPSFirst Published: 27 April 2022 LINK “Ordinary chondrites account for the majority of the described meteorites on Earth. To expand the toolbox…
Core segregation during pebble accretion
Peter Olson, Zachary Sharp, Susmita Garai Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 587, 1 June 2022, 117537 LINK “Highlights • Pebble accretion builds terrestrial protoplanets in a few million years.• Core segregation is synchronized to the…
The Radiation Environment of Ceres and Implications for Surface Sampling
T.A. Nordheim, J.C. Castillo-Rogez, M.N. Villarreal, J.E.C. Scully, and E.S. Costello AstrobiologyPublished Online: 21 Apr 2022 LINK “Ceres is a large water-rich dwarf planet located within the asteroid belt. Its surface displays evidence of material…
Identifying the wide diversity of extraterrestrial purine and pyrimidine nucleobases in carbonaceous meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Yasuhiro Oba, Yoshinori Takano, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Toshiki Koga, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin & Hiroshi Naraoka Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 2008Published: 26 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Information “The…
Hydrogen emission from meteors and meteorites: Mapping traces of H2O molecules and organic compounds in small Solar system bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Pavol Matlovič, Adriana Pisarcčíková, Juraj Tóth, Pavel Mach, Peter Čermák, Stefan Loehle, Leonard Kornoš, Ludovic Ferrière, Jiří Šilha, David Leiser, Ranjith Ravichandran Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stac927 LINK Update (2 May 2022):…
A window into atmospheric escape on early Mars provided by argon isotopes in a Martian meteorite
Chelsea D. Willett, William S. Cassata, Naomi E. Marks Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online: 23 April 2022 Update (24 June 2023):Corrigendum to “A window into atmospheric escape on early Mars provided by argon isotopes in…
Synthesis of Amino Acids from Aldehydes and Ammonia: Implications for Organic Reactions in Carbonaceous Chondrite Parent BodiesOPEN ACCESS
Toshiki Koga and Hiroshi Naraoka ACS Earth and Space ChemistryPublication Date: April 22, 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Strecker cyanohydrin synthesis is a known mechanism for the formation of amino acids from aldehydes,…
Natural separation of two primordial planetary reservoirs in an expanding solar protoplanetary diskOPEN ACCESS
Beibei Liu, Anders Johansen, Michiel Lambrechts, Martin Bizzarro and Troels Haugbølle Science Advances • 22 Apr 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 16 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorites display an isotopic composition dichotomy between noncarbonaceous…
The chemistry of the extraterrestrial carbonaceous stone “Hypatia”: A perspective on dust heterogeneity in interstellar spaceOPEN ACCESS
Jan D. Kramers, Georgy A. Belyanin, Wojciech J.Przybyłowicz, Hartmut Winkler, Marco A.G. Andreoli IcarusAvailable online 22 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • The parent body of the carbonaceous, extraterrestrial stone “Hypatia” was primitive.• We…
Formation of fused aggregates under long-term microgravity conditions aboard the ISS with implications for early solar system particle aggregationOPEN ACCESS
Tamara E. Koch, Dominik Spahr, Beverley J. Tkalcec, Oliver Christ, Philomena-Theresa Genzel, Miles Lindner, David Merges, Fabian Wilde, Björn Winkler, Frank E. Brenker MAPSVersion of Record online: 21 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
GRO 95577 (CR1) as a mineralogical analogue for asteroid (101955) Bennu
Victoria E. Hamilton, Hannah H. Kaplan, Harold C. Connolly Jr, Cyrena A. Goodrich, Neyda M. Abreu, Amy A. Simon IcarusAvailable online 21 April 2022 LINK “Highlights • The only known CR1 meteorite is the best…
Fe-Ni sulfides in Tagish Lake: Implications for nebular and parent body conditions of formation
Miranda C. Holt, Christopher D. K. Herd MAPSVersion of Record online: 20 April 2022 LINK “This study examined nine pristine samples representing seven lithologies of the ungrouped C2 carbonaceous chondrite Tagish Lake from the University…
Karavannoe: Mineralogy, trace element geochemistry, and origin of Eagle Station group pallasites
Svetlana N. Teplyakova, Cyril A. Lorenz, Marina A. Ivanova, Munir Humayun, Nataliya N. Kononkova, Sergey E. Borisovsky, Alexander V. Korochantsev, Ian A. Franchi, Nina G. Zinovieva MAPSVersion of Record online: 20 April 2022 LINK “Karavannoe…
“The ice-organic-silicate contents of small solar system bodies: indicators for a comet to asteroid evolutionary pathway”OPEN ACCESS
Havishk Tripathi, Christian Potiszil, Ryoji Tanaka, Eizo Nakamura Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stac1068Published: 20 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Comets and asteroids have traditionally been separated categories, but main belt comets skew…
Evolved components in the eucrite parent body: Records in the layered eucrite Northwest Africa 8021
Yang He, Xiao-Wen Liu, Ai-Cheng Zhang MAPSVersion of Record online: 20 April 2022 LINK “In this study, we report the petrography and mineralogy of a brecciated eucrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 8021, which shows a locally…
Assessing the Sampleability of Bennu’s Surface for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return MissionOPEN ACCESS
Kevin J. Walsh, Edward B. Bierhaus, Dante S. Lauretta, Michael C. Nolan, Ronald-Louis Ballouz, Carina A. Bennett, Erica R. Jawin, Olivier S. Barnouin, Kevin Berry, Keara N. Burke, Bella Brodbeck, Rich Burns, Benton C. Clark,…
A Meteor of Apparent Interstellar Origin in the CNEOS Fireball CatalogOPEN ACCESS (16 April 2019 draft was updated on 19 April 2022, publ. 2 November 2022)
Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb Update (2 November 2022): The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 939, Number 1Published: 2 November 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The earliest confirmed interstellar object, ‘Oumuamua, was discovered in the solar system…
New Constraints on the Composition and Initial Speed of CNEOS 2014-01-08
Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb accepted for publication in RNAASSubmitted on 18 April 2022 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We study the newly released light curve from the fireball of the first interstellar meteor CNEOS 2014-01-08. The measured…
Iron-60 in the Early Solar System Revisited: Insights from In Situ Isotope Analysis of Chondritic TroiliteOPEN ACCESS
János Kodolányi, Peter Hoppe, Christian Vollmer, Jasper Berndt, and Maren Müller The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 929, Number 1Published: 18 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We measured the nickel isotope composition of troilites from…
Preservation of Terrestrial Microorganisms and Organics Within Alteration Products of Chondritic Meteorites from the Nullarbor Plain, AustraliaOPEN ACCESS
Alastair W. Tait, Siobhan A. Wilson, Andrew G. Tomkins, Jessica L. Hamilton, Emma J. Gagen, Alex I. Holman, Kliti Grice, Louisa J. Preston, David J. Paterson, and Gordon Southam Astrobiology, Vol. 22, No. 4Published Online:…
The Los Angeles martian diabase: Phosphate U-Th-Pb geochronology and mantle source constraints
Christopher R.M. McFarlane, John G. Spray Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 18 April 2022 LINK “In situ laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry (LA ICP-MS) is used to determine the U-Th-Pb age of the phosphates…
Experimental constraints on the long-lived radiogenic isotope evolution of the MoonOPEN ACCESS
Joshua F. Snape, Alexander A. Nemchin, Tim Johnson, Stefanie Luginbühl, Jasper Berndt, Stephan Klemme, Laura J. Morrissey, Wim van Westrenen Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 18 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “This study presents the…
Distinguishing the Origin of Asteroid (16) PsycheOPEN ACCESS
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Erik Asphaug, James F. Bell III, Carver J. Bierson, Bruce G. Bills, William F. Bottke, Samuel W. Courville, Steven D. Dibb, Insoo Jun, David J. Lawrence, Simone Marchi, Timothy J. McCoy, Jose…
Unique evidence of fluid alteration in the Kakowa (L6) ordinary chondriteOPEN ACCESS
I. P. Baziotis, C. Ma, Y. Guan, L. Ferrière, S. Xydous, J. Hu, M. A. Kipp, F. L. H. Tissot & P. D. Asimow Scientific Reports, Volume 12, Article number: 5520Published: 12 April 2022 LINK…
The Chicxulub impact and its environmental consequences
Joanna V. Morgan, Timothy J. Bralower, Julia Brugger & Kai Wünnemann Nature Reviews Earth & EnvironmentReview Article, Published: 12 April 2022 LINK “Key points The Chicxulub impact ended the Mesozoic era and was almost certainly…
Coordinated chemical and microstructural analyses of presolar silicate grains from AGB/RGB stars and supernovae in the CO3.0 chondrite Dominion Range 08006
Laura B. Seifert, Pierre Haenecour, Thomas J. Zega MAPSVersion of Record online: 11 April 2022 LINK “We report the structural and chemical analyses of six presolar silicate grains identified in situ in the CO3.0 carbonaceous…
Possible Implications of Relatively High Levels of Initial 60Fe in Iron Meteorites for the Non-Carbonaceous — Carbonaceous Meteorite Dichotomy and Solar Nebula FormationOPEN ACCESS
Alan P. Bossaccepted for ApJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (28 June 2022): The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 933, Number 1Published: 28 June 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Cook et al. (2021) found that iron meteorites…
Did Earth eat its leftovers? Impact ejecta as a component of the late veneerOPEN ACCESS
Philip J. Carter, Sarah T. Stewart Draft version April 11, 2022, to be published in PSJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (19 April 2022):LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 4 “The…
Nano-FTIR Investigation of the CM Chondrite Allan Hills 83100OPEN ACCESS
J. M. Young, T. D. Glotch, M. Yesiltas, V. E. Hamilton, L. B. Breitenfeld, H. A. Bechtel, S. N. Gilbert Corder, Z. Yao JGR PlanetsFirst published: 09 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mid-infrared…
A South Pole–Aitken impact origin of the lunar compositional asymmetryOPEN ACCESS
Matt J. Jones, Alexander J. Evans, Brandon C. Johnson, Matthew B. Weller, Jeffrey C. Andrews-Hanna, Sonia M. Tikoo and James T. Keane Science Advances • 8 Apr 2022 • Vol 8, Issue 14 LINK (OPEN…
Olivine aggregates reveal a complex collisional history of the main group pallasite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Nicolas P. Walte, Gregor J. Golabek MAPSVersion of Record online: 08 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Olivine aggregates, bodies found in pallasites that consist of olivines with coherent grain boundaries and minor amounts…
Crater population on asteroid (101955) Bennu indicates impact armouring and a young surface
E. B. Bierhaus, D. Trang, R. T. Daly, C. A. Bennett, O. S. Barnouin, K. J. Walsh, R.-L. Ballouz, W. F. Bottke, K. N. Burke, M. E. Perry, E. R. Jawin, T. J. McCoy, H….
Glycine amino acid transformation under impacts by small solar system bodies, simulated via high-pressure torsion methodOPEN ACCESS
Kaveh Edalati, Ikuo Taniguchi, Ricardo Floriano & Augusto Ducati Luchessi Scientific Reports, Volume 12, Article number: 5677Published: 05 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Impacts by small solar system bodies (meteoroids, asteroids, comets and…
Mission Overview and Scientific Contributions from the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover After Eight Years of Surface OperationsOPEN ACCESS
Ashwin R. Vasavadain Space Science Reviews218, Article number: 14 (2022)Published: 05 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, with its Curiosity rover, has been exploring Gale crater (5.4° S, 137.8° E) since…
Geologic Context of the OSIRIS-REx Sample Site from High-resolution Topography and ImagingOPEN ACCESS
O. S. Barnouin, E. R. Jawin, R. T. Daly, R.-L. Ballouz, M. G. Daly, J. A. Seabrook, P. Michel, Y. Zhang, C. L. Johnson, K. J. Walsh, M. M. Al Asad, R. Gaskell, J. Weirich,…
Hydrogen Burning of 29Si and Its Impact on Presolar Stardust Grains from Classical NovaeOPEN ACCESS
Lori Downen, Christian Iliadis, Art Champagne, Thomas Clegg, Alain Coc, and Jordi José The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 928, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Presolar stardust grains found in primitive meteorites are believed to…
Meteoritic noble gas constraints on the origin of terrestrial volatilesOPEN ACCESS
Bernard Marty ICARUSIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • The composition of noble gases in primitive meteorites have the potential to yield stringent constraints on…
Investigating S-type asteroid surfaces through reflectance spectra of ordinary chondritesOPEN ACCESS
J. Eschrig, L. Bonal, M. Mahlke, B. Carry, P.Beck, J. Gattacceca IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 April 2022 LINK Update (22 June 2022): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Reflectance spectroscopy• Petrography• Unequilibrated Ordinary…
Spinel in CV chondrules: Investigating precursor legacy and chondrule thermal histories
Nicolas Schnuriger, Camille Cartier, Johan Villeneuve, Valentina Batanova, Maxence Regnault, Yves Marrocchi MAPSVersion of Record online: 01 April 2022 LINK “In carbonaceous chondrites, Mg-spinel (MgAl2O4) grains are ubiquitous in refractory inclusions but rarely reported in…
