Geochemical evidence for the origin of the IIE parent body from H chondrite-like material
S. N. Teplyakova, M. Humayun, C. A. Lorenz, M. A. Ivanova MAPSVersion of Record online: 31 July 2022 LINK “Isotopic compositions of O, Mo, and Cu in the IIE iron meteorites have indicated a close…
Cranfield (H3-5, S3, >596.83 g) meteorite fall (27 April 2022, 8:03 a.m. CDT (13:03 GMT)) officially registered
MB 111 Writeup: Cranfield “Cranfield 31°33’06.1″N, 91°11’36.6″W Mississippi, United States Confirmed fall: 2022 Apr 27 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3-5) History: (M. Fries): On April 27, 2022, at 8:03 a.m. CDT (1303 GMT) multiple eyewitnesses from Arkansas, Louisiana,…
Characterizing the degree of aqueous alteration in a fresh sample of Mukundpura CM chondrite fall using ATR-FTIR and TGA
A. Dixit, R. P. Tripathi, Sudhanshu Kumar, Mohd. Azaj Ansari, K. Sreenivas MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 July 2022 LINK “Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) measurements on immediately collected Mukundpura show the typical feature for phyllosilicates…
High precision multi-collector 40Ar/39Ar dating of moldavites (Central European tektites) reconciles geochrological and paleomagnetic data
Gianfranco Di Vincenzo Chemical GeologyIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 July 2022 LINK “Highlights • Moldavites are excellent material to be dated by the 40Ar/39Ar method.• 40Ar/39Ar data demonstrate an excellent intra- and inter-sample…
Asteroid families: properties, recent advances, and future opportunitiesOPEN ACCESS
Bojan Novaković, David Vokrouhlický, Federica Spoto & David Nesvorný Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Volume 134, Article number: 34Published: 22 July 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Collisions are one of the key processes shaping…
Kinetic isotope effects in H2O2 self-decomposition: Implications for triple oxygen isotope systematics of secondary minerals in the solar system
Hao Guo, Xiaoxiao Yu, Mang Lin Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 594, 15 September 2022 LINK “Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a ubiquitous molecule in nature that shapes the redox state of planetary surfaces. Given that…
Geochemistry of lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 11962 and its potential source region/crater in the Procellarum KREEP terraneOPEN ACCESS
Andreas Bechtold, Toni Schulz, Wencke Wegner, Dieter Mader, Christian Patterer, Christian Koeberl MAPSVersion of Record online: 21 July 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Lunar meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 11962 is a regolith breccia with…
Anatomy of rocky planets formed by rapid pebble accretion III. Partitioning of volatiles between planetary core, mantle, and atmosphereOPEN ACCESS
Anders Johansen, Thomas Ronnet, Martin Schiller, Zhengbin Deng, Martin Bizzarro Version accepted for Astronomy & Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Volatile molecules containing hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen are key components of planetary atmospheres. In the pebble…
Anatomy of rocky planets formed by rapid pebble accretion II. Differentiation by accretion energy and thermal blanketingOPEN ACCESS
Anders Johansen, Thomas Ronnet, Martin Schiller, Zhengbin Deng, Martin Bizzarro Version accepted for Astronomy & Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We explore the heating and differentiation of rocky planets that grow by rapid pebble accretion. Our…
Anatomy of rocky planets formed by rapid pebble accretion I. How icy pebbles determine the core fraction and FeO contentsOPEN ACCESS
Anders Johansen, Thomas Ronnet, Martin Schiller, Zhengbin Deng, Martin Bizzarro Version accepted for Astronomy & Astrophysics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a series of papers dedicated to modelling the accretion and differentiation of rocky planets…
Portelândia (prov.) meteorite fall (OC) near Portelândia, Goiás, Brasil at ≲9.30 BRT (≲12.30 UTC) on 17 July 2022
Last update: 3 August 2022 According to cattle farm owner Josemar Rodrigues (52) from the Santa Luzia farm in the rural zone of Portelândia, Goiás in Brasil a meteorite (an ordinary chondrite (LL?)) fell through…
Compositional and spectroscopic investigation of three ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites
Mehmet Yesiltas, Yoko Kebukawa, Timothy D. Glotch, Michael Zolensky, Marc Fries, Namik Aysal, Fatma S. Tukel MAPSVersion of Record online: 17 July 2022 LINK “Ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites are not easily classified into one of the…
Reply to: Arguments for a comet as cause of the Hopewell airburst are unsubstantiatedOPEN ACCESS
Kenneth Barnett Tankersley, Stephen D. Meyers, Stephanie A. Meyers & David L. Lentz Scientific Reports, Volume 12, Article number: 12113 (2022)Published: 15 July 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) The original article was published on…
Arguments for a comet as cause of the Hopewell airburst are unsubstantiatedOPEN ACCESS
Ralph Neuhäuser & Dagmar L. Neuhäuser Scientific Reports, Volume 12, Article number: 12090Published: 15 July 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) The original article was published on 01 February 2022 arising from: K. B. Tankersley…
Heterogeneous nature of the carbonaceous chondrite breccia Aguas Zarcas – cosmochemical characterization and origin of new carbonaceous chondrite lithologies
Imene Kerraouch, Yoko Kebukawa, Addi Bischoff, Michael E. Zolensky, Elias Wölfer, Jan L. Hellmann, Motoo Ito, Ashley King, Mario Trieloff, Jean-Alix Barrat, Phillipe Schmitt-Kopplin, Andreas Pack, Markus Patzek, Romy D. Hanna, Thomas Fockenberg, Yves Marrocchi,…
Early crustal processes revealed by the ejection site of the oldest martian meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
A. Lagain, S. Bouley, B. Zanda, K. Miljković, A. Rajšić, D. Baratoux, V. Payré, L. S. Doucet, N. E. Timms, R. Hewins, G. K. Benedix, V. Malarewic, K. Servis & P. A. Bland Nature Communications,…
Minimoon still on the looseOPEN ACCESS
Hadrien A. R. Devillepoix, Seamus Anderson, Martin C. Towner, Patrick M. Shober, Anthony J. T. Jull, Matthias Laubenstein, Eleanor K. Sansom, Philip A. Bland, Martin Cupák, Robert M. Howie, Benjamin A. D. Hartig, Garry N….
Water UV-Shielding in the Terrestrial Planet-Forming Zone: Implications for Oxygen-18 Isotope Anomalies in H2-18O Infrared Emission and MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Jenny K. Calahan, Edwin A. Bergin, Arthur D. Bosman accepted to ApJ Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (25 July 2002):LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “An understanding of the abundance and distribution of water vapor in…
SIMS matrix effects in oxygen isotope analysis of olivine and pyroxene: Application to Acfer 094 chondrite chondrules and reconsideration of the primitive chondrule minerals (PCM) line
Mingming Zhang, Kohei Fukuda, Michael J. Spicuzza, Guillaume Siron, Adriana Heimann, Alex J. Hammerstromb, Noriko T.Kita, Takayuki Ushikubo, John W.Valley Chemical GeologyIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 July 2022 LINK “The instrumental bias (here…
Fine-grained regolith loss on sub-km asteroids
Hsiang-Wen Hsu, Xu Wang, Anthony Carroll, Noah Hood & Mihály Horányi Nature AstronomyPublished: 11 July 2022 LINK “Fine-grained regolith, a surface layer of unconsolidated granular material, has been considered to cover the surfaces of airless…
Nickel-rich, volatile depleted iron meteorites: Relationships and formation processes
C.M. Corrigan, K. Nagashima, C. Hilton, T.J. McCoy, R.D. Ash, H.A. Tornabene, R.J. Walker, W.F. McDonough, D. Rumble Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaVolume 333, 15 September 2022, Pages 1-21 LINK “Ungrouped iron meteorites Tishomingo, Willow Grove,…
Near-zero cohesion and loose packing of Bennu’s near subsurface revealed by spacecraft contactOPEN ACCESS
Kevin J. Walsh, Ronald-Louis Ballouz, Erica R. Jawin, Chrysa Avdellidou, livier S. Barnouin, Carina A. Bennett, Edward B. Bierhaus, Brent J. BosSaverio Cambioni, Harold C. ConnollyJr., Marco Delbo, Daniella N. DellaGiustina, Joseph DeMartini, Joshua P….
Spacecraft sample collection and subsurface excavation of asteroid (101955) Bennu
D. S. Lauretta, C. D. Adam, A. J. Allen, R.-L. Ballouz, S. Barnouin, K. J. Becker, T. Becker, C. A. Bennett, E. B. Bierhaus, B. J. BosR. D. BurnsH. Campins, Y. Cho, P. R. Christensen,…
Bombardment history of the Moon constrained by crustal porosity
Ya Huei Huang, Jason M. Soderblom, David A. Minton, Masatoshi Hirabayashi & H. Jay Melosh Nature GeosciencePublished: 07 July 2022 LINK “The formation and evolution of the terrestrial planets were shaped by a bombardment of…
Stochastic accretion of the Earth
Paolo A. Sossi, Ingo L. Stotz, Seth A. Jacobson, Alessandro Morbidelli & Hugh St. C. O’Neill Nature AstronomyPublished: 07 July 2022 LINK “Chondritic meteorites are thought to be representative of the material that formed the…
The Nature of Low-albedo Small Bodies from 3μm Spectroscopy: One Group that Formed within the Ammonia Snow Line and One that Formed beyond ItOPEN ACCESS
Andrew S. Rivkin, Joshua P. Emery, Ellen S. Howell, Theodore Kareta, John W. Noonan, Matthew Richardson, Benjamin N. L. Sharkey, Amanda A. Sickafoose, Laura M. Woodney, Richard J. Cartwright, Sean Lindsay and Lucas T. Mcclure…
Exploring refractory organics in extraterrestrial particlesOPEN ACCESS
Alexey Potapov, Maria Elisabetta Palumbo, Zelia Dionnet, Andrea Longobardo, Cornelia Jäger, Giuseppe Baratta, Alessandra Rotundi, Thomas Henning accepted for publication in ApJ LINK Update (23 August 2022): The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 935, Number 2Published: 23…
Spectral reflectance variations of aubrites, metal-rich meteorites, and sulfides: Implications for exploration of (16) Psyche and other “spectrally featureless” asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Steven D. Dibb, James F. Bell III, Laurence A. J. Garvie MAPSVersion of Record online: 05 July 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The 350–2500 nm reflectance spectra of five enstatite achondrites (aubrites), five metal-rich chondrites…
History of heavy r-process elements in galactic cosmic rays from nuclei tracks in meteorite olivine
Andrey Alexandrov, Pavel Babaev, Alexander Bagulya, Mikhail Chernyavsky,Alexei Gippius, Sergei Gorbunov, Victor Grachev, Galina Kalinina, Nina Konovalova, Natalia Okateva, Natalia Polukhina, Ruslan Rymzhanov, Elena Starkova, Nikolai Starkov, Than Naing Soe, Tatiana Shchedrina, Alexander Volkov, Roman…
Nova Colinas, Maranhão State: A newly confirmed, complex impact structure in Brazil
Wolf Uwe Reimold, Ludovic Ferrière, Álvaro Penteado Crósta, Marcos Alberto Rodrigues Vasconcelos, Manfred Gottwald, Mauricio da Silva Borges, Teodoro Isnard Ribeiro de Almeida, Fernando Lessa Pereira, Ana Maria Goés, Natalia Hauser, Mark Jessell, David Baratoux…
Formation age of lunar Lalande crater and its implications for the source region of the KREEP-rich meteorite Sayh al Uhaymir 169
Luyuan Xu, Le Qiao, Minggang Xie, Yunhua Wu IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 2 July 2022 LINK “Highlights • Lalande crater is a Copernican crater with a formation age of 410 ± 20 Ma.• The adjacent mare…
Microscopic impactor debris at Kamil Crater (Egypt): the origin of the Fe-Ni oxide spherules
L. Folco, L. Carone, M. D’Orazio, C. Cordier, M.D.Suttle, M. van Ginneken, M. Masotta Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 July 2022 LINK “Kamil crater (Egypt) is a natural laboratory for…
Nucleosynthetic zinc isotope anomalies reveal a dual origin of terrestrial volatilesOPEN ACCESS
Theodor Steller, Christoph Burkhardt, Chun Yang, Thorsten Kleine IcarusAvailable online 1 July 202 “Highlights • Nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies for volatile element zinc.• Same nucleosynthetic NC-CC dichotomy as for non-volatile elements.• Terrestrial zinc mixture of ~70%…
Slow Neutron-Capture Process: Low-Mass Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars and Presolar Silicon Carbide GrainsOPEN ACCESS
Nan Liu, Sergio Cristallo, Diego Vescovi Universe 2022, 8(7), 362Review, Published: 30 June 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Presolar grains are microscopic dust grains that formed in the stellar winds or explosions of ancient…
Zinc isotope anomalies in primitive meteorites identify the outer solar system as an important source of Earth’s volatile inventoryOPEN ACCESS
Paul S. Savage, Frédéric Moynier, Maud Boyet IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 July 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Chondrites exhibit a range of Zn isotopic anomalies compared to Earth.• Earth’s Zn inventory…
Determining the noble gas cosmic ray exposure ages of 23 meteorites (8 chondrites and 15 achondrites) from modeling and empirical methods
David V. Bekaert, Joshua Curtice, Matthias M. M. Meier, David J. Byrne, Michael W. Broadley, Alan Seltzer, Peter Barry, Mark D. Kurz, Sune G. Nielsen MAPSVersion of Record online: 30 June 2022 LINK “We present…
