Prebiotic synthesis on meteorite parent bodies: Insights from hydrogen and carbon isotope models
Laura Chimiak, John Eiler Chemical GeologyAvailable online 30 November 2023, 121828 LINK “Several mechanisms could produce the biorelevant organic compounds contained in carbonaceous meteorites. The ratio of heavy-to-light stable isotopes can constrain a compound’s formation…
A dunite fragment in meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 11421: A piece of the Moon’s mantleOPEN ACCESS
Allan H. Treiman, Julia Semprich American Mineralogist (2023) 108 (12): 2182–2192 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “A centimeter-sized fragment of dunite, the first recognized fragment of Moon mantle material, has been discovered in the lunar highlands breccia…
A slowly cooled deep crust on asteroid 4 Vesta and the recent impact history of rubble pile vestoids recorded by diogenitesOPEN ACCESS
F. Jourdan, T. Kennedy, L. Foreman, C. Mayers, E. Eroglu, A. Yamaguchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “In this study, we investigate the 40Ar/39Ar systematics…
Influx of nitrogen-rich material from the outer Solar System indicated by iron nitride in Ryugu samplesOPEN ACCESS
Toru Matsumoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Yusuke Seto, Masaaki Miyahara, Naotaka Tomioka, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata, Dennis Harries, Aki Takigawa, Yusuke Nakauchi, Shogo Tachibana, Tomoki Nakamura, Megumi Matsumoto, Hope A. Ishii,…
The optical, seismic, and infrasound signature of the March 5 2022, bolide over Central ItalyOPEN ACCESS
Marco Olivieri, Davide Piccinini, Gilberto Saccorotti, Dario Barghini, Daniele Gardiol, Nicola Alessandro Pino, Maurizio Ripepe, Giulio Betti, Giorgio Lacanna & Lorenzo Arcidiaco Scientific Reports, Volume 13, Article number: 21135Published: 30 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…