Large Carbonaceous Chondrite Parent Bodies Favored by Abundance–Volatility Modeling: A Possible Chemical Signature of Pebble AccretionOPEN ACCESS
Jeremy W. Boyce, Francis M. McCubbin, Nicole Lunning and Tyler Anderson The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive meteorite groups such as the Vigarano, Mighei, and Karoonda carbonaceous…
Correlated IR-SEM-TEM studies of three different grains from Ryugu: From the initial material to post-accretional processesOPEN ACCESS
Alice Aléon-Toppani, Rosario Brunetto, Zélia Dionnet, Stefano Rubino, Donia Baklouti, François Brisset, Maxime Vallet, Eva Heripre, Tomoki Nakamura, Cateline Lantz, Zahia Djouadi, Ferenc Borondics, Christophe Sandt, David Troadec, Obadias Mivumbi, Megumi Matsumoto, Kana Amano, Tomoyo…
Comet 81P/Wild 2 dust impactors of Stardust turnip-like tracks analogous to cluster IDPs
Mingming Zhang, Noël Chaumard, Céline Defouilloy, William O. Nachlas, Donald E. Brownlee, David J. Joswiak, Andrew J. Westphal, Zack Gainsforth, Kouki Kitajima, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 24 February 2024 LINK “We…
New evidence on the lost giant Chinguetti meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Robert Warren, Stephen Warren, Ekaterini Protopapa Submitted to Meteoritics and Planetary Science (20 Feb 2024) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The giant Chinguetti meteorite that Gaston Ripert reported seeing in 1916 has never been found. A radionuclide…
Chondrule Formation During Low-Speed Collisions of Planetesimals: A Hybrid Splash-Flyby FrameworkOPEN ACCESS
William Herbst, James P. Greenwood Update (MAPS, 28 February 2024): LINK (OPEN ACCESS) / PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Accepted for publication in Meteoritics and Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrules probably formed during a small window…
Forsteritic olivine in EH (enstatite) chondrite meteorites: A record of nebular, metamorphic, and crystal-lattice diffusion effectsOPEN ACCESS
Seann J. McKibbin, Lutz Hecht, Christina Makarona, Matthew Huber, Hermann Terryn, Philippe Claeys MAPS, Version of Record online: 20 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The occurrence of forsteritic olivine in EH enstatite chondrites…
Mechanical properties of minerals in lunar and HED meteorites from nanoindentation testing: Implications for space miningOPEN ACCESS
Eloy Peña-Asensio, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Jordi Sort, Jordi Ibáñez-Insa, Albert Rimola MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This study analyzes the mechanical and elemental properties of lunar meteorites…
Petrogenesis of a new type of intrusive shergottite: Olivine-gabbro Northwest Africa 13227
S. Benaroya, J. Gross, P. Burger, M. Righter, T.J. Lapen, S. Eckley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 February 2024 LINK “Petrologic investigations of martian meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 13227 indicate…
Life on Earth can grow on extraterrestrial organic carbonOPEN ACCESS
Annemiek C. Waajen, Cassio Lima, Royston Goodacre & Charles S. Cockell Scientific Reports, Volume 14, Article number: 3691 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The universe is a vast store of organic abiotic carbon that could…
Thermal processing of primordial pebbles in evolving protoplanetary disksOPEN ACCESS
Maria Jose Colmenares, Michiel Lambrechts, Elishevah van Kooten, Anders Johansen Accepted for publication in A&A PDF (OPEN ACCESS) During protoplanetary disk formation, dust grains located in the outer disk retain their pristine icy composition, while…
Long-term orbital evolution of Dimorphos boulders and implications on the origin of meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
M. Fenucci, A. Carbognani Accepted for publication on MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) By using recent observations of the Dydimos-Dimorphos system from the Hubble Space Telescope, 37 boulders with a size of 4 to 7 meters…
Pairing relations within CO3 chondrites recovered at the Dominion Range and Miller Range, Transantarctic mountains: Constraints from chondrule olivines, noble gas, and H, C, N bulk and isotopic compositions
K. Righter, C. M. O’D. Alexander, D. I. Foustoukos, L. M. Eckart, C. A. K. Mertens, H. Busemann, C. Maden, J. Schutt, C. E. Satterwhite, R. P. Harvey, K. Pando, J. Karner MAPS, Version of…
A naturally occurring Al-Cu-Fe-Si quasicrystal in a micrometeorite from southern ItalyOPEN ACCESS
Giovanna Agrosì, Paola Manzari, Daniela Mele, Gioacchino Tempesta, Floriana Rizzo, Tiziano Catelani & Luca Bindi Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 5, Article number: 67 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Quasicrystals, solids with rotational symmetries forbidden…
The H-poor nature of incompletely melted planetesimals: The view from acapulcoites and lodranites
Liam D. Peterson, Megan E. Newcombe, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang, Sune G. Nielsen In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 February 2024 LINK “The abundance of H in planetary building blocks is of fundamental…
First widespread occurrence of rare phosphate chladniite in a meteorite, winonaite Graves Nunataks (GRA) 12510: implications for phosphide – phosphate redox buffered genesis in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Brendan A. Anzures, Francis M. McCubbin, Timmons M. Erickson, Ryan S. Jakubek, Marc D. Fries, Loan Le American Mineralogist, Preprint PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The first widespread occurrence of rare Na-, Ca-, and Mg,Mn,Fe-bearing phosphate chladniite…
Chemical compositions of Fe-rich relict olivines from cosmic spherules, understanding their links with ordinary and carbonaceous chondrites
D. Fernandes, N. G. Rudraswami, M. Pandey, V. P. Singh MAPS, Version of Record online: 06 February 2024 LINK “Fe-rich relict olivine grains are found in a small percentage of cosmic spherules, which are studied…
Oxygen isotopic compositions of fresh rooftop micrometeorites from the Budel collection—Insights into the contemporary cosmic dust fluxOPEN ACCESS
Guido Jonker, Flore van Maldeghem, Matthias van Ginneken, Lisa Krämer Ruggiu, Steven Goderis MAPS, Version of Record online: 06 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Cosmic dust particles originate from a wide variety of…
14C and 14C-10Be terrestrial age dating system for meteorites—New data for four recently fallen meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Mohammad Tauseef, Ingo Leya, Jérôme Gattacceca, Beda Hofmann, Sönke Szidat, Régis Braucher, ASTER Team MAPS, Version of Record online: 03 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We perform a systematic and detailed study of…
Unusual sources of fossil micrometeorites deduced from relict chromite in the small size fraction in ~467 Ma old limestoneOPEN ACCESS
Philipp R. Heck, Birger Schmitz, Xenia Ritter, Surya S. Rout, Noriko T. Kita, Céline Defouilloy, Katarina Keating, Kevin Eisenstein, Fredrik Terfelt MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Extraterrestrial…
Characterization of the micrometer scale surface roughness of meteoritic samples
R.M. Marshal, M. Patzek, O. Rüsch Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 February 2024 LINK “This study investigates the key role of boulders, particularly their surface texture, which are primary surface features on…
Study of Iron and Stony Meteorite Ablation Based on Simulation Experiments in an Arc HeaterOPEN ACCESS
Lei Wanget, Lei Ning Dang, Ling Wei Yang, Jin Bo Liu, Jie Huang, Zhen Jun Huang, Jing Kang Yang, and Yue Luo The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 962, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To…
Quantification of bulk elemental composition for C-type asteroid Ryugu samples with nondestructive elemental analysis using muon beam
Kazuhiko Ninomiya, Takahito Osawa, Kentaro Terada, Taiga Wada, Shunsaku Nagasawa, I-Haun Chiu, Tomoki Nakamura, Tadayuki Takahashi, Yasuhiro Miyake, M. Kenya Kubo, Soshi Takeshita, Akihiro Taniguchi, Izumi Umegaki, Shin Watanabe, Toshiyuki Azuma, Miho Katsuragawa, Takahiro Minami,…