Archive for December 16th, 2024

Triple oxygen isotopes of lunar water unveil indigenous and cometary heritageOPEN ACCESS

16/12/2024 23:13 · by karmaka · in carbonaceous chondrite, CI, enstatite chondrite, ordinary chondrite, oxygen isotopes, water

Maxwell M. Thiemens, Morgan H. Nunn Martinez, and Mark H. Thiemens PNASDecember 16, 2024121 (52) e23210691 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The origin of water in the Earth-Moon system is a pivotal question in planetary…

Oxygen isotope identity of the Earth and Moon with implications for the formation of the Moon and source of volatilesOPEN ACCESS

16/12/2024 23:08 · by karmaka · in Earth, Moon, oxygen isotopes

Meike Fischer, Stefan T. M. Peters, Daniel Herwartz, Paul Hartogh, Tommaso Di Rocco, and Andreas Pack PNASDecember 16, 2024121 (52) e2321070121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Moon formed 4.5 Ga ago through a collision…

Thermal metamorphism and volatile evolution in unequilibrated ordinary chondrites: Implications for the delivery of hydrogen to terrestrial planets

16/12/2024 20:41 · by karmaka · in Mars, ordinary chondrite, planets/planetesimals, thermal metamorphism, UOC

L.G. Vacher, J. Eschrig, L. Bonal, W. Fujiya, L. Flandinet, P. Beck Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 December 2024 LINK “Non-carbonaceous (NC) meteorites, such as enstatite and ordinary chondrites, are…