Long-term Spectral Monitoring of Active Asteroid (6478) Gault: Implications for the H Chondrite Parent BodyOPEN ACCESS
Adam Battle, Vishnu Reddy, Juan A. Sanchez, Neil Pearson, Benjamin N. L. Sharkey and Theodore Kareta The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 2, Published: 31 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Active asteroid…
Low thermal inertia of (162173) Ryugu a result of horizontal cracks in bouldersOPEN ACCESS
Maximilian Hamm, Moritz Strauß, Matthias Grott, Jörg Knollenberg, Robert Luther, Jens Biele, Hiroki Senshu IcarusAvailable online 30 January 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Observations of the diurnal variations of the surface temperature of…
The solar system Fe/Mg ratioOPEN ACCESS
D. S. Burnett, A. J. G. Jurewicz, D. S. Woolum, Y. Guan, V. S. Heber, R. Hervig, M. Humayun, K. D. McKeegan, L. R. Nittler, C. T. Olinger, D. B. Reisenfeld, J. Wang MAPS, Version…
Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) BennuOPEN ACCESS
Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, José C. Aponte, Allison A. Baczynski, Jessica J. Barnes, Hans A. Bechtel, Eve L. Berger, Aaron S. Burton, Paola Caselli, Angela H. Chung, Simon J….
The Kopargaon LL5 chondrite: A new fall of monomict breccia from India
D Ray, S Sarkar, A Das, G Arora, A D Shukla & Anil Bhardwaj Journal of Earth System Science, Volume 134, article number 37, Published: 28 January 2025 LINK “A fresh meteorite fell on Kopargaon…
Radon on Mars and the Moon derived from Martian and lunar meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Frédéric Girault, Ludovic Ferrière, Carine Sadaka, Íñigo de Loyola Chacartegui Rojo, Rémi Losno, Frédéric Moynier, Frédéric Perrier & Pierre-Yves Meslin Scientific Reports, Volume 15, Article number: 3517 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The radioactive gas…
Ureilite parent body evolution from the perspective of noble gases and oxygen in samples from the Almahata Sitta strewn field
M.E.I. Riebe, A.A. Plant, M.M.M. Meier, T.Di Rocco, M. Anguelova, P. Morino, P. Will, A.-K. Krämer, A. Bischoff, A. Pack, C. Maden, M. Schönbächler, H. Busemann Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online…
‘Smalyavichy/Smolevichi’ (prov.) – First meteorites (OC) of bolide above Woblast Minsk, Belarus on 25 December 2024 (14:29:15 UTC) have been found near Smalyavichy (Смалявічы)
Last update: 11 February 2025 (19.00 CET) On 25 January 2025 the first media reports about potential meteorite finds, most likely ordinary chondrites (H chondrite ?), were published citing members of the Minsk Planetarium. By…
Location of NWA 6148 and NWA 10153 in the nakhlite body and their aqueous alteration
Kakeru Kukihara, Masaaki Miyahara, Akira Yamaguchi, Yoshio Takahashi, Yasuo Takeichi, Naotaka Tomioka, Eiji Ohtani MAPS, Version of Record online: 24 January 2025 LINK “The petrologic and mineralogical characteristics and alteration processes of the nakhlites NWA…
Timescales of Solar System Formation Based on Al–Ti Isotope Correlation by Supernova EjectaOPEN ACCESS
Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Yuki Hibiya, Satoshi Yoshihara, and Takehito Hayakawa The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 979, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The radioactive decay of short-lived 26Al–26Mg has been used to estimate the timescales…
VIS-to-MIR reflectance and Raman spectroscopy of the CM2 NWA 12184 carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
A. Galiano, F. Dirri, M. Ferrari, C. Carli, E. Bruschini, G. Filacchione, G. Piccioni, E. Palomba, S. Stefani, A. Raponi, M. Ciarniello, M. E. Palumbo, C. Scirè Scappuzzo, G. Baratta, R. G. Urso, L. Inno…
Insights on the volcanic and impact histories of the lunar nearside from the petrology, geochemistry, and geochronology of the Calcalong Creek lunar regolith breccia meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
B. H. Oliveira, J. F. Snape, R. Tartèse, J. F. Pernet-Fisher, D. van Acken, M. J. Whitehouse, K. H. Joy MAPS, Version of Record online: 24 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Calcalong…
Benford’s Law: applications to chondrules and refractory inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
Jake Grodner, Alan E. Rubin Discover Space, Volume 129, article number 2, 22 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Benford’s Law is a scale- and base-invariant probability distribution wherein smaller numerals occur more often…
Tardi-magmatic iddingsite in the Martian Nakhlite NWA 817OPEN ACCESS
V. Megevand, J.-C. Viennet, C.Le Guillou, F. Guyot, S. Bernard Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The mineral assemblage referred to as “iddingsite” has…
Iron and copper sulfides in asteroid (162173) Ryugu: Formation conditions and a comparison to the CI and CY chondritesOPEN ACCESS
C. S. Harrison, A. J. King, R. H. Jones, S. S. Russell, T. Nakamura, H. Yurimoto, T. Noguchi, R. Okazaki, H. Yabuta, H. Naraoka, K. Sakamoto, S. Tachibana, T. Yada, M. Nishimura, A. Nakato, A….
Implications of Differentiated Late Accretion for the Volatile Inventory of the Bulk Silicate EarthOPEN ACCESS
Damanveer S. Grewal and Varun Manilal The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Earth is believed to have acquired its highly siderophile element (HSE) inventory through the late accretion…
Microstructural analysis of phosphorus (P)-bearing assemblages in type 3 chondrites: Implications for P condensation and processing in the early solar nebula
M.C. Benner, V.R. Manga, B.S. Prince, L.M. Ziurys, T.J. Zega Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 January 2025 LINK “As the limiting element in the development of living systems, it is…
Charlottetown meteorite fall (~95 g, H5, S2, W0) in Marshfield near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Queens County, Canada at 17:02:20 ADT (20:02:20 UTC) on 25 July 2024
At 20:02:20 UTC (17:02:20 ADT) on 25 July 2024 a meteorite (H5) weighing at least 95 grams fell on the walkway of a house in Jenkins Road in Marshfield at location 46°17.345’N, 63°4.111’W and shattered…
Using X-ray computed microtomography (μCT) to determine subsample-specific cosmogenic noble gas production rates of E (enstatite) chondritesOPEN ACCESS
M. Mijjum, B. J. Andrews, T. J. McCoy, C. M. Corrigan, M. W. Caffee, M. M. Tremblay MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Cosmic ray exposure (CRE) ages…
Systematic meteorite collection in the Catalina Dense Collection area (Chile): Description and statisticsOPEN ACCESS
Carine Sadaka, Jérôme Gattacceca, Matthieu Gounelle, Mathieu Roskosz, Anthony Lagain, Romain Tartese, Lydie Bonal, Clara Maurel, Rodrigo Martinez, Millarca Valenzuela MAPS, Version of Record online: 10 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present…
A chondritic Martian mantle revealed by the heavy noble gas composition of the chassignite NWA 8694
Sandrine Péron, Sujoy Mukhopadhyay Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 January 2025 LINK “Accretion of volatile elements is a critical step to make a planet habitable. It is often assumed that…
Chondrule dust rim growth: Influence of restructuring using molecular dynamics simulationsOPEN ACCESS
Chuchu Xiang, Nina Merkert, Lorin S. Matthews, Augusto Carballido, Truell W. Hyde PDF (OPEN ACCESS) (preprint) “We investigate the influence of disruptive collisions on chondrule rim growth, emphasizing the role of kinetic energy in determining…
Petrology and shock history of hybrid lunar feldspathic–troctolitic breccia Northwest Africa 11515
Y. Li, P. J. A. McCausland, R. L. Flemming, G. R. Osinski MAPS, Version of Record online: 09 January 2025 LINK “Lunar impact breccia meteorites contain clasts from unknown lunar regions, including areas not studied…
High-precision SIMS analyses of initial 26Al/27Al in un-melted refractory inclusions: The search for multiple condensation episodes
Glenn J. MacPherson, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Marina Ivanova Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 January 2025 LINK “Refractory inclusions formed via high temperature events during the earliest stages of…
Search for pre-accretionary irradiation effects in Calcium-Aluminum inclusions from the CV3 chondrite AllendeOPEN ACCESS
P. Ghaznavi, C. Burkhardt, F. L. H. Tissot, I. Leya MAPS, Version of Record online: 07 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) are the first objects that formed in the solar…
Metal differentiation on asteroids recorded in Zn and Fe isotopic signatures of ureilitesOPEN ACCESS
S.M. Chernonozhkin, L. Pittarello, G. Hublet, S. Weyer, I. Horn, P. Claeys, V. Debaille, F. Vanhaecke, S. Goderis Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V.33, 38–43, Published 03 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Ureilites are meteorites…
Constraining the history of water and climate on Mars through light element stable isotope analysis of volatiles in returned martian samplesOPEN ACCESS
Monica M. Grady PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404260121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Much has been learned about Mars through data returned from space missions and analyses of martian meteorites. There are, however,…
What we can learn about Mars from the magnetism of returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, Elias N. Mansbach, Clara Maurel, Courtney J. Sprain, Nicholas L. Swanson-Hysell, and Wyn Williams PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404259121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Red Planet is a magnetic…
The value of returning a sample of the Martian atmosphereOPEN ACCESS
Timothy D. Swindle, Andreas Pack, Susanne P. Schwenzer, and Edward D. Young PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404258121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The elemental and isotopic abundances of major species in the Martian…
Sampling Mars: Geologic context and preliminary characterization of samples collected by the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover MissionOPEN ACCESS
Christopher D. K. Herd, Tanja Bosak, Elisabeth M. Hausrath, Keyron Hickman-Lewis, Lisa E. Mayhew, David L. Shuster, Sandra Siljeström, Justin I. Simon, Benjamin P. Weiss, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Maria-Paz Zorzano, Justin N. Maki, Kenneth A. Farley,…
Organic matter and biomarkers: Why are samples required?OPEN ACCESS
Mark A. Sephton, Andrew Steele, Frances Westall, and Florence Schubotz PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404256121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The search for evidence of past prebiotic or biotic activity on Mars will…
A tale of two planets: Disparate evolutionary models for Mars inferred from radiogenic isotope compositions of Martian meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Lars E. Borg and Thomas S. Kruijer PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404257121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The radiogenic isotopic compositions of basaltic Martian meteorites (shergottites) and clinopyroxene/olivine cumulate meteorites (nakhlite/chassignites) are used…
Mars Sample Return: From collection to curation of samples from a habitable worldOPEN ACCESS
Francis M. McCubbin, Kenneth A. Farley, Andrea D. Harrington, Aurore Hutzler, and Caroline L. Smith PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e24042531 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s Mars 2020 mission has initiated collection of…
Fundamental constraints and questions from the study of martian meteorites and the need for returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
Arya Udry, Amanda M. Ostwald, James M.D. Day, and Lydia J. Hallis PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404254121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Physical materials from planetary bodies are crucial for understanding fundamental processes…
Perspectives on Mars Sample Return: A critical resource for planetary science and explorationOPEN ACCESS
Harry Y. McSween Jr., Victoria E. Hamilton, and Kenneth A. Farley PNAS, January 6, 2025, 122 (2) e2404248121 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mars Sample Return (MSR) has been the highest flagship mission priority in…
Discovery of carbonaceous chondritic fragment in Chang’e-5 regolith samples
Linxi Li, Hejiu Hui, Sen Hu, Qiuli Li, Yi Chen, Wei Yang, Guoqiang Tang, Lihui Jia, Xiaoguang Li, Lixin Gu, Fuyuan Wu Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 January 2025 LINK “Highlights “Lunar…
Petrologic characterization of CO3.0 chondrites: Implications for 60Fe-60Ni analysesOPEN ACCESS
Myriam Telus, Tyler D. Wickland, Kyle Kim, Steven Simon MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 January 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Samples in which Fe and Ni isotopes have not been disturbed by secondary…
Early Solar System Turbulence Constrained by High Oxidation States in the Oldest Noncarbonaceous PlanetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Teng Ee Yap, Konstantin Batygin and François L. H. Tissot The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Early solar system (SS) planetesimals constitute the parent bodies of most meteorites…
Ureilite precursor formation from an isotopically and chemically heterogeneous, isolated protoplanetary disk reservoirOPEN ACCESS
Pascal M. Kruttasch, Karen Ziegler, Julian-Christopher Storck, Nicolas D. Greber, Aryavart Anand, Klaus Mezger Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 652, 15 February 2025, 119179 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Isotopic and chemical compositions of…
Equilibrium condensation of a solar composition gas, revisited: The anorthite effect
Glenn J. MacPherson, Michail I. Petaev Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 31 December 2024 LINK “New full equilibrium condensation calculations for a hot gas of solar composition show that anorthite condenses prior to forsterite at…