The Geology of a Small Main-belt S-class Binary Asteroid System: Dinkinesh and Its Contact Binary Satellite Selam as Observed by the Lucy MissionOPEN ACCESS
E. B. Bierhaus, S. Marchi, S. J. Robbins, S. Mottola, W. F. Bottke, K. Noll, J. F. Bell III, J. M. Sunshine, J. Spencer, D. Britt The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 12, published:…
Phyllosilicate Infrared Spectral Features as Tracers of Aqueous Alteration in CM Chondrites and Implications for Remote Sensing of Hydrated AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
W. M. Lawrence, B. L. Ehlmann JGR Planets, First Published: 20 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points “CM (Mighei-type) carbonaceous chondrites host abundant OH/H2O-bearing phyllosilicates formed from water-rock reactions in primitive planetesimals….
Role of sulfide saturation in the petrogenesis of nakhlites and chassignitesOPEN ACCESS
Marine Paquet, James M.D. Day, Arya Udry Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 December 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The nakhlite and chassignite meteorites are the only confirmed group…
Rediscovering Lucky Hill: SEM-EDS insights into the composition and weathering of a Jamaican meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Yasmani Ceballos Izquierdo, Gabriel Gonçalves Silva, Johanset Orihuela León Geologia USP – Serie Cientifica 25(4):89-98, December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Lucky Hill meteorite, discovered in 1885 in Jamaica, remains one of the…
Small but mighty: Impact hazards from iron Near-Earth ObjectsOPEN ACCESS
Robert Luther, Natalia Artemieva, Andrea Schmalen, Kai Wünnemann, Detlef Koschny, Richard Moissl MAPS, First published: 27 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Small asteroids can impact Earth unexpectedly, as demonstrated by the Chelyabinsk event…
The CAI Database: 26Al–26Mg Isotope SystematicsOPEN ACCESS
Emilie T. Dunham, Ming-Chang Liu, Aman Burman, Fatima Jorge-Chavez, Danielle Leuer, Ashley K. Herbst, François L. H. Tissot, and Kevin D. McKeegan The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Volume 282, Number 1, published 22 December 2025…
The D/H ratio of the Martian Mantle: Evidence from the Lafayette MeteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Lydia J. Hallis, Evangelos Christou, Jemma Davidson, Andrea G. Distel Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry19 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Hydrous apatite in the nakhlite group of martian meteorites shows evidence of…
Rapid terrestrial weathering of the CI1 carbonaceous chondrite find Oued Chebeika 002OPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Jasper Glazer MAPS, Version of Record online: 22 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Alteration of historic CI1 meteorite falls during their curation demonstrates the susceptibility of smectite-rich carbonaceous chondrites…
Aqueous alteration in the C2-ung Tarda meteorite: in situ isotopic evidence from dolomite and magnetite
Bennett J.K. Wilson, Kazuhide Nagashima, Thomas J. Barrett, Veronica E. Di Cecco, Kimberly T. Tait, Michael G. Daly Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 21 December 2025 LINK “The Tarda meteorite…
Pułtusk H5 Chondrite — A Compilation of Chemical, Physical, and Thermophysical DataOPEN ACCESS
Katarzyna Łuszczek and Radosław A. Wach Geosciences 2025, 15(11), 438Published: 18 November 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Pułtusk meteorite, classified as an H5 ordinary chondrite, is one of the best documented Polish falls,…
Stones from Space, Records on Earth: Cataloging Meteorite Collections in Italian Museums with the BN-PL National Standard: State of the Art and Future PerspectivesOPEN ACCESS
Annarita Franza, Xhonatan Shehaj and Giovanni Pratesi Geosciences 2026, 16(1), 3Published: 19 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The study of astromaterials, including meteorites, provides essential insights into the origin and evolution of the…
Fluid history in the ungrouped C2 Essebi meteorite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
L.J. Riches, M.D. Suttle, I.A. Franchi, X. Zhao, M.M. Grady Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 December 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Analysis of carbonate minerals in ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites…
Oxygen isotope compositions of chondrules in enstatite chondrites: insights from relict olivine, chondrule size and redox state
Yves Marrocchi, Laurette Piani, Dorian Thomassin, Emmanuel Jacquet Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 December 2025 LINK “The recent discovery in ordinary chondrites of a population of small, sub-TFL (i.e., negative…
Occurrence and characterization of nanosulfide-rich regions on asteroid Ryugu: Insights from mackinawite and pyrrhotiteOPEN ACCESS
Roberto Conconi, Hugues Leroux, Maya Marinova, Sylvain Laforet, Damien Jacob, Léna Jossé, Alice Aléon-Toppani, Zélia Dionnet, Rosario Brunetto, Corentin Le Guillou MAPS, Version of Record online: 15 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Samples…
Cosmic-ray bath in a past supernova gives birth to Earth-like planetsOPEN ACCESS
Ryo Sawada, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Yudai Suwa, Tetsuo Taki, Shiu-Hang Lee, and Ataru Tanikawa Science Advances10 Dec 2025Vol 11, Issue 50 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A key question in astronomy is how ubiquitous Earth-like rocky…
Constraining the maximum temperature of atmospheric entry heating of dust particles and the effects of flash heating on He and Ne
My E.I. Riebe, Nicola M. Allen, Colin Maden Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 11 December 2025 LINK “Determining the maximum temperatures (Tmax) experienced by interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) and micrometeorites (MMs) during atmospheric entry is…
Grokhovskyite, CuCrS2, a New Chromium Disulfide in Uakit Iron Meteorite (IIAB), Buryatia, RussiaOPEN ACCESS
Victor V. Sharygin, Grigoriy A. Yakovlev, Yurii V. Seryotkin, Nikolai S. Karmanov, Konstantin A. Novoselov and Maxim S. Karabanalov Minerals 2025, 15(12), 1295, Published: 11 December 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Grokhovskyite, CuCrS2, was…
An I-Xe age 8 Myr after solar system formation in a Hayabusa2 sample records alteration on the parent planetesimal of asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
S.A. Crowther, J.S. Cowpe, L. Fawcett, J.D. Gilmour, R. Okazaki, F. Kitajima, T. Yada, S. Tachibana, K. Yogata, K. Sakamoto, H. Yurimoto, T. Nakamura, T. Noguchi, H. Naraoka, H. Yabuta, S. Watanabe, Y. Tsuda, M….
Meteorite fall, 11 July 2025, ~13:02:59 UTC, Nullabor, Western Australia, Australia
Last update: 13 December 2025 (10:15 CET) The ~300-gram meteorite (DN250711_02) was found about 400 kilometres north-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder by Curtin University PhD students Dale Giancono (finder), Iona Clemente and Michael Frazer in the calculated…
Modeling enstatite chondrites: Reduced rocks with a pinch of oxidized material (affected by varying H2O(g)) derived from planetesimals shocked during the epoch of giant–planet migrationOPEN ACCESS
Alan E. Rubin MAPS, Version of Record online: 04 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The O-, N-, Mo-, Ru-, Os-, Cr-, Ti-, Ni-, Fe-, Nd-, Ca-, Zn-, Sr-, and Mg-isotopic compositions of enstatite…
Nitrogen- and oxygen-rich organic material indicative of polymerization in pre-aqueous cryochemistry on Bennu’s parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
Scott A. Sandford, Zack Gainsforth, Michel Nuevo, Matthew A. Marcus, Hans A. Bechtel, Ryan C. Ogliore, Clive Jones, Gerardo Dominguez, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Timothy J. McCoy, Sara S. Russell, Thomas J. Zega,…
Abundant supernova dust and heterogeneous aqueous alteration revealed by stardust in two lithologies of asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
Ann N. Nguyen, Laura B. Seifert, Kei Shimizu, Kathie Thomas-Keprta, Loan Le, Lindsay P. Keller, Simon J. Clemett, Zia Rahman, Jessica J. Barnes, Harold C. Connolly Jr. & Dante S. Lauretta Nature Astronomy, Published: 02…
Bio-essential sugars in samples from asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
Yoshihiro Furukawa, Sako Sunami, Yoshinori Takano, Toshiki Koga, Yuta Hirakawa, Yasuhiro Oba, Hiroshi Naraoka, Daisuke Saigusa, Takaaki Yoshikawa, Satoru Tanaka, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Harold C. Connolly Jr. & Dante S. Lauretta Nature…
Description and modeling of the Jiddat al Harasis 091 L5 strewn fieldOPEN ACCESS
Karl Wimmer, Edwin Gnos, Beda Hofmann, Sandro Boschetti, Jan Walbrecker, Hansruedi Maurer MAPS, First published: 02 December 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “With a size of 51.2 × 7.2 km, the 10.9 ± 1.7 ka old Jiddat al Harasis 091…
Nakhlite Emplacement as Constrained by X-Ray Computed Tomography and 3D Quantitative Textural and Petrofabric AnalysesOPEN ACCESS
Sierra R. Ramsey, Piper Irvin, Arya Udry, Scott A. Eckley, Amanda Ostwald, Richard A. Ketcham JGR Planets, First published: 30 November 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Nakhlites, clinopyroxene-rich rocks, are the largest single-origin suite…
Meteoritical Bulletin updates
- Northwest Africa 18324 (Eucrite-br)
- Northwest Africa 18312 (L3)
- Northwest Africa 18316 (LL3)
- Northwest Africa 18318 (LL3)
- Northwest Africa 18317 (LL3)
- Northwest Africa 18307 (H3-6)
- Northwest Africa 18296 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18288 (Eucrite-melt breccia)
- Northwest Africa 17282 (CV3)
- Northwest Africa 18283 (LL3)
- Northwest Africa 18284 (LL3-5)
- Northeast Africa 122 (R3-5)
- Northwest Africa 18282 (LL3)
- Northwest Africa 18272 (Diogenite)
- Oued El Hamim 004 (Ureilite)
- Northwest Africa 17931 (Eucrite-cm)
- Akhiam (Eucrite)
- Ganq 030 (L3.15)
- Sueilila 008 (Lunar (melt breccia))
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