Diffusion of Ga, Mo, and W in Vestan Melts: Implications for Kinetic Control on Element Partitioning During Vestan Core Differentiation

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Yifan Li, Li Zhang, Huaiwei Ni Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, First Published: 22 January 2026 LINK “Key Points: “Siderophile elements tend to transfer from the magma ocean to the metallic core during core formation…

Reflectance spectroscopy (200-4200 nm) of the red-sloped C2 carbonaceous chondrites MET 00432, Tagish Lake, Tarda, and WIS 91600 (“CT” grouplet)

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Edward A. Cloutis, Devin L. Schrader, Daniel M. Applin, Tomoki Nakamura, Timothy D. Glotch, Takahiro Hiroi, Moe Matsuoka, Michael E. Zolensky, Joshua P. Emery, Kristi M. Peters Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22…

A mantle source formed after the lunar magma ocean crystallisation for the 3000 Ma-old lunar basaltsOPEN ACCESS 

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R. E. Merle, C. Deligny, M. J. Whitehouse, G. G. Kenny & K. K. Larsen Communications Earth & Environment, Published: 22 January 2026We are providing an unedited version of this manuscript to give early access…

Shock metamorphic effects in Itokawa phosphates: A comparison with megaregolith-derived meteorites

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E. Dobrică, A. N. Krot, A. J. Brearley MAPS, Version of Record online: 22 January 2026 LINK “Returned regolith samples from the asteroid Itokawa provide a unique opportunity to compare shock metamorphic effects in unconsolidated…

Alkali recondensation into chondrulesOPEN ACCESS 

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Emmanuel Jacquet, Yves Marrocchi, Sébastien Charnoz Accepted to Icarus, 21 January 2026 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “While sub-mm melt droplets should rapidly lose alkali elements in a vacuum at liquidus temperatures, chondrules are only modestly depleted…

Decameter-sized Earth Impactors — II: A Bayesian Inference Approach to Meteoroid Ablation ModelingOPEN ACCESS 

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Ian Chow, Peter G. Brown Accepted 18 January 2026 for publication in JGR: PlanetsSupporting information to be published by the journal along with the paper PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Small asteroids and large meteoroids frequently impact…

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