Molecular inventory and comparative organic profiling of a homogenized aggregate sample from asteroid (101955) Bennu
José C. Aponte, Denise K. Buckner, Angel Mojarro, Jamie E. Elsila, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Harold C. Connolly, Dante S. Lauretta Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 February…
A new pair of lunar gabbroic meteorites record magma recharge at ∼ 3.0 Ga
P.Y. Li, Y. Jiang, K. Zhao, S.Y. Liao, X.C. Che, X.R. Zhang Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 February 2026 LINK “Young lunar basalts provide crucial insights into the Moon’s…
Model Calculations for Cosmogenic Nuclides in Meteorites and the Lunar Surface. 1. Long-lived RadionuclidesOPEN ACCESS
Ingo Leya MAPS, Version of Record online: 27 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Production rates for the cosmogenic radionuclides 10Be, 14C, 26Al, 36Cl, 41Ca, 53Mn, and 60Fe in a large variety of meteorites,…
Triple oxygen and hydrogen stable isotope composition of hydroxyl water in Orgueil (CI-type) and Tagish Lake (C2-type) carbonaceous chondrites
Erik J.H. Oerter, Christopher D.K. Herd, Conel M.O’D. Alexander Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 February 2026 LINK “The primitive carbonaceous chondrites are of interest to cosmochemical science because they…
Gaia DR3 supervised classification of asteroid reflectance spectra
Marco Delbo, Thomas Dyer, Ullas Bhat, Chrysa Avdellidou, Laurent Galluccio, Amelia Minton LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a supervised, probabilistic taxonomic classification of asteroid reflectance spectra from Gaia Data Release 3 (DR3). Using…
Small-scale elemental abundance variations in Ryugu particles from touchdown 1OPEN ACCESS
Karina López García, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Ikshu Gautam, Makiko K. Haba, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Nao Nakanishi, Ryota Fukai MAPS, Version of Record online: 25 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Ryugu materials closely resemble CI chondrites’…
Thermophysical Modeling of Asteroid (15) Eunomia from Spatially Resolved ALMA and VLA DataOPEN ACCESS
Yu Yu Phua, Katherine de Kleer, Bryan Butler, Saverio Cambioni and Michael Shepard The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 2, Published: 23 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Asteroid (15) Eunomia is the largest…
Surface Properties, Orbital Dynamics, and Thermophysical Modeling of the Primitive Asteroid (269) JustitiaOPEN ACCESS
L. Braga, A. Amarante, A. Ferreira, F. Monteiro and M. Martins The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 2, Published: 23 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA)…
Esquel Meteorite, a Forgotten Argentine Peridot: A Multi Analytical StudyOPEN ACCESS
Faramarz S. Gard, Rogelio D. Acevedo, Pablo Gaztañaga, Paula N. Alderete, Lara M. Solis, Gabriel Pierangeli, Gonzalo Zbihlei, Nahuel Vega and Emilia B. Halac Spectroscopy Journal, Volume 4, Issue 1, Published: 6 February 2026 LINK…
Initial study of regolith exposure ages and burial conditions on Ryugu: Cosmogenic nuclides score in two touchdownsOPEN ACCESS
Kunihiko Nishiizumi, Keisuke Nagao, Marc W. Caffee, Ryuji Okazaki, Jozef Masarik, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Takaaki Noguchi, Hiroshi Naraoka, Hikaru Yabuta, Kanako Sakamoto, Kasumi Yogata, Toru Yada, Shogo Tachibana, Sei-ichiro Watanabe, Yuichi Tsuda, Masanao Abe,…
Predicting differentiated achondrite parent bodies through machine learning: Insights from major element
Zhao Yan, Jin-Ting Kang, Weibiao Hsu, Fang Huang Applied GeochemistryVolume 198, February 2026, 106687 LINK “Highlights “Rapid and accurate identification for parent bodies of achondrites is crucial for planetary science research. In this study, we…
Multi-arrival infrasound from meteoroids: Fragmentation signatures versus propagation effects in a fine-scale layered atmosphere
Igor P. Chunchuzov, Oleg E. Popov, Elizabeth A. Silber, Sergey N. Kulichkov IcarusVolume 450, 15 May 2026, 117007Available online 17 February 2026, Version of Record 19 February 2026 LINK “Highlights “Infrasonic signatures of meteoroid fragmentation…
Nitrogen isotopic variations in the early Solar System recorded by pallasitesOPEN ACCESS
J. Gamblin, E. Füri, B. Luais, L. Zimmermann Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V39Published 17 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To gain new insights into nitrogen (N) isotopic variations in the early Solar System, N…
Data-driven classification of ordinary chondrites and asteroidal metal potential evaluationOPEN ACCESS
Tian-Yu Liu, Si-Jia Wei, Ke-Li Shi, Tian-Qi Qiu, Jun-Zhe Teng & Zheng-Jie Qiu Scientific Reports, Volume 16, Article number: 5826, Published: 20 January 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Ordinary chondrites (OCs) comprise ~ 87% of meteorites…
A Collective Trigger for Widespread Planetesimal Formation Revealed by Accretion AgesOPEN ACCESS
James Bryson, Hannah Sanderson, Francis Nimmo, Sanjana Sridhar, Gregory Brennecka, Yves Marrocchi, Jason Terry PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The formation of planetesimals was an integral part of the cascading series of processes that built the terrestrial…
Redox reactions in the outermost thin surfaces of meteorite fusion crusts
Toshimori Sekine, Ginga Kitahara, Akira Yoshiasa, Akira Yamaguchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 February 2026 LINK “The fusion crusts of meteorites indicate the quenched high temperature layers, but few…
Magnetic Properties as Additional Meteorite Classifiers
G. P. Markov, R. Zhang & V. E. Pavlov Solar System Research, Volume 60, article number 6, Published: 19 February 2026 LINK “In order to assess the possibility of using magnetic properties for classifying meteorites,…
Deepest ever photographed Geminid with small but not negligible terminal massOPEN ACCESS
Pavel Spurný, Jiří Borovička Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript, accepted date: 18 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report an instrumental observation of the very exceptional Geminid fireball which was observed in scope of…
Classification methods of ordinary chondrites – what can they tell us about meteorites?
M. Jakubowska, A. Grabias, M. Woźniak, J. Gałązka-Friedman & K. Szopa Interactions, Volume 247, article number 36, Conference Proceeding, Published: 18 February 2026 LINK “Ordinary chondrites are the most common meteorites falling to Earth, which…
The First Instrumentally Documented Fall of an Iron Meteorite: atmospheric trajectory and ground impactOPEN ACCESS
Jarmo Moilanen, Maria Gritsevich, Jaakko Visuri submitted to Planetary Science Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Iron meteorite falls are rare compared to stony meteorites, and until recently no iron meteorite had a reliably determined pre-atmospheric orbit….
Petrogenesis and Provenance of Unique Amphibole-Bearing Carbonaceous Chondrite Almahata Sitta 202: Further Evidence for a Ceres-Sized, Water-Rich Parent Body
Cyrena A. Goodrich, Victoria E. Hamilton, Michael E.Zolensky, Noriko Kita, Issaku Kohl, Lauren Tafla, Robert J. Macke, Takahiro Hiroi, Yoko Kebukawa, Wayne Buckley, Jacob B. Setera, Justin I. Simon, Allan H. Treiman, Jennifer S. Gorce,…
No exotic matter in asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Alan E. Rubin & Thomas H. Burbine The European Physical Journal Plus, Volume 141, article number 175, Published: 17 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Solar System bodies have similar abundances of non-volatile elements….
Compositional signatures of CM, CO, CV, and CK chondrites: Insights from Micro-FTIR spectroscopy and machine learning tools
M. Yesiltas, T.D. Glotch Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 February 2026 LINK “Highlights “Carbonaceous chondrites preserve diverse records of nebular and parent-body processes. Classification within the CM-CO-CV-CK chondrite systems may sometimes be…
Al-Khadhaf: The first camera-observed (H5–6) meteorite fall from OmanOPEN ACCESS
Anna Zappatini, Edwin Gnos, Beda A. Hofmann, Urs Eggenberger, Pascal M. Kruttasch, Frank Gfeller, Mohammad Tauseef, Ingo Leya, Hadrien A. R. Devillepoix, Eleanor K. Sansom, Martin Cupák, Sophie E. Deam, Thomas W. C. Stevenson, Peter…
Formation Age of Ernutet Crater, Ceres, and Implications for Origin of the OrganicsOPEN ACCESS
Michelle Kirchoff, Simone Marchi and Mallory Cochran The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 2, Published: 16 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Ceres is the largest body in the Main Asteroid Belt and…
Apatite in Bennu samples indicates multiple stages of aqueous alterationOPEN ACCESS
Laura B. Seifert, T. M. Erickson, L. P. Keller, J. J. Barnes, K. Thomas-Keprta, L. Le, J. Gorce, Z. Rahman, T. J. Zega, H. C. Connolly Jr, D. S. Lauretta MAPS, Version of Record online:…
Shock origin of the largest ureilitic microdiamond: structural observations and δ13C valueOPEN ACCESS
O. Christ, A. Barbaro, G. Bragaggia, S. Gross, E. Thomassot, M.C. Domeneghetti, M. Alvaro, F.E. Brenker, F. Nestola Geochemical Perspectives Letters V39, Published 13 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report structural evidence…
Dating Young, Low-K Martian Meteorites with an In Situ K–Ar Isochron Technique for Mars MissionsOPEN ACCESS
Hikaru Hyuga, Yuichiro Cho, Yayoi N. Miura, Takashi Mikouchi and Seiji Sugita The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 7, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Accurate age determination is fundamental to advancing our understanding of…
Characteristics of Natural Remanence Records in Fine‐Grained Particles Returned From Asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Masahiko Sato, Yuki Kimura, Tadahiro Hatakeyama, Tomoki Nakamura, Satoshi Okuzumi, Sei-ichiro Watanabe, Seiji Sugita, Satoshi Tanaka, Shogo Tachibana, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hiroshi Naraoka, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko…
H-N budgets and isotopic signatures of Oued Chebeika 002 and CI reservoir heterogeneityOPEN ACCESS
Y. Marrocchi, E. Füri, L. Zimmermann, L. Piani Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V39, Published 10 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report the hydrogen (H) and nitrogen (N) elemental and isotopic compositions of the…
Kinetic Zr isotope fractionation on Mars recorded in ancient Zr-rich mineralsOPEN ACCESS
N.K. Jensen, M.M. Costa, Z. Deng, J.N. Connelly, M. Bizzarro Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V39, Published: 10 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Zircon crystallisation induces stable Zr isotope fractionation by the preferential incorporation of…
A new approach to investigate the influence of space weathering and spectral resolution on the visibility of infrared spectral features in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Bernadett D. Pál, Ákos Kereszturi, Ildikó Gyollai, Dániel Rezes, Sándor Biri, Béla Sulik, Máté Szabó, Péter Szávai, Zoltán Szalai Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 February 2026 LINK + PDF “Highlights “We investigate…
Drelów, the 13th and latest meteorite fall in Poland—A typical L6 chondrite with shock veinsOPEN ACCESS
Addi Bischoff, Krzysztof Szopa, Jean-Alix Barrat, Stig Bartel, Jasper Berndt, Tommaso Di Rocco, Dieter Heinlein, Stephan Klemme, Tomasz Krzykawski, Björn Lehnert, Agnieszka Mirek, Andreas Pack, Markus Patzek, Marie Pichotta, Maximilian P. Reitze, Stefan Ruchti, Philippe…
The Nysa family as the main source of unequilibrated LL ordinary chondritesOPEN ACCESS
M. Marsset, P. Vernazza, M. Brož, C. Avdellidou, C. A. Thomas, L. McGraw, A. Madden-Watson, K. Minker, M. Monnereau, F. E. DeMeo, R. P. Binzel, M. Mahlke, B. Carry, J. Hanuš, P. N. Simon, B….
Multiple formation pathways for amino acids in the early Solar System based on carbon and nitrogen isotopes in asteroid Bennu samplesOPEN ACCESS
Allison A. Baczynski, Ophélie M. Mcintosh, Danielle N. Simkus, Hannah L. McLain, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Jamie E. Elsila, Mila Matney, Christopher H. House, Katherine H. Freeman, Harold C. Connolly Jr., and Dante…
Geochemical and petrographic re-evaluation of ungrouped iron meteorites from Western AustraliaOPEN ACCESS
Ashley Rogers, Lucy Forman, Kai Rankenburg, Rachel Kirby, Martin Danišík, Victoria Cousins, Gretchen K. Benedix MAPS, Version of Record online: 06 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Under the current classification scheme, ungrouped irons…
A window into the early stages of aqueous alteration from mackinawite in samples of asteroid BennuOPEN ACCESS
M.C. Benner, T.J. Zega, B.S. Prince, Z.E. Wilbur, H.C. Connolly Jr., D.S. Lauretta Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 February 2026 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report the discovery…
Reflectance Spectroscopy (350–2500 nm) of Two New CI Chondrites: Oued Chebeika 002 and FlensburgOPEN ACCESS
Cloutis E. A., Applin D. M. LPSC 2026, abstract #1090 PDF “Two new C1 chondrites, Oued Chebeika 002 and Flensburg have been characterized by reflectance spectroscopy, extending the spectral diversity seen among these meteorites. They…
Organic Profiling of the Kolang (CM1/2) Carbonaceous Chondrite
Menor-Salvan C., Sanchez-España J., Yusta I., Ilin A. M., Bonales L. J. et al. LPSC 2026, abstract #1434 PDF “GC–MS and Orbitrap-MS/MS profiling of the Kolang CM1/2 chondrite reveals a complex organic suite, including abundant…
Petrologic and Oxygen Isotopic Characterization of Ungrouped “Ordinary” Chondrite Northwest Africa 18030: Evidence for the Existence of Another Unique Chondritic Parent Body
Irving A. J., Bell A. S., Boesenberg J. S., Ziegler K. LPSC 2026, abstract #1510 PDF “We document an ungrouped OC3 chondrite with features distinct from those in well-known chondrite groups.
Microimaging Spectroscopy of Carbonaceous Chondrites and Comparison to the Spectral Diversity of AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
S. A. Parra, R. N. Greenberger, B. L. Ehlmann JGR Planets, First Published: 4 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Key Points “Primitive asteroids and carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) record the history of processes in…
Stellar Interpretation of Meteoritic Data and PLotting for Everyone (SIMPLE): Isotope Mixing Lines for Six Sets of Core-Collapse Supernova ModelsOPEN ACCESS
Marco Pignatari, Mattias Ek, Georgy V. Makhatadze, Gábor G. Bálazs, Lorenzo Roberti, James M. Ball, Borbála Cseh, Alessandro Chieffi, Chris Fryer, Falk Herwig, Chiara Incollingo, Thomas Lawson, Marco Limongi, Thomas Rauscher, Maria Schönbächler, Andre Sieverding,…
Substitution of Fe3+into anorthite in oxidized, Al-deficient ferrobasaltic systems with implications for the petrogenesis of angrite meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Seann J. McKibbin, Dominique Tanner, Hugh St. C. O’Neill MAPS, Version of Record online: 04 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Angrite meteorites are critically silica-undersaturated igneous rocks with high Ca/Al and Fe/Mg, along…
Analysing the sample preparation process in meteorites and its impact on the pretreatment of returned samples to EarthOPEN ACCESS
Leire Coloma, Iratxe Población, Julene Aramendia, Fernando Alberquilla, Jennifer Huidobro, Gorka Arana, Juan Manuel Madariaga Applied GeochemistryVolume 198, February 2026, 106705Version of Record 17 January 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “The study of…
Moon’s volcanic history revealed in glassy spherules from Apollo 17 soil 76501OPEN ACCESS
Alexander A. Nemchin, Marc D. Norman, Martin J. Whitehouse, Evgenia Salin, Nicholas E. Timms, Tao Long, Xiaochao Che, Renaud Merle, Fred Jourdan, Tao Luo MAPS, First published: 04 February 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Achondrites in meteor data: Spectra, dynamics, and physical properties of candidate aubrite and eucrite impactorsOPEN ACCESS
Pavol Matlovič, Adriana Pisarčíková, Veronika Pazderová, Tomáš Vörös, Filip Hlobik, Hadrien Devillepoix, Jiří Borovička, Mária Paprskárová, Sophie Deam, Juraj Tóth, Leonard Kornoš, Tomáš Paulech, Pavol Zigo Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript no. aa58248-25, 3 February 2026…
Disintegration and Skipping Dynamics of Bilobate-Shaped Meteoroids for Generating Ultra-Long Strewn FieldsOPEN ACCESS
Haoyu Li, Ziwen Li, Qingbo Gan, Xiangyuan Zeng Earth and Planetary Science, First published: 29 January 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The longest known Aletai meteorite belt presents a unique phenomenon in meteoroid dynamics….
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- Northwest Africa 18197 (Diogenite)
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- Northwest Africa 18320 (Diogenite)
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- Northwest Africa 18441 (Eucrite-melt breccia)
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