Archive for October 6th, 2026

An unidentified reservoir of comet 81P/Wild 2 chondrules

06/10/2026 23:28 · by karmaka · in barred olivine (BO), chondrule, cryptocrystalline (CC), porphyritic olivine (PO)

Mingming Zhang,, Donald E. Brownlee, Dave J. Joswiak, and Noriko T. Kita PNAS 123 (41), published online: 5 October 2026 LINK “Comets, which have been stored in the cryogenic regions for billions of years, preserve…

Reply to comments on the publication “A statistical investigation into the relationships between the IIE irons and the ordinary, F and “HH” chondrites.”Meteoritics & Planetary Science 60, 2376–2400

06/10/2026 12:18 · by karmaka · in chondrite classification, F chondrite, G chondrite, IIE, iron, ordinary chondrite, parent body, parent body, parent body

R. S. Kirby, P. L. King, A. G. Tomkins MAPS, Version of Record online: 05 October 2026 LINK A statistical investigation into the relationships between the IIE irons and the ordinary, F and “HH” chondrites….