Large Carbonaceous Chondrite Parent Bodies Favored by Abundance–Volatility Modeling: A Possible Chemical Signature of Pebble AccretionOPEN ACCESS
Jeremy W. Boyce, Francis M. McCubbin, Nicole Lunning and Tyler Anderson The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive meteorite groups such as the Vigarano, Mighei, and Karoonda carbonaceous…
Correlated IR-SEM-TEM studies of three different grains from Ryugu: From the initial material to post-accretional processesOPEN ACCESS
Alice Aléon-Toppani, Rosario Brunetto, Zélia Dionnet, Stefano Rubino, Donia Baklouti, François Brisset, Maxime Vallet, Eva Heripre, Tomoki Nakamura, Cateline Lantz, Zahia Djouadi, Ferenc Borondics, Christophe Sandt, David Troadec, Obadias Mivumbi, Megumi Matsumoto, Kana Amano, Tomoyo…
Comet 81P/Wild 2 dust impactors of Stardust turnip-like tracks analogous to cluster IDPs
Mingming Zhang, Noël Chaumard, Céline Defouilloy, William O. Nachlas, Donald E. Brownlee, David J. Joswiak, Andrew J. Westphal, Zack Gainsforth, Kouki Kitajima, Noriko T. Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 24 February 2024 LINK “We…
New evidence on the lost giant Chinguetti meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Robert Warren, Stephen Warren, Ekaterini Protopapa Submitted to Meteoritics and Planetary Science (20 Feb 2024) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The giant Chinguetti meteorite that Gaston Ripert reported seeing in 1916 has never been found. A radionuclide…
Chondrule Formation During Low-Speed Collisions of Planetesimals: A Hybrid Splash-Flyby FrameworkOPEN ACCESS
William Herbst, James P. Greenwood Update (MAPS, 28 February 2024): LINK (OPEN ACCESS) / PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Accepted for publication in Meteoritics and Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chondrules probably formed during a small window…
Forsteritic olivine in EH (enstatite) chondrite meteorites: A record of nebular, metamorphic, and crystal-lattice diffusion effectsOPEN ACCESS
Seann J. McKibbin, Lutz Hecht, Christina Makarona, Matthew Huber, Hermann Terryn, Philippe Claeys MAPS, Version of Record online: 20 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The occurrence of forsteritic olivine in EH enstatite chondrites…
Mechanical properties of minerals in lunar and HED meteorites from nanoindentation testing: Implications for space miningOPEN ACCESS
Eloy Peña-Asensio, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Jordi Sort, Jordi Ibáñez-Insa, Albert Rimola MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This study analyzes the mechanical and elemental properties of lunar meteorites…
Petrogenesis of a new type of intrusive shergottite: Olivine-gabbro Northwest Africa 13227
S. Benaroya, J. Gross, P. Burger, M. Righter, T.J. Lapen, S. Eckley Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 February 2024 LINK “Petrologic investigations of martian meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 13227 indicate…
Life on Earth can grow on extraterrestrial organic carbonOPEN ACCESS
Annemiek C. Waajen, Cassio Lima, Royston Goodacre & Charles S. Cockell Scientific Reports, Volume 14, Article number: 3691 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The universe is a vast store of organic abiotic carbon that could…
Thermal processing of primordial pebbles in evolving protoplanetary disksOPEN ACCESS
Maria Jose Colmenares, Michiel Lambrechts, Elishevah van Kooten, Anders Johansen Accepted for publication in A&A PDF (OPEN ACCESS) During protoplanetary disk formation, dust grains located in the outer disk retain their pristine icy composition, while…
Long-term orbital evolution of Dimorphos boulders and implications on the origin of meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
M. Fenucci, A. Carbognani Accepted for publication on MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) By using recent observations of the Dydimos-Dimorphos system from the Hubble Space Telescope, 37 boulders with a size of 4 to 7 meters…
Pairing relations within CO3 chondrites recovered at the Dominion Range and Miller Range, Transantarctic mountains: Constraints from chondrule olivines, noble gas, and H, C, N bulk and isotopic compositions
K. Righter, C. M. O’D. Alexander, D. I. Foustoukos, L. M. Eckart, C. A. K. Mertens, H. Busemann, C. Maden, J. Schutt, C. E. Satterwhite, R. P. Harvey, K. Pando, J. Karner MAPS, Version of…
A naturally occurring Al-Cu-Fe-Si quasicrystal in a micrometeorite from southern ItalyOPEN ACCESS
Giovanna Agrosì, Paola Manzari, Daniela Mele, Gioacchino Tempesta, Floriana Rizzo, Tiziano Catelani & Luca Bindi Communications Earth & Environment, Volume 5, Article number: 67 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Quasicrystals, solids with rotational symmetries forbidden…
The H-poor nature of incompletely melted planetesimals: The view from acapulcoites and lodranites
Liam D. Peterson, Megan E. Newcombe, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Jianhua Wang, Sune G. Nielsen In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 February 2024 LINK “The abundance of H in planetary building blocks is of fundamental…
First widespread occurrence of rare phosphate chladniite in a meteorite, winonaite Graves Nunataks (GRA) 12510: implications for phosphide – phosphate redox buffered genesis in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Brendan A. Anzures, Francis M. McCubbin, Timmons M. Erickson, Ryan S. Jakubek, Marc D. Fries, Loan Le American Mineralogist, Preprint PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The first widespread occurrence of rare Na-, Ca-, and Mg,Mn,Fe-bearing phosphate chladniite…
Chemical compositions of Fe-rich relict olivines from cosmic spherules, understanding their links with ordinary and carbonaceous chondrites
D. Fernandes, N. G. Rudraswami, M. Pandey, V. P. Singh MAPS, Version of Record online: 06 February 2024 LINK “Fe-rich relict olivine grains are found in a small percentage of cosmic spherules, which are studied…
Oxygen isotopic compositions of fresh rooftop micrometeorites from the Budel collection—Insights into the contemporary cosmic dust fluxOPEN ACCESS
Guido Jonker, Flore van Maldeghem, Matthias van Ginneken, Lisa Krämer Ruggiu, Steven Goderis MAPS, Version of Record online: 06 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Cosmic dust particles originate from a wide variety of…
14C and 14C-10Be terrestrial age dating system for meteorites—New data for four recently fallen meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Mohammad Tauseef, Ingo Leya, Jérôme Gattacceca, Beda Hofmann, Sönke Szidat, Régis Braucher, ASTER Team MAPS, Version of Record online: 03 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We perform a systematic and detailed study of…
Unusual sources of fossil micrometeorites deduced from relict chromite in the small size fraction in ~467 Ma old limestoneOPEN ACCESS
Philipp R. Heck, Birger Schmitz, Xenia Ritter, Surya S. Rout, Noriko T. Kita, Céline Defouilloy, Katarina Keating, Kevin Eisenstein, Fredrik Terfelt MAPS, Version of Record online: 02 February 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Extraterrestrial…
Characterization of the micrometer scale surface roughness of meteoritic samples
R.M. Marshal, M. Patzek, O. Rüsch Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 February 2024 LINK “This study investigates the key role of boulders, particularly their surface texture, which are primary surface features on…
Study of Iron and Stony Meteorite Ablation Based on Simulation Experiments in an Arc HeaterOPEN ACCESS
Lei Wanget, Lei Ning Dang, Ling Wei Yang, Jin Bo Liu, Jie Huang, Zhen Jun Huang, Jing Kang Yang, and Yue Luo The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 962, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To…
Quantification of bulk elemental composition for C-type asteroid Ryugu samples with nondestructive elemental analysis using muon beam
Kazuhiko Ninomiya, Takahito Osawa, Kentaro Terada, Taiga Wada, Shunsaku Nagasawa, I-Haun Chiu, Tomoki Nakamura, Tadayuki Takahashi, Yasuhiro Miyake, M. Kenya Kubo, Soshi Takeshita, Akihiro Taniguchi, Izumi Umegaki, Shin Watanabe, Toshiyuki Azuma, Miho Katsuragawa, Takahiro Minami,…
Disparate Pb-isotopic ages of silicate and phosphate minerals in the diabasic angrite Northwest Africa 12320
Chitrangada Datta, Yuri Amelin, Evgenii Krestianinov, Anthony J. Irving, Ian S. Williams IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 30 January 2024 LINK “Pb-isotopic dating of the recently discovered diabasic angrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 12320 yielded…
Clumped isotope and Δ17O measurements of carbonates in CM carbonaceous chondrites: new insights into parent body thermal and fluid evolutionOPEN ACCESS
Matthieu Clog, Paula Lindgren, Sevasti Modestou, Alex McDonald, Andrew Tait, Terry Donnelly, Darren Mark, Martin Lee Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM carbonaceous chondrites…
A sample preparation guide for clay-rich carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Bennett J. K. Wilson, Veronica E. Di Cecco, Laurence A. J. Garvie, Kimberly T. Tait, Michael G. Daly MAPS, Version of Record online: 26 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The matrix of the…
Hydrogen in magnetite from asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
J. Aléon, S. Mostefaoui, H. Bureau, D. Vangu, H. Khodja, K. Nagashima, N. Kawasaki, Y. Abe, C. M. O’D. Alexander, S. Amari, Y. Amelin, K. Bajo, M. Bizzarro, A. Bouvier, R. W. Carlson, M. Chaussidon,…
High-spatial resolution functional chemistry of nitrogen compounds in the observed UK meteorite fall WinchcombeOPEN ACCESS
Christian Vollmer, Demie Kepaptsoglou, Jan Leitner, Aleksander B. Mosberg, Khalil El Hajraoui, Ashley J. King, Charlotte L. Bays, Paul F. Schofield, Tohru Araki & Quentin M. Ramasse LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Organic matter in…
Investigating Organic Carbon and Thermal History of CM Carbonaceous Chondrites Using Spectroscopy and Laboratory TechniquesOPEN ACCESS
Safoura Tanbakouei, Rui-Lin Cheng, Binlong Ye, Josep Ryan Michalski, Ashley J. King PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM chondrites are characterized as primary accretionary rocks which originate from primitive water-rich asteroids formed during the early Solar…
Electron microscopy observations of the diversity of Ryugu organic matter and its relationship to minerals at the micro- to nano-scaleOPEN ACCESS
Rhonda M. Stroud, Jens Barosch, Lydie Bonal, Katherine Burgess, George D. Cody, Bradley T. De Gregorio, Luke Daly, Emmanuel Dartois, Elena Dobrică, Jean Duprat, Cecile Engrand, Dennis Harries, Minako Hashiguchi, Hope Ishii, Yoko Kebukawa, A….
The Vaca Muerta mesosiderite: The path under which Fe-Ni alloy ±C phases could have formed
M. E. Varela, S.-L. Hwang, P. Shen, L. N. Garcia, M. Saavedra, T. Maruoka, M. Bose MAPS, Version of Record online: 25 January 2024 LINK “The combined SEM and TEM studies on the metal (Fe-Ni…
How many Vesta-like bodies existed in the asteroid belt?OPEN ACCESS
T. H. Burbine, R. C. Greenwood, B. Zhang, P. C. Buchanan MAPS, Version of Record online: 24 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Asteroid 4 Vesta is typically thought to be the parent body…
Elemental Characterization of Iron Meteorites Solely Based on LA-ICP-MS
Margareth S. Navarro, Jacinta Enzweiler, Álvaro P. Crósta, André L. R. Moutinho, Gabriel G. Silva, Christopher D. K. Herd, and Patrick J. A. Hill ACS Earth and Space ChemistryPublication Date (Web): January 23, 2024 LINK…
The lithologic diversity of the Moon recorded in lunar meteorites Northwest Africa 7611 and 10480
Haijun Cao, Jian Chen, Chengxiang Yin, Xiaohui Fu, Zongcheng Ling, Xiaochao Che MAPS, Version of Record online: 23 January 2024 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 7611/10480 are lunar regolith breccia meteorites, composed of mineral fragments and…
Strewn field, mineralogy, and petrology of Al Haggounia 001: A unique enstatite chondrite
M. H. Leili, H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane, B. Devouard, P. Rochette, J. Gattacceca, L. Folco, M. Gemelli, I. Baziotis MAPS, Version of Record online: 21 January 2024 LINK “In this work, we investigate macroscopic characteristics, magnetic…
Describing the fragment mass distribution in meteorite showers
I.G. Brykina, L.A. Egorova Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 20 January 2024 LINK “The mass distribution of fragments is an important characteristic that often needs to be defined for forward modelling…
Microstructural and chemical features of impact melts on Ryugu particle surfaces: Records of interplanetary dust hit on asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Megumi Matsumoto, Junya Matsuno, Akira Tsuchiyama, Tomoki Nakamura, Yuma Enokido, Mizuha Kikuiri, Aiko Nakato, Masahiro Yasutake, Kentaro Uesugi, Akihisa Takeuchi, […] Yuichi Tsuda Science Advances19 Jan 2024Vol 10, Issue 3 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Snapshots of an Evolving Solar Nebula Recorded in Nucleosynthetic Sr and Ba Signatures of Early CondensatesOPEN ACCESS
R. T. C. Marqueze, B. L. A. Charlier, and F. L. H. Tissot The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 961, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The discovery of extreme strontium isotope anomalies (μ84Sr) in…
Explosive Nucleosynthesis in Core-collapse Type II Supernovae: Insights from New C, N, Si, and Al–Mg Isotopic Compositions of Presolar GrainsOPEN ACCESS
Nan Liu, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Bradley S. Meyer, Larry R. Nittler, Jianhua Wang, and Rhonda M. Stroud The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 961, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report C, N,…
Textural Study of Vesicles in Tagish Lake (C2-ung) Meteorite Fusion Crust: Constraints on Vesicle Formation during Their Entry into the Earth’s AtmosphereOPEN ACCESS
Xhonatan Shehaj, Stefano Caporali, Ernesto Palomba and Giovanni Pratesi Minerals 2024, 14(1), 99 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Vesicles are characteristic structures within the outer layer of many stony meteorites’ fusion crusts. Although these features are…
Nucleosynthetic isotope variations in chondritic meteorites and their relationship to bulk chemistry
Herbert Palme, Klaus Mezger MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 January 2024 LINK “The relationship of mass-independent stable isotope anomalies with the chemistry of chondritic meteorites provides constraints on mixing and fractionation processes in the…
Focused-beam X-ray fluorescence and diffraction microtomographies for mineralogical and chemical characterization of unsectioned extraterrestrial samplesOPEN ACCESS
Antonio Lanzirotti, Stephen R. Sutton, Matthew Newville, Adrian Brearley, Oliver Tschauner MAPS, Version of Record online: 17 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This study describes the application of new synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (XRF)…
Molecular distribution and 13C isotope composition of volatile organic compounds in the Murchison and Sutter’s Mill carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
José C. Aponte, Frédéric Séguin, Ariel J. Siguelnitzky, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, Daniel P. Glavin, Harold C. Connolly Jr, Dante S. Lauretta MAPS, Version of Record online: 16 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Artificial meteors observed in mid-infrared range
S. Rommeluère, J. Vaubaillon, S. Loehle, R. Ravichandran, P. Matlovič, J. Tóth IcarusAvailable online 14 January 2024, 115946 LINK “Meteors are most often observed from the ground in the visible, most often at a distance…
Chondrules from the ordinary chondrite Itawa Bhopji (L3-5): Noble gases and nitrogen
Ramakant R. Mahajan Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 11 January 2024 LINK “Noble gases and nitrogen compositions are investigated in chondrules of Itawa Bhopji (L3-5) chondrite. Single chondrule and bunch of…
2023/2024 ANSMET Field Season ended with more than 200 meteorite finds
Last update: 30 January (16:06 CET) After three cancelled field seasons (2020-2023) the 2024/2025 ANSMET field season on the Davis-Ward Icefields has begun. This year’s team members have arrived in the field. Team members are…
An overview of the new Moroccan regulation on collection and export of meteorites: a geoheritage to promote and preserve
Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 January 2024 LINK “Morocco is known for the high number of meteorites collected in its territory, including finds and falls. This is explained by the large…
Condensate evolution in the solar nebula inferred from combined Cr, Ti, and O isotope analyses of amoeboid olivine aggregatesOPEN ACCESS
Christian A. Jansen, Christoph Burkhardt, Yves Marrocchi, Jonas M. Schneider, Elias Wölfer, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 627, 1 February 2024, 118567 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlight First combined O, Ti, and Cr isotopic…
Curation protocol of Phobos sample returned by Martian Moons eXplorationOPEN ACCESS
Ryota Fukai, Tomohiro Usui, Wataru Fujiya, Yoshinori Takano, Ken-ichi Bajo, Andrew Beck, Enrica Bonato, Nancy L. Chabot, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Hidenori Genda, Yuki Hibiya, Fred Jourdan, Thorsten Kleine, Mizuho Koike, Moe Matsuoka, Yayoi N. Miura, Frédéric…
Analytical method for stable background reduction for Raman spectra of carbon-containing meteorite and terrestrial samples suffering from intense fluorescenceOPEN ACCESS
Aruto Kashima, Shu-hei Urashima, Hiroharu Yui MAPS, Version of Record online: 10 January 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chemical states of carbon in terrestrial (meta) sediments and carbonaceous chondrites gather attention as a geothermometer….
Properties, age, and origin of a huge meteor cluster observed over Scandinavia on 30 October 2022OPEN ACCESS
Pavel Koten, David Čapek, Steinar Midtskogen, Lukáš Shrbený, Pavel Spurný, Mike Hankey Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript no. 48618finalJanuary 10, 2024 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Context. A meteor outburst consisting of at least 22 meteors above the…
Hayabusa 2 returned samples reveal a weak to null magnetic field during aqueous alteration of Ryugu’s parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
C. Maurel, J. Gattacceca, M. Uehara Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 627, 1 February 2024, 118559 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights Ryugu samples of 1 and 22 mg do not exhibit any stable remanent…
Accretion of the earliest inner Solar System planetesimals beyond the water snowline
Damanveer S. Grewal, Nicole X. Nie, Bidong Zhang, Andre Izidoro & Paul D. Asimow Nature AstronomyPublished: 09 January 2024 LINK “How and where the first generation of inner Solar System planetesimals formed remains poorly understood….
The identification of airbursts in the past: Insights from the BIT-58 layer
Matthias van Ginneken, Ralph P. Harvey, Steven Goderis, Natalia Artemieva, Mark Boslough, Ryoga Maeda, Jérôme Gattacceca, Luigi Folco, Akira Yamaguchi, Corinne Sonzogni, Penelope Wozniakiewicz, Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 627, 1 February 2024, 118562 LINK…
The role of gamma-ray spectrometry and Monte Carlo simulation in the characterisation of meteorites
Rossini, R., Cremonesi, O., Cataldo, M. et al. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear ChemistryPublished: 08 January 2024 LINK “Gamma-ray spectrometry has proved to be a powerful tool in meteorite identification due to the presence of…
In situ investigation of an organic micro-globule and its mineralogical context within a Ryugu “sand” grainOPEN ACCESS
Van T. H. Phan, Pierre Beck, Rolando Rebois, Eric Quirico, Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata, Yusuke Seto, Masaaki Miyahara, Naotaka Tomioka, Hope A. Ishii, John P….
The Fate of Primary Iron Sulfides in the CM1 Carbonaceous Chondrites: Effects of Advanced Aqueous Alteration on Primary ComponentsOPEN ACCESS
Sheryl A. Singerling, Catherine M. Corrigan, Adrian J. Brearley Accepted for publication in Meteoritics & Planetary Science on January 5, 2024 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (22 January 2024): MAPS, Version of Record online: 21 January…
Chondrule survivability in the solar nebulaOPEN ACCESS
Tetsuo Taki, Shigeru Wakita Update (27 February 2024): The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 963, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) The lifetime of millimeter-sized dust…
Four-dimensional-STEM analysis of the phyllosilicate-rich matrix of Ryugu samplesOPEN ACCESS
Bahae-eddine Mouloud, Damien Jacob, Francisco de la Peña, Maya Marinova, Corentin Le Guillou, Jean-Christophe Viennet, Sylvain Laforet, Hugues Leroux, Adrien Teurtrie, Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata,…
Overview of the Lost Meteorites of Antarctica field campaignsOPEN ACCESS
K. H. Joy, A. R. D. Smedley, J. L. MacArthur, W. van Verre, L. A. Marsh, M. Rose, T. A. Harvey, R. Tartèse, R. H. Jones, I. D. Abrahams, J. W. Wilson, A. J. Peyton,…
Dense collection areas and terrestrial alteration of meteorites in the Atacama Desert
Gabriel A. Pinto, Adrien Tavernier, Jérôme Gattacceca, Alexandre Corgne, Millarca Valenzuela, Béatrice Luais, Laura Flores, Felipe Olivares, Yves Marrocchi MAPS, Version of Record online: 04 January 2024 LINK “In the last 15 years, more than 2700…
A common isotopic reservoir for amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs) and calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) revealed by Ti and Cr isotopic compositions
Zachary A. Torrano, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Richard W. Carlson, Jan Render, Gregory A. Brennecka, Emma S. Bullock Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 627, 1 February 2024, 118551 LINK “Amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs) are the most…
On the Response of Chondrites to Diurnal Temperature Change—Experimental Simulation of Asteroidal Surface ConditionsOPEN ACCESS
Markus Patzek, Ottaviano Rüsch, Jamie L. Molaro JGR Planets30 December 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Thermal fatigue is a process that degrades rocks and pebbles exposed to space by diurnal cycling. We simulate the…
Rubidium isotopic compositions of angrites controlled by extensive evaporation and partial recondensation
Baoliang Wang, Frederic Moynier, and Yan Hu PNAS, 121 (1) e2311402121 LINK “The planetesimals in the solar system exhibit varying degrees of moderately volatile elements (MVEs) depletion compared to the protosolar composition. Revealing the relevant…
Current status of the Extension of the FRIPON network in ChileOPEN ACCESS
Felipe Gutiérrez Rojas, Sébastien Bouquillon, Rene A. Mendez, Hernan Pulgar, Marcelo Tala Pinto, Katherine Vieira, Millarca Valenzuela Picón, Andrés Jordán, Christian H.R. Nitschelm, Massinissa Hadjara, José Luis Nilo Castellón, Maja Vuckovic, Hebe Cremades, Bin Yang,…
Hf-W isotope systematics of enstatite chondrites: Parent body chronology and origin of Hf-W fractionations among chondritic meteorites
Jan L. Hellmann, James A. Van Orman, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 626, 15 January 2024, 118518 LINK “Five enstatite chondrites, including two EH4 (Abee, Indarch) and three EL6 samples (Hvittis, Khairpur, Pillistfer),…
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in samples of Ryugu formed in the interstellar medium
Sarah S. Zeichner, José C. Aponte, Surjyendu Bhattacharjee, Guannan Dong, Amy E. Hofmann, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Jamie E. Elsila, Heather V. Graham, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshinori Takano, Shogo Tachibana, Allison T. Karp, Kliti…
Africa’s Impact Cratering History and Meteorite Record: Implications for Planetary and Space Science Studies on the Continent
Marian Selorm Sapah Space Fostering African SocietiesChapter, pp 17–30, First Online: 20 December 2023Part of the Southern Space Studies book series (SOSPST) LINK “This article assessed the status of Planetary and Space Science in Africa…
Meteorites and impact structures in Chad
P. Rochette, J.C. Doumnang, J. Gattacceca, Y. Quesnel Journal of African Earth SciencesVolume 210, February 2024, 105137 LINK “The large surface of Chad (fifth largest country in Africa) as well as a desert climate over…
Magnetism of the Acapulco Primitive Achondrite and Implications for the Evolution of Partially Differentiated BodiesOPEN ACCESS
Elias N. Mansbach, Benjamin P. Weiss, Neesha R. Schnepf, Eduardo A. Lima, Cauê S. Borlina, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Jérôme Gattacceca, Minoru Uehara, Huapei Wang JGR PlanetsFirst published: 14 December 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive…
Aqueous breakdown of aspartate and glutamate to n-ω-amino acids on the parent bodies of carbonaceous chondrites and asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Yamei Li, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Yasuhito Sekine, Yoko Kebukawa, Yuko Nakano, Norio Kitadai, Naizhong Zhang, Xiaofeng Zang, Yuichiro Ueno, Gen Fujimori, Ryuhei nalamura, Kosuke Fujishima and Junko Isa Science Advances15 Dec 2023Vol 9, Issue LINK (OPEN…
Investigating the impact of x-ray computed tomography imaging on soluble organic matter in the Murchison meteorite: Implications for Bennu sample analysesOPEN ACCESS
Daniel P. Glavin, Scott A. Eckley, José C. Aponte, Eve L. Berger, Aaron S. Burton, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, Frank T. Ferguson, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Heather V. Graham, Toshiki Koga, Michael Liss, Hannah L….
Analysis of layered boulders on asteroid (101955) Bennu and their implications for fluid flow on the parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
K. Ishimaru, D. S. Lauretta MAPS, Version of Record online: 14 December 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The observation of carbonate veins on asteroid Bennu supports the idea that large-scale water flow may have…
Northwest Africa 13669, a reequilibrated nakhlite from a previously unsampled portion of the nakhlite igneous complex
Sierra R. Ramsey, Amanda M. Ostwald, Arya Udry, Evan O’Neal, James M. D. Day, Zoë Wilbur, Jessica J. Barnes, Sammy Griffin MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 December 2023 LINK “Northwest Africa (NWA) 13669 is…
Isotopic trichotomy of main belt asteroids from implantation of outer solar system planetesimals
David Nesvorný, Nicolas Dauphas, David Vokrouhlický, Rogerio Deienno, Timo Hopp Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 626, 15 January 2024, 118521 LINK “Recent analyses of samples from asteroid (162173) Ryugu returned by JAXA’s Hayabusa2 mission suggest…
The UCLA Cosmochemistry DatabaseOPEN ACCESS
Bidong Zhang, Kerstin A. Lehnert, Alan E. Rubin, Kevin D. McKeegan, Paul H. Warren, Jennifer L. Mays, Lucia R. Profeta, Annika K. Johansson, Peng Ni, Edward D. Young, Frank T. Kyte, Ming-Chang Liu, Emilie T….
Neodymium-142 deficits and samarium neutron stratigraphy of C-type asteroid (162173) Ryugu
Zachary A. Torrano, Michelle K. Jordan, Timothy D. Mock, Richard W. Carlson, Ikshu Gautam, Makiko K. Haba, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Martin Bizzarro, Audrey Bouvier,…
Reassigning CI chondrite parent bodies based on reflectance spectroscopy of samples from carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu and meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Kana Amano Moe Matsuoka Tomoki Nakamura Eiichi Kagawa Yuri Fujioka Sandra M. Potin Takahiro Hiroi Eri Tatsumi Ralph E. Milliken Eric Quirico Pierre Beck Rosario Brunetto Masayuki Uesugi Yoshio Takahashi Takahiro Kawai Shohei Yamashita Yuma…
Asteroids were born bigger: An implication of surface mass ablation during gas-assisted implantation into the asteroid belt
Rafael Ribeiro de Sousa, Andre Izidoro, Rogerio Deienno, Rajdeep Dasgupta IcarusAvailable online 6 December 2023, 115910 LINK “The origins of carbonaceous asteroids in the asteroid belt is not fully understood. The leading hypothesis is that…
Origin and Evolution of Jupiter’s Trojan AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
William F. Bottke, Raphael Marschall, David Nesvorný & David Vokrouhlický Space Science ReviewsReview Article, Published: 05 December 2023Volume 219, Article number: 83 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The origin of the Jupiter Trojan asteroids has…
The Luna structure, India: A probable impact crater formed by an iron bolide
K.S. Sajinkumar, S. James, G.K. Indu, Saranya R. Chandran, Devika Padmakumar, J. Aswathi, S. Keerthy, M.N. Praveen, N. Sorcar, J.K. Tomson, Anil Chavan, Subhash Bhandari, M. Satyanarayanan, R. Bhushan, A. Dabhi, Y. Anilkumar Planetary and…
Proximal ejecta of the Bolaven extraterrestrial impact, southern LaosOPEN ACCESS
Kerry Sieh, Dayana Schonwalder Angel, Jason Herrin, Brian Jicha, Brad Singer, Vanpheng Sihavong, Weerachat Wiwegwin, Nathanael Wong, and Jia Yong Quah PNAS, received June 19, 2023; accepted October 24, 2023December 4, 2023, 120 (50) LINK…
Prebiotic synthesis on meteorite parent bodies: Insights from hydrogen and carbon isotope models
Laura Chimiak, John Eiler Chemical GeologyAvailable online 30 November 2023, 121828 LINK “Several mechanisms could produce the biorelevant organic compounds contained in carbonaceous meteorites. The ratio of heavy-to-light stable isotopes can constrain a compound’s formation…
A dunite fragment in meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 11421: A piece of the Moon’s mantleOPEN ACCESS
Allan H. Treiman, Julia Semprich American Mineralogist (2023) 108 (12): 2182–2192 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “A centimeter-sized fragment of dunite, the first recognized fragment of Moon mantle material, has been discovered in the lunar highlands breccia…
A slowly cooled deep crust on asteroid 4 Vesta and the recent impact history of rubble pile vestoids recorded by diogenitesOPEN ACCESS
F. Jourdan, T. Kennedy, L. Foreman, C. Mayers, E. Eroglu, A. Yamaguchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “In this study, we investigate the 40Ar/39Ar systematics…
Influx of nitrogen-rich material from the outer Solar System indicated by iron nitride in Ryugu samplesOPEN ACCESS
Toru Matsumoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Yusuke Seto, Masaaki Miyahara, Naotaka Tomioka, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata, Dennis Harries, Aki Takigawa, Yusuke Nakauchi, Shogo Tachibana, Tomoki Nakamura, Megumi Matsumoto, Hope A. Ishii,…
The optical, seismic, and infrasound signature of the March 5 2022, bolide over Central ItalyOPEN ACCESS
Marco Olivieri, Davide Piccinini, Gilberto Saccorotti, Dario Barghini, Daniele Gardiol, Nicola Alessandro Pino, Maurizio Ripepe, Giulio Betti, Giorgio Lacanna & Lorenzo Arcidiaco Scientific Reports, Volume 13, Article number: 21135Published: 30 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
The nature of insoluble organic matter in Sutter’s Mill and Murchison carbonaceous chondrites: Testing the effect of x-ray computed tomography and exploring parent body organic molecular evolution
George D. Cody, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Dionysis I. Foustoukos, Henner Busemann, Scott Eckley, Aaron S. Burton, Eve L. Berger, Michael Nuevo, Scott A. Sandford, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Harold C. Connolly Jr,…
The Magnesium Isotope Composition of Samples Returned from Asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Martin Bizzarro, Martin Schiller, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Audrey Bouvier et al The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 958, Number 2Published: 2023 November 24…
The impact history and prolonged magmatism of the angrite parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
B. G. Rider-Stokes, M. Anand, L. F. White, J. R. Darling, R. Tartèse, M. J. Whitehouse, I. Franchi, R. C. Greenwood, G. Degli-Alessandrini MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Olivine microstructure and thermometry in olivine-phyric shergottites Sayh al Uhaymir 005 and Dar al Gani 476OPEN ACCESS
Eleanor S. Jennings, Peter Coull MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Olivine-phyric shergottites are relatively young Martian meteorites that resemble primitive mantle-derived melts, so offer insight into the causes…
Mineralogical anatomy of the Cr-rich quenched angrite Northwest Africa 12774: Implication to mantle heterogeneity
Yang He, Ai-Cheng Zhang, Yongbo Peng, Jia Liu, Liping Qin Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 November 2023 LINK “Angrites are a small group of basaltic meteorites and their origin is…
Investigating the role of incident ion flux in solar wind space weathering of carbon-rich asteroidal regolith via H+and He+irradiation of the Murchison meteorite
D.L. Laczniak, M.S. Thompson, R. Christoffersen, C.A. Dukes, R.V. Morris, L.P. Keller IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 November 2023 LINK “We present results from a set of low and high flux 1 keV/amu H+…
Nanophase magnetite in matrix of anomalous EL3 chondrite Northwest Africa (NWA) 8785
M. K. Weisberg, M. E. Zolensky, M. Kimura, K. T. Howard, D. S. Ebel, M. L. Gray, C. M. O’D. Alexander MAPSVersion of Record online: 23 November 2023 LINK “NWA 8785 is a remarkable EL3…
Geophysical and structural analyses of the Middlesboro impact structure, Kentucky, USA: Reactivation of a thrust detachment of the Appalachian foreland fold-and-thrust beltOPEN ACCESS
Lars Wihanto, Thomas Kenkmann MAPSVersion of Record online: 23 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This paper reports on the Middlesboro impact structure (36°37′03″ N; 83°43′39″ W), a complex impact structure located in the Appalachian foreland…
Campo del Cielo modeling and comparison with observations: II. Funnels and cratersOPEN ACCESS
R. Luther, A. Schmalen, N. Artemieva MAPSVersion of Record online: 22 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Campo del Cielo impact structure exhibits several penetration funnels and impact craters. Here, we model the…
Mineralogy and petrology of fine-grained samples recovered from the asteroid (162173) Ryugu
Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei Igami, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hikaru Saito, Satoshi Hata, Yusuke Seto, Masaaki Miyahara, Naotaka Tomioka, Hope A. Ishii, John P. Bradley, Kenta K. Ohtaki, Elena Dobrică, Hugues Leroux, Corentin Le…
Deciphering recycling processes during solar system evolution from magnesium-rich relict olivine grains in type II chondrules
Gabriel A. Pinto, Emmanuel Jacquet, Alexandre Corgne, Felipe Olivares, Johan Villeneuve, Yves Marrocchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 21 November 2023 LINK “Ferromagnesian chondrules present a remarkable dichotomy between reduced (type…
The iron oxidation state of Ryugu samples
Mathieu Roskosz, Pierre Beck, Jean-Christophe Viennet, Tomoki Nakamura, Barbara Lavina, Michael Y. Hu, Jiyong Zhao, Esen E. Alp, Yoshio Takahashi, Tomoyo Morita, Kana Amano, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hiroshi Naraoka, Kanako…
Pervasive aqueous alteration in the early Solar System revealed by potassium isotopic variations in Ryugu samples and carbonaceous chondrites
Yan Hu, Frédéric Moynier, Wei Dai, Marine Paquet, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Martin Bizzarro, Audrey Bouvier, Richard W. Carlson, Marc Chaussidon, Byeon-Gak Choi, Nicolas…
Search for carbonaceous chondrites evidence on Vesta through the detection of carbonatesOPEN ACCESS
G. Massa, E. Palomba, A. Longobardo, M. Angrisani, C. Gisellu, F. Dirri, M.C. De Sanctis, A. Raponi, F.G. Carrozzo, M. Ciarniello IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 15 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights Study…
A curation for uncontaminated Hayabusa2-returned samples in the extraterrestrial curation center of JAXA: from the beginning to present dayOPEN ACCESS
Toru Yada, Masanao Abe, Masahiro Nishimura, Hirotaka Sawada, Ryuji Okazaki, Yoshinori Takano, Kanako Sakamoto, Tatsuaki Okada, Aiko Nakato, Miwa Yoshitake, Yuki Nakano, Kasumi Yogata, Akiko Miyazaki, Shizuho Furuya, Ayako S. Iwamae, Shunichi Nakatsubo, Kentaro Hatakeda,…
Phyllosilicates with embedded Fe-based nanophases in Ryugu and Orgueil
Hugues Leroux, Corentin Le Guillou, Maya Marinova, Sylvain Laforet, Jean-Christophe Viennet, Bahae-Eddine Mouloud, Adrien Teurtrie, Francisco de la Peña, Damien Jacob, Daniel Hallatt, Mario Pelaez Fernandez, David Troadec, Takaaki Noguchi, Toru Matsumoto, Akira Miyake, Yohei…
Nondestructive determination of the physical properties of Antarctic meteorites: Importance for the meteorite—parent body connectionOPEN ACCESS
T. A. Harvey, J. L. MacArthur, K. H. Joy, D. Sykes, N. V. Almeida, R. H. Jones MAPSVersion of Record online: 14 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Photogrammetry is a low-cost, nondestructive approach…
A newly revised estimation of bulk densities and examination of the shape of individual Ryugu grainsOPEN ACCESS
Toru Yada, Kasumi Yogata, Kentaro Hatakeda, Aiko Nakato, Masahiro Nishimura, Kana Nagashima, Kazuya Kumagai, Yuya Hitomi, Hiromichi Soejima, Rui Tahara, Rei Kanemaru, Arisa Nakano, Miwa Yoshitake, Ayako Iwamae, Shizuho Furuya, Akira Tsuchiyama, Shogo Tachibana, Tatsuhiro…
Critique of arXiv submission2308.15623, “Discovery of Spherules of Likely Extrasolar Composition in the Pacific Ocean Site of the CNEOS 2014-01-08 (IM1) Bolide”, by A. Loeb et alOPEN ACCESS
Steve Desch, Alan Jackson PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Recently a manuscript by Loeb et al. was uploaded to arXiv (preprint2308.15623) that asserted that the CNEOS bolide 2014-01-08 was interstellar; that spherules recovered from the seafloor near…
Compositional heterogeneity of insoluble organic matter extracted from asteroid Ryugu samples
Eric Quirico, Lydie Bonal, Yoko Kebukawa, Kana Amano, Hikaru Yabuta, Van T. H. Phan, Pierre Beck, Laurent Rémusat, Emmanuel Dartois, Cecile Engrand, Zita Martins, Laure Bejach, Alexandre Dazzi, Ariane Deniset-Besseau, Jean Duprat, Jérémie Mathurin, Gilles…
The water content of CM carbonaceous chondrite falls and finds, and their susceptibility to terrestrial contaminationOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Lydia J. Hallis, Luke Daly, Adrian J. Boyce MAPSVersion of Record online: 12 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “CM carbonaceous chondrites can be used to constrain the abundance and H…
Plenoptic imaging of meteorite shape change during plasma wind tunnel experiments
M. Eberhart, S. Loehle, J. Vaubaillon, P. Matlovič, J. Tóth IcarusAvailable online 11 November 2023, 115868 LINK “Experimental meteors are produced by exposing samples of meteoritic material to an air plasma flow in an arcjet…
Meteorite temperature measurements during ground testing
David Leiser, Christian Dürnhofer, Erik Poloni, Stefan Löhle, Pavol Matlovič, Juraj Tóth, Jérémie Vaubaillon IcarusAvailable online 11 November 2023, 115867 LINK “Ground testing meteorite samples offer in-situ measurements of known materials in conditions that occur…
Water circulation in Ryugu asteroid affected the distribution of nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies in returned sampleOPEN ACCESS
Tetsuya Yokoyama Meenakshi Wadhwa Tsuyoshi Iizuka Vinai Rai Ikshu Gautam Yuki Hibiya Yuki Masuda Makiko K. Haba Ryota Fukai Rebekah Hines Nicole Phelan Yoshinari Abe Jérôme Aléon Conel M. O’D. Alexander Sachiko Amari Yuri Amelin…
Cosmogenic radionuclides in the Cavezzo meteorite: Gamma-ray measurement and detection efficiency simulationsOPEN ACCESS
Ilaria Bizzarri, Dario Barghini, Paolo Colombetti, Daniele Gardiol, Sara Rubinetti, Salvatore Mancuso, Mario Di Martino, Giovanni Pratesi, Vanni Moggi Cecchi, Nora Groschopf, Andrea Aquino, Matthias Laubenstein, Narendra Bhandari, Carla Taricco Applied Radiation and IsotopesVolume 194,…
Trace elements in IVA iron meteorites explained by limited solid–liquid equilibration during inward solidification
Zhongtian Zhang IcarusAvailable online 7 November 2023, 115860 LINK “Iron meteorites are windows into the formation and evolution of planetesimal cores. The trace element compositions of IVA iron meteorites are enigmatic; specifically, to explain the…
Thermal decomposition as the activity driver of near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon
Eric MacLennan & Mikael Granvik Nature AstronomyPublished: 02 November 2023 LINK “Near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon exhibits activity during its perihelion passage at 0.14 au from the Sun and is the likely parent body of the annual…
Half-life of the nuclear cosmochronometer 176Lu measured with a windowless 4π solid angle scintillation detectorOPEN ACCESS
Takehito Hayakawa, Toshiyuki Shizuma & Tsuyoshi Iizuka Communications Physics, Volume 6, Article number: 299Published: 03 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The 176Lu-176Hf nuclear decay is a powerful tool to measure the age of…
Chemical and genetic characterization of the ungrouped pallasite LieksaOPEN ACCESS
Emily M. Chiappe, Richard D. Ash, Arto Luttinen, Sari Lukkari, Jukka Kuva, Connor D. Hilton, Richard J. Walker MAPSVersion of Record online: 03 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The meteorite Lieksa was found…
Petrogenesis of the Dar al Gani (DaG) 1.1 Ma ejection-paired olivine-phyric shergottites and implications for ~470 Ma Martian volcanismOPEN ACCESS
Tarryn Aucamp, Geoffrey H. Howarth, Chad J. Peel, Gelu Costin, James M. D. Day, Petrus le Roux, James M. Scott, Ansgar Greshake, Rainer Bartoschewitz MAPS Version of Record online: 01 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Moon-forming impactor as a source of Earth’s basal mantle anomalies
Qian Yuan, Mingming Li, Steven J. Desch, Byeongkwan Ko, Hongping Deng, Edward J. Garnero, Travis S. J. Gabriel, Jacob A. Kegerreis, Yoshinori Miyazaki, Vincent Eke & Paul D. Asimow Nature, Volume 623, pages 95–99Published: 01…
OSIRIS-APEX: An OSIRIS-REx Extended Mission to Asteroid ApophisOPEN ACCESS
Daniella N. DellaGiustina, Michael C. Nolan, Anjani T. Polit, Michael C. Moreau, Dathon R. Golish, Amy A. Simon, Coralie D. Adam, Peter G. Antreasian, Ronald-Louis Ballouz, Olivier S. Barnouin et al. The Planetary Science Journal,…
Nanostructural domains in martian apatites that record primary subsolidus exsolution of halogens: Insights into nakhlite petrogenesis
Marina Martínez, Charles K. Shearer, Adrian J. Brearley American MineralogistVolume 108, Number 11 LINK “The microstructures of selected F-, Cl-, and OH-bearing martian apatite grains, two in Northwest Africa (NWA) 998 (cumulus apatites, embedded in…
The Golden Meteorite Fall: Fireball Trajectory, Orbit and Meteorite CharacterizationOPEN ACCESS
P. G. Brown, P. J. A. McCausland, A. R. Hildebrand, L. T. J. Hanton, L. M. Eckart, H. Busemann, D. Krietsch, C. Maden, K. Welten, M. W. Caffee, M. Laubenstein, D. Vida, F. Ciceri, E….
Xeno Amino Acids: A look into biochemistry as we don’t know itOPEN ACCESS
Sean M. Brown, Christopher Mayer-Bacon, Stephen Freeland Preprint, to be submitted to Life LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Would another origin of life resemble Earth’s biochemistry? Here, consider that question specifically in terms of amino acids,…
The vesiculated layer in the anomalous diogenite Northwest Africa 12973
Lidia Pittarello, Ludovic Ferrière, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Frank Vanhaecke, Steven Goderis MAPSVersion of Record online: 27 October 2023 LINK “Diogenites, which are part of the howardite–eucrite–diogenite (HED) group, are considered to represent rocks from the…
Oort cloud perturbations as a source of hyperbolic Earth impactorsOPEN ACCESS
Eloy Peña-Asensio, Jaakko Visuri, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Hector Socas-Navarro, Maria Gritsevich, Markku Siljama, Albert Rimola IcarusAvailable online 26 October 2023, 115844 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights Analyzed FH1, the first hyperbolic meteor detected by the Finnish…
Meteoroid ablation simulations with ESA’s SCARAB software
Maximilian Vovk, Detlef Koschny, Michael Frühauf, Christian Gscheidle, Urs Hugentobler, Valentin Heumann, Tobias Lips, Bent Fritsche, Maximilian Maigler, Valentina Pessina, Jiří Šilha, Juraj Tóth, Veronika Pazderová, Pavol Matlovič Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof,…
Geophysical evidence for an enriched molten silicate layer above Mars’s coreOPEN ACCESS
Henri Samuel, Mélanie Drilleau, Attilio Rivoldini, Zongbo Xu, Quancheng Huang, Raphaël F. Garcia, Vedran Lekić, Jessica C. E. Irving, James Badro, Philippe H. Lognonné, James A. D. Connolly, Taichi Kawamura, Tamara Gudkova & William B….
Evidence for a liquid silicate layer atop the Martian coreOPEN ACCESS
A. Khan, D. Huang, C. Durán, P. A. Sossi, D. Giardini & M. Murakami Nature, Volume 622, pages 718–723 (2023) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Seismic recordings made during the InSight mission1 suggested that Mars’s…
Nature and timing of a significant reduction event on the L-chondrite parent asteroidOPEN ACCESS
Alan E. Rubin, Brent D. Turrin MAPS, Version of Record online: 26 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “About 17% of L6 chondrites (15/87) show significant reduction features in BSE images in thin section….
Astronomical withdrawals: a green criminological examination of extreme energy mining on extraterrestrial objectsOPEN ACCESS
Jack Adam Lampkin, Bill W. McClanahan Crime, Law and Social ChangePublished: 26 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mining for natural resources on-Earth is commonplace and dates back over a hundred years at an…
Mapping the Terrain of an Astro-Green Criminology: A Case for Extending the Green Criminological Lens outside of Planet EarthOPEN ACCESS
Jack Lampkin Astropolitics The International Journal of Space Politics and Policy, 8(3):238-259, October 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Green criminological scholarship has expanded considerably in the previous two decades. However, criminologists are yet to acknowledge…
Astro-Green Criminology: A New Perspective against Space CapitalismOPEN ACCESS
Takemura Noriyoshi Toin University of Yokohama Research Bulletin, No. 40, June. 2019 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “As outer space expeditions have been actualized in modern history, humankind started to view outer space as another hope and…
Al-Cu-Fe alloys in the solar system: Going inside a Khatyrka-like micrometeorite (KT01) from the Nubian desert, SudanOPEN ACCESS
Chi Ma, Jinping Hu, Martin D. Suttle, Yunbin Guan, Thomas G. Sharp, Paul D. Asimow, Paul J. Steinhardt, Luca Bindi MAPS Version of Record online: 25 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A recently…
GOES GLM, biased bolides, and debiased distributionsOPEN ACCESS
Anthony Ozerov, Jeffrey C. Smith, Jessie L. Dotson, Randolph S. Longenbaugh, Robert L. Morris IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 October 2023 LINK Update (7 November 2023): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The large combined field…
4.46 Ga zircons anchor chronology of lunar magma oceanOPEN ACCESS
J. Greer, B. Zhang, D. Isheim, D.N. Seidman, A. Bouvier, P.R. Heck Geochemical Perspectives Letters, V27Published 23 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The crystallisation ages of lunar samples provide critical constraints on the…
The “Meteorite meter”: A handheld instrument for the combined measurement of magnetic susceptibility and electrical conductivity, with application to meteorite identification and classificationOPEN ACCESS
Minoru Uehara, Jérôme Gattacceca MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 October 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We developed a simple, handheld, and user-friendly magnetic susceptibility meter specialized for the identification of meteorites. The measurement…
Light noble gases in 11 achondrites: Cosmic ray exposure ages, gas retention ages, and preatmospheric sizes
Thomas Smith, Huaiyu He, Shijie Li, Fei Su MAPS, Version of Record online: 18 October 2023 LINK “We report light noble gas (He, Ne, and Ar) concentrations and isotopic ratios in 11 achondrites, Tafassasset (unclassified…
Abundant extraterrestrial purine nucleobases in the Murchison meteorite: Implications for a unified mechanism for purine synthesis in carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies
Toshiki Koga, Yoshinori Takano, Yasuhiro Oba, Hiroshi Naraoka, Naohiko Ohkouchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18 October 2023 LINK “Extraterrestrial nucleobases are of key interest owing to their implications for the…
Composition and Sticking of Hot Chondritic Dust in a Protoplanetary Hydrogen AtmosphereOPEN ACCESS
Cynthia Pillich, Tabea Bogdan, Janosch Tasto, Joachim Landers, Gerhard Wurm and Heiko Wende The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 10 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The sticking properties of dust in early phases of…
Prebiotic Vitamin B3 Synthesis in Carbonaceous PlanetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Klaus Paschek, Mijin Lee, Dmitry A. Semenov, Thomas K. Henning Accepted for publication in ChemPlusChem. PDF (OPEN ACCESS)Supporting Information “Aqueous chemistry within carbonaceous planetesimals is promising for synthesizing prebiotic organic matter essential to all life….
Physical properties and average atomic numbers of chondrules using computed tomography
Yogita Kadlag, David Haberthür, Ingo Leya, Ruslan Hlushchuk, Klaus Mezger Planetary and Space ScienceAvailable online 17 October 2023, 105799 LINK “Micro-computed tomography is a fast and essentially non-destructive technique for studying 3D properties of solid…
Meteoritical Bulletin updates
- Oued El Hamim 003 (Eucrite)
- Northwest Africa 18237 (Ureilite)
- Northwest Africa 18222 (Ureilite)
- Northwest Africa 18223 (Eucrite)
- Northwest Africa 18206 (Eucrite-melt breccia)
- Northwest Africa 18205 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18122 (Eucrite)
- Ganq 027 (L3)
- Dalangtan 004 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18188 (LL3)
- Hammadah al Hamra 348 (Ureilite)
- Gadamis 010 (Angrite)
- Northwest Africa 18184 (CV3)
- Sabkhat Arryd 002 (Eucrite-pmict)
- Northwest Africa 18180 (H3)
- Northwest Africa 18181 (L3)
- Northwest Africa 18183 (Eucrite-melt breccia)
- Yagan 003 (LL3)
- Northwest Africa 18164 (CK3)
- Northwest Africa 18163 (Winonaite)
