CV chondrites: More than one parent body
J. Gattacceca, L. Bonal, C. Sonzogni, J. Longerey Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 547, 1 October 2020, 116467First available on 28 July 2020 LINK “Highlights • CV chondrites are classically separated in three subgroups (CVOxA,…
Comparing the reflectivity of ungrouped carbonaceous chondrites with those of short-period comets like 2P/EnckeOPEN ACCESS
Safoura Tanbakouei, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Jürgen Blum, Iwan Williams, Jordi Llorca Astronomy & Astrophysics, manuscript, 22 July 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The existence of asteroid complexes produced by the disruption of these comets suggests that…
Color Cathodoluminescence and minor element zonation of forsterite in Mukundpura chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Shivani BALIYAN, Dwijesh RAY Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological SciencesReleased: July 22, 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mukundpura is a carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) recently fell in Rajasthan, India (June 6, 2017). A typical fine–grained,…
The Aguas Zarcas (CM2) meteorite: New insights into early solar system organic chemistry
Sandra Pizzarello, Christopher T. Yarnes, George Cooper Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 15 July 2020 LINK “To date, the CM2 class of carbonaceous chondrites has provided the most detailed view of organic synthesis in…
Determination of Cu, Zn, Ga, Ag, Cd, In, Sn and Tl in Geological Reference Materials and Chondrites by Isotope Dilution ICP‐MSOPEN ACCESS
Ninja Braukmüller, Frank Wombacher, Alessandro Bragagni, Carsten Münker Geostandards & Geoanalytical ResearchFirst published: 07 July 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Mass fractions of Cu, Zn, Ga, Ag, Cd, In, Sn and Tl were determined…
Nanophase iron carbides in fine‐grained rims in CM2 carbonaceous chondrites: Formation of organic material by Fischer–Tropsch catalysis in the solar nebula
Adrian J. Brearley Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:07 July 2020 LINK “Transmission electron microscope studies of fine‐grained rims in three CM2 carbonaceous chondrites, Y‐791198, Murchison, and ALH 81002, have revealed the presence of…
Carbonaceous Chondrites and the Condensation of Elements from the Solar Nebula
Hauke Vollstaedt, Klaus Mezger, and Yann Alibert The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 897, Number 1 LINK “Common features of all carbonaceous chondrite groups are invariant refractory element ratios, depletions of moderately volatile elements as a function…
Silica‐rich objects in the Acfer 182 CH chondrite: A new view
Maria Eugenia Varela Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:30 June 2020 LINK “Five silica‐rich objects (SRO) from Acfer 182 were studied. They have cryptocrystalline textures characterized by micro‐emulsion and amoeboid patterns that point toward…
Isotopic evolution of the inner Solar System inferred from molybdenum isotopes in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Fridolin Spitzer, Christoph Burkhardt, Gerrit Budde, Thomas S. Kruijer, Alessandro Morbidelli, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal Letters, June 17, 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The fundamentally different isotopic compositions of non-carbonaceous (NC) and…
Amorphous silicates as a record of solar nebular and parent body processes—A transmission electron microscope study of fine‐grained rims and matrix in three Antarctic CR chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Christian Vollmer, Mandy Pelka, Jan Leitner, Arne Janssen Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:22 June 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Renazzo‐type (CR) carbonaceous chondrites belong to one of the most pristine meteorite groups…
Extraterrestrial organic compounds and cyanide in the CM2 carbonaceous chondrites Aguas Zarcas and Murchison
José C. Aponte, Hannah L. McLain, Danielle N. Simkus, Jamie E. Elsila, Daniel P. Glavin, Eric T. Parker, Jason P. Dworkin, Dolores H. Hill, Harold C. Connolly, Jr. Dante S. Lauretta Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion…
Role of spectral resolution for infrared asteroid compositional analysis using meteorite spectraOPEN ACCESS
A. Skulteti, A. Kereszturi, Zs. Kereszty, B. Pal, M. Szabo, F. Cipriani Accepted in MNRAS for publication on May 22nd, 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In this work the potential mineral identification of meteorites is analysed…
Classification of CM chondrite breccias—Implications for the evaluation of samples from the OSIRIS‐REx and Hayabusa 2 missionsOPEN ACCESS
Sarah Lentfort, Addi Bischoff, Samuel Ebert, Markus Patzek Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 25 May 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “CM chondrites are complex impact (mostly regolith) breccias, in which lithic clasts…
Exploring the Bimodal Solar System via Sample Return from the Main Asteroid Belt: The Case for Revisiting CeresOPEN ACCESS
Thomas H. Burbine & Richard C. Greenwood Space Science Reviews, Volume 216, Article number: 59 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Sample return from a main-belt asteroid has not yet been attempted, but appears technologically…
Silicon isotopic compositions of chondrule silicates in carbonaceous chondrites and the formation of primordial solids in the accretion disk
Johan Villeneuve, Yves Marrocchi, Emmanuel Jacquet Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 542, 15 July 2020, 116318 LINK “Highlights • Chondrules are characterized by large, in situ mass-dependent silicon isotopic variations.• These variations are inherited from…
The Non-carbonaceous–Carbonaceous Meteorite DichotomyOPEN ACCESS
T. Kleine, G. Budde, C. Burkhardt, T. S. Kruijer, E. A. Worsham, A. Morbidelli & F. Nimmo Space Science Reviews, Volume 216, Article number: 55 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The isotopic dichotomy between…
Strengths of meteorites—An overview and analysis of available data
Leos Pohl, Daniel T. Britt Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:07 May 2020 LINK “We report all available measurements on strength of meteorites, primarily focusing on compressive and tensile strengths and supplementary data such…
The effects of secondary processing in the unique carbonaceous chondrite Miller Range 07687
Pierre Haenecour, Christine Floss, Adrian J. Brearley, Thomas J. Zega Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 3 May 2020 LINK “Our detailed mineralogical, elemental, and isotopic study of the Miller Range (MIL) 07687 meteorite showed that,…
Molecular evolution during hydrothermal reactions from formaldehyde and ammonia simulating aqueous alteration in meteorite parent bodies
Yoko Kebukawa, Satoru Nakashima, Hajime Mita, Yasuji Muramatsu, Kensei Kobayashi IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 May 2020 LINK “Highlights • Using an in-situ heatable liquid cell, we followed reaction kinetics simulating aqueous alteration…
Weak Magnetic Fields in the Outer Solar Nebula Recorded in CR Chondrites
Roger R. Fu, Pauli Kehayias, Benjamin P. Weiss, Devin L. Schrader, Xue‐Ning Bai, Jacob B. Simon JGR PlanetsVolume 125, 5 May 2020 LINK ” – Paleomagnetic measurements of carbonaceous chondrites can provide important constraints on…
The Renazzo-like carbonaceous chondrites as resources to understand the origin, evolution, and exploration of the Solar System
N.M. Abreu, J.C. Aponte, E.A. Cloutis, A.N. Nguyen GeochemistryIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 April 2020 LINK “We present here a review of the characteristics of CR carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. Over the past three…
The isotopic composition of volatiles in the unique Bench Crater carbonaceous chondrite impactor found in the Apollo 12 regolith
K.H. Joy, R. Tartèse, S. Messenger, M.E. Zolensky, Y. Marrocchi, D.R. Frank, D.A. Kring Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 540, 15 June 2020, 116265 LINK “Highlights • The lunar regolith has accumulated volatiles from impacting…
Variations in initial 26Al/27Al ratios among fine-grained Ca-Al-rich inclusions from reduced CV chondrites
Noriyuki Kawasaki, Sohei Wada, Changkun Park, Naoya Sakamoto, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 April 2020 LINK “Fine-grained Ca-Al-rich inclusions (FGIs) in CV chondrites are suggested to be…
Alkali magmatism on a carbonaceous chondrite planetesimal
Jérôme Aléon, Alice Aléon-Toppani, Bernard Platevoet, Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff, Kevin D. McKeegan, and François Brisset PNAS, first published March 30, 2020 LINK “Recent isotopic and paleomagnetic data point to a possible connection between carbonaceous chondrites and…
Evaluation of terrestrial carbonaceous matter aromatization by Raman spectroscopy and its application to C chondrites
Jaques S. Schmidt, Ruth Hinrichs Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “A Raman method to estimate the aromatization degree of carbonaceous matter (CM) was established, and calibrated by literature data respecting differences in acquisition procedures. The…
The effect of progressive space weathering on the organic and inorganic components of a carbonaceous chondrite
M.S. Thompson, R.V. Morris, S.J. Clemett, M.J. Loeffler, D. Trang, L.P. Keller, R. Christoffersen, D.G. Agresti Icarus In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 27 March 2020 LINK “Highlights • Progressive space weathering of a carbonaceous…
A refractory inclusion with solar oxygen isotopes and the rarity of such objects in the meteorite record
Levke Kööp, Kazuhide Nagashima, Andrew M. Davis, Alexander N. Krot Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 27 March 2020 LINK “NASA’s Genesis mission revealed that the Sun is enriched in 16O compared to the Earth…
Potassium Isotope Compositions of Carbonaceous and Ordinary Chondrites: Implications on the Origin of Volatile Depletion in the Early Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Hannah Bloom, Katharina Lodders, Heng Chen, Chen Zhao,Zhen Tian, Piers Koefoed, Mária K.Pető, Yun Jiang, Kun Wang (王昆) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 March 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK…
Exploring the efficiency of stepwise dissolution in removal of stubborn non-radiogenic Pb in chondrule U-Pb dating
Renaud Merle, Yuri Amelin, Qing-Zhu Yin, Magdalena H. Huyskens, Matthew E. Sanborn, Kazuhide Nagashima, Katsuyuki Yamashita, Trevor R. Ireland, Alexander N.Krot, Melanie J. Sieber Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 18…
WATER AND HEAT: NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE CV CHONDRITE PARENT BODYOPEN ACCESS
Lydie Bonal, Jérôme Gattacceca, Alexandre Garenne, Jolantha Eschrig, Pierre Rochette, Lisa Krämer Ruggiu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 March 2020 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Submitted: 13 June 2020 “This…
Highly porous nature of a primitive asteroid revealed by thermal imaging
Tatsuaki Okada, Tetsuya Fukuhara, Satoshi Tanaka, Makoto Taguchi, Takehiko Arai, Hiroki Senshu, Naoya Sakatani, Yuri Shimaki, Hirohide Demura, Yoshiko Ogawa, Kentaro Suko, Tomohiko Sekiguchi, Toru Kouyama, Jun Takita, Tsuneo Matsunaga, Takeshi Imamura, Takehiko Wada, Sunao…
Widespread production of silica- and alkali-rich melts at the onset of planetesimal melting
Max Collinet, Timothy L. Grove Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 March 2020 LINK “We present the results of melting experiments on a suite of carbonaceous and ordinary chondritic compositions…
Primordial formation of major silicates in a protoplanetary disc with homogeneous 26Al/27AlOPEN ACCESS
Timothy Gregory, Tu-Han Luu, Christopher D. Coath, Sara S. Russell and Tim Elliott Science Advances 11 Mar 2020: Vol. 6, no. 11, eaay9626 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay9626 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Understanding the spatial variability…
Ruthenium isotope vestige of Earth’s pre-late-veneer mantle preserved in Archaean rocks
Mario Fischer-Gödde, Bo-Magnus Elfers, Carsten Münker, Kristoffer Szilas, Wolfgang D. Maier, Nils Messling, Tomoaki Morishita, Martin Van Kranendonk & Hugh Smithies Nature, Volume 579, pages 240–244 (2020) Published: 11 March 2020 LINK “The accretion of…
Visible–near infrared spectral indices for mapping mineralogy and chemistry with OSIRIS‐REx
Hannah H. Kaplan, Victoria E. Hamilton, Ellen S. Howell, Scott F. Anderson, M. Antonella Barrucci, John Brucato, Thomas H. Burbine, Beth E. Clark, Ed A. Cloutis, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Elisabetta Dotto, Joshua P. Emery,…
Hemolithin: a Meteoritic Protein containing Iron and LithiumOPEN ACCESS
Malcolm. W. McGeoch, Sergei Dikler, Julie E. M. McGeoch PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “This paper characterizes the first protein to be discovered in a meteorite. Amino acid polymers previously observed in Acfer 086 and Allende meteorites…
Extraterrestrial amino acids and L‐enantiomeric excesses in the CM2 carbonaceous chondrites Aguas Zarcas and Murchison
Daniel P. Glavin, Jamie E. Elsila, Hannah L. McLain, José C. Aponte, Eric T. Parker, Jason P. Dworkin, Dolores H. Hill, Harold C. Connolly, Dante S. Lauretta Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 25 February…
Unique angrite-like fragments in a CH3 chondrite reveal a new basaltic planetesimal
Ai-Cheng Zhang, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Minami Kuroda, Yang Li, Hua-Pei Wang, Xue-Ning Bai, Naoya Sakamoto, Qing-Zhu Yin, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 19 February 2020 LINK “Most meteorites are…
The violent collisional history of aqueously evolved (2) Pallas
Michaël Marsset, Miroslav Brož, Pierre Vernazza, Alexis Drouard, Julie Castillo-Rogez, Josef Hanuš, Matti Viikinkoski, Nicolas Rambaux, Benoît Carry, Laurent Jorda, Pavel Ševeček, Mirel Birlan, Franck Marchis, Edyta Podlewska-Gaca, Erik Asphaug, Przemyslaw Bartczak, Jérôme Berthier, Fabrice…
Carbon isotopic evolution of aqueous fluids in CM chondrites: Clues from in-situ isotope analyses within calcite grains in Yamato-791198
Wataru Fujiya, Yuto Aoki, Takayuki Ushikubo, Ko Hashizume, Akira Yamaguchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 February 2020 LINK “We report the variability in carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions, chemical…
Cadmium isotopes in chondrites and acid leachates: Nucleosynthetic homogeneity and a monitor for thermal neutron capture effects
Eniko R. Toth, Manuela A. Fehr, Matthias Friebel, Maria Schönbächler Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 February 2020 LINK “Nucleosynthetic isotope variations are well documented for refractory elements in meteorites…
New Estimation of Presolar Grain Abundances in the Paris Meteorite
M. J. Verdier-Paoletti, L. R. Nittler, J. Wang 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #2523 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “C-rich and O-rich stardust grains have been extensively studied over the last decades [1]. Their…
Significance of Primordial Matrix in Mukundpura Carbonaceous Chondrite (CM2)
A. Dutta, D. Raychaudhuri, A. Bhattacharya 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #1927 PDF (OPEN ACCESS)
The Aguas Zarcas Meteorite: A Review of Chondrules and Fine-Grained Rims Observed Within a New Carbonaceous Chondrite (CM2) Fall
I. Kouvatsis, J. A. Cartwright 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #2512 PDF (OPEN ACCESS)
Distinguishing Between Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds in the CM2 Aguas Zarcas Carbonaceous Chondrite
L. D. Tunney, P. J. A. Hill, C. D. K. Herd, R. W. Hilts 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #1795 PDF (OPEN ACCESS)
Aqueous Alteration in the CM2 Aguas Zarcas Meteorite
L. J. Hicks, J. C. Bridges 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #2869 PDF (OPEN ACCESS)
Degree of Aqueous Alteration of the CM Carbonaceous Chondrite Aguas Zarcas: Implications for Understanding Ryugu and Bennu
P. M. C. Martin, M. R. Lee 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #1375 PDF (OPEN ACCESS)
Organic Matter in the Aguas Zarcas (CM2) Meteorite: High Abundance of Aliphatic Carbon in Metal-Rich Lithology
Y. Kebukawa, M. E. Zolensly, J. Mathurin, E. Dartois, C. Engrand, J. Duprat, A. Deniset-Besseau, A. Dazzi, M. Fries, T. Ohigashi, D. Wakabayashi, S. Yamashita, Y. Takeichi, Y. Takahashi, M. Kondo, M. Ito, Y. Kodama,…
Spectroscopy and Mineralogy of Aguas Zarcas
D. Takir, K. T. Howard, K. R. Stockstill-Cahill, C. A. Hibbitts, N. Abreu, M. E. Zolensky, M. Fries 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #2533 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Aguas Zarcas is a new…
Refractory Inclusions in the Unique Meteorite from Amundsen Glacier (AMU 17290) in Antarctica: Implications for Early Solar System Processes
I. Baziotis, A. Papoutsa, S. Xydous, D. Michailidis, P. Karkanas, J. Karner, S. J. V. VanBommel, M. Anand, P. D. Asimow 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #1842 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorites, especially…
Two Recent CM Falls: New Evidence for a Lithologically and Isotopically Heterogeneous CM Parent Body
R. Findlay, R. C. Greenwood, A. J. King, M. Anand, I. A. Franchi 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #2880 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) are a diverse group of…
A Unique Amphibole- and Magnetite-Rich Carbonaceous Chondrite Clast from Almahata Sitta
C. A. Goodrich, V. E. Hamilton, M. E. Zolensky, N. T. Kita, A. M. Fioretti, I. Kohl, E. Young, A. H. Treiman, H. C. Connolly Jr, J. Filiberto, M. H. Shaddad, P. Jenniskens 51st Lunar…
Data‐driven taxonomy matching of asteroid and meteorite
Yuki Saito, Peng K. Hong, Takafumi Niihara, Hideaki Miyamoto, Kenji Fukumizu Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 January 2020 LINK “The matching of asteroids and meteorites is a significant step toward a better understanding…
The partitioning of the inner and outer Solar System by a structured protoplanetary disk
R. Brasser & S. J. Mojzsis Nature Astronomy (2020) Published: 13 January 2020 LINK “Mass-independent isotopic anomalies define two cosmochemically distinct regions: the carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous meteorites, implying that the non-carbonaceous (terrestrial) and carbonaceous (Jovian)…
Origin of Al-rich chondrules in CV chondrites: Incorporation of diverse refractory components into the ferromagnesian chondrule-forming region
Mingming Zhang, Yangting Lin, Guoqiang Tang, Yu Liu, Ingo Leya Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 26 December 2019 LINK “Aluminum-rich (Al2O3 > 10 wt%) chondrules (ARCs) are important chondritic components that…
Hydrogen isotopic composition of CI- and CM-like clasts from meteorite breccias – sampling unknown sources of carbonaceous chondrite materials
Markus Patzek, Peter Hoppe, Addi Bischoff, Robbin Visser, Timm John Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 December 2019 LINK “Volatile-rich, CI- and CM-like clasts occur in different brecciated achondrite and…
El condrito carbonáceo Aguas Zarcas: bólido, caída y recuperación de un meteorito extraordinario del tipo CM2
Oscar H. Lücke, Pilar Madrigal, Gerardo J. Soto Revista Geológica de América Central Número 61 , 9-22; published: 2019-12-11 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “El 23 de abril del 2019 a las 21:08, se…
Análisis de datos de infrasonido del meteorito de Aguas Zarcas de San Carlos, Costa Rica, 23 de abril 2019
Ronnie Quintero-Quintero, Hairo Villalobos-Villalobos, Daniela Campos-Durán Revista Geológica de América Central Número 61 , 35-55; published: 2019-12-11 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “El 23 de abril de 2019 a las 21:07:22 hora de Costa…
Origin of Earth’s water: sources and constraintsOPEN ACCESS
Karen Meech, Sean N. Raymond Review; Chapter to appear in Planetary Astrobiology PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We review the state of knowledge on the origin of Earth’s water. Empirical constraints come from chemical and isotopic measurements…
FLENSBURG (C1-ung, 24.5 g, W0) meteorite fall in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany on 12 September 2019 at ~14:49:48 CEST (~ 12:49:48 UTC )
Last (minor) update: 12 May 2023 The intact meteorite on 27 September 2019. Photo: Carsten Jonas On 15 September Erik Due-Hansen from Flensburg (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) who reported his extraordinary find to the International Meteor Organization…
Discovery of fossil asteroidal ice in primitive meteorite Acfer 094OPEN ACCESS
Megumi Matsumoto, Akira Tsuchiyama, Aiko Nakato, Junya Matsuno, Akira Miyake, Akimasa Kataoka, Motoo Ito, Naotaka Tomioka, Yu Kodama, Kentaro Uesugi, Akihisa Takeuchi, Tsukasa Nakano and Epifanio Vaccaro Science Advances 20 Nov 2019: Vol. 5, no….
Linking mineralogy and spectroscopy of highly aqueously altered CM and CI carbonaceous chondrites in preparation for primitive asteroid sample returnOPEN ACCESS
H. C. Bates, A. J. King, K. L. Donaldson Hanna, N. E. Bowles, S. S. Russell Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 November 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The highly hydrated, petrologic…
Extraterrestrial ribose and other sugars in primitive meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Yoshihiro Furukawa, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Nanako O. Ogawa, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, Chiaki Abe, and Tomoki Nakamura PNAS December 3, 2019 116 (49) 24440-24445; first published November 18, 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
A Coordinated Microstructural and Isotopic Study of a Wark-Lovering Rim on a Vigarano CAI
Jangmi Han, Lindsay P. Keller, Ming-Chang Liu, Andrew W. Needham, Andreas T. Hertwig, Scott Messenger, Justin I. Simon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 November 2019 LINK “We carried out…
Primordial water and dust of the Solar System: Insights from in-situ oxygen measurements of CI chondrites
Maxime Piralla, Yves Marrocchi, Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Lionel G. Vacher, Johan Villeneuve, Laurette Piani, David V. Bekaert, Matthieu Gounelle Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 November 2019 LINK “As the…
A carbonaceous chondrite and cometary origin for icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn
Adrien Néri, François Guyot, Bruno Reynard, Christophe Sotin Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 30 October 2019 LINK “Highlights • Mineralogy and equation of state (EoS) are calculated for CI…
Accretion of differentiated achondritic and aqueously altered chondritic materials in the early solar system—Significance of an igneous fragment in the CM chondrite NWA 12651
Samuel Ebert, Markus Patzek, Sarah Lentfort, Addi Bischoff Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 23 October 2019 LINK “One approach to decipher the dynamics of material transport and planetary accretion in the early solar system…
Molecular Cloud Origin for Oxygen Isotopic Heterogeneity Recorded by a Primordial Spinel-rich Refractory Inclusion
Justin I. Simon, D. Kent Ross, Ann N. Nguyen, Steven B. Simon, and Scott Messenger The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 884, Number 2 LINK “A spinel-rich, layered calcium- aluminum-rich spherule from the MIL 090019 CO3…
MgAl2O4 spinels from Allende and NWA 763 carbonaceous chondrites: Structural refinement, cooling history, and trace element contents
Davide Lenaz, Vanni Lughi, Diego Perugini, Maurizio Petrelli, Gianluca Turco, Birger Schmitz Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 18 October 2019 LINK “MgAl2O4 spinels from Allende and NWA 763 carbonaceous chondrites were studied by X‐ray…
Fingerprints of the Protosolar Cloud Collapse in the Solar System. II. Nucleosynthetic Anomalies in MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Emmanuel Jacquet, Francesco C. Pignatale, Marc Chaussidon, and Sébastien Charnoz The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 884, Number 1 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “The isotopic heterogeneity of the solar system shown by meteorite analyses is more pronounced…
Isotopic compositions, nitrogen functional chemistry, and low‐loss electron spectroscopy of complex organic aggregates at the nanometer scale in the carbonaceous chondrite RenazzoOPEN ACCESS
Christian Vollmer, Jan Leitner, Demie Kepaptsoglou, Quentin M. Ramasse, Henner Busemann, Peter Hoppe Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 10 October 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Organic matter (OM) was widespread in the…
Regenerative water sources on surfaces of airless bodies
Cheng Zhu, Sándor Góbi, Matthew J. Abplanalp, Robert Frigge, Jeffrey J. Gillis-Davis, Gerardo Dominguez, Katarina Miljković & Ralf I. Kaiser Nature Astronomy (2019) Published: 07 October 2019 LINK “Spectroscopic signatures of water and hydroxyl radicals…
Terrestrial modification of the Ivuna meteorite and a reassessment of the chemical composition of the CI type specimenOPEN ACCESS
A. J. King, K. J. H. Phillips, S. Strekopytov, C. Vita-Finzi, S. S. Russell Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The rare CI carbonaceous chondrites are the most…
Glassy magnetic cronstedtite signatures in Mukundpura CM2 chondrite based on magnetic and Mössbauer studies
Ambesh Dixit, R. P. Tripathi, N. Bhandari Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 29 September 2019 LINK “We have studied the Mukundpura CM2 meteorite for magnetic properties as a function of temperature and magnetic field,…
Multimodal x-ray and electron microscopy of the Allende meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
Yuan Hung Lo, Chen-Ting Liao, Jihan Zhou, Arjun Rana, Charles S. Bevis, Guan Gui, Bjoern Enders, Kevin M. Cannon, Young-Sang Yu, Richard Celestre, Kasra Nowrouzi, David Shapiro, Henry Kapteyn, Roger Falcone, Chris Bennett, Margaret Murnane,…
Presolar Grains in Primitive Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite Northwest Africa 5958OPEN ACCESS
Larry R. Nittler, Rhonda M. Stroud, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Kaitlin Howell Accepted in Meteoritics and Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “We report a correlated NanoSIMS-transmission electron microscopy study of the ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite…
Nucleosynthetic, radiogenic and stable strontium isotopic variations in fine- and coarse-grained refractory inclusions from Allende
B.L.A. Charlier, F.L.H. Tissot, N. Dauphas, C.J.N. Wilson Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 September 2019 LINK “We present new nucleosynthetic, radiogenic and stable Sr isotopic data from fifteen previously…
The water and fluorine content of 4 Vesta
Adam R. Sarafian, Sune G. Nielsen, Horst R. Marschall, Glenn A. Gaetani, Kevin Righter, Eve L. Berger Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “The processes that controlled accretion of water and volatiles to the inner solar…
A unifying model for the accretion of chondrules and matrixOPEN ACCESS
Elishevah M. M. E. van Kooten, Frédéric Moynier, Arnaud Agranier PNAS first published September 4, 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supporting Information (PDF) “The so far unique role of our Solar System in…
Effects of aqueous alteration on primordial noble gases and presolar SiC in the carbonaceous chondrite Tagish Lake
M. E. I. Riebe, H. Busemann, C. M. O’D. Alexander, L. R. Nittler, C. D. K. Herd, C. Maden, J. Wang, R. Wieler Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 4 September 2019 LINK “Effects of…
Oxygen isotope systematics of chondrule olivine, pyroxene, and plagioclase in one of the most pristine CV3Red chondrites (Northwest Africa 8613)
Andreas T. Hertwig, Makoto Kimura, Céline Defouilloy, Noriko T. Kita Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 30 August 2019 LINK “We performed in situ oxygen three‐isotope measurements of chondrule olivine, pyroxenes, and plagioclase from the…
A morphologic and crystallographic comparison of CV chondrite matrices
L. V. Forman, N. E. Timms, P. A. Bland, L. Daly, G. K. Benedix, P. W. Trimby Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 29 August 2019 LINK “Meteoritic matrices are commonly classified by their modal…
Chemiosmotic energy for primitive cellular life: Proton gradients are generated across lipid membranes by redox reactions coupled to meteoritic quinonesOPEN ACCESS
Daniel Milshteyn, George Cooper & David Deamer Scientific Reports, volume 9, Article number: 12447 (2019) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Transmembrane proton gradients coupled to, and maintained by, electron transport are ubiquitous sources of…
Images from the surface of asteroid Ryugu show rocks similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites
R. Jaumann, N. Schmitz, T.-M. Ho, S. E. Schröder, K. A. Otto, K. Stephan, S. Elgner, K. Krohn, F. Preusker, F. Scholten, J. Biele, S. Ulamec, C. Krause, S. Sugita, K.-D. Matz, T. Roatsch, R….
GAUSS — A Sample Return Mission to CeresOPEN ACCESS
Xian Shi, Julie Castillo-Rogez, Henry Hsieh, Hejiu Hui, Wing-Huen Ip, Hanlun Lei, Jian-Yang Li, Federico Tosi, Liyong Zhou, Jessica Agarwal, Antonella Barucci, Pierre Beck, Adriano Campo Bagatin, Fabrizio Capaccioni, Andrew Coates, Gabriele Cremonese, Rene Duffard,…
Modal abundances of coarse-grained (>5 µm) components within CI-chondrites and their individual clasts – mixing of various lithologies on the CI parent body(ies)OPEN ACCESS
Julian Alfing, Markus Patzek, Addi Bischoff Geochemistry Available online 20 August 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “For the bulk rocks of CI chondrites, various values are given for the modal abundance of matrix…
Formation of disk- and bowl-shaped igneous Ca,Al-rich inclusions: Constraints from their morphology, textures, mineralogy and modelling
C. Lorenz, M. Ivanova, A. Krot, V. Shuvalov Geochemistry Available online 19 August 2019 LINK “Calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) are the oldest Solar System solids dated that formed by evaporation, condensation, aggregation and, sometimes, melting processes…
MINERALOGY, PETROGRAPHY, AND OXYGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS OF ULTRAREFRACTORY INCLUSIONS FROM CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITES
A.N. Krot, C. Ma, K. Nagashima, A.M. Davis, J.R. Beckett, S.B. Simon, M. Komatsu, T.J. Fagan, F. Brenker, M.A. Ivanova, A.Bischoff Geochemistry Available online 15 August 2019 LINK “We report on the mineralogy, petrography, and…
MINERALOGY, PETROGRAPHY, AND OXYGEN AND ALUMINUM-MAGNESIUM ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS OF GROSSITE-BEARING REFRACTORY INCLUSIONS
Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima, Steven B. Simon, Chi Ma, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Gary R. Huss, Andrew M. Davis, Martin Bizzarro Geochemistry Available online 15 August 2019 LINK “Grossite (CaAl4O7) is one of the…
Selenium isotopes as tracers of a late volatile contribution to Earth from the outer Solar System
María Isabel Varas-Reus, Stephan König, Aierken Yierpan, Jean-Pierre Lorand & Ronny Schoenberg Nature Geoscience, 1–4, Published: 12 August 2019 LINK “The origin of Earth’s volatiles has been attributed to a late addition of meteoritic material…
Heating duration of igneous rim formation on a chondrule in the Northwest Africa 3118 CV3oxA carbonaceous chondrite inferred from micro-scale migration of the oxygen isotopes
Nozomi Matsuda, Naoya Sakamoto, Shogo Tachibana, Hisayoshi Yurimoto Geochemistry Available online 10 August 2019 LINK “Due to their common occurrence in various types of chondrites, igneous rims formed on pre-existing chondrules throughout chondrule-forming regions of…
The composition and structure of Ceres’ interior
Mikhail Yu. Zolotov Icarus Available online 7 August 2019, 113404 LINK “Highlights • Ceres’ shape agrees with an organic-rich interior suggested from the surface composition. • Ceres could consist of a mixture of 12–29 vol.%…
Refractory inclusions in carbonaceous chondrites: Records of early solar system processes
Alexander N. Krot Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 23 July 2019 LINK “Chondrites consist of three major components: refractory inclusions (Ca,Al‐rich inclusions [CAIs] and amoeboid olivine aggregates), chondrules, and matrix. Here, I summarize recent…
Water abundance in the Tagish Lake meteorite from TGA and IR spectroscopy: Evaluation of aqueous alteration
Cosette M. Gilmour, Christopher D. K. Herd, Pierre Beck Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 22 July 2019 LINK “Here, we evaluate the extent of aqueous alteration among five pristine specimens of the ungrouped Tagish…
Combined mass-dependent and nucleosynthetic isotope variations in refractory inclusions and their mineral separates to determine their original Fe isotope compositions
Quinn R. Shollenberger, Andreas Wittke, Jan Render, Prajkta Mane, Stephan Schuth, Stefan Weyer, Nikolaus Gussone, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Gregory A. Brennecka Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 17 July 2019 LINK “Calcium-aluminum-rich…
Molecular and isotopic behavior of Insoluble Organic Matter of the Orgueil meteorite upon heating
Laurent Remusat, Jean-Yves Bonnet, Sylvain Bernard, Arnaud Buch, Eric Quirico Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 July 2019 LINK “Organic matter contained in carbonaceous chondrites may have evolved due to…
Zinc isotope analyses of singularly small samples (<5 ng Zn): investigating chondrule-matrix complementarity in LeovilleOPEN ACCESS
Elishevah van Kooten, Frederic Moynier Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (18 July 2019): LINK “The potential complementarity between chondrules and matrix of chondrites, the Solar System’s building blocks, is still a…
The evolution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under simulated inner asteroid conditionsOPEN ACCESS
Claudia‐Corina Giese, Inge Loes, Ten Kate, Oliver Plümper, Helen E. King, Christoph Lenting, Yang Liu, Alexander G. G. M. Tielens Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 14 July 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Sulfur isotope study of sulfides in CI, CM, C2ung chondrites and volatile-rich clasts – evidence for different generations and reservoirs of sulfide formation
Robbin Visser, Timm John, Markus Patzek, Addi Bischoff, Martin J. Whitehouse Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 July 2019 LINK “Deciphering aspects of the solar system’s formation process and the…
Elemental and isotopic variability in solar system materials by mixing and processing of primordial disk reservoirsOPEN ACCESS
Christoph Burkhardt, Nicolas Dauphas, Ulrik Hans, Bernard Bourdon, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta / published 9 July 2019 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (9 July 2019): LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN…
Organometallic compounds as carriers of extraterrestrial cyanide in primitive meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Karen E. Smith, Christopher H. House, Ricardo D. Arevalo Jr., Jason P. Dworkin & Michael P. Callahan Nature Communications 10, 1–7 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Extraterrestrial delivery of cyanide may have been crucial…
Deciphering the conditions of tochilinite and cronstedtite formation in CM chondrites from low temperature hydrothermal experiments
Lionel G. Vacher, Laurent Truche, François Faure, Laurent Tissandier, Régine Mosser‐Ruck, Yves Marrocchi Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 23 June 2019 LINK “Tochilinite/cronstedtite intergrowths are commonly observed as alteration products in CM chondrite matrices,…
Extended chondrule formation intervals in distinct physicochemical environments: Evidence from Al-Mg isotope systematics of CR chondrite chondrules with unaltered plagioclase
Travis J. Tenner, Daisuke Nakashima, Takayuki Ushikubo, Naotaka Tomioka, Makoto Kimura, Michael K. Weisberg, Noriko T.Kita Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 June 2019 LINK “Al-Mg isotope systematics of twelve…
Distinct evolution of the carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous reservoirs: Insights from Ru, Mo, and W isotopes
Emily A. Worsham, Christoph Burkhardt, Gerrit Budde, Mario Fischer-Gödde,Thomas S.Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 521, 1 September 2019, Pages 103-112 LINK “Highlights • Isotope characteristics of Ru, Mo, and W in…
CV Chondrites: More than One Parent Body
Gattacceca J., Bonal L., Sonzogni C., Longerey J. 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2019 PDF abstract “CV chondrites have been classically divided into reduced (CVRed) and oxidized (CVOx) sub-groups, based on a number…
A New Carbonaceous Chondrite Grouplet, CA
Kimura M., Yamaguchi A., Greenwood R. C., Imae N., Komtsu M. 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2019 PDF abstract “While the majority of carbonaceous (C) chondrites can be assigned to one of eight…
Oxygen Isotope Variation of CM and Related Chondrites: Multiple Parent Bodies or a Single Heterogeneous Source?
Franchi I. A., Greenwood R. C., Howard K. T., King A. J., Lee M. R., Anand M., Findlay R. 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2019 PDF abstract “CMs are the largest group of…
Mineralogy and Spectroscopy (VNIR and FTIR) of Mukundpura CM2: More Insights into the Aqueous Activity and Post Accretion History
Baliyan S., Moitra H., Sarkar S., Ray D., Panda D. K., Shukla A. D., Bhattacharya S., Gupta S. 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2019 PDF abstract “The mineralogy of CM2 chondrites is very…
Why is the Degree of Aqueous Alteration Variable?
K. T. Howard and B. Zanda 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2019 PDF abstract “Minerals containing water form inside of asteroids during aqueous alteration. We have quantified the range in degrees of aqueous…
The Petrology and Geochemistry of CY Chondrites: A Study of Yamato 82162 and Yamato 980115
Russell S. S., Spratt J., King A. J. 82nd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2019 PDF abstract “Three unusual carbonaceous chondrites – Yamato 82162, Yamato 86720, and Belgica 7904 – were studied by a…
Calcite and dolomite formation in the CM parent body: Insight from in situ C and O isotope analysesOPEN ACCESS
M. Telus, C. M. O’D. Alexander, E. H. Hauri, J. Wang Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 17 June 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “To constrain the conditions of aqueous alteration in…
Survival of Extremotolerant Bacteria from the Mukundpura Meteorite Impact Crater
Rebecca S. Thombre, E. Shivakarthik, Bhalamurugan Sivaraman, Parag A. Vaishampayan, Arman Seuylemezian, J.K. Meka, S. Vijayan, P.P. Kulkarni, T. Pataskar, and B.S. Patil Astrobiology Vol. 19, No. 6, Pages: 785–796 Published Online: 11 Jun 2019…
Methodologies for Analyzing Soluble Organic Compounds in Extraterrestrial Samples: Amino Acids, Amines, Monocarboxylic Acids, Aldehydes, and KetonesOPEN ACCESS
Danielle N. Simkus, José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, Eric T. Parker, Daniel P. Glavin and Jason P. Dworkin Life 2019, 9 (2), 47 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Soluble organic compositions of extraterrestrial samples…
Data-Driven UPLC-Orbitrap MS Analysis in AstrochemistryOPEN ACCESS
Alexander Ruf, Pauline Poinot, Claude Geffroy, Louis Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt and Gregoire Danger Life 2019, 9 (2), 35 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Meteorites have been found to be rich and highly diverse in organic…
Profiling Murchison Soluble Organic Matter for New Organic Compounds with APPI- and ESI-FT-ICR MSOPEN ACCESS
Jasmine Hertzog, Hiroshi Naraoka and Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin Life 2019, 9 (2), 48 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The investigation of the abundant organic matter in primitive meteorite such as carbonaceous chondrites is of major interest…
Lewis Cliff 86211 and 86498: Metal-Sulfide Liquid Segregates from a Carbonaceous Chondrite Impact Melt
Nicole G. Lunning, Timothy J. Mccoy, Devin L. Schrader, Kazu Nagashima, … Alfred Kracher Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 June 2019 LINK “The petrogenesis of the ungrouped iron meteorite…
Migration of D-type asteroids from the outer Solar System inferred from carbonate in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Wataru Fujiya, Peter Hoppe, Takayuki Ushikubo, Kohei Fukuda, Paula Lindgren, Martin R. Lee, Mizuho Koike, Kotaro Shirai, Yuji Sano Submitted to Nature Astronomy Version May 31, 2019 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Recent dynamical models of Solar…
A Mineralogical Context for the Organic Matter in the Paris Meteorite Determined by A Multi-Technique AnalysisOPEN ACCESS
Manale Noun, Donia Baklouti,, Rosario Brunetto , Ferenc Borondics, Thomas Calligaro, Zélia Dionnet, Louis Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt, Bilal Nsouli, Isabelle Ribaud, Mohamad Roumie and Serge Della-Negra Life 2019, 9 (2), 44 Published: 30 May 2019…
Testing the genetic relationship between fluid alteration and brecciation in CM chondrites
Maximilien J. Verdier‐Paoletti, Yves Marrocchi, Lionel G. Vacher, Jérôme Gattacceca, Andrey Gurenko, Corinne Sonzogni, Matthieu Gounelle Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 29 May 2019 LINK “Boriskino is a poorly studied CM chondrite with numerous…
3-μm reflectance spectroscopy of carbonaceous chondrites under asteroid-like conditions
Driss Takir, Karen R. Stockstill-Cahill, Charles A. Hibbitts, Yusuke Nakauchi Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 20 May 2019 LINK “Highlights • We present the most comprehensive 3-μm dataset of carbonaceous chondrites ever acquired…
The CM carbonaceous chondrite regolith Diepenveen
Marco Langbroek, Peter Jenniskens, Leo M. Kriegsman, Henk Nieuwenhuis, Niek De Kort, Jacob Kuiper, Wim Van Westrenen, Michael E. Zolensky, Karen Ziegler, Qing‐Zhu Yin, Matthew E. Sanborn, Josh Wimpenny, Akane Yamakawa, Sebastiaan J. De Vet,…
Comparison of FT‐IR spectra of bulk and acid insoluble organic matter in chondritic meteorites: An implication for missing carbon during demineralization
Yoko Kebukawa, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, George D. Cody Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 8 May 2019 LINK “Past studies of the various separable carbonaceous fractions have been unable to account for all of…
Meteorite fall (~ 27 kg, CM2) in La Caporal, AGUAS ZARCAS and around Santa Rosa and La Palmera, San Carlos, Alajuela, Costa Rica on 23 April 2019 at ~ 9.07.22-26 p.m. CST (~3.07.22-26 UTC, 24 April)
Last update: 15 February 2020 Patio roof with impact hole (top) and impact damage on tables (bottom right) CLICK IMAGE FOR ANIMATION On 23 April 2019 at about 9.07.22-26 p.m. CST (3.07.22-26 UTC, 24 April)…
3-micron Reflectance Spectroscopy of Carbonaceous Chondrites under Asteroid-like ConditionsOPEN ACCESS
Driss Takir, Karen R. Stockstill-Cahill, Charles A. Hibbitts, Yusuke Nakauchi PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We measured 3-μm reflectance spectraof 21 meteorites that represent all carbonaceous chondrite types available in terrestrial meteorite collections. The measurements were conducted…
A cometary building block in a primitive asteroidal meteorite
Larry R. Nittler, Rhonda M. Stroud, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Bradley T. De Gregorio, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jemma Davidson, Carles E. Moyano-Cambero & Safoura Tanbakouei Nature Astronomy (2019) Published: 15 April 2019 LINK “Meteorites originating…
IDP-like Asteroids Formed Later than 5 Myr After Ca–Al-rich Inclusions
Marc Neveu and Pierre Vernazza The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 875, Number 1 Published 2019 April 10 LINK “The parent bodies of ordinary chondrites, carbonaceous CM chondrites, and interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) represent most of the…
Carbonaceous matter in the Sariçiçek meteorite
Mehmet Yesiltas, Timothy D. Glotch, Steven Jaret, Alexander B. Verchovsky, Richard C. Greenwood Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 4 April 2019 LINK “As of today, the Sariçiçek (SC) meteorite is the newest howardite and…
Oxygen and Al‐Mg isotopic compositions of grossite‐bearing refractory inclusions from CO3 chondrites
Steven B. Simon, Alexander N. Krot, Kazuhide Nagashima Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “The distribution of the short‐lived radionuclide 26Al in the early solar system remains a major topic of investigation in planetary science. Thousands…
A microchondrule‐bearing micrometeorite and comparison with microchondrules in CM chondrites
M. D. Suttle, M. J. Genge, T. Salge, M. R. Lee, L. Folco, T. Góral, S. S. Russell, P. Lindgren Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 27 March 2019 LINK “We report the discovery of…
New insights into the heterogeneity of the Tagish Lake meteorite: Soluble organic compositions of variously altered specimens
Danielle N. Simkus, José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, Robert W. Hilts, Hannah L. McLain, Christopher D. K. Herd LINK “The Tagish Lake carbonaceous chondrite exhibits a unique compositional heterogeneity that may be attributed to…
