Visual observation of meteorite ablation in plasma wind tunnel experimentsOPEN ACCESS
F. Grigat, S. Loehle, J. Vaubaillon, P. Matlovič, J. Tóth IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 8 August 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “A set of 28 different meteorites was tested in 32…
Atmospheric Entry and Strewn Fields Estimation for Rubble-pile Meteoroids
Chengfan Feng, Xiangyuan Zeng, Ziwen Li, Qingbo Gan Advances in Space ResearchAvailable online 13 June 2024 LINK “One of the potentially catastrophic risks to human survival is the impact of a meteorite on Earth. When…
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…
A Review of Infrasound and Seismic Observations of Sample Return Capsules Since the End of the Apollo Era in Anticipation of the OSIRIS-REx ArrivalOPEN ACCESS
Elizabeth A. Silber, Daniel C. Bowman and Sarah Albert Atmosphere 2023, 14(10), 1473, Review article LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Advancements in space exploration and sample return technology present a unique opportunity to leverage sample return…
Laboratory modeling in laser-induced plasma to estimate the pressure in bolide wakeOPEN ACCESS
A. Zakuskin, B.G. Beglaryan, T.A. Labutin A&A, Forthcoming article PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Aims. We study Fe and FeO emission in laser-induced plasma under reduced pressure to develop an approach for finding the conditions under which…
The fusion crust of the Winchcombe meteorite: A preserved record of atmospheric entry processesOPEN ACCESS
Matthew J. Genge, Luke Alesbrook, Natasha V. Almeida, Helena C. Bates, Phil A. Bland, Mark R. Boyd, Mark J. Burchell, Gareth S. Collins, Luke T. Cornwell, Luke Daly, Hadrien A. R. Devillepoix, Matthias van Ginneken, Ansgar Greshake, Daniel Hallatt, Christopher Hamann, Lutz Hecht, Laura E. Jenkins, Diane Johnson, Rosie Jones, Ashley J. King, Haithem Mansour, Sarah…
Oxygen Ablation during Atmospheric Entry: Its Influence on the Isotopic Composition of MicrometeoritesOPEN ACCESS
N. G. Rudraswami, M. Pandey, D. Fernandes, J. D. Carrillo-Sánchez, W. Feng, J. M. C. Plane, and V. P. Singh The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 940, Number 1Published 16 November 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Campo del Cielo modeling and comparison with observations: I. Atmospheric entry of the iron meteoroidOPEN ACCESS
A. Schmalen, R. Luther, N. Artemieva MAPSVersion of Record online: 21 June 2022 LINK “This paper presents an attempt to reconstruct the Campo del Cielo (CdC) impact event, that is, to estimate the preatmospheric mass…
Morphology of Meteorite Surfaces Ablated by High-Power Lasers: Review and ApplicationsOPEN ACCESS
Anna Křivková, Vojtěch Laitl, Elias Chatzitheodoridis, Lukáš Petera, Petr Kubelík, Antonín Knížek, Homa Saeidfirozeh, Barbora Drtinová, Václav Čuba, Dan Páclík, Tomáš Mocek, Jan Brajer, Jan Kaufman, Martin Divoký, Jakub Koukal, Roman Dudžák, Nikola Schmidt, Petr…
Characterization of achondritic cosmic spherules from the Widerøefjellet micrometeorite collection (Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica)
Bastien Soens, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Claudia González de Vega, Frank Vanhaecke, Matthias van Ginneken, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 March 2022 LINK “Achondritic micrometeorites represent one…
Ablation Rates of Organic Compounds in Cosmic Dust and Resulting Changes in Mechanical Properties During Atmospheric EntryOPEN ACCESS
David L. Bones, Juan Diego Carrillo Sánchez, Simon D. A. Connell, Alexander N. Kulak, Graham W. Mann, John M. C. Plane Earth and Space ScienceVolume 9, Issue 4First published: 24 March 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Decoupling of chemical and isotope fractionation processes during atmospheric heating of micrometeorites
Seppe Lampe, Bastien Soens, Stepan M. Chernonozhkin, Claudia González de Vega, Matthias van Ginneken, Flore Van Maldeghem, Frank Vanhaecke, Billy P. Glass, Ian A. Franchi, Herman Terryn, Vinciane Debaille, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis Geochimica et…
Investigation of Dynamics of Heat Propagation in Meteorite Matter and Its Influence on Geometric Features of Tracks of Nuclei in Olivine Crystals from Meteorites
Than Naing Soe, N. G. Polukhina & N. I. Starkov Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Volume 84, pages 643–648 (2021) LINK “The dynamics of heating of a meteorite that travels through the Earth’s atmosphere is studied….
The Scientific Observation Campaign of the Hayabusa-2 Capsule Re-entryOPEN ACCESS
E. K. Sansom, H. A. R. Devillepoix, M.-Y. Yamamoto, S. Abe, S. Nozawa, M. C. Towner, M. Cupák, Y. Hiramatsu, T. Kawamura, K. Fujita, M. Yoshikawa, Y. Ishihara, I. Hamama, N. Segawa, Y. Kakinami, M….
Fragmentation model and strewn field estimation for meteoroids entryOPEN ACCESS
S. Limonta, M. Trisolini, S. Frey, C. Colombo IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 May 2021 LINK Update (1 June 2021): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Novel probabilistic model of asteroid breakup based on…
The Tunguska event
O.G. Gladysheva IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 May 2020 LINK “Highlights • Calculations have shown that comets can disintegrate at an altitude of ~10 km.• Fragments of comet substance reached the Earth’s surface.• The…
Interactions between asteroid fragments during atmospheric entryOPEN ACCESS
P.J. Register, M.J. Aftosmis, E.C. Stern, J.M. Brock, P.M. Seltner, S. Willems, A. Guelhan, D.L. Mathias P.M. Seltner, S. Willems, A. Guelhan Icarus In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24 October 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
Atmospheric entry heating of micrometeorites at Earth and Mars: Implications for the survival of organics
Aaron P. Wilson, Matthew J. Genge, Agata M. Krzesińska, Andrew G. Tomkins Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 15 July 2019 LINK “The atmospheric entry heating of micrometeorites (MMs) can significantly alter their pre‐existing mineralogy,…
Meteoroid atmospheric entry investigated with plasma flow experiments: Petrography and geochemistry of the recovered material
Lidia Pittarello, Steven Goderis, Bastien Soens, Seann J. McKibbin, Gabriele Giuli, Federico Bariselli, Bruno Dias, Bernd Helber, Giovanni O. Lepore, Frank Vanhaecke, Christian Koeberl, Thierry E. Magin, Philippe Claeys Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available…
Upper atmosphere effects after the entry of small cosmic bodies: Dust trains, plumes, and atmospheric disturbances
N. Artemieva, V.V. Shuvalov, V.M. Khazins Icarus Available online 4 March 2019 LINK “In this paper we present the results of numerical modeling of the Chelyabinsk dust train during the first 3 min after the meteoroid…
Uncertainty Quantification in Continuous Fragmentation Airburst Models
S. McMullan, G.S. Collins Icarus Available online 28 February 2019 LINK “Highlights • Comparison of three existing semi-analytical airburst models • Models can be calibrated to data but diverge when upscaled • Investigations into how…
The Maribo CM2 meteorite fall—Survival of weak material at high entry speed
Jiří Borovička, Olga Popova, Pavel Spurný Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 22 February 2019 LINK “High entry speed (>25 km s−1) and low density (<2500 kg m−3) are the two factors that lower the…
The Maribo CM2 meteorite fall – survival of weak material at high entry speedOPEN ACCESS
Jiri Borovicka, Olga Popova, Pavel Spurny Submitted version of an article accepted in Meteoritics and Planetary Science PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “High entry speed (> 25 km/s) and low density (< 2500 kg/m3) are two factors…
Meteorite flaws and scaling for atmospheric entry
Kathryn L. Bryson, Daniel R. Ostrowski, Aline Blasizzo Planetary and Space Science Available online 28 June 2018 doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2018.06.018 LINK “Highlights • Scale strength of meteorite to parent body using scaling factor. • Non-destructive technique to…
Radiative Heating of Large Meteoroids During Atmospheric EntryOPEN ACCESS
Christopher O. Johnston, Eric C. Stern, Lorien F. Wheeler Icarus, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 February 2018 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Navier-Stokes flowfield simulations with coupled radiation and ablation developed •…
Meteorite Fractures and Scaling for Atmospheric Entry
K. L. Bryson, D. R. Ostrowski 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2619 PDF
New methodology to determine the terminal height of a fireball
Manuel Moreno-Ibáñez, Maria Gritsevich, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez Icarus doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.12.027 available online 7 January 2015 (updated 6 February 2015) PDF (full text) LINK
