Noble Gases, Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes in Different Lithologies of Pesyanoe: Irradiation History and Impact Processes on the Aubrite Parent Body
A. I. Buikin, A. B. Verchovsky, J. Hopp, C. A. Lorenz, E. V. Korochantseva, M. Trieloff & U. Ott Geochemistry International, Published: 12 October 2024 LINK “We present the results of stepwise crushing and combustion…
Stable carbon isotope evolution of formaldehyde on early MarsOPEN ACCESS
Shungo Koyama, Tatsuya Yoshida, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Naoki Terada, Yuichiro Ueno, Yuki Nakamura, Arihiro Kamada, Takeshi Kuroda & Ann Carine Vandaele Scientific Reports, Volume 14, article number 21214, 17 September 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Microscale Hydrogen, Carbon, and Nitrogen Isotopic Diversity of Organic Matter in Asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Larry R Nittler, Jens Barosch, Katherine Burgess, Rhonda M Stroud, Jianhua Wang, Hikaru Yabuta, Yuma Enokido, Megumi Matsumoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Yoko Kebukawa, Shohei Yamashita, Yoshio Takahashi, Laure Bejach, Lydie Bonal, George D Cody, Emmanuel Dartois,…
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…
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…
Abundant presolar grains and primordial organics preserved in carbon-rich exogenous clasts in asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Ann. N. Nguyen, Prajkta Mane, Lindsay P. Keller, Laurette Piani, 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…
Position-specific carbon isotopes of Murchison amino acids elucidate extraterrestrial abiotic organic synthesis networksOPEN ACCESS
Sarah S. Zeichner, Laura Chimiak, Jamie E. Elsila, Alex L. Sessions, Jason P. Dworkin, José C. Aponte, John M. Eiler Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 June 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
A Comparison of Presolar Isotopic Signatures in Laboratory-Studied Primitive Solar System Materials and Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: New Insights from Light Elements, Halogens, and Noble GasesOPEN ACCESS
Peter Hoppe, Martin Rubin & Kathrin Altwegg Space Science Reviews, Volume 219, Article number: 32 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Comets are considered the most primitive planetary bodies in our Solar System. ESA’s Rosetta mission…
Water-rich C-type asteroids as early solar system carbonate factories
Victoria Froh, Maitrayee Bose, Martin D. Suttle, Jacopo Nava, Luigi Folco, Lynda B. Williams, Julie Castillo-Rogez IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 12 October 2022 LINK “Highlights • We investigated a large, fine-grained micrometeorite TAM19B-7…
Presolar O- and C-anomalous grains in unequilibrated ordinary chondrite matricesOPEN ACCESS
Jens Barosch, Larry R. Nittler, Jianhua Wang, Elena Dobrică, Adrian J. Brearley, Dominik C. Hezel, Conel M. O’D. Alexander Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 August 2022 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Isotope effects at the origin of life: Fingerprints of the Strecker synthesis
L. Chimiak, J. Eiler, A. Sessions, C. Blumenfeld, M. Klatte, B.M. Stoltz Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 20 January 2022 LINK “Strecker synthesis creates α–amino acids from prebiotically plausible substrates (cyanide, ammonia, and aldehydes) and…
Microscale H, C, and N Isotopic Distributions in Three Pristine CM Chondrites
Nittler L. R., Alexander C. M. O’D., Verdier-Paoletti M. J. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6063) PDF In 3 CM rocks / H, C, and N isotopes / Huge diversity.
Graphite in ureilites, enstatite chondrites, and unique clasts in ordinary chondrites – Insights from the carbon-isotope compositionOPEN ACCESS
Jakob Storz, Thomas Ludwig, Addi Bischoff, Winfried H. Schwarz, Mario Trieloff Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 21 May 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbon is of fundamental interest for constraining the volatile element inventory of terrestrial…
Carbon isotope evidence for the substrates and mechanisms of prebiotic synthesis in the early solar system
L. Chimiak, J.E. Elsila, B. Dallas, J.P. Dworkin, J.C. Aponte, A.L. Sessions, J.M. Eiler Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 29 September 2020 LINK “Meteorites contain prebiotic, bio-relevant organic compounds including amino…
Oxygen and carbon stable isotope composition of the weathering Mg‐carbonates formed on the surface of the LEW 85320 ordinary chondrite: Revisited
Mohammed I. El‐Shenawy, Paul B. Niles, Doug W. Ming, Rick Socki, Kevin Righter Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 26 September 2020 LINK “New δ13C and δ18O values were measured to constrain the formation mechanisms of…
An analytical formulation of isotope fractionation due to self-shielding
J.R. Lyons Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “Isotope fractionation due to photochemical self-shielding is believed to be responsible for the enrichment of inner solar system planetary materials in the rare isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, and…
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…
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…
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…
Carbon isotopic variation in ureilites: Evidence for an early, volatile-rich Inner Solar System
Jean-Alix Barrat, Pierre Sansjofre, Akira Yamaguchi, Richard C. Greenwood, Philippe Gillet Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 478, 15 November 2017, Pages 143–149 Available online 19 September 2017 LINK “Highlights • δ13C in ureilites correlate…
Petrographic and C & O isotopic characteristics of the earliest stages of aqueous alteration of CM chondrites
Lionel G. Vacher, Yves Marrocchi, Johan Villeneuve, Maximilien J. Verdier-Paoletti, Matthieu Gounelle Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 July 2017 LINK “CM chondrites form the largest group of hydrated meteorites…
Oxygen and Carbon Isotopic Ratios of Carbonates in the Nogoya CM Chondrite
W. Fujiya, K. Fukuda, M. Koike, A. Ishida, Y. Sano 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1712 PDF
Episodic carbonate precipitation in the CM chondrite ALH 84049: An ion microprobe analysis of O and C isotopes
Mark Tyra, Adrian Brearley, Yunbin Guan Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 27 November 2015 LINK “We have determined the O and C isotope compositions of dolomite grains and the C…
Comprehensive study of carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions, trace element abundances, and cathodoluminescence intensities of calcite in the Murchison CM chondrite
Wataru Fujiya, Naoji Sugiura, Yves Marrocchi, Naoto Takahata, Peter Hoppe, Kotaro Shirai, Yuji Sano, Hajime Hiyagon Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.04.010 in Press, available online 13 April 2015 LINK
