The source craters of the martian meteorites: Implications for the igneous evolution of MarsOPEN ACCESS
Christopher D. K. Herd, Jarret S. Hamilton, Erin L. Walton, Livio L. Tornabene, Anthony Lagain, Gretchen K. Benedix, Alex I. Sheen, Harry J. Melosh, Brandon C. Johnson, Sean E. Wiggins, Thomas G. Sharp and James…
Complex zoning in the nakhlite and chassignite martian meteorites reveals multi-stage petrogenesis and undercooling during crystallization
Amanda Ostwald, Arya Udry, Juliane Gross, James M.D. Day, Sammy Griffin Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 June 2024 LINK “Nakhlites (clinopyroxene-rich cumulates) and chassignites (dunites) are two types of meteorites…
Krypton in the Chassigny meteorite shows Mars accreted chondritic volatiles before nebular gases
Sandrine Péron and Sujoy Mukhopadhyay Science, 16 Jun 2022 LINK Supplementary Materials (DOWNLOAD) “Volatile chemical elements are thought to have been delivered to Solar System terrestrial planets late in their formation, by accretion of chondritic…
Radionuclides in Chassigny and Nakhla meteorites of Mars origin: Implications for their pre-atmospheric sizes and cosmic-ray exposure ages
P.P. Povinec, I. Sýkora, R.J. Macke, J. Tóth, L. Kornoš, V. Porubčan Planetary and Space Science In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 26 March 2020 LINK “Highlights • Two Martian meteorites, Chassigny and Nakhla, were…
A Martian origin for the Mars Trojan asteroidsOPEN ACCESS
D. Polishook, S. A. Jacobson, A. Morbidelli & O. Aharonson Nature Astronomy 1, Article number: 0179 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41550-017-0179 LINK Updated (3 Oct 2017): PDF “Seven of the nine known Mars Trojan asteroids belong to an…
Shergottite lead Isotope Signature in Chassigny and the Nakhlites
Jones J. H. Simon J. I. * 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6331] abstract (PDF) “A model based on recent Pb isotopic analyses is presented that indicates interaction between shergottite and nakhlite/chassignite…
Distinct Chlorine Isotope Reservoirs on Mars. Origins and Interactions
Shearer C. K. * Messenger S. Sharp Z. D. Burger P. V. Nguyen N. McCubbin F. M. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6364] abstract (PDF) “Chlorine isotopes measured in Chassigny provide evidence…
The variability of ruthenium in chromite from chassignite and olivine-phyric shergottite meteorites: New insights into the behavior of PGE and sulfur in Martian magmatic systems.
Baumgartner, R. J., Fiorentini, M. L., Baratoux, D., Ferrière, L., Locmelis, M., Tomkins, A. and Sener, K. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12795 LINK “The Martian meteorites comprise mantle-derived mafic to ultramafic rocks that…
The chlorine isotopic composition of Martian meteorites 1: Chlorine isotope composition of Martian mantle and crustal reservoirs and their interactions.
Williams, J. T., Shearer, C. K., Sharp, Z. D., Burger, P. V., McCubbin, F. M., Santos, A. R., Agee, C. B. and McKeegan, K. D. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12647 LINK “The Martian meteorites…
A Pb isotopic resolution to the Martian meteorite age paradox
J.J. Bellucci, A.A. Nemchin, M.J. Whitehouse, J.F. Snape, R.B. Kielman, P.A. Bland, G.K. Benedix Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 1 December 2015 LINK “Determining the chronology and quantifying various…
Glass-bearing inclusions in Shergotty and Chassigny: Consistent samples of a primary trapped melt?
Varela, M. E. and Zinner, E. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12566 LINK “Glass-bearing inclusions hosted by different mineral phases in SNC meteorites provide important information on the conditions that prevailed during formation of…
Candidates source regions of Martian Meteorites as identified by OMEGA/MEx
A. Ody, F. Poulet, C. Quantin, J.-P. Bibring, J.L. Bishop, M.D. Dyar Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 May 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.05.019 LINK
Igneous and shock processes affecting chassignite amphibole evaluated using chlorine/water partitioning and hydrogen isotopes
Giesting, P. A., Schwenzer, S. P., Filiberto, J., Starkey, N. A., Franchi, I. A., Treiman, A. H., Tindle, A. G. and Grady, M. M. (2015), Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12430 LINK
