Significantly elevated Ni isotope compositions in the Chang’e-5 drill core reveal continuous micrometeorite-dominated space weathering of the young lunar surface

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Siyu Li, Yingnan Zhang, Ziwei Wang, Bing Yang, Liping Qin Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 6 August 2025 LINK “Space weathering alters the chemical and isotopic compositions of the lunar surface, potentially obscuring insights into…

Vesicular olivines and pyroxenes in shocked Kamargaon L6 Chondrite: Implications for primary volatiles and its multiple impacts history

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Kishan Tiwari, Sujoy Ghosh, Masaaki Miyahara, Dwijesh Ray JGR PlanetsFirst Published: 14 November 2022 LINK We report the first occurrence of vesicular olivine and pyroxene in an ordinary chondrite Vesicles possibly formed due to release…

The molecular composition of impact-generated atmospheres on terrestrial planets during the post-accretion stage

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Hideharu Kuwahara, Seiji Sugita Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 May 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.05.007 LINK

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