Origin of the superchondritic carbon/nitrogen ratio of the bulk silicate Earth − an outlook from iron meteorites
Damanveer S. Grewal, Paul D. Asimow Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 20 January 2023 LINK “Disagreement regarding the origin of the bulk silicate Earth’s (BSE) superchondritic carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio is due, in part, to the…
Genetics, Age, and Crystallization History of Group IC Iron MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Hope A. Tornabene, Richard D. Ash, Richard J. Walker, Katherine R. Bermingham Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 17 November 2022 UPDATE (23 November 2022): Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaVolume 340, 1 January…
Internal or external magma oceans in the earliest protoplanets – Perspectives from nitrogen and carbon fractionation
Damanveer S. Grewal, Johnny D. Seales, Rajdeep Dasgupta Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 598, 15 November 2022, 117847 LINK “Highlights • Fractionation of N and C into the cores of iron meteorite parent bodies via…
Differentiation time scales of small rocky bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Marc Monnereau, Jérémy Guignard, Adrien Néri, Michael J. Toplis, Ghylaine Quitté Submitted as ‘Time scales of small body differentiation’ to Icarus on August 9th 2022 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (1 October 2022): Differentiation time scales…
Geochemical evidence for the origin of the IIE parent body from H chondrite-like material
S. N. Teplyakova, M. Humayun, C. A. Lorenz, M. A. Ivanova MAPSVersion of Record online: 31 July 2022 LINK “Isotopic compositions of O, Mo, and Cu in the IIE iron meteorites have indicated a close…
Nickel-rich, volatile depleted iron meteorites: Relationships and formation processes
C.M. Corrigan, K. Nagashima, C. Hilton, T.J. McCoy, R.D. Ash, H.A. Tornabene, R.J. Walker, W.F. McDonough, D. Rumble Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaVolume 333, 15 September 2022, Pages 1-21 LINK “Ungrouped iron meteorites Tishomingo, Willow Grove,…
The dissipation of the solar nebula constrained by impacts and core cooling in planetesimals
Alison C. Hunt, Karen J. Theis, Mark Rehkämper, Gretchen K. Benedix, Rasmus Andreasen & Maria Schönbächler Nature AstronomyPublished: 23 May 2022 LINK “Rapid cooling of planetesimal cores has been inferred for several iron meteorite parent…
Contemporary formation of early Solar System planetesimals at two distinct radial locationsOPEN ACCESS
A. Morbidelli, K. Baillié, K. Batygin, S. Charnoz, T. Guillot, D. C. Rubie & T. Kleine Nature Astronomy (2021)Published: 22 December 2021 LINK Update (3 January 2022): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The formation of planetesimals is…
Chemical characteristics of iron meteorite parent bodies
Connor D. Hilton, Richard D. Ash, Richard J. Walker Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 6 December 2021 LINK “The projected relative abundances of the highly siderophile elements (HSE; Re, Os, Ir, Ru, Pt, and Pd)…
Early differentiation of magmatic iron meteorite parent bodies from Mn-Cr chronometryOPEN ACCESS
Aryavart Anand, Jonas Pape, Martin Wille, Klaus Mezger, Beda Hofmann Accepted for publication in Geochemical Perspective Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Magmatic iron meteorite groups such as IIAB, IIIAB and IVA, represent the largest sampling of…
Nucleosynthetic Pt isotope anomalies and the Hf-W chronology of core formation in inner and outer solar system planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Fridolin Spitzer, Christoph Burkhardt, Francis Nimmo, Thorsten Kleine Accepted for publication in Earth and Planetary Science Letters PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (6 October 2021): Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 576, 15 December 2021LINK “The…
The Surface of (16) Psyche from Thermal Emission and Polarization MappingOPEN ACCESS
Katherine de Kleer, Saverio Cambioni, Michael Shepard To be published in Planetary Science Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (6 August 2021): The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 2, Number 4 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The…
Iron Meteorites: Composition, Age, and OriginOPEN ACCESS
Edward R. D. Scott LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Iron meteorites are thought to be samples of metallic cores and pools that formed in diverse small planetary bodies. Their great diversity offers remarkable insights into the…
Early accretion of planetesimals unraveled by the thermal evolution of the parent bodies of magmatic iron meteorites
Edouard Kaminski, Angela Limare, Balthasar Kenda, Marc Chaussidon Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 548, 15 October 2020, 116469 LINK “Highlights • Hf/W ages of magmatic iron meteorites define a common thermal evolution.• We propose a…
Oxidized conditions in iron meteorite parent bodies
P. Bonnand & A. N. Halliday Nature Geoscience (2018) doi:10.1038/s41561-018-0128-2 Published: 07 May 2018 LINK “Magmatic iron meteorites are thought to originate from the cores of differentiated planetary embryos, but it is unclear where they…
