Mars accretion

A sub-chondritic nickel stable isotope composition of MarsOPEN ACCESS

15/10/2025 08:50 · by karmaka · in ALH 84001, chassignite, Mars, martian, NWA 7034 (basaltic breccia), shergottite

Ke Zhu, Martijn Klaver, Wei-Biao Hsu, Harry Becker, Lu Chen, Qi Chen Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 14 October 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “To understand accretion and differentiation of Mars, we report high-precision…

Using carbon isotopes to trace the origin of volatiles on Earth and Mars

13/09/2025 09:47 · by karmaka · in accretion, angrite, aubrite, CM, CO, CR, CV, Earth, enstatite chondrite, HED achondrite, Mars, martian, ordinary chondrite, planets/planetesimals, ureilite

Damanveer S. Grewal, Sujoy Mukhopadhay Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 12 September 2025 LINK “The distinct accretionary histories of Earth and Mars – with Earth experiencing protracted growth and small contributions from outer solar system…

What is Mars (not) made of? A joint isotopic, geochemical and geophysical analysis

14/06/2025 18:51 · by karmaka · in accretion, enstatite chondrite, Mars, martian, ordinary chondrite, planets/planetesimals

Christian Liebske, Amir Khan, Scott M. McLennan, Paolo A. Sossi IcarusAvailable online 14 June 2025 LINK “Highlights “The terrestrial planets are believed to have accreted from chondritic meteorites of widely varying composition. Yet, making planets…

Thermal metamorphism and volatile evolution in unequilibrated ordinary chondrites: Implications for the delivery of hydrogen to terrestrial planets

16/12/2024 20:41 · by karmaka · in Mars, ordinary chondrite, planets/planetesimals, thermal metamorphism, UOC

L.G. Vacher, J. Eschrig, L. Bonal, W. Fujiya, L. Flandinet, P. Beck Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 December 2024 LINK “Non-carbonaceous (NC) meteorites, such as enstatite and ordinary chondrites, are…

Jupiter’s influence on the building blocks of Mars and EarthOPEN ACCESS

25/05/2018 06:50 · by karmaka · in accretion, chassignite, Earth, enstatite chondrite, Mars, martian, nakhlite, ordinary chondrite, shergottite

R. Brasser, N. Dauphas, S. J. Mojzsis Accepted for publication in GRL PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Radiometric dating indicates that Mars accreted in the first ~4 Myr of solar system formation, which coincides with the formation…

Accretion Timescale and Impact History of Mars Deduced from the Isotopic Systematics of Martian Meteorites

12/12/2015 15:39 · by karmaka · in accretion, differentiation, Mars, martian

Lars E. Borg, Gregory A. Brennecka, Steven J.K. Symes Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 December 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.12.002 LINK Update (24 June 2016): Evolution of the Solar System Inferred from…