Micrometeoroid Impacts: Dual Pathways for Iron Reduction and Oxidation on Lunar and Asteroidal SurfacesOPEN ACCESS 

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Ziyu Huang, Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Thomas M. Orlando Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Nanophase metallic iron (npFe0) is a key indicator of space weathering on the lunar surface, primarily attributed to…

On the origin of metallic iron in eucrite breccias: Effects of impact shock and mixing on the surface of (4) Vesta

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T. Shisseh, H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane, R. Hewins, L. Folco, B. Zanda, C.B. Agee, E. Jacquet, L. Zennouri, M.H. Leili, S. Pont Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 February 2024 LINK “We performed scanning…

Iron Mineralogy and Oxidation States of the Winchcombe Meteorite

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Bonsall E. Bates H. C. King A. J. Schröder C. MetSoc22 abstract [#6379] LINK “We have measured iron mineralogy and oxidation states of the Winchcombe meteorite using Mössbauer spectroscopy. All metallic iron has been altered…

Evidence for the disproportionation of iron in a Eucrite meteorite: Implications for impact processes on Vesta

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Zhuang Guo, Yang Li, Hongyi Chen, Mingming Zhang, Yanxue Wu, Bo Hui, Shen Liu, Ian M. Coulson, Shijie Li, Xiongyao Li, Jianzhong Liu, Ziyuan Ouyang Journal of Geophysical Research: PlanetsFirst Published: 31 July 2021 LINK…

Discovery of nanophase iron particles and high pressure clinoenstatite in a heavily shocked ordinary chondrite: implications for the decomposition of pyroxene

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Zhuang Guo, Yang Li, Shen Liu, Huifang Xu, Shijie Li, Xiongyao Li, Yangting Lin, Ian M.Coulson, Mingming Zhang Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 4 November 2019 LINK “Although pure metallic…

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