Low thermal inertia of carbonaceous asteroid Bennu driven by cracks observed in returned samplesOPEN ACCESS 

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A. J. Ryan, R.-L. Ballouz, R. J. Macke, T. Ishizaki, A. Alasli, J. Biele, S. A. Eckley, C. G. Hoover, K. Jardine, A. J. King, C. P. Opeil, M. Pajola, F. Tusberti, J. J. Barnes,…

Space Weathering on Carbon-rich Surfaces: Spectral Characterization of Fe-poor Mercury and Carbonaceous Asteroid AnalogsOPEN ACCESS 

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A. N. Shackelford, K. L. Donaldson Hanna and J. J. Gillis-Davis The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 11Published: 6 November 2025 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Experimental space weathering efforts and recent sample return…

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…

Incremental Laser Space Weathering of Allende Reveals non-lunar like Space Weathering Effects

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Jeffrey J. Gillis-Davis, Paul G. Lucey, John P. Bradley, Hope A. Ishii, Heather M. Kaluna, Anumpam Misra, Harold C. Connolly Jr. Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 January 2017 LINK “Highlights • Spectra…

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