Sodium-rich Particle as Evidence of Recent and Intense Micrometeoroid Bombardment on Asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
E. Palomba, G. Pratesi, M. Angrisani, X. Shehaj, F. Dirri, A. Longobardo, D. Fulvio, S. Caporali, and B. Cortigiani The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 1001, Number 1, Published 2 April 2026 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN…
Low thermal inertia of carbonaceous asteroid Bennu driven by cracks observed in returned samplesOPEN ACCESS
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
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
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
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…
