Unlocking planetesimal magnetic field histories: A refined, versatile model for thermal evolution and dynamo generationOPEN ACCESS
Hannah R. Sanderson, James F.J. Bryson, Claire I.O. Nichols, Christopher J. Davies IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 23 September 2024 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “The thermal and magnetic histories of planetesimals provide…
From Disorder to Order: Inheritance of Magnetic Remanence in Tetrataenite-Bearing Meteorites From Multi-Phase Micromagnetic Modeling
José A. P. M. Devienne, Thomas A. Berndt, Wyn Williams, Shichu Chen JGR Planets, First published: 14 June 2024 LINK “ “An increasing amount of evidence suggests that the tetrataenite-bearing cloudy zones (CZ) in iron…
Extent of alteration, paleomagnetic history, and infrared spectral properties of the Tarda ungrouped carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
H. C. Bates, R. Aspin, C. Y. Fu, C. S. Harrison, E. Feaver, E. Branagan-Harris, A. J. King, J. F. J. Bryson, S. Sridhar, C. I. O. Nichols MAPS, Version of Record online: 14 June…
A Non-Magnetized Chondrite Parent Body Revealed by Paleomagnetic Investigation of LL6 Chondrite NWA 14180
Haijun Li, Huapei Wang, Chen Wen, Ting Cao, Jiabo Liu JGR PlanetsFirst published: 17 May 2024 LINK “Magnetic records from meteorites provide valuable information about the formation and evolution of the solar system and planets….
Early and elongated epochs of planetesimal dynamo generationOPEN ACCESS
Hannah R. Sanderson, James F. J. Bryson, Claire I. O. Nichols This is a preliminary release in order to share the manuscript at a conference. This paper will be submitted to Earth and Planetary Science…
The lunar 40Ar/36Ar antiquity indicator in the presence of a lunar paleomagnetosphere
A.R. Poppe, I. Garrick-Bethell, S. Fatemi, C. Grava IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 April 2024 LINK “Highlights • Model the effects of a lunar paleomagnetosphere on argon flux to the lunar surface.• Paleomagnetosphere…
A 4,565-My-old record of the solar nebula field
Clara Maurel and Jérôme Gattacceca PNAS, March 4, 2024 121 (12) LINK “ABSTRACT: Magnetic fields in protoplanetary disks are thought to play a prominent role in the formation of planetary bodies. Acting upon turbulence and…
Hayabusa 2 returned samples reveal a weak to null magnetic field during aqueous alteration of Ryugu’s parent bodyOPEN ACCESS
C. Maurel, J. Gattacceca, M. Uehara Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 627, 1 February 2024, 118559 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights Ryugu samples of 1 and 22 mg do not exhibit any stable remanent…
Magnetism of the Acapulco Primitive Achondrite and Implications for the Evolution of Partially Differentiated BodiesOPEN ACCESS
Elias N. Mansbach, Benjamin P. Weiss, Neesha R. Schnepf, Eduardo A. Lima, Cauê S. Borlina, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Jérôme Gattacceca, Minoru Uehara, Huapei Wang JGR PlanetsFirst published: 14 December 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive…
A unified intensity of the magnetic field in the protoplanetary disk from the Winchcombe meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
James F. J. Bryson, Claire I. O. Nichols, Conall Mac Niocaill MAPSVersion of Record online: 19 September 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “One key feature of our protoplanetary disk that shaped its transformation into…
Implications for Chondrule Formation Regions and Solar Nebula Magnetism from Statistical Reanalysis of Chondrule PaleomagnetismOPEN ACCESS
Roger R. Fu, Sarah C. Steele, Jacob B. Simon, Richard Teague, Joan Najita and David Rea The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 8 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Converging lines of evidence show that…
Generation of a measurable magnetic field in a metal asteroid with a rubble-pile core
Zhongtian Zhang and David Bercovici PNAS Vol. 120 | No. 32July 31, 2023 LINK “SignificanceIron meteorites represent cores of differentiated objects, which are possibly the building blocks of planetary cores. The parent body of iron…
Magnetic Recording Stability of Taenite-Containing MeteoritesOPEN ACCESS
José A. P. M. Devienne, Thomas A. Berndt, Wyn Williams, Lesleis Nagy Geophysical Research LettersVolume 50, Issue1228 June 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points Nanometer-scaled taenite observed in different meteoritic microstructures are magnetically…
Magnetic characterization of the Daule chondrite (Ecuador’s first meteorite fall): The case of elusive tetrataenite?
K.E. Bristol, A.V. Smirnov, E.J. Piispa, M.R. Ramirez Navas, A. Kosterov, E.V. Kulakov IcarusAvailable online 22 June 2023, 115684 LINK “We investigated the magnetic properties of Ecuador’s first reported meteorite fall (March 23, 2008), the…
Paleomagnetic evidence for a long-lived, potentially reversing martian dynamo at ~3.9 GaOPEN ACCESS
Sarah C. Steele, Roger R. Fu, Michael W. R. Volk, Thomas L. North, Alec R. Brenner, Adrian R. Muxworthy, Gareth S. Collins, Thomas M. Davison Science Advances, 24 May 2023, Vol 9, Issue 21 LINK…
Hand magnets and the destruction of ancient meteorite magnetismOPEN ACCESS
Foteini Vervelidou, Benjamin P. Weiss, France Lagroix JGR: PlanetsFirst Published: 06 April 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points The magnetic records of meteorites provide information about planetary formation and evolution, yet they are…
The Psyche Magnetometry InvestigationOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, José M. G. Merayo, Jodie B. Ream, Rona Oran, Peter Brauer, Corey J. Cochrane, Kyle Cloutier, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, John L. Jørgensen, Clara Maurel, Ryan S. Park, Carol A. Polanskey, Maria de…
Rock magnetic characterization of returned samples from asteroid (162173) Ryugu: Implications for paleomagnetic interpretation and paleointensity estimation
Masahiko Sato, Yuki Kimura, Satoshi Tanaka, Tadahiro Hatakeyama, Seiji Sugita, Tomoki Nakamuna, Shogo Tachibana, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, Takaaki Noguchi, Ryuji Okazaki, Hikaru Yabuta, Hiroshi Naraoka, Kanako Sakamoto, Toru Yada, Masahiro Nishimura, Aiko Nakato, Akiko Miyazaki, Kasumi…
The heterogeneous response of Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001 to planar shockOPEN ACCESS
Thomas L. North, Gareth S. Collins, Thomas M. Davison, Adrian R. Muxworthy, Sarah C.Steele, Roger R. Fu IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 25 October 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Evidence of strong shear…
Acquisition and Preservation of Remanent Magnetization in Carbonaceous Asteroids
Samuel W. Courville, Joseph G. O’Rourke, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez, Roger R. Fu, Rona Oran, Benjamin P. Weiss & Linda T. Elkins-Tanton Nature AstronomyPublished: 13 October 2022 LINK “The solar nebula sustained a strong magnetic field…
Paleomagnetic study of impactites from the Karla impact structure suggests protracted postimpact hydrothermalismOPEN ACCESS
Dilyara M. Kuzina, Jérôme Gattacceca, Natalia S. Bezaeva, Dmitry D. Badyukov, Pierre Rochette, Yoann Quesnel, François Demory, Daniel Borschneck MAPSVersion of Record online: 22 September 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We present a paleomagnetic…
Paleomagnetic Investigation of the Oldest-Known Andesite Erg Chech 002
Maurel C. Gattacceca J. Barrat J.-A. MetSoc22 abstract [#6053] LINK “We present the first paleomagnetic study of the oldest-known andesitic meteorite Erg Chech 002. The meteorite holds a stable magnetic record, which may be attributed…
Lifetime of the Outer Solar System Nebula from Carbonaceous ChondritesOPEN ACCESS
Cauê S. Borlina, Benjamin P. Weiss, James F. J. Bryson, Philip J. Armitage JGR: PlanetsFirst Published: 30 May 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points Paleomagnetic measurements of CO chondrites suggest solar nebula dissipation…
The Solar Wind at (16) Psyche: Predictions for a Metal WorldOPEN ACCESS
Glyn A. Collinson, Li-Jen Chen, Lan K. Jian, and John Dorelli The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 927, Number 2Published: 2022, March 17 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will carry a magnetometer to main-belt…
Paleomagnetic evidence for a disk substructure in the early solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Cauê S. Borlina, Benjamin P. Weiss, James F. J. Bryson, Xue-Ning Bai, Eduardo A. Lima, Nilanjan Chatterjee, and Elias N. Mansbach Science Advances15 Oct 2021, Vol 7, Issue 42 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS)Supplementary Materials…
Using Meteorite Magnetism to Understand the History of Our Solar System: A Decade of Progress and Upcoming ChallengesOPEN ACCESS
Claire I. O. Nichols AGU AdvancesViewpointFirst published: 17 August 2021 This article is a companion to Fu et al. (2021), https://doi.org/10.1029/2021AV000486. LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points High spatial and magnetic moment sensitivity microscopy…
The Fine-Scale Magnetic History of the Allende Meteorite: Implications for the Structure of the Solar NebulaOPEN ACCESS
Roger R. Fu, Michael W. R. Volk, Dario Bilardello, Guy Libourel, Geoffroy R. J. Lesur, Oren Ben Dor AGU AdvancesFirst published: 17 August 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Magnetic fields in the early solar…
Absence of a long-lived lunar paleomagnetosphereOPEN ACCESS
John A. Tarduno, Rory D. Cottrell, Kristin Lawrence, Richard K. Bono, Wentao Huang, Catherine L. Johnson, Eric G. Blackman, Aleksey V. Smirnov, Miki Nakajima, Clive R. Neal, Tinghong Zhou, Mauricio Ibanez-Mejia, Hirokuni Oda, Ben Crummins…
A time-resolved paleomagnetic record of Main Group pallasites: Evidence for a large-cored, thin-mantled parent body
Claire I. O. Nichols, James F.J. Bryson, Rory D. Cottrell, Roger R. Fu, Richard J. Harrison, Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast, John A. Tarduno, Benjamin P. Weiss JGR PlanetsFirst Published: 18 June 2021 LINK “Several paleomagnetic…
What Can Meteorites Tell Us About the Formation of Jupiter?OPENA ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, William F. Bottke CommentaryAGU AdvancesVolume 2, Issue 2June 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Key Points Meteorite paleomagnetism constrains the lifetime of the solar nebula and therefore the time by which Jupiter…
Asteroid Magnetization from the Early Solar WindOPEN ACCESS
Atma Anand, Jonathan Carroll-Nellenback, Eric G. Blackman, John A. Tarduno submitted to MNRAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (25 October 2021, MNRAS, Published: 25 October 2021): LINK “Magnetic fields provide an important probe of the thermal,…
Paleointensity and Rock Magnetism of Martian Nakhlite Meteorite Miller Range (MIL) 03346: Evidence for Intense Small Scale Crustal Magnetization on Mars
Michael Volk, Roger Fu, Anna Mittelholz, James M.D. Day Journal of Geophysical ResearchFirst published: 11 May 2021 LINK “The martian dynamo’s strength and duration are essential for understanding Mars’ habitability and deep interior dynamics. Although…
End of magmatism in the upper crust of asteroid 4 Vesta
F. Jourdan, L. Forman, T. Kennedy, G. K. Benedix, E. Eroglu, C. Mayers Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 30 March 2021 LINK “Asteroid 4 Vesta is the only largely preserved differentiated asteroid and…
A long‐lived planetesimal dynamo powered by core crystallization
Clara Maurel, James F. J. Bryson, Jay Shah, Rajesh V. Chopdekar, L. T. Elkins‐Tanton, C. A. Raymond, Benjamin P. Weiss Geophysical Research LettersFirst published: 11 February 2021 LINK “The existence of numerous iron meteorite groups…
History of the solar nebula from meteorite paleomagnetismOPEN ACCESS
Benjamin P. Weiss, Xue-Ning Bai and Roger R. Fu Science Advances 01 Jan 2021:Vol. 7, no. 1, eaba5967DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba5967 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Supplementary Materials “We review recent advances in our understanding of magnetism…
A Portable Magnetometer for Magnetic Measurements of Meter‐Sized Meteorites
Elise Clavé, Clara Maurel, Eduardo A. Lima, Jay Shah, Elias N. Mansbach, Minoru Uehara, Benjamin P. Weiss Geochemistry, Geophysics, GeosystemsFirst published: 02 October 2020 LINK “Meteorites contain records of past magnetic fields experienced on their…
Meteorite evidence for partial differentiation and protracted accretion of planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Clara Maurel, James F. J. Bryson, Richard J. Lyons, Matthew R. Ball, Rajesh V. Chopdekar, Andreas Scholl, Fred J. Ciesla, William F. Bottke, Benjamin P. Weiss Science Advances 24 Jul 2020:Vol. 6, no. 30, eaba1303DOI:…
Weak Magnetic Fields in the Outer Solar Nebula Recorded in CR Chondrites
Roger R. Fu, Pauli Kehayias, Benjamin P. Weiss, Devin L. Schrader, Xue‐Ning Bai, Jacob B. Simon JGR PlanetsVolume 125, 5 May 2020 LINK ” – Paleomagnetic measurements of carbonaceous chondrites can provide important constraints on…
Evidence for Asteroid Scattering and Distal Solar System Solids From Meteorite PaleomagnetismOPEN ACCESS
James F. J. Bryson, Benjamin P. Weiss, Eduardo A. Lima, Jérôme Gattacceca, and William S. Cassata The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 892, Number 2 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Submitted: 22 October 2021 Asteroid-sized bodies are predicted…
Paleomagnetism of Rumuruti chondrites suggests a partially differentiated parent body
C. Cournède, J. Gattacceca, P. Rochette, D.L. Shuster Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 533, 1 March 2020, 116042 LINK “Highlights • We examine the paleomagnetism of two metamorphosed Rumuruti chondrites. • Both possess a…
The end of the lunar dynamoOPEN ACCESS
Saied Mighani, Huapei Wang, David L. Shuster, Cauȇ S. Borlina, Claire I. O. Nichols, Benjamin P. Weiss Science Advances 01 Jan 2020: Vol. 6, no. 1, eaax0883 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax0883 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Constraints on asteroid magnetic field evolution and the radii of meteorite parent bodies from thermal modelling
James F. J. Bryson, Jerome A. Neufeld, Francis Nimmo Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 521, 1 September 2019, Pages 68-78 LINK “Highlights • We predict the timing of asteroid magnetic field generation using thermal…
Meteorite cloudy zone formation as a quantitative indicator of paleomagnetic field intensities and cooling rates on planetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Clara Maurel, Benjamin P. Weiss, James F. J. Bryson PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Metallic microstructures in slowly-cooled iron-rich meteorites reflect the thermal and magnetic histories of their parent planetesimals. Of particular interest is the cloudy zone,…
Were chondrites magnetized by the early solar wind?
Rona Oran, Benjamin P. Weiss, Ofer Cohen Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 492, 15 June 2018, Pages 222–231 LINK “Highlights • Some chondrites contain unidirectional, post-accretional remanent magnetization. • We consider whether this magnetization…
The oldest magnetic record in our solar system identified using nanometric imaging and numerical modelingOPEN ACCESS
Jay Shah, Wyn Williams, Trevor P. Almeida, Lesleis Nagy, Adrian R. Muxworthy, András Kovács, Miguel A. Valdez-Grijalva, Karl Fabian, Sara S. Russell, Matthew J. Genge & Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski Nature Communications, Volume 9, Article number:…
Magnetic Fields Recorded by Chondrules Formed in Nebular ShocksOPEN ACCESS
Chuhong Mai, Steven J. Desch, Aaron C. Boley, Benjamin P. Weiss accepted for publication in ApJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (19 April 2018): LINK “Recent laboratory efforts (Fu et al., 2014) have constrained the remanent…
A two-billion-year history for the lunar dynamoOPEN ACCESS
Sonia M. Tikoo, Benjamin P. Weiss, David L. Shuster, Clément Suavet, Huapei Wang and Timothy L. Grove Science Advances 09 Aug 2017: Vol. 3, no. 8, e1700207 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1700207 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Evidence for an impact-induced magnetic fabric in Allende, and exogenous alternatives to the core dynamo theory for Allende magnetization.OPEN ACCESS
Muxworthy, A. R., Bland, P. A., Davison, T. M., Moore, J., Collins, G. S. and Ciesla, F. J. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12918 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We conducted a paleomagnetic study of the…
Paleomagnetic evidence for dynamo activity driven by inward crystallisation of a metallic asteroidOPEN ACCESS
James F.J. Bryson, Benjamin P. Weiss, Richard J. Harrison, Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 472, 15 August 2017, Pages 152–163 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • We measured…
Lifetime of the solar nebula constrained by meteorite paleomagnetism
By Huapei Wang, Benjamin P. Weiss, Xue-Ning Bai, Brynna G. Downey, Jun Wang, Jiajun Wang, Clément Suavet, Roger R. Fu, Maria E. Zucolotto Science 10 Feb 2017: Vol. 355, Issue 6325, pp. 623-627 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf5043…
Multi-scale three-dimensional characterization of iron particles in dusty olivine: Implications for paleomagnetism of chondritic meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Joshua F.Einsle, Richard J. Harrison, Takeshi Kasama, Pádraig Ó Conbhuí, Karl Fabian, Wyn Williams, Leonie Woodland, Roger R. Fu, Benjamin P. Weiss, Paul A. Midgley American Mineralogist, v. 101, i. 9, p. 2070-2084, First Published…
Evaluating the Evidence for Magnetic Dynamos in Chondritic Parent Bodies
Fu R. R. * Weiss B. P. Krot A. N. Kehayias P. Glenn D. R. Fintor K. Pál-Molnár E. Bryson J. F. J. Walsworth R. L. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6078…
Pallasite paleomagnetism: Quiescence of a core dynamo
Claire I.O. Nichols, James F.J. Bryson, Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast, Francis Nimmo, Richard J. Harrison Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 441, 1 May 2016, Pages 103–112 Available online 9 March 2016 LINK (open access)…
Paleomagnetic Evidence for a Partially Differentiated H Chondrite Parent Planetesimal
J. F. J. Bryson, B. P. Weiss, A. Scholl, A. T. Young, F. Nimmo 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1546 PDF
Allende Meteorite Remanence: Evidence for Magnetic Interactions
T. M. O’Brien, J. A. Tarduno 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #2913 PDF
Magnetism of a Very Young Lunar Glass
Jennifer Buz, Benjamin P. Weiss, Sonia M. Tikoo, David L. Shuster, Jérôme Gattacceca and Timothy L. Grove Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 10.1002/2015JE004878 LINK “Recent paleomagnetic studies of Apollo samples have established that a core…
Influence of redox conditions on the intensity of Mars crustal magnetic anomalies
Brachfeld, S., Shah, D., First, E., Hammer, J. and Bowles, J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12505 Article first published online: 21 SEP 2015 LINK
Magnetic Fields in the Late-Stage Solar Nebula Recorded in CR Chondrites
Fu R. R., Weiss B. P., Schrader D. L. PDF LINK
Long-lived magnetism from solidification-driven convection on the pallasite parent body
James F. J. Bryson, Claire I. O. Nichols,Julia Herrero-Albillos, Florian Kronast,Takeshi Kasama, Hossein Alimadadi, Gerrit van der Laan, Francis Nimmo, Richard J. Harrison Nature 517, 472–475, (22 January 2015), doi:10.1038/nature14114 LINK (abstract) A rock hard…
An early solar system magnetic field recorded in CM chondrites
C. Cournede, J. Gattacceca, M. Gounelle, P. Rochette, B.P. Weiss, B. Zanda Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 410, 15 January 2015, Pages 62–74 LINK
Magnetic properties of the LL5 ordinary chondrite Chelyabinsk (fall of February 15, 2013)
Bezaeva, N. S., Badyukov, D. D., Nazarov, M. A., Rochette, P., Feinberg, J. M., Markov, G. P., Borschneck, D., Demory, F., Gattacceca, J., Borisovskiy, S. E. and Skripnik, A. Y. Meteoritics & Planetary Science Volume…