Rapid colonization of a space-returned Ryugu sample by terrestrial microorganismsOPEN ACCESS
Matthew J. Genge, Natasha Almeida, Matthias Van Ginneken, Lewis Pinault, Louisa J. Preston, Penelope J. Wozniakiewicz, Hajime Yano MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 November 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The presence of microorganisms…
Curation and classification procedures for the UK Antarctic meteorite collectionOPEN ACCESS
J. L. MacArthur, K. H. Joy, R. H. Jones, T. A. Harvey, N. V. Almeida MAPS, Version of Record online: 27 October 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The field of advanced curation is important…
Explosive Nucleosynthesis in Core-collapse Type II Supernovae: Insights from New C, N, Si, and Al–Mg Isotopic Compositions of Presolar GrainsOPEN ACCESS
Nan Liu, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Bradley S. Meyer, Larry R. Nittler, Jianhua Wang, and Rhonda M. Stroud The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 961, Number 1 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report C, N,…
Pervasive aqueous alteration in the early Solar System revealed by potassium isotopic variations in Ryugu samples and carbonaceous chondrites
Yan Hu, Frédéric Moynier, Wei Dai, Marine Paquet, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Martin Bizzarro, Audrey Bouvier, Richard W. Carlson, Marc Chaussidon, Byeon-Gak Choi, Nicolas…
The water content of CM carbonaceous chondrite falls and finds, and their susceptibility to terrestrial contaminationOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Lydia J. Hallis, Luke Daly, Adrian J. Boyce MAPSVersion of Record online: 12 November 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “CM carbonaceous chondrites can be used to constrain the abundance and H…
Testing materials to mitigate terrestrial organic contamination of meteorites: Implications for collection, curation, and handling of astromaterials
Libby D. Tunney, Patrick J. A. Hill, Christopher D. K. Herd, Robert W. Hilts MAPSVersion of Record online: 13 January 2023 LINK “Organic matter in astromaterials can provide important information for understanding the chemistry of our solar system…
Using Organic Contaminants to Constrain the Terrestrial Journey of the Martian Meteorite LafayetteOPEN ACCESS
Áine Clare O’Brien, Lydia Jane Hallis, Clement Regnault, Douglas Morrison, Gavin Blackburn, Andrew Steele, Luke Daly, Alastair Tait, Marissa Marie Tremblay, Darcy E.P. Telenko, Jacqueline Gunn, Eleanor McKay, Nicola Mari, Mohammad Ali Salik, Philippa Ascough,…
Environmental assessment in the prelaunch phase of Hayabusa2 for safety declaration of returned samples from the asteroid (162173) Ryugu: background monitoring and risk management during development of the sampler systemOPEN ACCESS
Kanako Sakamoto, Yoshinori Takano, Hirotaka Sawada, Ryuji Okazaki, Takaaki Noguchi, Masayuki Uesugi, Hajime Yano, Toru Yada, Masanao Abe, Shogo Tachibana & The Hayabusa2 Project Team Earth, Planets and Space, Volume 74, Article number: 90 LINK…
Preservation of Terrestrial Microorganisms and Organics Within Alteration Products of Chondritic Meteorites from the Nullarbor Plain, AustraliaOPEN ACCESS
Alastair W. Tait, Siobhan A. Wilson, Andrew G. Tomkins, Jessica L. Hamilton, Emma J. Gagen, Alex I. Holman, Kliti Grice, Louisa J. Preston, David J. Paterson, and Gordon Southam Astrobiology, Vol. 22, No. 4Published Online:…
Distinguishing between terrestrial and extraterrestrial organic compounds in the CM2 Aguas Zarcas carbonaceous chondrite: Implications for intrinsic organic matter
Libby D. Tunney, Patrick J. A. Hill, Christopher D. K. Herd, Robert W. Hilts, Miranda C. Holt MAPSVersion of Record online: 15 March 2022 LINK “Soluble organic matter analyses of astromaterials can provide valuable information…
Organic compounds in the Tarda C2 ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite: Evaluating the sources of contamination in a desert fall
Libby D. Tunney, Patrick J. A. Hill, Christopher D. K. Herd, Robert W. Hilts MAPSVersion of Record online: 03 March 2022 LINK “Studying organic compounds in meteorites provides important insight into the chemical processes that…
Tracing Organic Contamination from Collection to Curation: Best Practices for the Recovery and Contamination Mitigation of Meteorites
Tunney L. D. Hill P. J. A. Herd C. D. K. Hilts R. W. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2103] “In this study, we derive six key recommendations for recovering, handling, and curating freshly fallen meteorites.”
A preparation sequence for multi-analysis of µm-sized extraterrestrial and geological samples
Alice Aléon-Toppani, Rosario Brunetto, Jérôme Aléon, Zelia Dionnet, Stefano Rubino, Dan Levy, David Troadec, François Brisset, Ferenc Borondics, Andrew King Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 07 July 2021 LINK “With the recent and…
CM carbonaceous chondrite falls and their terrestrial alterationOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Luke Daly, Cameron Floyd, Pierre‐Etienne Martin Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 January 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM carbonaceous chondrites provide unique insights into the composition of…
Organic contamination on the surface of meteorites as a function of space and time: A case study of the Buzzard Coulee H4 chondrite
Libby D. Tunney, Christopher D. K. Herd, Robert W. Hilts Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:28 August 2020 LINK “The study of organic compounds in astromaterials represents a unique window into organic matter in…
Concerns of Organic Contamination for Sample Return Space MissionsOPEN ACCESS
Queenie Hoi Shan Chan, Rhonda Stroud, Zita Martins & Hikaru Yabuta Space Science Reviews volume 216, Article number: 56 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Analysis of organic matter has been one of the major…
Recent Terrestrial Disturbance of the 176Lu-176Hf Systematics in Meteorites
Bast R. * Scherer E. E. Sprung P. Mezger K. Bischoff A. 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2016) #6164 LINK
A contamination assessment of the CI carbonaceous meteorite Orgueil using a DNA-directed approach.
Aerts, J. W., Elsaesser, A., Röling, W. F. M. and Ehrenfreund, P. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12629 LINK “The Orgueil meteorite has become one of the most well-studied carbonaceous meteorites, after it fell in…