Common feedstocks of late accretion for the terrestrial planets
M.-H. Zhu, A. Morbidelli, W. Neumann, Q.-Z. Yin, J.M.D. Day, D.C. Rubie, G.J. Archer, N. Artemieva, H. Becker, K. Wünnemann Nature Astronomy (30 September 2021) LINK “Abundances of the highly siderophile elements (HSEs) in silicate…
A model for evolving crust on 4 Vesta through combined compositional and thermal modelling
Jennifer T. Mitchell, Andrew G. Tomkins, Christopher Newton, Tim E. Johnson Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 571, 1 October 2021, 11710 LINK “Highlights • pMELTS modelling suggests that diogenites require a Ca-poor source.• Early extraction…
176Lu–176Hf and 87Rb–87Sr Systematics and Rare Earth Element Abundances of Nine Diogenite Meteorites: Evidence for Their Crystallization from Partial Melts of the Vestan Mantle
Takaharu Saito, Hiroshi Hidaka, and Seung-Gu Lee The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 877, Number 2 LINK “Howardite–eucrite–diogenite meteorites are believed to originate in the crust of the asteroid 4 Vesta, whose differentiation processes are still controversial….
