Just posted (not August) in Nature Astronomy (vol. 9? issue?): Barnes, J. J. Nguyen, A. N. Abernethy, F. A. J. et al. The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroid s41550-025-02631-6 As befits Nature, this is a quite deep… Read More »Note, Paper: We Read “Seeds”
We’re due for a PSJ (Planetary Science Journal) (2025- vol. 6) update- way overdue, apparently: Helfenstein, P. Verbiscer, A. J. On Error Estimates for Hapke Photometric Model Parameters from Disk-integrated Phase Curves of Airless Planetary Bodies 144 adcd5dLee, A. Kavelaars, J. J.… Read More »Note, Paper: PSJ Ten Ways
One paper in MNRAS (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society) for July: Volume 540, Issue 3– Volume 540, Issue 4– Volume 541, Issue 1Smyth-Moore, A. Kaufmann, E. Jia, Q. et al. Exploring planetary regolith: deriving geotechnically meaningful properties from… Read More »Note, Paper: Regolith Pegging
And now, the final day of the 2025 MetSoc: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2025/technical_program/ My cull of relevant agenda items: Friday, July 18, 2025 Aqueous Alteration of Chondrites Babrián B. et al.An Experimental View of Progressive Aqueous Alteration in Carbonaceous Chondrites [#5048] Lee M.… Read More »Meteoritical Society Meeting 2025, Day 5
(see also Day 1, Day 2, Day 3) My picks (biased, clearly) from the 2025 MetSoc: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2025/technical_program/ Thursday, July 17, 2025 Carbonaceous Chondrites and Chondritic Components 2 Swain S. et al.Mineralogy of C1, C2 and CM-Like Clasts in Chondrite and Achondrite… Read More »Meteoritical Society Meeting 2025, Day 4
MetSoc 2025 continues (see Day 1). We have another packed schedule, here’s another cull of my more asteroid-relevant items: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2025/technical_program/ Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Carbonaceous Chondrites and Chondritic Components 1 Patkar A. et al.Invited Presentation: Distribution of Water Concentrations in… Read More »Meteoritical Society Meeting 2025, Day 2
It’s MetSoc time, though slightly early for 2025- the meeting is in the Southern Hemisphere this year, Perth AU. No, I am not flying there. I’ll just have to content myself online. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2025/technical_program/Monday, July 14, 2025 Day one, and what… Read More »Meteoritical Society Meeting 2025, Day 1
Look- an article in Nature. Well, a Nature-family journal, Scientific Reports. In vol. 15: Tenuta, S. Evans, K.A. Reddy, S.M. et al. Bio-mediated CN cycling in serpentinites and the origin of life 22452 s41598-025-04161-7 The origin of life is a… Read More »Note, Paper: Serpent’s Kiss
A leaker from JGR:Planets, June (vol. 130 #6): Rossmann, F. M. Johnson, C. L. Bierhaus, E. B. The Meter-Scale Roughness of Asteroid (101955) Bennu From the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter e2024JE008799 2024JE008799 Lasers on probes- they just keep on giving. Nominally, the… Read More »Note, Paper: Bennu Boulder Total
The 2025 edition of the annual Goldschmidt Conference will be held in Prague next week. https://conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2025/meetingapp.cgi/Home/0 For starters, Victor Goldschmidt basically founded the modern science of cosmochemistry. He named the element categories- lithophiles, chalcophiles, siderophiles, and atmophiles- we use today… Read More »Goldschmidt 2025