New from Meteoritics and Planetary Science: Jurewicz A.G.J. Amarsi A.M. Burnett D.S. Differences in elemental abundances between CI chondrites and the solar photosphere .14272MacArthur, J. Joy, K. Jones, R.H. et al. Curation and classification procedures for the UK Antarctic meteorite… Read More »Do You CI? (Note Paper MAPS)
Drilling a bit deep this month. In the 15 Nov issue of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (vol. 385): Mahlé, T. Marrocchi, Y. Neukampf, J. et al. The last generation of nebular chondrules possibly sampled in the CH/CB chondrite Isheyevo p… Read More »Note, Paper: Geochimica et Cosmochimica- really
In Nature Astronomy today (21 Oct.): Matthew A. Pasek, Ryugu’s unexpected phosphorus materials, s41550-024-02387-5 Not only was phosphate in asteroids significant (as I already blogged), but it’s news enough to have the journal Nature bring in an expert to give… Read More »Nature Review Piece- Yes, Nature
Some asteroids are active- shedding mass, like a comet. Bennu is one of them, observed by OSIRIS-REx to be ejecting pebbles to cobbles into space. Now, from the former Soviet, now Russian journal Solar System Research, for October 2024, vol.… Read More »Note, Paper: Activity Ahoy
In EPSL (Earth and Planetary Science Letters) for Nov 15 (vol. 646): Onyett, I. J. Schiller, M. Stokholm, M. et al. Silicon isotope compositions of chondritic componen… oart. 118985 .2024.118985 We live on Earth, in the inner Solar System. We… Read More »Note, Paper: Earth and Planetary Science LONG Letter
Let’s take a little trip, a trip back to the young Solar System. In the 15 Nov Icarus (vol. 423): Serra, C. Vinogradoff, V. Danger, G. et al. Unexpected mineral impact on organic evolution durin… Art 116273 .2024.116273 Jenniskens, P.… Read More »Note, Paper: Solar System Soil and Seeds
It’s DPS time! The American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences is now holding their 56th annual meeting (#DPS2024), in Boise, ID. The general AAS meeting (every winter) is just…too…big, so the divisions hold sub-meetings. In odd-numbered years, DPS and… Read More »AAS DPS meeting, one
Space Science Reviews lives up to its name- ‘review’ includes stuff you find applicable, and other stuff included for context. Lots of stuff. In the context of this blog, here’s stuff for ‘October’ (they’re fully digital, issues no longer make… Read More »Note, Paper: Space Chem Review
It’s Sep 30, and Astronomy & Astrophysics still says “in progress.” Let’s hope that’s just bad copyediting on the part of the journal staff. From vol. 689 (September 2024), at least a big one: M. Lippi, L. Ferellec, C. Opitom,… Read More »Note, Paper: Big Aaa Issue
Is there something also happening at Science group, something positive? In Science Advances Vol. 10, Issue 39, two things positive: De Sanctis, M. C. Baratta, G. A. Brucato, J. R. et al. Recent replenishment of aliphatic organics on Ceres from… Read More »Note, Paper: Sci Adv, also Ad ast