Mineralogical analysis of Vigarano group NWA 5508 carbonaceous chondrite by SEM-EDS, micro-Raman, and FTIR spectroscopy

1Ceren Kamil, 2,4Ozan Unsalan, 3,4Cisem Altunayar-Unsalan, 4Michael Zolensky
Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy (in Press)
Link to Article [DOI: 10.1007/s12036-026-10188-7]
1Department of Material Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ege University, Izmir, 35100, Turkey
2Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Izmir, 35100, Turkey
3Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ege University, Izmir, 35040, Turkey
4Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES), NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, 77058, TX, United States

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Nitrogen-rich earliest Solar System planetesimals revealed by nitrogen measurements in iron meteorites using electron probe microanalyzer

1Debjeet Pathak, 1Gelu Costin, 1Rajdeep Dasgupta
Chemical Geology (in Press)
Link to Article [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2026.123766]
1Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University, MS 126, 6100 Main Street, Houston, 77005, TX, United States

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Exogenous carbonaceous material on Phobos

1,2J. Beccarelli, 2M. Pajola, 3M. Delbo, 2G. Munaretto, 2A. Lucchetti, 2F. Tuscherti, 2L. Penasa, 2C. Rossi, 2E. Simioni, 4G. Poggiali
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 713, L19
Open Access Link to Article [DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202661503]
1Centro di Ateneo Studi e Attività Spaziali “Giuseppe Colombo” (CISAS/Unipd), Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova (PD), Italy
2Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (INAF/OAPD), Vicolo dell’Osservatorio, 5, 35122 Padova (PD), Italy
3Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS-Lagrange, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CS 34229, F 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
4INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Arcetri, largo E. Fermi n.5, I-50125 Firenze, Italy

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Infrared-to-visible albedo ratio of Phobos: Comparison with primitive asteroids

1,2T. J. Dyer, 3J. Beccarilli, 1,4M. Delbo’, 4C. Avdellidou, 3M. Pajola, 5,4A. Milton, 3A. Lucchetti, 3G. Munaretto
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 714, A307
Open Access Link to Article [DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202661534]
1Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS–Lagrange, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CS 34229, 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France
2Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES), 2 Place Maurice Quentin, 75039 Paris, France
3Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) – Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (OAPd), Vicolo dell’Osservatorio n.5, Padova, Italy
4University of Leicester, School of Physics and Astronomy, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
5University of Leicester, School of Natural Sciences, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK

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Kinetic isotope fractionation of gallium in Mars and 4 Vesta: Implications for non-equilibrium volatile loss during planetary accretion

1,2Zhi Li, 1,3Ying-Kui Xu, 1Shi-Jie Li, 1Yang Li, 4Dan Zhu, 1,2De-Liang Wang, 4,5Yun Liu
Chemical Geology (in Press)
Open Access Link to Article [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2026.123742]
1Center for Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, China
2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
3NWU-HKU Joint Center of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710127, China
4State Key Laboratory of Critical Mineral Research and Exploration, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, China
5Research Center for Planetary Science, College of Earth Science, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China

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Examining the chemical group affinities of nine unusual Antarctic carbonaceous chondrites

1Lara R. McMonigal, 1,2Jon M. Friedrich
Geological Society Special Publication (in Press)
Link to Article [DOI: 10.1144/gslsp.ecpub2024-115]
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Fordham University, 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, 10458-9993, NY, United States
2Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West, New York, 10024-5102, NY, United States

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A mantle source formed after the lunar magma ocean crystallisation for the 3000 Ma-old lunar basalts

1R. E. Merle, 2C. Deligny, 2M. J. Whitehouse, 2G. G. Kenny, 3K. K. Larsen
Communications Earth & Environment (in Press)
Open Access Link to Article [DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-03002-9]
1Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, Uppsala, 75236, Sweden
2Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, SE-104 05, Sweden
3Centre for Star and Planet Formation, Globe institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, Copenhagen, Denmark

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He+ Irradiation of the Murchison Meteorite: Insights Into the Effect of Solar Wind Irradiation on Different Types of Organic Matter

1,2Futing Yin, 1,2,3Hong Tang, 1,2Tian Zhang, 4Tingfeng Cheng, 1,2,3Xiongyao Li, 1Hong Jin, 1Yuanyun Wen, 5Xiangliang Pan, 1,2,3Jianzhong Liu
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 131, e2026JE009805 Link to Article [DOI: 10.1029/2026JE009805]

1Center for Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China
2College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
3CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, Hefei, China
4College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
5Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons

Organic matter (OM) in C‐type asteroids provides important insights into the early evolution ofthe solar system and the origin of life on Earth. However, the responses of different types of OM to spaceweathering remain unclear. Here, we performed a He+ irradiation experiment on the Murchison meteorite tosimulate the solar wind irradiation process; the experiment was conducted at a fluence of 1.2 × 1017 ions/cm2,simulating the solar wind exposure of a C‐type asteroid over an 800‐year timescale. Raman and nanoscaleinfrared spectroscopy were used to analyze the changes in OM after He+ irradiation. The nano‐IR spectrarevealed the presence of six organic functional groups (carboxylic acids, aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons,amides, amino acids, and aldehydes) within the macromolecular and soluble OM of the Murchison matrix.Irradiation led to an increase in the disorder of OM and reduction in the total OM content via the disruption of Cbonds in macromolecular organic compounds and sputtering of their constituent atoms and molecules. Aliphatichydrocarbons were modified to the greatest degree while aromatic hydrocarbons were more resistant to He+irradiation. These findings enhance our understanding of the formation and evolution of extraterrestrial OMduring the process of solar wind irradiation.

Insights into L4 ordinary chondrites from the Gueltat Zemmour fall, Morocco: Modal mineralogy, chondrule characteristics, and magnetic signatures

1,2E. El Hachimi, 1,2H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane, 3S. Russell, 4B. Devouard, 4J. Gattacceca
Journal of African Earth Sciences, 234, 105944
Link to Article [DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2025.105944]
1GEOPEN Laboratory, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Faculty of Science Ain Chock, km 8 Route d’El Jadida, 20150, Casablanca, Morocco
2ATTARIK Foundation for Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Casablanca, Morocco
3Planetary Materials Group, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
4Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, INRAE, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France

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Assessing the metal and rare earth element mining potential of undifferentiated asteroids through the study of carbonaceous chondrites

1,2J. M. Trigo-Rodríguez, 1,2P. Grèbol-Tomàs, 3J. Ibáñez-Insa, 4J. Alonso-Azcárate, 5,6M. Gritsevich
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 545, 1–15
Link to Article [DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staf1902]
1Institut de Ciències de l’Espai (ICE, CSIC), Campus UAB, Carrer de Can Magrans S/N, Cerdanyola del Vallès, E-08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
2Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), Esteve Terradas 1, Edifici RDIT, Of. 212, Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia (PMT), Campus del Baix Llobregat–UPC, Castelldefels, E-08860 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
3Geociències Barcelona (GEO3BCN-CSIC), Carrer de Lluís Solé i Sabarís, 1, E-08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
4Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Facultad CC Ambientales y Bioquímica, Campus Fábrica de Armas, E-45071 Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
5Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
6Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, Mira str. 19, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia

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