Chemical characteristics of iron meteorite parent bodies

CD Hilton, RD Ash, RJ Walker - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
The projected relative abundances of the highly siderophile elements (HSE; Re, Os, Ir, Ru,
Pt, and Pd) for bulk parent bodies of 10 magmatic iron meteorite groups/grouplet (IC, IIAB …

Origin of the superchondritic carbon/nitrogen ratio of the bulk silicate Earth–an outlook from iron meteorites

DS Grewal, PD Asimow - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Disagreement regarding the origin of the bulk silicate Earth's (BSE) superchondritic
carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio is due, in part, to the unknown C/N ratios of differentiated …

[HTML][HTML] Precious and structural metals on asteroids

KM Cannon, M Gialich, J Acain - Planetary and Space Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Metals and metallic elements in silicate/oxide form are abundant in asteroid materials and
are often touted as a valuable space resource that can be returned to Earth or used in …

Accretion of the earliest inner Solar System planetesimals beyond the water snowline

DS Grewal, NX Nie, B Zhang, A Izidoro, PD Asimow - Nature Astronomy, 2024 - nature.com
How and where the first generation of inner Solar System planetesimals formed remains
poorly understood. Potential formation regions are the silicate condensation line and water …

Compositions of carbonaceous-type asteroidal cores in the early solar system

B Zhang, NL Chabot, AE Rubin - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
The parent cores of iron meteorites belong to the earliest accreted bodies in the solar
system. These cores formed in two isotopically distinct reservoirs: noncarbonaceous (NC) …

Chemical study of group IIIF iron meteorites and the potentially related pallasites Zinder and Northwest Africa 1911

B Zhang, NL Chabot, AE Rubin, M Humayun… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Group IIIF was established as a magmatic iron-meteorite group based on similar Ga and Ge
abundances, unusually high Ga/Ge ratios, and the IIIAB-like interelement trends in its …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of evaporative loss of volatile metals from planetary cores and metal-rich planetesimals

ES Steenstra, CJ Renggli, J Berndt… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
The processes responsible for the isotopic compositions and abundances of volatile
elements in the early solar system remain highly debated. Orders of magnitude variation of …

A unique stone skipping–like trajectory of asteroid Aletai

Y Li, B Li, W Hsu, AJT Jull, S Liao, Y Zhao, H Zhao… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Meteoroids/asteroids could deposit energy to Earth during their entries, which arouses great
concerns. Strewn field, as a product of meteoroids/asteroids breakup, comprehensively …

IVA iron meteorites as late-stage crystallization products affected by multiple collisional events

AE Rubin, B Zhang, NL Chabot - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Although IVA irons have O-and Cr-isotopic compositions resembling those of equilibrated LL
chondrites, the bulk composition of refractory elements (eg, Re, Ir, Pt) in the IVA core …

Compositions of iron-meteorite parent bodies constrain the structure of the protoplanetary disk

B Zhang, NL Chabot, AE Rubin - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Magmatic iron-meteorite parent bodies are the earliest planetesimals in the Solar System,
and they preserve information about conditions and planet-forming processes in the solar …