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Chondrule Destruction via Dust Collisions in Shock Waves

The Astrophysical Journal
A leading candidate for the heating source of chondrules and igneous rims is shock waves. This mechanism generates high relative velocities between chondrules and dust particles.
Yuji Matsumoto, Kosuke Kurosawa, Sota Arakawa   +2 more
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Slab Gap‐Related Intraplate Magmatism as a Proxy of Maximum Flat Slab Extent in Patagonia

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 27, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Establishing the frontal extent of ancient flat subduction events from the geologic record can be challenging. This difficulty arises because magmatic activity in the arc typically ceases during complete slab flattening, and other meaningful proxies are usually absent. To address this issue, we examine early Paleocene intraplate magmatic units
C. R. Navarrete, G. M. Gianni, G. I. Massaferro, M. B. Lastra   +3 more
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Organic material in meteorites and the link to the origin of life

BIO Web of Conferences, 2014
Life requires specific conditions that have been, so far, only proven to meet on Earth. Though the chemical elements required to form living organism (C, H, N, O, S, etc) are widespread in the universe, the molecules that are crucial for Life, like ...
Remusat L.
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Characterization of Mercury's Atomic and Molecular Hydrogen Exosphere and the First Detection of H2 Ions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract From 1974 to 1975, the Mariner 10 spacecraft studied Mercury's environment during three flybys and detected hydrogen, helium, and possibly atomic oxygen in the exosphere using its ultraviolet spectrometer, but no molecular hydrogen. Based on the sensitivity of the occultation instrument, an upper limit for the H2 ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}$ surface ...
F. Weichbold, D. Schmid, H. Lammer, M. Volwerk, M. Scherf, N. V. Erkaev, A. Varsani, C. Simon Wedlund, C. Mazelle   +8 more
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Early Solar Wind and Dynamo Magnetic Field Topology Predictions for (16) Psyche and Other Asteroids

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Asteroid (16) Psyche is a metal‐rich body that might record an ancient coherent magnetization if some relict crust or mantle is preserved. Herein, we use magnetohydrodynamic simulations to predict (16) Psyche's field topology for several distinct pathways: (i) an early solar wind‐induced magnetization imparted after a larger body was impacted,
Atma Anand, Jonathan Carroll‐Nellenback, Eric G. Blackman, John A. Tarduno   +3 more
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Exploring the Interior Structure of (16) Psyche Through Basin‐Scale Collisions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Asteroid (16) Psyche, the largest member of the M/X‐type asteroids, may be the leftover core of a differentiated planetesimal. As such (16) Psyche will be explored in detail by NASA's discovery‐class Psyche mission in 2029. This will be the first mission to orbit a metal‐rich asteroid, or any asteroid in the 100–500 km size range.
Namya Baijal, Erik Asphaug, C. Adeene Denton, Martin Jutzi, Sabina Raducan, Saverio Cambioni, Linda T. Elkins‐Tanton, Amanda Alexander   +7 more
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Multidisciplinary Analyses of Terrestrial Samples Used to Interpret an Inorganic Origin (Anhydrite:Ce3+) for the 304 and 325‐nm Doublet Fluorescence Detected by the Mars 2020 SHERLOC Instrument at Jezero Crater

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Doublet fluorescence at 304 and 325‐nm under deep ultraviolet (DUV) excitation was detected on Mars at Jezero crater by the Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) instrument onboard the Mars 2020 rover Perseverance.
N. C. Haney, R. V. Morris, R. S. Jakubek, J. V. Clark, J. I. Simon, W. P. Buckley, R. T. Downs, E. B. Rampe, R. M. G. Armytage, T. G. Graff, A. S. Burton, F. M. McCubbin, E. L. Berger, V. M. Tu, P. D. Casbeer, S. A. Mertzman, K. H. Williford, E. L. Scheller, T. Fornaro, S. Siljeström, A. Steele, K. P. Hand, T. J. Lapen   +22 more
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Assessing Potential Landing Sites With Favorable Illumination and Accessible, Potentially Volatile‐Rich Permanently Shadowed Regions Within Artemis Candidate Landing Regions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract The lunar south pole features permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) that never receive direct sunlight. These regions maintain cold temperatures that potentially trap and accumulate volatiles over geologic timescales. Within NASA's Artemis candidate landing regions, we identified 130 candidate landing sites (CLSs) that satisfy the Human Landing ...
Lukas Wueller, Lauren M. Berger, Hephzibah Christopher, Kanori Sugimoto, Ashka D. Thaker, Louis Carton, William Jo, Seungil Lee, Riccardo Pedrelli, Pedro Sanchez, David A. Kring   +10 more
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The Paleo‐Tethys Suture Zone in the Afghan Hindu Kush‒Pamir: Geo‐Thermochronology, Geochemistry, Tectonics

Tectonics, Volume 45, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract In the Afghan Hindu Kush, the 223–209 Ma (≤800°C) Salang batholith is part of the Silk‐Road magmatic arc that was built on ∼40‐km‐thick Turan‐Karakum block continental crust. The batholith constitutes the hanging wall of the Herat‐Panjshir‐Badakhshan—the Paleo‐Tethys—suture zone, vestige of the subducted Paleozoic‐early Mesozoic Paleo‐Tethys ...
Lothar Ratschbacher, Said Amin Hashimy, Hasan Malistani, Yasuhito Osanai, Jianhua Li, Zhao Yang, Bradley R. Hacker, Leander Franz, Hadi Karimi   +8 more
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Slumping and Sediment Storage at the Shelf‐Edge: A Case Study From the Kookfontein and Waterford Formations, Tanqua Karoo Depocenter, South Africa

Basin Research, Volume 38, Issue 2, March–April 2026.
Block model of Tanqua shelf‐edge delta formation at Katjiesberg, illustrating key stratigraphic features and system relationships interpreted from the Kookfontein‐Waterford formations. Schematic lines A‐E correspond to locations of measured sections. ABSTRACT A low‐gradient shelf‐edge delta system preserved at the Katjiesberg outcrop in the northern ...
Ellen Reat Wersan, Cari Johnson, Emma A. Morris, H. DeVille Wickens   +3 more
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