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An unsupervised machine learning approach to iron meteorite classification

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 6, Page 997-1011, June 2026.
Abstract Iron meteorites are usually classified manually using bivariate elemental plots. This study extends iron meteorite classification into multi‐element space. We present a computational method for the classification of iron meteorites by applying unsupervised machine learning using density‐based cluster analysis.
Louis‐Alexandre Lobanov, Hilary Downes
wiley   +1 more source

Potential of VIS‐IR imaging spectroscopy and SEM‐EDS and EMPA to map the mineralogical composition of NWA 7317 (CR6)

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 6, Page 1026-1044, June 2026.
Abstract Asteroid compositional analysis relies on comparing reflectance spectra with laboratory data from well‐characterized meteorites. To advance this comparison, we performed a comprehensive laboratory analysis on a slab of the Northwest Africa (NWA) 7317—CR6 carbonaceous chondrite.
Simone Pascucci, Tiberio Cuppone, Martina Casalini, Simone De Angelis, Antonio Lettino, Angelo Palombo, Eliana La Francesca, Gianrico Filacchione, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Anna Galiano, Giovanni Pratesi   +10 more
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The Bulk Densities of Small Solar System Bodies as a Probe of Planetesimal Formation

The Astrophysical Journal
Constraining the formation processes of small solar system bodies is crucial for gaining insights into planetesimal formation. Their bulk densities, determined by their compressive strengths, offer valuable information about their formation history.
Misako Tatsuuma, Akimasa Kataoka, Hidekazu Tanaka, Tristan Guillot   +3 more
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Dust evolution during protoplanetary disk buildup enhances CO ice relative to water

Astronomy & Astrophysics
Context. Water ice is expected to be the dominant volatile component of bodies formed in the outer Solar System. However, recent observations of comets and trans-Neptunian objects suggest that the relative abundances of ices can vary substantially, with ...
Drążkowska J.
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PLANETESIMAL FORMATION INDUCED BY SINTERING [PDF]

The Astrophysical Journal, 2011
Sintering of H2O ice proceeds in an icy dust aggregate as the temperature increases due to the infall to the central star. By numerical simulations, I show that fragmentation of the aggregate by sintering occurs at a particular region of a protoplanetary nebula. The fragments accumulate at the region because their infalling velocity is low.
openaire   +1 more source

Effects of stellar X-ray photoevaporation on planetesimal formation via the streaming instability

Astronomy & Astrophysics
Context. The formation of planetesimals via the streaming instability (SI) is a crucial step in planet formation, yet its triggering conditions and efficiency are highly sensitive to both disk properties and specific evolutionary processes. Aims.
Ying Xuchu, Liu Beibei, Yang Haifeng, Drążkowska Joanna, Stammler Sebastian M., Zhu Zhaohuan, Eriksson Linn E.J., Deng Hongping, Liu Bin, Chen Ping   +9 more
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Planet formation in slightly inclined binary systems

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2011
One of the major problems of planet formation in close binary systems, such as α Centauri AB, is the formation of planetary embryos or cores by mutual accretion of km-sized planetesimals.
Ge J., Xie J.-W., Zhou J.-L.
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Tidal Disruption of Planetesimals from an Eccentric Debris Disk Following a White Dwarf Natal Kick

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
The surfaces of many white dwarfs are polluted by metals, implying a recent accretion event. The tidal disruption of planetesimals is a viable source of white dwarf pollution and offers a unique window into the composition of exoplanet systems.
Tatsuya Akiba, Selah McIntyre, Ann-Marie Madigan   +2 more
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Massive Debris Disks May Hinder Secular Stirring by Planetary Companions: An Analytic Proof of Concept

The Astrophysical Journal
Debris disks or exo-Kuiper belts, detected through their thermal or scattered emission from their dusty components, are ubiquitous around main-sequence stars.
Antranik A. Sefilian
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Oligarchic Growth of Protoplanets in Planetesimal Rings

The Astrophysical Journal
In the standard planet formation scenario, planetesimals are assumed to form throughout the protoplanetary disk and to be smoothly distributed in the radial direction except for the snowline.
Yuki Kambara, Eiichiro Kokubo
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