A number of distinct methodologies are available for determining the oxygen isotope
composition of minerals and rocks, these include laser-assisted fluorination, secondary ion …

Meteorites are a remarkable resource. They capture the imagination of people worldwide
with their spectacular entry through Earth's atmosphere as fireballs, and their exotic …

We present a comprehensive evolutionary model of the Sun's protoplanetary disk,
constructed to resolve the" CAI storage problem" of meteoritics. We predict the abundances …

A systematic survey of 57 different paragenetic modes distributed among 5659 mineral
species reveals patterns in the diversity and distribution of minerals related to their evolving …

A quantitative understanding of the elemental and isotopic fractionations recorded in the
compositions of the chondritic meteorites would provide fundamental constraints for …

Chondrites consist of three major components: refractory inclusions (Ca, Al‐rich inclusions
[CAI s] and amoeboid olivine aggregates), chondrules, and matrix. Here, I summarize recent …

The late stages of terrestrial planet formation are dominated by giant impacts that collectively
influence the growth, composition, and habitability of any planets that form. Hitherto …

Understanding the formation of our planetary system requires identification of the materials
from which it originated and the accretion processes that produced the planets. The …

Hayabusa2 is an asteroid exploration mission to return surface samples of a near-Earth C-
type asteroid (162173) 1999 JU3. Because asteroids are the evolved remnants of …

Of the long-lived chronometric systems, only the dual decay of 238 U and 235 U to 206 Pb
and 207 Pb, respectively, have appropriate half-lives to resolve the ages of meteorites and …