3 papers
astro-ph.EP2021
The impact and recovery of asteroid 2018 LA
Peter Jenniskens, Mohutsiwa Gabadirwe, Qing-Zhu Yin +63
The June 2, 2018, impact of asteroid 2018 LA over Botswana is only the second asteroid detected in space prior to impacting over land. Here, we report on the successful recovery of…
astro-ph.EP2020
The effects of atmospheric entry heating on organic matter in interplanetary dust particles
My E. I. Riebe, Dionysis I. Foustoukos, Conel M. O'D. Alexander +4
Interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) were likely major sources of extraterrestrial organics to the early Earth. However, IDPs experience heating to > 500 C for up to several sec…
astro-ph.EP2018
Cosmic History and a Candidate Parent Asteroid for the Quasicrystal-bearing Meteorite Khatyrka
Matthias M. M. Meier, Luca Bindi, Philipp R. Heck +8
The unique CV-type meteorite Khatyrka is the only natural sample in which "quasicrystals" and associated crystalline Cu,Al-alloys, including khatyrkite and cupalite, have been foun…