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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…
A comprehensive study of noble gases and nitrogen in Hypatia, a diamond-rich pebble from SW Egypt
Guillaume Avice, Matthias M. M. Meier, Bernard Marty +7
This is a follow-up study of a work by Kramers et al. (2013) on an unusual diamond-rich rock found in the SW side of the Libyan Desert Glass strewn field. This pebble, called Hypat…
On the origin and composition of Theia: Constraints from new models of the Giant Impact
Matthias M. M. Meier, Andreas Reufer, Rainer Wieler
Knowing the isotopic composition of Theia, the proto-planet which collided with the Earth in the Giant Impact that formed the Moon, could provide interesting insights on the state…
A hit-and-run Giant Impact scenario
Andreas Reufer, Matthias M. M. Meier, Willy Benz +1
The formation of the Moon from the debris of a slow and grazing giant impact of a Mars-sized impactor on the proto-Earth (Cameron & Ward 1976, Canup & Asphaug 2001) is widely accep…
He and Ne ages of large presolar silicon carbide grains: Solving the recoil problem
U. Ott, P. R. Heck, F. Gyngard +4
Knowledge about the age of presolar grains provides important insights into Galactic chemical evolution and the dynamics of grain formation and destruction processes in the Galaxy.…