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Asteroidal Petrology

Asteroidal Petrology is a subdiscipline of Planetary Petrology that specifically investigates the composition, texture, origin, and evolution of rocks and minerals within asteroids, distinguishing itself by focusing on extraterrestrial materials derived from or representative of asteroidal bodies rather than planetary or lunar systems.

154

Publications

11.3K

Citations

821

Authors

338

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

30

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Publications

154

The Provenances of Asteroids, and Their Contributions to the Volatile Inventories of the Terrestrial Planets

C. M. O'd. Alexander, R. Bowden, Marilyn L. Fogel et al. · Science · 2012 · 687 citations

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Solar System evolution from compositional mapping of the asteroid belt

F. E. DeMeo, B. Carry · Nature · 2014 · 496 citations · Full text

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Widespread magma oceans on asteroidal bodies in the early Solar System

R. C. Greenwood, I. A. Franchi, Albert Jambon et al. · Nature · 2005 · 324 citations

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Formation and evolution of carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu: Direct evidence from returned samples

Tomoki Nakamura, Megumi Matsumoto, Kana Amano et al. · Science · 2022 · 323 citations · Full text

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Structure and thermal history of the H-chondrite parent asteroid revealed by thermochronometry

M. Trieloff, I. Herrwerth, J. Hopp et al. · Nature · 2003 · 313 citations

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Authors

821

  1. ME
    M. E. Zolensky

    Johnson Space Center, United States

    9 publications · 795 citations

    9

    h-index

  2. MJ
    M. J. Gaffey

    University of North Dakota, United States

    8 publications · 783 citations

    8

    h-index

  3. DW
    David W. Mittlefehldt

    Johnson Space Center, United States

    6 publications · 352 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. SS
    S. S. Russell

    Natural History Museum, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 432 citations

    6

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  5. PB
    Pierre Beck

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    5 publications · 587 citations

    5

    h-index

1–5 of 821

Institutions

338

  1. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    22 h-index

    53 publications

    4.2K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    90 publications

    7.7K citations

  3. Johnson Space Center

    Houston, United States

    16 h-index

    31 publications

    2.4K citations

  4. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    13 h-index

    27 publications

    2.6K citations

  5. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    12 h-index

    29 publications

    2.5K citations

  6. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

    North Laurel, United States

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    955 citations

  7. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    28 publications

    2.6K citations

  8. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    2.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Icarus

    32 publications · 2.3K citations

    27

    h-index

  2. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

    22 publications · 1.4K citations

    20

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  3. Meteoritics and Planetary Science

    24 publications · 2K citations

    19

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  4. Nature

    7 publications · 1.5K citations

    7

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  5. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)

    Repository · 5 publications · 147 citations

    5

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