Publicaties
Geochemical characterization of scoriaceous and unmelted micrometeorites from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica: Links to chondritic parent bodies and the effects of alteration Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Micrometeorites originate from the interplanetary dust complex and continuously fall to the Earth's surface in large amounts. About 10 to 20% of micrometeorites are not melted upon reaching the Earth's surface, preserving the primary features and characteristics of the parent material. Consequently, unmelted micrometeorites, together with scoriaceous micrometeorites, an intermediate form between cosmic spherules and unmelted micrometeorites, ...
Fluid mobilization of rare earth elements, Th, and U during the terrestrial alteration of H chondrites Universiteit Gent Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Chemical and isotopic characterization of Antarctic meteorites Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Sleep during an Antarctic summer expedition: new light on "polar insomnia" Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Sleep complaints are consistently cited as the most prominent health and well-being problem in Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, without clear evidence to identify the causal mechanisms. The present investigation aimed at studying sleep and determining circadian regulation and mood during a 4-mo Antarctic summer expedition. All data collection was performed during the continuous illumination of the Antarctic summer. After an habituation night ...
Revisiting the Presolar Grain Inventory of the Y-691 Enstatite Chondrite Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Artificial weathering of an ordinary chondrite Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Meteorites are prone to errestrial weathering not only after their fall on the Earth’s surface but also during storage in museum collections. To study the susceptibility of this material to weathering, weathering experiments were carried out on polished sections of the H5 chondrite Asuka 10177. The experiments consisted of four 100-days cycles during which temperature and humidity varied on a twelve hours basis. The first alteration cycle ...
Water and heat: New constraints on the evolution of the CV chondrite parent body Vrije Universiteit Brussel
We classify the 21 Antarctic chondrites and the Bukhara fall into the CVRed, CVOxA, and CVOxB ...