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Overview

Ian A. Franchi is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple domains within physics and astronomy, with a primary focus on planetary science and related fields. Their extensive publication record reflects a substantial contribution to the understanding of planetary materials and processes.

Their work covers the following main fields of study:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

In terms of subfields, their research includes:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Ecology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

Ian A. Franchi's scientific topics focus on:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Linking asteroids and meteorites to the primordial planetesimal population" (2020), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "A pristine record of outer Solar System materials from asteroid Ryugu's returned sample" (2022), published in Nature Astronomy
  • "Asteroid (101955) Bennu in the laboratory: Properties of the sample collected by OSIRIS-REx" (2024), published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • "Multiple early-formed water reservoirs in the interior of Mars" (2020), published in Nature Geoscience
  • "The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system" (2022), published in Science Advances

The venues of publication where Ian A. Franchi has frequently contributed include:

  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Nature Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Nature Geoscience

Frequent co-authors in their work are:

  • R. C. Greenwood
  • M. Anand
  • X. Zhao
  • S. S. Russell
  • M. M. Grady

Best Publications

  • Further characterisation of the 91500 zircon crystal

    Michael Wiedenbeck;John M. Hanchar;William H. Peck;Paul Sylvester

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

    Don Brownlee;Peter Tsou;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M O'd Alexander

  • Organics captured from comet 81P/Wild 2 by the Stardust spacecraft.

    Scott A. Sandford;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M. O. 'D. Alexander;Tohru Araki

  • Widespread magma oceans on asteroidal bodies in the early Solar System

    Richard C. Greenwood;Ian A. Franchi;Albert Jambon;Paul C. Buchanan

  • Impact features on Stardust : implications for Comet 81P/Wild 2 dust

    Friedrich Horz;Ron Bastien;Janet Borg;John P. Bradley

  • The oxygen-isotopic composition of Earth and Mars

    I. A. Franchi;I. P. Wright;A. S. Sexton;C. T. Pillinger

  • High precision δ17O isotope measurements of oxygen from silicates and other oxides: method and applications

    M. F. Miller;I. A. Franchi;A. S. Sexton;C. T. Pillinger

  • Elemental Compositions of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Samples Collected by Stardust

    George J. Flynn;Pierre Bleuet;Janet Borg;John P. Bradley

  • The Paris meteorite, the least altered CM chondrite so far

    Roger H. Hewins;Roger H. Hewins;Michèle Bourot-Denise;Brigitte Zanda;Hugues Leroux

  • Infrared Spectroscopy of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Samples Returned by Stardust

    Lindsay P. Keller;Sasa Bajt;Giuseppe A. Baratta;Janet Borg

  • Carbon and nitrogen in carbonaceous chondrites: Elemental abundances and stable isotopic compositions

    V. K. Pearson;M. A. Sephton;I. A. Franchi;J. M. Gibson

  • Oxygen isotopic constraints on the origin and parent bodies of eucrites, diogenites, and howardites

    Edward R.D. Scott;Richard C. Greenwood;Ian A. Franchi;Ian S. Sanders

  • Pinpointing the Source of a Lunar Meteorite: Implications for the Evolution of the Moon

    Edwin Gnos;Beda A. Hofmann;Ali Al-Kathiri;Silvio Lorenzetti

  • The Stannern trend eucrites: Contamination of main group eucritic magmas by crustal partial melts

    J.A. Barrat;A. Yamaguchi;R.C. Greenwood;M. Bohn

  • Melting and differentiation of early-formed asteroids: The perspective from high precision oxygen isotope studies

    Richard C. Greenwood;Thomas H. Burbine;Martin F. Miller;Ian. A. Franchi

  • Clay mineral‐organic matter relationships in the early solar system

    Victoria K. Pearson;Mark A. Sephton;Anton T. Kearsley;Philip A. Bland

  • The abundance, distribution, and isotopic composition of Hydrogen in the Moon as revealed by basaltic lunar samples: Implications for the volatile inventory of the Moon

    Romain Tartèse;Mahesh Anand;Mahesh Anand;Jessica J. Barnes;Jessica J. Barnes;Natalie A. Starkey

  • Light element geochemistry of the Tagish Lake CI2 chondrite: Comparison with CI1 and CM2 meteorites

    Monica M. Grady;A. B. Verchovsky;I. A. Franchi;I. P. Wright

  • The origin of water in the primitive Moon as revealed by the lunar highlands samples

    Jessica J. Barnes;Jessica J. Barnes;Romain Tartèse;Mahesh Anand;Mahesh Anand;Francis M. McCubbin

  • Tissint Martian Meteorite: A Fresh Look at the Interior, Surface, and Atmosphere of Mars

    H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane;G. Avice;Jean-Alix Barrat;Omar Boudouma

  • Experimental investigation of F, Cl, and OH partitioning between apatite and Fe-rich basaltic melt at 1.0–1.2 GPa and 950–1000 °C

    Francis M. McCubbin;Kathleen E. Vander Kaaden;Romain Tartèse;Jeremy W. Boyce

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard C. Greenwood
Richard C. Greenwood The Open University
Mahesh Anand
Mahesh Anand The Open University
Monica M. Grady
Monica M. Grady The Open University
Ian Wright
Ian Wright The Open University
Sara S. Russell
Sara S. Russell Natural History Museum
Romain Tartèse
Romain Tartèse University of Manchester
John Bridges
John Bridges University of Leicester
C. T. Pillinger
C. T. Pillinger The Open University
Jean-Alix Barrat
Jean-Alix Barrat University of Western Brittany
Philip A. Bland
Philip A. Bland Curtin University

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