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Corrigan, Cari

Research Geologist/Curator of Antarctic Meteorites

Research And Grants

Investigator On

Cosmic ray exposure ages of pristine sample horizons awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 2019 -
Understanding Near Earth Objects through Characterization of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 2019 -
Understanding Near Earth Objects through Characterization of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 2019 -
Classification and Curation of Antarctic Meteorites awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Iron Meteorites and Early Solar System Processes awarded by Johns Hopkins University

Publications

Selected Publications

Article
- Jawin, Erica R., McCoy, Timothy J., Melendez, Lisette E., Corrigan, Catherine M., Righter, Kevin, and Connolly,Harold C., Jr. 2024. "Finely layered CM2 carbonaceous chondrites may be analogs for layered boulders on asteroid (101955) Bennu." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.14263. 2024
- Singerling, S. A., Corrigan, Catherine M., and Brearley, A. J. 2024. "The fate of primary iron sulfides in the CM1 carbonaceous chondrites: Effects of advanced aqueous alteration on primary components." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 59, (3) 475–501. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.14132. 2024
- Wilbur, Zoe E., McCoy, Timothy J., Corrigan, Catherine M., Barnes, Jessica J., Brown, Sierra V., and Udry, Arya. 2024. "The formation of volatile-bearing djerfisherite in reduced meteorites." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 59, (9) 2373–2387. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.14220. 2024
- Wilbur, Zoë E., McCoy, Timothy J., Corrigan, Catherine M., Barnes, Jessica J., Brown, Sierra V., and Udry, Arya. 2024. "The formation of volatile‐bearing djerfisherite in reduced meteorites." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.14220. 2024
- Bullock, E. S., Norton, Timothy J., and Corrigan, Catherine M. 2023. "Discovery of Keilite (Fe, Mg-sulfide) in Type 3 Enstatite Chondrites – Influence of Metamorphic Temperature on Formation." Microscopy and Microanalysis, 29 834–835. https://doi.org/10.1093/micmic/ozad067.414. 2023
- MacPherson, Glenn J., Nagashima, K., Krot, A. N., Kuehner, S. M., Irving, A. J., Ziegler, K., Mallozzi, L., Corrigan, Catherine M., and Pitt, D. 2023. "Northwest Africa 8418: The first CV4 chondrite." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 58, (1) 135–157. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13943. 2023
- Crossley, Samuel D., Ash, Richard D., Sunshine, Jessica M., Corrigan, Catherine M., and McCoy, Timothy J. 2023. "Parent body histories recorded in Rumuruti chondrite sulfides: Implications for the onset of oxidized, sulfur‐rich core formation." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 58, (3) 383–404. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13959. 2023
- Wilbur, Zoë, McCoy, Timothy J., Corrigan, Catherine M., and Barnes, Jessica. 2023. "Vapor Phase Metasomatism on the Aubrite Parent Body Evidenced by the Volatile-Bearing Sulfide Djerfisherite." Microscopy and Microanalysis, 29 830–831. https://doi.org/10.1093/micmic/ozad067.412. 2023
- McCoy, Timothy J., Dibb, Steven D., Peplowski, Patrick N., Maurel, Clara, Bercovici, Hannah L., Corrigan, Catherine M., Bell, James F., Weiss, Benjamin P., Lawrence, David J., Wenkert, Daniel D., Prettyman, Thomas H., and Elkins-Tanton, Lindy. 2022. "Deciphering Redox State for a Metal-Rich World." Space Science Reviews, 218, (2) 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-022-00872-9. 2022
- Corrigan, Catherine M., Nagashima, K., Hilton, C., McCoy, Timothy J., Ash, R. D., Tornabene, H. A., Walker, R. J., McDonough, W. F., and Rumble, D. 2022. "Nickel-rich, volatile depleted iron meteorites: Relationships and formation processes." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 333 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2022.06.008. 2022
- McCoy, Timothy J., Dibb, Steven D., Peplowski, Patrick N., Maurel, Clara, Bercovici, Hannah L., Corrigan, Catherine M., Bell, James F., Weiss, Benjamin P., Lawrence, David J., Wenkert, Daniel D., Prettyman, Thomas H., and Elkins-Tanton, Lindy. 2022. "Publisher Correction to: Deciphering Redox State for a Metal-Rich World." Space Science Reviews, 218, (3) 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-022-00881-8. 2022
- Brase, Lauren E., Harvey, Ralph, Folco, Luigi, Suttle, Martin D., McIntosh, E. Carrie, Day, James M. D., and Corrigan, Catherine M. 2021. "Microtektites and glassy cosmic spherules from new sites in the Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13634. 2021
- McCoy, Timothy J. and Corrigan, Catherine M. 2021. "The Allende meteorite: Landmark and cautionary tale." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 56, (1) 5–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13613. 2021
- Lunning, Nicole G., Bischoff, Addi, Gross, J., Patzek, Markus, Corrigan, Cari M., and McCoy, Timothy J. 2020. "Insights into the formation of silica-rich achondrites from impact melts in Rumuruti-type chondrites." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 55, (1) 130–148. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13430. 2020
- Mayne, Rhiannon G., Corrigan, Catherine M., McCoy, Timothy J., Day, James M. D., and Rose, Timothy R. 2020. "Qarabawi's Camel Charm: Tracing the meteoritic origins of a cultural artifact." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 55, (5) 1000–1010. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13478. 2020
- Ivanova, Marina A., Lorenz, Cyril A., Humayun, Munir, Corrigan, Catherine M., Ludwig, Thomas, Trieloff, Mario, Righter, Kevin, Franchi, Ian A., Verchovsky, Alexander B., Korochantseva, Ekaterina V., Kozlov, Vladimir V., Teplyakova, Svetlana N., Korochantsev, Alexander V., and Grokhovsky, Victor I. 2020. "Sierra Gorda 009: A new member of the metal-rich G chondrites grouplet." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13546. 2020
- Crossley, Samuel D., Ash, Richard D., Sunshine, Jessica M., Corrigan, Catherine M., McCoy, Timothy J., Mittlefehldt, David W., and Puchtel, Igor S. 2020. "Sulfide-dominated partial melting pathways in brachinites." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13558. 2020
- Heck, Philipp R., Greer, Jennika, Boesenberg, Joseph S., Bouvier, Audrey, Caffee, Marc W., Cassata, William S., Corrigan, Catherine, Davis, Andrew M., Davis, Donald W., Fries, Marc, Hankey, Mike, Jenniskens, Peter, Schmitt-Kopplin, Philippe, Sheu, Shannon, Trappitsch, Reto, Velbel, Michael, Weller, Brandon, Welten, Kees, Yin, Qing-Zhu, Sanborn, Matthew E., Ziegler, Karen, Rowland, Douglas, Verosub, Kenneth L., Zhou, Qin, Liu, Yu et al. 2020. "The fall, recovery, classification, and initial characterization of the Hamburg, Michigan H4 chondrite." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13584. 2020
- McCubbin, Francis M., Herd, Christopher D. K., Yada, Toru, Hutzler, Aurore, Calaway, Michael J., Allton, Judith H., Corrigan, Cari M., Fries, Marc D., Harrington, Andrea D., McCoy, Timothy J., Mitchell, Julie L., Regberg, Aaron B., Righter, Kevin, Snead, Christopher J., Tait, Kimberly T., Zolensky, Michael E., and Zeigler, Ryan A. 2019. "Advanced Curation of Astromaterials for Planetary Science." Space Science Reviews, 215, (8) UNSP 48–UNSP 48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-019-0615-9. 2019
- McCoy, Timothy J., Corrigan, Catherine M., Dickinson, Tamara L., Benedix, Gretchen K., Schrader, Devin L., and Davidson, Jemma. 2019. "Grove Mountains (GRV) 020043: Insights into acapulcoite-lodranite genesis from the most primitive membert." Geochemistry, 79, (4) Article 125536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemer.2019.125536. 2019
- Lunning, Nicole G., McCoy, Timothy J., Schrader, Devin L., Nagashima, Kazu, Corrigan, Catherine M., Gross, Juliane, and Kracher, Alfred. 2019. "Lewis Cliff 86211 and 86498: Metal-sulfide liquid segregates from a carbonaceous chondrite impact melt." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 259 253–269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.05.032. 2019
- McCoy, T. J., Corrigan, Catherine M., Nagashima, Kazuhide, Reynolds, V. S., Ash, Richard D., McDonough, William F., Yang, J., Goldstein, Joseph I., and Hilton, Connor D. 2019. "The Milton pallasite and South Byron Trio irons: Evidence for oxidation and core crystallization." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 259 358–370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.06.005. 2019
- Lunning, Nicole G. and Corrigan, Catherine M. 2017. "Carbonaceous Chondrite Impact Melts." Elements, 13, (1) 68–69. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.13.1.68. 2017
- Lunning, Nicole G., Gardner-Vandy, Kathryn, Sosa, Emma S., McCoy, Timothy J., Bullock, Emma S., and Corrigan, Catherine M. 2017. "Partial Melting of Oxidized Planetesimals: An Experimental Study to Test the Formation of Oligoclase-rich Achondrites Graves Nunataks 06128 and 06129." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 214 73–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.07.004. 2017
- Lunning, Nicole G., Corrigan, Catherine M., McSween, Harry Y., Tenner, Travis J., Kita, Noriko T., and Bodnar, Robert J. 2016. "CV and CM Chondrite Impact Melts." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 189 338–358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.05.038. 2016
- Mayne, Rhiannon G., Smith, Samantha E., and Corrigan, Catherine M. 2016. "Hiding in the howardites: Unequilibrated eucrite clasts as a guide to the formation of Vesta's crust." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 51, (12) 2387–2402. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.12730. 2016
- Corrigan, Catherine M., Velbel, Michael A., and Vicenzi, Edward P. 2015. "Modal abundances of pyroxene, olivine, and mesostasis in nakhlites: Heterogeneity, variation, and implications for nakhlite emplacement." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50, (9) 1497–1511. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.12492. 2015
- Libourel, Guy and Corrigan, Catherine M. 2014. "Asteroids: New Challenges, New Targets." Elements, 10, (1) 11–17. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.10.1.11. 2014
- Shaheen, Robina, Niles, Paul B., Chong, Kenneth, Corrigan, Catherine M., and Thiemens, Mark H. 2014. "Carbonate formation events in ALH 84001 trace the evolution of the Martian atmosphere." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112, (2) 336–341. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1315615112. 2014
- Beck, Andrew W., McCoy, Timothy J., Sunshine, Jessica M., Viviano, Christina E., Corrigan, Catherine M., Hiroi, Takahiro, and Mayne, Rhiannon G. 2013. "Challenges in detecting olivine on the surface of 4 Vesta." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 48, (11) 2155–2165. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.12160. 2013
- Li, X., Brinckerhoff, W. B., Managadze, G. G., Pugel, D. E., Corrigan, Catherine M., and Doty, J. H. 2012. "Laser Ablation Mass Spectrometer (LAMS) as a Standoff Analyzer in Space Missions for Airless Bodies." International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 323-324 63–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2012.06.020. 2012
- Plotkin, Howard, Clarke Jr., Roy S., McCoy, Timothy J., and Corrigan, Catherine M. 2012. "The Old Woman, California, IIAB iron meteorite." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 47, (5) 929–946. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01348.x. 2012
- Corrigan, Catherine M. 2011. "Antarctica: the Best Place on Earth to Collect Meteorites." Elements, 7, (5) 296–296. 2011
- McCoy, Timothy J., Corrigan, Catherine M., and Herd, Christopher D. K. 2011. "Combining meteorites and missions to explore Mars." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108, (48) 19159–19164. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1013478108. 2011
- McCoy, Timothy J., Walker, R. J., Goldstein, J. I., Yang, J., McDonough, W. F., Rumble, D., Chabot, N. L., Ash, R. D., Corrigan, Catherine M., Michael, J. R., and Kotula, P. G. 2011. "Group IVA Irons: New Constraints on the Crystallization and Cooling History of an Asteroidal Core with a Complex History." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75, (22) 6821–6843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2011.09.006. 2011
- Mayne, R. G., Sunshine, J. M., McSween, Harry Y., McCoy, Timothy J., Corrigan, Catherine M., and Gale, A. 2010. "Petrologic insights from the spectra of the unbrecciated eucrites: Implications for Vesta and basaltic asteroids." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 45, (7) 1074–1092. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01090.x. 2010
- Corrigan, Catherine M., Chabot, Nancy L., McCoy, Timothy J., McDonough, William F., Watson, Heather C., Saslow, Sarah A., and Ash, Richard D. 2009. "The iron-nickel-phosphorus system: Effects on the distribution of trace elements during the evolution of iron meteorites." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73, (9) 2674–2691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2008.11.045. 2009
- Sunshine, J. M., Bus, S. J., Corrigan, Catherine M., McCoy, Timothy J., and Burbine, T. H. 2007. "Olivine-dominated asteroids and meteorites: Distinguishing nebular and igneous histories." Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 42 155–170. 2007
Chapter
- Satterwhite C.E., McBride K.M., Corrigan, Catherine M., and Welzenbach, L. C. 2015. "Curation and allocation of samples in the U.S. Antarctic Meteorite Collection." In 35 Seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites: A Pictorial Guide to the Collection. Righter, K., Corrigan, Catherine M., McCoy, Timothy J., and Harvey, R. P., editors. 43–64. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118798478.ch3. 2015
- McSween H.Y., Jr, Harvey R.P., and Corrigan, Catherine M. 2015. "Meteorites from Mars, via Antarctica." In 35 Seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites: A Pictorial Guide to the Collection. Righter, K., Corrigan, Catherine M., McCoy, Timothy J., and Harvey, R. P., editors. 131–144. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118798478.ch7. 2015
- Lentz, R. C. F., McCoy, Timothy J., Collins, L. E., Corrigan, Catherine M., Benedix, Gretchen K., Taylor, G. J., and Harvey, R. P. 2011. "Theo's Flow, Ontario, Candada: a terrestrial analog for the Martian nakhlite meteorites." In Analogs for Planetary Exploration. Garry, W. Brent and Bleacher, Jacob E., editors. 263–277. Geological Society of America. In Geological Society of America Special Paper. 2011
- McCoy, Timothy J., Welzenbach, Linda C., and Corrigan, Catherine M. 2009. "Antarctic Meteorites: Exploring the Solar System from the Ice." In Smithsonian at the Poles: Contributions to International Polar Year Science. Krupnik, Igor, Lang, Michael A., and Miller, Scott E., editors. 387–394. In IPY. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.097884601X.31. 2009

Editor Of

Book
- Righter, K., Corrigan, Catherine M., Harvey, Ralph, and McCoy, Timothy J., editors. 2015. 35 seasons of U.S. Antarctic meteorites (1976-2010): a pictorial guide to the collection. Washington, D.C. : Hoboken, New Jersey: American Geophysical Union ; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2015

Affiliation

Member Of

NMNH - Dept. of Mineral Sciences

Contact

Location

National Museum of Natural History Academic Department