Abstract Submission

Abstracts on any aspect of meteoritics and planetary science are welcome and should be submitted using the instructions below. First authors are limited to three submissions, but only one will be considered for oral presentation.

Abstracts will be published in electronic format as a supplement to Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 

Contributors will need to choose a primary (required) and secondary (optional) topic from the following list:

  • Aqueous Alteration of Chondrites
  • Asteroidal Achondrites
  • Ordinary Chondrites and Chondritic Components
  • Carbonaceous Chondrites and Chondritic Components
  • Isotope Anomalies
  • Meteorite Delivery to Earth and Recovery
  • Organics and Ice
  • Presolar Grains, Micrometeorites, Interplanetary Dust Particles
  • Disk Evolution and Early Solar System Chronology
  • Curation of Extraterrestrial Material: Astromaterials Analysis Data Management, Peer Review, and Archiving
  • Lunar Meteorites and Lunar Sample Return
  • Martian Meteorites and Mars Sample Return
  • Returned Samples from Asteroids
  • Future Space Missions
  • Small Body Evolution and Planetary Differentiation
  • Impact cratering and shock metamorphism
  • Australiana- Fireballs, meteorites, and impacts
  • Education and Outreach in Planetary Sciences
  • History and Cultural Significance of Meteorites
  • Other

Abstract deadline: April 22, 2025, 5:00 p.m. U.S. CDT

  • No late or revised abstracts will be accepted, regardless of the reason.
  • Abstracts sent by email will not be considered.
  • Abstracts are limited to one page.
  • All abstracts must be submitted as PDF files.
  • All abstracts must be submitted in U.S. letter-sized format (8.5 inches × 11 inches).
  • Abstract files are limited to 3 MB.
  • If not using the template provided, leave a one-inch margin on all four sides of your document.

Authors are encouraged to start the submission process early so the LPI staff will have time to provide assistance. For assistance, email publish@hou.usra.edu.

Abstract Revisions (before the deadline)

 If you need to replace your abstract file or correct the information submitted on the form, return to the abstract submission portion of the meeting portal and click on the “Update” link that appears next to the title of the abstract you submitted.

Preparation and Submission of Abstracts

Step 1:  Download the appropriate template.
Step 2:  Write the abstract using the format shown in the template.
Step 3:  Create a PDF file.
Step 4:  Fill out the electronic abstract submission form and upload the PDF abstract file.

Use of Meteorite Names

All abstracts should follow the Best Practices for the Use of Meteorite Names in Publications (Heck et al., 2019). All meteorites that are cited in abstracts must have official names approved by the Meteoritical Society’s Nomenclature Committee. Authors can use the Meteoritical Bulletin Database to check the status of a meteorite name. Meteorite names must be approved by the Nomenclature Committee, not pending and not provisional names. New meteorites not yet approved by the Nomenclature Committee must be submitted by no later than March 28, 2025, to be considered in time for the abstract submission deadline. To submit a meteorite classification and name for approval, contact the Editor of the Meteorite Bulletin at metbulleditor@gmail.com.

The full names of meteorites should be used in titles, subheadings, and the first time it is mentioned in the text. Abbreviations, including those published in the Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter and the Meteoritical Bulletin, may be used in tables and elsewhere. In the abbreviated form, there should be a space between the place name and the number. Antarctic meteorites recovered prior to 1981 may have an A after the blank space.

All meteorite names included in abstracts must be listed on the abstract submission form. Submitters are asked to carefully check the spelling and compliance of meteorite names within both their submitted abstract(s) and form(s). A representative of the Meteorite Nomenclature Committee will review the abstracts to ensure that all authors follow the rules stated above. The program committee reserves the right to reject any abstract adhere these rules.