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The Compositional Structure of the Asteroid Belt

, 2015
The past decade has brought major improvements in large-scale asteroid discovery and characterization with over half a million known asteroids and over 100,000 with some measurement of physical characterization.
Alexander, Conel M. O'D., Binzel, Richard P., Chapman, Clark R., DeMeo, Francesca E., Walsh, Kevin J.   +4 more
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Nanoscale Infrared Imaging Analysis of Carbonaceous Chondrites to Understand Organic-Mineral Interactions During Aqueous Alteration [PDF]

, 2019
Organic matter in carbonaceous chondrites is distributed in fine-grained matrix. To understand pre- and postaccretion history of organic matter and its association with surrounding minerals, microscopic techniques are mandatory.
Baden, Naoki, Kebukawa, Yoko, Kobayashi, Hanae, Kobayashi, Kensei, Kondo, Masashi, Urayama, Norio, Zolensky, Michael E.   +6 more
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Noble gases and nitrogen in material from asteroid Bennu

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract We report the elemental and isotopic abundances of all stable noble gases (helium, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon) in eight particles from asteroid Bennu returned by NASA's OSIRIS‐REx mission. We also report nitrogen abundances and isotopic ratios that were analyzed alongside neon and argon in four additional Bennu particles.
B. Marty, L. Zimmermann, E. Füri, D. V. Bekaert, J. J. Barnes, A. N. Nguyen, H. C. Connolly, D. S. Lauretta   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of Mukundpura Carbonaceous Chondrite

Current Science, 2018
Two meteorite fragments collected from the Mukundpura impact site, Rajasthan, India have been analysed using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Mossbauer spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Raman spectroscopy. High Fe (22.65 wt%), Ni (1.53%) and S (3.69%) and concentrations of other elements obtained by X-
R. P. Tripathi, Ambesh Dixit, N. Bhandari   +2 more
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Graphite crystallinity and thermal record in Campo del Cielo IAB iron meteorite: A window into impact processing on a chondritic body

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The Campo del Cielo iron meteorite (IAB‐MG) provides a unique window into early solar system processes, particularly the formation and evolution of carbon phases in non‐magmatic iron meteorites. In this study, we conducted a systematic nanostructural investigation of three distinct graphite occurrences—cliftonite (type I), interstitial ...
Xiao Tian Deng, Hong Yi Chen, Yang Li, Jin Yu Zhang, Lan Fang Xie, Si Zhe Zhao, Zhuang Guo, Chen Li, Kai Rui Tai   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of the Extraterrestrial Materials at Antarctica, III : On the Yamato Meteorites

Antarctic Record, 1973
Antarctica is thought to be the most suitable place for searching extraterrestrial materials. Since 1965, we have been studying microtektite and cosmic dust in Antarctica.
Masako SHIMA, Akihiko OKADA, Makoto SHIMA   +2 more
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Rapid terrestrial weathering of the CI1 carbonaceous chondrite find Oued Chebeika 002

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Alteration of historic CI1 meteorite falls during their curation demonstrates the susceptibility of smectite‐rich carbonaceous chondrites to terrestrial exposure. The discovery of Oued Chebeika 002 in Morocco in June 2024 presents a unique opportunity to document the earliest stages of weathering of a CI1 find.
Martin R. Lee, Jasper Glazer
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Rare Earth Elements on Prebiotic Reaction Networks Resembling the Biologically Relevant Krebs Cycle

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 138, Issue 4, 22 January 2026.
Rare earth elements can act as mediators in a prebiotic reaction network, producing various intermediates of the citric acid cycle starting from glyoxylate and pyruvate. The ionic radius and the resulting variation in Lewis acidity has a significant influence on the observed product scope.
Jonathan Gutenthaler‐Tietze, Carolina G. Heßler, Lena J. Daumann   +2 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Cometary micrometeorites and input of prebiotic compounds

BIO Web of Conferences, 2014
The apparition of life on the early Earth was probably favored by inputs of extraterrestrial matter brought by carbonaceous chondrite-like objects or cometary material. Interplanetary dust collected nowadays on Earth is related to carbonaceous chondrites
Engrand C.
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Nature's Starships II: Simulating the Synthesis of Amino Acids in Meteorite Parent Bodies

, 2015
Carbonaceous chondrite meteorites are known for having high water and organic material contents, including amino acids. Here we address the origin of amino acids in the warm interiors of their parent bodies (planetesimals) within a few million years of ...
Cobb, Alyssa K., Pearce, Ben K. D., Pudritz, Ralph E.   +2 more
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