[HTML][HTML] The aqueous alteration of CM chondrites, a review

MD Suttle, AJ King, PF Schofield, H Bates… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
The CM chondrites are samples of primitive water-rich asteroids formed during the early
solar system. They record significant interaction between liquid water and silicate rock …

Spacecraft sample collection and subsurface excavation of asteroid (101955) Bennu

DS Lauretta, CD Adam, AJ Allen, RL Ballouz… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Carbonaceous asteroids, such as (101955) Bennu, preserve material from the early Solar
System, including volatile compounds and organic molecules. We report spacecraft imaging …

Asteroid (101955) Bennu's weak boulders and thermally anomalous equator

B Rozitis, AJ Ryan, JP Emery, PR Christensen… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Thermal inertia and surface roughness are proxies for the physical characteristics of
planetary surfaces. Global maps of these two properties distinguish the boulder population …

Thermal alteration of CM carbonaceous chondrites: mineralogical changes and metamorphic temperatures

AJ King, PF Schofield, SS Russell - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
The CM carbonaceous chondrite meteorites provide a record of low temperature (< 150° C)
aqueous reactions in the early solar system. A number of CM chondrites also experienced …

Evidence for limited compositional and particle size variation on asteroid (101955) Bennu from thermal infrared spectroscopy

VE Hamilton, PR Christensen, HH Kaplan… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. Asteroid (101955) Bennu is the target of NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation,
Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission. The …

The bulk mineralogy, elemental composition, and water content of the Winchcombe CM chondrite fall

HC Bates, AJ King, KS Shirley, E Bonsall… - … & Planetary Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
On the microscale, the Winchcombe CM carbonaceous chondrite contains a number of
lithological units with a variety of degrees of aqueous alteration. However, an understanding …

Ryugu's anhydrous ingredients and their spectral link to primitive dust from the outer solar system

R Brunetto, C Lantz, Y Fukuda… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Ryugu is a second-generation C-type asteroid formed by the reassembly of fragments of a
previous larger body in the main asteroid belt. While the majority of Ryugu samples returned …

Noble gases in CM carbonaceous chondrites: Effect of parent body aqueous and thermal alteration and cosmic ray exposure ages

D Krietsch, H Busemann, MEI Riebe, AJ King… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Like most primitive carbonaceous chondrites, the CM chondrites experienced varying
degrees of asteroidal aqueous alteration, which may have overprinted pre-accretionary …

Tarda and Tagish Lake: Samples from the same outer Solar System asteroid and implications for D-and P-type asteroids

DL Schrader, EA Cloutis, DM Applin, J Davidson… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
We report a comprehensive study of the ungrouped type 2 carbonaceous chondrite, Tarda,
which fell in Morocco in 2020. This meteorite exhibits substantial similarities to Tagish Lake …

Heterogeneous nature of the carbonaceous chondrite breccia Aguas Zarcas–Cosmochemical characterization and origin of new carbonaceous chondrite lithologies

I Kerraouch, Y Kebukawa, A Bischoff… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract On April 23rd, 2019, the Aguas Zarcas meteorite fall occurred in Costa Rica.
Because the meteorite was quickly recovered, it contains valuable extraterrestrial materials …