Abundant presolar grains and primordial organics preserved in carbon-rich exogenous clasts in asteroid Ryugu

AN Nguyen, P Mane, LP Keller, L Piani, Y Abe… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Preliminary analyses of asteroid Ryugu samples show kinship to aqueously altered CI
(Ivuna-type) chondrites, suggesting similar origins. We report identification of C-rich …

Presolar stardust in asteroid Ryugu

J Barosch, LR Nittler, J Wang… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We have conducted a NanoSIMS-based search for presolar material in samples recently
returned from C-type asteroid Ryugu as part of JAXA's Hayabusa2 mission. We report the …

[HTML][HTML] Monosaccharides and their derivatives in carbonaceous meteorites: A scenario for their synthesis and onset of enantiomeric excesses

G Cooper, AC Rios, M Nuevo - Life, 2018 - mdpi.com
Carbonaceous meteorites provide the best glimpse into the solar system's earliest physical
and chemical processes. These ancient objects,~ 4.56 billion years old, contain evidence of …

[HTML][HTML] The early Solar System and its meteoritical witnesses

E Jacquet, C Dullemond, J Drążkowska… - Space Science Reviews, 2024 - Springer
Meteorites, and in particular primitive meteorites (chondrites), are irreplaceable probes of
the solar protoplanetary disk. We review their essential properties and endeavour to place …

[HTML][HTML] Search for meteoritic GEMS I: Comparison of amorphous silicates in Paris and Acfer 094 chondrite matrices and in anhydrous chondritic interplanetary dust …

KK Ohtaki, HA Ishii, JP Bradley, KL Villalon… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Amorphous silicates in meteoritic samples are significant as potential surviving interstellar
dust from the formation of the Solar System. Amorphous silicate-rich grains called GEMS …

Nebular thermal processing of accretionary fine-grained rims in the Paris CM chondrite

PM Zanetta, H Leroux, C Le Guillou, B Zanda… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Fine-grained rims (FGRs) are ubiquitous in chondrites. They consist of unequilibrated
mineral assemblages that surround chondrules and refractory inclusions. As such, they carry …

High abundances of presolar grains and 15N-rich organic matter in CO3. 0 chondrite Dominion Range 08006

LR Nittler, CMOD Alexander, J Davidson… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract NanoSIMS C-, N-, and O-isotopic mapping of matrix in CO3. 0 chondrite Dominion
Range (DOM) 08006 revealed it to have in its matrix the highest abundance of presolar O …

Mass and metallicity distribution of parent AGB stars of presolar SiC

S Cristallo, A Nanni, G Cescutti, I Minchev… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
The vast majority (≳ 90%) of presolar SiC grains identified in primitive meteorites are relics
of ancient asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, whose ejecta were incorporated into the …

Search for meteoritic GEMS II: Comparison of inclusions in amorphous silicates from the Paris chondrite and from anhydrous chondritic interplanetary dust particles

KL Villalon, KK Ohtaki, JP Bradley, HA Ishii… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Amorphous silicates containing abundant nano-inclusions have been reported in the Paris
CM chondrite (Leroux et al., 2015). They have chemical and morphological similarities to …

The presolar grain inventory of fine‐grained chondrule rims in the Mighei‐type (CM) chondrites

J Leitner, K Metzler, C Vollmer, C Floss… - … & Planetary Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the inventory of presolar silicate, oxide, and silicon carbide (SiC) grains of
fine‐grained chondrule rims in six Mighei‐type (CM) carbonaceous chondrites (Banten …