Constraints from Isotopic Dichotomy of Meteorites and from a Trans-Jovian Origin for Carbonaceous Chondrites on the Origin of Chondritic Components

Scott E. R. D. * Krot A. N. Sanders I. S.

80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6395]

abstract (PDF)

“Formation of carbonaceous chondrites beyond Jupiter helps explain CAI abundances in chondrites, differences between chondrules and matrices in C and other chondrites. Early protoplanetary growth ensured that chondrites formed in distinct disk regions. “