Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy of Deuterium-Rich Organic Matter in the CM Chondrite Queen Alexandra Range 97990

Haenecour P. * Zega T. J. Bose M. Howe J. Y.

80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6138]

abstract (PDF)

“We report electron energy-loss spectroscopy measurements of a D-rich hotspot identified in the CM2.6 chondrite QUE 97990. The hotspot consists of an accumulation of nanoglobule-like objects mostly composed of aromatic C inside a micropore structure.”