Spectroscopic Investigation of Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrites
Yesiltas M., Kebukawa Y., Zolensky M. E., Fries M., Glotch T. D. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6098) PDF We present detailed spectroscopic and imaging data on multiple C2-ung chondrites…
PAH Content of CM Chondrites: Influence of Aqueous Alteration on the Parent Body?
Lecasble M., Remusat L., Viennet J.-C., Laurent B., Bernard S. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6205) PDF We extracted PAHs from Mukundpura, Aguas Zarcas, Kolang and Tarda. PAH concentration and…
Organic Compounds in the Tarda C2 Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite: MTBSTFA as a One-Pot Extraction Technique
84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6116) PDF In our study we employed MTBSTFA to identify organic compounds in the Tarda C2 ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite and characterize the performance of this…
Alteration of Carbonate in the Aguas Zarcas and Tarda Carbonaceous Chondrites
Hicks L. J., Bridges J. C. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6157) PDF In this study of Aguas Zarcas and Tarda carbonaceous chondrites, we aim to constrain the history of…
Tarda an Unusual Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite Fall from Morocco
Chennaoui Aoudjehane H., Agee C. B., Ziegler K., Garvie L. A. J., Irving A., Sheikh D., Carpenter P. K., Zolensky M., Schmitt-Kopplin P., Trif L. 84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract #…
The Tarda Meteorite: A Window into the Formation of D-type AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Yves Marrocchi, Guillaume Avice, and Jean-Alix Barrat The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 913, Number 1Published: 19 May 2021 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK “Dynamic models of solar system evolution suggest that D-type asteroids formed beyond Saturn’s…
The Bulk Mineralogy and Water Contents of the Carbonaceous Chondrite Falls Kolang and Tarda
The Bulk Mineralogy and Water Contents of the Carbonaceous Chondrite Falls Kolang and Tarda King A. J., Bates H. C., Schofield P. F., Russell S. S. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1909…
The Kolang (CM 1/2) and Tarda (C2 ungrouped) Meteorite Falls from 2020: First Systematic Mineralogical Investigations by LASER Raman Spectroscopy and SEM/EDX
The Kolang (CM 1/2) and Tarda (C2 ungrouped) Meteorite Falls from 2020: First Systematic Mineralogical Investigations by LASER Raman Spectroscopy and SEM/EDX Hoffmann V. H., Kaliwoda M., Schmahl W., Wimmer K., Schmitt-Kopplin P. 52nd Lunar…
Bulk Mineralogy of the Tarda (C2-ung) 2020 Fall: Results from Powder XRD and Thermal (TG-DSC-MSEGA) Analysis
Bulk Mineralogy of the Tarda (C2-ung) 2020 Fall: Results from Powder XRD and Thermal (TG-DSC-MSEGA) Analysis L. A. J. Garvie, Trif L. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2446 “Tarda (C2-ung) is dominated…
Distribution of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds in the C2 Ungrouped Tarda Carbonaceous Chondrite
Distribution of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds in the C2 Ungrouped Tarda Carbonaceous Chondrite L. D. Tunney, P. J. A. Hill, C. D. K. Herd, R. W. Hilts, and M. C. Holt 52nd Lunar and…
Exploring the Planetary Genealogy of Tarda — A Unique New Carbonaceous Chondrite
Exploring the Planetary Genealogy of Tarda — A Unique New Carbonaceous Chondrite Dey S., Yin Q.-Z., Zolensky M. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #2517 “Enigmatic new meteorite from Morocco, / Sibling of…
Tarda (C2-Ung): A New and Unusual Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite Fall from Morocco
Tarda (C2-Ung): A New and Unusual Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite Fall from Morocco Chennaoui Aoudjehane H., Agee C. B., Ziegler K., Garvie L. A. J., Irving A. et al. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021),…
TARDA meteorite fall (~ 4 kg, C2-ung) near (Ksar) Tarda (قصر تاردة , ⵜⴰⵔⴷⴰ), near Errachidia ( الرشيدية , ⵉⵎⵜⵖⵔⵏ), Errachidia province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco at ~ 2.30 p.m. (1.30 UT) on 25 August 2020
Last update: 20 May 2021 As first published in social media on 26 August, thousands of smaller masses (mostly below 1 gram, very few between 50 and 99 grams) of rare carbonaceous chondrites (C2-ung) have…
