FTIR Spectroscopy and X-CT Characterization of the New CM Aguas Zarcas

Dionnet Z., Aléon-Toppani A., Rubino S., Suttle M. D., Lantz C., Grieco F., Baklouti D., Djouadi Z., Rotundi A., Scheel M., Borondics F., Heripre E., Avdellidou C., Brunetto R.

84th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2021 (abstract # 6099)

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We report the result of X-CT and FTIR spectroscopy measurements on fragments from the new CM Aguas Zarcas (AZ). We discuss the porosity, the role of hydrated minerals in the evolution of organic matter and compare AZ with other CM chondrites.