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Phosphorus-rich grains in Ryugu samples with major biochemical potential
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Stable carbon isotope evolution of formaldehyde on early MarsOPEN ACCESS
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Breunnerite grain and magnesium isotope chemistry reveal cation partitioning during aqueous alteration of asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
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n-Alkanes formed by methyl-methylene addition as a source of meteoritic aliphaticsOPEN ACCESS
P. Merino, L. Martínez, G. Santoro, J. I. Martínez, K. Lauwaet, M. Accolla, N. Ruiz del Arbol, C. Sánchez-Sánchez, A. Martín-Jimenez, R. Otero, M. Piantek, D. Serrate, R. Lebrón-Aguilar, J. E. Quintanilla-López, J. Mendez, P….
The astrochemical evolutionary traits of phospholipid membrane homochirality
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Oxygen isotope equilibria of O-bearing organic compounds based on first principle quantum mechanical models, and implications for their use in the study of extraterrestrial organics
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Microscale Hydrogen, Carbon, and Nitrogen Isotopic Diversity of Organic Matter in Asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Larry R Nittler, Jens Barosch, Katherine Burgess, Rhonda M Stroud, Jianhua Wang, Hikaru Yabuta, Yuma Enokido, Megumi Matsumoto, Tomoki Nakamura, Yoko Kebukawa, Shohei Yamashita, Yoshio Takahashi, Laure Bejach, Lydie Bonal, George D Cody, Emmanuel Dartois,…
High-spatial resolution functional chemistry of nitrogen compounds in the observed UK meteorite fall WinchcombeOPEN ACCESS
Christian Vollmer, Demie Kepaptsoglou, Jan Leitner, Aleksander B. Mosberg, Khalil El Hajraoui, Ashley J. King, Charlotte L. Bays, Paul F. Schofield, Tohru Araki & Quentin M. Ramasse LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Organic matter in…
Investigating Organic Carbon and Thermal History of CM Carbonaceous Chondrites Using Spectroscopy and Laboratory TechniquesOPEN ACCESS
Safoura Tanbakouei, Rui-Lin Cheng, Binlong Ye, Josep Ryan Michalski, Ashley J. King PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The CM chondrites are characterized as primary accretionary rocks which originate from primitive water-rich asteroids formed during the early Solar…
Electron microscopy observations of the diversity of Ryugu organic matter and its relationship to minerals at the micro- to nano-scaleOPEN ACCESS
Rhonda M. Stroud, Jens Barosch, Lydie Bonal, Katherine Burgess, George D. Cody, Bradley T. De Gregorio, Luke Daly, Emmanuel Dartois, Elena Dobrică, Jean Duprat, Cecile Engrand, Dennis Harries, Minako Hashiguchi, Hope Ishii, Yoko Kebukawa, A….
Abundant extraterrestrial purine nucleobases in the Murchison meteorite: Implications for a unified mechanism for purine synthesis in carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies
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Cyanide Abundance and Soluble Organic Composition in Highly Aqueously Altered CM Chondrites
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Assessing the Effect of Aqueous Alteration on Soluble Organic Matter in Primitive Carbonaceous Chondrites: The Case of Asuka 12236
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Chemical evolution of primordial salts and organic sulfur molecules in the asteroid 162173 RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Toshihiro Yoshimura, Yoshinori Takano, Hiroshi Naraoka, Toshiki Koga, Daisuke Araoka, Nanako O. Ogawa, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Norbert Hertkorn, Yasuhiro Oba, Jason P. Dworkin, José C. Aponte, Takaaki Yoshikawa, Satoru Tanaka, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Minako Hashiguchi, Hannah McLain,…
Three-dimensional multiscale assembly of phyllosilicates, organics, and carbonates in small Ryugu fragments
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Infrared absorption spectra from organic matter in the asteroid Ryugu samples: Some unique properties compared to unheated carbonaceous chondrites
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Oxygen-bearing organic molecules in comet 67P’s dusty coma: first evidence for abundant heterocyclesOPEN ACCESS
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Abundant presolar grains and primordial organics preserved in carbon-rich exogenous clasts in asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
Ann. N. Nguyen, Prajkta Mane, Lindsay P. Keller, Laurette Piani, Yoshinari Abe, Jérôme Aléon, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Sachiko Amari, Yuri Amelin, Ken-ichi Bajo, Martin Bizzarro, Audrey Bouvier, Richard W. Carlson, Marc Chaussidon, Byeon-Gak Choi,Nicolas…
Analysis of CN emission as a marker of organic compounds in meteoroids using laboratory simulated meteorsOPEN ACCESS
Adriana Pisarčíková, Pavol Matlovič, Juraj Tóth, Stefan Loehle, Ludovic Ferrière, David Leiser, Felix Grigat, Jérémie Vaubaillon IcarusAvailable online 17 June 2023, 115682 LINK Update (11 July 2023): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Fragments of small solar system…
Ryugu asteroid sample return provides a natural laboratory for primordial chemical evolutionOPEN ACCESS
Yasuhiro Oba, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin & Hiroshi Naraoka Nature Communications, Volume 14, Article number: 3107Comment, published: 30 May 2023 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The samples returned from near-Earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu provide…
Synthesis of prebiotic organics from CO2 by catalysis with meteoritic and volcanic particlesOPEN ACCESS
Sophia Peters, Dmitry A. Semenov, Rupert Hochleitner & Oliver Trapp Scientific Reports, Volume 13, Article number: 6843 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The emergence of prebiotic organics was a mandatory step toward the origin of…
Influence of hydrothermal asteroidal conditions on the molecular structure and isotopic compositions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Marceau Lecasble, Sylvain Bernard, Jean-Christophe Viennet, Isis Criouet, Laurent Remusat IcarusAvailable online 28 April 2023, 115603 LINK “A variety of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are reported in carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) and in the interstellar medium…
Complex mixture of organic matter in a xenolithic clast from the Zag meteorite revealed by coordinated analyses using AFM-IR, NanoSIMS and STXM/XANES
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Interaction between clay minerals and organics in asteroid RyuguOPEN ACCESS
J.-C. Viennet, M. Roskosz, T. Nakamura, P. Beck, B. Baptiste, B. Lavina, E.E. Alp, M.Y. Hu, J. Zhao, M. Gounelle, R. Brunetto, H. Yurimoto, T. Noguchi, R. Okazaki, H. Yabuta, H. Naraoka, K. Sakamoto, S….
PAHs, hydrocarbons, and dimethylsulfides in Asteroid Ryugu samples A0106 and C0107 and the Orgueil (CI1) meteoriteOPEN ACCESS
José C. Aponte, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Jamie E. Elsila, Eric T. Parker, Hannah L. McLain, Hiroshi Naraoka, Ryuji Okazaki, Yoshinori Takano, Shogo Tachibana, Guannan Dong, Sarah S. Zeichner, John M. Eiler, Hisayoshi…
Macromolecular organic matter in samples of the asteroid (162173) Ryugu
Hikaru Yabuta, George D. Cody, Cécile Engrand, Yoko Kebukawa, Bradley De Gregorio, Lydie Bonal, Laurent Remusat, Rhonda Stroud, Eric Quirico, […] and Yuichi Tsuda Science24 Feb 2023Vol 379, Issue 6634 LINK “Structured Abstract INTRODUCTIONOrganic compounds…
The photochemical evolution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nontronite clay on early Earth and MarsOPEN ACCESS
Nina Kopacz, Maria Angela Corazzi, Giovanni Poggiali, Ayla von Essen, Vincent Kofman, Teresa Fornaro, Hugo van Ingen, Eloi Camprubi, Helen E. King, John Brucato, Inge Loes ten Kate IcarusAvailable online 18 January 2023, 115437 LINK…
Complex carbonaceous matter in Tissint martian meteorites give insights into the diversity of organic geochemistry on MarsOPEN ACCESS
Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Marco Matzka, Alexander Ruf, Benedicte Menez, Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane, Mourad Harir, Marianna Lucio, Jasmine Hertzog, Norbert Hertkorn, Régis D. Gougeon, Victor Hoffmann, Nancy W. Hinman, Ludovic Ferrière, Ansgar Greshake, Zelimir Gabelica, László Trif,…
Soluble Sulfur-Bearing Organic Compounds in Carbonaceous Meteorites: Implications for Chemical Evolution in Primitive Asteroids
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Bulk composition and thermal evolution constrain the formation of organics in Ceres’ subsurface ocean via geochemical modeling
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Detection of the amino acid histidine and its breakup products in hypervelocity impact ice spectra
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Using Organic Contaminants to Constrain the Terrestrial Journey of the Martian Meteorite LafayetteOPEN ACCESS
Áine Clare O’Brien, Lydia Jane Hallis, Clement Regnault, Douglas Morrison, Gavin Blackburn, Andrew Steele, Luke Daly, Alastair Tait, Marissa Marie Tremblay, Darcy E.P. Telenko, Jacqueline Gunn, Eleanor McKay, Nicola Mari, Mohammad Ali Salik, Philippa Ascough,…
Linking remote sensing, in situ and laboratory spectroscopy for a Ryugu analog meteorite sampleOPEN ACCESS
Alessandro Maturilli, Sabrina Schwinger, Enrica Bonato, Jörn Helbert, Mickael Baqué, Maximilian Hamm, Giulia Alemanno and Mario D’Amore Frontiers in Space Technologies, 24 October 2022Sec. Space Robotics LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “In 2022 JAXA issued an…
Chiral 480 nm absorption in the hemoglycin space polymer: a possible link to replicationOPEN ACCESS
Julie E. M. McGeoch & Malcolm W. McGeoch Scientific Reports, Volume 12, Article number: 16198Published: 28 September 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A 1494 Dalton hemoglycin space polymer of Glycine18 Hydroxy-glycine4 Fe2O4 termed the…
Detection Of Incipient Aqueous Alteration In Carbonaceous ChondritesOPEN ACCESS
L. Krämer Ruggiu, B. Devouard, J. Gattacceca, L. Bonal, H. Leroux, J. Eschrig, D. Borschneck, A.J. King, P. Beck, Y. Marrocchi, V. Debaille, R.D. Hanna, O. Grauby Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available…
Geoelectrochemistry-driven alteration of amino acids to derivative organics in carbonaceous chondrite parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Yamei Li, Norio Kitadai, Yasuhito Sekine, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Yuko Nakano & Kristin Johnson-Finn Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 4893 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A long-standing question regarding carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) is how the…
Heterogeneous nature of the carbonaceous chondrite breccia Aguas Zarcas – cosmochemical characterization and origin of new carbonaceous chondrite lithologies
Imene Kerraouch, Yoko Kebukawa, Addi Bischoff, Michael E. Zolensky, Elias Wölfer, Jan L. Hellmann, Motoo Ito, Ashley King, Mario Trieloff, Jean-Alix Barrat, Phillipe Schmitt-Kopplin, Andreas Pack, Markus Patzek, Romy D. Hanna, Thomas Fockenberg, Yves Marrocchi,…
Organic carbon concentrations in 3.5-billion-year-old lacustrine mudstones of MarsOPEN ACCESS
Jennifer C. Stern, Charles A. Malespin, Jennifer L. Eigenbrode, Christopher R. Webster, Greg Flesch, Heather B. Franz, Heather V. Graham, Christopher H. House, Brad Sutter, Paul Douglas Archer Jr., Amy E. Hofmann, Amy C. McAdam,…
Identification and characterization of a new ensemble of cometary organic moleculesOPEN ACCESS
N. Hänni, K. Altwegg, M. Combi, S. A. Fuselier, J. De Keyser, M. Rubin & S. F. Wampfler Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 3639Published: 25 June 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In-situ study…
Isotopic Composition, Morphologies, and Functional Chemistry of Organic Matter within the Recent Observed Falls Tarda and Winchcombe
Vollmer C. * Leitner J. Bays C. King A. J. Schofield P. F. Araki T. Mosberg A. B. Kepaptsoglou D. Ramasse Q. M. Hoppe P. MetSoc22 abstract [#6296] LINK “We have investigated organic matter within…
On the origin and evolution of the asteroid Ryugu: A comprehensive geochemical perspectiveOPEN ACCESS
Eizo NAKAMURA , Katsura KOBAYASHI, Ryoji TANAKA, Tak KUNIHIRO, Hiroshi KITAGAWA, Christian POTISZIL, Tsutomu OTA, Chie SAKAGUCHI, Masahiro YAMANAKA, Dilan M. RATNAYAKE, Havishk TRIPATHI, Rahul KUMAR, Maya-Liliana AVRAMESCU, Hidehisa TSUCHIDA, Yusuke YACHI, Hitoshi MIURA, Masanao…
The Radiation Environment of Ceres and Implications for Surface Sampling
T.A. Nordheim, J.C. Castillo-Rogez, M.N. Villarreal, J.E.C. Scully, and E.S. Costello AstrobiologyPublished Online: 21 Apr 2022 LINK “Ceres is a large water-rich dwarf planet located within the asteroid belt. Its surface displays evidence of material…
Preservation of Terrestrial Microorganisms and Organics Within Alteration Products of Chondritic Meteorites from the Nullarbor Plain, AustraliaOPEN ACCESS
Alastair W. Tait, Siobhan A. Wilson, Andrew G. Tomkins, Jessica L. Hamilton, Emma J. Gagen, Alex I. Holman, Kliti Grice, Louisa J. Preston, David J. Paterson, and Gordon Southam Astrobiology, Vol. 22, No. 4Published Online:…
Glycine amino acid transformation under impacts by small solar system bodies, simulated via high-pressure torsion methodOPEN ACCESS
Kaveh Edalati, Ikuo Taniguchi, Ricardo Floriano & Augusto Ducati Luchessi Scientific Reports, Volume 12, Article number: 5677Published: 05 April 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Impacts by small solar system bodies (meteoroids, asteroids, comets and…
Ablation Rates of Organic Compounds in Cosmic Dust and Resulting Changes in Mechanical Properties During Atmospheric EntryOPEN ACCESS
David L. Bones, Juan Diego Carrillo Sánchez, Simon D. A. Connell, Alexander N. Kulak, Graham W. Mann, John M. C. Plane Earth and Space ScienceVolume 9, Issue 4First published: 24 March 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF…
Multiscale correlated analysis of the Aguas Zarcas CM chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Zélia Dionnet, Alice Aléon-Toppani, Rosario Brunetto, Stefano Rubino, Martin D. Suttle, Cateline Lantz, Chrysa Avdellidou, Donia Baklouti, Ferenc Borondics, Zahia Djouadi, Francesco Greco, Eva Héripré, Tomoki Nakamura, Alessandra Rotundi, Mario Scheel MAPSVersion of Record online:…
Ribose Synthesis in Carbonaceous PlanetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
Klaus Paschek, Kai Kohler, Ben K. D. Pearce, Kevin Lange, Thomas K. Henning, Oliver Trapp, Ralph E. Pudritz, and Dmitry A. Semenov Life 2022, 12(3), 404Published: 10 March 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The origin…
Organic compounds in the Tarda C2 ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite: Evaluating the sources of contamination in a desert fall
Libby D. Tunney, Patrick J. A. Hill, Christopher D. K. Herd, Robert W. Hilts MAPSVersion of Record online: 03 March 2022 LINK “Studying organic compounds in meteorites provides important insight into the chemical processes that…
Brine residues and organics in the Urvara basin on CeresOPEN ACCESS
A. Nathues, M. Hoffmann, N. Schmedemann, R. Sarkar, G. Thangjam, K. Mengel, J. Hernandez, H. Hiesinger & J. H. Pasckert Nature Communications, Volume 13, Article number: 927 (2022) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Ceres is…
Macromolecular Organic Matter in C-Type Asteroid Ryugu
Yabuta H. * Cody G. D. Engrand C. Kebukawa Y. De Gregorio B. et al. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#2241] “The initial analysis results on macromolecular organic matter from the asteroid Ryugu samples are presented…
Shock experiments with an l-alanine solution and implications for the cometary delivery of amino acids and dimers with enantiomeric excesses to the early Earth
Koichi Mimura, Riku Okada Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 4 February 2022 LINK “Shock experiments on an aqueous l-alanine solution were undertaken to examine the significance of cometary impacts in supplying prebiotic compounds to the…
Visualization and identification of single meteoritic organic molecules by atomic force microscopyOPEN ACCESS
Katharina Kaiser, Fabian Schulz, Julien F. Maillard, Felix Hermann, Iago Pozo, Diego Peña, H. James Cleaves II, Aaron S. Burton, Gregoire Danger, Carlos Afonso, Scott Sandford, Leo Gross MAPSVersion of Record online: 01 February 2022…
Meteorites and the RNA world: Synthesis of Nucleobases in Carbonaceous Planetesimals and the Role of Initial Volatile ContentOPEN ACCESS
Klaus Paschek, Dmitry A. Semenov, Ben K. D. Pearce, Kevin Lange, Thomas K. Henning, Ralph E. Pudritz Submitted to The Astrophysical Journal PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (10 January 2023): The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 942, Number…
Nanoscale Infrared Characterization of Dark Clasts and Fine-Grained Rims in CM2 Chondrites: Aguas Zarcas and Jbilet Winselwan
Mehmet Yesiltas, Timothy D. Glotch, Melike Kaya ACS Earth and Space ChemistryPublication Date: November 16, 2021 LINK “Carbonaceous chondrites are among the most primitive meteorites that escaped extreme temperatures and melting in their parent bodies…
A New “Non-energetic” Route to Complex Organic Molecules in Astrophysical Environments: The C + H2O → H2CO Solid-state Reaction
Alexey Potapov, Serge A. Krasnokutski, Cornelia Jäger, and Thomas Henning The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 920, Number 2 LINK “The solid-state reaction C + H2O → H2CO was studied experimentally following the co-deposition of C atoms…
Aqueous Alteration on Asteroids Simplifies Soluble Organic Matter MixturesOPEN ACCESS
Junko Isa, François-régis Orthous-Daunay, Pierre Beck, Christopher D. K. Herd, Veronique Vuitton, and Laurène Flandinet The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 920, Number 2 LINK PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Biologically relevant abiotic extraterrestrial soluble organic matter (SOM)…
Heterogeneity within refractory organic matter from CM2 Carbonaceous Chondrites: Evidence from Raman spectroscopy
Christian Potiszil, Wren Montgomery, Mark A. Sephton Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 574, 15 November 2021, 117149 LINK “Highlights • The refractory organic matter Raman response is indistinct from bulk meteorite.• Meteorite refractory organic matter…
Organic matter in carbonaceous chondrite lithologies of Almahata Sitta: Incorporation of previously unsampled carbonaceous chondrite lithologies into ureilitic regolith
Yoko Kebukawa, Michael. E. Zolensky, Cyrena A. Goodrich, Motoo Ito, Nanako O. Ogawa, Yoshinori Takano, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Kento Kiryu, Motoko Igisu, Takazo Shibuya, Matthew A. Marcus, Takuji Ohigashi, James Martinez, Yu Kodama, Muawia H. Shaddad,…
Laboratory Investigations Coupled to VIR/Dawn Observations to Quantify the Large Concentrations of Organic Matter on CeresOPEN ACCESS
Vassilissa Vinogradoff, Giovanni Poggiali, Andrea Raponi, Mauro Ciarniello, Simone De Angelis, Marco Ferrari, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez, John Brucato, Maria-Cristina De Sanctis Minerals 2021, 11(7), 719Published: 3 July 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Organic matter directly…
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…
Formation of aminomethanol in ammonia-water interstellar Ice
Keshav Kumar Singh, Poonam Tandon, Rajesh Kumar, Alka Misra, Shivani, Manisha Yadav, Aftab Ahmad, Manoj Kumar Chaudhary Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society LINK “Aminomethanol is an important precursor of interstellar glycine. A two-step…
The pre-atmospheric hydrogen inventory of CM carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Martin R. Lee, Benjamin E. Cohen, Adrian J. Boyce, Lydia J. Hallis, Luke Daly Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 19 June 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Up to half of…
The Detectability Limit of Organic Molecules within Mars South Polar Laboratory Analogues
J. D. Campbell, B. Schmitt, O. Brissaud, J-P. Muller Journal of Geophysical ResearchFirst Published: 10 June 2021 LINK “Key Points A new spectrum diagnostic of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) pertinent to Mars has been produced…
Chiroptical activity of hydroxycarboxylic acids with implications for the origin of biological homochiralityOPEN ACCESS
Jana Bocková, Nykola C. Jones, Uwe J. Meierhenrich, Søren V. Hoffmann & Cornelia Meinert Communications Chemistry, Volume 4, Article number: 86 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Circularly polarised light (CPL) interacting with interstellar organic…
Exploring the link between molecular cloud ices and chondritic organic matter in laboratoryOPEN ACCESS
G. Danger, V. Vinogradoff, M. Matzka, J-C. Viennet, L. Remusat, S. Bernard, A. Ruf, L. Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt & P. Schmitt-Kopplin Nature Communications, Volume 12, Article number: 3538 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Carbonaceous…
Nano-FTIR spectroscopic identification of prebiotic carbonyl compounds in Dominion Range 08006 carbonaceous chondriteOPEN ACCESS
Mehmet Yesiltas, Timothy D. Glotch & Bogdan Sava Scientific Reports 11 , 1–9, Published: 02 June 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteorites contain organic matter that may have contributed to the origin of life…
Discovery in space of ethanolamine, the simplest phospholipid head groupOPEN ACCESS
Víctor M. Rivilla, Izaskun Jiménez-Serra, Jesús Martín-Pintado, Carlos Briones, Lucas F. Rodríguez-Almeida, Fernando Rico-Villas, Belén Tercero, Shaoshan Zeng, Laura Colzi, Pablo de Vicente, Sergio Martín, Miguel A. Requena-Torres Accepted in PNAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update…
Hydrodynamic escape of an impact-generated reduced proto-atmosphere on EarthOPEN ACCESS
Tatsuya Yoshida, Kiyoshi Kuramoto Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPublished: 21 May 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Recent cosmochemical studies have shown that most of Earth’s building blocks were close to enstatite meteorites in isotopic…
Speciation of organosulfur compounds in carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Alexander Zherebker, Yury Kostyukevich, Dmitry S. Volkov, Ratibor G. Chumakov, Lukas Friederici, Christopher P. Rüger, Alexey Kononikhin, Oleg Kharybin, Alexander Korochantsev, Ralf Zimmermann, Irina V. Perminova & Eugene Nikolaev Scientific Reports 11 , 1–13 LINK…
Interactions between organic compounds and olivine under aqueous conditions: A potential role for organic distribution in carbonaceous chondrites
Keisuke Muneishi, Hiroshi Naraoka Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 15 March 2021 LINK “Olivine is a principal anhydrous silicate mineral in chondritic meteorites. The structure of this mineral is composed of independent SiO4…
Hydrogen isotopic exchange kinetics between organic matter and water: Implications for chemical evolution during meteorite parent body processing
Yoko Kebukawa, Sachio Kobayashi, Noriyuki Kawasaki, Ying Wang, Hisayoshi Yurimoto, George D. Cody Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 09 March 2021 LINK “The large variations in hydrogen isotope ratios found in insoluble organic…
Optical constants of a solar system organic analog and the Allende meteorite in the near and mid-infrared (1.5-13 μm)OPEN ACCESS
Jessica A. Arnold, Alycia J. Weinberger, George Cody, Gorden Videen, Olga Muñoz accepted for publication by PSJ PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Measurements of visible and near-infrared reflection (0.38-5 μm) and mid to far infrared emission (5-200…
Organic matter and water from asteroid ItokawaOPEN ACCESS
Q. H. S. Chan, A. Stephant, I. A. Franchi, X. Zhao, R. Brunetto, Y. Kebukawa, T. Noguchi, D. Johnson, M. C. Price, K. H. Harriss, M. E. Zolensky & M. M. Grady Scientific Reports 11…
Abiotic Synthesis of Organic Matter in Aqueous Environments Simulating Parent Bodies of Meteorites and the Effects of Minerals on the Production of Amino Acids
W. Elmasry, Kebukawa Y., Shibuya T., Kobayashi K. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2021), Abstract #1775 PDF “Minerals affected the formation of amino acids in aqueous environments in small solar system bodies and that…
Meteoritic amino acids as chemical tracers of parent body chemistries
Y Ellinger, M Lattelais, F Pauzat, J-C Guillemin, B Zanda Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stab217 LINK “The analysis of the organic matter of meteorites made it possible to identify over 70 amino…
Organic Matter in Cometary EnvironmentsOPEN ACCESS
Adam J. McKay and Nathan X. Roth Life 2021, 11(1), 37Review LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (download) “Comets contain primitive material leftover from the formation of the Solar System, making studies of their composition important for understanding…
Organic Material on Ceres: Insights from Visible and Infrared Space ObservationsOPEN ACCESS
Andrea Raponi, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Filippo Giacomo Carrozzo, Mauro Ciarniello, Batiste Rousseau, Marco Ferrari , Eleonora Ammannito, Simone De Angelis, Vassilissa Vinogradoff, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez, Federico Tosi, Alessandro Frigeri, Michelangelo Formisano, Francesca Zambon, Carol…
Extraterrestrial hexamethylenetetramine in meteorites—a precursor of prebiotic chemistry in the inner solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Yasuhiro Oba, Yoshinori Takano, Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Daniel P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin & Shogo Tachibana Nature Communications 11 , 1–8 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Despite extensive studies on the formation of organic…
A primordial 15N-depleted organic component detected within the carbonaceous chondrite MariboOPEN ACCESS
Christian Vollmer, Jan Leitner, Demie Kepaptsoglou, Quentin M. Ramasse, Ashley J. King, Paul F. Schofield, Addi Bischoff, Tohru Araki & Peter Hoppe Scientific Reports 10 , 1–9 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “We report on…
Widespread carbon-bearing materials on near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu
Amy A. Simon, Hannah H. Kaplan, Victoria E. Hamilton, Dante S. Lauretta, Humberto Campins, Joshua P. Emery, M. Antonietta Barucci, Daniella N. DellaGiustina, Dennis C. Reuter, Scott A. Sandford, Dathon R. Golish, Lucy F. Lim,…
Organic contamination on the surface of meteorites as a function of space and time: A case study of the Buzzard Coulee H4 chondrite
Libby D. Tunney, Christopher D. K. Herd, Robert W. Hilts Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:28 August 2020 LINK “The study of organic compounds in astromaterials represents a unique window into organic matter in…
Kinetics in thermal evolution of Raman spectra of chondritic organic matter to evaluate thermal history of their parent bodies
Kento Kiryu, Yoko Kebukawa, Motoko Igisu, Takazo Shibuya, Michael E. Zolensky, Kensei Kobayashi Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:04 August 2020 LINK “In order to establish kinetic expressions for Raman spectroscopic parameters of organic…
Aqueous alteration without initial water: Possibility of organic-induced hydration of anhydrous silicates in meteorite parent bodiesOPEN ACCESS
Naoki Hirakawa, Yoko Kebukawa, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Masashi Kondo, Kensei Kobayashi Earth, Planets and Space, preprint, under review Update (11 January 2021): LINK (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Early evolution of Solar System small…
Volatile Sample Return in the Solar SystemOPEN ACCESS
Stefanie N. Milam, Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, Daniel P. Glavin, Perry A. Gerakines, Julie L. Mitchell, Keiko Nakamura-Messenger, Marc Neveu, Larry Nittler, James Parker, Elisa Quintana, Scott A. Sandford, Joshua E. Schlieder, Rhonda…
The Aguas Zarcas (CM2) meteorite: New insights into early solar system organic chemistry
Sandra Pizzarello, Christopher T. Yarnes, George Cooper Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 15 July 2020 LINK “To date, the CM2 class of carbonaceous chondrites has provided the most detailed view of organic synthesis in…
The Albedo of Ryugu: Evidence for a High Organic Abundance, as Inferred from the Hayabusa2 Touchdown ManeuverOPEN ACCESS
Christian Potiszil, Ryoji Tanaka, Katsura Kobayashi, Tak Kunihiro, Eizo Nakamura Astrobiology, Vol. 20, No. 7Hypothesis ArticlePublished Online:8 Jul 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Hayabusa2 mission successfully collected samples from the asteroid Ryugu last year and…
Nanophase iron carbides in fine‐grained rims in CM2 carbonaceous chondrites: Formation of organic material by Fischer–Tropsch catalysis in the solar nebula
Adrian J. Brearley Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online:07 July 2020 LINK “Transmission electron microscope studies of fine‐grained rims in three CM2 carbonaceous chondrites, Y‐791198, Murchison, and ALH 81002, have revealed the presence of…
Extraterrestrial organic compounds and cyanide in the CM2 carbonaceous chondrites Aguas Zarcas and Murchison
José C. Aponte, Hannah L. McLain, Danielle N. Simkus, Jamie E. Elsila, Daniel P. Glavin, Eric T. Parker, Jason P. Dworkin, Dolores H. Hill, Harold C. Connolly, Jr. Dante S. Lauretta Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion…
NanoSIMS isotopic investigation of xenolithic carbonaceous clasts from the Kapoeta howarditeOPEN ACCESS
Nan Liu, Ryan C. Ogliore, Lionel G. Vacher Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 2 June 2020 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Kapoeta images LINK “We report on the investigation of the inventories of…
New insights into the structure and formation of coals, terrestrial and extraterrestrial kerogens from resonant UV Raman spectroscopy
Eric Quirico, Lydie Bonal, Gilles Montagnac, Pierre Beck, Bruno Reynard Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 1 June 2020 LINK “Resonant UV (244 nm-excitation) Raman spectroscopy was used to characterize a series…
Concerns of Organic Contamination for Sample Return Space MissionsOPEN ACCESS
Queenie Hoi Shan Chan, Rhonda Stroud, Zita Martins & Hikaru Yabuta Space Science Reviews volume 216, Article number: 56 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Analysis of organic matter has been one of the major…
Organic Matter in the Solar System—Implications for Future on-Site and Sample Return MissionsOPEN ACCESS
Zita Martins, Queenie Hoi Shan Chan, Lydie Bonal, Ashley King & Hikaru Yabuta Space Science Reviews, Volume 216, Article number: 54 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Solar system bodies like comets, asteroids, meteorites and…
Molecular evolution during hydrothermal reactions from formaldehyde and ammonia simulating aqueous alteration in meteorite parent bodies
Yoko Kebukawa, Satoru Nakashima, Hajime Mita, Yasuji Muramatsu, Kensei Kobayashi IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 May 2020 LINK “Highlights • Using an in-situ heatable liquid cell, we followed reaction kinetics simulating aqueous alteration…
In-situ preservation of nitrogen-bearing organics in Noachian Martian carbonatesOPEN ACCESS
Mizuho Koike, Ryoichi Nakada, Iori Kajitani, Tomohiro Usui, Yusuke Tamenori, Haruna Sugahara & Atsuko Kobayashi Nature Communications, Volume 11, Article number: 1988 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Understanding the origin of organic material on…
The effects of atmospheric entry heating on organic matter in interplanetary dust particles and micrometeorites
M.E.I. Riebe, D.I. Foustoukos, C.M.O’D. Alexander, A. Steele, G.D. Cody, B.O. Mysen, L.R. Nittler Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 540, 15 June 2020, 116266 LINK “Highlights • Atmospheric entry heating altered the organic matter in…
Evaluation of terrestrial carbonaceous matter aromatization by Raman spectroscopy and its application to C chondrites
Jaques S. Schmidt, Ruth Hinrichs Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK “A Raman method to estimate the aromatization degree of carbonaceous matter (CM) was established, and calibrated by literature data respecting differences in acquisition procedures. The…
Distinguishing Between Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds in the CM2 Aguas Zarcas Carbonaceous Chondrite
L. D. Tunney, P. J. A. Hill, C. D. K. Herd, R. W. Hilts 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2020), Abstract #1795 PDF (OPEN ACCESS)
Organic Matter in the Aguas Zarcas (CM2) Meteorite: High Abundance of Aliphatic Carbon in Metal-Rich Lithology
Y. Kebukawa, M. E. Zolensly, J. Mathurin, E. Dartois, C. Engrand, J. Duprat, A. Deniset-Besseau, A. Dazzi, M. Fries, T. Ohigashi, D. Wakabayashi, S. Yamashita, Y. Takeichi, Y. Takahashi, M. Kondo, M. Ito, Y. Kodama,…
The effects of atmospheric entry heating on organic matter in interplanetary dust particlesOPEN ACCESS
E.I. Riebe, Dionysis I. Foustoukos, Conel M.O’D. Alexander, Andrew Steele, George D. Cody, Bjorn Mysen, Larry R. Nittler Submitted to Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) were likely…
Primordial organic matter in the xenolithic clast in the Zag H chondrite: Possible relation to D/P asteroids
Yoko Kebukawa, Michael E. Zolensky, Motoo Ito, Nanako O. Ogawa, Yoshinori Takano, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Aiko Nakato, Hiroki Suga, Yasuo Takeichi, Yoshio Takahashi, Kensei Kobayashi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 19 December 2019 LINK “Some…
Organics preserved in anhydrous interplanetary dust particles: Pristine or not?OPEN ACCESS
Queenie H. S. Chan, Ian A. Franchi, Xuchao Zhao, Alice Stephant, Ian P. Wright, Conel M. O’D. Alexander Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 19 November 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The chondritic‐porous…
Isotopic compositions, nitrogen functional chemistry, and low‐loss electron spectroscopy of complex organic aggregates at the nanometer scale in the carbonaceous chondrite RenazzoOPEN ACCESS
Christian Vollmer, Jan Leitner, Demie Kepaptsoglou, Quentin M. Ramasse, Henner Busemann, Peter Hoppe Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 10 October 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Organic matter (OM) was widespread in the…
Chemiosmotic energy for primitive cellular life: Proton gradients are generated across lipid membranes by redox reactions coupled to meteoritic quinonesOPEN ACCESS
Daniel Milshteyn, George Cooper & David Deamer Scientific Reports, volume 9, Article number: 12447 (2019) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Transmembrane proton gradients coupled to, and maintained by, electron transport are ubiquitous sources of…
Origin of alkylphosphonic acids in the interstellar mediumOPEN ACCESS
Andrew M. Turner, Matthew J. Abplanalp, Alexandre Bergantini, Robert Frigge, Cheng Zhu, Bing-Jian Sun, Chun-Ta Hsiao, Agnes H. H. Chang Cornelia Meinert, and Ralf I. Kaiser Science Advances 07 Aug 2019: Vol. 5, no. 8,…
The composition and structure of Ceres’ interior
Mikhail Yu. Zolotov Icarus Available online 7 August 2019, 113404 LINK “Highlights • Ceres’ shape agrees with an organic-rich interior suggested from the surface composition. • Ceres could consist of a mixture of 12–29 vol.%…
Molecular and isotopic behavior of Insoluble Organic Matter of the Orgueil meteorite upon heating
Laurent Remusat, Jean-Yves Bonnet, Sylvain Bernard, Arnaud Buch, Eric Quirico Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 July 2019 LINK “Organic matter contained in carbonaceous chondrites may have evolved due to…
Formation and delivery of complex organic molecules to the Solar System and early EarthOPEN ACCESS
Sun Kwok to be published as Chapter 4.2 in Handbook of Astrobiology, Vera Kolb (ed.), CRC Press, p. 165 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The late stages of stellar evolution from asymptotic giant branch stars to planetary…
Atmospheric entry heating of micrometeorites at Earth and Mars: Implications for the survival of organics
Aaron P. Wilson, Matthew J. Genge, Agata M. Krzesińska, Andrew G. Tomkins Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 15 July 2019 LINK “The atmospheric entry heating of micrometeorites (MMs) can significantly alter their pre‐existing mineralogy,…
Hydrogen isotopic anomalies in extraterrestrial organic matter: role of cosmic ray irradiation and implications for UCAMMsOPEN ACCESS
B. Augé, E. Dartois, J. Duprat, C. Engrand, G. Slodzian, T. D. Wu, J. L. Guerquin-Kern, H. Vermesse, A. N. Agnihotri, P. Boduch and H. Rothard A&A Volume 627, July 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF…
Prebiotic Sugar Formation Under Nonaqueous Conditions and Mechanochemical AccelerationOPEN ACCESS
Saskia Lamour, Sebastian Pallmann, Maren Haas and Oliver Trapp Life 2019, 9(2), 52; https://doi.org/10.3390/life9020052 Published: 20 June 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (download) “Monosaccharides represent one of the major building blocks of life. One of…
Profiling Murchison Soluble Organic Matter for New Organic Compounds with APPI- and ESI-FT-ICR MSOPEN ACCESS
Jasmine Hertzog, Hiroshi Naraoka and Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin Life 2019, 9 (2), 48 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The investigation of the abundant organic matter in primitive meteorite such as carbonaceous chondrites is of major interest…
A Mineralogical Context for the Organic Matter in the Paris Meteorite Determined by A Multi-Technique AnalysisOPEN ACCESS
Manale Noun, Donia Baklouti,, Rosario Brunetto , Ferenc Borondics, Thomas Calligaro, Zélia Dionnet, Louis Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt, Bilal Nsouli, Isabelle Ribaud, Mohamad Roumie and Serge Della-Negra Life 2019, 9 (2), 44 Published: 30 May 2019…
Comparison of FT‐IR spectra of bulk and acid insoluble organic matter in chondritic meteorites: An implication for missing carbon during demineralization
Yoko Kebukawa, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, George D. Cody Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 8 May 2019 LINK “Past studies of the various separable carbonaceous fractions have been unable to account for all of…
A novel organic-rich meteoritic clast from the outer solar systemOPEN ACCESS
Yoko Kebukawa, Motoo Ito, Michael E. Zolensky, Richard C. Greenwood, Zia Rahman, Hiroki Suga, Aiko Nakato, Queenie H. S. Chan, Marc Fries, Yasuo Takeichi, Yoshio Takahashi, Kazuhiko Mase & Kensei Kobayashi Scientific Reports 9, 1–8…
Interstellar ices: a possible scenario for symmetry breaking of extraterrestrial chiral organic molecules of prebiotic interestOPEN ACCESS
Louis D’hendecourt, Paola Modica (LPC2E), Cornelia Meinert (ICN), Laurent Nahon (SSOLEIL), Uwe Meierhenrich (LCMBA) Journal of Interdisciplinary Methodologies and Issues in Science, 2019 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “In the laboratory, the photo-and thermochemical evolution of ices,…
First Direct Measurements of Compositions of Early Solar System Aqueous Fluids
R. J. Bodnar, A. Dolocan, M. E. Zolensky, H. Lamadrid, Y. Kebukawa, Q. H.-S. Chan 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2019), Abstract #1142 PDF abstract
Hydrogen isotopic composition of water in CV-type carbonaceous chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Laurette Piani, Yves Marrocchi Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 504, 15 December 2018, Pages 64-71 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF “Highlights • In situ measurements by ion probe reveals the D/H ratio of water in…
The Amino Acid Distribution in Laboratory Analogs of Extraterrestrial Organic Matter: A Comparison to CM Chondrites
P. Modica, Z. Martins, C. Meinert, B. Zanda, and L. L. S. d’Hendecourt The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 865, Number 1 LINK “Laboratory experiments that simulate the photo- and thermo-chemistry of extraterrestrial ices always lead to…
Temperature constraints by Raman spectroscopy of organic matter in volatile-rich clasts and carbonaceous chondrites
Robbin Visser, Timm John, Martina Menneken, Markus Patzek, Addi Bischoff Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 September 2018 LINK “An important question regarding the formation of the solar system is…
Amino Acid Chiral Selection Via Weak Interactions in Stellar Environments: Implications for the Origin of LifeOPEN ACCESS
Michael A. Famiano, Richard N. Boyd, Toshitaka Kajino, Takashi Onaka & Yirong Mo Scientific Reportsvolume 8, Article number: 8833 (2018) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Magnetochiral phenomena may be responsible for the selection of…
Nature and Occurence Frequency of Heating Processes in CM and C2- Ungrouped Chondrites as Revealed by Insoluble Organic Matter
Quirico E., Bonal L., Beck P., Alexander C. O’ M. D., Yabuta H., Nakamura T., Nakato A., Flandinet L., Montagnac G., Schmitt-Kopplin P., Herd C. D. K. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018…
Thermal Stress-Marker in Meteorites; A Molecular Approach with (Ultra)High Resolution Organic Spectroscopy
Schmitt-Kopplin Ph., Ruf A., Hertkorn N., Hariri M., Kanawati B., Lucio M., Quirico E., Gabelica Z. 81st Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society 2018 [#6281] abstract “We observed a complex organic chemistry in the CHNOSMg-space…
High-temperature Ionization-induced Synthesis of Biologically Relevant Molecules in the Protosolar NebulaOPEN ACCESS
David V. Bekaert, Sylvie Derenne, Laurent Tissandier, Yves Marrocchi, Sebastien Charnoz, Christelle Anquetil, and Bernard Marty The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 859, Number 2 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Biologically relevant molecules (hereafter biomolecules) have…
Characterization of the organic matter and hydration state of Antarctic micrometeorites: A reservoir distinct from carbonaceous chondrites
M. Battandier, L. Bonal, E. Quirico, P. Beck, C. Engrand, J. Duprat, E. Dartois Icarus Volume 306, 15 May 2018, Pages 74-93 LINK “Highlights • 35 Antarctic micrometeorites (AMMs) studied in Raman and IR spectroscopies….
High Abundances of Presolar Grains and 15N-rich Organic Matter in CO3.0 Chondrite Dominion Range 08006OPEN ACCESS
Larry R. Nittler, Conel M. O’D. Alexander, Jemma Davidson, My E. I. Riebe, Rhonda M. Stroud, Jianhua Wang accepted for publication in Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (10 Feb 2018): LINK “NanoSIMS C-,…
Hydrothermal evolution of the morphology, molecular composition, and distribution of organic matter in CR (Renazzo-type) chondrites
Changela, H. G., Le Guillou, C., Bernard, S. and Brearley, A. J. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.13045 LINK “The morphology, molecular composition, and distribution of organic matter (OM) were investigated in a suite of…
Organic matter in extraterrestrial water-bearing salt crystalsOPEN ACCESS
Queenie H. S. Chan, Michael E. Zolensky, Yoko Kebukawa, Marc Fries, Motoo Ito, Andrew Steele, Zia Rahman, Aiko Nakato, A. L. David Kilcoyne, Hiroki Suga, Yoshio Takahashi, Yasuo Takeichi and Kazuhiko Mase Science Advances 10…
Evolution of interstellar organic compounds under asteroidal hydrothermal conditions
V. Vinogradoff, S. Bernard, C. Le Guillou, L. Remusat Icarus Available online 12 December 2017 LINK “Carbonaceous chondrites (CC) contain a diversity of organic compounds. No definitive evidence for a genetic relationship between these complex…
Theoretical analysis of the atmospheric entry of sub-mm meteoroids of MgxCa1−xCO3 composition
G. Micca Longo, S. Longo Icarus Available online 9 December 2017 LINK “Highlights • This paper is the first study of the atmospheric entry of grains made of mixed carbonatic composition. • Such compositions have…
Dome C UltraCarbonaceous Antarctic MicroMeteorites Infrared and Raman fingerprintsOPEN ACCESS
E. Dartois, C. Engrand, J. Duprat, M. Godard, E. Charon, L. Delauche, C. Sandt, F. Borondics PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “UltraCarbonaceous Antarctic MicroMeteorites (UCAMMs) represent a small fraction of interplanetary dust particles reaching the Earth’s surface…
Distribution of aliphatic amines in CO, CV, and CK carbonaceous chondrites and relation to mineralogy and processing history
Aponte, J. C., Abreu, N. M., Glavin, D. P., Dworkin, J. P. and Elsila, J. E. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12959 LINK “The analysis of water-soluble organic compounds in meteorites provides valuable insights into…
Origin of the RNA world: The fate of nucleobases in warm little ponds
Ben K. D. Pearce, Ralph E. Pudritz, Dmitry A. Semenov, and Thomas K. Henning 10.1073/pnas.1710339114 PNAS October 2, 2017 LINK “Before the origin of simple cellular life, the building blocks of RNA (nucleotides) had to…
Effects of Pressure on Model Compounds of Meteorite Organic Matter
Christian Potiszil, Wren Montgomery, and Mark A. Sephton ACS Earth and Space Chemistry Publication Date: August 28, 2017 DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.7b00053 LINK “Extraterrestrial organic matter has been widely studied; however, its response to pressure has not….
Nanoscale Imaging Analysis of Organic-Mineral Association in the Murchison Meteorite by NanoIR
Kebukawa Y. * Kobayashi H. Baden N. Urayama N. Kobayashi K. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6093] abstract (PDF) “We demonstrate infrared imaging analysis of a carbonaceous chondrite with less than 100…
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…
Comparative Microanalytical Study of Solid Organic Material in the CR2 Grove Mountain 021710 and the Ungrouped Carbonaceous Chondrite Ningqiang
Changela H. G. * Zhao X. Miao B. Xia Z. Lin Y. 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 [#6212] abstract (PDF) “Organic material has been characterized in situ using traditional polished thin sections…
Localized aliphatic organic material on the surface of Ceres
By M. C. De Sanctis, E. Ammannito, H. Y. McSween, A. Raponi, S. Marchi, F. Capaccioni, M. T. Capria, F. G. Carrozzo, M. Ciarniello, S. Fonte, M. Formisano, A. Frigeri, M. Giardino, A. Longobardo, G….
The nature, origin and modification of insoluble organic matter in chondrites, the major source of Earth’s C and N
C.M.O’D. Alexander, G.D. Cody, B.T. De Gregorio, L.R. Nittler, R.M. Stroud Chemie der Erde – Geochemistry review article In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 26 January 2017 LINK “All chondrites accreted ∼3.5 wt.% C in…
The Braunschweig meteorite − a recent L6 chondrite fall in Germany
Rainer Bartoschewitz, Peter Appel, Jean-Alix Barrat, Addi Bischoff, Marc W. Caffee, Ian A. Franchi, Zelimir Gabelica, Richard C. Greenwood, Mourad Harir, Dennis Harries, Rupert Hochleitner, Jens Hopp, Matthias Laubenstein, Barbara Mader, Rosa Marques, Andreas Morlok,…
