A5031820716- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
Goddard Space Flight Center
2024-2025
University of America
2024
Catholic University of America
2024
Organic matter in meteorites reveals clues about early Solar System chemistry and the origin of molecules important to life, but terrestrial exposure complicates interpretation. Samples returned from B-type asteroid Bennu by Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer mission enabled us study pristine carbonaceous astromaterial without uncontrolled Earth's biosphere. Here we show that samples are volatile rich, with more carbon, nitrogen ammonia than...
Abstract Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are carbon‐containing chemicals that may evaporate rapidly at room temperature and standard pressure. Such can be preserved inside carbonaceous chondrite matrices. However, unlike meteoritic soluble matter (SOM) insoluble (IOM), VOCs typically lost (at least in part) during sample processing (meteorite crushing) exposure to terrestrial atmosphere and/or solvents. Like SOM IOM, provide valuable insights into the chemical inventory of meteorite parent...