[HTML][HTML] Characterizing the spectral, microstructural, and chemical effects of solar wind irradiation on the Murchison carbonaceous chondrite through coordinated …

DL Laczniak, MS Thompson, R Christoffersen… - Icarus, 2021 - Elsevier
We performed H+ and He+ irradiation experiments on slabs of the Murchison CM2 meteorite
to simulate solar wind irradiation of carbonaceous asteroids. Two separate 6 mm× 6 mm …

[HTML][HTML] Spectral and chemical effects of simulated space weathering of the Murchison CM2 carbonaceous chondrite

MS Thompson, MJ Loeffler, RV Morris, LP Keller… - Icarus, 2019 - Elsevier
We performed pulsed-laser irradiation of a chip of the CM2 Murchison carbonaceous
chondrite meteorite to simulate micrometeorite impacts on carbonaceous asteroids. Optical …

Linking mineralogy and spectroscopy of highly aqueously altered CM and CI carbonaceous chondrites in preparation for primitive asteroid sample return

HC Bates, AJ King… - … & Planetary Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The highly hydrated, petrologic type 1 CM and CI carbonaceous chondrites likely derived
from primitive, water‐rich asteroids, two of which are the targets for JAXA's Hayabusa2 and …

Distinguishing relative aqueous alteration and heating among CM chondrites with IR spectroscopy

RD Hanna, VE Hamilton, CW Haberle, AJ King… - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
Using infrared (IR) spectroscopy of thin sections, we characterize the relative degree of
aqueous alteration and subsequent heating of a suite of CM chondrites to document spectral …

The formation of H2O and Si-OH by H2+ irradiation in major minerals of carbonaceous chondrites

Y Nakauchi, M Abe, M Ohtake, T Matsumoto… - Icarus, 2021 - Elsevier
As the parent bodies of carbonaceous chondrite (CC) meteorites contain valuable
information that will help us better understand the formation and evolution of the early solar …

Ion irradiation of the Murchison meteorite: Visible to mid-infrared spectroscopic results

C Lantz, R Brunetto, MA Barucci, E Dartois… - Astronomy & …, 2015 - aanda.org
Aims. The goal of this study is to simulate space weathering processes on primitive bodies.
We use ion implantation as a simulation of solar wind irradiation, which has been suggested …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the effects of space weathering on magnetite on airless planetary bodies

LC Chaves, MS Thompson, MJ Loeffler, CA Dukes… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
Magnetite is a relevant mineral component of asteroids as it has been identified in
carbonaceous chondrites, on the surface of asteroid Bennu through remote sensing …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of progressive space weathering on the organic and inorganic components of a carbonaceous chondrite

MS Thompson, RV Morris, SJ Clemett, MJ Loeffler… - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
We performed pulsed laser irradiation to simulate the progressive space weathering of three
individual chips of the CM2 Murchison meteorite. After irradiation, we performed two-step …

Spectral reflectance “deconstruction” of the Murchison CM2 carbonaceous chondrite and implications for spectroscopic investigations of dark asteroids

EA Cloutis, VB Pietrasz, C Kiddell, MRM Izawa… - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbonaceous chondrites (CCs) are important materials for understanding the early
evolution of the solar system and delivery of volatiles and organic material to the early Earth …

Widespread oxidized and hydrated amorphous silicates in CR chondrites matrices: Implications for alteration conditions and H2 degassing of asteroids

C Le Guillou, HG Changela, AJ Brearley - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The CR chondrites carry one of the most pristine records of the solar nebula materials that
accreted to form planetesimals. They have experienced very variable degrees of aqueous …