Ryugu's anhydrous ingredients and their spectral link to primitive dust from the outer solar system

R Brunetto, C Lantz, Y Fukuda… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Ryugu is a second-generation C-type asteroid formed by the reassembly of fragments of a
previous larger body in the main asteroid belt. While the majority of Ryugu samples returned …

Three‐dimensional multiscale assembly of phyllosilicates, organics, and carbonates in small Ryugu fragments

Z Dionnet, S Rubino, A Aléon‐Toppani… - … & Planetary Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We report μm‐scale nondestructive infrared (IR) hyperspectral results (IR computed
tomography, IR‐CT) in 3‐D and IR surface imaging, IR‐S) in 2‐D, at SOLEIL) combined with …

[HTML][HTML] Correlated IR-SEM-TEM studies of three different grains from Ryugu: From the initial material to post-accretional processes

A Aléon-Toppani, R Brunetto, Z Dionnet… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to better constrain the alteration history of the Ryugu parent body, we performed a
multi-analytical study combining scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron …

Effects of ion irradiation on Mercury terrestrial analogues in the visible to mid-infrared

E Caminiti, C Lantz, S Besse, R Brunetto, C Carli… - Icarus, 2024 - Elsevier
The surface of Mercury is subject to space weathering that complicates remote sensing data
analysis. We present an experimental study performed on Mercury volcanic surface …

Small grains from Ryugu: handling and analysis pipeline for infrared synchrotron microspectroscopy

S Rubino, Z Dionnet, A Aléon-Toppani… - Earth, Planets and …, 2023 - Springer
Sample-return missions allow the study of materials collected directly from celestial bodies,
unbiased by atmospheric entry effects and/or terrestrial alteration and contamination …

Mid-infrared Measurements of Ion-irradiated Carbonaceous Meteorites: How to Better Detect Space Weathering Effects

C Lantz, T Nakamura, D Baklouti… - The Planetary …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Remote sensing study of asteroids will soon enter a new era with an increasing amount of
data available thanks to the JWST, especially in the mid-infrared (MIR) range that allows …

The Aguas Zarcas carbonaceous chondrite meteorite: Brecciation and aqueous alteration on the parent body

I Kouvatsis, JA Cartwright… - Meteoritics & Planetary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
CM chondrites are samples from primitive water‐rich asteroids that formed early in the solar
system; many record evidence for silicate rock–liquid water interaction. Many CM chondrites …