Organic matter and water from asteroid Itokawa

Abstract Understanding the true nature of extra-terrestrial water and organic matter that were present at the birth of our solar system, and their subsequent evolution, necessitates the study of pristine astromaterials. In this study, we have studied both the water and organic contents from a dust p...

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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84517-x