Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10701614 | Icarus | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We present IR spectra of Insoluble Organic Matter (IOM) extracted from 14 meteorites. ⺠Our technological breakthrough grants access to very small sample masses. ⺠We describe a variability of the structure and chemistry of IOM. ⺠We show that asteroidal thermal processes are efficient at modifying the IOM. ⺠Aqueous alteration had no significant impact on the molecular structure.
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Authors
F.-R. Orthous-Daunay, E. Quirico, P. Beck, O. Brissaud, E. Dartois, T. Pino, B. Schmitt,