A primordial^15N-depleted organic component detected within the carbonaceous chondrite Maribo

We report on the detection of primordial organic matter within the carbonaceous chondrite Maribo that is distinct from the majority of organics found in extraterrestrial samples. We have applied high-spatial resolution techniques to obtain C-N isotopic compositions, chemical, and structural informat...

Verfasser: Vollmer, Christian
Leitner, Jan
Kepaptsoglou, Demie
Ramasse, Quentin
King, Ashley J.
Schofield, Paul F.
Bischoff, Addi
Araki, Tohru
Hoppe, Peter
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2020
Publikation in MIAMI:02.05.2023
Datum der letzten Änderung:02.05.2023
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:Scientific Reports 10 (2020) 20251, 1-9
Schlagwörter:Asteroids, comets and Kuiper belt; Early solar system; Meteoritics
Fachgebiet (DDC):550: Geowissenschaften, Geologie
Lizenz:CC BY 4.0
Sprache:Deutsch
Förderung:Finanziert über die DEAL-Vereinbarung mit Wiley 2019-2022.
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-80049622749
Weitere Identifikatoren:DOI: 10.17879/80049728950
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-80049622749
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    We report on the detection of primordial organic matter within the carbonaceous chondrite Maribo that is distinct from the majority of organics found in extraterrestrial samples. We have applied high-spatial resolution techniques to obtain C-N isotopic compositions, chemical, and structural information of this material. The organic matter is depleted in ^15N relative to the terrestrial value at around δ^15N ~ -200‰, close to compositions in the local interstellar medium. Morphological investigations by electron microscopy revealed that the material consists of µm- to sub-µm-sized diffuse particles dispersed within the meteorite matrix. Electron energy loss and synchrotron X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopies show that the carbon functional chemistry is dominated by aromatic and C=O bonding environments similar to primordial organics from other carbonaceous chondrites. The nitrogen functional chemistry is characterized by C-N double and triple bonding environments distinct from what is usually found in ^15N-enriched organics from aqueously altered carbonaceous chondrites. Our investigations demonstrate that Maribo represents one of the least altered CM chondrite breccias found to date and contains primordial organic matter, probably originating in the interstellar medium.