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Formation and evolution of carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu: Direct evidence from returned samples

Tomoki Nakamura, Megumi Matsumoto, Kana Amano, Yuma Enokido, M. E. Zolensky, T. Mikouchi, Hidenori Genda, Satoshi Tanaka, M. Yu. Zolotov, Kosuke Kurosawa, Shigeru Wakita, Ryuki Hyodo, Hosei Nagano, D. Nakashima, Yoshio Takahashi, Yuri Fujioka, Mizuha Kikuiri, Eiichi Kagawa, M. Matsuoka, A. J. Brearley, A. Tsuchiyama, Masayuki Uesugi, Junya Matsuno, Yuki Kimura, Masahiko Sato, R. E. Milliken, Eri Tatsumi, Seiji Sugita, T. Hiroi, K. Kitazato, D. E. Brownlee, D. J. Joswiak, Masaki Takahashi, Kazuhiko Ninomiya, Tadayuki Takahashi, Takahito Osawa, Kentaro Terada, Frank E. Brenker, B. J. Tkalcec, László Vincze, R. Brunetto, Alice Aléon‐Toppani, Q. H. S. Chan, Mathieu Roskosz, Jean‐Christophe Viennet, Pierre Beck, E. E. Alp, Tatsuhiro Michikami, Yuuya Nagaashi, Takeshi Tsuji, Yuta Ino, J. Martinez, J. Han, Andrei Dolocan, Robert J. Bodnar, M. Tanaka, Hideto Yoshida, K. Sugiyama, A. J. King, Keisuke Fukushi, Hiroki Suga, Shohei Yamashita, T. Kawai, Kumiko Inoue, Aiko Nakato, T. Noguchi, F. Vilas, Amanda Hendrix, Camilo Jaramillo, D. L. Domingue, G. Domínguez, Z. Gainsforth, C. Engrand, J. Duprat, S. S. Russell, Enrica Bonato, Chi Ma, Tatsuhiko Kawamoto, Takehiko Wada, Sei‐ichiro Watanabe, Rie Endo, Satomi Enju, Lucie Riu, Stefano Rubino, Pieter Tack, Soshi Takeshita, Yasuo Takeichi, Akihisa Takeuchi, Aki Takigawa, D. Takir, Toshiaki Tanigaki, Atsushi Taniguchi, Katsuo Tsukamoto, Takashi Yagi, S. Yamada, Kazuo Yamamoto, Yuichiro Yamashita, Masahiro Yasutake, Kentaro Uesugi, Izumi Umegaki

Science · 2022

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Summary

This paper presents detailed mineralogical and petrological analysis of 17 carbonaceous samples returned from asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. The samples are predominantly composed of phyllosilicates and carbonates formed through low-temperature aqueous alteration at high pH with water/rock ratios below 1 by mass, with evidence of CO₂-bearing water inclusions indicating outer Solar System origin. Numerical simulations based on sample properties indicate Ryugu's parent body accreted approximately 2 million years after Solar System formation.

UK applicability

This paper is not applicable to UK farming systems, soil health, nutrient density, or human health research. It concerns planetary science and asteroid mineralogy, falling entirely outside Vitagri's Pulse Brain scope.

Key measures

Mineralogical composition (phyllosilicates, carbonates, olivine, pyroxene, chondrules); water/rock mass ratios; alteration temperature and pH conditions; parent body formation age relative to Solar System chronology

Outcomes reported

The study analysed 17 samples from asteroid Ryugu to characterise its mineralogical composition, aqueous alteration history, and parent body formation timeline. Results indicated phyllosilicate and carbonate-rich composition formed through low-temperature aqueous alteration, with numerical simulations constraining the parent body's formation to approximately 2 million years after Solar System inception.

Theme
General food systems / other
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Research
Study design
Laboratory analysis with numerical modelling
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
System type
Other
DOI
10.1126/science.abn8671
Catalogue ID
BFmohg5fgd-fo6ezg

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