Publication
Names
  • L. Bonal
  • E. Quirico
  • G. Montagnac
  • M. Komatsu
  • Y. Kebukawa
  • H. Yabuta
  • and the IOM PET and the HYB2 Core Team
Title
The thermal history of Ryugu based on Raman characterization of Hayabusa2 samples
Abstract
This paper is focused on the characterization of the thermal history of C-type asteroid Ryugu through the structure of the polyaromatic carbonaceous matter in the returned samples determined by Raman spectroscopy. Both intact particles and extracted Insoluble Organic Matter (IOM) from the two sampling sites on Ryugu have been characterized. The main conclusions are that (i) there is no structural difference of the polyaromatic component probed by Raman spectroscopy between the two sampling sites, (ii) in a manner similar to type 1 and 2 chondrites, the characterized Ryugu particles did not experience significant long-duration thermal metamorphism related to the radioactive decay of elements such as 26Al; (iii) some structural variability is nevertheless observed within our particle set. It can be interpreted as some particles having experienced some short-duration and weak heating (R3 in the scale defined by Quirico et al. 2018 and TII or lower according to the scale defined by Nakamura, 2005).
Keywords
spectroscopy, data analysis, Raman, extraterrestrial samples
Content
sample, material-matter, spectral data, planetary sciences
Year
2024
Journal
Icarus
Volume
408
Pages
115926
Pages number
12
Document type
article
Publication state
published