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Los gases nobles y el nitrógeno en las muestras del asteroide Ryugu registran sus fuentes volátiles y la evolución
Ryuji Okazaki1, Bernard Marty2, Henner Busemann3
1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
Resumen
El análisis de las muestras de asteroides Ryugu revela componentes pre-solares y primordiales, ofreciendo información sobre la Tierra
Área de la Ciencia:
- Cosmoquímica y Ciencias Planetarias
- Astrobiología y el origen de la vida
- Formación y evolución del sistema solar
Sus antecedentes:
- El asteroide carbonáceo cercano a la Tierra (162173) Ryugu es una fuente potencial de compuestos volátiles relevantes para los orígenes de la Tierra.
- La misión Hayabusa2 recuperó con éxito muestras de Ryugu para un análisis de laboratorio detallado.
- Comprender la composición de las ayudas Ryugu en el desciframiento de la entrega de volátiles a la Tierra temprana.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para analizar gases nobles y isótopos de nitrógeno en muestras de Ryugu.
- Determinar el origen y los mecanismos de incorporación de los componentes presolares y primordiales.
- Para investigar la relación entre Ryugu y los meteoritos de condritas carbonáceas, en particular las condritas CI.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis isotópico de gases nobles (helio, neón, argón, criptón, xenón) en muestras de Ryugu.
- Análisis isotópico del nitrógeno en varias fases de huésped dentro de las muestras.
- Comparación de firmas isotópicas y abundancias elementales con grupos de meteoritos conocidos.
Principales resultados:
- Las muestras de Ryugu están dominadas por componentes presolares y primordiales, indicativos de los primeros materiales del Sistema Solar.
- Las concentraciones de gases nobles en Ryugu exceden las que se encuentran en las condritas carbonáceas del tipo Ivuna (CI).
- Los componentes de nitrógeno isotópicamente distintos están presentes en abundancias variables en diferentes fases de la muestra, lo que apoya un vínculo con las condritas CI.
- La evidencia de la exposición a rayos cósmicos galácticos (~ 5 millones de años) y la implantación del viento solar revela la historia reciente de la irradiación de Ryugu.
Conclusiones:
- Las muestras de Ryugu contienen material presolar y primordial significativo, que proporciona evidencia directa de la composición temprana del Sistema Solar.
- Los datos isotópicos y elementales apoyan fuertemente una estrecha relación genética entre el asteroide Ryugu y las condritas CI.
- El estudio aclara la evolución de la superficie de Ryugu a través de la GCR y las interacciones del viento solar después de su migración orbital.
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