塔吉什湖石中的有机球体:原太阳盘的残余物
Keiko Nakamura-Messenger1, Scott Messenger, Lindsay P Keller
1Robert M. Walker Laboratory for Space Science, Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Directorate, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, USA. keiko.nakamura-1@nasa.gov
概括
塔吉什湖石中的有机球体揭示了极端的同位素异常. 这些发现表明,外星有机物是在寒冷的早期太阳系环境中形成的,类似于彗星粒子.
科学领域:
- 宇宙化学 宇宙化学
- 天体生物学 天体生物学
- 行星科学 行星科学
背景情况:
- 石为早期太阳系的组成提供了至关重要的见解.
- 石中的有机物质提供了关于前生物化学的线索.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究塔吉什湖石中发现的有机球体的起源和形成条件.
- 确定有机物质的同位素组成,以了解其外星起源.
主要方法:
- 协调传输电子显微镜 (TEM) 和同位素测量.
- 在有机球体中分析-15与-14和与的比率.
主要成果:
- 有机球体的-15/-14和/的比率与地球值相比显著增加.
- 同位素异常表明通过极低温度 (10-20 K) 的质量分化形成.
- 组成类似于彗星的碳,,氧和 (CHON) 颗粒.
结论:
- 有机球体很可能是在冷分子云或外层原太阳磁盘中的颗粒上形成的光化学处理的冰层.
- 这些发现表明,被加工成耐火有机物质的前太阳颗粒是早期太阳系的重要组成部分.
- 这项研究支持了彗星类物质对太阳系有机库存做出了贡献的假设.
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