Compound-specific identification and quantitation of organics in meteorite material as a proxy for OSIRIS-REx samples
Abstract
Compound-specific measurements of organics in asteroids, meteorites, and comets are most easily obtained with ground-based instruments. Meteorites recovered from on Earth have afforded the ability to develop and optimize extraction and analysis techniques for amino acids, nucleobases, carboxylic acids etc. Although many of the instruments required for these analyses are not amenable for flight on missions, they will be of tremendous utility for returned samples, such as from OSIRIS-REx. The analysis of meteorites as a proxy for returned material will be discussed.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011AGUFM.P33A1754B
- Keywords:
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- 0406 BIOGEOSCIENCES / Astrobiology and extraterrestrial materials;
- 5200 PLANETARY SCIENCES: ASTROBIOLOGY;
- 6094 PLANETARY SCIENCES: COMETS AND SMALL BODIES / Instruments and techniques;
- 6205 PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS / Asteroids