Soluble organic matter evolution during aqueous alteration in carbonaceous chondrites (IMAGE)

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Soluble organic matter evolution during aqueous alteration in carbonaceous chondrites

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  1. We analyzed the composition, abundance and distribution of soluble organic matter (SOM) in meteorites.

    Desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging mapped SOM at ~10 μm resolution.

    SOM is distributed in phyllosilicates and concentrated in fine-grained rims of chondrules.

    Parent-body source and aqueous alteration jointly shape SOM synthesis and preservation.

Credit

Dong M., Yang W., Hao J., et al. (2026). Soluble organic matter evolution during aqueous alteration in carbonaceous chondrites. The Innovation Geoscience 4(2), 100199.

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