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The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system

Journal

SCIENCE ADVANCES
Volume 8, Issue 46, Pages -

Publisher

AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq3925

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  1. U.K.' s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) - STFC [ST/N000846/1, ST/T002328/1, ST/T506096/1, ST/W001128/1, ST/V000675/1, ST/P005225/1, ST/S000348/1, ST/R00143X/1, ST/S000615/1, ST/V000799/1, ST/V000888/1]
  2. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) [MR/T020261/1, MR/S03465X/1]
  3. Royal Society [URF\R\201009]
  4. Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF) [2406.0321]
  5. University of Glasgow, UK
  6. NASA [80NSSC21M0073]
  7. VEGA agency [1/0421/20]
  8. European Union [945298]
  9. State of Hungary
  10. European Regional Development Fund [GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00009]
  11. ANR [N.13-BS05-0009-03]
  12. Australian Research Council [DP200102073]
  13. Australian Research Council [DP200102073] Funding Source: Australian Research Council

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Direct links between carbonaceous chondrites and their parent bodies in the solar system are rare. The Winchcombe meteorite, being the most accurately recorded carbonaceous chondrite fall, provides evidence of the composition and origins of these meteorites. Its composition, largely unmodified by terrestrial environment, contains hydrated silicates and organic matter, including soluble protein amino acids. Furthermore, its near-pristine hydrogen isotopic composition is similar to that of Earth's hydrosphere, suggesting the role of volatile-rich carbonaceous asteroids in the origin of Earth's water.
Direct links between carbonaceous chondrites and their parent bodies in the solar system are rare. The Winchcombe meteorite is the most accurately recorded carbonaceous chondrite fall. Its pre-atmospheric orbit and cosmic-ray exposure age confirm that it arrived on Earth shortly after ejection from a primitive asteroid. Recovered only hours after falling, the composition of the Winchcombe meteorite is largely unmodified by the terrestrial environment. It contains abundant hydrated silicates formed during fluid-rock reactions, and carbonand nitrogen-bearing organic matter including soluble protein amino acids. The near-pristine hydrogen isotopic composition of the Winchcombe meteorite is comparable to the terrestrial hydrosphere, providing further evidence that volatile-rich carbonaceous asteroids played an important role in the origin of Earth's water.

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