Abstract The Asuka (A)‐12236 meteorite has recently been classified as a CM
carbonaceous chondrite of petrologic type 3.0/2.9 and is among the most primitive CM …

The CM carbonaceous chondrites provide unique insights into the composition of the
protoplanetary disk, and the accretion and geological history of their parent C‐complex …

The rapid recovery of the Winchcombe meteorite offers a valuable opportunity to study the
soluble organic matter (SOM) profile in pristine carbonaceous astromaterials. Our interests …

We present here several laboratory analyses performed on the freshly fallen Mukundpura
CM chondrite. Results of infrared transmission spectroscopy, thermogravimetry analysis …

Shidian is a recent meteorite which fell in Yunnan province, China, on November 27, 2017,
and has been classified as a CM2 chondrite. Petrography, mineralogy, oxygen and …

Molecular identification is a fundamental issue in astrobiology to investigate the routes of
emergence of life on our planet involving in particular a potential seeding of extraterrestrial …

Meteorites are excavated fragments from asteroid surfaces and planets, and determining
their thermophysical properties is important since they contain valuable information about …

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) measurements on immediately collected Mukundpura
show the typical feature for phyllosilicates around 10 μm, corresponding to Si‐O stretching …

FTIR measurement on MK immediately after its fall, shows a unique doublet around 10
micrometer, significantly different from many ordinary CM2 chondrites, where only a singlet …