Similarities in element content between Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko coma dust and selected meteorite samples

Autor(en)
O.J. Stenzel, M. Hilchenbach, S. Merouane, Paquette J., Kurt Varmuza, C. Engrand, Franz Brandstätter, Christian Koeberl, Ludovic Ferriere, Peter Filzmoser, S. Siljeström,
Abstrakt

We have analysed the element composition and the context of particles collected within the coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko with Rosetta's COmetary Secondary Ion Mass Analyzer (COSIMA). A comparison has been made between on board cometary samples and four meteorite samples measured in the laboratory with the COSIMA reference model. Focusing on the rock-forming elements, we have found similarities with chondrite meteorites for some ion count ratios. The composition of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko particles measured by COSIMA shows an enrichment in volatile elements compared to that of the investigated Renazzo (CR2) carbonaceous meteorite sample.

Organisation(en)
Department für Lithosphärenforschung
Externe Organisation(en)
Technische Universität Wien, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (NHM), Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Centre de Specrométrie Nucleaire et de Spectrométrie de Masse (CSNSM), RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Band
469
Seiten
S492-S505
Anzahl der Seiten
14
ISSN
0035-8711
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1908
Publikationsdatum
07-2017
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
105105 Geochemie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Science
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/b5e4a160-ede3-417d-ac02-e390f4f3027c