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Smells Like Teen Spirit: Volatile Organic Compounds in Carbonaceous ChondritesVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) are free organic molecules that may evaporate or sublimate at standard temperature and pressure. Formed through a series of chemical mechanisms involving processes such as ion/neutral surface-chemistry synthesis on pre-solar icy dust grains [1], VOCs have been trapped inside meteoritic matrixes and are part of the molecular inventory of our primitive solar system [2-4]. Like soluble and insoluble organic matter (SOM and IOM), VOCs have remained unaltered by biological and geological processes since their formation early in solar system. Evaluating their abundance and molecular distributions offers key insights into the chemistry and processes that occurred during the early stages of solar system formation and the effects of parent body processing.
Document ID
20250006265
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Extended Abstract
Authors
J C Aponte
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, United States)
F Seguin
(Catholic University of America Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
A J Siguelnitzky
(Sig Engineering, LLC)
J P Dworkin
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, United States)
J E Elsila ORCID
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, United States)
D P Glavin
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, United States)
H C Connolly Jr ORCID
(Rowan University Glassboro, United States)
D S Lauretta ORCID
(University of Arizona Tucson, United States)
Date Acquired
June 16, 2025
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Country: US
Start Date: March 11, 2024
End Date: March 15, 2024
Sponsors: Lunar Planetary Institute (LPI)
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNH09ZDA007O
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNM10AA11C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Use by or on behalf of the US Gov. Permitted.
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