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Chemical evolution of primordial salts and organic sulfur molecules in the asteroid 162173 Ryugu

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  • Toshihiro Yoshimura

    (Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC))

  • Yoshinori Takano

    (Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC))

  • Hiroshi Naraoka

    (Kyushu University)

  • Toshiki Koga

    (Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC))

  • Daisuke Araoka

    (Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))

  • Nanako O. Ogawa

    (Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC))

  • Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin

    (Helmholtz Zentrum München, Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1
    Technische Universität München, Analytische Lebensmittel Chemie, Maximus-von-Forum 2)

  • Norbert Hertkorn

    (Helmholtz Zentrum München, Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1)

  • Yasuhiro Oba

    (Hokkaido University)

  • Jason P. Dworkin

    (Solar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • José C. Aponte

    (Solar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • Takaaki Yoshikawa

    (HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd., Kisshoin, Minami-ku)

  • Satoru Tanaka

    (HORIBA Techno Service Co., Ltd. Kisshoin)

  • Naohiko Ohkouchi

    (Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC))

  • Minako Hashiguchi

    (Nagoya University)

  • Hannah McLain

    (Solar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • Eric T. Parker

    (Solar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • Saburo Sakai

    (Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC))

  • Mihoko Yamaguchi

    (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., 3-9 Moriyacho, Kanagawa-ku)

  • Takahiro Suzuki

    (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., 3-9 Moriyacho, Kanagawa-ku)

  • Tetsuya Yokoyama

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama)

  • Hisayoshi Yurimoto

    (Creative Research Institution (CRIS), Hokkaido University)

  • Tomoki Nakamura

    (Tohoku University)

  • Takaaki Noguchi

    (Kyoto University)

  • Ryuji Okazaki

    (Kyushu University)

  • Hikaru Yabuta

    (Earth and Planetary Systems Science Program, Hiroshima University)

  • Kanako Sakamoto

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Toru Yada

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Masahiro Nishimura

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Aiko Nakato

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Akiko Miyazaki

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Kasumi Yogata

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Masanao Abe

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Tatsuaki Okada

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Tomohiro Usui

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Makoto Yoshikawa

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Takanao Saiki

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Satoshi Tanaka

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Fuyuto Terui

    (Kanagawa Institute of Technology)

  • Satoru Nakazawa

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Sei-ichiro Watanabe

    (Nagoya University)

  • Yuichi Tsuda

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA))

  • Shogo Tachibana

    (Institute of Space and Astro-nautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA)
    UTokyo Organization for Planetary and Space Science (UTOPS), University of Tokyo)

Abstract

Samples from the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu provide information on the chemical evolution of organic molecules in the early solar system. Here we show the element partitioning of the major component ions by sequential extractions of salts, carbonates, and phyllosilicate-bearing fractions to reveal primordial brine composition of the primitive asteroid. Sodium is the dominant electrolyte of the salt fraction extract. Anions and NH4+ are more abundant in the salt fraction than in the carbonate and phyllosilicate fractions, with molar concentrations in the order SO42− > Cl− > S2O32− > NO3− > NH4+. The salt fraction extracts contain anionic soluble sulfur-bearing species such as Sn-polythionic acids (n

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  • Toshihiro Yoshimura & Yoshinori Takano & Hiroshi Naraoka & Toshiki Koga & Daisuke Araoka & Nanako O. Ogawa & Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin & Norbert Hertkorn & Yasuhiro Oba & Jason P. Dworkin & José C. Apo, 2023. "Chemical evolution of primordial salts and organic sulfur molecules in the asteroid 162173 Ryugu," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-40871-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40871-0
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    1. Yasuhiro Oba & Toshiki Koga & Yoshinori Takano & Nanako O. Ogawa & Naohiko Ohkouchi & Kazunori Sasaki & Hajime Sato & Daniel P. Glavin & Jason P. Dworkin & Hiroshi Naraoka & Shogo Tachibana & Hisayosh, 2023. "Uracil in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
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    1. Mason McAnally & Jana Bocková & Ashanie Herath & Andrew M. Turner & Cornelia Meinert & Ralf I. Kaiser, 2024. "Abiotic formation of alkylsulfonic acids in interstellar analog ices and implications for their detection on Ryugu," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
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    3. Yoshinori Takano & Hiroshi Naraoka & Jason P. Dworkin & Toshiki Koga & Kazunori Sasaki & Hajime Sato & Yasuhiro Oba & Nanako O. Ogawa & Toshihiro Yoshimura & Kenji Hamase & Naohiko Ohkouchi & Eric T. , 2024. "Primordial aqueous alteration recorded in water-soluble organic molecules from the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-15, December.
    4. Piero Ferrari & Giel Berden & Britta Redlich & Laurens B. F. M. Waters & Joost M. Bakker, 2024. "Laboratory infrared spectra and fragmentation chemistry of sulfur allotropes," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-7, December.
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