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Presolar Stardust in Asteroid Ryugu

Jens Barosch , Larry R. Nittler , Jianhua Wang , Conel M. O'D. Alexander , Bradley T. de Gregorio , Cecile Engrand (1) , Yoko Kebukawa , Kazuhide Nagashima , Rhonda M. Stroud , Hikaru Yabuta , Yoshinari Abe , Jérôme Aléon (2) , Sachiko Amari , Yuri Amelin , Ken-Ichi Bajo , Laure Bejach (1) , Martin Bizzarro , Lydie Bonal (3) , Audrey Bouvier , Richard W. Carlson , Marc Chaussidon (4) , Byeon-Gak Choi , George D. Cody , Emmanuel Dartois (5) , Nicolas Dauphas , Andrew M. Davis , Alexandre Dazzi (6) , Ariane Deniset-Besseau (6) , Tommaso Di Rocco , Jean Duprat (2) , Wataru Fujiya , Ryota Fukai , Ikshu Gautam , Makiko K. Haba , Minako Hashiguchi , Yuki Hibiya , Hiroshi Hidaka , Hisashi Homma , Peter Hoppe , Gary R. Huss , Kiyohiro Ichida , Tsuyoshi Iizuka , Trevor R. Ireland , Akira Ishikawa , Motoo Ito , Shoichi Itoh , Kanami Kamide , Noriyuki Kawasaki , A. L. David Kilcoyne , Noriko T. Kita , Kouki Kitajima , Thorsten Kleine , Shintaro Komatani , Mutsumi Komatsu , Alexander N. Krot , Ming-Chang Liu , Zita Martins , Yuki Masuda , Jérémie Mathurin (6) , Kevin D. Mckeegan , Gilles Montagnac (7) , Mayu Morita , Smail Mostefaoui (2) , Kazuko Motomura , Frédéric Moynier (4) , Izumi Nakai , Ann N. Nguyen , Takuji Ohigashi , Taiga Okumura , Morihiko Onose , Andreas Pack , Changkun Park , Laurette Piani (8) , Liping Qin , Eric Quirico (3) , Laurent Remusat (2) , Sara S. Russell , Naoya Sakamoto , Scott A. Sandford , Maria Schönbächler , Miho Shigenaka , Hiroki Suga , Lauren Tafla , Yoshio Takahashi , Yasuo Takeichi , Yusuke Tamenori , Haolan Tang , Kentaro Terada , Yasuko Terada , Tomohiro Usui , Maximilien Verdier-Paoletti (2) , Sohei Wada , Meenakshi Wadhwa , Daisuke Wakabayashi , Richard J. Walker , Katsuyuki Yamashita , Shohei Yamashita , Qing-Zhu Yin , Tetsuya Yokoyama , Shigekazu Yoneda , Edward D. Young , Hiroharu Yui , Ai-Cheng Zhang , Masanao Abe , Akiko Miyazaki , Aiko Nakato , Satoru Nakazawa , Masahiro Nishimura , Tatsuaki Okada , Takanao Saiki , Satoshi Tanaka , Fuyuto Terui , Yuichi Tsuda , Sei-Ichiro Watanabe , Toru Yada , Kasumi Yogata , Makoto Yoshikawa , Tomoki Nakamura , Hiroshi Naraoka , Takaaki Noguchi , Ryuji Okazaki , Kanako Sakamoto , Shogo Tachibana , Hisayoshi Yurimoto
Jens Barosch
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Larry R. Nittler
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Jianhua Wang
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Conel M. O'D. Alexander
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Bradley T. de Gregorio
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Yoko Kebukawa
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Kazuhide Nagashima
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Rhonda M. Stroud
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Hikaru Yabuta
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Yoshinari Abe
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Sachiko Amari
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Yuri Amelin
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Ken-Ichi Bajo
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Martin Bizzarro
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Audrey Bouvier
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Richard W. Carlson
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Byeon-Gak Choi
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George D. Cody
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Nicolas Dauphas
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Andrew M. Davis
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Alexandre Dazzi
Ariane Deniset-Besseau
Tommaso Di Rocco
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Wataru Fujiya
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Ryota Fukai
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Ikshu Gautam
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Makiko K. Haba
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Minako Hashiguchi
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Yuki Hibiya
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Hiroshi Hidaka
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Hisashi Homma
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Peter Hoppe
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Gary R. Huss
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Kiyohiro Ichida
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Tsuyoshi Iizuka
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Trevor R. Ireland
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Akira Ishikawa
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Motoo Ito
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Shoichi Itoh
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Kanami Kamide
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Noriyuki Kawasaki
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A. L. David Kilcoyne
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Noriko T. Kita
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Kouki Kitajima
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Thorsten Kleine
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Shintaro Komatani
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Mutsumi Komatsu
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Alexander N. Krot
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Ming-Chang Liu
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Zita Martins
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Yuki Masuda
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Kevin D. Mckeegan
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Mayu Morita
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Kazuko Motomura
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Izumi Nakai
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Ann N. Nguyen
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Takuji Ohigashi
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Taiga Okumura
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Morihiko Onose
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Andreas Pack
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Changkun Park
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Liping Qin
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Sara S. Russell
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Naoya Sakamoto
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Scott A. Sandford
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Maria Schönbächler
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Miho Shigenaka
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Hiroki Suga
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Lauren Tafla
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Yoshio Takahashi
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Yasuo Takeichi
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Yusuke Tamenori
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Haolan Tang
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Kentaro Terada
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Yasuko Terada
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Tomohiro Usui
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Sohei Wada
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Meenakshi Wadhwa
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Daisuke Wakabayashi
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Richard J. Walker
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Katsuyuki Yamashita
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Shohei Yamashita
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Qing-Zhu Yin
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Tetsuya Yokoyama
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Shigekazu Yoneda
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Edward D. Young
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Hiroharu Yui
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Ai-Cheng Zhang
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Masanao Abe
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Akiko Miyazaki
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Aiko Nakato
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Satoru Nakazawa
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Masahiro Nishimura
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Tatsuaki Okada
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Takanao Saiki
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Satoshi Tanaka
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Fuyuto Terui
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Yuichi Tsuda
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Sei-Ichiro Watanabe
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Toru Yada
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Kasumi Yogata
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Makoto Yoshikawa
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Tomoki Nakamura
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Hiroshi Naraoka
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Takaaki Noguchi
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Ryuji Okazaki
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Kanako Sakamoto
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Shogo Tachibana
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Hisayoshi Yurimoto
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Abstract

We have conducted a NanoSIMS-based search for presolar material in samples recently returned from C-type asteroid Ryugu as part of JAXA's Hayabusa2 mission. We report the detection of all major presolar grain types with O- and C-anomalous isotopic compositions typically identified in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites: 1 silicate, 1 oxide, 1 O-anomalous supernova grain of ambiguous phase, 38 SiC, and 16 carbonaceous grains. At least two of the carbonaceous grains are presolar graphites, whereas several grains with moderate C isotopic anomalies are probably organics. The presolar silicate was located in a clast with a less altered lithology than the typical extensively aqueously altered Ryugu matrix. The matrix-normalized presolar grain abundances in Ryugu are ${4.8}_{-2.6}^{+4.7}$ ppm for O-anomalous grains, ${25}_{-5}^{+6}$ ppm for SiC grains, and ${11}_{-3}^{+5}$ ppm for carbonaceous grains. Ryugu is isotopically and petrologically similar to carbonaceous Ivuna-type (CI) chondrites. To compare the in situ presolar grain abundances of Ryugu with CI chondrites, we also mapped Ivuna and Orgueil samples and found a total of 15 SiC grains and 6 carbonaceous grains. No O-anomalous grains were detected. The matrix-normalized presolar grain abundances in the CI chondrites are similar to those in Ryugu: ${23}_{-6}^{+7}$ ppm SiC and ${9.0}_{-3.6}^{+5.4}$ ppm carbonaceous grains. Thus, our results provide further evidence in support of the Ryugu-CI connection. They also reveal intriguing hints of small-scale heterogeneities in the Ryugu samples, such as locally distinct degrees of alteration that allowed the preservation of delicate presolar material.
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insu-03776407 , version 1 (13-09-2022)

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Jens Barosch, Larry R. Nittler, Jianhua Wang, Conel M. O'D. Alexander, Bradley T. de Gregorio, et al.. Presolar Stardust in Asteroid Ryugu. The Astrophysical journal letters, 2022, 935, ⟨10.3847/2041-8213/ac83bd⟩. ⟨insu-03776407⟩
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