Nature Communications (Sep 2023)
Chemical evolution of primordial salts and organic sulfur molecules in the asteroid 162173 Ryugu
- 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. Aponte,
- Takaaki Yoshikawa,
- Satoru Tanaka,
- Naohiko Ohkouchi,
- Minako Hashiguchi,
- Hannah McLain,
- Eric T. Parker,
- Saburo Sakai,
- Mihoko Yamaguchi,
- Takahiro Suzuki,
- Tetsuya Yokoyama,
- Hisayoshi Yurimoto,
- Tomoki Nakamura,
- Takaaki Noguchi,
- Ryuji Okazaki,
- Hikaru Yabuta,
- Kanako Sakamoto,
- Toru Yada,
- Masahiro Nishimura,
- Aiko Nakato,
- Akiko Miyazaki,
- Kasumi Yogata,
- Masanao Abe,
- Tatsuaki Okada,
- Tomohiro Usui,
- Makoto Yoshikawa,
- Takanao Saiki,
- Satoshi Tanaka,
- Fuyuto Terui,
- Satoru Nakazawa,
- Sei-ichiro Watanabe,
- Yuichi Tsuda,
- Shogo Tachibana,
- Hayabusa2-initial-analysis SOM team
Affiliations
- 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
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 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
- Norbert Hertkorn
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1
- Yasuhiro Oba
- Institute of Low Temperature Science (ILTS), 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
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 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
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama
- Hisayoshi Yurimoto
- Creative Research Institution (CRIS), Hokkaido University
- Tomoki Nakamura
- Department of Earth Science, Tohoku University
- Takaaki Noguchi
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kyoto University
- Ryuji Okazaki
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 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
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 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)
- Hayabusa2-initial-analysis SOM team
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40871-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
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 SO4 2− > Cl− > S2O3 2− > NO3 − > NH4 +. The salt fraction extracts contain anionic soluble sulfur-bearing species such as S n -polythionic acids (n < 6), C n -alkylsulfonates, alkylthiosulfonates, hydroxyalkylsulfonates, and hydroxyalkylthiosulfonates (n < 7). The sulfur-bearing soluble compounds may have driven the molecular evolution of prebiotic organic material transforming simple organic molecules into hydrophilic, amphiphilic, and refractory S allotropes.
