Search Results - "Berger, Eve"
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Solar energetic particle tracks in lunar samples: A transmission electron microscope calibration and implications for lunar space weathering
Published in Meteoritics & planetary science (01-09-2021)“…Transmission electron microscope (TEM) imaging techniques combined with focused ion beam sample preparation were used to calibrate the solar energetic particle…”
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Insights into Abiotically-Generated Amino Acid Enantiomeric Excesses Found in Meteorites
Published in Life (Basel, Switzerland) (01-06-2018)“…Biology exhibits homochirality, in that only one of two possible molecular configurations (called enantiomers) is used in both proteins and nucleic acids. The…”
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A transmission electron microscope study of Itokawa regolith grains
Published in Earth, planets, and space (15-07-2014)“…Analyses of two olivine-rich particles from asteroid 25143 Itokawa returned by the Hayabusa mission (RA-QD02-0125 and RA-QD02-0211) show evidence for space…”
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Aqueous alteration processes in Jezero crater, Mars-implications for organic geochemistry
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (09-12-2022)“…The Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater, Mars, in February 2021. We used the Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics…”
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Early accretion of water and volatile elements to the inner Solar System: evidence from angrites
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences (28-05-2017)“…Inner Solar System bodies are depleted in volatile elements relative to chondrite meteorites, yet the source(s) and mechanism(s) of volatile-element depletion…”
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Evidence for aqueous activity on comet 81P/Wild 2 from sulfide mineral assemblages in Stardust samples and CI chondrites
Published in Geochimica et cosmochimica acta (15-06-2011)“…The discovery of nickel-, copper-, and zinc-bearing iron sulfides from comet 81P/Wild 2 (Wild 2) represents the strongest evidence, in the Stardust collection,…”
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Eucrite‐type achondrites: Petrology and oxygen isotope compositions
Published in Meteoritics & planetary science (01-02-2022)“…We report petrologic studies and oxygen isotope analyses of normal and anomalous eucrites, termed eucrite‐type achondrites. Petrologically anomalous…”
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Chirality in Organic and Mineral Systems: A Review of Reactivity and Alteration Processes Relevant to Prebiotic Chemistry and Life Detection Missions
Published in Symmetry (Basel) (01-03-2022)“…Chirality is a central feature in the evolution of biological systems, but the reason for biology’s strong preference for specific chiralities of amino acids,…”
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Analysis of amino acids, hydroxy acids, and amines in CR chondrites
Published in Meteoritics & planetary science (01-11-2020)“…The abundances, relative distributions, and enantiomeric and isotopic compositions of amines, amino acids, and hydroxy acids in Miller Range (MIL) 090001 and…”
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The Role of the CuCl Active Complex in the Stereoselectivity of the Salt-Induced Peptide Formation Reaction: Insights from Density Functional Theory Calculations
Published in Life (Basel, Switzerland) (23-08-2023)“…The salt-induced peptide formation (SIPF) reaction is a prebiotically plausible mechanism for the spontaneous polymerization of amino acids into peptides on…”
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Heterogeneous histories of Ni-bearing pyrrhotite and pentlandite grains in the CI chondrites Orgueil and Alais
Published in Meteoritics & planetary science (01-10-2016)“…Compositional and structural analyses of CI chondrite iron–nickel sulfide grains reveal heterogeneity both across and within the Orgueil and Alais meteorites…”
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The Nature of Insoluble Organic Matter in Sutter’s Mill and Murchison Carbonaceous Chondrites: Testing the Effect of X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) and Exploring Parent Body Organic Molecular Evolution
Published in Meteoritics & planetary science (01-01-2024)“…This study analyzed samples of the Murchison and Sutter’s Mill carbonaceous chondrite meteorites in support of the future analysis of samples returned from the…”
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Investigating the Impact of X-Ray Computed Tomography Imaging on Soluble Organic Matter in the Murchison Meteorite: Implications for Bennu Sample Analyses
Published in Meteoritics & planetary science (01-01-2024)“…X-ray computed tomography (XCT) is a valuable reconnaissance tool for three-dimensional imaging and identification of distinct lithologies in extraterrestrial…”
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An experimental study of the formation of cubanite (CuFe2S3) in primitive meteorites
Published in Meteoritics & planetary science (01-01-2015)“…The low‐temperature form of CuFe2S3, cubanite, has been identified in the CI chondrite and NASA Stardust mission collections. The presence of this mineral…”
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Coordinated mineralogical and isotopic analyses of a cosmic symplectite discovered in a comet 81P/Wild 2 sample
Published in Meteoritics & planetary science (01-09-2017)“…We have discovered in a Stardust mission terminal particle a unique mineralogical assemblage of symplectically intergrown pentlandite ((Fe,Ni)9S8) and…”
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SHERLOC Raman Mineral Class Detections of the Mars 2020 Crater Floor Campaign
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Planets (01-03-2023)“…The goals of NASA's Mars 2020 mission include searching for evidence of ancient life on Mars, studying the geology of Jezero crater, understanding Mars'…”
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Sulfide-rich metallic impact melts from chondritic parent bodies
Published in Meteoritics & planetary science (01-05-2010)“…– Sacramento Wash 005 (SaW) 005, Meteorite Hills 00428 (MET) 00428, and Mount Howe 88403 (HOW) 88403 are S‐rich Fe,Ni‐rich metal meteorites with fine metal…”
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The water and fluorine content of 4 Vesta
Published in Geochimica et cosmochimica acta (01-12-2019)“…The processes that controlled accretion of water and volatiles to the inner solar system remain enigmatic, because it is difficult to determine the absolute…”
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Diverse Organic-Mineral Associations in Jezero Crater, Mars
Published in Nature (London) (27-07-2023)“…The presence and distribution of preserved organic matter on the surface of Mars can provide key information about the Martian carbon cycle and the potential…”
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Multi-instrument Image Correlation for In Situ Planetary Science on Mars 2020
Published in 2024 IEEE Aerospace Conference (02-03-2024)“…The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is equipped with 23 cameras that aid in science operations and investigations [1]. The cameras on Perseverance image from the…”
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