The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system

Direct links between carbonaceous chondrites and their parent bodies in the solar system are rare. The Winchcombe meteorite is the most accurately recorded carbonaceous chondrite fall. Its pre-atmospheric orbit and cosmic-ray exposure age confirm that it arrived on Earth shortly after ejection from...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	King, A.J., Daly, L., Rowe, J., Joy, K.H., Greenwood, R.C., Devillepoix, Hadrien, Suttle, M.D., Chan, Q.H.S., Russell, S.S., Bates, H.C., Bryson, J.F.J., Clay, P.L., Vida, D., Lee, M.R., O’Brien, Á., Hallis, L.J., Stephen, N.R., Tartèse, R., Sansom, Ellie, Towner, Martin, Cupak, Martin, Shober, P.M., Bland, Phil, Findlay, R., Franchi, I.A., Verchovsky, A.B., Abernethy, F.A.J., Grady, M.M., Floyd, C.J., Van Ginneken, M., Bridges, J., Hicks, L.J., Jones, R.H., Mitchell, J.T., Genge, M.J., Jenkins, L., Martin, P.E., Sephton, M.A., Watson, J.S., Salge, T., Shirley, K.A., Curtis, R.J., Warren, T.J., Bowles, N.E., Stuart, F.M., Nicola, L.D., Györe, D., Boyce, A.J., Shaw, K.M.M., Elliott, T., Steele, R.C.J., Povinec, P., Laubenstein, M., Sanderson, D., Cresswell, A., Jull, A.J.T., Sýkora, I., Sridhar, S., Harrison, R.J., Willcocks, F.M., Harrison, C.S., Hallatt, D., Wozniakiewicz, P.J., Burchell, M.J., Alesbrook, L.S., Dignam, A., Almeida, N.V., Smith, C.L., Clark, B., Humphreys-Williams, E.R., Schofield, P.F., Cornwell, L.T., Spathis, V., Morgan, G.H., Perkins, M.J., Kacerek, R., Campbell-Burns, P., Colas, F., Zanda, B., Vernazza, P., Bouley, S., Jeanne, S., Hankey, M., Collins, G.S., Young, J.S., Shaw, C., Horak, J., Jones, D., James, N., Bosley, S., Shuttleworth, A., Dickinson, P., McMullan, I., Robson, D., Smedley, A.R.D., Stanley, B., Bassom, R., McIntyre, M., Suttle, A.A., Fleet, R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	2022
Online Access:	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102073 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91790

_version_	1848765593097863168
author	King, A.J. Daly, L. Rowe, J. Joy, K.H. Greenwood, R.C. Devillepoix, Hadrien Suttle, M.D. Chan, Q.H.S. Russell, S.S. Bates, H.C. Bryson, J.F.J. Clay, P.L. Vida, D. Lee, M.R. O’Brien, Á. Hallis, L.J. Stephen, N.R. Tartèse, R. Sansom, Ellie Towner, Martin Cupak, Martin Shober, P.M. Bland, Phil Findlay, R. Franchi, I.A. Verchovsky, A.B. Abernethy, F.A.J. Grady, M.M. Floyd, C.J. Van Ginneken, M. Bridges, J. Hicks, L.J. Jones, R.H. Mitchell, J.T. Genge, M.J. Jenkins, L. Martin, P.E. Sephton, M.A. Watson, J.S. Salge, T. Shirley, K.A. Curtis, R.J. Warren, T.J. Bowles, N.E. Stuart, F.M. Nicola, L.D. Györe, D. Boyce, A.J. Shaw, K.M.M. Elliott, T. Steele, R.C.J. Povinec, P. Laubenstein, M. Sanderson, D. Cresswell, A. Jull, A.J.T. Sýkora, I. Sridhar, S. Harrison, R.J. Willcocks, F.M. Harrison, C.S. Hallatt, D. Wozniakiewicz, P.J. Burchell, M.J. Alesbrook, L.S. Dignam, A. Almeida, N.V. Smith, C.L. Clark, B. Humphreys-Williams, E.R. Schofield, P.F. Cornwell, L.T. Spathis, V. Morgan, G.H. Perkins, M.J. Kacerek, R. Campbell-Burns, P. Colas, F. Zanda, B. Vernazza, P. Bouley, S. Jeanne, S. Hankey, M. Collins, G.S. Young, J.S. Shaw, C. Horak, J. Jones, D. James, N. Bosley, S. Shuttleworth, A. Dickinson, P. McMullan, I. Robson, D. Smedley, A.R.D. Stanley, B. Bassom, R. McIntyre, M. Suttle, A.A. Fleet, R.
author_facet	King, A.J. Daly, L. Rowe, J. Joy, K.H. Greenwood, R.C. Devillepoix, Hadrien Suttle, M.D. Chan, Q.H.S. Russell, S.S. Bates, H.C. Bryson, J.F.J. Clay, P.L. Vida, D. Lee, M.R. O’Brien, Á. Hallis, L.J. Stephen, N.R. Tartèse, R. Sansom, Ellie Towner, Martin Cupak, Martin Shober, P.M. Bland, Phil Findlay, R. Franchi, I.A. Verchovsky, A.B. Abernethy, F.A.J. Grady, M.M. Floyd, C.J. Van Ginneken, M. Bridges, J. Hicks, L.J. Jones, R.H. Mitchell, J.T. Genge, M.J. Jenkins, L. Martin, P.E. Sephton, M.A. Watson, J.S. Salge, T. Shirley, K.A. Curtis, R.J. Warren, T.J. Bowles, N.E. Stuart, F.M. Nicola, L.D. Györe, D. Boyce, A.J. Shaw, K.M.M. Elliott, T. Steele, R.C.J. Povinec, P. Laubenstein, M. Sanderson, D. Cresswell, A. Jull, A.J.T. Sýkora, I. Sridhar, S. Harrison, R.J. Willcocks, F.M. Harrison, C.S. Hallatt, D. Wozniakiewicz, P.J. Burchell, M.J. Alesbrook, L.S. Dignam, A. Almeida, N.V. Smith, C.L. Clark, B. Humphreys-Williams, E.R. Schofield, P.F. Cornwell, L.T. Spathis, V. Morgan, G.H. Perkins, M.J. Kacerek, R. Campbell-Burns, P. Colas, F. Zanda, B. Vernazza, P. Bouley, S. Jeanne, S. Hankey, M. Collins, G.S. Young, J.S. Shaw, C. Horak, J. Jones, D. James, N. Bosley, S. Shuttleworth, A. Dickinson, P. McMullan, I. Robson, D. Smedley, A.R.D. Stanley, B. Bassom, R. McIntyre, M. Suttle, A.A. Fleet, R.
author_sort	King, A.J.
building	Curtin Institutional Repository
collection	Online Access
description	Direct links between carbonaceous chondrites and their parent bodies in the solar system are rare. The Winchcombe meteorite is the most accurately recorded carbonaceous chondrite fall. Its pre-atmospheric orbit and cosmic-ray exposure age confirm that it arrived on Earth shortly after ejection from a primitive asteroid. Recovered only hours after falling, the composition of the Winchcombe meteorite is largely unmodified by the terrestrial environment. It contains abundant hydrated silicates formed during fluid-rock reactions, and carbon- and nitrogen-bearing organic matter including soluble protein amino acids. The near-pristine hydrogen isotopic composition of the Winchcombe meteorite is comparable to the terrestrial hydrosphere, providing further evidence that volatile-rich carbonaceous asteroids played an important role in the origin of Earth’s water.
first_indexed	2025-11-14T11:37:43Z
format	Journal Article
id	curtin-20.500.11937-91790
institution	Curtin University Malaysia
institution_category	Local University
language	eng
last_indexed	2025-11-14T11:37:43Z
publishDate	2022
recordtype	eprints
repository_type	Digital Repository
spelling	curtin-20.500.11937-917902023-06-06T04:54:17Z The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system King, A.J. Daly, L. Rowe, J. Joy, K.H. Greenwood, R.C. Devillepoix, Hadrien Suttle, M.D. Chan, Q.H.S. Russell, S.S. Bates, H.C. Bryson, J.F.J. Clay, P.L. Vida, D. Lee, M.R. O’Brien, Á. Hallis, L.J. Stephen, N.R. Tartèse, R. Sansom, Ellie Towner, Martin Cupak, Martin Shober, P.M. Bland, Phil Findlay, R. Franchi, I.A. Verchovsky, A.B. Abernethy, F.A.J. Grady, M.M. Floyd, C.J. Van Ginneken, M. Bridges, J. Hicks, L.J. Jones, R.H. Mitchell, J.T. Genge, M.J. Jenkins, L. Martin, P.E. Sephton, M.A. Watson, J.S. Salge, T. Shirley, K.A. Curtis, R.J. Warren, T.J. Bowles, N.E. Stuart, F.M. Nicola, L.D. Györe, D. Boyce, A.J. Shaw, K.M.M. Elliott, T. Steele, R.C.J. Povinec, P. Laubenstein, M. Sanderson, D. Cresswell, A. Jull, A.J.T. Sýkora, I. Sridhar, S. Harrison, R.J. Willcocks, F.M. Harrison, C.S. Hallatt, D. Wozniakiewicz, P.J. Burchell, M.J. Alesbrook, L.S. Dignam, A. Almeida, N.V. Smith, C.L. Clark, B. Humphreys-Williams, E.R. Schofield, P.F. Cornwell, L.T. Spathis, V. Morgan, G.H. Perkins, M.J. Kacerek, R. Campbell-Burns, P. Colas, F. Zanda, B. Vernazza, P. Bouley, S. Jeanne, S. Hankey, M. Collins, G.S. Young, J.S. Shaw, C. Horak, J. Jones, D. James, N. Bosley, S. Shuttleworth, A. Dickinson, P. McMullan, I. Robson, D. Smedley, A.R.D. Stanley, B. Bassom, R. McIntyre, M. Suttle, A.A. Fleet, R. Direct links between carbonaceous chondrites and their parent bodies in the solar system are rare. The Winchcombe meteorite is the most accurately recorded carbonaceous chondrite fall. Its pre-atmospheric orbit and cosmic-ray exposure age confirm that it arrived on Earth shortly after ejection from a primitive asteroid. Recovered only hours after falling, the composition of the Winchcombe meteorite is largely unmodified by the terrestrial environment. It contains abundant hydrated silicates formed during fluid-rock reactions, and carbon- and nitrogen-bearing organic matter including soluble protein amino acids. The near-pristine hydrogen isotopic composition of the Winchcombe meteorite is comparable to the terrestrial hydrosphere, providing further evidence that volatile-rich carbonaceous asteroids played an important role in the origin of Earth’s water. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91790 10.1126/sciadv.abq3925 eng http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102073 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle	King, A.J. Daly, L. Rowe, J. Joy, K.H. Greenwood, R.C. Devillepoix, Hadrien Suttle, M.D. Chan, Q.H.S. Russell, S.S. Bates, H.C. Bryson, J.F.J. Clay, P.L. Vida, D. Lee, M.R. O’Brien, Á. Hallis, L.J. Stephen, N.R. Tartèse, R. Sansom, Ellie Towner, Martin Cupak, Martin Shober, P.M. Bland, Phil Findlay, R. Franchi, I.A. Verchovsky, A.B. Abernethy, F.A.J. Grady, M.M. Floyd, C.J. Van Ginneken, M. Bridges, J. Hicks, L.J. Jones, R.H. Mitchell, J.T. Genge, M.J. Jenkins, L. Martin, P.E. Sephton, M.A. Watson, J.S. Salge, T. Shirley, K.A. Curtis, R.J. Warren, T.J. Bowles, N.E. Stuart, F.M. Nicola, L.D. Györe, D. Boyce, A.J. Shaw, K.M.M. Elliott, T. Steele, R.C.J. Povinec, P. Laubenstein, M. Sanderson, D. Cresswell, A. Jull, A.J.T. Sýkora, I. Sridhar, S. Harrison, R.J. Willcocks, F.M. Harrison, C.S. Hallatt, D. Wozniakiewicz, P.J. Burchell, M.J. Alesbrook, L.S. Dignam, A. Almeida, N.V. Smith, C.L. Clark, B. Humphreys-Williams, E.R. Schofield, P.F. Cornwell, L.T. Spathis, V. Morgan, G.H. Perkins, M.J. Kacerek, R. Campbell-Burns, P. Colas, F. Zanda, B. Vernazza, P. Bouley, S. Jeanne, S. Hankey, M. Collins, G.S. Young, J.S. Shaw, C. Horak, J. Jones, D. James, N. Bosley, S. Shuttleworth, A. Dickinson, P. McMullan, I. Robson, D. Smedley, A.R.D. Stanley, B. Bassom, R. McIntyre, M. Suttle, A.A. Fleet, R. The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system
title	The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system
title_full	The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system
title_fullStr	The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system
title_full_unstemmed	The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system
title_short	The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system
title_sort	winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system
url	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102073 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91790

The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system

Similar Items