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Metallic messengers from the cosmos: Rare (Al,Cu)‐bearing meteorites from the Project Stardust collection

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We report the discovery of (Al,Cu)‐bearing metallic alloys in two micrometeorites found in the Project Stardust collection gathered from urban rooftop environments in Norway. Most of the alloys are the same as those found in the Khatyrka meteorite and other micrometeorites, though one has a composition that has not been reported previously. Oxygen isotope ratio measurements using secondary ion mass spectrometry show that the Project Stardust samples reported here, like all earlier examples of natural (Al,Cu)‐bearing alloys, contain material of chondritic affinity.

Source: Meteoritics and Planetary Science

DOI: 10.1111/maps.14377

Authors: Luca Bindi, Jon Larsen, Jan B. Kihle, Guangming Cheng, Jinping Hu, Nan Yao, Chi Ma, Yunbin Guan, Paul D. Asimow, Paul J. Steinhardt

Institutions: University of Florence, University of Oslo, Institute for Energy Technology, Princeton University, California Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Astro and Planetary Science

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,300

Funders: National Science Foundation, California Institute of Technology, Princeton Center for Complex Materials, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Harvard University, Division of Materials Research

Awards: G1024198986, G1746067696, G2174132073, MRI: Acquisition of a field emission electron microprobe for Caltech Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, G3603580073, G5058660907, EAGER: characterization of recovered material from SLAC Matter in Extreme Conditions quasicrystal synthesis shots, G6536552022, Princeton Center for Complex Materials, MRSEC: Center for the Science and Engineering of Materials (CSEM), G88476814

OpenAlex ID: W4411217458

FWCI: 1.452

Cites: 34

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10