Author
Kouki Kitajima
Recent research
- Physics & Space
The parent bodies of Ryugu and Ivuna formed before those of other carbonaceous chondrites
Most carbonaceous chondrite (CC) meteorites contain abundant chondrules, millimeter-scale spherical inclusions of previously molten material. Ivuna-type carbonaceous chondrites (CIs) do not contain chondrules, nor do samples of the carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu. CIs and Ryugu share...