Meteorites lend clues to origins of earliest history of solar system
Monday, December 16, 2019 - 14:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and a collaborator from the University of Munster reviewed recent work that shows how meteorites exhibit a fundamental isotopic dichotomy between non-carbonaceous (NC) and carbonaceous (CC - rocks or sediments containing carbon or its compounds) groups, which most likely represent material from the inner and outer solar system.