¹N.M.Abreu,^2,3J.C.Aponte,⁴E.A.Cloutis,⁵A.N.Nguyen
Geochemistry (Chemie der Erde) (in Press) Link to Article [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemer.2020.125631]
¹Earth Science, Pennsylvania State University – DuBois Campus, DuBois, PA, 15801, USA
²Solar System Exploration Division, Code 691, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
³Department of Chemistry, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA
⁴Department of Geography, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada
⁵Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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We present here a review of the characteristics of CR carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. Over the past three decades, our knowledge and understanding of the scientific value of the CR chondrites have increased dramatically, as more samples from cold and hot deserts have become available for analysis. Based on a variety of compositional, mineralogical, isotopic, and spectroscopic studies, we have come to understand that CR chondrites are excellent samples of asteroidal meteorites to look for virtually unaltered solar nebula material and to observe asteroidal processes in progress. This paper summarizes these investigations, their similarities, and differences with other chondritic groups, their relationships to asteroids, and the questions yet to be addressed.