Magnetization of carbonaceous asteroids by nebular fields and the origin of CM chondrites

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The solar nebular field may have produced post-accretional magnetization in at least two groups of meteorites, CM and CV chondrites [1–3], which originated from planetesimals that may have underwent aqueous alteration before gas in the solar nebula dissipated [1,3]. Magnetic minerals produced during aqueous alteration, such as magnetite and pyrrhotite [4], could acquire a chemical remanent magnetization from that nebular field [3]. However, many questions about the size, composition, formation time, and, ultimately, identity of the parent bodies that produced magnetized CM and CV chondrites await answers—including whether a parent body might exhibit a detectable magnetic field today. Here, we use thermal evolution models to show that planetesimals that formed between a few Myr after CAIs and ~1 Myr before the nebular gas dissipated could acquire from the nebular field, and retain until today, a chemical remanent magnetization throughout nearly their entire volume. Hence, in-situ magnetometer measurements of C-type asteroids could help link magnetized asteroids to magnetized meteorites. Specifically, a future mission could search for a magnetic field as part of testing the hypothesis that 2 Pallas is the parent body of the CM chondrites [5]. Overall, large carbonaceous asteroids might record ancient magnetic fields in magnetic remanence that produces strong modern magnetic fields, even without a metallic core that once hosted a dynamo. Full Text Additional Declarations There is NO Competing Interest. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Published Journal Publication published 13 Oct, 2022 Read the published version in Nature Astronomy → Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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