Small Bodies Tell the Story of the Solar System: A Scientific Rationale for a Multi-Target Small Body Sample Return Program including the Earth-based Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples

Dennis Bodewits; Devanshu Jha; Larry Nittler; Maitrayee Bose; Marc Fries; Michelle Thompson; Prajkta Mane; Scott Sandford; Seth A. Jacobson

arxiv: 2007.08603 · v1 · pith:BDOYMMB6new · submitted 2020-07-16 · 🌌 astro-ph.IM · astro-ph.EP

Small Bodies Tell the Story of the Solar System: A Scientific Rationale for a Multi-Target Small Body Sample Return Program including the Earth-based Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples

Seth A. Jacobson , Maitrayee Bose , Dennis Bodewits , Marc Fries , Devanshu Jha , Prajkta Mane , Larry Nittler , Scott Sandford

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Small bodies are time-capsules of different eras of solar system history from the most primitive materials within the solar system to evolved pieces of larger bodies. A small body sample return program is an essential component of small body exploration, and such a program should include opportunities for both missions and laboratory analysis.

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