Traces of the oxygen isotope composition of ancient air in fossilized cosmic dust

Abstract As a sub-type of micrometeorites, I-type cosmic spherules form by complete melting and oxidation of extraterrestrial Fe, Ni metal particles during their atmospheric entry. All oxygen in the resulting Fe, Ni oxides sources from the Earth’s atmosphere and hence makes them probes for the compo...

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Main Authors: Fabian Zahnow, Martin D. Suttle, Marina Lazarov, Stefan Weyer, Tommaso Di Rocco, Luigi Folco, Andreas Pack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02541-5
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