Primary Convener:
Amanda Hendrix, Planetary Science Institute

Convener:
Kelly Miller, Southwest Research Institute

Chair:
Amanda Hendrix, Planetary Science Institute
Kelly Miller, Southwest Research Institute

Studies of the existence and state of carbonaceous material throughout the solar system are at the forefront of planetary research. Results from studies of samples of low-albedo asteroids 162173 Ryugu from Hayabusa2 and 101955 Bennu from OSIRIS-REx are being shared and discussed. As a framework for these studies, telescopic, laboratory and theoretical studies of carbon in all its forms have expanded. This session will enable exchange around the understanding of carbon in various forms throughout the solar system, and its evolution. Weathering and evolution of carbonaceous compounds in response to thermal processes and irradiation, and what implications these compositions have for understanding material processing in the solar system are topics of interest. In this session, we will generate and share ideas to support research of the new samples, along with studies of carbon, in various forms, at other locations across the solar system.

Index Terms
5220 Hydrothermal systems and weathering on other planets
6205 Asteroids
5420 Impact phenomena, cratering

Neighborhoods:
4. Beyond Earth