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Thomas Zega

Professor, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory | Professor, Materials Science and Engineering | Director, KMICF | Member of the Graduate Faculty | Professor, Planetary Sciences

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40+ Collaborators
$11M / $26.6M Funding
20+ Grants
200+ Publications
6+ Courses
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mineralogy, geology, planetary science, space exploration, geochemistry, materials science, astrophysics, sample analysis, space weathering, astronomy, astrochemistry, material science, cosmochemistry, chondrites, astrobiology, thermodynamics, asteroid composition, spectroscopy, presolar grains, meteorites, nanotechnology, chemistry, isotopic analysis, petrology, aqueous alteration, lunar soil, chondrite, organic matter, planetary materials, transmission electron microscope

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    Variable Iron Oxidation States in Asteroid Bennu Samples Returned by the OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft

    2024

    A Coordinated Analytical Investigation of Sulfide Minerals in Type 1 Chondrites as Analogues to Bennu and Ryugu

    2024

    Evaluating the Chemical Composition of Sulfides from Asteroid Bennu: Preparation for Sulfur Isotopic Analysis

    2024

    The Mystery Element: Tracing Phosphorus from Stars to Planets

    2024

    The Mineralogy of Asteroid Bennu: First Results from X-Ray Powder Diffraction of Returned Samples

    2024
    asteroid, mineralogy, x-ray, returned samples

    Iron Oxidation State in Bennu as Revealed by X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure Spectroscopy

    2024

    Initial Characterization of Intermediate Bennu Particles to Evaluate Lithologic Diversity and Mineralogic and Redox Equilibria

    2024

    The Kuiper-Arizona Laboratory for Astromaterials Analysis K-ALFAA) at the University of Arizona

    2024
    astromaterials, laboratory, university, analysis

    Development of a Nebular Thermochronometer Based on Mg-Al Inversion in Spinel

    2024
    planetary science, geochemistry, mineralogy, thermochronology, astrochemistry

    Thermodynamics of ultrarefractory condensates: Implications for the high-temperature limit of the inner dust rim of the early solar protoplanetary disk

    2024
    thermodynamics, protoplanetary disk

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    • Lucy Ziurys

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    • Chemistry of the Solar System

    • Nanoscale Analysis of Materials Using Transmission Electron Microscopy

    • Cosmochemistry

    • Universe and Humanity: Exploring our Place in Space

    • Planetary Materials

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