JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2026

Presentation information

[E] Oral

M (Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary) » M-IS Intersection

[M-IS09] Astrobiology

Fri. May 29, 2026 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 301B (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

Chairperson:Takano Yoshinori(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)), Mizuuchi Ryo(Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University)

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

[MIS09-03] N-Acyl Amino Acids as Dominant Amino Acid Precursors in a Homogenized Aggregate Sample from Asteroid Bennu

*Toshiki Koga1, Yoshinori Takano1,2, Kazunori Sasaki3, Hajime Sato3, Hiroshi Naraoka4, Yasuhiro Oba5, Yoshihiro Furukawa6, Yuta Hirakawa1, Toshihiro Yoshimura1, Naohiko Ohkouchi1, Daniel P. Glavin7, Jason P. Dworkin7, Harold C. Connolly Jr.8,9,10, Dante S. Lauretta8 (1. Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2. Keio University, 3. Human Metabolome Technologies Inc. , 4. Kyushu University, 5. Hokkaido University, 6. Tohoku University, 7. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 8. University of Arizona, 9. Rowan University, 10. American Museum of Natural History)

Keywords:asteroid Bennu, OSIRIS-REx mission, amino acids, origin of life, prebiotic chemistry, astrobiology