Mikhail Zolotov

* Chemistry/mineralogy of the solar nebula and parent bodies of chondrites

* Theoretical modeling of aqueous alteration and low-temperature metamorphism on asteroids

* Modeling of oxidation-reduction processes; formation, reactivity, and escape of H2

* Formation of highly oxidized species (carbonates, sulfates)

* Aqueous reduction processes

* Stability of individual minerals (e.g., fayalite) in parent bodies of chondrites

* Stability, synthesis and transformation of organic compounds

Related publications

Zolotov, M. Yu., and Mironenko, M. V. (2008b) Aqueous Alteration of CM2 Chondrites Evaluated with Kinetic Models. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 43, Suppl. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu., and Mironenko, M. V. (2008a) Early Alteration of Matrices in Parent Bodies of CI/CM Carbonaceous Chondrites: Kinetic-Thermodynamic Modeling, XXXIX Lunar and Planet. Sci. [CD-ROM], abstract 1998. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu., Mironenko, M. V. and Krieg M. L. (2007) Evaluation of Pressure During Aqueous Alteration and Metamorphism of Asteroids, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 42, Suppl. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu., and Mironenko, M. V. (2007) Hydrogen Chloride as a Source of Acid Fluids in Parent Bodies of Chondrites, XXXVIII Lunar and Planet. Sci., [CD-ROM], abstract 2340. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu., Mironenko, M. V., and Shock, E. L. (2006) Thermodynamic Constraints on Fayalite Formation on Parent Bodies of Chondrites. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 41(11), 1775-1796. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu. (2005) Water-Rock Reactions on Non-Planetary Bodies in the Early Solar System, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract P53A-07, Invited. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu., Shock, E. L., and Mironenko, M. V. (2005) Hydrogen Formation and Phase Partitioning During Parent Body Alteration of Chondrites: A Thermodynamic Quantification, Meteoritics and Planetary Science 40, Suppl., A176. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu., Mironenko, M. V., and Shock, E. L. (2005) Thermodynamic Constraints on Fayalite Formation on Parent Bodies of Chondrites, Meteoritics and Planetary Science 40, Suppl., A175.

Zolotov, M. Yu., Mironenko, M. V., and Shock, E. L. (2005) Competitive Oxidation and Hydration during Aqueous Alteration of Asteroids. In Workshop on Oxygen in Asteroids and Meteorites, held June 2-3, 2005 in Flagstaff, Arizona, LPI Contribution No. 1267, p. 33. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu., Mironenko, M. V., and Shock, E. L. (2005) Aqueous Alteration and Hydrogen Generation on Parent Bodies of Unequilibrated Ordinary Chondrites: Thermodynamic Modeling for the Semarkona Composition. XXXVI Lunar and Planet. Sci., [CD-ROM], abstract 2271. pdf

Mironenko, M. V., and Zolotov, M. Yu. (2005) Thermodynamic Models for Aqueous Alteration Coupled with Volume and Pressure Changes in Asteroids (2005) XXXVI Lunar and Planet. Sci., [CD-ROM], abstract 2207. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu., and Shock, E. L. (2004) Pathways of Hydrogen Generation During Aqueous Alteration of Chondrites. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 39, Suppl., A119. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu., Seewald, J. S., and McCollom, T. M. (2003) Dissolved Carbon Monoxide in Hydrothermal Fluids on Solar System Bodies: Experimental study of Reactivity and Organic Synthesis. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 38, Suppl. A132.

Zolotov, M. Yu., and Shock, E. L. (2003) Aqueous Reduction Processes in Asteroids. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 38, Suppl., A68.

Zolotov, M. Yu., and Shock, E. L. (2003) Aqueous Oxidation of Parent Bodies of Carbonaceous Chondrites and Galilean Satellites Driven by Hydrogen Escape, XXXIII Lunar and Planet. Sci., [CD-ROM], abstract 2047. pdf

Zolotov, M. Yu., and Shock, E. L. (2001) Stability of Condensed Hydrocarbons in the Solar Nebula. Icarus 150, 323-337. pdf