The chemical composition of comets—emerging taxonomies and natal heritage
MJ Mumma, SB Charnley - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Cometary nuclei contain the least modified material from the formative epoch of our
planetary system, and their compositions reflect a range of processes experienced by …
planetary system, and their compositions reflect a range of processes experienced by …
Emerging trends and a comet taxonomy based on the volatile chemistry measured in thirty comets with high-resolution infrared spectroscopy between 1997 and 2013
ND Russo, H Kawakita, RJ Vervack Jr, HA Weaver - Icarus, 2016 - Elsevier
A systematic analysis of the mixing ratios with respect to H 2 O for eight species (CH 3 OH,
HCN, NH 3, H 2 CO, C 2 H 2, C 2 H 6, CH 4, and CO) measured with high-resolution infrared …
HCN, NH 3, H 2 CO, C 2 H 2, C 2 H 6, CH 4, and CO) measured with high-resolution infrared …
The composition of cometary volatiles
D Bockelée-Morvan, J Crovisier, MJ Mumma… - Comets …, 2004 - books.google.com
The composition of cometary ices provides key information on the chemical and physical
properties of the outer solar nebula where comets formed, 4.6 Gy ago. This chapter …
properties of the outer solar nebula where comets formed, 4.6 Gy ago. This chapter …
[PDF][PDF] The nature and distribution of the organic material in carbonaceous chondrites and interplanetary dust particles
S Pizzarello, GW Cooper, GJ Flynn - … and the early solar system II, 2006 - researchgate.net
Most of the carbon in carbonaceous chondrites is organic material that displays structures as
diverse as kerogen-like macromolecules and simpler soluble compounds ranging from polar …
diverse as kerogen-like macromolecules and simpler soluble compounds ranging from polar …
The 2009 edition of the GEISA spectroscopic database
N Jacquinet-Husson, L Crepeau, R Armante… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2011 - Elsevier
The updated 2009 edition of the spectroscopic database GEISA (Gestion et Etude des
Informations Spectroscopiques Atmosphériques; Management and Study of Atmospheric …
Informations Spectroscopiques Atmosphériques; Management and Study of Atmospheric …
A survey of CO, CO2, and H2O in comets and centaurs
CO and CO 2 are the two dominant carbon-bearing molecules in comae and have major
roles in driving activity. Their relative abundances also provide strong observational …
roles in driving activity. Their relative abundances also provide strong observational …
The composition of ices in comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) from radio spectroscopy-further results and upper limits on undetected species
J Crovisier, D Bockelée-Morvan, P Colom… - Astronomy & …, 2004 - aanda.org
From radio spectroscopic observations of comets, more than 22 molecules, radicals and
ions, plus several isotopologues, were detected, the majority of them being recently …
ions, plus several isotopologues, were detected, the majority of them being recently …
Cometary volatiles and the origin of comets
MF A'Hearn, LM Feaga, HU Keller… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We describe recent results on the CO/CO 2/H 2 O composition of comets together with a
survey of older literature (primarily for CO/H 2 O) and compare these with models of the …
survey of older literature (primarily for CO/H 2 O) and compare these with models of the …
The peculiar volatile composition of CO-dominated comet C/2016 R2 (PanSTARRS)
AJ McKay, MA DiSanti, MSP Kelley… - The Astronomical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Comet C/2016 R2 (PanSTARRS) has a peculiar volatile composition, with CO
being the dominant volatile, as opposed to H 2 O, and one of the largest N 2/CO ratios ever …
being the dominant volatile, as opposed to H 2 O, and one of the largest N 2/CO ratios ever …
Remote infrared observations of parent volatiles in comets: A window on the early solar system
MJ Mumma, MA DiSanti, ND Russo… - Advances in Space …, 2003 - Elsevier
Organic volatiles and water in Oort Cloud comets were investigated at infrared wavelengths.
The detected species include H2O, CO, CH3OH, CH4, C2H2, C2H6, OCS, HCN, NH3, and …
The detected species include H2O, CO, CH3OH, CH4, C2H2, C2H6, OCS, HCN, NH3, and …