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A Tale of “Two” Comets: The Primary Volatile Composition of Comet 2P/Encke Across Apparitions and Implications for Cometary Science

open access: yesThe Astronomical Journal, 2018
Abstract The highly favorable 2017 apparition of 2P/Encke allowed the first comprehensive comparison of primary volatile abundances in a given comet across multiple apparitions. This apparition offered opportunities to address pressing questions in cometary science, including investigating evolutionary and/or heliocentric distance (R
Nathan X. Roth   +7 more
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Primary Volatiles During the 2010 Apparition of Comet 103P/Hartley-2 as Revealed at Infrared Wavelengths: Production Rates and Spatial Profiles

open access: yes, 2011
We acquired high resolution near-infrared spectra of comet 103P/Hartley-2 with NIRSPEC at the W. M. Keck Observatory and CRIRES at the ESO VLT, emphasizing primary volatiles before, during, and after the comet's close approach to Earth (July-December ...
Lippi, M.   +13 more
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Infrared Compositional Measurements in Comet C/2017 K2 (Pan-STARRS) at Heliocentric Distances Beyond 2.3 au

open access: yesThe Astronomical Journal
Comet C/2017 K2 (Pan-STARRS) provided a rare opportunity to investigate the evolution of coma composition and outgassing patterns over a transitional heliocentric distance ( R _h ) range where activity drivers in comets are thought to change from ...
Chemeda Ejeta   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Volatile Composition and Activity Evolution of Main-belt Comet 358P/PANSTARRS

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal
Abstract We report the detection of water vapor associated with main-belt comet 358P/PANSTARRS on UT 2024 January 8–9 using the NIRSPEC instrument on board JWST. We derive a water production rate of Q
Henry H. Hsieh   +19 more
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Summer fireworks on comet 67P

open access: yes, 2016
International audienceDuring its two years mission around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft had the unique opportunity to follow closely a comet in the most active part of its orbit.
Rickmann, H.   +206 more
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On the Early Thermal Processing of Planetesimals during and after the Giant Planet Instability

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal
Born as ice-rich planetesimals, cometary nuclei were gravitationally scattered onto their current orbits in the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud during the giant planets’ dynamical instability in the early stages of our solar system’s history.
Anastasios Gkotsinas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of Primary Volatile Production in COMET C/20O9 Pl (GARRADD) During its 2011-2O12 Apparition

open access: yes, 2012
We quantified primary volatiles in comet C/2009 Pl (Garradd) through pre- and post-perihelion observations acquired during its apparition in 2011-12 [1,2,3]. Detected volatiles include H2O, CO, CH4, C2H2, C2H6, HCN, NH3, H2CO, and CH3OH.
Lippi, M.   +9 more
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Comprehensive Analyses of the Strongly Carbon-chain Depleted Comets in Lowell Observatory’s Narrowband Photometry Database

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal
We present measurements, analyses, and results for the 17 strongly carbon-chain depleted comets in Lowell Observatory’s narrowband photometry database.
Allison N. Bair, David G. Schleicher
doaj   +1 more source

The Ice Chemistry in Comets and Planet-forming Disks: Statistical Comparison of CH3OH, H2CO, and NH3 Abundance Ratios

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal Letters
Comets are frozen remnants of our solar system’s formation, and comparing their chemical composition to that of planet-forming systems can reveal crucial insights about our origins, potentially answering one of the most challenging questions in planetary
Manuela Lippi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Volatile Composition of Comet 17P/Holmes after Its Extraordinary Outburst

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 2008
The volatile abundances in comet 17P/Holmes were measured on three dates (UT 2007 October 27.6 and 31.3 and November 2.3) using high-dispersion (λ/Δ λ ~ 2.5 × 104) infrared spectroscopy with NIRSPEC at the W. M. Keck Observatory and CSHELL at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility.
Russo, N. Dello   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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