Reservoirs for comets: Compositional differences based on infrared observations

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 138, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 127-145

  DiSanti, Michael A ^a   Mumma, Michael J ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Comets; Composition; Ices; Infrared spectroscopy; Molecular spectroscopy; Parent volatiles

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; FORMING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SUN;

COMETS; COMPOSITION; ICES; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; PARENT VOLATILES;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 51549113583     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-008-9361-0     Document Type: Article

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