The molecular composition of Comet C/2007 W1 (Boattini): Evidence of a peculiar outgassing and a rich chemistry

Icarus

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 227-240

  Villanueva, G L ^a,b   Mumma, M J ^a   DiSanti, M A ^a   Bonev, B P ^a,b   Gibb, E L ^c   Magee Sauer, K ^d   Blake, G A ^e   Salyk, C ^f  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Comets, Composition; Cosmochemistry; Infrared observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053520933     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.08.024     Document Type: Article

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