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Molecular Abundances in Comets
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 July 2016
Abstract
The molecular composition of cometary volatiles is a basic information on the nature of comets and a clue to their formation mechanisms. It is only recently that direct identifications of cometary volatiles were obtained through in situ exploration as well as from remote sensing at UV, IR and radio wavelengths. An inventory of known cometary volatiles is presented, with a critical review of the evaluations of their abundances.
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- Physical Observations and Modeling
- Information
- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 160: Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 1993 , 1994 , pp. 313 - 326
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- Copyright © Kluwer 1994
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