Infrared detection of aliphatic organics on a cometary nucleus
A. Raponi, M. Ciarniello, F. Capaccioni, V. Mennella, G. Filacchione, V. Vinogradoff, O. Poch, P. Beck, E. Quirico, M. C. De Sanctis, L. V. Moroz, D. Kappel, S. Erard, D. Bockelée-Morvan, A. Longobardo, F. Tosi, E. Palomba, J.-P. Combe, B. Rousseau, G. Arnold, R. W. Carlson, A. Pommerol, C. Pilorget, S. Fornasier, G. Bellucci, A. Barucci, F. Mancarella, M. Formisano, G. Rinaldi, I. Istiqomah, C. Leyrat
Topics & Concepts
CometSolar SystemInfraredAstrobiologyNucleusInfrared spectroscopyAstrophysicsAstronomySpacecraftPhysicsAbsorption (acoustics)Spectral signatureHyperspectral imagingSpectral lineInterstellar mediumComet nucleusMoleculeAsteroidIn situInterstellar cometSpace weatheringChemistryMaterials scienceOn boardFormation and evolution of the Solar SystemAbsorption spectroscopyPhotochemistryAstro and Planetary ScienceAstrophysics and Star Formation StudiesPlanetary Science and Exploration