Detection of abundant ethane and methane, along with carbon monoxide and water, in comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake: evidence for interstellar origin.

Mumma, M J; DiSanti, M A; Dello Russo, N; Fomenkova, M; Magee-Sauer, K; Kaminski, C D; Xie, D X

Mumma, M J; DiSanti, M A; Dello Russo, N; Fomenkova, M; Magee-Sauer, K; Kaminski, C D; Xie, D X.

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Mumma MJ; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA. mmumma@lepvax.gsfc.nasa.gov

Science ; 272(5266): 1310-4, 1996 May 31.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8650540

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Carbon Monoxide/analysis; Ethane/analysis; Meteoroids; Methane/analysis; Water/analysis; Extraterrestrial Environment; Ice; Spectrum Analysis

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Non-programmatic

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Carbon Monoxide / Water / Meteoroids / Ethane / Methane Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Language: En Journal: Science Year: 1996 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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