Parent volatiles in comet 9P/Tempel 1: before and after impact.
Science
; 310(5746): 270-4, 2005 Oct 14.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16166477
ABSTRACT
We quantified eight parent volatiles (H2O, C2H6, HCN, CO, CH3OH, H2CO, C2H2, and CH4) in the Jupiter-family comet Tempel 1 using high-dispersion infrared spectroscopy in the wavelength range 2.8 to 5.0 micrometers. The abundance ratio for ethane was significantly higher after impact, whereas those for methanol and hydrogen cyanide were unchanged. The abundance ratios in the ejecta are similar to those for most Oort cloud comets, but methanol and acetylene are lower in Tempel 1 by a factor of about 2. These results suggest that the volatile ices in Tempel 1 and in most Oort cloud comets originated in a common region of the protoplanetary disk.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Meteoroids
Language:
En
Journal:
Science
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States