In Situ Detection of Organics in the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Kaiser, Ralf I.; Bergantini, Alexandre

United States

Abstract

Comets are fascinating objects transporting complex organic molecules from the outer to the inner solar system. A paper published in Nature by Fray and co-workers presents key results of the Rosetta mission by collecting in situ data of refractory grains from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014.

2016 Chem
Rosetta 2