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The Chemical Composition of Comets—Emerging Taxonomies and Natal Heritage
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-astro-081309-130811
Bibcode: 2011ARA&A..49..471M
Mumma, Michael J.; Charnley, Steven B.
Cometary nuclei contain the least modified material from the formative epoch of our planetary system, and their compositions reflect a range of processes experienced by material prior to its incorporation in the cometary nucleus. Dynamical models suggest that icy bodies in the main cometary reservoirs (Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud) formed in a range of…
2011
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Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Giotto
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