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Organic Compounds Analysis by TOF-SIMS in the Frame of Rosetta/COSIMA Space Mission

Hilchenbach, M.; Briois, C.; Cottin, H. +4 more

Comets are remainders of the Solar System formation. They also have been discussed as possible sources of water (Deloule 1998) and molecules relevant in the chemical evolution leading to the emergence of life on Earth (Oro 1961). Thus, cometary grains are interesting objects for planetological and astrobiological studies: their analysis can give u…