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Photolysis and Sublimation Chemistry of Ammonium Cyanide with Relevance to Cometary Environments
Gerakines, P. A.; Milam, S. N.; Yocum, K. M. +3 more
Bulk nitrogen is depleted in solar system objects, including the terrestrial planets, chondritic meteorites, and comets. Recently, it was suggested that cometary nitrogen may be locked up in ammonium salts—ionic solids comprising ammonia (NH3) and an acid such as hydrogen cyanide (HCN)—based on Rosetta/ROSINA data from comet 67P/Churyum…