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Trip past sun may alter comet’s water ‘fingerprint’
A trip past the sun may have selectively altered the production of one form of water in a comet known as Lovejoy — an effect not seen by astronomers before, a new NASA study suggests. The findings could shed new light on how much comets might have contributed to Earth's water compared to asteroids. "Comets …
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March 1, 2017 -
Trip past sun may alter comet’s water ‘fingerprint’
A trip past the sun may have selectively altered the production of one form of water in a comet known as Lovejoy — an effect not seen by astronomers before, a new NASA study suggests. The findings could shed new light on how much comets might have contributed to Earth's water compared to asteroids. "Comets …
Continue reading "Trip past sun may alter comet’s water ‘fingerprint’"
March 1, 2017