A Comparison of Oxidized Carbon Abundances Among Comets
Abstract
We compare the oxidation sequence of volatile carbon in several comets. The relative abundances of cometary CO, H2CO, and CH3OH provides one measure of the efficiency of H-atom addition reactions on surfaces of pre-cometary interstellar grains.
- Publication:
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Astrobiology Science Conference 2010: Evolution and Life: Surviving Catastrophes and Extremes on Earth and Beyond
- Pub Date:
- April 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010LPICo1538.5282D