[en] This study of N2-rich comets finds no link between their N2/CO ratio and their dynamical history in the inner solar system. They preserve protosolar N2/CO values and have undifferentiated bulk composition, suggesting formation in a shared region.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Anderson, S. E.
Rousselot, P.
Noyelles, B.
Jehin, Emmanuel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR)
Mousis, O.
Language :
English
Title :
N2/CO Ratio in Comets Insensitive to Orbital Evolution
