67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a Jupiter family comet with a high D/H ratio
Altwegg, K.; Balsiger, H.; Bar-Nun, A.; Berthelier, J.J.; Bieler, A.; Bochsler, P.; Briois, C.; Calmonte, U.; Combi, M.; De Keyser, J.; Eberhardt, P.; Fiethe, B.; Fuselier, S.; Gasc, S.; Gombosi, T.I.; Hansen, K.C.; Hassig, M.; Jackel, A.; Kopp, E.; Korth, A.; Leroy, L.; Mall, U.; Marty, B.; Mousis, O.; Neefs, E.; Owen, T.; Reme, H.; Rubin, M.; Semon, T.; Tzou, C.-Y.; Waite, H.; Wurz, P. (2015). 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, a Jupiter family comet with a high D/H ratio. Science (Wash.) 347(6220): 3. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1261952
In: Science (Washington). American Association for the Advancement of Science: New York, N.Y. ISSN 0036-8075; e-ISSN 1095-9203, meer
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Auteurs | | Top |
- Altwegg, K.
- Balsiger, H.
- Bar-Nun, A.
- Berthelier, J.J.
- Bieler, A.
- Bochsler, P.
- Briois, C.
- Calmonte, U.
- Combi, M.
- De Keyser, J., meer
- Eberhardt, P.
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- Fiethe, B.
- Fuselier, S.
- Gasc, S.
- Gombosi, T.I.
- Hansen, K.C.
- Hassig, M.
- Jackel, A.
- Kopp, E.
- Korth, A.
- Leroy, L.
- Mall, U.
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- Marty, B.
- Mousis, O.
- Neefs, E.
- Owen, T.
- Reme, H.
- Rubin, M.
- Semon, T.
- Tzou, C.-Y.
- Waite, H.
- Wurz, P.
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Abstract |
The provenance of water and organic compounds on Earth and other terrestrial planets has been discussed for a long time without reaching a consensus. One of the best means to distinguish between different scenarios is by determining the deuterium-to-hydrogen (D/H) ratios in the reservoirs for comets and Earth’s oceans. Here, we report the direct in situ measurement of the D/H ratio in the Jupiter family comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by the ROSINA mass spectrometer aboard the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft, which is found to be (5.3 ± 0.7) × 10−4—that is, approximately three times the terrestrial value. Previous cometary measurements and our new finding suggest a wide range of D/H ratios in the water within Jupiter family objects and preclude the idea that this reservoir is solely composed of Earth ocean–like water. |
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