2 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Exocometary physics: material release and tails
Théo Vrignaud, Dennis Bodewits, Jake Hanlon +5
Despite decades of observations, the physical processes governing mass loss from small bodies beyond our Solar System remain poorly constrained. These exocomets are often treated a…
astro-ph.IM2020
The Case for Non-Cryogenic Comet Nucleus Sample Return
Keiko Nakamura-Messenger, Alexander G. Hayes, Scott Sandford +22
Comets hold answers to mysteries of the Solar System by recording presolar history, the initial states of planet formation and prebiotic organics and volatiles to the early Earth.…