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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.…
Cryogenic Cometary Sample Return
Andrew J. Westphal, Larry R. Nittler, Rhonda Stroud +11
Comets likely formed in the outer regions of the protosolar nebula where they incorporated and preserved primitive presolar materials, volatiles resident in the outer disk, and mor…
The Crucial Role of Ground- and Space-Based Remote Sensing Studies of Cometary Volatiles in the Next Decade (2023-2032)
Nathan X. Roth, Dennis Bodewits, Boncho Bonev +15
The study of comets affords a unique window into the birth, infancy, and subsequent history of the solar system. There is strong evidence that comets incorporated pristine interste…