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Constraints on the Atmospheric Composition of 2002 XV from JWST Spectroscopy
Ian Wong, Silvia Protopapa, Emmanuel Lellouch
The recent detection of an atmosphere surrounding the trans-Neptunian object (TNO) 2002 XV from stellar occultation measurements has challenged the longstanding view that on…
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JWST reveals anomalously enhanced methane outgassing from below Chiron's water ice and carbon dioxide bearing surface
Ian Wong, Silvia Protopapa, Aurélie Guilbert-Lepoutre +7
Centaurs are inward-scattered Kuiper belt objects, with some exhibiting comet-like activity. The physical mechanisms powering this activity remain poorly understood, with carbon mo…