3 papers
astro-ph.EP2024
Evidence for Surprising Heavy Nitrogen Isotopic Enrichment in Comet 46P/Wirtanen's Hydrogen Cyanide
M. A. Cordiner, K. Darnell, D. Bockeleé-Morvan +9
46P/Wirtanen is a Jupiter-family comet, probably originating from the Solar System's Kuiper belt, that now resides on a 5.4 year elliptical orbit. During its 2018 apparition, comet…
astro-ph.EP2024
Chemical composition of comets C/2021 A1 (Leonard) and C/2022 E3 (ZTF) from radio spectroscopy and the abundance of HCOOH and HNCO in comets
N. Biver, D. Bockelee-Morvan, B. Handzlik +14
We present the results of a molecular survey of long period comets C/2021 A1 (Leonard) and C/2022 E3 (ZTF). Comet C/2021 A1 was observed with the IRAM 30-m radio telescope in Novem…
astro-ph.EP2024
Temperature and composition disturbances in the southern auroral region of Jupiter revealed by JWST/MIRI
Pablo RodrÃguez-Ovalle, Thierry Fouchet, Sandrine Guerlet +17
Jupiters south polar region was observed by JWST Mid Infrared Instrument in December 2022. We used the Medium Resolution Spectrometer mode to provide new information about Jupiters…