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astro-ph.EP2020★ 114 cited

Unusually High CO Abundance of the First Active Interstellar Comet

M. A. Cordiner, S. N. Milam, N. Biver +12

Comets spend most of their lives at large distances from any star, during which time their interior compositions remain relatively unaltered. Cometary observations can therefore pr…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 68 cited

Strong variability of Martian water ice clouds during dust storms revealed from ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter/NOMAD

Giuliano Liuzzi, Geronimo L. Villanueva, Matteo M. J. Crismani +12

Observations of water ice clouds and aerosols on Mars can provide important insights into the complexity of the water cycle. Recent observations have indicated an important link be…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 45 cited

Methane on Mars: New insights into the sensitivity of CH4 with the NOMAD/ExoMars spectrometer through its first in-flight calibration

Giuliano Liuzzi, Geronimo L. Villanueva, Michael J. Mumma +9

The Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery instrument (NOMAD), onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) spacecraft was conceived to observe Mars in solar occultation, nadir, a…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 24 cited

Mapping Vinyl Cyanide and Other Nitriles in Titan's Atmosphere Using ALMA

J. C. -Y. Lai, M. A. Cordiner, C. A. Nixon +9

Vinyl cyanide (CHCN) is theorized to form in Titan's atmosphere via high-altitude photochemistry and is of interest regarding the astrobiology of cold planetary surfaces du…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 41 cited

The 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko observation campaign in support of the Rosetta mission

C. Snodgrass, M. F. A'Hearn, F. Aceituno +112

We present a summary of the campaign of remote observations that supported the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission. Telescopes across the globe (and in space) followed comet 67…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 29 cited

ALMA mapping of rapid gas and dust variations in comet C/2012 S1 (ISON): new insights into the origin of cometary HNC

M. A. Cordiner, J. Boissier, S. B. Charnley +11

Observations of the sungrazing comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) were carried out using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) at a heliocentric distance of 0.58-0.54 AU (pre…