Life on Earth is known to rarely make fluorinated carbon compounds, as compared to other halocarbons. We quantify this rarity, based on our exhaustive natural products database curated from available […]
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A Nearly Terrestrial D/H For Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Cometary comae are a mixture of gas and ice-covered dust. Processing on the surface and in the coma change the composition of ice on dust grains relative to that of […]
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Venus Cloud Catcher As A Proof Of Concept Aerosol Collection Instrument
We report on the proof-of-concept of a low-mass, low-power method for collecting micron-sized sulfuric acid aerosols in bulk from the atmosphere of Venus. The collection method uses four wired meshes […]
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Instrumentation Prospects For Rocky Exoplanet Atmospheres Studies With High Resolution Spectroscopy
Studying the atmospheres of exoplanets is one of the most promising ways to learn about distant worlds beyond our solar system. The composition of an exoplanet’s atmosphere can provide critical […]