EPISODE · Aug 10, 2022 · 43 MIN
Comets Stink! The Chemical Zoo Found at Comet Chury
from Planetary Radio · host The Planetary Society
Scientists have used data collected by an exquisitely sensitive instrument on the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe to find a stunning collection of complex organic molecules at the comet known as Chury. The findings are an important step toward understanding the origin of our solar system and life on Earth. Bruce Betts will continue the cometary commentary with this week’s Random Space Fact. There’s more to discover at https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2022-hanni-altwegg-wampfler-churySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Scientists have found a menagerie of complex organic compounds on the comet visited by the Rosetta spacecraft that connect it with the birth of our solar system.
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Comets Stink! The Chemical Zoo Found at Comet Chury
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