Comets: Where We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We Want To Go Next

被引:1
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作者
Zolensky, Michael E. [1 ]
Grady, Monica M. [2 ]
机构
[1] NASA, Astromat Res & Explorat Sci, Johnson Space Ctr, Houston, TX 77058 USA
[2] Open Univ, Fac Sci Technol Engn & Math, Sch Phys Sci, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, Bucks, England
关键词
comets; water; organic compounds; Oort Cloud; Kuiper Belt; solar system;
D O I
10.2138/gselements.14.2.83
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
We introduce the principal mysteries surrounding comets; discuss the proposed importance of comets to the origin of water and organic compounds in the inner solar system; and summarize the history of cometary observation, study, and exploration over the past 22 centuries.
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页码:83 / 86
页数:4
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