The Organic Matter of Comet P/Halley as Inferred by Joint Gas and Solid Phase Analysis

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Halley''S Comet, Organic Materials, Cosmic Dust, Molecular Ions, Mass Spectroscopy, Heavy Ions, Solid Phases, Chemical Reactions, Condensates, Composition (Property), Giotto Mission, Vapor Phases, Refractories

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During the encounters with comet Halley, PICCA on GIOTTO measured the gas phase organic ion composition of the coma, and PUMA on VEGA 1 measured the dust composition. Joining those results a consistent picture of the parent organic matter from which dust and gas is produced can be obtained. One recognizes a complex unsaturated polycondensate, which splits during coma-formation into the more refractory C=C,C-N-containing dust part, and the more volatile C=C,C-O-containing gas part. The responsible exothermal chemical reactions, triggered by the sun light may play a major role in the dynamics of coma formation. The latent heat and reactivity may cause problems regarding a sample return mission.

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