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Offline discodermolide

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Comet chemistry
« on: November 13, 2014, 07:43:35 AM »
Now that the lander is down I wonder what sort of chemistry they will find on the comet. Certainly water, anyone want to bet on amino acids or some viable precursor. Recently in Science iso-butyronitrile was detected.
In any case it will be interesting.
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Re: Comet chemistry
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2014, 09:10:15 AM »
I'm also interested in the meaning behind possible isotopic differences in the hydrogen and oxygen in the water present.  I find it at least a little interesting, maybe even mind boggling.  If the isotopes are different . where did Earth's hydrogen and oxygen come from?
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Re: Comet chemistry
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2014, 07:29:40 AM »
I heard that it landed in wrong place and its batteries are dying very quickly.

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Re: Comet chemistry
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2014, 08:35:15 AM »
the mass specs are not on the lander anyway, as far as i know.

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Re: Comet chemistry
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2014, 07:26:42 PM »
Looks as if the lander has found something organic! But we'll have to wait for the publication of their paper before we know what it may be.
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