Cometary Chemistry

Cometary Chemistry is a subfield of astrochemistry that specifically investigates the chemical composition, reactions, and evolution of matter within comets, distinguishing it from other solar system chemistry studies by its focus on icy small bodies originating in the outer solar system.

520

Publications

32.6K

Citations

1.5K

Authors

508

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Astrochemistry

Children

Chemical Evolution Of CometsChemical Kinetics In CometsCometary Chemistry ModelsCometary Coma ChemistryCometary Ice CompositionCometary IsotopologuesCometary Nucleus CompositionCometary OutgassingCometary VolatilesCometary Water Chemistry

Publications

520

The Chemical Composition of Comets—Emerging Taxonomies and Natal Heritage

M. J. Mumma, Steven B. Charnley · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2011 · 899 citations

Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Chemistry +17

Deep Impact: Excavating Comet Tempel 1

Michael F. A’Hearn, M. J. S. Belton, W. A. Delamere et al. · Science · 2005 · 847 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Physics +16

Organics Captured from Comet 81P/Wild 2 by the Stardust Spacecraft

Scott A. Sandford, J. Aléon, C. M. O'd. Alexander et al. · Science · 2006 · 585 citations

Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Chemistry +15

Cometary Delivery of Organic Molecules to the Early Earth

Christopher F. Chyba, Paul J. Thomas, Leigh Brookshaw et al. · Science · 1990 · 582 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences +17

Prebiotic chemicals—amino acid and phosphorus—in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

K. Altwegg, H. Balsiger, A. Bar‐Nun et al. · Science Advances · 2016 · 559 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +7

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Authors

1.5K

MJ
M. J. Mumma
Goddard Space Flight Center, United States
33 publications · 2.6K citations
24
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DB
D. Bockelée–Morvan
Observatoire de Paris, France
27 publications · 1.6K citations
21
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MA
M. A. DiSanti
Goddard Space Flight Center, United States
28 publications · 1.4K citations
20
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BP
B. P. Bonev
Goddard Space Flight Center, United States
24 publications · 1.1K citations
20
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JC
J. Crovisier
Observatoire de Paris, France
21 publications · 1.1K citations
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Institutions

508

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Venues

The Astrophysical Journal
ApJ · 68 publications · 3.8K citations
38
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Science
32 publications · 7.2K citations
31
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Icarus
43 publications · 2.5K citations
31
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
30 publications · 1.5K citations
23
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Meteoritics and Planetary Science
26 publications · 1.9K citations
21
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