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Ethylene glycol in comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)

Astronomy and Astrophysics (2004) 418(3)
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20040116
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We report the detection of ethylene glycol (HOCH2CH 2OH) in comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) from the analysis of archival radio spectra. Its production rate is ≈0.25% that of water, making it one of the most abundant organic molecules in cometary ices. This detection strengthens the similarity between interstellar and cometary material.

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Crovisier, J., Bockelée-Morvan, D., Biver, N., Colom, P., Despois, D., & Lis, D. C. (2004). Ethylene glycol in comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp). Astronomy and Astrophysics, 418(3). https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20040116

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