Publications by authors named "Michael J Poston"
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- The ROSINA instrument on the Rosetta mission enhanced our knowledge of the material composition in comets, particularly comet 67P.
- Researchers analyzed dust from a 2016 event, discovering large organosulfur compounds and higher levels of sulfur-rich species in the comet's coma.
- These findings suggest that complex sulfur-bearing organics are present on the comet's surface and imply that similar materials may be identified in other celestial bodies using future telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope.
Remote sensing data from lunar orbiters have revealed spectral features consistent with the presence of OH or HO on the lunar surface. Analyses of data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper spectrometer onboard the Chandryaan-1 spacecraft have suggested that OH/HO is recycled on diurnal timescales and persists only at high latitudes. However, the spatial distribution and temporal variability of the OH/HO, as well as its source, remain uncertain.
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