Unveiling Chiron, an odd ice ball, with Webb: Ice and Gas Phases Revealed
We present unprecedented findings on (2060) Chiron using James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NIRSpec imaging and spectroscopy from cycle 1 GTO program 1273. Our study (Pinilla-Alonso et al. 2024 A&A Letter) marks the first detection of carbon dioxide (CO 2) and methane (CH 4) active outgassing and coma emission at heliocentric distances of ~18 au
Pinilla-Alonso, Noemí et al.
Fecha de publicación:
10
2024