# Nathan X. Roth · Person

> NASA Goddard; led the methane D/H, coma mapping and ALMA methanol papers. In 3I/ATLAS.

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# Nathan X. Roth

NASA Goddard; led the methane D/H, coma mapping and ALMA methanol papers

[3I/ATLAS](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas)[2 events][3 sources]

Nathan X. Roth is a NASA Goddard astronomer, and appears in the record of 3I/ATLAS as NASA Goddard; led the methane D/H, coma mapping and ALMA methanol papers.

Two events on the site involve Roth, from JWST measures the deuterium and carbon isotopes (22 Dec 2025) to Methane D/H the highest measured (31 Oct 2026).

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## In the mysteries

**3I/ATLAS**

NASA Goddard; led the methane D/H, coma mapping and ALMA methanol papers · 2 events · 3 sources

[The mystery ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas)

## What Nathan X. Roth did 2

22 Dec 2025[JWST measures the deuterium and carbon isotopes](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/events/EVT0DFQ70AS6MTH/jwst-measures-the-deuterium-and-carbon-isotopes)

with [Martin A. Cordiner](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/people/FIG0DFQ70ARS7G7/martin-a-cordiner) · [NASA](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/organisations/ORG0DFQ70ARX22D/nasa)

31 Oct 2026[Methane D/H the highest measured](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/events/EVT0DFQ70AS2N1G/methane-d-h-the-highest-measured)

## Worked with 1

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**Martin A. Cordiner**

3I/ATLAS

](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/people/FIG0DFQ70ARS7G7/martin-a-cordiner)

## Organisations 1

[NASA](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/organisations/ORG0DFQ70ARX22D/nasa)

ORG

## Sources 3

[CH3OH and HCN in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Mapped with the ALMA Atacama Compact Array](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFPWGSFME6E/ch3oh-and-hcn-in-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-mapped-with-the)

SRC

[Coma Physics of an Interstellar Object: JWST Spatial-Spectral Mapping of 3I/ATLAS](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFPWGSFY6KD/coma-physics-of-an-interstellar-object-jwst-spatial-spectral)

SRC

[An Enriched Methane D/H Ratio in the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DFPWGSFZ0SM/an-enriched-methane-d-h-ratio-in-the-interstellar-object-3i)

SRC

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Nathan X. Roth [Person FIG0DFQ70ARW3QY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/FIG0DFQ70ARW3QY
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NASA Goddard; led the methane D/H, coma mapping and ALMA methanol papers

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NASA Goddard astronomer

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