# Manfroid 2021: Iron and nickel atoms in cometary atmospheres even far from the Sun

> J. Manfroid, D. Hutsemékers, E. Jehin, 2021. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Context for the 3I nickel detection; metal vapour is a known…

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# Iron and nickel atoms in cometary atmospheres even far from the Sun

J. Manfroid, D. Hutsemékers, E. Jehin, 2021. _Nature_.

Finds iron and nickel vapour in the comae of many Solar System comets, including far from the Sun, from archival UVES spectra. Nature 593, 372-374.

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Context for the 3I nickel detection; metal vapour is a known comet property.

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Manfroid, J., Hutsemékers, D., & Jehin, E. (2021). Iron and nickel atoms in cometary atmospheres even far from the Sun. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03435-0
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