# Protopapa 2026: JWST Reveals Refractory-Rich Water Ice in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

> Silvia Protopapa, Michael S. P. Kelley, Martin A. Cordiner, 2026. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Protopapa, S., Kelley, M., Cordiner, M. et…

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# JWST Reveals Refractory-Rich Water Ice in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Silvia Protopapa, Michael S. P. Kelley, Martin A. Cordiner, 2026. _ApJL_.

NIRSpec PRISM on 2025-08-06, 12-22 and 2026-04-01 (5.7 au): 3-um ice band with weak 1.5/2.0-um bands; refractory-rich ice aggregates; possible crystalline ice at epoch 3.

**3I/ATLAS** Articledoi: **[10.3847/2041-8213/aea60d](https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aea60d)** 0

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

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Protopapa, S., Kelley, M. S. P., & Cordiner, M. A. (2026). JWST Reveals Refractory-Rich Water Ice in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS. ApJL. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aea60d
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[Read it free at arxiv.org](https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.19286)

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