# Furuya 2026: High water D/H ratio of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is consistent with a low-metallicity origin

> Kenji Furuya, Martin Cordiner, Dominique Bockelée-Morvan, 2026. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Furuya, K., Cordiner, M., Bockelée-Morvan, D.…

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# High water D/H ratio of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is consistent with a low-metallicity origin

Kenji Furuya, Martin Cordiner, Dominique Bockelée-Morvan, 2026. _arXiv_.

Astrochemical models reproduce the water D/H most readily at <~0.5 Z_sun and ~1e4 cm^-3 densities.

**3I/ATLAS** Preprint0

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Models reproduce the water at low metallicity](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ3TH6PKZY/models-reproduce-the-water-at-low-metallicity)

Evidence

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

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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Furuya, K., Cordiner, M., & Bockelée-Morvan, D. (2026). High water D/H ratio of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is consistent with a low-metallicity origin. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.12370
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[Read it free at arxiv.org](https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.12370)

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