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Isotopic Evidence for a Cold and Distant Origin of the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

Martin Cordiner, Nathan X. Roth, Marco Micheli, 2026. Nature 655, 870-874.

JWST/NIRSpec: water D/H=(0.95+/-0.06)%; 12C/13C 141-191 (CO2) and 123-172 (CO); formation <~30 K, metal-poor; accreted ~10-12 Gyr ago.

MYS0DFPTE25MVWR · mystery · click to copyM3I/ATLASArticledoi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10771-60

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Cordiner, M., Roth, N. X., & Micheli, M. (2026). Isotopic Evidence for a Cold and Distant Origin of the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS. Nature 655, 870-874. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10771-6
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