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JWST/MIRI Observations of Amorphous Silicates in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Cristina A. Thomas, Michael S. P. Kelley, David E. Harker, 2026. arXiv.

MIRI LRS at 2.21 au post-perihelion: pyroxene-dominated amorphous silicates, crystalline fraction 0 (<5.3%); 6.83-um aliphatic feature.

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Thomas, C. A., Kelley, M. S. P., & Harker, D. E. (2026). JWST/MIRI Observations of Amorphous Silicates in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.37540
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