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A Model of the 2-4 μm Spectrum of Comet Halley

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Recent observations of Halley’s Comet show a broad absorption band centred at 3.4 μm and which can be explained on the basis of a bacterial grain model.

1986, Earth, Moon, and Planets 36, 295-299.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    D. T. Wickramasinghe

  2. Department of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy, University College, Cardiff, UK

    F. Hoyle, N. C. Wickramasinghe & S. AL-Mufti

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Wickramasinghe, D.T., Hoyle, F., Wickramasinghe, N.C., AL-Mufti, S. (2000). A Model of the 2-4 μm Spectrum of Comet Halley. In: Hoyle, F., Wickramasinghe, N.C. (eds) Astronomical Origins of Life. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4297-7_39

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