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Comet Dust: Connections with Interstellar Dust

R. F. Knacke

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The Comet Halley campaigns resulted in an enormously better understanding of the composition of comets. Silicates, organic compounds, and volatile ices comprised ofH2O, CO, CO2,S2,CN, and possiblyCH4andOCSoccur in comet grains. These are all known or suspected constituents of interstellar dust. We review the chemical, elemental, and isotopic compositions of comet dust and compare this with interstellar matter. The many intriguing parallels suggest, but do not yet establish, a direct connection between comet dust and interstellar dust.

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The Comet Halley campaigns resulted in an enormously better understanding of the composition of comets. Silicates, organic compounds, and volatile ices comprised ofH2O, CO, CO2,S2,CN, and possiblyCH4andOCSoccur in comet grains. These are all known or suspected constituents of interstellar dust. We review the chemical, elemental, and isotopic compositions of comet dust and compare this with interstellar matter. The many intriguing parallels suggest, but do not yet establish, a direct connection between comet dust and interstellar dust.

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The Comet Halley campaigns resulted in an enormously better understanding of the composition of comets. Silicates, organic compounds, and volatile ices comprised ofH2O, CO, CO2,S2,CN, and possiblyCH4andOCSoccur in comet grains. These are all known or suspected constituents of interstellar dust. We review the chemical, elemental, and isotopic compositions of comet dust and compare this with interstellar matter. The many intriguing parallels suggest, but do not yet establish, a direct connection between comet dust and interstellar dust.

Key concepts: Comet dust, Comet, Physics, Cosmic dust, Astrobiology, Interstellar comet, Interplanetary dust cloud, Comet nucleus

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