Methyl Chloride in Comet 67P/C-G

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Methyl Chloride in Comet 67P/C-G

Approximate location of comet 67P/C-G when the Rosetta space probe discovered traces of methyl chloride — the same molecule detected by ALMA around the IRAS 16293-2422 star-forming region — along with other molecules.

Credit: B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)

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