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1I/’Oumuamua as an N2 ice fragment of an exo-Pluto surface: I. size and compositional constraints Alan P. Jackson, Steven J. Desch – Space Ref

1I/’Oumuamua as an N2 ice fragment of an exo-Pluto surface: I. size and compositional constraints Alan P. Jackson, Steven J. Desch – SpaceRef

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1I/’Oumuamua as an N2 ice fragment of an exo-Pluto surface: I. size and compositional constraints Alan P. Jackson, Steven J. Desch
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From: arXiv.org e-Print archivePosted: Tuesday, March 23, 2021
The origin of the interstellar object 1I/’Oumuamua has defied explanation. We perform calculations of the non-gravitational acceleration that would be experienced by bodies composed of a range of different ices and demonstrate that a body composed of N2 ice would satisfy the available constraints…

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