ROSINA on Rosetta finds Freon-40 at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasi

Giovanni Anselmi

  Approximate location of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko when the ROSINA instrument on ESA’s Rosetta space probe discovered traces of Freon-40 (methyl chloride), the same molecule detected by ALMA around the IRAS 16293-2422 star-forming region.  

ALMA and Rosetta Detect Freon-40 in Space
The Rho Ophiuchi star formation region in the constellation of O

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