Methanol—A Poor Biosignature Gas in Exoplanet Atmospheres
Biosignature gas research has been growing in recent years thanks to next-generation space- and ground-based telescopes. Methanol (CH3OH) has many advantages as a biosignature gas candidate. First, CH3OH's hydroxyl group (OH) has a unique spectral feature not present in other anticipated gases...
Main Authors: | Huang, Jingcheng, Seager, Sara, Petkowski, Janusz J, Zhan, Zhuchang, Ranjan, Sukrit |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Astronomical Society
2023
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148482 |
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