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D/H Ratio in Water and the Origin of Earth’s Oceans

Published onMay 31, 2019
D/H Ratio in Water and the Origin of Earth’s Oceans
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Abstract

Measurements of the D/H ratio in cometary water provide key constraints on the origin and history of water, and the contribution of comets to Earth’s oceans. Measurement of the D/H ratio in a statistically significant sample of comets is as a high-priority goal for the next decade, important for understanding Earth’s habitability.

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