chemical fingerprint
Americannoun
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first mid-infrared chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object, providing new insights into the composition of comet 3I/ATLAS as it traveled away from the Sun.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
That leaves room for scientific debate about whether a residue is the chemical fingerprint of a particular plant.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023
A partnership of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and academic researchers, Carbon Mapper used an airplane carrying an infrared spectrometer to detect and quantify the unique chemical fingerprint of methane in the atmosphere.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
This is the chemical fingerprint of the asteroid.
From Scientific American ● May 17, 2022
This radiation contains the glass's chemical fingerprint - from which the researchers were able to work out its age.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2021
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