Was Solar Nebula CO ice primarily mixed with CO2 rather than H2O?
Ascertain whether, in the early Solar Nebula, condensed CO ice resided predominantly in a CO2-rich matrix rather than in H2O-rich ice, analogous to recent observations in at least one protoplanetary disk.
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However it is unclear if a similar scenario would have held for the Solar Nebula.
— CO and N2 Produced from H2O, CO2, and NH3 Cometary Ice Analogs
(2604.03207 - McKinnon et al., 3 Apr 2026) in Section 4.1, Astrochemical Implications—Comparison Between Photolysis/Radiolysis Experiments and Comet Observations