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kleinbl00 · 1431 days ago · link · · parent · post: Scientists derive composition of extra-solar object 'Oumuamua, explaining its motion through our solar system
No the "it's a pure sliver of nitrogen in all the ways we need it to be and none of the ways we don't" hypothesis is basically a direct response to the fact that pure nitrogen (and only pure nitrogen) would match the distinct lack of tail observed.