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Fig. 1: The H2:H2Oinitial yield for a H2O-ice-dominated object irradiated by GCRs.

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I thank M. Rubin, K. Altwegg and E. G. Bøgelund for useful discussions. Support from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Ambizione grant 193453 is acknowledged.

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Ligterink, N.F.W. Accelerating ‘Oumuamua with H2 is challenging. Nature 623, E14–E15 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06697-y

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