The cometary nucleus: Current concepts

Details The cometary nucleus: Current concepts The cometary nucleus: Current concepts

Dec 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986esasp.250b.281w&link_type=abstract

In ESA Proceedings of the 20th ESLAB Symposium on the Exploration of Halley's Comet. Volume 2: Dust and Nucleus p 281-288 (SEE N

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Albedo, Comet Nuclei, Evolution (Development), Density Measurement, Giotto Mission, Mass, Rotation, Vega Project

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This paper deals with the current ideas concerning the nature of cometary nuclei as modified by observations of recent years, particularly by those of Halley's comet during the 1986 apparition. The major trend has been to increase the postulated dimensions of the nuclei and reduce their albedos. The Vega and Giotto space missions have served to establish an invaluable check point with regard to comet nuclei. These and other observations are affecting opinions concerning many facets of cometary nature, origin, evolution, and decay as described in this discussion.

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