The comet — Meteor stream complex

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Jan 1973

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1973ap%26ss..20..165m&link_type=abstract

Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 20, Issue 1, pp.165-176

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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The genetic relationship between short-period comets and meteor streams is investigated. It is shown that mechanisms exist for the radial and the longitudinal focussing of particles in meteor streams with characteristic time scales of agglomeration significantly smaller than those of any of the known dispersive processes. Consequently, it is claimed that meteor streams may not merely form a sink for short-period comets but may also form a source. A likely origin for the volatiles observed in such comets is suggested. It is finally stressed that this reciprocity in the genetic relationship between short-period comets and meteor streams should form an important consideration in any attempt at accounting for the observed population of short-period comets.

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