Eruption of comet 17P/Holmes

Details Eruption of comet 17P/Holmes Eruption of comet 17P/Holmes

Nov 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007sptz.prop..466r&link_type=abstract

Spitzer Proposal ID #466

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Comet 17P/Holmes was reported to increase in brightness by 14 magnitudes on 2007 October 24. The material produced in this eruption is likely to be relatively pristine material that has not been exposed to sunlight since formation of the comet in the outer Solar System. Opportunities to measure such material are rare, and its mineralogy is of great interest. The nature of the eruption is unknown. Spitzer observations will distinguish between naturally-produced cometary dust (weak spectral features), fine ejecta from a violent event (strong dust features, as was found from Deep Impact), large meteoroids (featureless spectrum but debris trail), and fragmentation.

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