Infrared observations of periodic comets

Details Infrared observations of periodic comets Infrared observations of periodic comets

Aug 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988plas.rept...53h&link_type=abstract

In NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Astronomy, p 53-54 (SEE N89-16624 08-89)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Cometary Atmospheres, Comets, Dust, Infrared Telescopes, Thermal Emission, Albedo, Chemical Composition, Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby Mission, Grain Size, Rates (Per Time), Silicates, Spectra

Scientific paper

Selected comets are observed in the infrared with the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) and other telescopes as appropriate. The scientific objectives are to characterize the thermal emission from the dust coma, derive dust productions rates, detect silicate features near 10 and 20 micrometer, derive average albedo of the grains, and detect changes in grain size or composition with heliocentric distance as well as differences among comets. Knowledge of the dust environment is essential to design and mission planning for NASA's CRAF mission.

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