Note on the structure of comet nuclei

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Apr 1999

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Planetary and Space Science, Volume 47, Issue 3-4, p. 301-304.

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The recent developments in cometary studies suggest rather low mean densities and weak structures for the nuclei. They appear to be accumulations of fairly discrete units loosely bound together, as deduced from the observations of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 during its encounter with Jupiter. The compressive strengths deduced from comet splitting by Öpik and Sekanina are extremely low. These values are confirmed by theory developed here, assuming that Comet P/Holmes had a companion that collided with it in 1892. There follows a short discussion that suggests that the mean densities of comets should increase with comet dimensions. The place of origin of short-period comets may relate to these properties.

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