Calculation of the shape of the contact surface at Comet Halley

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Sep 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987esasp.278...69w&link_type=abstract

In ESA, Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Diversity and Similarity of Comets p 69-73(SEE N88-21884 14-91)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Comet Nuclei, Cometary Atmospheres, Halley'S Comet, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Solar Wind, Astronomical Models, Comet Heads, Comet Tails, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields

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Shapes of the contact surface of Comet Halley are calculated according to a model in which the position of the contact surface is determined by a balance between the magnetic field pressure and the ion-neutral drag. Shapes of the contact surface under various conditions show similar features: a round head and a finite tail. The size of the cavity is proportional to Q to the power 3/4, where Q is the water sublimation rate, and is inversely proportional to the square root of the total ram pressure of the solar wind. According to these relations, the dimension of the contact surface increases as the comet approaches the Sun.

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