Cosmic Roulette: Comets In The Main Belt Asteroid Region

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Aug 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002em%26p...88..211b&link_type=abstract

Earth, Moon, and Planets, v. 88, Issue 4, p. 211-221 (2000).

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Asteroid Impacts, Comet 28P/Neujmin 1, Cometary Nuclei, Cometary Outbursts

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We have produced top ten ranked lists of impact velocity, mainbelt asteroid region dwell times and impact probabilities for a selection of short period comets. The comet with the combined highest ranking with respect to impact probability and impact velocity is Comet C/1766 G1 Helfenzrieder. Since it is not clear that this comet still exists, the highest ranked, presently active, comet with respect to the likelihood of suffering impacts from meter-sized objects while in the main belt asteroid region is Comet 28P/Neujmin 1. We find no evidence to support the existence of a distinctive sub-set of the short period comets liable to show repeated outburst or splitting behavioursdue to small body, meter-sized, asteroid impacts.

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