Infrared sounding of comet Halley from VEGA 1

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Halley'S Comet, Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Spectra, Vega Project, Coma, Comet Nuclei, Comets, Halley, Spacecraft Observations, Mission Description, Experiments, Vega 1, Infrared Methods, Infrared Spectrometer, Comae, Comet Nuclei, Iks, Emissions, Source, Temperature, Hydrocarbons, Carbonaceous Material, Water, Carbon Dioxide, Composition, Spectra, Wavelengths, Amplitude, Spectroscopy, Procedure, Characteristics, Features

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The IKS instrument carried by the Vega 1 spacecraft performed infrared sounding of the inner coma and nuclear region of comet Halley. An emissive centre, a few kilometers in size, was detected with a temperature significantly in excess of 300K. In the surrounding central coma, hydrocarbon species or other carbonaceous material seem to be present. The fluorescence signatures of H2O and CO2 were identified.

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