The nature of comet nuclei

Details The nature of comet nuclei The nature of comet nuclei

Dec 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992acm..proc..587s&link_type=abstract

In Lunar and Planetary Inst., Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 1991 p 587-591 (SEE N93-19113 06-90)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Comet Nuclei, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Mass Ratios, Refractory Materials, Cometary Atmospheres, Comets, Volatility

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The icy-conglomerate model of comet nuclei has dominated all others since its introduction. It provided a basis for understanding the non-gravitational motions of comets which had perplexed dynamicists up to that time, and provided a focus for understanding cometary composition and origin. The image of comets as dirty snowballs was quickly adopted. Comet nuclei including their trail mass loss rates and refractory to volatile mass ratios are described.

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