Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987a%26a...187..843t&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 187, no. 1-2, Nov. 1987, p. 843-846. Research supported by the Max-Planck-Gese
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Cosmic Dust, Emission Spectra, Fine Structure, Giotto Mission, Halley'S Comet, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Astronomical Photography, Cameras, Comet Nuclei
Scientific paper
Halley Multicolor Camera (HMC) observations on board the ESA Giotto spacecraft provided images of comet P/Halley with resolution 4-orders of magnitude better than from the ground in March 1986. The fine structure seen in the emission from the cometary surface has led to some confusion over the nomenclature of jets and jet-like features streaming from the nucleus. In this letter, emission features are classified according to directions with resect to the sun and to positions with respect to the nucleus. In total 17 fine dust structures (filaments) are identified, more than doubling the number presented earlier (Keller et al., 1986). This will assist in correlation with other spacecraft and ground-based observations.
Thomas Nicholas
Uwe Keller Horst
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