Stratospheric balloon observations of comets C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring), C/2014 E2 (Jacques), and Ceres

Stratospheric balloon observations of comets C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring), C/2014 E2 (Jacques), and Ceres

•First ever images of Oort Cloud comets from a stratospheric balloon observatory.•Comet Siding Spring produces 6 × 1027 H2Os−1 assuming optically thin 2.7µm emission, maybe a lower limit.•Superheat dust population discovered at Comet Jacques. The Balloon Observation Platform for Planetary Science (B...

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Veröffentlicht in:Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) N.Y. 1962), 2017-01, Vol.281, p.404-416
Hauptverfasser: Cheng, Andrew F., Hibbitts, C.A., Espiritu, R., McMichael, R., Fletcher, Z., Bernasconi, P., Adams, J.D., Lisse, C.M., Sitko, M.L., Fernandes, R., Young, E.F., Kremic, T.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Apertures
Asteroid Ceres
Balloons
Coma
Comets
Dust
Emission
Emissions control
Experimental techniques
Oort cloud
Siding
Wavelengths
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Zusammenfassung:•First ever images of Oort Cloud comets from a stratospheric balloon observatory.•Comet Siding Spring produces 6 × 1027 H2Os−1 assuming optically thin 2.7µm emission, maybe a lower limit.•Superheat dust population discovered at Comet Jacques. The Balloon Observation Platform for Planetary Science (BOPPS) was launched from Fort Sumner, New Mexico on September 26, 2014 and observed Oort Cloud comets from a stratospheric balloon observatory, using a 0.8meter aperture telescope, a pointing system that achieved
ISSN:0019-1035
1090-2643
DOI:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.08.007