Comet Borrelly and the two kinds of cometary sub-nuclei
If we accept the hypothesis, that cometary nuclei may essentially be aggregates of sub-nuclei [Weissman, P.R., Are cometary nuclei primordial rubble piles? Nature 320, 242–244, 1986.], several independent kinds of observational facts point to the possibility, that there are at least two populations...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Advances in space research 2007, Vol.39 (3), p.468-471 |
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Zusammenfassung: | If we accept the hypothesis, that cometary nuclei may essentially be aggregates of sub-nuclei [Weissman, P.R., Are cometary nuclei primordial rubble piles? Nature 320, 242–244, 1986.], several independent kinds of observational facts point to the possibility, that there are at least two populations of sub-nuclei, and they can be mixed in the nucleus of a comet [Illés-Almár, E., On two different populations of cometary sub-nuclei, Antarctic Meteorites XX, June 6–8, Tokyo. Abstracts, pp. 93–94, 1995]. One kind of the sub-nuclei could be loose aggregates from fluffy material, while the other one may be more compact and cohesive. |
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ISSN: | 0273-1177 1879-1948 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.asr.2007.04.001 |