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New evidence for interplanetary boulders?. [photometric observations of cometary nuclei orbit perturbations
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Sekanina, Z. |
| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Description | The method of detection, the magnitude and the rate of occurrence of sudden disturbances in the motions of some short period comets are discussed. The disturbances have recently been suggested as potential indicators of collisions between the comets and interplanetary boulders - minor objects whose existence was predicted. The character of explosive phenomena, caused by an impact of such a boulder on a comet's nuclear surface, depends significantly on the surface texture of the target body. A method is suggested which supplies a good deal of the missing information about the structure and optical properties of nuclear surfaces from precise photometric observations of cometary nuclei at large solar distances. |
| File Size | 693873 |
| Page Count | 10 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740011342 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2g78554c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1973-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Sciences Comets Astronomical Photometry Particle Collisions Space Debris Comet Nuclei Asteroids Meteoroid Showers Orbit Perturbation Hypervelocity Impact Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
