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Neutral temperature of cometary atmospheres
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Shimizu, M. |
| Copyright Year | 1976 |
| Description | Spectral analyses of the coma and type I tails of a comet indicate that the main constituent of a cometary atmosphere is H2O and that cometary nuclei are composed of dirty ice containing mainly CO and N2. Thermochemical calculations on strong infrared coupling between H2O and dust grains explain the dependence of atmospheric temperature on the distance of the comet from the sun considering the strong cooling effect of H2O. It is concluded that atmospheric temperatures of comets cannot be so high as 1500 K. |
| File Size | 350334 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760013995 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3xt0gx62 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1976-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Comets Coma Free Radicals Atmospheric Temperature Molecular Spectra Comet Tails Ice Water Vapor Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
