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How to make a comet
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Stephens, J. Saunders, R. S. Fanale, F. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | The primary mandate of NASA is the study of the nature and origin of the solar system. The study of comets provides information about conditions and processes at the beginning of the solar system. Short period comets and their relatives, the near Earth asteroids may prove to be second only to the Sun in importance to the long term survival of civilization for two reasons: as a possible candidate for the cause of mass extinctions of life on Earth and as the material means for the expansion of civilization into the solar system and beyond. In the mean time comets are studied by remote means. Laboratory investigations using synthetic cometary materials may add to the knowledge of these interesting objects. Dust and mantle formation are currently being studied by the use of comet sublimation experiments. Results of these experiments are discussed. |
| File Size | 162609 |
| Page Count | 3 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19860017691 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5v749w7m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Comets Cometary Atmospheres Data Acquisition Laboratories Sublimation Ice Synthesis Chemistry Evolution Development Remote Sensing Liquid Nitrogen Comet Tails Experimentation Solar System Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
