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Cometary orbital evolution in the outer planetary region
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Manara, Allesandro Valsecchi, G. B. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | Numerical integrations of fictitious objects are carried out in order to elucidate the dynamical behavior of potential short-period comets when they move in orbits at distances from the Sun comparable to those of Uranus and Neptune. As in the case of observed short-period comets, close encounters with the planets play a major role for the orbital evolution, and this is especially true for encounters with initial orbits nearly tangent to that of the planet. A comparison with integrations in which the planetary masses are larger by a factor 10 shows that, in the latter case, the orbital evolution is greatly accelerated, but the dynamical paths in phase space followed by the comets are altered. |
| File Size | 262245 |
| Page Count | 4 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930010015 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t19k98089 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Comets Orbital Mechanics Neptune Planet Uranus Planet Encounters Mathematical Models Planetary Mass Solar Orbits Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
