Spitzer Spectroscopy of Comet 73p/schwassmann-wachmann 3

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Author	Sitko, Michael L. Polomski, Elisha F. Lisse, C. M. Harker, David Emerson Lynch, David K. Russell, Ray W. Kelley, Michael Shawn Whitney, Barbara Anne Wolff, Mike J.
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	Introduction: The 2006 return of the fragmented comet 73P/Schawassman-Wachmann 3 provided an unprecedented opportunity to sample cometary material that had, until recently, been buried deep below its surface. We observed the two brightest components, [B] and [C], using the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) of the Spitzer Space Telescope. The observations consisted of imaging at 22 μm and low resolution (with R~60-120) spectra from 5-35 μm, obtained preperihelion. [Spectral mapping, high spectral resolution (R~600) spectra were obtained pre-perihelion, and low-resolution spectra and images were obtained postperihelion, but will not be discussed here.]
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