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The spectral appearance of comets from 5 to 20 micrometers: A survey of the data [PDF]

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Based on the concept of comets as being conglomerates of rocks and ices, it is expected that they reflect these components in their emission spectra. Silicate materials (rocks) are common in many astronomical environments and show prominent features at ...
Bregman, Jesse D.
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The study of the physics of cometary nuclei [PDF]

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The numerical calculations of stability for many possible orbits of the double nucleus for P/Holmes showed that the likelihood of such a precollision history was quite high.
Whipple, Fred L.
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Report of the Terrestrial Bodies Science Working Group. Volume 8: The comets [PDF]

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The determination of the nuclear and atmospheric properties of comets, and the interaction of the solar wind with the comet tail are scientific objectives for a mission to one or more comets in the next decade.
Brandt, J. C.   +2 more
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Halley's Comet 1909 c [PDF]

open access: yesAstronomische Nachrichten, 1909
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Excerpts from solar sail concepts and applications [PDF]

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Material applicable to Mars missions are excerpted from an earlier study covering a broader range of applications of solar sails. The basic principles of solar sail operation are provided, and the implications on trajectories and mission are discussed ...
Sauer, Carl   +2 more
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