Debris from Comet Halley, comet's mass loss and age.
Abstract
Large particles released from the nucleus of comet Halley, but undetected directly by space probes, seem to affect decisively the mass loss and mass determination of the comet, and consequently its aging. Simultaneous radar meteor observations in 1985-1986 at the approaches of the comet emphasize the relatively larger proportion of long-duration echoes with respect to previous years.
- Publication:
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Nuovo Cimento C Geophysics Space Physics C
- Pub Date:
- October 1987
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF02507255
- Bibcode:
- 1987NCimC..10..587C
- Keywords:
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- Chronology;
- Comet Nuclei;
- Ejecta;
- Halley'S Comet;
- Interplanetary Medium;
- Cometary Atmospheres;
- Density (Mass/Volume);
- Meteoroid Showers;
- Orbital Elements;
- Comet 1986 III Halley;
- Comets:Ages;
- Comets:Mass Loss;
- Mass Loss:Comets