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Structure of the Coma: Chemistry and Solar Wind Interaction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

W. F. Huebner ,
D. C. Boice ,
H. U. Schmidt  and
R. Wegmann
W. F. Huebner
Affiliation:
Southwest Research InstituteP. O. Drawer 28510San Antonio, TX 78228-0510, USA
D. C. Boice
Affiliation:
Southwest Research InstituteP. O. Drawer 28510San Antonio, TX 78228-0510, USA
H. U. Schmidt
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für AstrophysikKarl-Schwarzschild-Str. 1D-8046 Garching, FRG
R. Wegmann
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für AstrophysikKarl-Schwarzschild-Str. 1D-8046 Garching, FRG

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Much has been learned about the physics and chemistry of comets from the successful spacecraft encounters and intensive remote observing programs of Comets Halley and Giacobini-Zinner. Instead of being the panacea for our comet curiosity, these tantalizing “snapshots” have raised new questions, and many fundamental problems remain unsolved. To reap fuller benefits, extensive modeling is necessary to characterize the physical structure and chemical properties of the coma and to infer the composition and structure of the nucleus.

Type
Section V: The Cometary Coma
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 116 , Issue 2: Comets in the Post-Halley Era , 1991 , pp. 907 - 936
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991

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