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Cometary Coma Particulate Modeling for the Rosetta Mission Aphelion Rendezvous

McDonnell, J.A.M., Beard, R., Green, Simon F., Schwehm, G. (1992) Cometary Coma Particulate Modeling for the Rosetta Mission Aphelion Rendezvous. Annales Geophysicae-Atmospheres Hydrospheres and Space Sciences, 10 (3-4). pp. 150-156. ISSN 0992-7689. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:22364)

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Abstract

The icy nucleus agglomerate model of cometary nuclei, which proposed the sublimation of ices to propel dust grains by gas drag, was developed to give an effective tool for the prediction of anticipated fluxes during the near-perihelion encounters of comet P/Halley. Spacecraft data has generally given good support for the fountain model, although it was soon evident that the fountain was neither constant in time nor spatially isotropic. More advanced modelling on certain aspects was performed for the larger particles and, using improved modelling, the situation of a gas driven coma is now evaluated for a near aphelion encounter as proposed for the ESA ROSETTA mission.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled keywords: Astronomical Models, Comet Nuclei, Cometary Atmospheres, Space Missions, Space Rendezvous, European Space Programs, Extraterrestrial Environments
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: M. Nasiriavanaki
Date Deposited: 28 Aug 2009 08:04 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:00 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/22364 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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