Coma composition and evolution of ROSETTA target comet 46P/Wirtanen

被引：15

作者：

Schulz, R ^{[1
]}

Schwehm, G ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] European Space Agcy, Dept Space Sci, ESTEC, NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, Netherlands

来源：

SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS | 1999年 / 90卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

ROSETTA; space mission target comets;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1005235122848

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

Comet 46P/Wirtanen is the target comet of the ROSETTA mission. Here, we give an overview of the information currently available on this comet from remote-sensing observations. Main emphasis is put on the description of the coma in terms of morphology, composition and evolution. We also summarize the current knowledge of the basic properties of the nucleus, in particular its size and rotational properties.

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页码：321 / 328

页数：8