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Photometric analysis and disk-resolved thermal modeling of Comet 19P/Borrelly from Deep Space 1 data
被引:55
作者:
Li, Jian-Yang
[1
]
A'Hearn, Michael F.
McFadden, Lucy A.
Belton, Michael J. S.
机构:
[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Astron, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[2] Belton Space Explorat Initiat LLC, Tucson, AZ 85716 USA
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关键词:
Comet Borrelly;
photometry;
D O I:
10.1016/j.icarus.2006.11.015
中图分类号:
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号:
0704 ;
摘要:
Images returned from the Deep Space 1 (DS-1) spacecraft during its encounter with Comet 19P/Borrelly are used to study its disk-integrated and disk-resolved photometry and its thermal properties. A disk-integrated phase function was constructed from a combination of DS-1 images and ground-based observations, giving a geometric albedo of 0.072 +/- 0.020 and a phase slope of 0.043 mag deg(-1). The shape model of Borrelly [Kirk, R.L., Howington-Kraus, E., Soderblom, L.A., Giese, B., Oberst, J., 2004a. Icarus 167, 54-69] and the ephemerides of DS-1 were used to analyze the disk-resolved photometric data with Hapke's theoretical model. It was found that the surface of Borrelly displays large photometric heterogeneities in its photometric parameters. The single-scattering albedo, w, varies by a factor of 2.5 with an average of 0.057 +/- 0.009; the asymmetry factor, g, ranges from almost isotropic (-0.1) to strongly backscattering (-0.7) with an average of -0.43 +/- 0.07; the roughness parameter. (theta) over bar, is less than 35 degrees for most parts of surface but ranges up to 55 degrees in some areas. Its average is 22 degrees +/- 15 degrees. The observed 1-D temperature profile is modeled well by the standard thermal model (STM) for inactive regions and is found to be consistent with a very low thermal inertia. Water sublimation in the source region of the fan jet is observed to decrease the surface temperature from the STM predictions by 20-40 K. The source areas of two collimated jets could not be determined from either photometric model or thermal model. It is evident that the fan jet activity occurring on Borrelly's surface can be correlated to areas of relatively high albedo, weak backscattering, and high roughness. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:195 / 211
页数:17
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