The composition of cometary ices
D Bockelée-Morvan, N Biver - … Transactions of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The chemical composition of cometary ices provides clues for the conditions of formation
and evolution of the early Solar System. A large number of molecules have been identified …
and evolution of the early Solar System. A large number of molecules have been identified …
Emerging trends and a comet taxonomy based on the volatile chemistry measured in thirty comets with high-resolution infrared spectroscopy between 1997 and 2013
ND Russo, H Kawakita, RJ Vervack Jr, HA Weaver - Icarus, 2016 - Elsevier
A systematic analysis of the mixing ratios with respect to H 2 O for eight species (CH 3 OH,
HCN, NH 3, H 2 CO, C 2 H 2, C 2 H 6, CH 4, and CO) measured with high-resolution infrared …
HCN, NH 3, H 2 CO, C 2 H 2, C 2 H 6, CH 4, and CO) measured with high-resolution infrared …
[HTML][HTML] Comparison of 3D kinetic and hydrodynamic models to ROSINA-COPS measurements of the neutral coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
A Bieler, K Altwegg, H Balsiger, JJ Berthelier… - Astronomy & …, 2015 - aanda.org
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) is a Jupiter-family comet and the object of investigation
of the European Space Agency mission Rosetta. This report presents the first full 3D …
of the European Space Agency mission Rosetta. This report presents the first full 3D …
A distribution of large particles in the coma of Comet 103P/Hartley 2
MS Kelley, DJ Lindler, D Bodewits, MF A'Hearn… - Icarus, 2013 - Elsevier
The coma of Comet 103P/Hartley 2 has a significant population of large particles observed
as point sources in images taken by the Deep Impact spacecraft. We measure their spatial …
as point sources in images taken by the Deep Impact spacecraft. We measure their spatial …
Shape, density, and geology of the nucleus of Comet 103P/Hartley 2
PC Thomas, MF A'Hearn, J Veverka, MJS Belton… - Icarus, 2013 - Elsevier
Data from the Extrasolar Planet Observation and Deep Impact Extended Investigation
(EPOXI) mission show Comet 103P/Hartley 2 is a bi-lobed, elongated, nearly axially …
(EPOXI) mission show Comet 103P/Hartley 2 is a bi-lobed, elongated, nearly axially …
Image enhancement techniques for quantitative investigations of morphological features in cometary comae: a comparative study
NH Samarasinha, SM Larson - Icarus, 2014 - Elsevier
Many cometary coma features are only a few percent above the ambient coma (ie, the
background) and therefore coma enhancement techniques are needed to discern the …
background) and therefore coma enhancement techniques are needed to discern the …
First comet observations with NIRSPEC-2 at Keck: outgassing sources of parent volatiles and abundances based on alternative taxonomic compositional baselines in …
BP Bonev, ND Russo, MA DiSanti… - The Planetary …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
A major upgrade to the NIRSPEC instrument at the Keck II telescope was successfully
completed in time for near-infrared spectroscopic observations of comet 46P/Wirtanen …
completed in time for near-infrared spectroscopic observations of comet 46P/Wirtanen …
Probing the evolutionary history of comets: an investigation of the hypervolatiles CO, CH4, and C2H6 in the Jupiter-family Comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner
Understanding the cosmogonic record encoded in the parent volatiles stored in cometary
nuclei requires investigating whether evolution (thermal or otherwise) has modified the …
nuclei requires investigating whether evolution (thermal or otherwise) has modified the …
Narrowband Observations of Comet 46P/Wirtanen during Its Exceptional Apparition of 2018/19. II. Photometry, Jet Morphology, and Modeling Results
MM Knight, DG Schleicher… - The Planetary Science …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on our extensive photometry and imaging of comet 46P/Wirtanen during its
2018/19 apparition and use these data to constrain the modeling of Wirtanen's activity …
2018/19 apparition and use these data to constrain the modeling of Wirtanen's activity …
Evidence for two modes of water release in Comet 103P/Hartley 2: Distributions of column density, rotational temperature, and ortho–para ratio
This paper presents long-slit spectra of H2O emission from the inner coma of Comet
103P/Hartley 2, acquired with NIRSPEC/Keck 2 during the comet's close approach to Earth …
103P/Hartley 2, acquired with NIRSPEC/Keck 2 during the comet's close approach to Earth …