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Encounters of the dust trails of comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova with Venus in 2006

Christou, A. A.; Vaubaillon, J.

Aims.We aim to investigate the dynamical fate of meteoroids ejected during past perihelion passages of comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova that intersect the orbit of Venus. Of particular interest is the possibility, borne of previous work, that a significant flux of these particles will reach the planet during early June and late August 2006, when …