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Predictions of the solar wind interaction with Comet Grigg-Skjellerup

Coates, A. J.; Johnstone, A. D.; Huddleston, D. E.

The planned encounter of the Giotto spacecraft with comet Grigg-Skjellerup on 10th July 1992 promises to extend our knowledge of the solar wind interaction with comets substantially. While there have been spacecraft missions to comets before now, this mission is exploratory in the sense that the target comet is much older and therefore it has a mu…