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3D triangulation of a Sun-grazing comet
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.12.011
Bibcode: 2009Icar..200..351T
Thompson, W. T.
The bright Kreutz Comet C/2007 L3 (SOHO) entered the fields of view of the twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) COR1 telescopes on 7-8 June 2007. The 12° separation between the two spacecraft at the time afforded the opportunity to derive the position of the comet's tail in three-dimensional space using direct triangulation. The t…
2009
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Icarus
SOHO
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