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The destruction of the cometary nucleus - The case of 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
DOI: 10.1016/j.newast.2021.101626
Bibcode: 2021NewA...8901626W
Wesołowski, M.
The paper presents an analysis of the actual brightness change of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, which took place in 1995. The consequence of a cometary outburst is the destruction of a fragment of its surface. This causes the emission of comet material from both the surface and from exposed subsurface layers. Therefore, the calculations take int…
2021
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New Astronomy
Rosetta
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