Streaming clumps ejection model and the heterogeneous inner coma of Comet Wild 2

Clark, B. C.; Economou, T. E.; Green, S. F.; Sandford, S. A. and Zolensky, M. E. (2004). Streaming clumps ejection model and the heterogeneous inner coma of Comet Wild 2. In: 35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 15-19 Mar 2004, Houston, Texas, USA.

URL: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2004/pdf/1801...

Abstract

It is modeled that a significant component of the jets of some comets are released as aggregate clumps, which then fragment and shed particles after release, leading to a heterogeneous innermost coma.

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