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Primary Volatiles During the 2010 Apparition of Comet 103P/Hartley-2 as Revealed at Infrared Wavelengths: Production Rates and Spatial ProfilesWe acquired high resolution near-infrared spectra of comet 103P/Hartley-2 with NIRSPEC at the W. M. Keck Observatory and CRIRES at the ESO VLT, emphasizing primary volatiles before, during, and after the comet's close approach to Earth (July-December 2010; R(sub h) =1.62 right arrow 1.26 AU). We will present the mixing ratios for trace volatiles (C2H6, HCN, CH3OH, etc.), their rotational temperatures, and their spatial distributions in the coma both along the polar jet (UT 19.5 October) and nearly orthogonal to the jet (UT 22.5 October).
Document ID
20110008024
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Abstract
Authors
Mumma, M. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
DiSanti, M. A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Bonev, B. P.
(Catholic Univ. of America Washington, DC, United States)
Paganini, L.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Villanueva, G. L.
(Catholic Univ. of America Washington, DC, United States)
Gibb, E. L.
(Missouri Univ. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Keane, J.
Blake, G. A.
Ellis, R. S.
Magee-Sauer, K.
(Rowan Univ. Glassboro, NJ, United States)
Combi, M.
(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Boehnhardt, H.
(Max-Planck Inst. for Solar System Research Germany)
Lippi, M.
(Max-Planck Inst. for Solar System Research Germany)
Meech, K.
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
March 7, 2011
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 7, 2011
End Date: March 11, 2011
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Inst.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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