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Comparison of P/Brorsen-Metcalf and P/Halley in the thermal infraredOf the periodic comets, only comets Halley and Brorsen-Metcalf have periods of the order of 75 years and are bright enough to study spectroscopically in the infrared. Thermal IR spectroscopy of comet P/Brorsen-Metcalf near perihelion are presented and the results are compared to comet P/Halley.
Document ID
19910011714
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lynch, David K. (Jet Propulsion Lab. California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena., United States)
Russell, Ray W. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hanner, Martha S. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lien, David J. (Bucknell Univ. Lewisburg, PA., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Southwest Research Inst., Workshop on Observations of Recent Comets (1990)
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
91N21027
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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