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Infrared Observation of Meteoroid Production by Comet EnckeComets lose mass primarily in the form of large particles that form meteoroid streams in the comets orbits. At visible wavelengths, comets often have long dust tails directed away from the Sun, consisting of small dust particles being blown away by solar radiation pressure.
Document ID
20060034329
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/18240
Authors
Reach, W.
Sykes, M.
Lien, D.
Davies, J.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1999
Publication Information
Publication: Nature
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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Keywords
infrared meteoroid Comet Encke

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