Comet Hyakutake Gas Arcs: First Observational Evidence of Standing Shock Waves in a Cometary Coma

Icarus

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 232-267

  Rodionov, A V ^a   Jorda, L ^b   Jones, G H ^c,d   Crifo, J F ^e   Colas, F ^f   Lecacheux, J ^g  

^a Ctrl Res Inst Mach Bldg ^*  (Russian Federation)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f Bureau des Longitudes   (France)

^g OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

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EID: 0001485368     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1998.6010     Document Type: Article

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