Dust in cometary comae: Present understanding of the structure and composition of dust particles

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1719-1724

  Levasseur Regourd, A C ^a   Zolensky, M ^b   Lasue, J ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Comet; Composition; Dust; Polarimetry; Structure

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; DUST; REMOTE SENSING; SILICATES; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE OPTICS;

COMET; COMPOSITION; DUST PARTICLES; DUST SAMPLES; EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATIONS; GROUND TRUTHS; IN-SITU; LINEAR POLARIZATIONS; LOW ALBEDOS; LOW DENSITIES; ORGANICS; POLARIMETRY; POWER LAWS; REMOTE OBSERVATIONS; SOLAR LIGHTS; SPACE MISSIONS; STRUCTURE;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 55149104170     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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