Distribution and properties of fragments and debris from the split Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 as revealed by Spitzer Space Telescope

Icarus

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 571-588

  Reach, William T ^a   Vaubaillon, Jeremie ^a   Kelley, Michael S ^b   Lisse, Carey M ^c   Sykes, Mark V ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comets; Infrared observations; Meteors

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949091957     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.05.027     Document Type: Article

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