Six Outbursts of Comet 46P/Wirtanen

Six Outbursts of Comet 46P/Wirtanen

Cometary activity is a manifestation of sublimation-driven processes at the surface of nuclei. However, cometary outbursts may arise from other processes that are not necessarily driven by volatiles. In order to fully understand nuclear surfaces and their evolution, we must identify the causes of co...

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Main Authors: Michael S. P. Kelley, Tony L. Farnham, Jian-Yang Li, Dennis Bodewits, Colin Snodgrass, Johannes Allen, —, Eric C. Bellm, Michael W. Coughlin, Andrew J. Drake, Dmitry A. Duev, Matthew J. Graham, Thomas Kupfer, Frank J. Masci, Dan Reiley, Richard Walters, Zwicky Transient Facility Collaboration, M. Dominik, U. G. Jørgensen, A. E. Andrews, N. Bach-Møller, V. Bozza, M. J. Burgdorf, J. Campbell-White, S. Dib, Y. I. Fujii, T. C. Hinse, M. Hundertmark, E. Khalouei, P. Longa-Peña, M. Rabus, S. Rahvar, S. Sajadian, J. Skottfelt, J. Southworth, J. Tregloan-Reed, E. Unda-Sanzana, MiNDSTEp Collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Comets
Short period comets
Broad band photometry
Coma dust
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abfe11

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