Observations of Periodic Comet 2p/encke: Physical Properties of the Nucleus and First Visual-wavelength Detection of Its Dust Trail
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AND FIRST VISUAL-WAVELENGTH DETECTION OF ITS DUST TRAIL. Stephen C. Lowry, Paul R. Weissman, Mark V. Sykes, and William T. Reach, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mail stop 183-601, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA ([email protected]). Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, AZ 85721, USA. SIRTF Science Center, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., MS 220-6, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003