Origin And Early Evolution Of Comet Nuclei: Workshop Honouring Johannes Geiss On The Occasion Of His 80th Birthday (space Sciences Series Of Issi)
by T. Owen /
2008 / English / PDF
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Comet nuclei are the most primitive bodies in the solar system.
They have been created far away from the early Sun and it is
supposed that their material has been altered the least since their
formation. This volume presents the results of a scientific
workshop on comet nuclei and is written by experts working on
interstellar clouds, star-forming regions, the solar nebula, and
comets. The articles formulate the current understanding and
interconnectivity of the various source regions of comet nuclei and
their associated compositions and orbital characteristics. This
includes a discussion on the transport of materials into the Kuiper
belt and Oort cloud regions of the solar system. The distinction
between direct measurements of cometary material properties and
properties derived from indirect means are emphasized with the aim
to guide future investigations. This book serves as a guide for
researchers and graduate students working in the field of
planetology and solar system exploration. It should also help to
influence the planning of scientific strategies for the encounter
of the Rosetta spacecraft with Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Comet nuclei are the most primitive bodies in the solar system.
They have been created far away from the early Sun and it is
supposed that their material has been altered the least since their
formation. This volume presents the results of a scientific
workshop on comet nuclei and is written by experts working on
interstellar clouds, star-forming regions, the solar nebula, and
comets. The articles formulate the current understanding and
interconnectivity of the various source regions of comet nuclei and
their associated compositions and orbital characteristics. This
includes a discussion on the transport of materials into the Kuiper
belt and Oort cloud regions of the solar system. The distinction
between direct measurements of cometary material properties and
properties derived from indirect means are emphasized with the aim
to guide future investigations. This book serves as a guide for
researchers and graduate students working in the field of
planetology and solar system exploration. It should also help to
influence the planning of scientific strategies for the encounter
of the Rosetta spacecraft with Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
