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The break-up of periodic comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3: image documents from La Silla telescopes.
Boehnhardt, H.; Kaeufl, H. U.; Goudfrooij, P. et al.
1996In Messenger, 84, p. 26-29
 

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Keywords :
Comets: Fragmentation
Abstract :
[en] The splitting of SW3 in 1995 was an other example of how brittle cometary nuclei are. Unlike in most previous events, however, the break-up of SW3 is well documented by high-quality ground-based observations. SW3 represents an excellent candidate for a comprehensive analysis of cometary fragmentation, which could lead to a better understanding of the the disintegration processes involved in the evolution of comets.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Boehnhardt, H.;  Universitäts-Sternwarte München, Germany) AB(ESO) AC(ESO) AD(ESO) AE(University of Liège, Belgium) AF(Universitäts-Sternwarte Göttingen, Germany
Kaeufl, H. U.
Goudfrooij, P.
Storm, J.
Manfroid, Jean  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Reinsch, K.
Language :
English
Title :
The break-up of periodic comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3: image documents from La Silla telescopes.
Publication date :
01 June 1996
Journal title :
Messenger
ISSN :
0722-6691
Publisher :
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Volume :
84
Pages :
26-29
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