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Comet Geology with Deep Impact Remote Sensing |
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| Authors: | Peter C Thomas Joseph Veverka Michael F A’Hearn Lucy Mcfadden Michael J S Belton Jessica M Sunshine |
| Institution: | (1) Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.;(2) University of Maryland, College Park, MD, U.S.A.;(3) Belton Space Exploration Initiatives, LLC, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.;(4) Science Applications International Corporation, Chantilly, VA, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | The Deep Impact mission will provide the highest resolution images yet of a comet nucleus. Our knowledge of the makeup and structure of cometary nuclei, and the processes shaping their surfaces, is extremely limited, thus use of the Deep Impact data to show the geological context of the cratering experiment is crucial. This article briefly discusses some of the geological issues of cometary nuclei. |
| Keywords: | comets geology impacts structure |
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