comet nucleus

This investigation will provide the first look at the changes to a comet nucleus produced after its close approach to the sun.

The comet nucleus is estimated to be 4.8 kilometers in diameter.

Comet nuclei are known to range from about 100 metres to more than 40 kilometres across.

The comet nucleus is estimated at about 3.2 km in diameter.

That fit with the idea of a small comet nucleus, still rich in volatiles.

These observations provide an unprecedented opportunity to study the demise of a comet nucleus.

This mapping would help address the major questions of comet nucleus geology.

It was believed to be caused by a bolide or a comet nucleus impact.

"These pictures have told us that comet nuclei are far more complex than we ever imagined.

Being at least 130 km in diameter, it is unusually large for a comet nucleus.

Hartley 2 is the fifth comet nucleus visited by a spacecraft.

Some 14 minutes later, it will make its closest approach to the comet nucleus, passing 310 miles below it.

Using spacecraft, scientists have only twice viewed close-up images of comet nuclei.

Clearly, someone had planted a rocket on the side of the comet nucleus and deflected it from its path.

"They're made of the same stuff as C-type asteroids and comet nuclei.

But comet nuclei, typically only a few miles across, are hidden from Earth observations by their size and the surrounding coma.

Several striking pictures of the comet nucleus taken by the spacecraft had scientists shaking their heads in wonder and surprise.

It was like a huge comet nucleus.

Small moons, asteroids, and comet nuclei frequently have irregular shapes.

Elenin himself estimates that the comet nucleus is roughly 3-4 km in diameter.

Analysis indicated later that its comet nucleus was 60 20 kilometres in diameter, approximately six times the size of Halley.

However, given that the comet nucleus is around 60 km in diameter, the consequences of such an impact would be apocalyptic.

If there were few giants, the Alpha sky was full of minor planets, asteroids, comet nuclei.

Solar sail application to comet nucleus sample return.

It has a well determined orbit and has a comet nucleus 26 km in diameter.