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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: The Changing Ion Tail of Comet... (2024 Apr 08)

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Does this mean that the release of gas from the parent body of Pons-Brooks is "episodic"? Like a series of little explosions?

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It probably depends on the exact chemical composition, the physical structure of the material and how long each surface is in the full glare of the sun as the comet rotates. These amazing images from ROSETTA give some idea of the chaotic nature of outgassing

Comet67P_NavCamFeb3.jpg
from https://www.universetoday.com/118901/ro ... st-images/ Friday Night Funkin
Oh the picture is great

Statistics: Posted by Alice12 — Fri May 31, 2024 2:22 am — Replies 5 — Views 750



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