Influence of a Phase Transition of Ice on the Heat and Mass Balance of Comets
- 11 July 1980
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 209 (4453) , 271-272
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.209.4453.271
Abstract
Differences in gas production rates of comets may be explained in part by the phase transition of ice in the comet nuclei.Keywords
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