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Cometary Nucleus Composition

Cometary Nucleus Composition is a scientific construct that characterizes the physical and chemical makeup of the solid core of a comet, distinguishing it from other cometary features by specifying the proportions and identities of ices, refractory materials, organic compounds, and dust within the nucleus.

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544

The Chemical Composition of Comets—Emerging Taxonomies and Natal Heritage

M. J. Mumma, Steven B. Charnley · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2011 · 899 citations

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A comet model. I. The acceleration of Comet Encke

Fred L. Whipple · The Astrophysical Journal · 1950 · 871 citations

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Mineralogy and Petrology of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Nucleus Samples

M. E. Zolensky, T. J. Zega, Hajime Yano et al. · Science · 2006 · 645 citations · Full text

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The Spectrum of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) Observed with the Infrared Space Observatory at 2.9 Astronomical Units from the Sun

J. Crovisier, K. Leech, D. Bockelée–Morvan et al. · Science · 1997 · 517 citations

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Ion composition and dynamics at comet Halley

H. Balsiger, K. Altwegg, F. Bühler et al. · Nature · 1986 · 388 citations

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Authors

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  1. MF
    Michael F. A’Hearn

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    48 publications · 3K citations

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  2. HU
    H. U. Keller

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany

    28 publications · 2.3K citations

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  3. PL
    P. Lamy

    Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, France

    28 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. MR
    M. R. Combi

    University of Michigan, United States

    30 publications · 2.8K citations

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  5. DB
    D. Bockelée–Morvan

    Observatoire de Paris, France

    31 publications · 2.3K citations

    24

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472

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    50 h-index

    559 publications

    47.7K citations

  2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    41 h-index

    121 publications

    10.1K citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

    Göttingen, Germany

    39 h-index

    302 publications

    23.7K citations

  4. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    38 h-index

    254 publications

    18.1K citations

  5. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    38 h-index

    279 publications

    23.9K citations

  6. Laboratoire d’études spatiales et d’instrumentation en astrophysique

    Meudon, France

    38 h-index

    224 publications

    21.5K citations

  7. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    35 h-index

    153 publications

    10K citations

  8. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    34 h-index

    215 publications

    23K citations

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  1. Icarus

    89 publications · 5.1K citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 65 publications · 3.7K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    52 publications · 3.1K citations

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  4. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    40 publications · 1.9K citations

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  5. Science

    28 publications · 4.3K citations

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