Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1773334 | Icarus | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We observed Comet 103P/Hartley 2 by the LOSA/F2 at KAO during the EPOXI flyby. ⺠We measured the mixing ratios of CN, C3, C2 and NH2 with respect to water. ⺠Resultant mixing ratios of radicals put the comet into the normal group in chemical composition. ⺠The slope of dust color was 13 ± 1%/1000 Ã
based on AfÏ (cm) values at 5250 and 6250Â Ã
. ⺠Our results suggests that Comet 103P/Hartley 2 is a typical (non-depleted) comet.
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Authors
Yoshiharu Shinnaka, Hideyo Kawakita, Hitomi Kobayashi, Chiharu Naka, Akira Arai, Takayuki Arasaki, Eiji Kitao, Gaku Taguchi, Yuji Ikeda,