Physical properties of comet 81P Wild 2
81P/Wild 2 is the STARDUST space mission target. This comet was selected because of its newness as a Jupiter family comet and because of the discovery of a trajectory offering a low encounter velocity of only 6.1 km·s^−1. Observations over a wide range of heliocentric distances since 1987 have enabl...
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National Aviation University
2004-12-01
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| Series: | Вісник Астрономічної школи |
| Online Access: | http://astro.nau.edu.ua/issues/2004_V.5_Iss.1-2/177.html |