Radar observations of 8P/Tuttle: A contact-binary comet

John K. Harmon; Michael C. Nolan; Jon D. Giorgini; Ellen S. Howell

doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.12.026

Radar observations of 8P/Tuttle: A contact-binary comet

John K. Harmon, Michael C. Nolan, Jon D. Giorgini, Ellen S. Howell

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Abstract

Arecibo radar imagery of Comet 8P/Tuttle reveals a 10-km-long nucleus with a highly bifurcated shape consistent with a contact binary. A separate echo component was also detected from large (>cm-size), slow-moving grains of the type expected to contribute to the Ursid meteor stream.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	499-502
Number of pages	4
Journal	Icarus
Volume	207
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2009.12.026
State	Published - May 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Comets
Comets, Nucleus
Radar observations

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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