Abstract
Arecibo radar observations of Comet P/2005 JQ5 (Catalina) have produced the first delay-Doppler images of a comet nucleus and the first radar detection of large-grain ejection from a Jupiter-family comet. The nucleus is small (1.4 km diameter), rough, and rapidly rotating. The large (>cm) grains have low velocities (∼1 m/s) and a low production rate.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 285-288 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Icarus |
| Volume | 184 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Comets
- dust
- nucleus
- Radar observations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science
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