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Comet Giacobini‐Zinner: Comparison of a post‐encounter image with in‐situ and groundbased observations
Author(s) -
Mendillo Michael,
Baumgardner Jeffrey
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl013i008p00880
Subject(s) - comet , physics , comet tail , astronomy , plasma , astrophysics , solar wind , quantum mechanics
An unfiltered image of Comet Giacobini‐Zinner was obtained 16 hours after the ICE encounter. While it is not possible to separate the dust, gas and plasma components of the "white light" image, comparisons of the visible structures with ICE in‐situ plasma and field observations, groundbased optical data, and computer simulation results suggest that the image shows emission from plasma structures along the equivalent ICE trajectory.