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A Model for the Nucleus of Encke's Comet
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 August 2015
Abstract
A study of the nongravitational deviations in the motion of P/Encke suggests that the nucleus of this comet can conceivably be approximated by a core-mantle model, composed of a porous solid core with embedded ices, surrounded by a thick envelope of free ices that gradually sublimates out.
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- Part IV/Physical Processes in Comets
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