NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Physical pdf

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Physical

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Cometary nuclei were formed far from the Sun in the colder regions of the solar nebula, and have been stored in distant orbits in the Oort cloud over most of the history of the solar system. It had been thought that this benign environment would preserve comets in close to their original pristine state. However, recent studies have identified a number of physical processes that have likely acted to modify cometary nuclei in a variety of significant ways. It is important to consider all of these possible processes, both in deciding on a site on the nucleus for collection of cometary samples, and in interpreting the results of analyses of returned cometary samples. Although it can no longer be said that comets are pristine samples of original solar nebula material, they are still the best obtainable samples of that unique period in the formation of the planetary system

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 1/1/1989
• Year: 1989
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), CHEMICAL EVOLUTION, COMET NUCLEI, COMETS, COSMOCHEMISTRY, OORT CLOUD, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, INTERSTELLAR RADIATION, IRRADIATION, PLANETARY NEBULAE, SOLAR SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE PROFILES, Weissman, Paul R., Stern, S. Alan

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