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Comet fading begins beyond Saturn
The discovery probability of long-period comets (LPCs) passing near the Sun is highest during their first passage and then declines, or fades, during subsequent return passages. Comet fading is largely attributed to devolatilization and fragmentation via thermal processing within 2 to 3 astronomical...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8967223/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35353569 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm9130 |