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Cometary Dust and Zodiacal Light Connection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

A. Dollfus
A. Dollfus*
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, 92195 Meudon, France

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Photopolarimetry of P/Halley coma characterizes, in the cloud of dust grains released by the nucleus, the presence of a significant population of large flakes, made of aggregated small and very dark grains. These globules are subsequently transported toward the Sun, with some modifications in texture, and concentrate in the inner part of the Solar System. Comets appear to be the source for the fluffy grains which are observed in the zodiacal light.

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Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 8: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXth General Assembly of the IAU, 1988 , 1989 , pp. 295 - 304
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1989

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