INTERPRETATION OF SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND ACTIVITY OF KOSI SAMPLES

Authors
KUHRT E KELLER HU LORENZ E
Citation
E. Kuhrt et al., INTERPRETATION OF SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND ACTIVITY OF KOSI SAMPLES, Planetary and space science, 43(3-4), 1995, pp. 333-340
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Planetary and space science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00320633
Volume
43
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
333 - 340
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-0633(1995)43:3-4<333:IOSTAA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A thermal model is introduced that describes the temperature and activ ity behavior of an insolated porous ice-dust mixture. The results are compared with measurements during the comet simulation experiments KOS I 9 and KOSI 10. From the comparison of theoretical with experimental results thermal properties of the KOSI samples and the nature of the d ust mantle formation are derived. The differences and similarities bet ween KOSI results and cometary physics are discussed.