Physical Properties of the Nucleus of Co
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Yanga R FernΓ‘ndez; Carey M Lisse; H Ulrich KΓ€ufl; Sibylle B Peschke; Harold A We
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We report a new study of the nucleus of Comet 2P/Encke, which the CONTOUR spacecraft is scheduled to encounter in November 2003. During the comet's close approach to Earth in July 1997, we measured the mid-infrared thermal and optical scattered continua with data from the TIMMI instrument (imaging)