The Spectrum of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) Observed with the Infrared Space Observatory at 2.9 Astronomical Units from the Sun

Crovisier, J.; Leech, K.; Bockelée–Morvan, D.; Y. Brooke, T.; S. Hanner, M.; Altieri, B.; U. Keller, H.; Lellouch, E.

doi:10.1126/science.275.5308.1904

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The Spectrum of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) Observed with the Infrared Space Observatory at 2.9 Astronomical Units from the Sun

Published in Science • Mar 28, 1997

Authors:

J. Crovisier

K. Leech

D. Bockelée–Morvan

Abstract

Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) was observed at wavelengths from 2.4 to 195 micrometers with the Infrared Space Observatory when the comet was about 2.9 astronomical units (AU) from the sun. The main observed volatiles that sublimated from the nucleus ices were water, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide...

Subject

Comet

Infrared

Physics

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