Abstract The Giotto Halley Multicolour Camera obtained images of P/Halley that resolved the nucleus, showing active regions and other features on the surface. At least twenty-one discrete bright features can be identified in the images, and eight distinct regions associated with morphological characteristics can be recognized. The projected limb is approximated with a two-to-one axial ratio ellipse, establishing a reference coordinate system for the body based on the center of gravity and moments of inertia of the profile. A catalog of surface features is presented giving size, shape and location in the reference coordinate system.
Identification of surface features on comet P/Halley
Advances in Space Research ; 9 , 3 ; 81-84
01.01.1989
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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