Abstract The three-dimensional (3D) distribution of micrometeoroids, representing the interplanetary dust cloud, has been investigated by light scattering analysis of the zodiacal light. Classical models imply, however, that there are homogeneous physical properties of the grains throughout the visible zodiacal cloud. IRAS results have questioned this assumption and suggested, e.g., a possible spatial decrease of albedo with solar distance, which would result in a more moderate decrease of number densities. The discussion of the conventional and corresponding modified models shows that the IRAS measurements propose a flatter interplanetary dust cloud than the visual models. This tendency is also supported by other IR-observations. A dynamical analysis reveals that this flattening of the dust cloud on account of the IRAS-data is achieved by a change in the major axis distribution of the particle orbits only, whereas in the other models the inclination distribution is also changed.
The impact of IRAS results on the three-dimensional models (3D) of the global distribution of interplanetary dust
Advances in Space Research ; 6 , 7 ; 79-82
1987-01-01
4 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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