Passing inside the earth's orbit in late November, the comet Kohoutek will travel through the inner solar system during a unique period in the history of the space program, when Skylab and Mariner Venus-Mercury are in operation and the new C-141 Airborne Infrared Observatory is ready for flight. It is planned to investigate comprehensively the nature and evolution of the coma and tails of the comet. The detailed goals of the investigation include the identification of the parent molecules of the gases observed in comets, the determination of the processes that break down the parent molecules, the study of the physical nature of transient events in the comet, and the measurement of the solar-wind velocity in the inner solar system.


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    Title :

    Kohoutek - A great comet coming.


    Contributors:
    Maran, S. P. (author) / Hobbs, R. W. (author)


    Publication date :

    1973-10-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Skylab observations of Comet Kohoutek

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    Comet Kohoutek drawings from Skylab

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    Comet Kohoutek observations from Skylab

    Snoddy, W. C. / Barry, R. J. | NTRS | 1974


    Skylab Observations of Comet Kohoutek

    Wu, Shi-Tsan / Stuhlinger, Ernst / Kent, Marion I. | AIAA | 1976


    Lyman-alpha imagery of Comet Kohoutek

    Carruthers, G. R. / Opal, C. B. / Page, T. L. et al. | NTRS | 1974