Comets and the early solar system

被引：6
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作者：
Brownlee, Don [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
来源：
PHYSICS TODAY | 2008年 / 61卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1063/1.2947646
中图分类号：
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号：
0702 ;
摘要：
Active comets are fascinating ephemeral bodies that have both thrilled and terrified people for millennia. As a bonus, when Earth passes through a comet's debris trail, we see a dazzling meteor shower. The phenomena of comets are spectacular, but what they can tell us about the early solar system is extraordinary. Comets are the best-preserved samples of the materials that were involved in the construction of the solar system. © 2008 American Institute of Physics.
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