comet nucleus

collocation in English

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comet
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒm.ɪt/us
/ˈkɑː.mɪt/
an object that moves around the sun, usually at a great distance from it, that is seen on rare occasions from the earth as a bright line in ...
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nucleus
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnjuː.kli.əs/us
/ˈnuː.kli.əs/
physicsspecialized
the central part of an atom, usually made up of protons ...
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The impact crater that would have decided between a gravity-dominated versus a strength-dominatedcometnucleuswas not seen because so much dust was kicked up from the regolith.
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Elenin himself estimates that thecometnucleusis roughly 34 km in diameter.
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Solar heating causes gases to be released from thecometnucleus, which also carry away dust grains.
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In addition, the rotation of thecometnucleuswill also change the relative position of the lander and the orbiter.
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The volume scattering coefficient measures the homogeneity of the interior of thecometnucleus.
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Thecometnucleusis estimated to be 1.8 kilometers in diameter.
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It has a well determined orbit and has acometnucleus26 km in diameter.
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Thecometnucleusis estimated to be 2.2 kilometers in diameter.
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Thecometnucleusis estimated to be 8.48 kilometers in diameter with a low albedo of 0.028.
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The volatile material contained in thecometnucleusevaporates away, and all that remains is inert rock or rubble that can resemble an asteroid.
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Thecometnucleusis estimated to be 2.6 kilometers in diameter.
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A typicalcometnucleushas an albedo of 0.04.
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This mapping would help address the major questions ofcometnucleusgeology.
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Thecometnucleuswas estimated to be have a radius of several kilometers.
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Thecometnucleusis estimated to be 1.4 kilometers in diameter.
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Another small peak in brightness has been found at about 7 solar radii from the sun and it is possibly due to a fragmentation of thecometnucleus.
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H was responsible for producing a peak at 37amu detected within 4500 km of thecometnucleus.
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The mean permittivity of thecometnucleusis derived from the group delay of the main path introduced when the comet is inserted into the propagation path.
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Furthermore, most do not have the highly eccentric orbits associated with comets, and the ones so far discovered are larger than traditional comet nuclei.
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Small moons, asteroids, and comet nuclei frequently have irregular shapes.
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