Sublimation-driven evolution of the local radius and the moment of inertia of short-period comets

• Autorzy: Dziak-Jankowska B.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article is a continuation of the previous one considering the evolution of a long-period comet. The changes of the local radius and the moment of inertia as well as the orientation of the rotation axis are calculated. With reference to the previous model, the time-dependent orbital parameters are introduced. The procedure of sublimation-driven evolution is implemented to the comets 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, 9P/Tempel 1, and 81P/Wild. The inclination of the rotation axis of Comet Ch-G is calculated. The position of the rotation axis is a result of the best fit of the water production rate curve received from modelling to the observational water production rate curve. The method is verified through application to Comets 9P/Tempel 1 and 81P/Wild with wellknown positions of the rotation axes. The best fit is for inclination of the rotation axis which is close to the position of the rotation axis with minimum energy (maximum of the moment of inertia). For the best fitted position of the rotation axis I = 90 and Ø= 60 degrees, the largest decrease of radius was about 5.6 m in the northern polar region. The smallest decrease of radius, of about 0.3 m, was noticed on cometographic latitudes between 39 and 46 degrees.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

moment of inertia; Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko; short-period comets

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: Vol. 58, no. 2
• Strony: 392--416
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Dziak-Jankowska B.

• Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland,

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