Characterization of the Dust and Sodium Tails of Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) from Parker Solar Probe and Amateur Observations

Characterization of the Dust and Sodium Tails of Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) from Parker Solar Probe and Amateur Observations

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) reached perihelion on 2020 July 3 at 0.29 au and exhibited a highly structured dust tail. Using a simplified Finson–Probstein model, structures such as striae, observed in the tail in images obtained by the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft and amateur observers, are characteri...

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Main Authors: Qasim Afghan, Geraint H. Jones, Karl Battams, Oliver Price, Andrew J. Coates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Comets
Comet dust tails
Long period comets
Comet tails
Comet origins
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad856b
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