NASA NTRS · 19870040773
Comet Giacobini-Zinner - A normal comet?
Abstract
Observations of Comet Giacobini-Zinner were obtained during its 1985 apparition using an IDS spectrograph at McDonald Observatory. Column densities and production rates were computed. The production rates were compared to observations of other 'normal' comets. Giacobini-Zinner is shown to be depleted in C2 and C3 relative to CN. These production rates are down by a factor of 5.
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Cochran, Anita L., Barker, Edwin S.. 1987-01-01. Comet Giacobini-Zinner - A normal comet?. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870040773
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