The Effect of the Heat of Impact on the Activation of Main Belt Comets

Autor(en)
J. Werner, Thomas Maindl, Nader Haghighipour, Christoph Schäfer, Roland Speith, Wilhelm Kley
Abstrakt

Main Belt Comets' activity is assumed to be driven by the sublimation of volatiles, making them candidates for the delivery of a part of Earth's water. We simulate impacts of smaller objects that could have played a major role in activating them.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Astrophysik
Externe Organisation(en)
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, University of Hawaii
Publikationsdatum
08-2016
ÖFOS 2012
103003 Astronomie, 103004 Astrophysik
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/86bb33dd-6e0e-4cdb-bc29-e7244f75b948