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Exploration of Halley’s Comet

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Michael Grewing

    1. Astronomisches Institut der Universität, Tübingen, Fed. Rep. of Germany

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  2. Françoise Praderie

    1. Observatoire de Meudon, Meudon Principal Cedex, France

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  3. Rüdeger Reinhard

    1. Space Science Department of ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (169 papers)

  1. Some diatomic molecules from comet P/Halley’s UV spectra near spacecraft flybys

    1. Some diatomic molecules from comet P/Halley’s UV spectra near spacecraft flybys

      • Max K. Wallis, K. S. Krishna Swamy
      Pages 329-332

  2. Activity of comet P/Halley 23–25 March, 1986: IUE observations

    1. Activity of comet P/Halley 23–25 March, 1986: IUE observations

      • L. A. McFadden, M. F. A’Hearn, P. D. Feldman, E. E. Roettger, D. M. Edsall, P. S. Butterworth
      Pages 333-338

  3. Cometary MHD and chemistry

    1. Cometary MHD and chemistry

      • R. Wegmann, H. U. Schmidt, W. F. Huebner, D. C. Boice
      Pages 339-350

  4. Atomic hydrogen production rates for comet P/Halley from observations with Dynamics Explorer 1

    1. Atomic hydrogen production rates for comet P/Halley from observations with Dynamics Explorer 1

      • J. D. Craven, L. A. Frank
      Pages 351-356

  5. The spectrum of P/Halley’s coma obtained with an objective-prism

    1. The spectrum of P/Halley’s coma obtained with an objective-prism

      • A. Florsch, J. Marcout, G. Traversa
      Pages 357-359

  6. Comet P/Halley neutral gas density profile along the Vega-1 trajectory measured by the Neutral Gas Experiment

    1. Comet P/Halley neutral gas density profile along the Vega-1 trajectory measured by the Neutral Gas Experiment

      • C. C. Curtis, C. Y. Fan, K. C. Hsieh, D. M. Hunten, W.-H. Ip, E. Keppler et al.
      Pages 360-362

  7. Low-resolution maps of comet P/Halley in principal atomic and molecular species

    1. Low-resolution maps of comet P/Halley in principal atomic and molecular species

      • M. R. Kidger, J. A. Acosta, F. Garzén, M. Prieto, R. Gómez
      Pages 363-368

  8. Pioneer Venus measurements of H, O, and C production in comet P/Halley near perihelion

    1. Pioneer Venus measurements of H, O, and C production in comet P/Halley near perihelion

      • A. I. F. Stewart
      Pages 369-374

  9. Anisotropy of the neutral gas distribution of comet P/Halley deduced from Nge/Vega 1 measurements

    1. Anisotropy of the neutral gas distribution of comet P/Halley deduced from Nge/Vega 1 measurements

      • K. C. Hsieh, C. C. Curtis, C. Y. Fan, D. M. Hunten, W.-H. Ip, E. Keppler et al.
      Pages 375-379

  10. The atomic carbon distribution in the coma of comet P/Halley

    1. The atomic carbon distribution in the coma of comet P/Halley

      • T. N. Woods, P. D. Feldman, K. F. Dymond
      Pages 380-384

  11. Carbon-isotope ratio in PUMA 1 spectra of P/Halley dust

    1. Carbon-isotope ratio in PUMA 1 spectra of P/Halley dust

      • M. Šolc, V. Vanýsek, J. Kissel
      Pages 385-387

  12. Study of the isotopic features of Swan bands in comets

    1. Study of the isotopic features of Swan bands in comets

      • K. S. Krishna Swamy
      Pages 388-390

  13. Kinematic properties of the neutral gas outflow from comet P/Halley

    1. Kinematic properties of the neutral gas outflow from comet P/Halley

      • H. P. Larson, M. J. Mumma, H. A. Weaver
      Pages 391-397

  14. The spectrum of comet P/Halley between 0.9 and 2.5 microns

    1. The spectrum of comet P/Halley between 0.9 and 2.5 microns

      • J. P. Maillard, J. Crovisier, T. Encrenaz, M. Combes
      Pages 398-404

  15. Anisotropic non-stationary gas flow dynamics in the coma of comet P/Halley

    1. Anisotropic non-stationary gas flow dynamics in the coma of comet P/Halley

      • N. I. Kömle, W.-H. Ip
      Pages 405-410

  16. Infrared investigation of water in comet P/Halley

    1. Infrared investigation of water in comet P/Halley

      • H. A. Weaver, M. J. Mumma, H. P. Larson
      Pages 411-418

  17. The ortho-para ratio of water vapor in comet P/Halley

    1. The ortho-para ratio of water vapor in comet P/Halley

      • M. J. Mumma, H. A. Weaver, H. P. Larson
      Pages 419-424

  18. The 2.7 μm water band of comet P/Halley: interpretation of observations by an excitation model

    1. The 2.7 μm water band of comet P/Halley: interpretation of observations by an excitation model

      • D. Bockelée-Morvan, J. Crovisier
      Pages 425-430

  19. Curves of growth of emission lines in cometary spectra. Implications for H2O and OH bands of comet P/Halley

    1. Curves of growth of emission lines in cometary spectra. Implications for H2O and OH bands of comet P/Halley

      • V. A. Krasnopolsky, A. Y. Tkachuk
      Pages 431-434

  20. The D/H ratio in water from comet P/Halley

    1. The D/H ratio in water from comet P/Halley

      • P. Eberhardt, U. Dolder, W. Schulte, D. Krankowsky, P. Lämmerzahl, J. H. Hoffman et al.
      Pages 435-437
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About this book

The 1985/86 apparition of Halley's Comet turned out to be the most important apparition of a comet ever. It provided a worldwide science community with a wealth of exciting new discoveries, the most remarkable of which was undoubtedly the first image of a cometary nucleus. Halley's Comet is the brightest periodic comet, and the most famous of the 750 known comets. With its 76-year period, its recent appearance was truly a "once-in-a-lifetime" observational opportunity. The 1985/86 apparition was the thirtieth consecutive recorded apparition. Five apparitions ago, the English astronomer Edmond Halley discovered the periodicity of "his" comet and correctly predicted its return in 1758, a triumph for science best appreciated in the context of contemporary views, or rather fears, about comets at that time. The increasingly rapid progress in technological development is very much apparent when one compares the dominant tools for cometary research during Halley's next three apparitions: in 1835 studies were made based on drawings ofthe comet; in 1910 photographic plates were used; while in March 1986 an armada of six spacecraft from four space agencies approached the comet and carried out in situ measurements, 1 AU from the Earth. In 1910, nobody could have dreamed that this was possible, and today it is equally difficult to anticipate what scientists will be able to achieve in 2061.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Astronomisches Institut der Universität, Tübingen, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Michael Grewing

  • Observatoire de Meudon, Meudon Principal Cedex, France

    Françoise Praderie

  • Space Science Department of ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

    Rüdeger Reinhard

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Exploration of Halley’s Comet

  • Editors: Michael Grewing, Françoise Praderie, Rüdeger Reinhard

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82971-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-82973-4Published: 07 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-82971-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 984

  • Additional Information: Part of this book originally published as the journal: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 187, No. 1 and 2

  • Topics: Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)

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