THE OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM ARE TO ANALYZE IMAGES OF COMET 9P/TEMPEL 1 TAKEN DURING THE FLYBY OF THE DEEP IMPACT SPACECRAFT TO UNDERSTAND THE FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF THE COMET S TENUOUS ATMOSPHERE OR COMA AND TO CHARACTERIZE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OBSERVED COMA AND ACTIVITY ON THE SURFACE OF THE NUCLEUS. THE MEDIUM RESOLUTION INSTRUMENT ON DEEP IMPACT OBTAINED THOUSANDS OF NARROWBAND IMAGES OF THE VISIBLE RANGE EMISSION OF COMETARY DAUGHTER SPECIES OH CN AND C2.
$287,846FY2020National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA
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