Hello Rob, All,
Comets are generally considered to be a thin layer of
rocky material over a lot of volatites, the complete
opposite. I could well be wrong on this. Virgin comets
are unusually bright on their first perihelion
passage. One theory is that the surface volatiles ar
vapourised away
In the context of what I had written I concede this is
a fair point.
However. I'd like to know which comets have confirmed
hydrovulcanism and where the info source.
I can appreciate it happens but the energy source for
such an event seems lacking once beyond the ice line.
I am quite willing to
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:28:26 -0800 (PST), you wrote:
It's just I don't think this thing is coming or has
ever has come into the inner solar system before. It
just doesn't match the pattern my half arsed look has
seen.
Yeah, it was a pretty silly article. It just seemed to be saying, what if. He
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In the context of what I had written I concede this is
a fair point.
However. I'd like to know which comets have confirmed
hydrovulcanism and where
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Planet 'Becoming A Comet' (2003 EL61)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6268799.stm
Dwarf planet 'becoming a comet'
By Paul Rincon
BBC News
January 17, 2007
An unusual dwarf planet discovered in the outer Solar System could be en
route to becoming the brightest comet ever known.
2003
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''2003 EL61 is a very bright body, reflecting 70% of
the
light that falls on it, and it is indeed, as you would
suspect
from this brightness, covered with water ice. BUT,
it's not
old
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6268799.stm
Dwarf planet 'becoming a comet'
By Paul Rincon
BBC News
January 17, 2007
An unusual dwarf planet discovered in the outer Solar System could be en
route to becoming the brightest comet ever known.
2003 EL61 is a large, dense,
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