Origin and Early Evolution of Comet Nuclei Workshop honouring Johannes Geiss on the occasion of his 80th birthday /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Balsiger, H. (Editor), Altwegg, K. (Editor), Huebner, W. (Editor), Owen, T. (Editor), Schulz, R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
• Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI, 28
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Planetology.; Space sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

Comet nuclei are the most primitive bodies in the solar system. They have been created far away from the early Sun and it is supposed that their material has been altered the least since their formation. This volume presents the results of a scientific workshop on comet nuclei and is written by expe...