Re: (meteorobs) Small comets and meteors

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Small comets and meteors
• From: Lew Gramer <lewkaren@tiacdot net>
• Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 22:48:06 -0400
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Interesting post, Tom! I'm not at all familiar with the theory of "small
comets", but I was curious about one thing: wouldn't a small body (say 1
ton or less) of pure ice almost immediately sublimate (that is, basically
just dissolve) at our distance from the Sun? Or could a thin carbon
"mantle" change heat absorption enough to prolong sublimation long enough
for a cometary body to reach 1 AU from out past Jupiter's orbit? A curious
question on a curious subject!

Clear skies,
Lew

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