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- W2798296477 abstract "Sublimative outgassing of comets produces torques that alter the rotation state of their nuclei. Recently, parameterized sublimative torque models have been developed to study rotation state changes of individual comet nuclei and populations of cometary bodies. However, these models simplify the interactions between the escaping gas and cometary surface into only a few parameters that hide the details of these complex interactions. Here we directly compare the X-parameter model (Samarasinha & Mueller, 2013) with the SYORP model (Steckloff & Jacobson, 2016) to tease out insights into the details of the gas-surface interactions driving sublimative torques. We find that, for both of these models to accurately model sublimative torques, the number of sublimating molecules that contribute to the net torque is largely independent of the detailed shape and activity of the nucleus, but rather depends primarily on the size of the nucleus and the effective heliocentric distance of the comet. We suggest that cometary activity must be largely restricted to regions of steep gravitational surface slopes (above the angle of repose), where mass wasting can refresh activity by shedding mantles of refractory materials and exposing fresh volatiles. We propose a new classification scheme for comets based on the frequency of this mass-wasting process (relative to the timescale of activity fading): quasi-equilibrium, episodic, quasi-dormant, and extinct." @default.
- W2798296477 created "2018-05-07" @default.
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- W2798296477 date "2018-09-01" @default.
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- W2798296477 title "The sublimative torques of Jupiter Family Comets and mass wasting events on their nuclei" @default.
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