3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3's Dust Trail as a Source of Pickup Ions
Samuel R. Grant, Geraint H. Jones, Antoinette B. Galvin
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 is a short-period comet that has undergone multiple fragmentation events in the last few decades. During May-June 2006, while passing near Earth, multipl…
astro-ph.EP2025
Prospects for the Crossing of Comet 3I/ATLAS's Ion Tail
Samuel R. Grant, Geraint H. Jones
During October - November 2025, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, will pass upstream of the Europa Clipper and Hera spacecraft. Here, we identify two potential opportunities for in-situ…
astro-ph.EP2024
Prospects for the Crossing by Earth of Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS's Ion Tail
Samuel R Grant, Geraint H Jones
The Earth will pass approximately downstream of the previous position of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) during 2024 October 10-13. We predict that spacecraft at the Sun-Earth…