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Specific Calculation
Survey Calculations
Variable visual albedo
Variable infrared albedo
Variable heliocentric distance
Variable obliquity
Source Code
Rapid Rotator Ice Sublimation Calculator
(Variable Obliquity)
Species
H2O
H2O-CH4
CO2
CO
Select the volatile species on the surface of the nucleus
Visual albedo (between 0 and 1)
Effective albedo for absorption of sunlight
Infrared albedo (between 0 and 1)
Effective albedo for thermal emission
Heliocentric distance (au)
Distance between the sun and the comet's nucleus
Minimum obliquity (degrees)
Maximum obliquity (degrees)
Number of steps
Angle between the object's rotational axis and its orbital axis
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