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Colors and Photometry

albedo map of Tempel 1
Jian-Yang Li

Jian-Yang Li
Science Team member

University of Maryland, Department of Astronomy
College Park, MD

In deriving the albedo maps of the nucleus, Jian-Yang found that 96% of sunlight hitting the comet's surface is absorbed. The nucleus is darker than coal.

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