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Record 1 1977-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Planets
  • Astronomy
OBS

Jupiter has such a strong gravitational influence on the comets that it has managed to "capture" a large number of them. There are about 60 comets whose periods are less than 100 years; these are termed the "short-period comets".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planètes
  • Astronomie
OBS

Parmi les comètes "à courte période" (c'est-à-dire dont les périodes s'échelonnent de 3 à 10 ans) se distingue la "famille de Jupiter" (...)

Spanish

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