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In this chapter, comets 9P/Tempel 1, 1P/Halley, 19P/Borrelly and 81P/Wild 2 are described in detail. These analyses are possible because we have sent spacecraft to each of them. Furthermore, both professional and amateur astronomers have observed them during several of their apparitions. Finally, humans have witnessed every return of Comet 1P/Halley since 239 BC.
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Schmude, R. (2010). Comets 9P/Tempel 1, 1P/Halley, 19P /Borrelly, and 81P/Wild 2. In: Comets and How to Observe Them. Astronomers' Observing Guides. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5790-0_2
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