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We have found a similarity between the size spectra of the observed interplanetary dust and the survived cometary dust, referring to the dynamical behaviour of the dust leaving the comet. As a result, we can suggest that short-period comets with relatively higher eccentricities are major source of the interplanetary dust, especially those with radii less than 10 μm. It is predicted, furthermore, that a supply rate of the dust, which move on bound orbits after leaving the comet, becomes about 8x10 g/s from 85 short-period comets, and nearly 3xl04 g/s from 101 long-period comets.
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Mukai, T. (1989). Dust from the Comets. In: McNally, D. (eds) Highlights of Astronomy. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0977-9_46
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