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The Physics of Cometary Anti-tails as Observed in 3I/ATLAS

Eric Keto, Abraham Loeb, 2025. MNRAS.

Explains the sunward 'anti-tail' at 3.8 au as an anisotropic extension of the ice-grain survival radius (snow line) toward the Sun.

MYS0DFPTE25MVWR · mystery · click to copyM3I/ATLASArticledoi: 10.1093/mnras/staf20540

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Keto, E., & Loeb, A. (2025). The Physics of Cometary Anti-tails as Observed in 3I/ATLAS. MNRAS. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf2054
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