The morphological diversity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

DOI: 
10.1126/science.aaa0440
Publication date: 
23/01/2015
Main author: 
Thomas N.
IAA authors: 
Gutierrez P.J.;Lara L.M.;Lopez Moreno J.J.
Authors: 
Thomas N., Sierks H., Barbieri C., Lamy P.L., Rodrigo R., Rickman H., Koschny D., Keller H.U., Agarwal J., A'Hearn M.F., Angrilli F., Auger A.-T., Barucci M.A., Bertaux J.-L., Bertini I., Besse S., Bodewits D., Cremonese G., Da Deppo V., Davidssonn B., De Cecco M., Debei S., El-Maarry M.R., Ferri F., Fornasier S., Fulle M., Giacomini L., Groussin O., Gutierrez P.J., Güttler C., Hviid S.F., Ip W.-H., Jorda L., Knollenberg J., Kramm J.-R., Kührt E., Küppers M., La Forgia F., Lara L.M., Lazzarin M., Lopez Moreno J.J., Magrin S., Marchi S., Marzari F., Massironi M., Michalik H., Moissl R., Mottola S., Naletto G., Oklay N., Pajola M., Pommerol A., Preusker F., Sabau L., Scholten F., Snodgrass C., Tubiana C., Vincent J.-B., Wenzel K.-P.
Journal: 
Science
Publication type: 
Article
Volume: 
347
Pages: 
Number: 
aaa0440
Abstract: 
Images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko acquired by the OSIRIS (Optical, Spectroscopic and Infrared Remote Imaging System) imaging system onboard the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft at scales of better than 0.8 meter per pixel show a wide variety of different structures and textures. The data show the importance of airfall, surface dust transport,mass wasting, and insolation weathering for cometary surface evolution, and they offer some support for subsurface fluidization models and mass loss through the ejection of large chunks of material.
Database: 
WOK
SCOPUS
ADS
SCOPUS
URL: 
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2015Sci...347a0440T/abstract
ADS Bibcode: 
2015Sci...347a0440T
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