The morphological diversity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

2015 | journal article. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.

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​The morphological diversity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko​
Thomas, N.; Sierks, H.; Barbieri, C.; Lamy, P. L.; Rodrigo, R.; Rickman, H. & Koschny, D. et al.​ (2015) 
Science347(6220) art. UNSP aaa0440​.​ DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaa0440 

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Thomas, Nicolas; Sierks, Holger; Barbieri, Cesare; Lamy, Philippe L.; Rodrigo, Rafael; Rickman, Hans; Koschny, Detlef; Keller, Horst Uwe; Agarwal, Jessica ; A'Hearn, Michael F.; Angrilli, Francesco; Auger, Anne-Therese; Barucci, M. Antonella; Bertaux, Jean-Loup; Bertini, Ivano; Besse, Sebastien; Bodewits, Dennis; Cremonese, Gabriele; Da Deppo, Vania; Davidsson, Bjoern; De Cecco, Mariolino; Debei, Stefano; El-Maarry, Mohamed Ramy; Ferri, Francesca; Fornasier, Sonia; Fulle, Marco; Giacomini, Lorenza; Groussin, Olivier; Gutierrez, Pedro J.; Guettler, Carsten; Hviid, Stubbe F.; Ip, Wing-Huen; Jorda, Laurent; Knollenberg, Joerg; Kramm, J.-Rainer; Kuehrt, Ekkehard; Kueppers, Michael; La Forgia, Fiorangela; Lara, Luisa M.; Lazzarin, Monica; Moreno, Jose J. Lopez; Magrin, Sara; Marchi, Simone; Marzari, Francesco; Massironi, Matteo; Michalik, Harald; Moissl, Richard; Mottola, Stefano; Naletto, Giampiero; Oklay, Nilda; Pajola, Maurizio; Pommerol, Antoine; Preusker, Frank; Sabau, Lola; Scholten, Frank; Snodgrass, Colin; Tubiana, Cecilia; Vincent, Jean-Baptiste; Wenzel, Klaus-Peter
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.
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2015
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Amer Assoc Advancement Science
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Science 
ISSN
1095-9203; 0036-8075

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