Geomorphological mapping of the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
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Massironi, M.
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Thomas, N.
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La Forgia, F.
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Ferri, F.
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Lazzarin, M.
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Barbieri, C.
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Bettini, I.
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Magrin, S.
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Marzari, F.
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Naletto, G.
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Sierks, H.
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Rosetta OSIRIS Team
Abstract
OSIRIS, the Scientific Imaging System for Rosetta mission \citep{keller07} has been acquiring images of the nucleus of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko since Aug 2014 with a resolution that allows a detailed analysis of its surface. Indeed, data reveal a complex surface morphology that is likely the expression of different processes affecting the cometary nucleus \citep{thomas15}. In order to characterize these different morphologies and better understand their distribution we performed a geomorphological mapping of the illuminated surface of 67P. For this purpose we used NAC images acquired on August 5-8 with a spatial resolution ranging from 1.5 and 2.4 m/pixel.
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87
Start page
159
Issn Identifier
0037-8720
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2016MmSAI..87..159G
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open.access
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