The morphological diversity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Journal
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Thomas, Nicolas
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Sierks, Holger
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Lamy, Philippe L.
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Rodrigo, Rafael
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Rickman, Hans
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Koschny, Detlef
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Keller, Horst Uwe
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Agarwal, Jessica
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A'Hearn, Michael F.
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Angrilli, Francesco
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Auger, Anne-Therese
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Barucci, M. Antonella
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Bertaux, Jean-Loup
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Besse, Sebastien
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Bodewits, Dennis
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Da Deppo, Vania
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Davidsson, Björn
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De Cecco, Mariolino
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Debei, Stefano
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El-Maarry, Mohamed Ramy
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Ferri, Francesca
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Groussin, Olivier
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Gutierrez, Pedro J.
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Güttler, Carsten
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Hviid, Stubbe F.
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Ip, Wing-Huen
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Jorda, Laurent
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Knollenberg, Jörg
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Kramm, J. -Rainer
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Kührt, Ekkehard
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Küppers, Michael
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La Forgia, Fiorangela
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Lara, Luisa M.
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Moreno, Josè J. Lopez
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Magrin, Sara
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Marchi, Simone
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Michalik, Harald
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Moissl, Richard
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Mottola, Stefano
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Oklay, Nilda
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Pommerol, Antoine
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Preusker, Frank
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Sabau, Lola
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Scholten, Frank
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Snodgrass, Colin
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Vincent, Jean-Baptiste
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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.
Volume
347
Issue
6220
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aaa0440
Issn Identifier
0036-8075
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