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Title: | The organic-rich surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by VIRTIS/Rosetta | Authors: | CAPACCIONI, FABRIZIO Coradini, A. FILACCHIONE, GIANRICO Erard, S. Arnold, G. Drossart, P. DE SANCTIS, MARIA CRISTINA Bockelee-Morvan, D. CAPRIA, MARIA TERESA TOSI, Federico Leyrat, C. Schmitt, B. Quirico, E. Cerroni, P. MENNELLA, Vito RAPONI, Andrea CIARNIELLO, Mauro McCord, T. Moroz, L. PALOMBA, Ernesto Ammannito, E. Barucci, M. A. BELLUCCI, Giancarlo Benkhoff, J. Bibring, J. P. Blanco, A. Blecka, M. Carlson, R. Carsenty, U. Colangeli, L. Combes, M. Combi, M. Crovisier, J. Encrenaz, T. Federico, C. Fink, U. Fonti, S. Ip, W. H. Irwin, P. Jaumann, R. Kuehrt, E. Langevin, Y. Magni, G. Mottola, S. Orofino, V. Palumbo, P. PICCIONI, GIUSEPPE Schade, U. Taylor, F. Tiphene, D. Tozzi, G. P. Beck, P. Biver, N. Bonal, L. Combe, J. -Ph. Despan, D. Flamini, E. Fornasier, S. FRIGERI, ALESSANDRO GRASSI, Davide Gudipati, M. Longobardo, A. Markus, K. Merlin, F. OROSEI, ROBERTO RINALDI, GIOVANNA Stephan, K. CARTACCI, MARCO Cicchetti, A. GIUPPI, Stefano Hello, Y. Henry, F. Jacquinod, S. NOSCHESE, RAFFAELLA Peter, G. POLITI, ROMOLO Reess, J. M. Semery, A. |
Issue Date: | 2015 | Journal: | SCIENCE | Number: | 347 | Issue: | 6220 | First Page: | aaa0628 | Abstract: | The VIRTIS (Visible, Infrared and Thermal Imaging Spectrometer) instrument on board the Rosetta spacecraft has provided evidence of carbon-bearing compounds on the nucleus of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The very low reflectance of the nucleus (normal albedo of 0.060 ± 0.003 at 0.55 micrometers), the spectral slopes in visible and infrared ranges (5 to 25 and 1.5 to 5% kÅ<SUP>-1</SUP>), and the broad absorption feature in the 2.9-to-3.6-micrometer range present across the entire illuminated surface are compatible with opaque minerals associated with nonvolatile organic macromolecular materials: a complex mixture of various types of carbon-hydrogen and/or oxygen-hydrogen chemical groups, with little contribution of nitrogen-hydrogen groups. In active areas, the changes in spectral slope and absorption feature width may suggest small amounts of water-ice. However, no ice-rich patches are observed, indicating a generally dehydrated nature for the surface currently illuminated by the Sun. <P /> | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/23212 | URL: | http://science.sciencemag.org/content/347/6220/aaa0628 | ISSN: | 0036-8075 | DOI: | 10.1126/science.aaa0628 | Bibcode ADS: | 2015Sci...347a0628C | Fulltext: | open |
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