Cometary dust

AC Levasseur-Regourd, J Agarwal, H Cottin… - Space science …, 2018 - Springer
This review presents our understanding of cometary dust at the end of 2017. For decades,
insight about the dust ejected by nuclei of comets had stemmed from remote observations …

Dust-to-gas and refractory-to-ice mass ratios of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta observations

M Choukroun, K Altwegg, E Kührt, N Biver… - Space science …, 2020 - Springer
This chapter reviews the estimates of the dust-to-gas and refractory-to-ice mass ratios
derived from Rosetta measurements in the lost materials and the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov …

The primordial nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

BJR Davidsson, H Sierks, C Güttler, F Marzari… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
Context. We investigate the formation and evolution of comet nuclei and other trans-
Neptunian objects (TNOs) in the solar nebula and primordial disk prior to the giant planet …

Seasonal mass transfer on the nucleus of comet 67P/Chuyumov–Gerasimenko

HU Keller, S Mottola, SF Hviid, J Agarwal… - Monthly Notices of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
We collect observational evidence that supports the scheme of mass transfer on the nucleus
of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The obliquity of the rotation axis of 67P causes …

Summer fireworks on comet 67P

JB Vincent, MF A'Hearn, ZY Lin… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
During its 2 yr mission around comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, ESA's Rosetta
spacecraft had the unique opportunity to follow closely a comet in the most active part of its …

The Rosetta mission orbiter science overview: the comet phase

MGGT Taylor, N Altobelli… - … Transactions of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The international Rosetta mission was launched in 2004 and consists of the orbiter
spacecraft Rosetta and the lander Philae. The aim of the mission is to map the comet …

The pristine interior of comet 67P revealed by the combined Aswan outburst and cliff collapse

M Pajola, S Höfner, JB Vincent, N Oklay, F Scholten… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Outbursts occur commonly on comets with different frequencies and scales,. Despite
multiple observations suggesting various triggering processes,, the driving mechanism of …

Surface changes on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko suggest a more active past

MR El-Maarry, O Groussin, N Thomas, M Pajola… - Science, 2017 - science.org
The Rosetta spacecraft spent~ 2 years orbiting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, most
of it at distances that allowed surface characterization and monitoring at submeter scales …

Evolution of CO2, CH4, and OCS abundances relative to H2O in the coma of comet 67P around perihelion from Rosetta/VIRTIS-H observations

D Bockelée-Morvan, J Crovisier, S Erard… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Infrared observations of the coma of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko were carried out from
2015 July to September, ie around perihelion (2015 August 13), with the high-resolution …

Detection of exposed H2O ice on the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko-as observed by Rosetta OSIRIS and VIRTIS instruments

MA Barucci, G Filacchione, S Fornasier… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
Context. Since the orbital insertion of the Rosetta spacecraft, comet 67P/Churyumov-
Gerasimenko (67P) has been mapped by OSIRIS camera and VIRTIS spectro-imager …