Sierks, Holger, Barbieri, Cesare, Lamy, Philippe L., Rodrigo, Rafael, Koschny, Detlef, Rickman, Hans ORCID: 0000-0002-9603-6619, Keller, Horst Uwe, Agarwal, Jessica, A'Hearn, Michael F., Angrilli, Francesco, Auger, Anne-Therese, Barucci, M. Antonella, Bertaux, Jean-Loup, Bertini, Ivano ORCID: 0000-0002-0616-2444, Besse, Sebastien ORCID: 0000-0002-1052-5439, Bodewits, Dennis, Capanna, Claire, Cremonese, Gabriele ORCID: 0000-0001-9021-1140, Da Deppo, Vania ORCID: 0000-0001-6273-8738, Davidsson, Bjoern, Debei, Stefano ORCID: 0000-0002-6757-6616, De Cecco, Mariolino, Ferri, Francesca ORCID: 0000-0003-2395-5275, Fornasier, Sonia, Fulle, Marco, Gaskell, Robert, Giacomini, Lorenza, Groussin, Olivier, Gutierrez-Marques, Pablo, Gutierrez, Pedro J., Guettler, Carsten, Hoekzema, Nick, Hviid, Stubbe F., Ip, Wing-Huen, Jorda, Laurent, Knollenberg, Joerg, Kovacs, Gabor ORCID: 0000-0002-6431-0556, Kramm, J. Rainer, Kuehrt, Ekkehard, Kueppers, Michael, La Forgia, Fiorangela ORCID: 0000-0003-3924-1867, Lara, Luisa M., Lazzarin, Monica, Leyrat, Cedric, Moreno, Jose J. Lopez, Magrin, Sara, Marchi, Simone, Marzari, Francesco, Massironi, Matteo ORCID: 0000-0002-7757-8818, Michalik, Harald, Moissl, Richard, Mottola, Stefano, Naletto, Giampiero ORCID: 0000-0003-2007-3138, Oklay, Nilda, Pajola, Maurizio ORCID: 0000-0002-3144-1277, Pertile, Marco, Preusker, Frank, Sabau, Lola, Scholten, Frank, Snodgrass, Colin ORCID: 0000-0001-9328-2905, Thomas, Nicolas, Tubiana, Cecilia ORCID: 0000-0001-8475-9898, Vincent, Jean-Baptiste, Wenzel, Klaus-Peter, Zaccariotto, Mirco and Paetzold, Martin
(2015).
On the nucleus structure and activity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Science, 347 (6220).
WASHINGTON:
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE.
ISSN 1095-9203
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Abstract
Images from the OSIRIS scientific imaging system onboard Rosetta show that the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko consists of two lobes connected by a short neck. The nucleus has a bulk density less than half that of water. Activity at a distance from the Sun of >3 astronomical units is predominantly from the neck, where jets have been seen consistently. The nucleus rotates about the principal axis of momentum. The surface morphology suggests that the removal of larger volumes of material, possibly via explosive release of subsurface pressure or via creation of overhangs by sublimation, may be a major mass loss process. The shape raises the question of whether the two lobes represent a contact binary formed 4.5 billion years ago, or a single body where a gap has evolved via mass loss.
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Sierks, Holger | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Barbieri, Cesare | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Lamy, Philippe L. | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Rodrigo, Rafael | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Koschny, Detlef | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Rickman, Hans | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0002-9603-6619 | UNSPECIFIED | Keller, Horst Uwe | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Agarwal, Jessica | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | A'Hearn, Michael F. | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Angrilli, Francesco | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Auger, Anne-Therese | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Barucci, M. Antonella | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Bertaux, Jean-Loup | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Bertini, Ivano | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0002-0616-2444 | UNSPECIFIED | Besse, Sebastien | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0002-1052-5439 | UNSPECIFIED | Bodewits, Dennis | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Capanna, Claire | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Cremonese, Gabriele | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0001-9021-1140 | UNSPECIFIED | Da Deppo, Vania | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0001-6273-8738 | UNSPECIFIED | Davidsson, Bjoern | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Debei, Stefano | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0002-6757-6616 | UNSPECIFIED | De Cecco, Mariolino | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Ferri, Francesca | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0003-2395-5275 | UNSPECIFIED | Fornasier, Sonia | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Fulle, Marco | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Gaskell, Robert | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Giacomini, Lorenza | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Groussin, Olivier | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Gutierrez-Marques, Pablo | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Gutierrez, Pedro J. | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Guettler, Carsten | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Hoekzema, Nick | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Hviid, Stubbe F. | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Ip, Wing-Huen | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Jorda, Laurent | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Knollenberg, Joerg | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Kovacs, Gabor | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0002-6431-0556 | UNSPECIFIED | Kramm, J. Rainer | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Kuehrt, Ekkehard | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Kueppers, Michael | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | La Forgia, Fiorangela | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0003-3924-1867 | UNSPECIFIED | Lara, Luisa M. | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Lazzarin, Monica | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Leyrat, Cedric | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Moreno, Jose J. Lopez | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Magrin, Sara | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Marchi, Simone | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Marzari, Francesco | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Massironi, Matteo | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0002-7757-8818 | UNSPECIFIED | Michalik, Harald | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Moissl, Richard | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Mottola, Stefano | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Naletto, Giampiero | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0003-2007-3138 | UNSPECIFIED | Oklay, Nilda | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Pajola, Maurizio | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0002-3144-1277 | UNSPECIFIED | Pertile, Marco | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Preusker, Frank | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Sabau, Lola | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Scholten, Frank | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Snodgrass, Colin | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0001-9328-2905 | UNSPECIFIED | Thomas, Nicolas | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Tubiana, Cecilia | UNSPECIFIED | orcid.org/0000-0001-8475-9898 | UNSPECIFIED | Vincent, Jean-Baptiste | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Wenzel, Klaus-Peter | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Zaccariotto, Mirco | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | Paetzold, Martin | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED |
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URN: |
urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-414400 |
DOI: |
10.1126/science.aaa1044 |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Science |
Volume: |
347 |
Number: |
6220 |
Date: |
2015 |
Publisher: |
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE |
Place of Publication: |
WASHINGTON |
ISSN: |
1095-9203 |
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English |
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Unspecified |
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EVOLUTION; OSIRIS; STATE | Multiple languages | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Multiple languages |
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http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/41440 |
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