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Temporal morphological changes in the Imhotep region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Groussin, O., Sierks, H., Barbieri, C., Lamy, P., Rodrigo, R., Koschny, D., Rickman, H., Keller, H.U., A'Hearn, M.F., Auger, A.-T., and others. (2015) Temporal morphological changes in the Imhotep region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 583 . pp. 1-4. ISSN 0004-6361. E-ISSN 1432-0746. (doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527020) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:52263)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527020

Abstract

Aims. We report on the first major temporal morphological changes observed on the surface of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in the smooth terrains of the Imhotep region. Methods. We used images of the OSIRIS cameras onboard Rosetta to follow the temporal changes from 24 May 2015 to 11 July 2015. Results. The morphological changes observed on the surface are visible in the form of roundish features that are growing in size from a given location in a preferential direction at a rate of 5.6-8.1 x 10-5 m s-1 during the observational period. The location where the changes started and the contours of the expanding features are bluer than the surroundings, which suggests that ices (H2O and/or CO2) are exposed on the surface. However, sublimation of ices alone is not sufficient to explain the observed expanding features. No significant variations in the dust activity pattern are observed during the period of changes. © ESO, 2015.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527020
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Uncontrolled keywords: Comets: general, Comets: individual: 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Methods: data analysis, Carbon dioxide, 67p/churyumov-gerasimenko, Activity patterns, Comets: general, Comets: individual: 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Methods:data analysis, Morphological changes, OSiRIS cameras, Temporal change, Morphology
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Stephen Lowry
Date Deposited: 08 Dec 2015 22:14 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 10:59 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/52263 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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