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Dust measurements in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko inbound to the sun

Rotundi, A., Sierks, H., Della Corte, V., Fulle, M., Gutierrez, P.J., Lara, L., Barbieri, C., Lamy, P.L., Rodrigo, R., Koschny, D., and others. (2015) Dust measurements in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko inbound to the sun. Science, 347 (6220). pp. 3905-4000. ISSN 0036-8075. E-ISSN 1095-9203. (doi:10.1126/science.aaa3905) (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:52267)

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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaa3905

Abstract

Critical measurements for understanding accretion and the dust/gas ratio in the solar nebula, where planets were forming 4.5 billion years ago, are being obtained by the GIADA (Grain Impact Analyser and Dust Accumulator) experiment on the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft orbiting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Between 3.6 and 3.4 astronomical units inbound, GIADA and OSIRIS (Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System) detected 35 outflowing grains of mass 10-10 to 10-7 kilograms, and 48 grains of mass 10-5 to 10-2 kilograms, respectively. Combined with gas data from the MIRO (Microwave Instrument for the Rosetta Orbiter) and ROSINA (Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis) instruments, we find a dust/gas mass ratio of 4 ± 2 averaged over the sunlit nucleus surface. A cloud of larger grains also encircles the nucleus in bound orbits from the previous perihelion. The largest orbiting clumps are meter-sized, confirming the dust/gas ratio of 3 inferred at perihelion from models of dust comae and trails. © 2015, American Association for the Advancement of Science. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1126/science.aaa3905
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Uncontrolled keywords: atmospheric dynamics, comet, dust, measurement method, Article, astronomy, brightness, bulk density, circadian rhythm, dust, grain, limit of detection, measurement, prediction, priority journal, quartz crystal microbalance, sun, surface property, velocity, water loss
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Stephen Lowry
Date Deposited: 08 Dec 2015 22:21 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 10:59 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/52267 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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