Evolution of the ion environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

201586 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

H. Nilsson · Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Gabriella Stenberg Wieser · Swedish Institute of Space Physics

E. Behar · Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Cyril Simon Wedlund · Aalto University

E. Kallio · Aalto University

H. Gunell · Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy

N. J. T. Edberg

Abstract

Context. The Rosetta spacecraft is escorting comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from a heliocentric distance of >3.6 AU, where the comet activity was low, until perihelion at 1.24 AU. Initially, the solar wind permeates the thin comet atmosphere formed from sublimation.

Topics & Keywords

Astro and Planetary Science Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomical and nuclear sciences

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 583, pp. A20-A20

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526142

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