Dust and gas emission from cometary nuclei: the case of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Comets display with decreasing solar distance an increased emission of gas and dust particles, leading to the formation of the coma and tail. Spacecraft missions provide insight into the temporal and spatial variations of the dust and gas sources located on the cometary nucleus. For the case of come...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Physics: X |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23746149.2017.1404436 |