Outgassing-induced effects in the rotational state of comet 67P/Churyumov - Gerasimenko during the Rosetta mission

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1135-1145

  Gutiérrez, Pedro J ^a,d   Jorda, Laurent ^b   Samarasinha, Nalin H ^c   Lamy, Philippe ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

Author keywords

67P Churyumov Gerasimenko; Comets; Rosetta mission; Rotation

Indexed keywords

COMETARY ACTIVITY; COMETS; ROSETTA MISSION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAPPING; ORBITS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; VECTORS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 23144435492     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2004.12.012     Document Type: Article

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